Check out Mini-memeorandum for simple mobiles or memeorandum Mobile for modern smartphones.
12:15 PM ET, September 23, 2010

memeorandum

 Top Items: 
Erick Erickson / RedState:
Perhaps the Most Ridiculous Thing to Come Out of Washington Since George McClellan  —  The House Republicans' “Pledge to America” is out.  A thrill will run up the leg of a few Chris Matthews' types on the right.  As Dan noted on Twitter, the Contract with America was 869 words and this is 21 pages.
RELATED:
CBS News:
“Pledge to America” Unveiled by Republicans (Full Text)  —  CBS News has obtained a final draft of House Republicans' legislative agenda for the next Congress, a 21-page “Pledge to America” that they will formally unveil Thursday morning at a Virginia hardware store.
Ezra Klein:
The GOP's bad idea  —  “America is more than a country,” begins the GOP's ‘Pledge to America.’ America, it turns out, is an “idea,” an “inspiration,” and a “belief.”  And the GOP wants to govern it.  —  Their policy agenda is detailed and specific — a decision they will almost certainly come to regret.
National Review:
We'll Take the Pledge  —  All year long, conservatives have been pressuring Republicans to release a Contract with America for 2010 — an updated version of the campaign platform that the party unveiled before its 1994 sweep of Congress.  Thursday morning, Republican congressmen are responding …
Marc Ambinder / The Atlantic Online:
Why Republicans Don't Need a ‘Pledge’  —  Today, something unusual will happen.  Democrats will happily call attention to a new set of Republican proposals, and Republicans ... well, they'll sort of shrug them off.  The “Pledge to America” is supposed to be this year's version of 1994's …
Ezra Klein:
The Democrats need a plan, too
Discussion: Matthew Yglesias
Directorblue / Doug Ross:
A Critique of the GOP's New ‘Pledge to America’: Dudes. …
Jonathan Chait / The New Republic:
The Pledge To America: Deja Vu All Over Again
Quinnipiac University:
Little-Known New York Attorney General Candidates Tied, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Gillibrand Up By Only 6 Points  —  Two little-known candidates for New York State Attorney General, Democratic State Sen. Eric Schneiderman and Republican Staten Island District Attorney Dan Donovan …
RELATED:
Jordan Fabian / Ballot Box:
Poll shows Sen. Gillibrand in close race
Discussion: CNN
Washington Post:
Two of Obama's closest advisers among those likely to leave in White House shuffle  —  In his nearly two years in office, President Obama has relied on a very small clique of advisers that serves as his most trusted sounding board on politics and policy.  —  Members of his staff describe Obama …
RELATED:
Bill Plante / CBS News:
Axelrod Leaving WH; Emmanuel Likely Next  —  Sources say President's 2 Closest Advisors Heading for Other Pursuits in Latest News on Pending D.C. Shakeup  —  (CBS) President Obama's inner circle will likely be losing some key players.  CBS News senior White House correspondent Bill Plante reports …
Discussion: Yourish.com and Sweetness & Light
Wcbsmark / CBS New York:
Cuomo Caught Lying About Voting For Bloomberg?  —  NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — There has been a dramatic development in the race for New York governor.  —  A new poll has Republican Carl Paladino within striking distance of Democrat Andrew Cuomo as voters say they want to elect someone who will stop the circus in Albany.
RELATED:
E.J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post:
The Tea Party: Tempest in a very small teapot  —  Is the Tea Party one of the most successful scams in American political history?  —  Before you dismiss the question, note that word “successful.”  Judge the Tea Party purely on the grounds of effectiveness and you have to admire …
RELATED:
Sam Youngman / The Hill:
Biden: Tea Party could motivate Dem base
Discussion: JammieWearingFool
Harriet Johnson Brackey / Sun-Sentinel:
Man's home sold out from under him in foreclosure mistake  —  (Robert Duyos, Sun Sentinel / September 22, 2010)  —  When Jason Grodensky bought his modest Fort Lauderdale home last December, he paid cash.  But seven months later, he was surprised to learn that Bank of America had foreclosed on the house …
Discussion: Fortune and Calculated Risk
RELATED:
Barry Ritholtz / The Big Picture:   Man without Mortgage Loses Home in Foreclosure
John / Power Line:
Another Democrat's Shameful Racism  —  Democrats are generally high-minded—can't we all just get along?—until they are in danger of losing.  Then the truth comes out.  Loretta Sanchez is a liberal California Democrat who poses as a moderate.  This year, she faces a strong challenge from Republican Van Tran.
RELATED:
Keith Bradsher / New York Times:
Amid Tension, China Blocks Vital Exports to Japan  —  HONG KONG — Sharply raising the stakes in a dispute over Japan's detention of a Chinese fishing trawler captain, the Chinese government has blocked exports to Japan of a crucial category of minerals used in products like hybrid cars, wind turbines and guided missiles.
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Senate Forecast: Republican Takeover Chances Improved, but Democrats Are Building Pacific Firewall  —  Polls show the Republican candidate having gained ground in a key Senate race, Wisconsin — and Republicans have put another Senate race, in West Virginia, squarely into play.
Kevin Sack / New York Times:
For Many, Health Care Relief Begins Today  —  Sometimes lost in the partisan clamor about the new health care law is the profound relief it is expected to bring to hundreds of thousands of Americans who have been stricken first by disease and then by a Darwinian insurance system.
Voice of America:
Text of President Barack Obama's Address to the UNGA  —  Remarks of President Barack Obama-As Prepared for Delivery  —  Address to the United Nations General Assembly  —  New York, N.Y.  —  Mr. President, Mr. Secretary-General, fellow delegates, ladies and gentlemen …
Discussion: Gateway Pundit
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire:
Very Different Poll Results in New York  —  A new Siena poll in New York finds Andrew Cuomo (D) leading Carl Paladino (R) in the race for governor by 33 points, 57% to 24%, and Sen. Kristen Gillibrand (D) leading Joe DioGuardi (R) in the U.S. Senate race by 24 points, 57% to 31% …
David Axelrod / Washington Post:
The election campaigners we can't see  —  All of Washington is in a frenzy, speculating about the outcome of the fall elections.  Yet the development that could most tip the scales is getting far too little public attention.  That hidden factor is the audacious stealth campaign being mounted …
Larry O'Connor / Breitbart.tv:
Israel Delegation No-Show for Obama UN Address  —  This website uses IntenseDebate comments, but they are not currently loaded because either your browser doesn't support JavaScript, or they didn't load fast enough.
Discussion: The Jawa Report and theblogprof
David Neiwert / Crooks and Liars:
Memo to right-wingers: That ‘bearded Marxist’ line is a JOKE — one that makes fun of idiots like you  —  OK, this whole “Chris Coons describes himself as a bearded Marxist” thing that's now the everyday talking point at Fox News — embodied once again in Christine O'Donnell's interview …
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
David Bernstein / The Volokh Conspiracy:
Dahlia Lithwick: It's “Weird” for a Senator to Consider the Constitutionality of Legislation  —  Lithwick in Slate: … Short answer: Senators swear an oath to uphold the Constitution.  Of course they are obligated to determine whether a bill they are considering is constitutional.
Discussion: Slate and The Other McCain
 
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of memeorandum at 12:15 PM ET, September 23, 2010.

View the current page or another snapshot:


 
 See Also: 
memeorandum: site main
memeorandum River: reverse chronological memeorandum
memeorandum Mobile: for phones
memeorandum Leaderboard: memeorandum's top sources
 
 Subscribe: 
memeorandum RSS feed
memeorandum on Mastodon
 
 
 More Items: 
Julianne Pepitone / CNNMoney.com:
Forbes 400: The super-rich get richer
Kevin Sack / New York Times:
Chronically Ill, and Covered
Discussion: Matthew Yglesias
Wall Street Journal:
SEC Blasted on Goldman
Bob Willis / Bloomberg:
Jobless Claims in U.S. Increased 12,000 to 465,000 Last Week
Discussion: Hot Air and The Page
Timothy P. Carney / Washington Examiner:
Tea Partiers oppose abortion, not just deficits
Discussion: protein wisdom
Associated Press:
AP-GfK Poll: Independents as upset as Republicans
Jim Hoft / Gateway Pundit:
Socialist Member on Obama's Debt Commission: If We Reduce Spending …
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and Flopping Aces
Justin Elliott / Salon:
The militias' man in the Senate?
 Earlier Items: 
delawareonline:
(2 of 2)  —  Asked for reasons he was weighing against running …
Discussion: The Fix, Ballot Box and TPMDC
Telegraph:
Israel used ‘incredible violence’ …
Discussion: Guardian and normblog
William Bender / Philly.com:
In Bucks County, a bitter poll for Murphy to swallow
Discussion: Ballot Box, Capitol Ideas … and CNN
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Poll surprise of the day: Barney Frank in trouble?
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:
The Atlantic is profitable, has 1M subscribers, and revenue grew 10% in 2023 thanks to a 50% price hike, a harder paywall, and a shift to in-depth reporting

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
How MowPod, which sells podcast advertising tools, uses mobile game ads to incentivize gamers to follow shows on Apple Podcasts in order to earn in-game tokens

New York Times:
Karlie Kloss' Bedford buys Life publication rights from Dotdash Meredith and plans to resume regular print publication in 2025; Josh Kushner will be publisher

 
Sister Sites:

Techmeme
 Top news and commentary for technology's leaders, from all around the web
Mediagazer
 Top news and commentary for media professionals from all around the web
WeSmirch
 The top celebrity news from all around the web on a single page