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9:55 AM ET, September 24, 2010

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Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
Liberal blogger directly confronts David Axelrod, accuses White House of “hippie punching”  —  Top Obama adviser David Axelrod got an earful of the liberal blogosphere's anger at the White House moments ago, when a blogger on a conference call directly called out Axelrod over White House criticism …
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David Dayen / Firedoglake:
Blogger Susie Madrak Asks David Axelrod: “Do You Know What Hippie Punching Means?”  —  No respect.  (photo: Neubie on Flickr)  —  Some fireworks at the end of an otherwise uneventful conference call with White House Senior Adviser David Axelrod, when blogger Susie Madrak took the White House …
Discussion: Pam's House Blend
Susie / Suburban Guerrilla:
Life is funny  —  I just got off a White House conference call in which I asked David Axelrod if he ever heard of the term “hippie punching”.  —  Silence.  —  “Are you there?”  —  “Yeah, I heard you.  Go on.”  —  Basically, after Axelrod told us how wonderful we were and how much they needed us …
Discussion: MyDD
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Fun: Axelrod, lefty bloggers get testy with each other on conference call
Discussion: Pajamas Media
Robert Stacy McCain / The Other McCain:
Oh, My: Liberal Bloggers Getting Tired of Putting Out (Propaganda) for Obama?
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Downhill With the G.O.P.  —  Once upon a time, a Latin American political party promised to help motorists save money on gasoline.  How?  By building highways that ran only downhill.  —  I've always liked that story, but the truth is that the party received hardly any votes.
Discussion: Prairie Weather and bjkeefe
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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
PUSHING BACK AGAINST A ‘WAR ON ARITHMETIC’.... Paul Krugman's column today does a nice job explaining that one of the nation's “great political parties” seems to have launched a “war on arithmetic.” … This is [probably] definitely an obscure reference, but there was an episode of “The Simpsons” …
New York Post:
Liberal media goes on attack against GOP's Boehner  —  Tweet  —  The heat is on Republican leader John Boehner.  —  Liberal media outlets are trying to smear the highest-ranking Republican in the House just weeks before the midterm elections with a deal-breaking scandal before he has a chance …
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New York Post:
A NY earthquake?  —  Tweet  —  New York may emerge as the epicenter of a political earthquake on Nov. 2.  This longtime blue-state bystander could elect a Republican governor, dethrone House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and topple the Democratic majority in the US Senate.
J. Taylor Rushing / The Hill:
We'll run on our record  —  Congressional Democrats on Thursday declared they would run on their legislative record this fall, rejecting former President Clinton's advice to counter a new Republican policy agenda with one of their own.  —  The Democrats' decision to run on what they have accomplished …
Discussion: Prairie Weather
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The Hill:
Democrats put off votes to extend Bush tax cuts until after midterm election
Discussion: Liberty Pundits Blog
Michael D. Shear / The Caucus:
Senate Won't Vote on Bush-Era Tax Cuts Until After Elections
Discussion: Commentary and The Page
Mike McIntire / New York Times:
Hidden Under Tax-Exempt Cloak, Political Dollars Flow  —  Alaskans grew suspicious two years ago when a national organization called Americans for Job Security showed up and spent $1.6 million pushing a referendum to restrict development of a gold and copper mine at the headwaters of Bristol Bay.
James Taranto / Wall Street Journal:
Now He's Lost Margaret Carlson  —  Obama's problem goes far deeper than his insolent style.  —  If he's lost Margaret Carlson, he's lost Middle America.  Sorry if you disagree, but somehow, to our mind, that joke just never gets old.  Carlson, a fixture at Time magazine before jumping …
Christina Wilkie / The Hill:
Colbert appearance causes mixed feelings  —  Comedian Stephen Colbert's scheduled appearance on Capitol Hill Friday elicited mixed reactions from lawmakers, with some grateful for his participation and others incensed he had been invited in the first place.  —  The star of Comedy Central's …
Discussion: National Review
David Mercer / Associated Press:
U. of Ill. denies William Ayers emeritus status  —  URBANA, Ill. — The University of Illinois on Thursday denied 1960s radical William Ayers emeritus faculty status after trustees Chairman Christopher Kennedy noted Ayers dedicated a book to, among others, the man who killed Kennedy's father, Robert F. Kennedy.
Discussion: Michelle Malkin and Betsy's Page
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Chicago Breaking News:
Ayers denied emeritus status after plea from Chris Kennedy
Laura Myers / Las Vegas Review-Journal:
SENATE POLL: Senate race in dead heat between Reid, Angle  —  Race remains knotted with six weeks until election  —  U.S. Sen. Harry Reid and GOP challenger Sharron Angle tied with 43 percent of the vote in a new poll that suggests most Nevadans won't gamble on half a dozen other little known contenders.
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
U.S. delegates walk out of Ahmadinejad's U.N. speech  —  The U.S. delegation to the U.N. walked out of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's speech before the general assembly Thursday after the controversial leader said some believe Americans were behind the 9/11 terror attacks.
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Associated Press:
US walks out of Ahmadinejad UN speech
Discussion: Commentary and Washington Post
David E. Sanger / New York Times:
With Warning, Obama Presses China on Currency
Discussion: The Caucus, Gothamist and FrumForum
Damian Paletta / Real Time Economics:
Volcker Spares No One in Broad Critique  —  Former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker scrapped a prepared speech he had planned to deliver at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago on Thursday, and instead delivered a blistering, off-the-cuff critique leveled at nearly every corner of the financial system.
Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
Senate Republicans launch $1 million ad buy in West Virginia  —  1. The National Republican Senatorial Committee will launch ads in the West Virginia Senate race today, a seven-figure expenditure that strongly suggests the party thinks they can pull off an upset in the Mountain State.
CNN:
Christie faces off against heckler  —  (CNN) - New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie got tough with a heckler Wednesday during a Los Angeles town hall meeting with California gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman.  —  Whitman, a Republican and the former CEO of eBay, was finishing her remarks …
Montana Kaimin:
White House official visits UM  —  Sometimes, if you show up to your political science class, you can get your questions about domestic policy answered in person by a White House official.  —  Public Leadership Seminar- Political Science 391-is the only course in Missoula currently taught …
MyFOX Detroit:
Chrysler Auto Workers Busted  —  Jefferson North Plant in Detroit  —  myFOXDetroit.com Staff - We're all rooting for the auto industry to come back stronger than ever.  It affects every one of us here in metro Detroit and across the country because it's so important to our economy.
Advocate:
DOJ to Judge: Keep Enforcing DADT  —  The Department of Justice issued a request Thursday to a U.S. district court judge asking to keep enforcing the military's ban on gay and lesbian service members, challenging a request to stop its enforcement.  —  In a 14-page brief …
Jay Cost / Weekly Standard:
Morning Jay: Goodbye to the Clinton Majority, Those Lucky Dems, and More!  —  1. Goodbye To The Clinton Majority?  Recently, Franklin & Marshall College put out a poll of Pennsylvania's 8th Congressional District, in the Philadelphia suburbs, that shows incumbent Democrat Patrick Murphy …
David Brooks / New York Times:
The Responsibility Deficit  —  One of the oddities of the current moment is that the country wants a radical change in government but not a radical change in policy.  —  On the one hand, voters are completely disgusted with Washington.  On the other hand, they have not changed their fundamental views on the issues.
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Caleb Howe / Caleb's blog:
November is Coming  —  Where do you stand?  —  Normally at RedState we post a brief description of any videos we post.  But this one ... you just have to watch it.  —  November.  It's coming.  —  Video created and produced by Ben Howe.
Discussion: Ruby Slippers and Flopping Aces
The Huffington Post:
Americans Vastly Underestimate Wealth Inequality, Support ‘More Equal Distribution Of Wealth’: Study  —  WHAT'S YOUR REACTION?  —  Americans vastly underestimate the degree of wealth inequality in America, and we believe that the distribution should be far more equitable than it actually is, according to a new study.
Discussion: Guardian
David Catanese / The Politico:
Castle will test waters with poll  —  Rep. Mike Castle is planning on polling a potential three-way Senate race to test his chances as a write-in candidate, a Delaware Republican tells POLITICO.  —  Castle, who lost his GOP primary by a 6-point margin to tea party upstart Christine O'Donnell nine days ago …
Aharding / CNN:
Stewart ‘saddened’ by Obama  —  (CNN) - Count Jon Stewart among the legion of frustrated supporters of President Obama.  —  Appearing on Fox News' The Bill O'Reilly show Wednesday, the liberal comedian said he thought Obama would do a better job when he voted for him in the 2008 presidential election.
Antonia Oprita / CNBC:
Obama Administration Is ‘Anti-Business’: Jack Welch  —  High unemployment may last for a long time because of the sluggish economy, bad politics and advances in technology, Jack Welch, author of “Straight from the Gut,” told CNBC Thursday.  —  President Barack Obama's administration has an …
Discussion: The Foundry and AMERICAblog News
 
 
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Discussion: Matthew Yglesias and Rortybomb
Caroline May / The Daily Caller:
Feminist group demands Reid apologize for calling Gillibrand ‘hottest’ senator
Julianna Goldman / Bloomberg:
Clinton Says Republicans' Plans Represent ‘Hysterical Tirades’
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and TPMDC
Steven Crowder / Fox News:
Why NOT Having Sex Might be Good for You
Discussion: News Hounds and Hot Air
Peter Kafka / MediaMemo:
Hey Cable Guys!  Cord Cutting is Real, and It's a Problem, Says Verizon CEO
Stephan Burklin / Maine Watchdog:
Pingree Flies On Corporate Jet
 Earlier Items: 
Steven L. Taylor / Outside the Beltway:
An Initial Reaction to the “Pledge to America”
Fhardingj / CNN:
Another Obama admin departure, this one with date uncertain
Discussion: The Note and The Hill