memeorandum: Bachmann plans to hit Perry on Social Security (Byron York/Campaign 2012)

11:50 PM ET, September 11, 2011

Top Items:

The Years of Shame — Is it just me, or are the 9/11 commemorations oddly subdued? — Actually, I don't think it's me, and it's not really that odd. — What happened after 9/11 — and I think even people on the right know this, whether they admit it or not — was deeply shameful.

Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:

In leaked custody filing, ‘heedless’ Weprin; ‘dirty politics’ alleged — As the unexpectedly heated race for Anthony Weiner's old seat draws to a close, POLITICO has obtained a 25-year old child custody ruling that paints Democratic candidate David Weprin in a searingly negative light.

Discussion: Alan Colmes' Liberaland and Taegan Goddard's …

Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:

Turner poised for big upset — Republican Bob Turner is poised to pull a huge upset in the race to replace Anthony Weiner as the Congressman from New York's 9th Congressional District. He leads Democrat David Weprin 47-41 with Socialist Workers candidate Christopher Hoeppner at 4% and 7% of voters remaining undecided.

Discussion: RedState

Maggie Haberman / The Politico:

NY-9 mailer depicts mosque, ground zero — New York Republicans have sent out a kitchen-sink mailer in the hotly-contested Queens congressional special election depicting a mosque superimposed over the scarred Ground Zero site on one side, and Democrat David Weprin alongside President Barack Obama on the other.

Discussion: Little Green Footballs, ThinkProgress, Don Surber, The Raw Story, Outside the Beltway and Alan Colmes' Liberaland

Andy Bloxham / Telegraph:

9/11 anniversary: Muslim protesters burn US flag outside embassy in London — A group of Muslim protesters set fire to an American flag outside the US embassy in London during a minute's silence to mark the moment that the first hijacked airliner hit the World Trade Center 10 years ago.

Discussion: Doug Ross, theblogprof, The Lonely Conservative, Jihad Watch, The Gateway Pundit, Weasel Zippers, Scared Monkeys, Elder of Ziyon and HotAirPundit

Daily Mail:

100 protesters burn American flag outside U.S. embassy in London during minute's silence for 9/11 — Protesters set fire to the U.S. flag outside the American embassy in London today during a minute's silence to mark the moment the first hijacked airliner hit the World Trade Centre.

Discussion: Alan Colmes' Liberaland

Ynetnews:

Was Iran behind 9/11? — US lawsuit charges that Iran, Hezbollah involved in facilitation of September 11 attacks. Ynetnews presents special report about dramatic revelations that could change everything we knew about 9/11 — Ronen Bergman — Commission members didn't know what to do.

Discussion: The Lonely Conservative, Israel Matzav and Pajamas Media

New York Times:

Bush and Obama: Side by Side at Ground Zero — Amid all the dignitaries who gather Sunday on the site of the World Trade Center to pay tribute to those who died there 10 years ago, two will inevitably stand out: President Obama and former President George W. Bush, whose terms in office …

Discussion: The Jawa Report, ABCNEWS, Scared Monkeys and Connecting.the.Dots

Jeffrey Goldberg / The Atlantic Online:
The Meaning of 9/11 — From my essay introducing The Atlantic's …

Discussion: The Moderate Voice, The Mahablog and normblog

New York Times:

Muted in Last Debate, Bachmann Looks to Rejoin Conversation — Representative Michele Bachmann burst like a nova onto the presidential race thanks to a smooth and confident performance that lit up the stage at a Republican debate in June. — Now, with polls showing her popularity dwindling …

Discussion: Saint Petersblog and CNN

Byron York / Campaign 2012:
Bachmann plans to hit Perry on Social Security

Discussion: Outside the Beltway, National Review and Big Government

William March / tboblogs.com:
In flier, Romney hits Perry on Social Security

Discussion: Hot Air, Freedom's Lighthouse, msnbc.com, Saint Petersblog and HotAirPundit

Douglas Irwin / voxeu.org:

What caused the recession of 1937-38? — The swift policy response to the recent financial crisis helped the world economy avoid a replay of the Great Depression of 1929-32. But can we avoid a replay of 1937-38? With the world economy weakening once again, this column addresses the question …

Discussion: Macro and Other Market Musings and EconLog

ABCNEWS:

9/11 Flights of Fancy Lead to Moments of Fear — Fighter planes were scrambled, bomb squads were called, FBI command centers went on alert and police teams raced to airports today, but in the end two separate airline incidents were caused by apparently innocent bathroom breaks and a little “making out,” federal officials said.

Discussion: The Raw Story, Michelle Malkin and Citizens for Legitimate …

Lee Ferran / ABCNEWS:

On Anniversary, Iran's Ahmadinejad Says U.S. Planned 9/11 Attacks — As thousands of Americans gather across the country for tearful ceremonies to remember the nearly 3,000 killed in the Sept. 11 terror attacks ten years ago today, Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad marked the anniversary …

Discussion: Fars News Agency, The Gateway Pundit, Gothamist, Nation Now, Scared Monkeys and Via Meadia

Washington Post:

Steven Pearlstein — The magical world of voodoo ‘economists’ — If you came up with a bumper sticker that pulls together the platform of this year's crop of Republican presidential candidates, it would have to be: — Repeal the 20th century. Vote GOP.

Discussion: The Big Picture and Jared Bernstein