Check out Mini-memeorandum for simple mobiles or memeorandum Mobile for modern smartphones.
8:35 AM ET, February 26, 2013

memeorandum

 Top Items: 
Lori Ziganto / Twitchy:
FLOTUS prop flop: Michelle Obama's use of military as props sparks disgust … No, it wasn't your imagination.  As Twitchy reported last night, the White House-Hollywood industrial complex jumped the shark when Michelle Obama appeared to announce the best picture winner at the Oscars.
RELATED:
Jennifer Rubin / Right Turn:
Why was Michelle Obama at the Oscars?
Slate:
Entry 4: Forget Seth MacFarlane's sexist jokes. This was the End of Men Oscars.
USA Today:
Former surgeon general C. Everett Koop dead at age 96 … Koop was surgeon general from 1982 to 1989.  —  C. Everett Koop, the former surgeon general who brought frank talk about AIDS into U.S. homes, has died at his home in Hanover, N.H., officials at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth said Monday.
Discussion: The Spectacle Blog
RELATED:
Associated Press:
C. Everett Koop Dead: Former Surgeon General Dies At 96
Dana Ford / CNN:
Former Surgeon General C. Everett Koop dies at age 96
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
5 things to watch in crowded Illinois primary  —  Guns, racial politics and a billionaire out-of-town mayor: The special House election to succeed disgraced former Democratic Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. has featured all of those things in spades.  —  A National Rifle Association-friendly ex-congresswoman …
Discussion: msnbc.com
RELATED:
Paul Steinhauser / CNN:
In Chicago election dominated by gun violence, New York's mayor makes big imprint  —  (CNN) - Gun control is front and center in the first congressional special election of 2013, a Chicago contest that's also feeling the heavy involvement of New York City's mayor, who's spent more than $2 million on the race.
Jake Sherman / Politico:
John Boehner's big bet  —  House Speaker John Boehner has dug in.  —  If the let-the-cuts-happen approach on the sequester seems risky — especially with President Barack Obama blaming Republicans for everything from kids not getting vaccines to long lines at the airport — the alternative for Boehner is worse.
Discussion: Fox News
RELATED:
Joe Picard / The Hill:
House GOP rips Obama as ‘road show president’ without a plan for sequester
Discussion: Politico
Hunter Walker / Politicker:
Dov Hikind Parties Down for Purim in ‘Black Basketball Player’ Costume  —  Dov Hikind and his family in their Purim costumes.  (Photo: Facebook)  —  Brooklyn Assemblyman Dov Hikind hosted a massive Purim party at his home yesterday that featured over fourteen hours of food and drink and …
RELATED:
NBC's Taylor Hiegel / First Read:
CPAC to feature potential presidential candidates, GOP internal battle, and no Christie  —  Just months after their losses in the 2012 election, Republicans and conservatives are setting a vibrant — and crowded — stage at next month's closely watched political cattle call.
Discussion: The Fix, ABCNEWS, Hot Air and Twitchy
RELATED:
Jim Acosta / CNN:
TRENDING: Christie not on CPAC's guest list
Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Republicans Sign Brief in Support of Gay Marriage  —  WASHINGTON — Dozens of prominent Republicans — including top advisers to former President George W. Bush, four former governors and two members of Congress — have signed a legal brief arguing that gay people have a constitutional right to marry …
Luke Johnson / The Huffington Post:
Walter Jones, GOP Congressman, Hits Dick Cheney Over Iraq War  —  Dick Cheney, Video, HuffPolitics Blog, Walter Jones, Dick Cheney Water Jones, Walter Jones Dick Cheney, Walter Jones Iraq, Walter Jones Iraq War, Politics News  —  Rep. Walter Jones (R-N.C.), an outspoken critic of the war in Afghanistan …
Betsy Woodruff / National Review:
Farrakhan Cheers Hagel's ‘Jewish Lobby’ Comment  —  Chuck Hagel may not be having much luck winning over Republican senators, but at least someone is aware of his moral fiber — Louis Farrakhan, the leader of the Nation of Islam.  Yesterday he delivered his annual address at the Saviours …
Erick Erickson / RedState:
Virginia's Governor Bob McDonnell Thinks You're an Idiot  —  at 8:00 a.m. Bob McDonnell will go to CPAC and address the Faith & Freedom Coalition Prayer Breakfast.  For those of you who attend this event, you will be sitting staring at a liar.  —  If you are a conservative, remember Bob McDonnell thinks you're an idiot.
RELATED:
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Dems, GOP tee up rival sequester bills in Senate as deadline nears  —  Democratic and Republican leaders in the Senate are teeing up rival bills aimed at shielding their members from blame when an $85 billion cut to federal spending takes effect on Friday.  —  The Senate will vote this week …
Discussion: msnbc.com
Andrew Dugan / Gallup:
Democrats Enjoy 2-1 Advantage Over GOP Among Hispanics  —  Democratic dominance consistent across all age groups  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Hispanic adults are more than twice as likely to identify as or lean Democratic than Republican, according to Gallup Daily tracking data collected throughout 2012.
Discussion: Politico and The Daily Caller
Pete Kasperowicz / The Hill:
GOP lawmaker: Obama using fake Twitter messages in fight over gun control  —  A Texas Republican on Monday said President Obama's gun control campaign is a fraud based on fake messages over Twitter.  —  Rep. Steve Stockman (R-Texas) accused Obama of trying to make support for his position look stronger …
Terence P. Jeffrey / CNSNews:
DOJ to Federal Judge: We Can Force Your Wife to Violate Her Religion  —  (CNSNews.com) - While presenting an oral argument in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia last fall, a lawyer for the U.S. Justice Department told a federal judge that the Obama administration believed …
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and protein wisdom
Facebook:
The Onion  · 2,266,505 like this  —  On behalf of The Onion, I offer my personal apology to Quvenzhané Wallis and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for the tweet that was circulated last night during the Oscars.  It was crude and offensive—not to mention inconsistent …
 
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of memeorandum at 8:35 AM ET, February 26, 2013.

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: 
Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Sotomayor chides prosecutor for ‘racially charged’ question
Lee Moran / NY Daily News:
Angry moms condemn Geico's cellphone app commercial they claim promotes bestiality
Discussion: Hullabaloo and Wonkette
Annie-Rose Strasser / ThinkProgress:
Indiana House Passes Mandatory Drug Tests For Welfare Recipients
Discussion: Associated Press and alan.com
Russell Wheeler / The Atlantic Online:
The Tortuous, Protracted Wait to Confirm Judges—From Abe to Obama
Mark Hosenball / Reuters:
Senate Intelligence Committee drops bin Laden film probe
Discussion: Deadline.com
 Earlier Items: 
Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Sens. McCain and Graham to meet with Obama for talks on immigration
Discussion: CNN, Weasel Zippers and Politico
Stephen Castle / New York Times:
Ikea Withdraws Meatballs After Horse Meat Is Found
Discussion: The Week
Daniel Foster / National Review:
GOProud or Go Home  —  For the second straight year …
David Zurawik / Daily Download:
MSNBC, With Ex-Obama Aides, Now Almost ‘A Bona Fide Organ of State Propaganda’
Ed Kilgore / Washington Monthly:
“Clearing the Field”  —  Jonathan Martin's Politico piece today wherein …
Discussion: Politico
Lara Seligman / The Hill:
The Hill Poll: Voters: Pentagon should bear the brunt of deficit cuts
 

 
From Techmeme:

Kif Leswing / CNBC:
Nvidia announces Blackwell, a new generation of AI chips available later in 2024, starting with the GB200 superchip, which pairs two B200 GPUs with a Grace CPU

Sean Michael Kerner / VentureBeat:
Stability AI debuts Stable Video 3D, a generative AI tool built on its Stable Video Diffusion model, letting users create 3D video from a text or image prompt

Samuel Tolbert / Windows Central:
Valve debuts Steam Families in beta, allowing a group of up to six Steam users to share their games, manage parental controls, and more

 
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