Check out Mini-memeorandum for simple mobiles or memeorandum Mobile for modern smartphones.
6:00 PM ET, August 9, 2007

memeorandum

 Top Items: 
Matthew Scully / The Atlantic Online:
Present at the Creation  —  The only person the speechwriter Michael Gerson made look better than President Bush was Michael Gerson.  The shaping of a Washington reputation, as witnessed by a White House colleague  —  M ichael J. Gerson, my former speechwriting colleague in the Bush White House …
RELATED:
Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
First Father: Tough Times on Sidelines
David Nitkin / Baltimore Sun:
Bush was treated for Lyme disease, White House says
Discussion: Crooks and Liars and Firedoglake
RELATED:
Beth Fouhy / Associated Press:
Clinton discussed use of nukes last year  —  NEW YORK - Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton, who chastised rival Barack Obama for ruling out the use of nuclear weapons in the war on terror, did just that when asked about Iran a year ago.  —  "I would certainly take nuclear weapons off the table," she said in April 2006.
RELATED:
Confederate Yankee:
When Hidden Experts Are Found  —  Exactly one week ago today on August 2nd, the editors of the magazine The New Republic posted A Statement on Scott Thomas Beauchamp, in which they claimed: … What is most interesting about the The New Republic's statement is that while they state they spoke to …
RELATED:
White House:
President Bush Discusses American Competitiveness Initiative During Press Conference  —  THE PRESIDENT: Good morning, thank you.  When I came into office in 2001, our nation was headed into a recession.  So we cut the taxes across the board.  And hardworking Americans have used this tax relief …
Nate Anderson / Ars Technica:
Pearl Jam censored by AT&T, calls for a neutral 'Net  —  A bit of heavy-handed censorship of a Pearl Jam concert by AT&T this weekend led the band to fire off an open letter to fans—a letter in which Pearl Jam railed against media and ISP consolidation and called for readers to support network neutrality.
RELATED:
Associated Press:
Marine's Charges Dropped in Iraq Deaths  —  LOS ANGELES (AP) - A general dropped all charges Thursday against a Marine who had been accused of killing three Iraqi brothers in response to a roadside bomb attack in Haditha in 2005.  —  "The evidence does not support a referral to a court-martial …
Brian S. Wesbury / Opinion Journal:
Fair but Unbalanced  —  How the media promote false pessimism about the economy.  —  Not that it needed any help, but the already energized debate about journalistic bias was electrified when Rupert Murdoch, owner of the "fair and balanced" Fox News Channel, struck a deal to buy The Wall Street Journal.
RELATED:
Andrew Sullivan / The Atlantic Online:
Talking Heads [Bruce]
Discussion: Economist's View and Brendan Nyhan
USA Today:
First lady, Jenna Bush to write children's book  —  First lady Laura Bush and daughter Jenna Bush are writing a children's book about a boy who doesn't like to read.  It is based on their experiences as teachers.  —  HarperCollins plans to announce today that it will publish the as-yet-untitled picture book next spring.
The Blotter:
Administration Fights Dem Plan to Boost School Aid for Vets  —  Alexandra Bahou and Anna Schecter Report:  —  The Bush administration opposes a Democratic effort to restore full educational benefits for returning veterans, according to an official's comments last week.
Michael D. Shear / Washington Post:
Primary Season Getting Earlier  —  S.C. GOP's Move Could Push Votes For 2008 Into '07  —  South Carolina's Republican Party will move its 2008 presidential primary forward to Jan. 19, sources said yesterday, a decision almost certain to spark a cascade of calendar changes that could push …
Sidney Blumenthal / Salon:
Will the real Colin Powell stand up?  —  Every movement, gesture and tic of the Bush administration is shadowed by its past.  When National Intelligence Director Michael McConnell was deployed politically to overawe timorous legislators into approving unlimited and warrantless domestic surveillance …
Discussion: Prairie Weather and Brian Beutler
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
OBAMA AND PAKISTAN  —  I'm always interested to try to tease apart and find the meta-debates operating beneath the surface of campaign debates.  As I wrote a few years ago in what I called the bitch-slap theory of GOP electoral politics, the whole swift-boat saga was less about the specifics …
Gavin M. / Sadly, No!:
Police Blotter  —  Some choose virginity, some have it thrust upon them — and unfortunately, some then turn it around and thrust it upon others at Young Republican events: … Above: Why do they all have this exact facial hair? … "Oh whew," Republicans are saying, "I thought it was another closeted-gay sex crime.
Washington Post:
Musharraf Rejects State of Emergency  —  Pakistani president Gen. Pervez Musharraf, under intense pressure from his own advisers and the U.S. government not to curtail civil liberties, has rejected the option of imposing a state of emergency to deal with a deepening political crisis, top government officials said Thursday.
 
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of memeorandum at 6:00 PM ET, August 9, 2007.

View the current page or another snapshot:


 
 Who's Hiring in Media? 
 
 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: 
Greg Moran / San Diego Union-Tribune:
Guilty-plea files may be unsealed
Jackie Calmes / Wall Street Journal:
Forum Reflects Gays' Clout
Associated Press:
College student who caught Bonds ball tells 'Today' he may not sell
Los Angeles Times:
Attitudes on gays in military shifting
Discussion: Boi From Troy
The Atlantic Online:
Communing  —  I enjoyed Glenn Greenwald's take on the "foreign policy community".
New York Times:
The Misery Strategy  —  The path the country has set on since …
Discussion: The RBC, Lonewacko and Ezra Klein
Horses Mouth:
This video, in which Fox News' Neil Cavuto practically pleads …
Discussion: The RBC
Eric Wilson / New York Times:
Senate Joins Knockoff Battle
 Earlier Items: 
Ann Scott Tyson / Washington Post:
Sunni Fighters Find Strategic Benefits in Tentative Alliance With U.S.
Scott Helman / Boston Globe:
PACs and lobbyists aided Obama's rise
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
PRESIDENT BUSH ON ACCOUNTABILITY
BBC:
Legal fight over red cross symbol
Discussion: Blogs of War
Chris / TVNewser:
AFL-CIO Forum Ratings: Lowest Yet
James Ewinger / Plain Dealer:
Kent officer tickets man for 'Impeach Bush' sign
Carlotta Gall / New York Times:
British Criticize Air Attacks in Afghan Region
Discussion: Ezra Klein and Cliff Schecter
Carl Hulse / New York Times:
The Blogs Are Alive With the Sound of Angry Democrats
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Katie Robertson / New York Times:
The NYT reports Q3 digital subscribers hit 260K, for 11.9M in total, digital ad revenue rose 8.8% YoY to $81.6M, and The Athletic turned its first profit

Porter Anderson / Publishing Perspectives:
PEN America: 10,046 school books bans across 29 states were recorded from July 2023 to June 2024, up ~200% YoY; Florida had 4,500+ bans and Iowa had 3,600+ bans

Ross Raihala / Twin Cities:
Q&A with Aaron Rupar on leaving Vox to start Public Notice on Substack, watching ~400 Trump rallies to share clips with his 989K followers on X, 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