memeorandum: 43% Support Petraeus Recommendation, 38% Oppose (Rasmussen Reports)

3:20 PM ET, September 13, 2007

Top Items:

TIMES GIVES LEFTIES A HEFTY DISCOUNT FOR 'BETRAY US' AD — The New York Times dramatically slashed its normal rates for a full-page advertisement for MoveOn.org's ad questioning the integrity of Gen. David Petraeus, the commander of U.S. forces in Iraq. — Headlined "Cooking the Books …

New York Post:

SEN. CLINTON'S SLUR — Sen. Hillary Clinton yesterday found herself positioned firmly to the left of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi regarding that disgusting New York Times/MoveOn "General Betray Us" attack on Gen. David Petraeus' integrity. — That's not an enviable position for a woman who's trying …

Discussion: Wake up America, No More Mister Nice Blog, Blue Crab Boulevard, Gateway Pundit and Political Radar

Washington Post:

Petraeus Returns to War That Is Now His Own — He sat absolutely still as members of Congress discussed his credibility and patriotism. His face did not twitch. He did not nod or frown or smile. Not a single muscle moved. He was as impassive as a boot-camp recruit resisting a drill sergeant's provocations.

Discussion: Brian Beutler, Don Surber and Outside The Beltway

Zzaki / Political Punch:
Does Ideology Matter in NYT ads?

Discussion: The Huffington Post, BLACKFIVE, Redstate, Confederate Yankee, The Moderate Voice and Kiko's House

Ryan Grim / The Politico:
'Betray Us' ad unites GOP, distracts Dems

Discussion: Associated Press, Weekly Standard, Taylor Marsh, The Mahablog and Reason Magazine

Abu Aardvark:

Abu Risha murdered — I was in the middle of putting the finishing touches on an short piece about Iraqi Sunni politics due out later today when I got an urgent flash that Abd al-Sattar Abu Risha had been murdered in Anbar. Nothing could have been more predictable than the murder of Abu Risha …

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, American Prospect, TPMmuckraker, New York Times, rubber hose, THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS, The Garlic, American Footprints, Daily Kos and The Next Hurrah

Guardian:
Setback for Bush as key US ally dies in Iraq

Discussion: The Moderate Voice and Kiko's House

Sameer N. Yacoub / Associated Press:
Bomb kills Iraqi sheik who met with Bush

Discussion: Washington Monthly, Crooks and Liars, The Long War Journal, Hot Air, Corrente, Publius Pundit, Comments From Left Field, Prairie Weather, TPMmuckraker, 9/11 Families … and Outside The Beltway

ABCNEWS:
Top Sunni Sheik Killed in IED Attack

Discussion: Think Progress

National / Homeland Security National Terror Alert:

Camouflaged Man Armed With A Loaded AK-47 Arrested In Dearborn Park — A 26-year-old Dearborn resident, Houssein Zorkot, was arraigned in 19th District Court Tuesday on several felony charges, including carrying a dangerous weapon with unlawful intent. — Zorkot, a third-year medical student …

Discussion: Atlas Shrugs, Op For, Stop The ACLU, Gateway Pundit, Wake up America and UrbanGrounds

Dearborn Press and Guide-Heritage …:
Man with AK-47 assault rifle arrested after leaving Dearborn's Hemlock Park

Discussion: Debbie Schlussel, Sweetness & Light, Jihad Watch and The Jawa Report

Rusty / The Jawa Report:
Michigan "Sniper" is a Shia Blogger UPDATE: "The Start of My Personal Jihad"

Discussion: Hot Air

Little Green Footballs:
Sudden Jihad in Dearborn

Discussion: Sister Toldjah

Brian Ross Reports / The Blotter:

Clinton, Pelosi, Greenspan, Bloomberg, Gates, Annan Also Say Interviews 'Fakes' — Brian Ross Reports: — Former President Bill Clinton, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Microsoft founder Bill Gates …

Discussion: MoJoBlog, Attytood, War and Piece, Washington Post, TVNewser and Romenesko

George Will / Real Clear Politics:

Is a Fred Thompson Campaign Necessary? — Fred Thompson's plunge into the presidential pool — more belly-flop than swan dive — was the strangest product launch since that of New Coke in 1985. Then the question was: Is this product necessary? A similar question stumped Thompson the day he plunged.

Discussion: The Corner, Comments From Left Field, TIME, MSNBC, PoliBlog (TM), Shakespeare's Sister, Betsy's Page, The Right's Field, Daily Kos, Daily Pundit and PoliPundit.com

Robert D. Novak / Washington Post:
Help Not Wanted — Almost immediately following the launch …

Discussion: Los Angeles Times, Wonkette, Althouse and The Carpetbagger Report

Robert Vamosi / CNET News.com:

Researcher: Bin Laden's beard is real, video is not — On the Friday before the sixth anniversary of 9/11, Osama bin Laden appeared in a new video, his first since prior to the U.S. presidential elections in 2004. In analyzing the video, Neal Krawetz of Hactor Factor, an expert on digital image forensics …

Discussion: Donklephant, GINA COBB, Balloon Juice, Secure Computing, QandO and Daimnation!

Richard Miniter:

BERGER'S COMEBACK — As many of you know, Clinton's National Security Advisor Sandy Berger and I no longer get along. — Once a cordial and helpful source, Berger turned on me in January 2002 when the first installment of a Sunday Times (U.K.) series that I co-wrote appeared.

Discussion: beldar.blogs.com, baldilocks, Right Wing Nut House, Right Wing News, Betsy's Page, Weekly Standard and Riehl World View

Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
Hsus And Socks — by the company he chooses ... and the pig got …

Discussion: Wizbang

Kos / Daily Kos:

CT-Sen: Lamont would win rematch — Daily Kos commissioned the following poll from independent pollster Research 2000: — Research 2000 for Daily Kos. 9/10-12. Likely voters. MoE 4% (No trend lines) … Lieberman won 50-40-10 in 2006, so the poll tracks closely.

Discussion: JustOneMinute, The Corner, Open Left, DownWithTyranny! and MSNBC

Lindsay Renick Mayer / Capital Eye:

The Other Iraq Surge — A sharp increase in contributions from the military to Democrats suggests the Republican commander-in-chief and his party are losing the troops' support. — Assessed favorably this week by the war's lead general, the presence of U.S. troops in Iraq appears to be causing …

Discussion: The Caucus, TPM Election Central, Boston Globe and INSTAPUTZ

Joby Warrick / Washington Post:

Senate Intelligence Panel Seeks CIA Nominee's Withdrawal — Members of the Senate intelligence committee have requested the withdrawal of the Bush administration's choice for CIA general counsel, acknowledging that John Rizzo's nomination has stalled because of concerns about his views on the treatment of terrorism suspects.

Discussion: Newsweek, TPMmuckraker, Think Progress and MoJoBlog

Rasmussen Reports:

43% Support Petraeus Recommendation, 38% Oppose — Forty-three percent (43%) of Americans favor the recommendation made by General David Petraeus to withdraw 30,000 soldiers from Iraq but leave 130,000 troops in place at least through the summer. A Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found …

Discussion: protein wisdom, Wake up America and Gateway Pundit

Dan Morain / Los Angeles Times:

Hsu letter appeared to be suicide note — The fundraiser sent it on the day of his second disappearance. In it, he apologized to those to whom he donated. — On the day he disappeared, Norman Hsu, the disgraced fundraiser for Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's presidential campaign …