memeorandum: Craig makes surprise return to Capitol (CNN)

10:20 PM ET, September 18, 2007

Top Items:

Kerry Should be Ashamed, and the Cop Who Tased Andrew Meyer Should be Jailed — By now I'm sure you've seen the videos of University of Florida student Andrew Meyer being attacked and tasered by university police at a John Kerry speaking event. If not, here's one, here's another, and here's another.

Discussion: GainesvilleSun.com, PSoTD, Galley Slaves and Hot Air

Michael Goldfarb / Weekly Standard:

(Updated) "Don't Tase Me Bro" — Michelle Malkin has the most comprehensive coverage of the taser incident at the University of Florida. — And here's Kerry's statement: … I don't know how Kerry could have missed the shouts of "don't tase me bro," but I'm not sure what his response should have been anyway.

Discussion: Daily Pundit and Balloon Juice

Associated Press:

Student Zapped With Taser Caught On Tape — Florida Student Who Questioned John Kerry To Be In Court — GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A University of Florida student was Tasered and arrested after trying to ask U.S. Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., about the 2004 election and other subjects during a campus forum.

Discussion: The Democratic Daily, Attytood, Comments From Left Field, The Huffington Post, The Impolitic, The American Street, Neptunus Lex and Truthdig

Rick Klein / Political Radar:

Kerry Condemns Heckler Arrest — ABC News' Rick Klein Reports: Sen. John Kerry on Tuesday comdemned the arrest of a University of Florida student at one of his speeches, saying that he was engaged in a "good healthy discussion" with 21-year-old Andrew Meyer when he was Tasered and taken into custody.

Discussion: The BRAD BLOG, Liberal Values, The Carpetbagger Report, Crooks and Liars, Pam's House Blend, AlterNet.org, Shakespeare's Sister and bustardblog

Naomi Wolf / The Huffington Post:
A Shocking Moment for Society: Tasering at University of Florida

Discussion: Powell's Books and Lonewacko

Michelle Malkin:
Student tasered at John Kerry forum Update: A University of Florida …

BuzzFlash.org:
Student Tasered for Armed Madhouse Question to Kerry

Discussion: BartBlog

Jerusalem Post:

'Dozens died in Syrian-Iranian chemical weapons experiment' — Proof of cooperation between Iran and Syria in the proliferation and development of weapons of mass destruction was brought to light Monday in a Jane's Defence Weekly report that dozens of Iranian engineers and 15 Syrian officers were killed in a July 23 accident in Syria.

Discussion: Power Line, Hot Air, Israpundit, Opinion Journal, Blue Crab Boulevard and Israel Matzav

Mary Beth Sheridan / Washington Post:

D.C. Vote Bill Dies in Senate — Republican lawmakers today blocked the Senate from taking up the D.C. voting rights bill, dealing a major blow to the District's most promising effort in years to get a full member of Congress. — The vote was merely on whether to begin action on the bill.

Discussion: Captain's Quarters, Los Angeles Times, The Gate, DownWithTyranny!, Wake up America and Wonkette

CNN:
Craig makes surprise return to Capitol

Discussion: Cliff Schecter

Jonathan Stein / MoJoBlog:
DC Representation Fails in Senate, Mitch McConnell Explains Himself to Space Aliens

Discussion: Washington Wire and Think Progress

Bryan / Hot Air:

Hot Air TV: Rep. Jack Murtha confronted about Haditha accusations Updated — We've just obtained video of Rep. Jack Murtha being directly confronted over repeatedly accusing the Haditha Marines of murdering Iraqis "in cold blood." I'm editing and processing it now, so we should have it online before too long.

Discussion: Power Line, The Hill, Reuters, Gateway Pundit, Redstate, Jeff Gannon, The Oxford Medievalist, The Jawa Report, michellemalkin.com, Washington Times, JammieWearingFool and QandO

Agence France Presse:

Mystery illness strikes after meteorite hits Peruvian village — LIMA (AFP) - Villagers in southern Peru were struck by a mysterious illness after a meteorite made a fiery crash to Earth in their area, regional authorities said Monday. — Around midday Saturday, villagers were startled …

Discussion: Blue Crab Boulevard and The World Wide Rant

Greg Sargent / TPM Election Central:

GOP Senator Warner "Reconsidering" Support For Webb Troop Bill — Just when it looked as if Senator Jim Webb's troop readiness bill might pick up enough GOP support to reach the magic number of 60 filibuster-proof votes, we're now getting word that Senator John Warner is reconsidering his backing for it and may vote against it.

Discussion: Open Left and Washington Wire

Matt Stoller / Open Left:
Light 'Em Up for the Webb Amendment

Discussion: Eschaton, Crooks and Liars and WorkingForChange

Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:

'Sister Souljah' Slated For Springtime — Richard Cohen of the WaPo pens an amusing attack on Hillary, claiming she missed her "Sister Souljah" moment by failing to criticize the MoveOn ad attacking General Petraeus: … For heaven's sake - her non-response tells us nothing new about her character.

Discussion: Left in the West, Real Clear Politics and The Anchoress

Horses Mouth:
Glenn Greenwald and Atrios have already taken solid whacks today …

Discussion: Los Angeles Times, Eschaton, Shakespeare's Sister and Booman Tribune

Greg Sargent / TPM Election Central:

Poll: Percentage Favoring Withdrawal Has Gone Slightly Up Since Petraeus Show — A new poll from CBS News finds that The Petraeus Show failed to budge public opinion on Iraq. — Indeed, the number favoring withdrawal actually edged slightly upwards since the Scholar Warrior testified before Congress …

Discussion: Weekly Standard, Crooks and Liars, Associated Press, DownWithTyranny!, Taylor Marsh, Hullabaloo, The Carpetbagger Report, Talking Points Memo, Donklephant, Democratic National Committee and D-Day

USA Today:
Poll: Public not swayed by Petraeus

Discussion: MyDD, Daily Kos and Greatscat!

Beth Fouhy / Associated Press:

AP Interview: Clinton on health care — WASHINGTON - Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton said Tuesday that a mandate requiring every American to purchase health insurance was the only way to achieve universal health care but she rejected the notion of punitive measures to force individuals into the health care system.

Discussion: Moonbattery, Redstate and Three Sources

Noah Shachtman / Danger Room:

Iraq Diary: Jammers Beat Bombers (Which May Be Bad News) — Radio-controlled bombs used to be the biggest killer of American troops in Iraq. Now, they've been rendered all-but-useless. Good news, right? Like so much else in Iraq, it's not quite that simple.

Discussion: American Prospect, Total Information Awareness, Washington Monthly, The Atlantic Online and Weekly Standard

Eric Black Ink:

Paulose under investigation by feds — The federal Office of Special Counsel is investigating allegations that Rachel Paulose, U.S. attorney for Minnesota, mishandled classified information, decided to fire the subordinate who called it to her attention, retaliated against others in the office …

Discussion: TPMmuckraker, D-Day, Talking Points Memo and Rook's Rant

Eric Boehlert / Media Matters for America:

MoveOn.org and the media mess — Last Monday, on the same day that Gen. David Petraeus was testifying before Congress about how important progress was being made in Iraq, the Pentagon announced that nine American service members had died that day in Iraq. Given the death toll to date …

Discussion: Firedoglake, Eschaton and rubber hose

The Politico:

Democrats chuck Iraq compromise — Senate Democrats, who have spent weeks trying to woo Republicans to help end the war in Iraq, have taken a hard turn against compromise. — They now believe their best political strategy is to continue to play to a stalemate and blame an intransigent President Bush …

Discussion: CNN Political Ticker, Hot Air and New York Times

CREW:

CREW releases "Beyond DeLay: The 22 Most Corrupt Members of Congress (and two to watch)" — Today, CREW released its third annual report on the most corrupt members of Congress entitled Beyond DeLay: The 22 Most Corrupt Members of Congress (and two to watch).

Discussion: TPMmuckraker, Think Progress, The Swamp, Keystone Politics, The BRAD BLOG and AMERICAblog