memeorandum: Linkfest on Reagan (Matt Stoller/Open Left)

12:50 AM ET, January 18, 2008

Top Items:

Scott Conroy / CBS News:

Heated Exchange At Romney Press Conference — From CBS News' Scott Conroy: — COLUMBIA, S.C. — There was an ice storm in South Carolina this morning, but it was even colder inside a Staples store where a Mitt Romney press conference suddenly went sour. — Romney was in the middle …

Discussion: The Trail, Crooks and Liars, Jonathan Martin's Blogs, Gateway Pundit, FRAMESHOP, Captain's Quarters, All Spin Zone, Don Surber, Macsmind, The New Republic, TIME, Boston Globe, The Campaign Spot, PrezVid, TVNewser and PoliGazette

Mike Allen / The Politico:

Romney clashes with reporter — Mitt Romney scolded a veteran campaign reporter in South Carolina today after being challenged on claims about lobbyists' involvement in the campaign. — Holding a news conference in front of the pen rack of a Columbia Staples store, Romney wanted to tout his “strategy for a stronger economy.”

Discussion: Hot Air, The New Republic, Big Lizards, The Caucus, CBS News, Wonkette, BizzyBlog and TIME

The Politico:
Romney skips S.C., bets on Nevada

Discussion: Political Radar, American Spectator, Dick Polman's American Debate, Comments from Left Field, HorseRaceBlog, The Moderate Voice and Hot Air

stephenbainbridge.com:

Huckabee Going Off the Rails — Mike Huckabee joins Mitt Romney on my personal list of candidates for whom I would not vote even if the only alternative is Hillary Clinton (in which case I'll just sit home and complain). Why? — 1. From ImmigrationProfBlog:

Discussion: The Volokh Conspiracy, Washington Times, Comments from Left Field, TownHall Blog, The Daily Dish, ImmigrationProf Blog, Done With Mirrors, michellemalkin.com, Riehl World View and PunditGuy

Greg Sargent / TPM Election Central:

Huckabee Directly Equates Homosexuality With Bestiality — At some point you'd think Mike Huckabee's views would be seen as so controversial that there's no way he could possibly be a contender for the nomination of one of America's two main political parties. — Especially now.

Discussion: rubber hose, Comments from Left Field, Fausta's blog, Pam's House Blend, Attytood, Slog and AMERICAblog

CNN:

Huckabee: Outsiders not welcome in Confederate flag decisions — MYRTLE BEACH, South Carolina (CNN) - Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee told South Carolina voters Thursday that the government had no business making decisions over the Confederate flag. — “You don't like people from outside …

Discussion: Done With Mirrors, The Trail and Crunchy Con

Rasmussen Reports:
New Jersey Republican Presidential Primary

Discussion: Q: The Florida Politics Blog, New York Times, Weekly Standard, Power Line and Hot Air

Michael Cooper / New York Times:
Confederate Flag Takes Center Stage Once Again

Discussion: TPMmuckraker and The RBC

John C. Ensslin / Rocky Mountain News:

Joke leaves 'em gasping — Obama quip stuns Citizen of the West banquet crowd — A Greeley businessman apologized Wednesday after a joke about Illinois Sen. Barack Obama fell flat during the National Western Stock Show's annual Citizen of the West banquet.

Discussion: The Daily Dish, Shakespeare's Sister, GINA COBB and Balloon Juice

Ben Smith / The Politico:

Ad: ‘Hillary Clinton is shameless’ — The radio ad aired by one of Obama's labor allies re-injects ethnicity into the Democratic primary contest in sharp terms. — “Hillary Clinton does not respect our people,” the ad says in Spanish (original and Clinton campaign translation after the jump) …

Discussion: TalkLeft, Political Radar, New York Daily News Blogs, Spin Cycle, Political Machine, The Page, TPM Election Central, The Fact Hub and Inside Nevada Politics

Reno Gazette-Journal# New Hampshire Newspapers:

Obama embodies party's vision — Nevada Democrats should caucus for Barack Obama, the freshman U.S. senator from Illinois, to represent them as the party's nominee to run for president of the United States. He has the personal characteristics and political instincts expected of the person who leads this nation.

Discussion: Open Left

Aaron Lewis / CBS News:
Edwards Jabs Obama and Clinton

Discussion: Crooks and Liars, Ben Smith's Blogs, Sister Toldjah, Taylor Marsh, MyDD, TPM Election Central, NO QUARTER, Open Left and DownWithTyranny!

CNN:
Edwards takes aim at media

Discussion: Cliff Schecter

John McCain / Newsweek:

When Ross Perot Calls... The former presidential candidate blasts John McCain, and gets an education about Barack Obama's religion. — The phone rang and it was Ross Perot, who hasn't given an interview in years. Perot, who won 19 percent of the vote in the 1992 presidential election …

Discussion: Hot Air, techPresident, Classical Values, alicublog and Riehl World View

Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Washington group wants Ralph Reed dumped as CNN election-night analyst

Discussion: Redstate, TPMmuckraker and The Carpetbagger Report

Patrick Healy / New York Times:

Bill Clinton, Stumping and Simmering — Hillary Rodham Clinton may be the spouse running for office, but it is more Bill Clinton who appears to be feeling the heat. — After weeks of complaining publicly about Barack Obama's record, the news media's coverage of the Democratic presidential race …

Discussion: Riehl World View

CNN:
Judge OKs casino caucuses in Nevada

Discussion: Reuters, New York Times, Las vegas sun Blogs, The Caucus, Comments from Left Field, Cliff Schecter, DownWithTyranny!, USA Today, The Nation, The New Republic, Las Vegas Sun, TIME, Wall Street Journal, Blue Crab Boulevard, THE LIBERAL JOURNAL and Wake up America

Brad Friedman / The BRAD BLOG:

Huge New Diebold Disparities Found in Manchester, Ward 5 During NH Hand Counts — Scores of Votes Mistallied for Every Democratic Candidate... As mentioned last night, in this disturbing article, the early results of the hand counts of the Diebold precinct in Dennis Kucinich's election contest …

Discussion: The Unapologetic Mexican, Brilliant at Breakfast and Booman Tribune

Brian Ross / Associated Press:

Gen. Tommy Franks Paid $100,000 To Endorse ‘F’ Veterans Charity — Congressional Investigators Say Only 25 Percent of Charity's Raised Funds Went to Vets — Retired U.S. Army Gen. Tommy Franks, who led the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq, was paid $100,000 to endorse a veterans charity …

Discussion: Comments from Left Field, Think Progress, The Newshoggers, Defense Tech and Hullabaloo

Matt Stoller / Open Left:

Linkfest on Reagan — In case you haven't had enough of me, Chris, and Paul on Reagan, here's some more good analysis, both pro and con. — Big Tent Democrat, Digby, and Rick Perlstein generally take the 'Obama doesn't get it' position. Matthew Yglesias, Ezra Klein …

Discussion: LiberalOasis, NO QUARTER and Matthew Yglesias

Ezra Klein / American Prospect:
OBAMA AND REAGAN. — Obama's stated admiration for Reagan here.

Discussion: The New Republic

David Limbaugh:

New Column: Answering Fred's Call — Commentators are citing the unpredictability of the Republican primary contests as proof that Reagan conservatism is dead when precisely the opposite conclusion is warranted. — The main reason the conventional wisdom is being shattered in the primaries …

Discussion: Stop The ACLU

Jon Ralston / Las vegas sun Blogs:

RJ says Romney, Clinton leading — The RJ, ever-fearful that the Internet-illiterate newspaper will be scooped on its own information by someone who knows about new media, put out its results early of its poll that will be released Friday. The RJ indicates in an email to subscribers shows …

Discussion: Patrick Ruffini and Las Vegas Gleaner

iowahawk:

Bylines of Brutality — As Casualties Mount, Some Question The Emotional Stability of Media Vets — An Iowahawk Special Investigative Report — With Statistical Guidance from the New York Times — A Denver newspaper columnist is arrested for stalking a story subject.

Discussion: Tim Blair, Flopping Aces and Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler