memeorandum: Hillary vs. the Media, on SNL (Ben Smith/Ben Smith's Blogs)

12:05 PM ET, March 2, 2008

Top Items:

We Scream, We Swoon. How Dumb Can We Get? — Here's Agence France-Presse reporting on a rally for Sen. Barack Obama at the University of Maryland on Feb. 11: “He did not flinch when women screamed as he was in mid-sentence, and even broke off once to answer a female's cry of 'I love you …

Discussion: The Strata-Sphere, Bark Bark Woof Woof, Publius Pundit, toohotfortnr and Pandagon

Matthew Yglesias:

Math is Hard! — Like Spencer Ackerman, I'm having trouble believing this was actually published — it's a long argument by Charlotte Allen in The Washington Post in favor of the proposition that women are dumb. That's no exaggeration, that's what the piece is about. Plus: frenology:

Discussion: Eschaton and Lawyers, Guns and Money

The Huffington Post:

Live, From New York...It's Hillary Clinton! — Saturday Night Live opened tonight with a fake presidential debate hosted by mock Brian Williams and Tim Russert. Williams and Russert were bored by healthcare and were overly nice to Obama, while Amy Poehler, as Hillary Clinton, played mildly indignant.

Discussion: Lynn Sweet, Crooks and Liars and Political Machine

Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:

Hillary vs. the Media, on SNL — Hillary Clinton embraced the theme that the media is out to get her in her appearance on “Saturday Night Live” tonight. — She appeared — and praised — a parody of the recent NBC debate, painted as an absurdly tilted playing field in which moderators …

Discussion: AMERICAblog

CNN:

Live from New York, it's Hillary Clinton? — (CNN) — Days before a crucial set of primaries, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Hillary Clinton is expected to make a surprise appearance on this week's “Saturday Night Live,” an entertainment industry source tells CNN.

Discussion: NO QUARTER, Althouse, The Page and Booman Tribune

The Trail:
Clinton Skips Flight; Campaign Won't Say Why

Discussion: The Caucus and The Moderate Voice

CNN: Hillary Clinton expected to make surprise SNL appearance

Mohammed Abbas / Reuters:

Iran leader's Iraq visit eclipses US, Arab ties — Pomp and ceremony greeted Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on his arrival in Iraq on Sunday, the fanfare a stark contrast to the rushed and secretive visits of his bitter rival U.S. President George W. Bush.

Discussion: The Moderate Voice, Buck Naked Politics, Middle Earth Journal, Gateway Pundit and Kiko's House

Sarah Baxter / Times of London:

Barnstorming Obama plans to pick Republicans for cabinet — As he jets across two key states whipping up the support that could finish off Hillary Clinton this week, the Democratic frontrunner is already mapping out a government of all the talents. Our writer joins him aboard Obama One

Discussion: Blogs For Victory, Donklephant, Polimom Says and StephenBainbridge.com

Jeralyn / TalkLeft:
Obama Plans to Appoint Some Republicans to His Cabinet

Discussion: The Moderate Voice and UrbanGrounds

Jay Root / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:

Poll shows Dems tied in Texas — Texas split on gender, racial, regional lines — AUSTIN — Hillary Clinton is favored by Hispanics, women and lower-income Anglos. Barack Obama has basically sewn up the black vote and does well among men and wealthy suburbanites.

Discussion: TalkLeft

Frank Rich / New York Times:

McCain Channels His Inner Hillary — BEFORE they were sidetracked into a new war against The New York Times, the Rush Limbaugh posse had it right about John McCain. He is a double agent. Some Democrats do admire and like him. So does Jon Stewart, and so do many liberal editorial boards …

Discussion: Eunomia, No More Mister Nice Blog, Prairie Weather and Cogitamus

Adam Nagourney / New York Times:

Obama Spends Heavily to Seek Knockout Blow — COLUMBUS, Ohio —Taking advantage of his huge financial edge, Senator Barack Obama is buying large amounts of advertising and building extensive get-out-the-vote operations in Ohio and Texas in an effort to deal Hillary Rodham Clinton twin defeats …

Discussion: The Swamp, Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog, AMERICAblog, On Deadline, Associated Press, American Street, Buckeye State Blog, The Carpetbagger Report, Comments from Left Field, Prairie Weather, The Moderate Voice and Zogby

Declan McCullagh / The Iconoclast:

Judge: Wikileaks gets its domain name back — Updated at 1:42 p.m. and again at 5:02 p.m. PST. — SAN FRANCISCO—Wikileaks is getting its domain name back. — After spending more than three hours hearing arguments from a raft of attorneys—two representing the Swiss bank that fought …

Discussion: Wake up America, Threat Level, Pacific Views and Patterico's Pontifications

Hindrocket / Power Line:

DISSECTING THE 60 MINUTES SCANDAL — We've written a couple of times about the 60 Minutes story last Sunday that claimed former Alabama governor Don Siegelman was the victim of a Republican conspiracy that sent him to prison for bribery and mail fraud. The story implicitly accused …

Discussion: Macsmind, Hot Air and Roger L. Simon