Check out Mini-memeorandum for simple mobiles or memeorandum Mobile for modern smartphones.
2:15 PM ET, April 12, 2008

memeorandum

 Top Items: 
Joe Gandelman / The Moderate Voice:
Democratic And Republican Critics Say Blast Obama's “Smalltown” Comments Calling It Presidential Disqualifier  —  If someone wanted to see how early 21st century American politics operates, they need look no further than the current (growing) flap over politically flat-footed comments Senator Barack Obama …
RELATED:
Hindrocket / Power Line:
IS OBAMA'S CAMPAIGN OVER?  —  It may be.  I don't see how anyone known to have uttered these words can be elected President: … Barack Obama's arrogance has been evident for some time, and it's no shock, perhaps, to learn that that he shares this bigoted opinion, common among urban liberals, of people who live in “small towns.”
Ezra Klein / American Prospect:
OBAMA TURNS ALL THOMAS FRANK ON US.  —  I'm not really sure what the big deal over Obama's comments in SF is supposed to be (save that the media and Clinton and McCain are saying they will be a big deal, and thus making them a big deal), but Marc Ambinder has the least hysterical rundown I've seen …
Discussion: TalkLeft
Mark Halperin / The Page:
Transcript of Obama's Remarks at San Francisco Fundraiser Sunday  —  OBAMA: So, it depends on where you are, but I think it's fair to say that the places where we are going to have to do the most work are the places where people are most cynical about government.
Mark Steyn / The Corner:
Hicks nix clique's shticks  —  I'm about done with Obama over this mill-closures-drive-small-town-losers- to-guns-and-God business.  If you're running as a glamorous blank slate on which people project their own utopian fantasies, you've got to be very careful not to give the game away …
Victor Davis Hanson / The Corner:
The McGovernization of Obama  —  I still believe that by August, Obama, the half-term rookie Senator, will have become the second George McGovern.  Cf. his latest declaration to the Marin County faithful (coming on the heels of the crazy anti-Semitic rant of Rev. Eric Lee, a prominent LA Obama supporter):
Karl / protein wisdom:
Barack Obama: What's the matter with Pennsylvania?  —  To briefly recap: Barack Obama made comments to limousine liberals at a San Francisco fundraiser that people in small town Pennsylvania (and in the Midwest, though Obama is wrong to place PA there) are “bitter” and “cling to guns or religion …
Discussion: TownHall Blog, Gateway Pundit and QandO
Shailagh Murray / The Trail:
Obama Expands on ‘Bitter’ Pennsylvanians Comment
Discussion: Matthew Yglesias
Isaac Chotiner / The New Republic:   Obama's None-Too-Bright Remarks
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
This is why rookies shouldn't run for President
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
Hillary hits Obama on faith, guns  —  Yesterday, Clinton hit Obama for calling Pennsylvanians “bitter,” ground on which he fairly ably engaged.  —  Today, she's onto the other half of his San Francisco remarks, in which he linked economic frustration to clinging to religion and guns …
Discussion: TalkLeft, The Jed Report and Hot Air
RELATED:
Jeff Zeleny / New York Times:
Opponents Call Obama Remarks ‘Out of Touch’  —  TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — As Senator Barack Obama sought to broaden his appeal to voters in southern Indiana on Friday, Senators Hillary Rodham Clinton and John McCain separately criticized him as being out of touch with the middle class …
John McCormick / The Swamp:   OBAMA: BITTERNESS A REALITY
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
Obama on tradition  —  In Muncie, he takes another pass …
Discussion: Commentary
Noam N. Levey / Los Angeles Times:
Clinton's record shows trade support  —  On the trail, the candidate has made a point of critiquing free trade agreements, saying they cost U.S. jobs.  —  WASHINGTON — Campaigning across Pennsylvania and other sections of the Rust Belt in recent months, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton has stressed …
Discussion: Washington Post and Balloon Juice
RELATED:
Mark Z. Barabak / Los Angeles Times:   Why Gov. Bill Richardson didn't endorse Clinton
Karen DeYoung / Washington Post:
Iran Top Threat To Iraq, U.S. Says  —  Last week's violence in Basra and Baghdad has convinced the Bush administration that actions by Iran, and not al-Qaeda, are the primary threat inside Iraq, and has sparked a broad reassessment of policy in the region, according to senior U.S. officials.
RELATED:
Helene Cooper / New York Times:
Iran Fighting Proxy War in Iraq, U.S. Envoy Says
Discussion: The Belmont Club and BLACKFIVE
Spencer S. Hsu / Washington Post:
Administration Set to Use New Spy Program in U.S.  —  Congressional Critics Want More Assurances of Legality  —  The Bush administration said yesterday that it plans to start using the nation's most advanced spy technology for domestic purposes soon, rebuffing challenges by House Democrats over the idea's legal authority.
Discussion: Daily Kos and Buck Naked Politics
Michael Luo / New York Times:
Great Expectations for a Conservative Group Seem All but Dashed  —  The conservative group Freedom's Watch, headlined by two former senior White House officials, had been expected to be a deep-pocketed juggernaut in this year's presidential election, heralded by supporters on the right …
 
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of memeorandum at 2:15 PM ET, April 12, 2008.

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: 
Kate / small dead animals:
“People wonder why I quit university teaching”
Discussion: Ghost of a flea
Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Bush Holds Out Hope for More Iraq Troop Cuts
Alice Park / Time:
The Obese Feel More Discrimination
Discussion: Outside The Beltway and Digg
Julia Preston / New York Times:
Legal Immigrants, Until They Applied for Citizenship
Matthew Keenan / Bloomberg:
CEOs Pushing Ayn Rand Studies Use Money to Overcome Resistance
 Earlier Items: 
Dan Eggen / Washington Post:
Bush Approved Meetings on Interrogation Techniques
Pundit Review Radio / BLACKFIVE:
4th ID Soldiers Make Incredible Find
Discussion: The Corner
Dan Froomkin / Washington Post:
Cheney on the Warpath Again?
New York Times:
Navy Officer Describes Working as a Prostitute
Noel Sheppard / NewsBusters.org:
Gore Admits Financial ‘Stake’ In Advancing Global Warming Hysteria
 

 
From Techmeme:

Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority:
Source: Google has canceled the development of a second-generation Pixel Tablet, planned for release in 2025, due to concerns that it wouldn't sell very well

Kent Walker / The Keyword:
Google says the DOJ's “wildly overbroad proposal goes miles beyond the Court's decision”, would hurt US consumers, and jeopardize the US' global tech leadership

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple is testing a more conversational version of Siri, dubbed “LLM Siri”, with plans to release it in spring 2026 as part of iOS 19 and macOS 16

 
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