Check out Mini-memeorandum for simple mobiles or memeorandum Mobile for modern smartphones.
12:00 PM ET, April 30, 2008

memeorandum

 Top Items: 
Michelle Malkin:
All aboard the Jive Talk Express  —  My syndicated column today deconstructs Barack Obama's pitiful performance yesterday.  Try as he might, he simply cannot disown the un-disownable preacher of hate.  That press conference yesterday renders the Philadelphia speech from March null and void.
Discussion: Althouse and Dr. Melissa Clouthier
RELATED:
Digby / Hullabaloo:
Betrayal  —  I have frankly been a little bit confused by the reaction to Reverend Wright's recent comments around the sphere and even here on this blog.  I thought most people in the Netroots were big Obama supporters and yet they defend Reverend Wright, which I find rather surprising considering what he did.
Discussion: TalkLeft, Salon and Crooks and Liars
Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
Dumb as We Wanna Be  —  It is great to see that we finally have some national unity on energy policy.  Unfortunately, the unifying idea is so ridiculous, so unworthy of the people aspiring to lead our nation, it takes your breath away.  Hillary Clinton has decided to line up with John McCain …
RELATED:
Noam Scheiber / The New Republic:
Why'd Obama Join Trinity in the First Place?  —  The question is worth revisiting now that his ex-pastor is threatening his entire campaign.  —  I've heard two basic theories since the Wright tapes first surfaced in March.  The first is cynical: Obama was a black politician in Chicago …
RELATED:
Byron York / The Corner:
Why the Wright Problem Won't Go Away
New York Times:
Taking Sharp Tone, Obama Breaks With Ex-Pastor
The Politico:
Obama may win Hill superdelegate fight  —  Capitol Hill insiders say the battle for congressional superdelegates is over, and one Senate supporter of Barack Obama is hinting strongly that he has prevailed over Hillary Rodham Clinton.  —  While more than 80 Democrats in the House and Senate …
MSNBC:
April 27: Howard Dean, political roundtable  —  MR. TIM RUSSERT: Our issues this Sunday:  —  SEN. HILLARY CLINTON (D-NY): I have received more votes by the people who have voted than anybody else.  —  SEN. BARACK OBAMA (D-IL): If we've won the most delegates from the voters …
Discussion: Brendan Nyhan and Political Punch
RELATED:
Fredric U. Dicker / New York Post:
REV-ENGE IS SWEET FOR ‘BETRAYED’ PASTOR  —  ALBANY - The Rev. Jeremiah Wright would be happy to see Barack Obama's presidential campaign derailed because the pastor is fuming that his former congregant has “betrayed” their 20-year relationship,  —  The Post has learned.
Karl Rove / Wall Street Journal:
Getting to Know John McCain  —  It came to me while I was having dinner with Doris Day.  No, not that Doris Day.  The Doris Day who is married to Col. Bud Day, Congressional Medal of Honor recipient, fighter pilot, Vietnam POW and roommate of John McCain at the Hanoi Hilton.
Jeannine Aversa / Associated Press:
Economy grows by only 0.6 percent in first quarter  —  Economy limps ahead at a 0.6 percent pace in first quarter, better pace than expected  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The bruised economy limped through the first quarter, growing at just a 0.6 percent pace as housing and credit problems forced people and businesses alike to hunker down.
RELATED:
Shobhana Chandra / Bloomberg:
U.S. Economy Expanded at 0.6% Pace in First Quarter
Discussion: Calculated Risk
Matthew Yglesias:
Trade-Offs  —  Here's Randy Scheunemann, John McCain's top foreign policy aide, talking about Georgia and U.S.-Russian relations and casually dropping tid-bits of his bizarre theoretical approach.  For example, here's his view of diplomacy: … That's right, he thinks the entire process …
Discussion: Attackerman
RELATED:
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty:
Georgia: ‘Most Important To Have Western Unity’ In Face Of Russian Moves
Discussion: Outside The Beltway
Floyd Abrams / Wall Street Journal:
Foreign Law and the First Amendment  —  Late in 1941, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an opinion which, for the first time in our history, starkly distinguished American protection of speech from that of England.  —  Two union members had been convicted of assaulting nonunion truck drivers.
Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
GOP gives Clinton the silent treatment  —  Hillary Clinton's decisive Pennsylvania primary win last week may have reinvigorated her campaign, but you wouldn't know it from listening to the Republican party.  —  The National Republican Congressional Committee has purchased $500,000 in anti-Barack …
Paul Kiel / TPMMuckraker:
Today's Must Read  —  It's the Bush administration's special approach to accountability: stand staunchly beside an administration official as the allegations pile up and his or her credibility dwindles to nothing, and then months later — long after the administration could derive any credit for the deed …
RELATED:
Benjamin J. Romano / Seattle Times:
Microsoft device helps police pluck evidence from cyberscene of crime  —  Microsoft has developed a small plug-in device that investigators can use to quickly extract forensic data from computers that may have been used in crimes.  —  The COFEE, which stands for Computer Online Forensic Evidence Extractor …
Discussion: Digg and Engadget
Amy Chozick / Wall Street Journal:
In Evoking Good of '90s, Clinton Risks Memories of the Bad  —  CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Sen. Hillary Clinton is reminding economically hard-hit voters how much better they had it in the 1990s, but bringing up the past also risks taking them back to the scandals and partisan divides associated …
Discussion: The Swamp and The Page
Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
Brian Williams' “response” to the military analyst story  —  It has now been more than ten days since the New York Times exposed the Pentagon's domestic propaganda program involving retired generals and, still, not a single major news network has even mentioned the story to their viewers …
Discussion: UT Documents and MSNBC
 
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of memeorandum at 12:00 PM ET, April 30, 2008.

View the current page or another snapshot:


 
 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: 
Don Frederick / Top of the Ticket:
“Pansy” reference in Hillary Clinton endorsement raises some hackles
James Joyner / Outside The Beltway:
Franken Pays $70,000 in Back Taxes to 17 States
John M. Murtagh / NY Daily News:
Be Our Guest: Obama pal is an enemy, too
Manu Raju / The Hill:
McCain eyes voting ‘no’ on the farm bill
Becky Shay / Billings Gazette:
Huckabee: Private school worth effort
Associated Press:
Aide says Iowa Congressman Bruce Braley to endorse Obama
Martin Kady II / The Politico:
Gas prices fuel effort to jam GOP
Dennis Cauchon / USA Today:
Hiring leaps in public sector
 Earlier Items: 
CBS News:
“Hostile” Iran Sparks U.S. Attack Plan
The Big Trunk / Power Line:
WAR AND DECISION: A WORD FROM DOUGLAS FEITH
Discussion: TownHall Blog
David Rogers / The Politico:
GI bill sparks Senate war
Mary Beth Schneider / Indianapolis Star:
Clinton to Dems: Don't switch sides
Richard L. Hasen / Slate:
Gaming Indiana  —  THE QUIRKY STATE VOTING LAW THAT COULD AFFECT TUESDAY'S PRIMARY.
Discussion: Ben Smith's Blogs
Slobodan Lekic / Associated Press:
US troop deaths hit 7-month high in Iraq
baldilocks:
View From Under The Bus (UPDATED)
 

 
From Techmeme:

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple is working on a smart doorbell system with advanced facial recognition that can wirelessly connect and unlock third-party smart locks

Lee-Anne Mulholland / The Keyword:
Google files its proposed remedies in the DOJ's search antitrust lawsuit, including letting browser companies have multiple default agreements across platforms

Wall Street Journal:
Gina Raimondo says holding back China in the chips race is a “fool's errand”, and investment, more than export controls, will keep US ahead of Beijing

 
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