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Andie Coller / The Politico:
RNC's below-the-belt shot at Pelosi — She's the 69-year-old speaker of the House of Representatives, second in the line of succession and the most powerful woman in U.S. history. — But when you see Nancy Pelosi, the Republican National Committee wants you to think “Pussy Galore.”
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Video: The obligatory “RNC takes cheap shot at Pelosi” clip — I would have posted this sooner but I ended up locked in a two-hour Twitter battle over it, the highlight of which was my being compared to a hypothetical German in the early years of the Third Reich who refused to go jumping to conclusions about Hitler.
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Darleen / protein wisdom:
Weekend giggle: Pussy hysteria [Darleen Click] UPDATED x2 — The RNC uses images and audio from 1964's Goldfinger, where not only Bond but the CIA gets to play, to tweak Liar Pelosi and Hapless Gibbs. For a brief 3 seconds (at .40) SanFranGran is shown side-by-side with Bond villainess, Pussy Galore, and all kerfuffle breaks loose.
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William A. Jacobson / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion:
Distortion and Hypocrisy Galore — The latest internet outrage-bubble started with a post at Politico titled RNC's below-the-belt shot at Nancy Pelosi, regarding a Republican National Committee YouTube video about Nancy Pelosi. I agree with AllahPundit that the RNC should not have produced the video …
Nicole Belle / Crooks and Liars:
RNC Likens Nancy Pelosi To Pussy Galore — You can view this video right here by getting the latest version of Flash Player! — DOWNLOADS: (197) — PLAYS: (751) — Boy, you stay classy, RNC. We already noticed the assassination fantasy at play in the RNC's new ad attacking Nancy Pelosi …
Taylor Marsh:
RNC Tags Pelosi ‘Pussy Galore’ in Video — At the end it says “Democrats Galore.” Imposed with a naked woman behind the tag line. Get it? Subtle it is not. But check out the video at around :40 seconds; a split screen that says it all. “Pussy Galore” is shown with “Starring Nancy Pelosi the Speaker” over “Pussy's” image.
Drudge Report:
'WE'RE OUT OF MONEY' — In a sobering holiday interview with C-SPAN, President Obama boldly told Americans: “We are out of money.” — C-SPAN host Steve Scully broke from a meek Washington press corps with probing questions for the new president. — SCULLY: You know the numbers …
New York Times:
U.S. Relies More on Allies in Questioning Terror Suspects — WASHINGTON — The United States is now relying heavily on foreign intelligence services to capture, interrogate and detain all but the highest-level terrorist suspects seized outside the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan …
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Washington Post:
In TV Appearance, Powell Plans To Answer Right-Wing Critics — Under intense fire from the right, former secretary of state Colin L. Powell is preparing to answer his Republican critics this weekend in a television appearance that is likely to add fuel to his long-standing feud with top conservatives in his party.
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Helene Cooper / New York Times:
Some Obama Enemies Are Made Totally of Straw — WASHINGTON — Democrats often complained about President George W. Bush's frequent use of a rhetorical device as old as rhetoric itself: creating the illusion of refuting an opponent's argument by mischaracterizing it and then knocking down that mischaracterization.
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Tallahassee Democrat:
Candidate lockout — Crist's backing by national GOP is a disservice — For a generation, one of the defining tenets of the Republican Party has been that Washington should interfere as little as possible in local affairs. — The idea that government closest to the people knows what's best …
Washington Post:
After Reviewing CIA Records, Lawmakers Still Divided on Interrogation Briefings — Lawmakers Divided After Reviewing CIA's Notes on Pelosi Session — Sequestered in rooms buried deep within the Capitol and requiring top-secret clearances to enter, members of the House and Senate intelligence committees …
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James Fallows:
More on Google, Craigslist, and who's killing newspapers — A few hours ago I mentioned that a friend from Google had tipped me to a new Pew study showing how big a hole Craigslist (and similar services) had blown in the classified-ad portion of newspaper revenue.
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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
AN ALTERNATIVE MOTIVATION.... So, why has Dick Cheney been so desperate to hit the airwaves as part of his crusade against the White House? Explanations differ, but his desire to sell a memoir to publishers might have at least something to do with his efforts.
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