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9:00 AM ET, August 12, 2009

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Michelle Malkin:
Little girl at Obama town hall has not-so-random political connections  —  As we always like to point out: There are no coincidences in Obama world.  —  Via the Boston Globe: Surprise! … Tons of readers point to this AR15.com post tracking Hall's political footprint, including this Facebook page and photo:
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Michelle Malkin:
The illustrated guide to Obamacare human props  —  Little Julia Hall is just the latest in-the-tank questioner with Obama campaign/Democrat ties to turn up “randomly” at presidential health care forums.  —  Here's your illustrated guide to Obamacare human props.
Political Punch:
President Obama's “Senior” Moment?  —  Rachel Martin and Jake Tapper report:  —  President Obama today suggested that the health care reform legislation for which he's pushing has been endorsed by the American Association of Retired Person.  —  “We have the AARP on board …
Marc Ambinder / The Atlantic Politics Channel:
How Conservatives Are Blowing Their Chance
The Politico:   The Democrats' senior problem
Travis Andersen / Boston Globe:
Malden girl to Obama: what about those “mean things” …
Ezra Klein:
It Is Democracy, Not Health-Care Reform, That Is Sick
Shannon Bream / Fox News:   AARP Faces Backlash From Seniors Over Health Care Reform Stance
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Matthews to Obama protester: Why'd you bring a loaded gun to a town hall with the president?  —  Good question, especially given the sign this guy was carrying.  Considering the lengths to which the Secret Service normally goes to investigate threats against the president …
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Zachary Roth / TPMMuckraker:
Email: Rich Lowry Offered To Help White House Spin Firings  —  Here's a fun nugget from the U.S. attorney documents (h/t reader B.M.):  —  It looks like Rick Lowry of National Review offered the White House his services in doing some positive P.R. on behalf of Rove protege Tim Griffin …
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Camille Paglia / Salon:
Obama's healthcare horror  —  Buyer's remorse?  Not me.  At the North American summit in Guadalajara this week, President Obama resumed the role he is best at — representing the U.S. with dignity and authority abroad.  This is why I, for one, voted for Obama and continue to support him.
Scott / Power Line:
Does Linda Douglass know about this? part 2  —  Barack Obama's denial that he has advocated a “single payer,” Canadian style health care system may not have been the most comic moment of his Portsmouth dog-and-pony show.  He also disputed the notion that adding a government plan to “compete” …
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Rory Cooper / The Foundry:
Obamacare: The “Post Office” of Health Care Plans
Discussion: Wizbang
Philip Klein / AmSpecBlog:
Obama Lies on Single-Payer, Disses Post Office
Discussion: Sister Toldjah
Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
Santorum dips toes in 2012 Iowa waters  —  Add former Sen. Rick Santorum to the list of potential 2012 Republican presidential candidates.  —  POLITICO has learned Santorum will visit first-in-the-nation Iowa this fall for a series of appearances before the sort of conservative activists …
James Taranto / Wall Street Journal:
The ObamaCare Quagmire  —  Comparisons to Iraq sell President Bush short.  —  Printer  —  Friendly  —  President Obama's disastrous campaign to transmogrify American medicine has sent commentators and other observers in search of an equally dismal political failure to use as an analogy.
Discussion: Cold Fury
Peter Daou / ConsiderThisNews:
“Send Them Home With a Bullet in the Head”  —  I've gone on the record disagreeing with the term ‘Teabaggers’ and with the use of the word ‘un-American’ - I've done so because despite the astroturfing and the faux-grassroots opposition to health care reform, I place a premium on citizen activism …
Phil Izzo / Wall Street Journal:
Economists Call for Bernanke to Stay, Say Recession Is Over  —  Economists are nearly unanimous that Ben Bernanke should be reappointed to another term as Federal Reserve chairman, and they said there is a 71% chance that President Barack Obama will ask him to stay on, according to a survey.
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Randall Kroszner / Financial Times:
Central banks must time a ‘good exit’
Discussion: Marginal Revolution
Scott Shane / New York Times:
2 U.S. Architects of Harsh Tactics in 9/11's Wake  —  WASHINGTON — Jim Mitchell and Bruce Jessen were military retirees and psychologists, on the lookout for business opportunities.  They found an excellent customer in the Central Intelligence Agency, where in 2002 they became the architects …
Discussion: Boing Boing
Tom Blumer / NewsBusters.org:
Can't Make It Up: Dem Rep Who Opposes Photo ID To Vote Requiring Photo ID For Town Halls  —  This is Congressman Eugene Green (HT to an e-mailer), Democrat from Texas, telling the world that if you're not from his District, you're not welcome at his future town hall meetings — oh, and how he'll enforce his new rule (bold is his):
Discussion: HotAirPundit and TigerHawk
Brendan Steinhauser / FreedomWorks:
FREEDOMWORKS ISSUES ABJECT APOLOGY TO LEFT  —  Free-market organization thanks left-wing groups for instruction on the finer points of intelligent policy debate  —  Washington, DC — Today, FreedomWorks released an apology to leftist political organizations, including MoveOn.org …
John Fund / Wall Street Journal:
Air Congress Hits Turbulence  —  The Gulfstream jet scandal is over.  Next: unreturned per-diems.  —  Printer  —  Friendly  —  Congressional scandals form a pattern.  First, there is the revelation that some members have acted in a high-handed, spendthrift or unethical manner.
Discussion: Betsy's Page
John Cook / Gawker:
Let's Just Say It: We're Scared Someone's Going to Try to Kill Barack Obama  —  MSNBC just aired video of a man with a pistol strapped to his leg waiting for Barack Obama to arrive at a townhall in New Hampshire.  —  The man is carrying a sign that says, “It Is Time to Water the Tree of Liberty.”
Discussion: Pam's House Blend and BAGnewsNotes
NY Daily News:
Back to school spree: Billionaire, feds give out $175M to aid neediest students around the state  —  A $200 back-to-school giveaway for needy kids sparked a mad rush for money on the streets of New York on Tuesday.  —  “It's free money!” said Alecia Rumph, 26, who waited in a Morris Park …
 
 
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