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12:50 PM 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.
Travis Andersen / Boston Globe:
Malden girl to Obama: what about those “mean things” people say about your health plan??  —  A girl from Malden asked President Obama a question at Tuesday's town hall meeting in New Hampshire about the signs outside “saying mean things” about his health care proposal.
Gateway Pundit:
Bus—ted... Obama Bussed In Supporters For New Hampshire Town Hall (Video)  —  Bus-ted...  Team Obama bussed in their supporters for the socialized health care meeting yesterday in New Hampshire:  —  Local WMUR has the full video report from the rally.  —  HotAirPundit has a photo.
Discussion: Wizbang and Cold Fury
Gateway Pundit:   Shocker!  Little Girl Who Asked Obama Question at New Hampshire …
John Mackey / Wall Street Journal:
The Whole Foods Alternative to ObamaCare  —  Eight things we can do to improve health care without adding to the deficit.  —  Printer  —  Friendly  —  “The problem with socialism is that eventually you run out  —  of other people's money.  —Margaret Thatcher
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USA Today:
Obama battles health care ‘chatter’  —  PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — This is not the August that President Obama had planned.  —  Obama, who initially demanded that the House and Senate pass health care overhauls by now, was playing defense at a town-hall-style meeting here Tuesday, his signature initiative under increasingly fierce fire.
Political Punch:
President Obama's “Senior” Moment?
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.
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Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Amid Debate, Obama Approval Rating on Healthcare Steady
Discussion: The Swamp and Los Angeles Times
Edward John Craig / The Corner:
Camille Paglia, Dissident
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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Portsmouth Herald:
Police: Man arrested before Obama event had loaded gun … By Staff reports  —  news@seacoastonline.com  —  PORTSMOUTH — Police said a man arrested at the scene of President Barack Obama's visit to the city Tuesday was found to be in possession of an unlicensed loaded gun.
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 …
Sarah Abruzzese / Washington Times:
Deeds in hurry on campaign trail, gets ticket  —  Clocked going 76 mph in a 65 mph zone  —  Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate R. Creigh Deeds is putting the pedal to the metal these days to secure victory in November - and after receiving his second driving citation in three months, it appears that isn't just a metaphor.
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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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Annys Shin / Washington Post:
‘A Recovery Only a Statistician Can Love’
theblogprof:
BUSTED!:  “Obama As Hitler” Poster Was A Democrat/Union Plant At John Dingell Townhall!  UPDATED with video interview!  —  ***scroll to bottom for an important update (after reading the post of course!)  Watering the plants, as Glenn Reynolds would say.  Nancy Pelosi, the dimmest bulb …
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Seton Motley / NewsBusters.org:
NBC, CNN and MSNBC All Assign Communist LaRouche's Obama-Hitler Poster …
Discussion: protein wisdom and Black & Right
New York Times:
E-Mail Reveals Rove's Key Role in '06 Dismissals  —  WASHINGTON — Thousands of pages of internal e-mail and once-secret Congressional testimony showed Tuesday that Karl Rove and other senior aides in the Bush White House played an earlier and more active role than was previously known …
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Zachary Roth / TPMMuckraker:
Email: Rich Lowry Offered To Help White House Spin Firings
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Video: Sheila Jackson-Lee shows her respect for constituents  —  Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-TX) went back to her district in Houston to show her constituents her respect for their concerns, which she demonstrates at about the 4:30 mark of this video.  When was the last time one of your employees interrupted …
Discussion: RedState and Pajamas Media
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Cindy Horswell / Houston Chronicle:
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee denies trying to dodge foes
Discussion: Freedom's Lighthouse
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 …
Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
Morning Fix: Nelson Strikes Back  —  Criticized by two liberal groups about his approach to President Obama's health care reform proposal, Nebraska Sen. Ben Nelson is hitting back, evidence of the issue's potential political peril for the 13 Senate Democrats who represent states carried by Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) in 2008.
Wall Street Journal:
The Truth About Health Insurance  —  Only nine states have the costly rules that Obama wants to impose nationwide.  —  Printer  —  Friendly  —  The White House is priming the defibrillator paddles to revive ObamaCare, and its new strategy is to talk about “health-insurance reform,” rather than “health-care reform.”
Domenico Montanaro / msnbc.com:
FIRST THOUGHTS: TOWN HALLS GONE WILD  —  From Chuck Todd, Mark Murray, Domenico Montanaro, and Ali Weinberg  —  *** Towns halls gone wild: After going on for several days now, who looks worse in this town-halls-gone-wild story?  An Obama administration that promised a new era of American politics, but that isn't delivering on it?
Discussion: Associated Press and JoeTrippi.com
 
 
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