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1:50 AM ET, August 16, 2009

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Steve Bainbridge / ProfessorBainbridge.com:
Rick Perlstein's Asinine Take on the Health Care Town Yells  —  I kind of like what our friends at RSU call the health care town yells.  They're speaking truth to power, while—unlike left-liberal protests—not blocking traffic.  —  They're also generating an amusing amount of asinine wailing by left-liberal elites.
Discussion: JustOneMinute and INSTAPUTZ
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Rick Perlstein / Washington Post:
In America, Crazy Is a Preexisting Condition  —  Birthers, Town Hall Hecklers and the Return of Right-Wing Rage  —  In Pennsylvania last week, a citizen, burly, crew-cut and trembling with rage, went nose to nose with his baffled senator: “One day God's going to stand before you …
The Huffington Post:
Valarie Jarrett Heckled And Hissed At Netroots Nation  —  One year ago at the Netroots Nation conference in Austin, Texas the mood of the crowd was one of excitement and elation over the possibility of a Barack Obama presidency.  —  A year later, with that possibility achieved, a sense of cynicism has begun to creep in.
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
THE PENANCE HAS NOT BEEN PAID.... Following up on this item from yesterday, I had an interesting conversation via email yesterday with Bruce Bartlett, a veteran of the Reagan and H.W. Bush administrations.  Bruce made a point that really resonated with me, and he was gracious enough to allow me to republish it here.
New York Times:
Emanuel Wields Power Freely, and Faces the Risks  —  WASHINGTON — As White House chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel was the one to bring the hammer down on Sidney Blumenthal.  —  Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton wanted to hire Mr. Blumenthal, a loyal confidant who had helped her promote the idea of a …
The Politico:
Party prepares liberals to accept deal  —  After the toughest week yet for health reform, leading Democrats are warning that the party likely will have to accept major compromises to get a bill passed this year - perhaps even dropping a proposal to create a government-run plan that is almost an article of faith among some liberals.
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Rasmussen Reports:
54% Say Passing No Healthcare Reform Better Than Passing Congressional Plan  —  Thirty-five percent (35%) of American voters say passage of the bill currently working its way through Congress would be better than not passing any health care reform legislation this year.
Peter Slevin / Washington Post:
Blogger's Case May Test Limits of Political Speech  —  New Jersey Man Was Arrested After Writing That 3 Judges ‘Deserve to Be Killed’  —  CHICAGO — Internet radio host Hal Turner disliked how three federal judges rejected the National Rifle Association's attempt to overturn a pair of handgun bans.
Scott Gottlieb / Wall Street Journal:
Obama and the Practice of Medicine  —  Why is the president convinced so many doctors and patients are making irrational decisions?  —  Printer  —  Friendly  —  On the defensive because of an increasingly skeptical public, President Barack Obama has recently spoken extemporaneously about his health plan.
theblogprof:
Macomb Township Tries To Repeal 2nd Amendment, Fails Epically UPDATED with first-hand pics  —  What is it with liberals and gun rights.  Liberals simply cannot find an individual right to carry in the U.S. Constitution, even though it is explicitly cited in amendments that specifically address …
Discussion: Moe Lane
Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
Gov. Jim Doyle won't seek re-election  —  Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle has told associates he will announce this week that he won't seek a third term in 2010, POLITICO has learned.  —  By deciding against a run, Doyle, a Democrat, sets off what could be one of the most competitive gubernatorial races in the country next year.
Gateway Pundit:
Handicapped Woman Cries After Assault By Union Thugs at Town Hall (Video) ... Update: Woman Speaks Out on Being Stomped On  —  A handicapped woman with a walker cries as she tells how union members pushed her out her seat at a town hall:  —  Gee, do you think the state-run media will report on this attack?
 
 
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Paul / Power Line:
Who are the uninsured and should we pay to cover them?
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The Politico:
Kenneth Bacon dies at 64
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BBC:
‘Colombia-US base accord reached’
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Drug Firms Cost Lobbyist His Position
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Associated Press:
Shopkeeper 'didn't want to shoot' robbers
J. Taylor Rushing / The Hill:
Kennedy absences raise concern for health vote
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Sestak big winner in Netroots straw poll
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