memeorandum: Over the Line in South Carolina (Room for Debate)

7:10 PM ET, September 11, 2009

Top Items:

Defiant Wilson raises more than $200,000 after outburst — (CNN) — Less than a day after Rep. Joe Wilson formally apologized to President Obama over his “you lie” outburst, a campaign aide confirms to CNN the South Carolina Republican has raised “more than $200,000″ in the wake of the now-infamous moment.

Discussion: The Politico, The Hill, TPMDC, The TrogloPundit, Mediaite, The Political Carnival, The Washington Independent, Below The Beltway, Washington Wire, msnbc.com, The Note, Riehl World View, Wonkette, Taegan Goddard's … and Scorecard's Blog

Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:

Wilson in Trouble — In a matter of seconds Wednesday night Joe Wilson went from being pretty safe for reelection to one of the most vulnerable Republican incumbents in the country. — Wilson trails Democratic challenger Rob Miller 44-43 in a PPP survey conducted Thursday night and Friday morning.

Discussion: Blogs and Stories, Below The Beltway, Daily Kos, Salon, Taylor Marsh, The Washington Independent and Real Clear Politics

Glenn Greenwald / Salon:

How one becomes “crazy” in Washington culture — (updated below) — Politico has an article on how certain mainstream Republican leaders are worried that “crackpots” are dominating their party's image (h/t reader jv): … While the Republican Party is absolutely dominated by people who are exactly that …

Discussion: Washington Post, TalkLeft, Unqualified Offerings, Hullabaloo and Washington Monthly

Mike Soraghan / The Hill:

Pelosi agrees to plan to scold Rep. Wilson for ‘You lie’ outburst — Speaker Nancy Pelosi has agreed the House should vote next week on scolding Rep. Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) for his outburst during President Barack Obama's speech unless he apologies on the floor of the House.

Discussion: skippy the bush kangaroo, Taegan Goddard's …, Salon and Gateway Pundit

Richard Wolffe / Blogs and Stories:

White House Done With Wilson — Blogs and Stories — The White House hits the road for health care reform, and speaks out—proclaiming the town halls didn't matter. Brand the Wilson flap as “a pimple on the ass of progress” — With his big health-care speech behind him …

Discussion: The Huffington Post

John Aravosis / AMERICAblog News:
Baucus & Conrad cave again, toughen health care bill's anti …

Discussion: Firedoglake, TPMDC, The Atlantic Business Channel, New York Times, Crooks and Liars, pandagon.net, Open Left, The Politico, Shakesville, No More Mister Nice Blog and The Plum Line

Jay Newton-Small / Time:
Can Obama Woo Skeptics After Health-Care-Reform Speech?

Discussion: TPMDC, Matthew Yglesias, Ezra Klein, Daily Kos, AMERICAblog News, Bloomberg, Firedoglake, Boston Globe, Washington Post, The New Republic, Open Congress, The Atlantic Politics Channel, Washington Monthly and Wall Street Journal

Room for Debate:
Over the Line in South Carolina

Discussion: The Huffington Post, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Balloon Juice and The New Republic

Mark McKinnon / Blogs and Stories:
Send Joe Wilson Home

Discussion: Ben Smith's Blog and Riehl World View

Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Senate to close ObamaCare loophole for illegal immigrants …

Discussion: Hotline On Call, The Hill and RedState

The Hill:
Wilson hires professional Tweeter

Discussion: The Political Carnival

Alexander Burns / The Politico:
What's the matter with South Carolina?

Discussion: Newsweek Blogs, New York Times, Top of the Ticket, Democratic Strategist and Joust The Facts

New York Times:
In Heckler's District, Support for the Outburst

Discussion: New York Post, msnbc.com, Scorecard's Blog, The Caucus, DailyHowler.com, Swing State Project, NewsBusters.org and Politics Daily

Fox News:
Rep. Wilson Outburst Leads Senate Dems to Close Loophole in Health Reform Bill

Discussion: Ben Smith's Blog, Glenn Thrush's Blog, Los Angeles Times, sara in italy, Sister Toldjah, Wake up America, Taylor Marsh, JustOneMinute, Don Surber and Power Line

Andie Coller / The Politico:
GOP ‘cranks’ dominating debate

Discussion: Washington Post, Erick's blog, Left in the West and Talking Points Memo

Taebok / CBS News:

Poll: Obama's Speech Buoyed Public Support — President Obama attempt to explain his plans for health care reform to the American public Wednesday night appear to have been successful — to some extent. — A CBS News poll shows that Americans now give him the best marks of his presidency …

Discussion: About.com US Liberal Politics, TPMCafe, Salon, TPMDC, The Hill, Real Clear Politics, Below The Beltway, The Page and Washington Monthly

Rasmussen Reports:

Election 2010: Connecticut Senate Race — Connecticut's Dodd Trails Potential GOP Foe by 10 — Longtime Connecticut Senator Chris Dodd, tarnished by last year's financial blow-up, continues to struggle as he prepares for a reelection bid in 2010. — The latest Rasmussen Reports statewide …

Discussion: Senate Guru, Taegan Goddard's … and Scared Monkeys

Rasmussen Reports:

Voters Turn Negative On All Political Labels Except Reagan — “Progressive” is becoming more of a dirty word, but all political labels - except “being like Ronald Reagan” - are falling into disfavor with many U.S. voters, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.

Rasmussen Reports:

Following Speech, Support for Health Care Reform Up to 46% — President Obama's speech to Congress Wednesday night has provided at least a short-term boost in support for the health care reform plan that he and congressional Democrats have proposed. But the bounce is partisan in nature …

Discussion: FiveThirtyEight, Hot Air, Conservatives4Palin.com, Scared Monkeys and RedState

Steve Singiser / Daily Kos: Daily Kos Weekly Tracking Poll: Game Changer

Noahs / The Docket:

Judge angered by special treatment for Andrew Sullivan — Political commentator, author and writer for The Atlantic magazine Andrew M. Sullivan won't have to face charges stemming from a recent pot bust at the Cape Cod National Seashore — but a federal judge isn't happy about it.

Discussion: Reason, Riehl World View, Instapundit, The Other McCain, Outside The Beltway, Wonkette, POWIP and The Jawa Report

Ryan Tate / Gawker:
Andrew Sullivan's Federal Pot Favors

Discussion: Law Blog, Pajamas Media, Michael Calderone's Blog and The Other McCain

Jonathan V. Last / Galley Slaves: Andrew Sullivan: Above the Law—Updated

Elizabeth Shaw / MLive.com:

Anti-abortion activist shot in front of Owosso High School … OWOSSO, Michigan — State police at the Corunna post have confirmed a well-known anti-abortion activist was shot multiple times and killed this morning in front of Owosso High School. — The victim's identity has not yet …

Discussion: theblogprof, The Hinterland Gazette, Townhall.com, The Western Experience, Bluegrass Pundit, Confederate Yankee, American Power, Michelle Malkin and Gateway Pundit

Detroit Free Press:

Man in custody for 2 fatal Owosso shootings — OWOSSO - A 33-year-old man was in police custody for the fatal shootings this morning of a longtime local abortion protester and a gravel company owner found slain in his office. — James Pouillon, 63, was shot multiple times at around 7:30 …

Discussion: On Deadline, LifeNews.com Pro-Life …, Pundit & Pundette, Don Surber, Hot Air, Verum Serum, POWIP and TalkLeft

Fox News:
Anti-Abortion Activist Gunned Down Outside Michigan High School

Discussion: MLive.com, Megan McArdle, theblogprof and Outside The Beltway

Fox News:

Second Video Shows ACORN Officials Helping ‘Pimp,’ ‘Prostitute’ in Washington Office — One day after two ACORN officials in Baltimore were fired for offering to help a man and woman posing as a pimp and prostitute to engage in child prostitution and a series of tax crimes …

Discussion: Politics Daily, Hot Air, Big Government, Associated Press, JammieWearingFool, RBO, A Blog For All, Another Black Conservative, Townhall.com, The Jawa Report, Fausta's Blog, Stop The ACLU and Cafe Talk Aggregator

James O'Keefe / Big Government:
Washington, DC ACORN Video: Child Prostitution Investigation

Discussion: Hot Air, The Daily Dish, AmSpecBlog, Nice Deb and Michelle Malkin

Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:

House Dems Bracing For Huge Turnout At Glenn Beck/Tea Party Gathering — Looks like there's serious concern among Dems about the big 9/12 rally that's being heavily promoted by Glenn Beck, Fox, and the tea partiers for tomorrow. — A top House Dem leadership aide has emailed a memo …

Discussion: Weekly Standard, Ben Smith's Blog and TPMDC

Pamela Geller / American Thinker:

9-11: The Desecration — Add another Obama insult to injury on 9-11. First, he desecrated the memory of 9-11 with his planned proclamation of his mandatory civilian service on 9-11, which he has designated a “National Day of Service.” And now 9-11 has yet another title …

Discussion: Washington Monthly, Jihad Watch, TBogg and Big Hollywood

Byron York / Washington Examiner:

Democrats stifle Republican health care plans — Rep. Tom Price, the Georgia Republican who heads the House GOP Study Committee, came to President Obama's speech Wednesday night itching to make a point. Price, who also happens to be an orthopedic surgeon, has often heard the president accuse Republicans …

Forbes:

Obama's Health Care Plan: Put Up And Shut Up — The president's speech was the policy equivalent of the middle finger. — For several months now, the American people—as if exhorted by the ghost of William F. Buckley (no particular hero of mine)—have been standing athwart the Democratic agenda …

Kerry Eleveld / Advocate:

DOMA Repeal Bill Coming Next Week — Rep. Jerrold Nadler will introduce legislation to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act next week. — The Advocate has learned that Democratic representatives Jerrold Nadler of New York, Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin, and Jared Polis of Colorado …

Discussion: Think Progress and The American Scene

Looking at the Left:

Doctors Against Obamacare - Rally in D.C. — On September 10, 2009, doctors, nurses and other medical professionals came to Washington, D.C. from across the country to show their opposition to Obamacare. This rally exploded the government-created myth that there is unanimity amongst health …

Discussion: Bob McCarty Writes, Nice Deb and American Power

Megan Fox / New York Post:

Betraying our dead — Forgetting the vows we made — Eight years ago today, our homeland was attacked by fanatical Muslims inspired by Saudi Arabian bigotry. Three thousand American citizens and residents died. — We resolved that we, the People, would never forget. Then we forgot.

Discussion: Firedoglake, Chicago Boyz, Power Line and Solomonia

Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:

T-Paw Admits There Are No Death Panels — But Says You Should Be Afraid, Anyway! — I'm surprised this isn't getting more attention: Tim Pawlenty gave an extraordinary interview on Morning Joe today in which he repeatedly refused to say the “death panel” tale is false, and even said those who fear …

Discussion: Washington Monthly and TPMDC

Think Progress:

Gingrich ‘Inadvertently’ Names Porn Company ‘Entrepreneur of The Year’ For Stimulating The Economy — This week, Allison Vivas of Pink Visual received a fax from Newt Gingrich's American Solutions for Winning the Future (ASWF) group, informing her that she's been chosen for a 2009 Entrepreneur …

Discussion: AVN and The Huffington Post

David Brooks / New York Times:

The Dime Standard — On Wednesday night, Barack Obama delivered the finest speech of his presidency. The exposition of his health care views was clear and lively. The invocation of Teddy Kennedy was moving and effective. The rumination at the end about the American character and the role …

Discussion: Shot in the Dark, The Moderate Voice, The Glittering Eye and The Daily Dish