memeorandum: Palin look-a-like sets CPAC abuzz (Lbentzterp/CNN)

9:40 PM ET, February 11, 2011

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Egypt Erupts in Jubilation as Mubarak Steps Down — CAIRO — Egypt erupted in a joyous celebration of the power of a long repressed people on Friday as President Hosni Mubarak resigned his post and ceded control to the military, ending his nearly 30 years of autocratic rule.

Jake Tapper / Political Punch:

After Thursday Speech, White House Pushed Mubarak: You Must Satisfy the Demonstrators In the Street — Sources tell ABC News that after Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak spoke last night, handing over powers to his vice president but not stepping down, the White House and Obama administration …

Discussion: The Week Magazine, Nicholas D. Kristof, ABCNEWS, Hot Air, Wall Street Journal, Need to Know, Indecision Forever, Mudville Gazette, TechCrunch, The Plum Line, Media Matters for America, Oliver Willis, Ben Smith's Blog, Pajamas Media and HotAirPundit, more at Techmeme »

Doug Stanglin / USA Today:

Mubarak resigns; army to suspend parliament — Update at 1:57 p.m. ET: Essam El Erian, spokesman for the Muslim Brotherhood party, which was banned by Mubarak, hails what he calls Egypt's “historic moment of victory.” He tells Al-Jazeera Tv that Egyptians brought about a …

Discussion: Weasel Zippers, The Foundry, World Blog, Firedoglake, Scared Monkeys, Crooks and Liars, Gates of Vienna and No More Mister Nice Blog

BBC:
Egypt's Mubarak resigns as leader

Discussion: Boing Boing, Newshoggers.com, Wonkette, Pharyngula and Gothamist

The Politico:
Now the hard part for Egypt - and U.S.

Discussion: The Atlantic Online

Max Boot / Commentary:
The Tweet Is Mightier than the Sword

Discussion: Mother Jones

Washington Post:
Mubarak resigns; hands power to Egyptian military

Discussion: Commentary, The Moderate Voice, PostPartisan, The Democratic Daily, The Huffington Post, Right Turn, AmSpecBlog, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, New York Times, Suburban Guerrilla and Political Ruminations

Aljazeera:
Hosni Mubarak resigns as president

Discussion: The Huffington Post, Taylor Marsh, The Awl, Guardian, The Agonist, Outside the Beltway and AMERICAblog News

Ahmed Eleiba / english.ahram.org.eg:

Army and presidency at odds - says former intelligence official — Both of last night's addresses by Mubarak and Suleiman were in defiance of the armed forces, a former senior official of Egyptian Intelligence tells Ahram Online — Maj. Gen. Safwat El-Zayat, a former senior official …

Discussion: Outside the Beltway and The New Republic

New York Times:

Statement From the Supreme Council of the Egyptian Armed Forces — Full EAF Supreme Council Statement: The Supreme Council of the Egyptian Armed Forces issued its second statement today Friday. It says the following: — Due to the consecutive developments in current incidents and which define …

Discussion: Scocca and The Huffington Post

Fred Kaplan / Slate: No one, perhaps not even officers of the Egyptian armed forces …

Guardian:
Cairo erupts in joy as Mubarak finally quits

Discussion: AMERICAblog News, The Daily Dish, Crooks and Liars and Towleroad News #gay

Aljazeera:
Egypt's military leadership

Discussion: ProPublica, Online NewsHour, New York Times and EA WorldView

Michael O'Brien / The Hill:

Utah Sen. Mike Lee says he won't back Orrin Hatch in GOP Senate primary — Sen. Mike Lee (R) said Friday that he wouldn't endorse fellow Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch (R) for reelection in the 2012 GOP Senate primary. — Lee, a freshman senator allied with the conservative Tea Party movement …

Discussion: Ballot Box, CNN, Cubachi, Outside the Beltway, HotAirPundit and FrumForum

David Weigel / Weigel:

CPAC 2011: Orrin Hatch Gets Booed, and Doesn't Like It — Orrin Hatch's please-don't-let-me-be-another-Bob- Bennett tour had been going well. His speech and audience Q&A at the Tea Party Express “town hall” this week was, as such things go, friendly. — What that event was lacking: Hundreds of Ron Paul supporters ready to boo him.

Discussion: The Caucus and Daily Kos

Benjy Sarlin / TPMDC:
Meet Olympia Snowe's New Hard Rocking Tea Party Challenger

Discussion: Roll Call and Washington Monthly

Jonathan Martin / The Politico:

Palin impersonator stuns CPAC — Just how much of a draw is Sarah Palin among conservatives? — A Palin impersonator drew dozens of excited, mostly young CPAC attendees around her in the hotel lobby here just as Mitt Romney, the GOP's ostenisble frontrunner, was taking the stage.

Discussion: Hot Air, American Power, msnbc.com, Left Coast Rebel and The Daily Caller

Lbentzterp / CNN:

Palin look-a-like sets CPAC abuzz — Washington (CNN) - Did Sarah Palin make the trip from Wasilla, Alaska to Washington, DC for the Conservative Political Action Conference after all? — No. But Palin impersonator Patti Lyons convinced more than a few young conservatives she did.

Discussion: Cubachi

Washington Post:

In Obama's Words — Washington, D.C. … Obama delivers remarks on Egypt — SPEECH TRANSCRIPT — Good afternoon, everybody. — There are very few moments in our lives where we have the privilege to witness history taking place. This is one of those moments. This is one of those times.

Discussion: Mediaite

The White House:
Remarks by the President on Egypt Grand Foyer

Discussion: Firedoglake, Guardian and Conservatives4Palin

Marc Lynch:
Mubarak Leaves at Last — It's frankly hard to believe today's news …

Discussion: Foreign Policy, The Daily Dish and democracyarsenal.org

Kevinliptak / CNN:

Pawlenty: Obama appeasing Muslim Brotherhood — Washington (CNN) - Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, an all-but-declared candidate for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination, accused the Obama administration Friday of “appeasing” the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt as the country navigates …

Discussion: Ben Smith's Blog, Weasel Zippers and Yglesias

Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Pawlenty dismisses ‘birthers’

Discussion: Weasel Zippers

Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Speaking in one voice on Egypt, mostly

Discussion: CNN, ABCNEWS, The Note and JOSHUAPUNDIT

Erik Wasson / The Hill:

Tea Party wins: House GOP spending bill cuts at least $100 billion — House Appropriations Committee Chairman Hal Rogers (R-Ky.) on Friday evening introduced a revised 2011 government spending bill that the GOP said will cut at least $100 billion in spending this fiscal year, bowing to demands by Tea Party-backed House freshmen.

Discussion: The Politico

Shane D'Aprile / Ballot Box:

Ron Paul slams Patriot Act, backers drown out jeers at conference — Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) elicited the loudest reaction of any speaker so far at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Friday, with a throng of raucous supporters drowning out audible boos emanating from the CPAC crowd.

Discussion: The Politico and CNN

USA Today:
Ron Paul: U.S. ‘propped up’ Mubarak in Egypt

Discussion: Weasel Zippers, Washington Times, The Gateway Pundit and The Fix

Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:

Thune jabs Palin, '12ers — John Thune, playing coy, took a little shot at his potential rivals in his remarks at CPAC just now: — I've never had a book signing. — I've been to Iowa plenty of times, but it's usually on the way to South Dakota. — And the closest I've come …

Discussion: The Atlantic Online, CNN and Outside the Beltway

Kevinliptak / CNN:
Thune ‘coming to final stages’ of 2012 decision

Discussion: PERRspectives, The Note, Ballot Box, The Politico and Hotline On Call

David Weigel / Weigel:

CPAC 2011: Big Ol' Gay Party — WASHINGTON — On January 7, Andrew Breitbart said he was fed up with the social conservative groups boycotting CPAC over the inclusion of the gay Republican group GOProud and wanted to do something about it. — “I will be the harshest critic of the activist gay left …

Discussion: The Moderate Voice, Wonkette and Salon

Free exchange:

How to spot trouble — PERHAPS it's an indicator of a low birth rate (so no one to pay for future pensions). Maybe it hints at a lack of ambition and accountability. Or maybe it's a sign of a civilisation in the final stage of decline. Whatever explains it, the correlation is remarkable:

Discussion: Mother Jones

Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:

WHAT HATH FLORIDA WROUGHT?.... Atrios joked the other day that Floridians “elected Lex Luthor as their governor.” That's a good line, in large part because it's hard not to wonder if Florida's new chief executive is some sort of super-villain. … Scott's plan is certainly unique.

Discussion: MiamiHerald.com and Democratic Strategist

Sam Youngman / The Hill:

Obama honors Gibbs on press secretary's last day at White House — It took almost seven years, but President Obama finally returned the tie he borrowed from his press secretary Robert Gibbs. — Obama brought back the tie during an appearance in the White House briefing room to say a public …

Discussion: The Politico, Liberal Values and FrumForum

Laura Meckler / Washington Wire:

Mitch Daniels Suggests Re-Examination of End-of-Life Care — Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels, who is considering a run for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination, veered from his party's orthodoxy on end-of-life care Friday, suggesting the nation cannot afford to provide every treatment …

Discussion: The New Republic and Hit & Run

George Zornick / ThinkProgress:

Former Bush-Cheney National Spokesman Thinks Muslims Are Incapable Of Democracy: ‘This Is The Middle East’ — This morning on Fox News, anchor Martha MacCallum hosted a panel of three experts that was very hostile towards the idea of backing the protesters in Egypt.

Discussion: The Huffington Post, Need to Know and Shakesville