memeorandum: A Memorial Day Look at Afghanistan: May 2011 (The Atlantic Online)

4:00 AM ET, May 30, 2011

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Gennette Cordova / NY Daily News:

Statement from Gennette Cordova, student who was sent lewd Twitter photo from Rep. Weiner's account — Friday evening I logged onto Twitter to find that I had about a dozen new mentions in less than an hour, which is a rare occurrence. When I checked one of the posts that I had been tagged …

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NY Daily News:

Student who got lewd pic from Rep. Anthony Weiner's Twitter account denies she's his mistress — A college student who received an obscene photo from Rep. Anthony Weiner's Twitter account says she's never met the married Queens politico - and backed his contention they're both victims of online pranksters.

Discussion: New York Times, The Daily What, Gawker and Weasel Zippers

Tommy Christopher / Mediaite:

Alleged Recipient Of Alleged Rep. Weiner Photo Gennette Nicole Issues Statement — As details slowly unfold in the Memorial Day saga of Rep. Anthony Weiner's (D-NY) social media accounts, which he says were hacked to allow the distribution of a lewd photo via Twitter …

Discussion: Balloon Juice and Big Government

CBS News:

Rep. Weiner: I did not send Twitter crotch pic — Rep. Anthony Weiner's spokesman claims his Twitter account was hacked when a woman allegedly received a nude photo from it — NEW YORK — A lewd photograph of a crotch sent from the Twitter account of U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner is just …

Discussion: The Raw Story and Don Surber

Datechguy / Datechguy's Blog:

Hey MSM any old Twit(erer) understands what Rep Weiner's numbers mean — I came to twitter very late in the game, so unlike many bloggers both bigger and smaller than me, my total number of followers is very small (787 as of this morning). To give you an idea of how that stands with someone …

Discussion: The Prudence Paine Papers, The Gateway Pundit, Pajamas Media, minx.cc and The Other McCain

Lee / STRANAHAN dot COM:

Weinergate:The “Would Your Spouse Buy It?” Test — Although I don't think what Anthony Weiner is even accused of doing rises to the level of ‘love child while your wife has cancer’, the #Weinergate story reminds me a lot of the post-Beverly Hills Hotel phase of the John Edwards story.

Discussion: Datechguy's Blog and Confederate Yankee

Colby Hall / Mediaite:
Rep. Weiner Still Claims Twitter Account Hacked; Big Questions Remain

Discussion: Joe Report, New York Post, Big Government, The Daily Caller, Outside the Beltway, National Review, The Daily What, Runnin' Scared and STRANAHAN dot COM

Dan Riehl / Big Government:
Weinergate: Why Would Rep Weiner Care What Time It Was In Seattle?

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Michael D. Shear / The Caucus:

For Palin, a Short Ride With Lots of Rumbling — Sarah Palin made a grand entrance at the Rolling Thunder biker rally on Sunday, wearing a black Harley-Davidson helmet and visibly enjoying herself as a crush of reporters and bikers swarmed her motorcycle. — Ms. Palin, the former governor of Alaska …

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SarahPAC:

Roll On, Rolling Thunder! — There's no better way to see D.C. than on the back of a Harley! My family may be used to snowmachines more so than motorcycles (though you couldn't tell it with Todd driving a hog today with Piper on the back and with Bristol riding on the back of another bike).

Discussion: New York Times

Fox News:
Palin Appearance at ‘Rolling Thunder’ Feeds Election Speculation Fury

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Andy Barr / The Politico:
Sarah Palin's political mystery tour

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Rachel Weiner / Washington Post:
Mixed feelings about Sarah Palin at Rolling Thunder

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Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
ROLLING THUNDER... SARAH PALIN Rides Hog Into DC (Video)

Discussion: Nice Deb, Weasel Zippers and The Daily Caller

Michael D. Shear / The Caucus:
At Rolling Thunder, Waiting for Palin

Discussion: The Impolitic

Matt Schneider / Mediaite:

George Will: Everyone Knows Sarah Palin Should Not Be Trusted With Nuclear Weapons — With Sarah Palin fever sweeping across the media again, persistent Palin critic and conservative commentator George Will clearly was not excited by the speculation surrounding her potential run for President.

Discussion: The Reaction and The Last Tradition

Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:

Classy. Obama Sits in Front Row and Chews Gum at Joplin Memorial Service (Video) — Classy as always... Obama sits in front row and chews gum during the sermon at the Joplin Memorial Service. — Maybe he learned this at his Trinity Church? — Nicorette gum?

Discussion: Scared Monkeys, The Last Tradition, Doug Ross and Alan Colmes' Liberaland

The Atlantic Online:

A Memorial Day Look at Afghanistan: May 2011 — Today is Memorial Day in the United States, a day set aside to remember and honor those who have died in military service. It's now been almost a decade since the start of the current war in Afghanistan, during which nearly 1,600 U.S. service members …

Discussion: AMERICAN DIGEST

Ray Rivera / New York Times:
Civilians Are Killed In Airstrike By NATO

Discussion: Voice of America, Reuters, The Moderate Voice and CNN

Jason Burke / Guardian:
Nato commander injured in Taliban suicide attack in Afghanistan

Discussion: HotAirPundit

BBC:

Afghan leader Karzai issues ‘last warning’ to Nato — The BBC's Quentin Sommerville said villagers brought their dead children to the governor's office shouting: “See they aren't Taliban” — Afghan President Hamid Karzai has forcefully condemned the killing of 14 civilians in the south-west …

Discussion: Associated Press, Rethink Afghanistan War Blog and FrumForum

Abby Phillip / The Politico:

Daniels: I could have beaten Obama — Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels has taken himself out of the running for president, but he says he believes he could have defeated President Barack Obama for a second term. — “Yes, I think so,” Daniels said when asked whether he could have beaten Obama on ABC's “This Week.”

Discussion: Marbury and National Review