memeorandum: It's Community Payback time: rioters must clean up their mess, says Nick Clegg (Oliver Wright/The Independent)

10:50 AM ET, August 16, 2011

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Scott Keyes / ThinkProgress:

Perry on Bernanke: 'I dunno what y'all would do to him in Iowa but we would treat him pretty ugly down in Texas' — Texas Governor Rick Perry, who entered the presidential campaign on Saturday, appeared to suggest a violent response would be warranted should Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke …

The Note:

Does President Obama Love America? Rick Perry: ‘You Need To Ask Him’ — ABC News' Michael Falcone and Arlette Saenz report: — CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Just hours after presidential candidate Rick Perry said that he would be the kind of president who would be “passionate” about America …

Discussion: Reuters, Public Policy Polling, Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog, Weasel Zippers, The Politico, The Reid Report, AMERICAblog News, msnbc.com and The Gateway Pundit

Josh Dorner / ThinkProgress:

Rick Perry Questions Obama's Patriotism — Speaking to reporters tonight following an event in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Texas Governor Rick Perry appeared to question President Obama's patriotism. In response to a question from Danny Yadron of the Wall Street Journal, who asked Perry …

Discussion: Hullabaloo, New York Times, Campaign 2012, Right Wing News and Ben Smith's Blog

John Podhoretz / Commentary Magazine:

Rick Perry's Serious Unforced Error — Today in Iowa, Rick Perry was asked about the Federal Reserve and, in a halting 45-second answer, went off on chairman Ben Bernanke: “If this guy prints more money between now and the election, I dunno what y'all would do to him in Iowa but we would treat him pretty ugly down in Texas.

Discussion: Weekly Standard, The Atlantic Online, Outside the Beltway, Salon and TPMDC

The Note:

Rick Perry On Ben Bernanke: It Would Be ‘Almost Treasonous’ To Print More Money Between Now And The Election — ABC's Michael Falcone and Arlette Saenz report: — CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Texas Gov. Rick Perry capped off his first full day of campaigning in Iowa on Monday by suggesting …

Discussion: CNN, Weasel Zippers, The Atlantic Online, Hot Air, Washington Wire and The Reality-Based Community

Dan Balz / Washington Post:

Perry warns of Fed treason, challenges Obama — CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Texas Gov. Rick Perry turned his rhetorical fire on Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke here Monday night, saying that the chairman would be committing a “treasonous” act if he tried to boost the economy with a decision to “print more money.”

Discussion: msnbc.com, Los Angeles Times, Online NewsHour, Wall Street Journal, Red Dog Report, USA Today, New York Times and CNN

Conor Friedersdorf / The Atlantic Online:

How Rick Perry's Book Proves His Betrayal of Federalism — Its passages on gay marriage and local control, juxtaposed with his recent statements, reveal contradictions more glaring than anyone has realized — Before Gov. Rick Perry entered the presidential race, he took heat for changing his position on gay marriage.

Jay Root / The Texas Tribune:
Under Scrutiny, Perry Walks Back HPV Decision

The Atlantic Wire:
Rick Perry Accuses Bernanke of Treason

Discussion: Mediaite and Firedoglake

Sean Trende / Real Clear Politics:
Romney vs. Perry: How the Numbers (and the Calendar) Stack Up

Discussion: The Note and GOP 12

Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Perry takes aim at Bernanke

Discussion: AmSpecBlog, Blogcritics, Balloon Juice, Daily Kos, Washington Monthly, msnbc.com and Campaign 2012

Azi Paybarah / PolitickerNY:
Bill Clinton: Rick Perry is a ‘Good-Looking Rascal,’ But His Platform ‘Is Crazy’

Discussion: Red Dog Report, GOP 12, Mediaite, TPMDC, Weasel Zippers, The Hill, Pajamas Media, CNN, Gothamist and Althouse

Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Was Perry packing? — Texas Gov. Rick Perry is a leading advocate …

Discussion: Washington Post, iOwnTheWorld.com, Gawker, New York Magazine, Althouse and The Note

Dave Mann / The Texas Observer:
Can Rick Perry Govern?

Discussion: Washington Post, theGrio, Marginal Revolution, Hit & Run, National Review, ThinkProgress, Daily Kos and New York Times

Danny Yadron / Washington Wire:
Perry Warns Bernanke: It Could Get ‘Pretty Ugly’ in Texas

Discussion: ThinkProgress and Real Time Economics

Reid J. Epstein / The Politico:

Talk to Ryan? It'll cost you — It will cost $15 to ask Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) a question in person during the August congressional recess. — The House Budget Committee chairman isn't holding any face-to-face open-to-the-public town hall meetings during the recess …

Discussion: Washington Monthly, Daily Kos, The Political Carnival and Hotline On Call

Alexander Burns / The Politico:

Karl Rove thinks Chris Christie and Paul Ryan are wavering on 2012 — In an interview on Fox News last night with Sean Hannity, GOP maestro Karl Rove keeps hope alive, saying that he senses Chris Christie and Paul Ryan are starting to waver in their determination not to run for president:

Discussion: GOP 12 and PoliPundit.com

Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:

Bachmann skipped family reunion she cited — On her victory lap of Iowa yesterday, Straw Poll winner Rep. Michele Bachmann paid repeated tribute to her local roots, and repeatedly mentioned her family reunion that day, citing it as an excuse for her late arrival at a local party event in Waterloo.

Discussion: The Politico, Wonkette, New York Magazine, Daily Kos, Hot Air, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, The Impolitic and Iowa Caucuses

Roger Simon / The Politico:
Ron Paul remains media poison

Discussion: The Moderate Voice, Mother Jones, The Note, Booman Tribune, Campaign 2012, Mediaite, Washington Examiner, The Raw Story, Truthdig, Outside the Beltway, CNN, AmSpecBlog, LewRockwell.com Blog, Swampland and New York Times, more at Mediagazer »

Matthew Hendley / The Daily Pulp:

Allen West's Response to Request That He Cut Ties With Anti-Islamic Extremists: “NUTS!” — The Florida chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations sent a letter to Rep. Allen West at the beginning of the month with a request — quit palling around with Islamophobes.

Discussion: Jihad Watch, The Jawa Report, Rhymes With Right and Israel Matzav

Anthony Man / Broward Politics:
Congressman Allen West considering bid for U.S. Senate

Discussion: Ballot Box, Washington Post, The Political Carnival, Hot Air and The Shark Tank

Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:

Congressional Job Approval Ties Historic Low of 13% — Disapproval rating of 84% highest in Gallup annals — PRINCETON, NJ — Americans' evaluation of the job Congress is doing is the worst Gallup has ever measured, with 13% approving, tying the all-time low measured in December 2010.

Discussion: The Hill, The Daily Caller, The Politico, Top of the Ticket, Hotline On Call, TPMDC, Political Punch and Real Clear Politics

Byron York / Campaign 2012:

Obama: I reversed recession until ‘bad luck’ hit — At a town hall meeting on his campaign-style tour of the Midwest, President Obama claimed that his economic program “reversed the recession” until recovery was frustrated by events overseas. And then, Obama said, with the economy …

Discussion: Questions and Observations, theblogprof, Right Wing News, Power Line, Betsy's Page, The Strata-Sphere, RedState, Wizbang, The POH Diaries, Weasel Zippers and THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS

Oliver Wright / The Independent:

It's Community Payback time: rioters must clean up their mess, says Nick Clegg — Deputy PM plans to make guilty face those whose property they destroyed - and tries to head off Labour call for public inquiry — People convicted of last week's rioting and looting who are not sent to prison …

Discussion: Crooks and Liars and Suburban Guerrilla

Nick Davies / Guardian:

NoW reporter's letter reveals phone-hacking cover-up — Disgraced royal correspondent Clive Goodman's letter says phone hacking was ‘widely discussed’ at NoW meetings — • Read Clive Goodman's letter to News International — Rupert Murdoch, James Murdoch and their former editor Andy Coulson …

Discussion: The Politico, msnbc.com, Deadline.com, New York Magazine and Gawker, more at Mediagazer »

Kevin D. Williamson / National Review:

Paul Krugman Is Still Wrong about Texas — Paul Krugman continues his campaign to discredit the economic success of Texas, and, as usual, he is none too particular about the facts. Let's allow Professor K. to lay out his case: … What, indeed, does population growth have to do with job growth?

Discussion: AmSpecBlog, Weekly Standard, Salon, Outside the Beltway, Felix Salmon and The TrogloPundit

BBC:

Libya conflict: Gaddafi forces ‘launched Scud missile’ — Control of the coastal oil town of Brega has swung back and forth — Military forces loyal to Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi have fired a Scud missile for the first time in the country's six-month conflict, US defence officials say.

Discussion: Online NewsHour and blogs.telegraph.co.uk

Fox News:

Rep. Wilson Claims He Was Right on Illegal Immigrant Coverage When He Shouted ‘You Lie’ — Nearly two years after he infamously accused President Obama of lying about his health care overhaul, Republican Rep. Joe Wilson claims he was right all along. — The South Carolina congressman …

Discussion: Red Dog Report and The Gateway Pundit

Anita Kumar / Washington Post:

Cuccinelli says he may challenge Warner for U.S. Senate in 2014 — Much of the speculation about Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli's political future has focused on whether the Republican who has made a name for himself suing the federal government would run for re-election, or for governor in 2013.

Discussion: The Hill and TPMDC

New York Times:

The Clear Case for the Gas Tax — Unless Congress extends it, the 18.4 cents-a-gallon federal gas tax will expire on Sept. 30. Allowing that to happen would be tremendously destructive. It would bankrupt the already stressed Highway Trust Fund, with devastating effects on the country's highways …

Discussion: Daily Kos

Andrew Restuccia / The Hill:

EPA won't tighten carbon monoxide standards — The Environmental Protection Agency opted Monday not to strengthen existing air-quality standards for carbon monoxide, a move that was met with immediate frustration by clean-air and public-health groups. — The EPA said a “careful review of the science” …

Discussion: ThinkProgress

Zachary A. Goldfarb / Washington Post:

On mortgage rates, Obama wants proposal for how government can keep big role — PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/GETTY IMAGES - The Freddie Mac office in McLean, Va. — President Obama has directed a small team of advisers to develop a proposal that would keep the government playing a major role …

Discussion: ThinkProgress, CEPR and The Heritage Foundation

Michael Barone / Wall Street Journal:

The Fall of the Midwest Economic Model — In 1970, the future seemed to belong to Michigan's example of big companies and big unions. Not anymore. — President Obama has kicked off a three-day bus tour of Minnesota, Iowa and Illinois, where the corn is high and at least some factories are spewing smoke.

Discussion: CARPE DIEM