memeorandum: The Broken Planet Fallacy (Jacob Sullum/Reason)

9:15 AM ET, September 22, 2011

Top Items:

Kim Severson / New York Times:

Davis Is Executed in Georgia — Protesters outside the prison after Troy Davis was executed on Wednesday night. Reporters who witnessed his death said Mr. Davis remained defiant about his innocence until the end. More Photos » — JACKSON, Ga. — Proclaiming his innocence …

Discussion: TigerHawk, No More Mister Nice Blog, TalkLeft, The BLT, The Moderate Voice, Boing Boing, Crooks and Liars and The Reaction

Colleen Curry / ABCNEWS:

Troy Davis Execution Delayed — Troy Davis' execution was delayed tonight as the Supreme Court weighed arguments by Davis' legal team and the state of Georgia over whether he deserves a stay. — At 7:05 p.m. tonight, five minutes after his scheduled death, Davis' supporters erupted in cheers …

Discussion: Slate Magazine, News One, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Reuters, THEROOT.COM, The Moderate Voice, WJLA-TV, Booman Tribune and Alan Colmes' Liberaland

Ann Coulter / Official:

COP-KILLER IS MEDIA'S LATEST BABY SEAL — For decades, liberals tried persuading Americans to abolish the death penalty, using their usual argument: hysterical sobbing. — Only when the media began lying about innocent people being executed did support for the death penalty begin to waver …

Associated Press:
Troy Davis executed, supporters cry injustice

Discussion: CBS New York

Richard Kim / thenation.com/blogs/163230:
Temporary Reprieve for Troy Davis

Discussion: US Supreme Court News, Sky Dancing, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, The Huffington Post and Daily Kos

Ed Pilkington / Guardian:
Troy Davis execution going ahead after US supreme court refuses stay

Discussion: schr.org, CBS News, New York Magazine, Addicting Info and TalkLeft

Pete Kasperowicz / The Hill:

Shutdown? House votes to reject short-term spending measure — The House on Wednesday afternoon surprised Republican leaders by rejecting a temporary spending bill allowing the government to operate through November 18. — The defeat was due to strenuous objections from Democrats …

Discussion: Taegan Goddard's …, Pirate's Cove, ThinkProgress, The Reaction, nation.foxnews.com, Prairie Weather and Daily Kos

The Politico:

Vote shows Boehner's lack of control — House Republicans tried a fresh strategy Wednesday night: Go it alone on a spending bill. — The result was an embarrassing setback. — Wednesday night's rank-and-file rebuke of GOP leadership — with 48 Republicans bolting on a temporary spending bill …

Discussion: Balloon Juice

Rosalind S. Helderman / Washington Post:
GOP House leaders rebuked on spending

Discussion: Washington Monthly and New York Magazine

Brian Beutler / TPMDC:
House Dems Whip Against GOP Government Funding Bill Over Disaster Relief

Discussion: Firedoglake, Daily Kos and The Politico

David Rogers / The Politico:
House conservatives revolt on spending bill

Discussion: Opinion L.A.

Brian Beutler / TPMDC:
Battle Over Disaster Relief Foils Stopgap Spending Bill

Discussion: Hullabaloo

The Politico:

Obama U.N. speech transcript: Full text (as delivered) — IN ADDRESS TO THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY — PRESIDENT OBAMA: Mr. President, Mr. Secretary General, fellow delegates, ladies and gentlemen: It is a great honor for me to be here today. I would like to talk to you about a subject …

Discussion: The Atlantic Online, The Huffington Post, Washington Post, Israpundit, White House.gov Blog and Whatever It Is …

Anne Bayefsky / Weekly Standard:
Palestine Logo Suggests Elimination of Israel

Discussion: Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion

Evelyn Gordon / Commentary Magazine:
“Palestine” to Deny Citizenship to 45 Percent of its Palestinian Residents

Discussion: Ricochet Conversation Feed, Israel Matzav and THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS

Joel Gehrke / Campaign 2012:
Hatch: Defund UN if it votes for Palestinian state

Discussion: United States Senator …, Weasel Zippers and Jihad Watch

Josh Lederman / The Hill:

Perry, Romney feud on Social Security — Rick Perry's and Mitt Romney's escalating feud over Social Security has set the stage for Thursday night's GOP presidential debate in Florida, whose unique demographics and influential political events have put it front and center in the presidential race.

Discussion: The Politico

Reid J. Epstein / The Politico:

Rick Perry: Mitt Romney is ‘Obama lite’ — In his first one-on-one national TV interview since kicking off his presidential campaign, Texas Gov. Rick Perry referred to Mitt Romney as “Obama lite” and charged that the former Massachusetts governor is blurring lines between Republicans and Democrats.

Discussion: CNN and Connecting.the.Dots

Susan Page / USA Today:
Interview: Romney doubts Perry's ability to win, govern

Discussion: National Review

Washington Post:

Solyndra employees: Company suffered from mismanagement, heavy spending — Former employees of Solyndra, the shuttered solar company that exhausted half a billion dollars of taxpayer money, said they saw questionable spending by management almost as soon as a federal agency approved …

Discussion: The Other McCain, Weasel Zippers and National Review

Ian Swanson / The Hill:
Stimulus could haunt Sheriff Biden

Discussion: JammieWearingFool

Dana Hull / Mercury News:
Solyndra execs to plead the Fifth

Discussion: Doug Ross and NewsBusters.org

Paul Krugman:

Millionaires, The Middle Class, and Taxes — Actual Numbers — Further to this post about whether the Obama/Boo-Fay — sorry, Obama/ Buffett with two t's - claim is true: the Tax Policy Center has new numbers about the distribution of average tax rates by income class.

Discussion: Economist's View

Sarah B. Boxer / CBS News:
Romney calls for a tax policy that will help “us” in the middle class

Discussion: Mediaite, Wonkette, The New Republic, New York Times and Business Insider

Publications:

Who Benefited from Job Growth In Texas? — A Look at Employment Gains for Immigrants and the Native-Born, 2007 to 2011 — Steven A. Camarota is the Director of Research and Ashley Monique Webster a demographerat the Center for Immigration Studies. — Governor Rick Perry (R-Texas) …

Discussion: Business Insider, Campaign 2012 and National Review

Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:

‘The underlying social contract’ — This clip of Elizabeth Warren on the campaign trail in Massachusetts is making the rounds today, and for good reason. First-time candidates don't usually articulate a progressive economic message quite this well. (via Thers)

Discussion: Washington Post, Mediaite, Gawker, Sky Dancing, The Huffington Post, Wizbang and The BRAD BLOG

David Catanese / The Politico:
The Warren announcement bump

Discussion: 2012.talkingpointsmemo.com, Democracy in America, The Democratic Daily and Rumproast

CBS Los Angeles:

OC Couple Threatened With $500-Per-Meeting Fines For Home Bible Study — MISSION VIEJO (CBS) — An Orange County couple has been ordered to stop holding a Bible study in their home on the grounds that the meeting violates a city ordinance as a “church” and not as a private gathering.

Discussion: Hit & Run, Weasel Zippers and Pajamas Media

JSOnline:

Largest state unions won't seek recertification by Thursday deadline — By Jason Stein of the Journal Sentinel — Madison - By the end of Thursday, the major state employee unions covering tens of thousands of workers will have effectively lost their official status.

Seung Min Kim / The Politico:

Rangel's portrait to be unveiled on Capitol Hill — He may have been censured by his House colleagues, but Rep. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.) will have his visage permanently displayed on Capitol Hill. — The House Ways and Means Committee, which Rangel chaired until he lost his gavel following accusations …

Discussion: Michelle Malkin and JammieWearingFool

Juana Summers / The Politico:

Mitt Romney strong in New Hampshire, Jon Huntsman gaining — Mitt Romney has maintained his decisive lead in New Hampshire while Jon Huntsman has begun to gain traction in a must-win state for both, according to a new Suffolk University/WHDH-TV survey. — In the poll of 400 likely Republican …

Discussion: CNN

Washington Examiner:

Soros turns up in Obama's LightSquared imbroglio — Investor George Soros speaks during a program hosted by the New America Foundation September 13, 2006 in Washington, DC. “Soros-funded groups — Free Press, Media Access Project, the New America Foundation, and Public Knowledge …

Discussion: Campaign 2012 and National Review