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William Kristol / Weekly Standard:
Special Editorial: Yikes — THE WEEKLY STANDARD's official reaction to last night's Republican presidential debate: Yikes. — Reading the reactions of thoughtful commentators after the stage emptied, talking with conservative policy types and GOP political operatives later last evening and this morning, we know we're not alone.
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Fox News:
TRANSCRIPT: Fox News-Google GOP Debate — This is a rush transcript from the Fox News-Google GOP Presidential debate on September 22, 2011 at the Orlando Convention Center in Orlando, Fla. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. — BRET BAIER, ANCHOR …
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The Politico:
Texas toast? Perry worries GOP — ORLANDO - The first line of Rick Perry's campaign obituary may have been drafted Thursday night: He got in too late. — It's not quite time for his camp to panic but in his third debate in a month - nearly as many as he's done in the entire decade he's served …
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Reconsidering Romney's Chances — The Perry talking ... it is not so good. — Last night, I watched the debate and immediately concluded, contrary to nearly everybody else, that Rick Perry did himself more long-term good. Upon reflection, I think everybody else has a point.
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Michelle Malkin:
Video: Perry's cringe-worthiest debate moment
Video: Perry's cringe-worthiest debate moment
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Matthew Yglesias / ThinkProgress:
Debates Appear To Be Hurting Rick Perry
Debates Appear To Be Hurting Rick Perry
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Cameron Joseph / Ballot Box:
Perry: Don't elect ‘smoothest debater’
Perry: Don't elect ‘smoothest debater’
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Eric Kleefeld / 2012.talkingpointsmemo.com:
TPM2012 — Santorum: ‘I Condemn The People Who Booed That Gay Soldier’ (VIDEO) — In an appearance Friday afternoon on Fox News, Rick Santorum responded to one of the most controversial moments from Thursday night's debate: When a few audience members could be heard booing …
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Jim Geraghty / National Review:
No Thanking the Gay Soldier in Iraq for His Service? — Rereading the transcript of last night's debate, I am struck that Rick Santorum did not thank Stephen Hill, a gay soldier in the U.S. Army currently in Iraq, for his service. Nor did anyone else on that stage.
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Evan McMorris-Santoro / 2012.talkingpointsmemo.com:
TPM2012 — Audience Members At Fox News Debate Boo Gay Soldier (VIDEO)
TPM2012 — Audience Members At Fox News Debate Boo Gay Soldier (VIDEO)
goproud.org:
Rick Santorum Owes Gay Soldier an Apology
Rick Santorum Owes Gay Soldier an Apology
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Evan McMorris-Santoro / 2012.talkingpointsmemo.com:
TPM2012 — ‘Unfortunate’: Condemnation Of Gay Soldier Boos In Post-Debate Spin Room
TPM2012 — ‘Unfortunate’: Condemnation Of Gay Soldier Boos In Post-Debate Spin Room
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Kevin Drum / Mother Jones:
The Power of Flat Out Lies — The level of crazy in last night's debate was too high to really keep track of, but Paul Waldman points to this statement from Herman Cain about why he'd be dead if healthcare reform had been the law of the land back when he was diagnosed with cancer: … Paul comments:
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Paul Waldman / TAPPED:
This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things, Affordable Care Act Edition — Last night's Republican debate was interesting for many reasons, but the thing that made me angriest was this, from Herman Cain: … You will not be surprised to learn that the crowd whooped and hollered its approval.
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Erick Erickson / RedState:
Herman Cain Won the Debate
Herman Cain Won the Debate
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Debbie Goffa / L.A. NOW:
‘Irvine 11’ jury finds all 10 students guilty — After more than two days of deliberation, an Orange County jury on Friday found 10 Muslim students guilty of two misdemeanors to conspire and then disrupt a February 2010 speech at UC Irvine last year by the Israeli ambassador to the United States.
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Amy Taxin / Associated Press:
Jury: Muslim students guilty of disrupting speech — SANTA ANA, California (AP) — A California jury found 10 Muslim students guilty Friday of disrupting the Israeli ambassador's university speech about U.S.-Israel relations, a case that stoked a debate about free speech.
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Jeffrey Goldberg / The Atlantic Online:
The Dueling UN Speeches, or, This Is Getting Tiresome — I'm running around a bit doing some other journalism today (there are apparently other issues in the world besides the demand to create a 23rd Arab state), but I'll try to watch the Abbas speech, and the Netanyahu speech, later on.
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Ezra Klein / Washington Post:
Ron Suskind's Larry Summers problem — Jacob Weisberg isn't a big fan of Ron Suskind's new book, nor, for that matter, of Ron Suskind. I've also been reading ‘The Confidence Men,’ and like Weisberg, I'm not impressed, but for a very different reason. Let's call it, as Suskind does, the Larry Summers problem.
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Jacob Weisberg / Slate Magazine:
His book about Obama is as spurious as the ones he wrote about Bush.
His book about Obama is as spurious as the ones he wrote about Bush.
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Brian Beutler / TPMDC:
Cram It! Senate Dems And Republicans Reject Holding Disaster Aid Hostage — By a bipartisan vote of 59-36 Friday, Senate Democrats and several Republicans tabled (read: effectively killed) House-passed legislation to fund the federal government beyond September 30.
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New York Times:
Impasse Grows Between Senate and House Over Spending
Impasse Grows Between Senate and House Over Spending
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Russell Berman / The Hill:
House lawmakers to leave town Friday
House lawmakers to leave town Friday
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Lisa Depaulo / GQ:
Is This the Sanest Man Running for President? — If you're seeking the presidency but no one notices, are you still seeking the presidency? Gary Johnson was governor of New Mexico for eight years, balanced the hell out of his budgets, and climbed Mount Everest with a broken leg.
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
The Social Contract — This week President Obama said the obvious: that wealthy Americans, many of whom pay remarkably little in taxes, should bear part of the cost of reducing the long-run budget deficit. And Republicans like Representative Paul Ryan responded with shrieks of “class warfare.”
The Daily Beast:
Obama Sold Israel Bunker-Buster Bombs — While Obama publicly pressured Israel to make concessions to the Palestinians over settlements, he secretly sold Jerusalem deep-penetrating bombs it had long sought. Eli Lake previews an exclusive story appearing in Monday's Newsweek.
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Aaron Carroll / The Incidental Economist:
Passing the baton of irony — Back during the whole health care reform fight, Investors Business Daily wrote an editorial in which they tried to claim that if government were more involved in health care, it would (of course) result in rationing. People would be evaluated by bureaucrats, and if found wanting, they would let them die.
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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
The ACA would not have killed Cain
The ACA would not have killed Cain
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Geneva Sands-Sadowitz / The Hill:
Gov. Mitch Daniels: Obama ‘inhabits a different planet’ on economic issues — Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels (R) said President Obama “inhabits a different planet” when it comes to the understanding of job creation and the economy. — “I do believe the president, his life has been so far removed …
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Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:
Rush Limbaugh On Gary Johnson Joke: 'Guess I've Become Show Prep For The GOP Debates' … NEW YORK — Former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson brought down the house at Thursday night's Fox News/ Google debate when he joked about how his “next-door neighbor's two dogs have created more shovel-ready jobs than this current administration.”
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Majority Rates Obama Same or Worse Compared With Bush — Half say Obama has been worse than Clinton — PRINCETON, NJ — Asked to compare Barack Obama with George W. Bush, Americans are more inclined to say Obama has been a better (43%) rather than a worse (34%) president, with 22% seeing no difference between the two.
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