memeorandum: Wait, Is Malaise French for “Soft”? (Jonah Goldberg/National Review)

8:00 AM ET, September 30, 2011

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Jonah Goldberg / National Review:

Wait, Is Malaise French for “Soft”? — Obama speaking in Orlando: … Interesting perspective. I wonder where America could have lost its competitive edge. It couldn't possibly have anything to do with a government that blows billions on green energy boondoggles while making it harder …

Discussion: Is This Blog On?, Pajamas Media and Cold Fury

Jared A. Favole / Washington Wire:

Obama: U.S. Has Become a ‘Little Soft’ — President Barack Obama on Thursday said the U.S. has lost some of its competitive edge and gotten a “little soft.” — Mr. Obama, in an interview with WESH-TV in Orlando, said his administration has been tough on the country's trading partners and tried to strengthen U.S. manufacturing.

Discussion: Weekly Standard, The Right Scoop, The Gateway Pundit and The Lonely Conservative

Steven Nelson / The Daily Caller:
Biden: Voters should blame Obama, not Bush, for economy

Discussion: Mediaite, Politics, The Hill, Don Surber, Sister Toldjah and Campaign 2012

Brian Montopoli / CBS News:
Joe Biden: The economy belongs to us, not Bush

Discussion: Hot Air, Examiner, Michelle Malkin, The Lonely Conservative, National Review and Pajamas Media

WESH-TV:
WESH, President Talk Jobs Act, NASA, Rail

Discussion: American Spectator, The Sundries Shack and nation.foxnews.com

BBC:

Islamist cleric Anwar Awlaki ‘killed in Yemen’ — The US-born radical Islamist cleric and suspected al-Qaeda leader Anwar al-Awlaki has been killed in Yemen, the country's defence ministry reported. — US administration officials confirmed the reports, according to US media.

Discussion: nation.foxnews.com, Guardian, Wizbang, Outside the Beltway, The Page, The Other McCain and Harry's Place

CBS News:

Anwar al-Awlaki killed in Yemen … This Oct. 2008 file photo provided by Muhammad ud-Deen, shows radical American-Yemeni Islamic cleric Anwar al-Awlaki in Yemen. (CBS) — (CBS News) Updated at 6:43 a.m. Eastern. — Anwar al-Awlaki, a U.S.-born radical Islamic preacher who rose …

Discussion: The Jawa Report, CBS New York and The Crawdad Hole

Michelle Obama / Washington Post:

Anwar al-Aulaqi, U.S.-born cleric linked to al-Qaeda, killed, Yemen says — SANAA, Yemen — Anwar al-Aulaqi, the radical Yemeni-American cleric and one of the most influential al-Qaeda operatives wanted by the United States, has been killed in northern Yemen, Yemen's Defense Ministry said Friday morning.

New York Times:

Anwar al-Awlaki, American-Born Qaeda Leader, Is Killed in Yemen — SANA, Yemen — Anwar al-Awlaki, an American-born preacher depicted as a leading figure in Al Qaeda's outpost in Yemen, was killed on Friday morning in the north of the country, according to the Defense Ministry.

Discussion: The Hill and Hot Air

Chris Bowers / Daily Kos:

Occupy Wall Street growing rapidly — Airline pilots march on Wall Street Tuesday. (Dan Nguyen @ New York City/Flickr) — Occupy Wall Street is experiencing a burst of rapid visibility and support. Several established groups are now getting involved:

Discussion: Toronto Star, Teamster Nation, Newshoggers.com, Hullabaloo and Raw Replay

Matt Sledge / The Huffington Post:

NYC Transit Union Joins Occupy Wall Street … SEIU 32BJ , Wall Street Protest , March On Wall Street , May 12 Coalition , New York City Unions , New York Transit Workers , New York Transit Workers Union , Occupy Wall Street , Seiu 1199 , Unions Wall Street Protest , New York News

Discussion: Seeing the Forest, ourfuture.org/blogs_chrono/* and Crooks and Liars

Linette Lopez / Business Insider:

A Massive Union Just Voted To Side With The Wall Street Protesters — According to Daily Kos, The New York Transit Workers Union (TWU) voted to support the Wall Street Protestors at their meeting last night. — A member of TWU Local 100 told a reporter that they would join the protest Friday at 4PM.

Discussion: Corrente, Teamster Nation, Booman Tribune, Guardian, Firedoglake, The Gateway Pundit and Mediaite

Daily Mail:
Ladies and gentleman, we are currently cruising down Wall Street because we are fed up with our bosses!

Discussion: Balloon Juice and The Agonist

Kevinliptak / CNN:

90 percent of Americans say economy stinks — New York (CNNMoney) - Three years after a financial crisis pushed the country deep into recession, an overwhelming number of Americans - 90% - say that economic conditions remain poor. — The number, reported Friday in a new CNN/ORC International Poll …

Discussion: The Politico

Andrew Taylor / Associated Press:
House GOP Unveils Plan To Cut NPR, Job Training And Education Programs

Discussion: Alan Colmes' Liberaland

Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
The other big jobs fight

Discussion: Campaign 2012, Firedoglake, democracyarsenal.org, Reuters and Daily Kos

New Jersey Online:

Chris Christie seriously considering run for president in 2012 — BATON ROUGE — Gov. Chris Christie is seriously rethinking his months of denials and may launch a campaign for the White House after all, a source close to the governor said tonight. — In the last week, Christie …

Discussion: Business Insider and Mediaite

ABCNEWS:

Tobacco Companies Knew of Radiation in Cigarettes, Covered It Up — Tobacco companies knew that cigarettes contained a radioactive substance called polonium-210, but hid that knowledge from the public for over four decades, a new study of historical documents revealed.

Discussion: The Moderate Voice

Daniel Strauss / The Hill:

Durbin says Democrats don't currently have the votes for Obama jobs bill — Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) said, at the moment, Democrats in Congress don't have the votes to pass President Obama's jobs bill, but Durbin added that that situation would change.

Discussion: Fox News, wlsam.com and Hot Air

Reuters:

Exclusive: Justice Department probing Chinese accounting — (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department is investigating accounting irregularities at Chinese companies listed on U.S. stock exchanges, said an official with the Securities and Exchange Commission, suggesting criminal charges may be brought in addition to civil proceedings.

Discussion: China Real Time Report, DealBook, MarketBeat and Money & Company

Maya Rodriguez / WWL-TV:

Anti-Obama sign in Uptown neighborhood draws controversy — NEW ORLEANS — There are several political signs attracting all kinds of attention in one Uptown neighborhood. — On Wednesday, crowds gathered at the corner of Calhoun and Coralie streets, looking at several signs depicting President Barack Obama …

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit, Doug Ross, MRCTV, The Hinterland Gazette, Hullabaloo, The Crawdad Hole and First Draft

Michelle Malkin: Adventures in liberal tolerance, part 999,901

Telegraph:

Hugo Chavez in hospital ‘for kidney failure’ — Hugo Chavez, who has been fighting cancer, was rushed to a military hospital for emergency care following kidney failure, according to reports. — Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez — The leftist, staunchly anti-US stalwart Chavez went …

Discussion: Pajamas Media

U.S. Department of the Treasury:

Treasury Continues Efforts Targeting Terrorist Organizations Operating in Afghanistan and Pakistan — Treasury Department Sanctions Prominent Taliban Financiers, Haqqani Network Commander, al-Qa'ida and Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan Financial Facilitator — WASHINGTON - Continuing efforts …

Discussion: The Long War Journal and The Politico

Keach Hagey / The Politico:

Hey kids, Glenn Beck has a new show — Glenn Beck has been a frequent critic of the left's “indoctrination” of American children, attacking PBS and calling out Elmo from “Sesame Street” for favoring the redistribution of wealth. — When he left Fox News last April, Beck explained …

O.Kay Henderson:

Gingrich chides reporter for asking him about campaign $$ (AUDIO) — During a Q&A session with reporters this afternoon, Seema Mehta of The LA Times asked Gingrich about his fundraising for the quarter. — AUDIO of Mehta & Gingrich … AUDIO: Q & A with reporters

Discussion: The Page

TheBlaze.com:

OBAMA'S SENIOR ADVISOR VALERIE JARRETT: THE POINT OF GOVERNMENT IS TO GIVE PEOPLE A LIVELIHOOD SO THEY CAN PROVIDE FOR THEIR FAMILIES — Order By: — I thought we were against slavery — Log in to Reply — wow freakin wow. — She needs to read the Constitution!

Discussion: Hot Air, Little Green Footballs, The Lonely Conservative and The Right Scoop

Kevin G. Hall / McClatchy Washington Bureau:

Mortgage modifications are still messed up, 4 years later — WASHINGTON — Jose Palomo was surprised when the knock on the door came in August, informing him that his California home had been foreclosed and he'd need to vacate promptly. After all, he'd recently started payments …

Discussion: Teamster Nation, Firedoglake and The Huffington Post

Eva Rodriguez / Washington Post:

Obama may have more than five votes to uphold health-care law — The Obama administration's decision on Wednesday to seek review of a lower court's ruling on the constitutionality of its signature health-care program almost guarantees a Supreme Court decision by next June. And the administration is predicting victory.

Discussion: Daily Kos, The Atlantic Online, The Heritage Foundation, Booman Tribune, SCOTUSblog and Outside the Beltway