memeorandum: A complicated Romney family (Ben Smith/Ben Smith's Blog)

6:40 PM ET, November 22, 2011

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Climategate 2.0 emails - They're real and they're spectacular! — UPDATE: 8:20 AM PST These emails have not been verified yet, and this story was posted by one of my moderating staff while I was asleep. Until such time they are verified, tread lightly because without knowing what is behind …

Discussion: Don Surber, Hot Air, Guardian, DeSmogBlog, Patterico's Pontifications, Power Line, The Strata-Sphere, The PJ Tatler and Maggie's Farm

Richard Black / BBC:

‘New release’ of climate emails — The writer appears to argue that combating climate change will create poverty — What appears to be a new batch of emails and other documents from the University of East Anglia's Climatic Research Unit has been released.

Discussion: The Hill, Alan Colmes' Liberaland and ThinkProgress

Leo Hickman / Guardian:

Fresh round of hacked climate science emails leaked online — A file containing 5,000 emails has been made available in an apparent attempt to repeat the impact of 2009's similar release — A fresh tranche of private emails exchanged between leading climate scientists throughout the last decade was released online on Tuesday.

Discussion: ThinkProgress, Media Matters for America, ABCNEWS, DeSmogBlog, Get Energy Smart! and The Daily Caller

James Delingpole / blogs.telegraph.co.uk:

Uh oh, global warming loons: here comes Climategate II! — Breaking news: two years after the Climategate, a further batch of emails has been leaked onto the internet by a person - or persons - unknown. And as before, they show the “scientists” at the heart of the Man-Made Global Warming industry in a most unflattering light.

Discussion: NewsBusters.org blogs, The Enterprise Blog, Campaign 2012 and Get Energy Smart!

Jeff Id / The Air Vent:

Climategate 2.0 — Files can be downloaded here. — h/t - kurthbemis Mirror up at: http://dump.kurthbemis.com/climategate2 / — UEA Responds - And it's the expected BS. Out of context before we put them in context. I suppose that if you aren't a certified UEA climatologist, you can't read.

Discussion: Political Mojo, ThinkProgress, The Reference Frame and The PJ Tatler

Tallbloke / tallbloke's talkshop:
Breaking news: FOIA 2011 has arrived !

Discussion: THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS, YID With LID and Big Government

Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:

New ThinkProgress ‘Ad’: Romney Says 'Let Us Just Raise Your Taxes Some More'* — Yesterday, Mitt Romney released his first campaign ad, which quotes President Obama saying “if we keep talking about the economy, we're going to lose.” But those weren't Obama's words; he was quoting a strategist for Sen. John McCain in 2008.

Discussion: Washington Monthly, The Huffington Post, CNN, The New Republic, Political Mojo, Outside the Beltway, Death and Taxes, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Business Insider, Ben Smith's Blog, The Daily Dish, Towleroad News #gay, Wonkette and Gawker

Politifact.com Truth-O-Meter rulings from National:

Mitt Romney: Says Barack Obama said, “If we keep talking about the economy, we're going to lose.” — The Truth-o-Meter says: Pants on Fire! Mitt Romney ad charges Obama said, 'If we keep talking about the economy, we're going to lose' — On the eve of a presidential trip to New Hampshire on Nov. 22 …

Discussion: ABCNEWS, Mediaite, New York Times, Planet Washington and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion

Brian Montopoli / CBS News:
Mitt Romney attack ad misleadingly quotes Obama

Discussion: Washington Monthly and Truthdig

A.Killough / CNN:
TRENDING: Romney names possible running mate

Discussion: Hot Air, RedState, Pundits Blog and ABCNEWS

Gail Gitcho / Mitt Romney for President …:
TABLES TURNED — Three years ago, candidate Barack Obama mocked …

Discussion: News Desk, ThinkProgress and Washington Post

Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Romney's first TV ad draws flak from Obama campaign for misleading use of president's words (video)

Discussion: ThinkProgress, USA Today, The American Prospect and The Stranger …

Quinnipiac University:

Gingrich On Top Of GOP Pack As Cain Fades, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Romney Ties Obama In One-On-One Matchup — Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich more than doubles his share of the Republican presidential vote to lead the presidential pack with 26 percent and in a head …

Discussion: msnbc.com, Roll Call, Guardian, Business Insider, Washington Post, RedState, Outside the Beltway, Daily Kos, Firedoglake, Hot Air, The PJ Tatler, Taegan Goddard's …, GOP 12, Washington Monthly, The Politico and Salon

Danny Yadron / Washington Wire: Tonight's Debate: Six Issues to Watch

Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Obama struggling in Pennsylvania

Discussion: USA Today and ABCNEWS

Fred Barnes / Weekly Standard:
Gingrich Announces National Security Team

Discussion: ThinkProgress, Foreign Policy, Global Public Square, The Daily Dish, Outside the Beltway and The Daily Beast

Ian Swanson / The Hill:

Obama heckled by protesters at New Hampshire speech — President Obama was heckled on Tuesday during an appearance at a New Hampshire high school. — Obama had traveled north to the Granite State, which holds the nation's first presidential primary, to discuss the economy and his proposal to extend a current payroll tax cut.

Discussion: Maggie's Farm, Weasel Zippers and Jammie Wearing Fools

ABCNEWS:

Obama New Hampshire Jobs Speech Interrupted By Occupy Protesters — The Occupy movement followed President Obama to New Hampshire today, where protestors interrupted his jobs speech at a high school in Manchester. — Speaking at Manchester High School Central the President was interrupted shortly …

Discussion: The Raw Story

Zeke Miller / Business Insider:
Obama Heckled In New Hampshire By Occupy Wall Street Supporters

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit

Jon Bershad / Mediaite:

Michele Bachmann's Entrance On Jimmy Fallon? The Fishbone Song ‘Lyin’ Ass Bitch' — Earlier this morning, our own Nando Di Fino critiqued Michele Bachmann's appearance on last night's Late Night with Jimmy Fallon by saying that that the first half of her segment, when she discussed …

Discussion: Washington Wire, New York Magazine, Death and Taxes, Big Hollywood, NewsBusters.org blogs, Jammie Wearing Fools, Booman Tribune, Washington Post, The Daily Caller, Rick Perry 2012 Campaign …, PopWatch and Joe. My. God.

ABCNEWS:
Jimmy Fallon's Drummer ‘Grounded’ for Bachmann Joke

Discussion: Big Hollywood and Jammie Wearing Fools

Greg Sargent / Washington Post:

Despite attacks, Dems standing by Occupy Wall Street — For weeks now, Republicans have attacked Democrats for voicing support for the Occupy Wall Street protesters, in particular faulting the DCCC for standing up for them. And the incidents of violence and excess have led some neutral commentators …

Discussion: Verum Serum, The Maddow Blog, The Gateway Pundit, Weasel Zippers, Klein Online, Washington's Blog and msnbc.com

Journalism.org:
BIGGEST WEEK YET FOR OCCUPY WALL STREET COVERAGE

Discussion: City Room and Comments on, more at Mediagazer »

Steven Hayward / Power Line:
OWS Following the Woodstock to Altamont Trajectory

Discussion: Shot in the Dark, NewsBusters.org blogs, Ed Driscoll and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion

David Brooks / New York Times:

The Two Moons — In 1951, Samuel Lubell invented the concept of the political solar system. At any moment, he wrote, there is a Sun Party (the majority party, which drives the agenda) and a Moon Party (the minority party, which shines by reflecting the solar rays).

Discussion: Washington Post, The Moderate Voice, Booman Tribune, Balloon Juice and Ben Smith's Blog

Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
The ‘third force’ Brooks has been waiting for

Discussion: driftglass

Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:

A complicated Romney family — Part of Mitt Romney's political persona is his perfect family: His oft-mentioned marriage of 40 years, his five handsome, successful sons and their photogenic families. Like much with Romney, it's an asset that is on the edge of being a liability …

Discussion: Taegan Goddard's …

Wall Street Journal:

Thank You, Grover Norquist — The super committee's failure is rooted in a clash of visions. — So it's all Grover Norquist's fault. Democrats and the media are singing in unison that the reason Congress's antideficit super committee has failed is because of the conservative activist's magical antitax spell over Republicans.

Discussion: Outside the Beltway, ThinkProgress, American Spectator and Business Insider

The Politico:
Supercommittee meltdown: Behind the scenes

Discussion: ThinkProgress

Gabriel Sherman / New York Magazine:

Sarah Palin Got Scolded by Roger Ailes for Not Announcing Her Non-Candidacy on Fox News — Sarah Palin's announcement that she wouldn't run for president disappointed her legions of admirers — but it infuriated Roger Ailes. The Fox News chief wasn't angry about the decision itself.

Discussion: CNN, Outside the Beltway, Business Insider, Mediaite, Death and Taxes, Wonkette, Media Decoder, TVNewser, GOP 12, The Moderate Voice, Washington Post and News Hounds, more at Mediagazer »

Kate Linthicum / Los Angeles Times:

Occupy L.A. receives offer to decamp — Protesters could get downtown office space and farmland if they leave City Hall. — Jim Lafferty, who has been negotiating with city officials on behalf of Occupy L.A., addresses protesters. (Robert Lachman, Los Angeles Times / November 21, 2011)

Discussion: Hot Air, The Gateway Pundit, PJ Media, Wonkette, Weasel Zippers, Sister Toldjah, The Lonely Conservative, L.A. NOW, The Jawa Report, The PJ Tatler, Verum Serum and The Political Carnival

Annie Sweeney / Chicago Tribune:

Top Blagojevich adviser Tony Rezko gets 10½ years — Convicted extortionist faces sentencing, argues for time served — Antoin “Tony” Rezko, center, arrives at the Dirksen Federal Building for the reading of the verdict in his corruption trial. (Tribune photo by Chris Walker / June 4, 2008)

Discussion: Associated Press, Campaign 2012, TalkLeft, LobbyComply and Pundit Press

Tammy Webber / Associated Press:
Blago adviser Rezko sentenced to 7 more years

Discussion: The Hill, Chicago Sun Times, The Politico, Weasel Zippers, The Page and iOwnTheWorld.com

Charles P. Pierce / Esquire:

Why the SuperCommitee Needed to Fail — Ask me what my greatest fear is right now, and I will tell you that my greatest fear is that the members of the SuperCommittee — which, as you may have noted, both Newt Gingrich and I think was a colossally stupid idea — will come up with some face-saving …

Discussion: Firedoglake, Balloon Juice and The Impolitic

Dominic Holden / The Stranger …:

Pregnant Woman Blasted with Pepper Spray by SPD Says She Miscarried (Updated) — Posted at 3:55 p.m. and updated below with an interview with Jennifer Fox. — One of Occupy Seattle's outspoken activists who blogs under the name Ian Awesome has a post up this afternoon about the pregnant woman …

Discussion: New York Magazine, Taylor Marsh, The Raw Story, Jezebel, Gawker, Business Insider, Newshoggers.com, American Times, Guardian, OneAngryQueer, The Gateway Pundit, ThinkProgress, Booman Tribune, Mercury Rising, FOX News Radio and Washington's Blog

Jon Huntsman / CNN:

Bring U.S. military in line with new reality — Editor's note: Jon Huntsman, former governor of Utah and U.S. ambassador to China, is a candidate for the Republican nomination for president. (Republican presidential candidates take on national defense, the economy, international relations …

Discussion: Jammie Wearing Fools and Outside the Beltway