Top Items:
Jeff Poor / The Daily Caller:
Palin: ‘Dumb arses’ in media ‘overplayed their hand’ with Gingrich — Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has now weighed in on the controversy surrounding an ABC interview with former House Speaker Newt Gingrich's ex-wife, and Palin had some tough words for the media.
Discussion:
Taylor Marsh, The Caucus, The Politico, Don Surber, Connecting.the.Dots, Hot Air, Mediaite, Wizbang and The Reaction, more at Mediagazer »
RELATED:
Jonathan Martinand Alexander Burns / Reuters:
Why Newt Gingrich is surging in South Carolina — NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — The final debate before the South Carolina primary brought into sharp relief why Newt Gingrich is re-emerging as a contender and Mitt Romney is stumbling toward the finish line. — With a rousing denunciation …
Discussion:
Washington Wire, The Politico, Washington Post, Hardball Blog, The Atlantic Online and Outside the Beltway
Mitt Romney for President of the United States …:
“I THINK GRANDIOSE THOUGHTS” — Location — A Selection Of Speaker Gingrich's Thoughts Over The Years — Gingrich on Gingrich: — “I Am Essentially A Revolutionary.” (Adam Clymer, “House Revolutionary,” The New York Times, 8/23/92) — “Philosophically, I Am Very Different …
Wallacegw / CNN:
Fake CNN email used as dirty trick in South Carolina — CNN did not send out the email alert. — Follow the Ticker on Twitter: @politicalticker — It's not clear how many people received the fake email, though at least two members of the South Carolina GOP Executive Committee …
Discussion:
weaskamerica.com, Outside the Beltway, FITSNews, Trail Blazers Blog and The Politico
Benjy Sarlin / 2012.talkingpointsmemo.com:
TPM2012 — Newt: CNN ‘Despicable’ To Bring Up ‘Trash’ Open Marriage Story
TPM2012 — Newt: CNN ‘Despicable’ To Bring Up ‘Trash’ Open Marriage Story
Discussion:
Firedoglake, Talking Points Memo, Oliver Willis, Hullabaloo and Seeing the Forest
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Gingrich maintains 6 point lead
Gingrich maintains 6 point lead
Discussion:
Politics, Wonkette, The Hill, ThinkProgress, Crooks and Liars, Hot Air, Daily Kos and Taegan Goddard's …
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Newt to GOP: Pass Medicare Part D or 'you don't deserve to govern'
Newt to GOP: Pass Medicare Part D or 'you don't deserve to govern'
Discussion:
American Spectator, The Politico and National Review
Steve Kornacki / Salon:
The power of conservative victimhood
The power of conservative victimhood
Discussion:
No More Mister Nice Blog, Daily Kos, Rush Limbaugh, Salon.com and Wall Street Journal
Cheri Jacobus / Pundits Blog:
Grandiose is not a negative for Newt Gingrich
Grandiose is not a negative for Newt Gingrich
Discussion:
The Politico
Mj Lee / The Politico:
Herman Cain defends Newt Gingrich from CNN ‘crap’
Herman Cain defends Newt Gingrich from CNN ‘crap’
Discussion:
ABCNEWS, Political Insider and Daily Kos
New York Times:
Moralizing's High Cost
Moralizing's High Cost
Discussion:
Washington Post, Opinion L.A. and NewsBusters.org blogs
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
How Gingrich connects
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Romney's ‘Prevent Defense’ Yielding Big Gains to Opponents
Romney's ‘Prevent Defense’ Yielding Big Gains to Opponents
Discussion:
Alan Colmes' Liberaland, The New Republic, Wonkette, A plain blog about politics and PoliPundit.com
Jamie Klatell / The Hill:
Gingrich lashes out at media in debate
Gingrich lashes out at media in debate
Discussion:
CNN, NY Daily News, The Politico, Ballot Box, The Gateway Pundit, Scared Monkeys and Betsy's Page
Tanya Somanader / ThinkProgress:
Romney: I Won't Release My Tax Returns Because 'I Don't Want To Give The Democrats A Nice Little Present' — GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney endured a hail of boos during the CNN debate last night when he refused to commit to releasing his 2011 tax returns.
Discussion:
Washington Monthly, Towleroad News #gay and Daily Kos
RELATED:
newt.org:
Speaker Newt Gingrich and Mrs. Gingrich Release 2010 Income Tax Return and Gingrich Foundation Tax Return
Speaker Newt Gingrich and Mrs. Gingrich Release 2010 Income Tax Return and Gingrich Foundation Tax Return
Discussion:
CNN, Real Clear Politics, Washington Post, americanthinker.com, Campaign 2012, The Page, Telegraph, Taylor Marsh, Washington Wire and Mediaite
Molly Ball / The Atlantic Online:
GOP Debate: Gingrich Kills Infidelity Question, and That's Just the Start
GOP Debate: Gingrich Kills Infidelity Question, and That's Just the Start
Discussion:
Indecision Forever
Tommy Christopher / Mediaite:
Republican Debate Audience Boos Mitt Romney Over Releasing Tax Returns
Republican Debate Audience Boos Mitt Romney Over Releasing Tax Returns
Discussion:
No More Mister Nice Blog, CNN, Campaign 2012 and Washington Post
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Taxes at the Top — Call me peculiar, but I'm actually enjoying the spectacle of Mitt Romney doing the Dance of the Seven Veils — partly out of voyeurism, of course, but also because it's about time that we had this discussion. — The theme of his dance, for those who haven't been paying attention, is taxes — his own taxes.
Discussion:
JustOneMinute, The Moderate Voice, Prairie Weather, Paul Krugman and Greg Mankiw's Blog
RELATED:
Jennifer Martinez / The Politico:
SOPA and PIPA dead ? for now — House and Senate leaders abandoned plans to move on SOPA and PIPA on Friday — the surest sign yet that a wave of online protests have killed the controversial anti-piracy legislation for now and maybe forever. — SOPA sponsor Lamar Smith …
Discussion:
Balloon Juice, Outside the Beltway, Wake up America and RedState, more at Techmeme »
RELATED:
Aaron / Senate Democrats:
Reid Statement On Intellectual Property Bill … Washington, D.C. - Nevada Senator Harry Reid released the following statement today on the Senate's PROTECT I.P. Act: — “In light of recent events, I have decided to postpone Tuesday's vote on the PROTECT I.P. Act.
Discussion:
The Hill, The Daily Caller, The Politico, Policy Blog, GigaOM, Threat Level, Techdirt and Wake up America, more at Mediagazer »
Robert J. Samuelson / Washington Post:
Rejecting the Keystone pipeline is an act of insanity — President Obama's rejection of the Keystone XL pipeline from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico is an act of national insanity. It isn't often that a president makes a decision that has no redeeming virtues and — beyond the symbolism …
RELATED:
Bloomberg:
Canada Pledges to Sell Oil to Asia After Obama Rejects Keystone Pipeline — President Barack Obama's decision yesterday to reject a permit for TransCanada Corp.'s Keystone XL oil pipeline may prompt Canada to turn to China for oil exports. — Prime Minister Stephen Harper …
Discussion:
Weasel Zippers and White House Dossier
Adam Liptak / The Caucus:
Supreme Court Rejects Judge-Drawn Maps in Texas Redistricting Case — The Supreme Court on Friday instructed a lower court in Texas to take a fresh look at election maps it had drawn in place of a competing set of maps from the Texas Legislature. The justices said the lower court …
Discussion:
Washington Monthly, RedState and The Stranger …
RELATED:
Rick Hasen / Election Law Blog:
Breaking News: Supreme Court Decides Texas Redistricting Case, Reverses Lower Court
Breaking News: Supreme Court Decides Texas Redistricting Case, Reverses Lower Court
Discussion:
Daily Kos and Political Watch
Nate Anderson / Ars Technica:
Why the feds smashed Megaupload — The US government dropped a nuclear bomb on “cyberlocker” site Megaupload today, seizing its domain names, grabbing $50 million in assets, and getting New Zealand police to arrest four of the site's key employees, including enigmatic founder Kim Dotcom.
Discussion:
Hit & Run, Digits, Gizmodo, The Lede, New York Times, TechCrunch and Wall Street Journal, more at Mediagazer »
RELATED:
ThinkProgress:
Obama Administration Approves Rule That Guarantees Near-Universal Contraceptive Coverage — Our guest blogger is Jessica Arons, Director of the Women's Health and Rights Program at American Progress. — Today, in a huge victory for women's health, Health and Human Services Secretary …
Discussion:
Lawyers, Guns & Money
Todd Leopold / CNN:
Singing legend Etta James dies at 73 — Etta James, here performing at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in 2009, died Friday, January 20, due to complications from leukeimia, said her longtime friend and manager, Lupe De Leon. The singer was 73. — HIDE CAPTION — Etta James through the years
Discussion:
TalkLeft and The Atlantic Online
Sydney Morning Herald:
Love online: 100,000 Grindr users exposed in hack attack — The Grindr app, left, and founder Joel Simkhai's profile. — A popular “meat-market” smartphone app that spawned a sexual revolution in Australia's gay community has been compromised by a Sydney hacker, potentially exposing …
Discussion:
Gawker, AKSARBENT and Towleroad News #gay
Matthew Rosenberg / New York Times:
Afghanistan's Soldiers Step Up Killings of Allied Forces — KABUL, Afghanistan — American and other coalition forces here are being killed in increasing numbers by the very Afghan soldiers they fight alongside and train, in attacks motivated by deep-seated animosity between the supposedly allied forces …
Discussion:
emptywheel, Weasel Zippers, Pat Dollard, Battleland and The American Conservative
Charles Krauthammer / Washington Post:
The GOP's suicide march — “Are you better off today than you were $4 trillion ago?” — former presidential candidate Rick Perry — It's the campaign line of the year, and while the author won't be carrying it into the general election, the eventual nominee will.
Discussion:
Booman Tribune and Betsy's Page