memeorandum: KEYSTONE FALLOUT: AS PROMISED, CANADA BUILDING PIPELINES TO SELL OIL TO CHINA (John Sexton/BREITBART.COM)

8:40 AM ET, June 15, 2012

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Hunter Walker / Politicker:

President Obama's Speech Gets A Thumbs Down From Political Press Corps — President Obama on stage in Ohio. (Photo: Getty) — Prior to President Barack Obama's marathon 54 minute speech in Ohio today, the Obama campaign sent our several statements promising the speech would be a major address framing the campaign going forward.

Discussion: Balloon Juice, Pirate's Cove, Washington Post, NewsBusters.org, Sister Toldjah, The Page and Viking Pundit

Noah Rothman / Mediaite:

MSNBC Panel's Verdict On Obama Campaign Speech: It Stinks — President Barack Obama delivered a campaign speech on Thursday that was billed as an effort to refocus on the economy and to frame the debate against Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney moving forward.

Discussion: JOSHUAPUNDIT, nation.foxnews.com, The PJ Tatler and The Lonely Conservative

Washington Post:

Full transcript of Obama's speech on the economy in Cleveland, Ohio — Full transcript of President Obama's June 14 speech on the economy at Cuyahoga Community College in Cleveland, Ohio: — OBAMA: Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, everybody. Thank you very much. Thank you so much.

Discussion: Los Angeles Times, Democracy in America, Liberal Values, Hot Air, xpostfactoid, BuzzFeed, National Review and The Reaction

New York Post:

Running on empty — Man, is Barack Obama running dry. — The president gave a speech about the economy yesterday to put his stumbling campaign on a strong new footing — and cribbed most of it from speeches he delivered last year. — OK, presidents repeat themselves; it's no crime.

Discussion: Pundit & Pundette

BuzzFeed:

Romney Campaign Bus Taunts Obama Supporters Honks its horn as hundreds of Obama supporters wait to enter event in Ohio. — CLEVELAND, Ohio — Republican nominee Mitt Romney's guerrilla tactics continued Thursday, as the campaign bus circled the venue where President Barack Obama will be speaking this afternoon.

Discussion: The Mahablog, Hot Air, CNN, The Impolitic, Wonkette, The Reaction, The Jawa Report, Pirate's Cove, No More Mister Nice Blog, The Lonely Conservative, Balloon Juice, The PJ Tatler, New York Times, Outside the Beltway and USA Today

Zeke Miller / BuzzFeed:

Obama Campaign Checks IDs At The Door — Not at the polls. — (Getty Images / JEWEL SAMAD) — CLEVELAND — President Barack Obama's presidential campaign checked the identification of the supporters attending Obama's “framing” event at Cuyahoga Community College today.

Discussion: The Lonely Conservative

ZIP / Weasel Zippers:

Ohio: Romney Campaign Bus Drives Circles Around Obama Speech Site Honking Its Horn... The Obamabots must be losing their marbles (or what's left of them). — Via CBS News' Mark Knoller — CBS News' Sarah Boxer and BuzzFeed's Zeke Miller confirm: — Update: Romney's traveling press secretary keeps taunting.

Discussion: Livewire, Mediaite and The Gateway Pundit

McPartland / nation.foxnews.com: ID Required At Obama Speech But Not To Vote

Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo: Anger Management — Today is the day of the dueling mega-speeches …

Chad Livengood / detroitnews.com:

Lawmaker barred from speaking over ‘vagina’ comment — Lansing - House Republicans prohibited state Rep. Lisa Brown from speaking on the floor Thursday after she ended a speech Wednesday against a bill restricting abortions by referencing her female anatomy.

Discussion: Politico, Mediaite, The Impolitic, Business Insider, Balloon Juice, SBM Blog and New York Magazine

Amanda Peterson Beadle / ThinkProgress:

As Punishment For Opposing Anti-Abortion Bill, Male Michigan House Leader Bans Two Female Reps From Speaking — A male Republican House leader in Michigan silenced two female Democratic state legislators on Thursday after the pair tried to advance a measure that would have reduced access to vasectomies.

Discussion: Firedoglake, MLive.com, Crooks and Liars, Jezebel, The Political Carnival, pandagon.net and Balloon Juice

Mary Bruce / ABCNEWS:

White House Forgets to Pay Father's Day Lunch Tab — Amid the bustle of President Obama's surprise stop for barbecue Wednesday the White House apparently overlooked one key detail: the bill. — Celebrating Father's Day early, the president had lunch with two service members and two local barbers at Kenny's BBQ on Capitol Hill.

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit, Indecision Forever, Weasel Zippers, Mediaite, The Hill, Politico, The Daily Caller, Business Insider, Ed Driscoll, Outside the Beltway and RedState

Ned Martel / Washington Post:
Geithner proposed Hillary Clinton for Treasury secretary; White House scuttled idea

Discussion: Capital Tonight and Politico

Scott Shackford / Hit & Run:
White House Quietly Removes Obama Boasts from Other Presidential Bios (CORRECTED: No they didn't)

Discussion: JustOneMinute, Hot Air, americanthinker.com and Ed Driscoll

Tyler Durden / ZeroHedge:

Mike Krieger Says To Remember The Words Of Joseph Stalin — Submitted by Mike Krieger of Libertyblitzkrieg — Remember The Words Of Joseph Stalin … - All Quotes by Joseph Stalin — Know Your Enemy — I recall wanting to read Mein Kampf as a young kid, although to this day I have only read excerpts.

John Bresnahanand Jake Sherman / Politico:

Eric Holder offers Darrell Issa ‘extraordinary’ deal — Attorney General Eric Holder made a new offer to House Republicans on Thursday to defuse the growing controversy over the “Fast and Furious” program, the latest bid to derail a contempt vote against Holder set for next week.

Discussion: Weasel Zippers

Tim Mak / Politico: Dems: Eric Holder contempt ‘unprecedented’

Elizabeth Flock / US News:

RNC Latino Site Features Stock Photo of Asian Children — Mitt Romney has been increasingly keen to court the Latino vote, which is believed to heavily favor President Obama over the former Massachusetts governor for president. In the latest Latino Decisions poll, Obama held a 43-point lead over Romney.

Discussion: Firedoglake, The Daily What, The Caucus, Business Insider, Gawker, Mashable! and Guardian, more at Mediagazer »

Benjy Sarlin / 2012.talkingpointsmemo.com:
TPM2012 — Whoops: RNC Latino Site Uses Picture Of Asian Children

Discussion: ThinkProgress, The New Civil Rights Movement and Daily Kos

John Sexton / BREITBART.COM:

KEYSTONE FALLOUT: AS PROMISED, CANADA BUILDING PIPELINES TO SELL OIL TO CHINA — In April, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper revealed disheartening consequences for America's energy policy at a think-tank event in Washington. Asked about President Obama's decision to put off a decision …

Discussion: Questions and Observations, Weasel Zippers, The Gateway Pundit and New York Times

Jose Antonio Vargas / Time:

Not Legal Not Leaving — 'Why haven't you gotten deported?' — That's usually the first thing people ask me when they learn I'm an undocumented immigrant or, put more rudely, an “illegal.” Some ask it with anger or frustration, others with genuine bafflement.

Discussion: ThinkProgress, TIME Ideas and Poynter, more at Mediagazer »

Jose Antonio Vargas / TIME Ideas:
Inside the World of the ‘Illegal’ Immigrant

Discussion: The Agonist, NewsBusters.org, National Review, New York Magazine, Mediaite and Philly.com

Mark Knoller / Twitchy:

Obama bemoans ‘people hurting out there’ at Sarah Jessica Parker's $40,000-per-person fundraiser … CBS News White House correspondent Mark Knoller reported from the glitzy $40,000 a person Obama fundraiser at the home of Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick. Yes, you read that right, $40,000 each.

Herb Keinon / Jerusalem Post:

‘Olmert bombed Syria despite US diplomacy’ — In exclusive with ‘Post’, former US foreign policy advisor Elliott Abrams defends Netanyahu over critical State Comptroller report. — Former prime minister Ehud Olmert decided in September 2007 to bomb the al-Kabir nuclear facility in Syria …

Discussion: Israel Matzav

Jonathan Easley / The Hill:

Poll: Obama and Romney statistically tied in swing-state Michigan — Mitt Romney has caught President Obama in Michigan, according to a poll released Thursday. — Obama still holds a slight edge in the poll, 46.9 to 45.5, but that's within the survey's 2.3 percent margin of error.

Discussion: Hot Air, Scared Monkeys, Weasel Zippers and Ballot Box

The White House:

Remarks by the President on the Economy — Cleveland, OH — THE PRESIDENT: Thank you! (Applause.) Thank you, everybody. Good afternoon, everybody. (Applause.) It is great to be back in Cleveland. (Applause.) It is great to be back here at Cuyahoga Community College. (Applause.)

Discussion: Washington Post, Taylor Marsh and Washington Free Beacon

Cameron Joseph / Ballot Box:

Obama takes friendly fire from House Dem — President Obama's big economic speech in Cleveland failed to impress one endangered House Democrat, Rep. Mark Critz (D-Pa.), who took him to task for his economic and energy policies. — “President Obama and others in Washington need to realize …

Discussion: Moe Lane and The Gateway Pundit