memeorandum: Obama's WV Problem Stretches Into PA (Keegan Gibson/PoliticsPA)

3:45 AM ET, June 19, 2012

Top Items:

Another Ridiculous Lie From Liberal Media - Distorting Romney's “WAWAs” Hoagie Speech — Another example of how ridiculous the media is in their uncompromising struggle to distort the truth in order to make sure Obama wins and Conservatives lose. — Today it's being widely reported …

Discussion: The Right Scoop, Balloon Juice, nation.foxnews.com, The Impolitic, NewsBusters.org blogs and The Lonely Conservative

Zeke Miller / BuzzFeed:

When Mitt Romney Went To “WaWas” — Romney amazed by the convenience store's hoagie ordering terminals.

Discussion: Mediaite

Maggie Haberman / Politico:

Romney's Wawa visit (Updated) — There were some write-ups of Mitt Romney's visit to a Wawa over the weekend during the Pennsylvania leg of his tour, most of which focused on his wading into a local battle over what store has better hoagies. — But there was also this moment in which he talked about the …

Discussion: Moe Lane and The PJ Tatler

Dylan Byers / Politico:

MSNBC mischaracterizes Romney remarks — MSNBC aired footage today that inaccurately portrayed Mitt Romney's remarks at a campaign stop in Pennsylvania. — Discussing how the public sector suffers from a lack of competition, Romney told the audience about an optometrist who wanted to change …

Discussion: Ed Driscoll, The Raw Story and RADAMISTO

Allahpundit / Hot Air:

Media pretty excited about Romney talking up Wawa subs or something; Update: Deceptive editing — Via the Corner, this is what happens when the big political story on tap for today — a Syriza win in Greece followed by a global market meltdown over the break-up of the eurozone …

Discussion: Twitchy, National Review and The Daily Dish

James Fallows / The Atlantic Online:
Postcards from the Bus-Capade: Romney Road Report

Discussion: Prairie Weather

Kevin Drum / Mother Jones:

What It Will Mean If the Supreme Court Strikes Down Obamacare — Two years ago, when President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law, the idea that its individual mandate provision was unconstitutional was laughable. There was no case law, no precedent, and frankly …

Discussion: No More Mister Nice Blog, Pew Research Center …, p m carpenter's commentary, American Glob, ProfessorBainbridge.com and A plain blog about politics

Sahil Kapur / tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com:

TPMDC — Scalia Reverses Himself: Now Disagrees With Key Precedent Supporting Constitutionality Of Health Care Reform — To observers of the ‘Obamacare’ oral arguments, it would come as no surprise that Justice Antonin Scalia is a likely vote to strike it down.

Discussion: The Maddow Blog, Mother Jones, Hot Air, Daily Kos, ACS Blog, Business Insider, Balloon Juice, The Volokh Conspiracy, Talking Points Memo, Wonkette and The Apothecary

Ezra Klein / New Yorker:
UNPOPULAR MANDATE

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, The Daily Caller, Washington Monthly, The Moderate Voice and Brad DeLong

Juan Williams / The Hill:
Opinion: Defeat of healthcare law would erode voters' trust in Supreme Court

Discussion: National Review, The Gateway Pundit, Prairie Weather, Washington Post, The Moderate Voice, neo-neocon, The PJ Tatler, ABCNEWS, Jammie Wearing Fools, The Lonely Conservative and Pirate's Cove

Washington Post:

Obama picks John Kerry to play Romney in mock debate rehearsals — President Obama has tapped Sen. John Kerry, the 2004 Democratic presidential nominee, to play Republican Mitt Romney in mock debate rehearsals, Obama campaign officials and the senator's office confirmed Monday.

Discussion: Mediaite, The Moderate Voice, SQUATLO RANT, Wonkette, Liberal Values, Michelle Malkin, Business Insider, Althouse, New York Magazine, ABCNEWS and The Lonely Conservative

Justin Sink / The Hill:
Ann Romney: ‘I doubt’ we'll take as many overseas vacations as the Obamas

Discussion: CNN, Ballot Box, TBogg, Outside the Beltway, Mediaite, Reuters, Wonkette, The Reaction, Weasel Zippers, Daily Kos, No More Mister Nice Blog, The Hill, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Shakesville, The Daily Caller and Little Green Footballs

CNN:
CNN's GUT CHECK for June 18, 2012

Discussion: Associated Press, Politico and Newsy

Dina Rudick / Boston Globe:
John Kerry to play role of Mitt Romney for President Obama's debate prep

Discussion: Campaign 2012, Washington Monthly, Guardian, Politico and WBUR

Justin Sink / The Hill:

Sen. Manchin to skip Democratic convention — Three prominent West Virginia Democrats said Monday that they would skip the party's national convention in Charlotte, N.C., this September over concerns that links to the party could hurt their re-election chances.

Discussion: Politico and Scared Monkeys

Joe Manchin / CNN: Manchin to skip Democratic National Convention

Alexander Burns / Politico:
W.Va. Dem brass skipping convention

Discussion: The Lonely Conservative

Dylan Byers / Politico:

Sen. Brown to debate, if MSNBC drops out — Fascinating sign of the times: Sen. Scott Brown announced today that he will accept an invitation to debate Elizabeth Warren at the Edward M. Kennedy Institute in Boston, but only on two conditions — one of which is that MSNBC …

Discussion: The Political Carnival, NewsBusters.org, Mediaite and The Rightnewz

Noah Bierman / Boston Globe:
Scott Brown accepts Kennedy debate with conditions

Discussion: Daily Kos

Michael Barbaro / The Caucus:

At Party, Bloomberg Tips Hand on Endorsement — Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg of New York has remained coy about whether he plans to endorse a presidential candidate this year, even as Mitt Romney and President Obama aggressively court the billionaire media mogul.

Discussion: Hot Air, The Daily Caller, Gothamist and New York Magazine

Guardian:

G20 summit: Barroso blames eurozone crisis on US banks — EC president says European leaders have not come to Mexico to receive lessons on how to handle the economy — The opening day of the G20 summit was threatening to deteriorate into a fractious row between eurozone countries …

Discussion: Mish's Global Economic … and The Agonist

Ed Balls / London News:
Austerity has failed in Europe - we must all now go for growth

Discussion: Paul Krugman

Walter Russell Mead / Via Meadia:
The Greek Election Solves... Nothing

Discussion: IHT Rendezvous

John Hinderaker / Power Line:

The Sad Demise of the Occupy Movement — Remember when the Democratic Party saw the Occupy movement as the Left's equivalent of the Tea Party? That lasted until it became obvious that 1) Occupy wasn't actually much of a movement, and 2) to the extent it existed, it was an embarrassment.

Discussion: Occupy Caravan Road Trip

Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:

What The WaPo Went Cool On — That scene is a free, makeshift dental clinic for the uninsured. It was mobbed - as it would be in a developing country. Except it's right here in Tennessee, where many of the working poor are uninsured, and where the state is perfectly happy to keep it that way.

Discussion: Balloon Juice

Alec MacGillis / The New Republic:
‘What New Law?’ — People who would benefit have little idea …

Discussion: New York Magazine and Washington Monthly

Fred Lucas / CNSNews:

Michelle Obama Jokes About Solar Car Explosion at OSU Commencement — (CNSNews.com) - First lady Michelle Obama joked about the explosion of a solar-powered car when encouraging graduates of Oregon State University to persevere through life's challenges. — The first lady was the commencement …

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and Weasel Zippers

Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
Michelle Obama slaps ‘corporate’ work, ‘fat paychecks’

Discussion: Doug Ross and The Lonely Conservative

Juliet Macur / New York Times:

Clemens Is Found Not Guilty in Perjury Trial — WASHINGTON — Roger Clemens, whose hard throws intimidated even the toughest batters and turned him into one of the best pitchers in baseball history, was acquitted Monday of charges that he lied to Congress in 2008 when he insisted …

Discussion: Lists, CNN, Scared Monkeys, Mediaite, Newsy and americanthinker.com

CBS News:
Roger Clemens acquitted on all charges in perjury trial

Discussion: Firedoglake and The Gateway Pundit

Neil King Jr / Washington Wire:

Rubio Says Own Dream Act Derailed for Now — Florida Sen. Marco Rubio said Monday that President Barack Obama's move last week to block deportations for some young illegal immigrants in the U.S. has likely derailed his own similar efforts, at least until after the election.

Discussion: Univision News Tumblr, Politico, MiamiHerald.com, Hot Air, ThinkProgress, National Review, The Daily Caller, Balloon Juice and The Hill

John E. Sununu / The Boston Globe:
Panic sets in at the White House

Discussion: Hot Air

Justin Sink / The Hill:

Allen West says he's ‘dejected’ by Romney's answers on immigration — Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.) said Monday he was “dejected” by presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney's performance during an interview Friday in which he was asked repeatedly about President Obama's recently announced policy shift on illegal immigration.

Discussion: The Raw Story, The PJ Tatler, Mediaite and The Right Scoop

Keegan Gibson / PoliticsPA:

Obama's WV Problem Stretches Into PA — A significant portion of western and central Pennsylvania Democrats declined to vote for Barack Obama in the April primary, an analysis by PoliticsPA has found. The results there resemble those of Arkansas, Kentucky and West Virginia …

Discussion: RedState and Politico

Patrick Gavin / Reuters:

Robert Redford: Democrats are bad storytellers — Robert Redford's a long-time supporter of the Democratic Party, but he thinks they could stand to learn a thing or two from his profession: Storytelling. — In the latest issue of Outside magazine, the actor and director is asked why …

Discussion: Hot Air, Weasel Zippers, Indecision Forever and American Glob