memeorandum: The Somewhat Valiant Return Of Robert Gibbs (BuzzFeed)

1:05 PM ET, July 11, 2012

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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:

Romney to NAACP: Obama made it worse for you ‘in almost every way’ — Mitt Romney will tell the NAACP on Wednesday that President Obama has made it worse for African-Americans “in almost every way.” — “If equal opportunity in America were an accomplished fact, then a chronically bad economy …

Discussion: CNN, ABCNEWS, Weasel Zippers, The Hinterland Gazette and Riehl World View

BuzzFeed:

Romney Booed At NAACP Convention — After saying he would repeal Obamacare, and then for criticizing the president. — HOUSTON, Texas — Mitt Romney was repeatedly booed during a speech at the NAACP convention Wednesday, as the Republican stuck to his standard campaign message …

Discussion: Guardian, The Right Sphere and The Right Scoop

Andrew Kirell / Mediaite:

Mitt Romney Booed At NAACP Convention For Saying He Would Eliminate ObamaCare — During his Wednesday morning speech before the NAACP Convention in Houston, Texas, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney explained that his plans include reducing government spending by eliminating …

Discussion: The Moderate Voice

Adam Serwer / Mother Jones:
Mitt Romney's Long, Troubled History With the NAACP

Discussion: ThinkProgress, Wonkette, The Hinterland Gazette and Balloon Juice

Kasie Hunt / Associated Press:
Mitt Romney NAACP Speech: Presumptive GOP Nominee Makes Pitch To Black Voters

Discussion: ThinkProgress, CNN, The Raw Story, Colorlines, Gotcha Media and The Huffington Post

Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:

Obama leads by 6 in Wisconsin — Barack Obama's considerably weaker in Wisconsin than he was in 2008, but he still looks like the clear favorite to win the state again. We find him with 50% to 44% for Mitt Romney. — Obama actually has under water approval numbers in the state.

Discussion: Weekly Standard and Business Insider

Mj Lee / Politico:

Sarah Palin: Mitt Romney needs to set ‘hair on fire’ — Sarah Palin warned Tuesday that Mitt Romney must do more to energize conservatives before Election Day, saying the Republican presidential candidate should light the base's “hair on fire.” — “Romney, he has said before that he doesn't want to have to light his hair on fire.

Discussion: Indecision Forever

Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:

Pro-Tip, as They Say — There's been a lot of chatter over the last few days about whether super-wealthy candidates get a hard rap in US politics or whether Mitt Romney is being held to a higher or harder standard. Romney is probably the wealthiest man ever to run for President, even in inflation adjusted dollars.

Discussion: Balloon Juice

John Whitesides / Reuters:
Obama expands lead on Romney: poll

Discussion: Washington Wire, The Hinterland Gazette, National Review, Daily Kos and The Hill

Priorities USA Action:
MEMO: Mitt Romney's Central Qualification Becomes a Significant Liability

Discussion: Firedoglake, ABCNEWS, Politico, Washington Post and Ballot Box

New York Times:

Mr. Romney's Financial Black Hole — Paying taxes forthrightly has long been a matter of civic pride for most American politicians, a demonstration of honesty and of a willingness to share in society's burdens. Since the Watergate era, presidential candidates have released several years of tax returns …

Discussion: Mother Jones, msnbc.com, Shakesville, TBogg, Washington Post, The Hinterland Gazette, Wonkette, The Daily Dish, NewsBusters.org, Gothamist and Talking Points Memo

Matt Negrin / ABCNEWS:
While Romney Is Poked, Tax Forms Are Tricky for Democrats, Too

Discussion: CNN

nbcnewyork.com:

DNA from Sarah Fox Murder Scene Linked to Chain Used in Occupy Wall Street Protest — DNA evidence collected from the murder scene of Sarah Fox in 2004 has just been linked to DNA off a chain left behind by Occupy Wall Street protesters at a subway station in March

Discussion: The Other McCain, New York Magazine, Wizbang, Weasel Zippers, The Daily Caller, msnbc.com, Scared Monkeys, Gothamist and Jammie Wearing Fools

New York Times:
DNA Said to Link Occupy Wall St. Protest and 2004 Killing

Discussion: Business Insider, Gawker and Michelle Malkin

New York Post: OWS shock in unsolved '04 Sarah slay

Phil Willon / Los Angeles Times:

San Bernardino seeks bankruptcy protection — San Bernardino, facing the possibility of missing payroll, becomes California's third city in weeks to authorize a bankruptcy filing. — San Bernardino is the third California city to seek bankruptcy protection in recent weeks.

Discussion: msnbc.com, National Review, BBC, Hot Air, Weekly Standard, protein wisdom, Gawker, Ricochet Conversations Feed and Teamster Nation

Associated Press:
Southern California city of San Bernardino votes to declare bankruptcy

Discussion: The Agonist and americanthinker.com

Roll Call:

American Crossroads' $70 Million Senate Blitz — American Crossroads and its sister organization are poised to inject up to — $70 million into the battle for the Senate on behalf of Republicans. — The GOP-aligned super PAC and its affiliated issue-advocacy arm, Crossroads GPS …

CNN:
Poll data shows ad strategy is working, super PAC says

Discussion: Reuters, Politico and americanthinker.com

Geneva Sands / Ballot Box:
American Crossroads accuses Obama of waging economic ‘war on women’

Discussion: CNN

Lori Montgomery / Washington Post:

In 2009, Americans paid lowest tax rates in 30 years to federal government — Americans paid the lowest tax rates in 30 years to the federal government in 2009, in part because of tax cuts President Obama sought to combat the Great Recession, congressional budget analysts said Tuesday.

Discussion: American Prospect, ThinkProgress, Wall Street Journal, The Raw Story and Lean Forward

Sam Baker / The Hill:

McConnell aiming for repeal vote ‘in the near future’ — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Tuesday he wants the Senate to vote again “in the near future” on repealing President Obama's healthcare law. — McConnell had held off on forcing a repeal vote while he waited …

Discussion: Politico

Sahil Kapur / tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com:
TPMDC — House GOP Holds 33rd Vote To Stick It To ‘Obamacare’

Discussion: Firedoglake and DownWithTyranny!

Mike Allen / Politico:

Marco Rubio: Obama ‘naive’ about Chavez — Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) issued a harsh statement on Wednesday condemning comments that President Barack Obama made about Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez as “alarmingly naïve.” — In an interview at the White House on Monday …

Discussion: Weasel Zippers and Naked Politics

Patricia Mazzei / Naked Politics:
Obama to Miami anchor: Hugo Chávez has not posed ‘serious’ national security threat

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and The PJ Tatler

BuzzFeed:

The Somewhat Valiant Return Of Robert Gibbs — Obama's favorite flak is done with his “cooling off period.” Bonus: He doesn't have to deal with Michelle Obama or Valerie Jarrett anymore. — Image by Jonathan Ernst / Reuters — On Monday morning, Robert Gibbs unleashed a verbal barrage …

Associated Press:

High-powered lesbians launch first-of-its-kind super PAC to champion women's, gay rights — SAN FRANCISCO — As a co-owner of the Chicago Cubs, her politically active family's sole Democrat, and a sister with three brothers, Laura Ricketts is comfortable being the odd woman out.

Discussion: The Huffington Post, ThinkProgress, Towleroad News #gay, msnbc.com and The Raw Story

Judson Berger / Fox News:

Closure of Border Patrol stations across four states triggers alarm — The Obama administration is moving to shut down nine Border Patrol stations across four states, triggering a backlash from local law enforcement, members of Congress and Border Patrol agents themselves.

Discussion: Conservatives4Palin, americanthinker.com, The Gateway Pundit, Weasel Zippers, The PJ Tatler and The Lonely Conservative

Wall Street Journal:

The U.S. Housing Bust Is Over — The housing market has turned—at last. — The U.S. finally has moved beyond attention-grabbing predictions from housing “experts” that housing is bottoming. The numbers are now convincing. — Nearly seven years after the housing bubble burst, most indices of house prices are bending up.

Discussion: Calculated Risk

Les Christie / CNNMoney.com:

The other foreclosure crisis: Losing a home for $400 in back taxes — NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — People are losing their homes over unpaid tax bills that, in some cases, add up to just a few hundred dollars. — Outdated state laws that allow local governments to sell tax liens on delinquent properties …

Politico:

Jesse Jackson Jr. mystery deepens — The mystery surrounding Democratic Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr. deepened on Tuesday as speculation swirled around the Illinois Democrat's health and political future. — Democratic sources say Jackson — who has not been on Capitol Hill since June 10 …

Discussion: Washington Post, The Hill, The PJ Tatler, americanthinker.com, Hot Air and The Hinterland Gazette

Milos Forman / New York Times:

Obama the Socialist? Not Even Close — WHEN I was asked to direct “One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest,” my friends warned me not to go anywhere near it. — The story is so American, they argued, that I, an immigrant fresh off the boat, could not do it justice. They were surprised when I explained why I wanted to make the film.

Discussion: Washington Monthly

Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:

Bush Speechwriter Gerson Unable to Read Speeches — Michael Gerson is a former speechwriter for George W. Bush turned Washington Post columnist, from which perch he has spent the entirety of the Obama administration gleefully predicting a downward spiral into ruin and dysfunction reminiscent of, well, George W. Bush.

Discussion: The Reaction

Rachel Quigley / Daily Mail:

Rielle Hunter's book tour about affair with John Edwards comes to an end after just 6,000 copies are sold — It was billed to be an explosive tell-all about what ‘really happened’ during the affair that ended a marriage and the dreams of the man who was being pipped to be the next U.S. president.

Discussion: New York Post