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9:45 PM ET, August 4, 2012

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Exec Who Got Fired For Bullying Chick-fil-A Worker Explains What Happened That Day — Former Vante CFO Adam Smith struck a nerve when he put up a video of himself bullying a worker at the Chick-fil-A drive-thru window. — There was widespread criticism, and he was promptly fired from his position at Vante for how he acted.

Discussion: Wizbang, Blazing Cat Fur and Cold Fury

Anne Sorock / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion:

Chicago Chick-fil-A Kiss-In protesters “chalk” homeless street preacher — I attended Friday night's “Kiss-in” protest outside the only Chick-fil-A location in Chicago. The small group of between twenty to thirty protesters gathered outside the restaurant around 7pm.

Discussion: Fire Andrea Mitchell!

Anna Almendrala / The Huffington Post:

Chick-Fil-A In Torrance, Calif., Graffitied With ‘Tastes Like Hate’ … REACT: — FOLLOW: — Gay Marriage, Gay Marriage, Chick Fil a, Chick Fil a California, Chick Fil a Dan Cathy, Chick Fil a Gay Marriage, Chick Fil a Gay Rights, Chick Fil a Graffiti, Chick Fil a Tastes Like Hate, Chick Fil a Torrance, Dan Cathy, Los Angeles News

Discussion: Examiner, L.A. NOW, American Power, Joe. My. God. and CNN

Shelby Grad / L.A. NOW:
Chick-fil-A ‘Kiss in’ protest small compared to appreciation day

Discussion: American Power, Hot Air, GayPatriot, Ace of Spades HQ and The PJ Tatler

Dwayne Landry / Fox News:
House lawmakers invite Chick-fil-A to roost in their districts

Discussion: Examiner and The Gateway Pundit

Michael Sneed / Chicago Sun Times:

U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. ‘completely debilitated by depression,’ wife says — The Jackson Story ... The wife of ailing U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. is finally talking. — In an exclusive interview, Ald. Sandi Jackson (7th) walked Sneed through the dark days since her husband's “collapse.”

Discussion: The Hill, The Raw Story, ABCNEWS, Politico, New York Magazine and The Hinterland Gazette

Michael Tomasky / The Daily Beast:

Michael Tomasky on the (Possible) Coming Obama Landslide — Liberals don't want to jinx it. It terrifies the right. And the press would prefer a nail-biter. But the fact is that finding Romney's path to victory is getting harder every day. — Republican presidential candidate …

Discussion: Balloon Juice and Booman Tribune

James E. Hansen / Washington Post:

Climate change is here — and worse than we thought — James E. Hansen directs the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies. — When I testified before the Senate in the hot summer of 1988 , I warned of the kind of future that climate change would bring to us and our planet.

Discussion: Associated Press, CANNONFIRE, ThinkProgress and Los Angeles Times

Cameron Joseph / Ballot Box:

Romney: Obama trying to limit military voters' rights, calls Ohio lawsuit ‘outrage’ — Earlier this week the Obama campaign and Democratic National Committee filed a lawsuit to block a new Ohio state law allowing men and women in uniform to vote up until the Monday right before an election …

Discussion: Politico, CNN, ThinkProgress, The Page and Weekly Standard

Daily Mail:

NBC forced to apologise after ill-timed ad features a monkey doing gymnastics - right after showing Gabby Douglas' gold medal victory — More woes for NBC after it shows ad featuring monkey doing gymnastics, right after Gabby Douglas' big win — She's now an international celebrity …

Discussion: Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, The PJ Tatler, Daily Pundit and Poynter, more at Mediagazer »

Kim Chandler / The Birmingham:

Updated: Former Gov. Don Siegelman sentenced to 78 months in prison (slideshow and video) — MONTGOMERY, Alabama — A federal judge this afternoon sentenced former Gov. Don Siegelman to 78 months in prison. — U.S. District Judge Mark Fuller handed down the sentence …

Discussion: Politico and iOwnTheWorld.com

Weekly Standard:

Go for the Gold, Mitt! — Mitt Romney will have many opportunities over the next three months to demonstrate to voters that they should choose him over Barack Obama: his acceptance speech at the Republican convention, the three presidential debates, major policy addresses, and more.

Discussion: Politico, The American Conservative, The Moderate Voice, The Other McCain, BuzzFeed, Ballot Box, Booman Tribune and driftglass

Maeve Reston / Los Angeles Times:

Clint Eastwood endorses Mitt Romney: “The country needs a boost” — Barack Obama may have George Clooney. But Mitt Romney's now got Clint Eastwood in his camp. — Eastwood appeared at a Sun Valley fundraiser for Romney on Friday night, telling reporters that he's behind …

Discussion: Hot Air and Scared Monkeys

Kathleen Gray / Detroit Free Press:

Congressmen John Conyers, Gary Peters score big leads in latest poll — With four days left before Tuesday's primary elections, Democratic U.S. Reps. John Conyers of Detroit and Gary Peters of Bloomfield Township are poised to score significant victories, according to polls done for the Free Press and WXYZ-TV (Channel 7).

Discussion: Politico and Ballot Box

Reid J. Epstein / Politico:

Obama praises Olympic athletes — President Barack Obama morphed into the first fan in his weekly radio address broadcast Saturday, praising the nation's Olympic athletes competing in London. — The flag-waving continues the president's effort to tether himself to popular winning Olympians …