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Zombie / The PJ Tatler:
Chick-fil-A Kiss-In, Hollywood: The Pictures — Ringo of Ringo's Pictures is at the Chick-fil-A in Hollywood this evening, documenting the “kiss-in” called for by gay marriage supporters to protest statements by Chick-fil-A's owners. — But you know about that already.
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L.A. NOW, Ace of Spades HQ, TMZ.com, Weasel Zippers and Fire Andrea Mitchell!
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Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
Herman Cain: Gays Protesting Chick-fil-A Are Just Seeking Attention
Herman Cain: Gays Protesting Chick-fil-A Are Just Seeking Attention
Discussion:
Connecting.the.Dots, The New Civil Rights Movement and Towleroad News #gay
Mike Opelka / TheBlaze.com:
EXCLUSIVE: THEBLAZE INTERVIEWS THE GUY FIRED FOR BERATING A CHICK-FIL-A EMPLOYEE (UPDATED WITH QUOTES)
EXCLUSIVE: THEBLAZE INTERVIEWS THE GUY FIRED FOR BERATING A CHICK-FIL-A EMPLOYEE (UPDATED WITH QUOTES)
Emily Schultheis / Politico:
Romney: Chick-Fil-A, Huma Abedin ‘not ... part of my campaign’
Romney: Chick-Fil-A, Huma Abedin ‘not ... part of my campaign’
Discussion:
No More Mister Nice Blog, Bark Bark Woof Woof, Washington Monthly and Towleroad News #gay
David Seifman / New York Post:
Mayor blasts Chick-fil-A critics, says trying to shutter store undermines Constitution
Mayor blasts Chick-fil-A critics, says trying to shutter store undermines Constitution
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nbclosangeles.com, Politico, Washington Times, Hot Air, Reuters and Associated Press
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.
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BuzzFeed, Ballot Box, Booman Tribune and Politico
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Nick Wing / The Huffington Post:
Jenna Jameson Endorses Mitt Romney: 'When You're Rich, You Want A Republican In Office' … REACT: — FOLLOW: — Elections 2012, Elections 2012, Mitt Romney, Elections 2012, Video, Jenna Jameson, Mitt Romney Endorsements, Election 2012, Jenna Jameson Mitt Romney, Jenna Jameson Romney …
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Hullabaloo, The Democratic Daily, Los Angeles Times, BuzzFeed and JOSHUAPUNDIT
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Is Obama Slipping?
Is Obama Slipping?
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GayPatriot, Daily Kos and Washington Post
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Heeding critics, Mitt sharpens pitch for long run
Heeding critics, Mitt sharpens pitch for long run
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Hot Air, Washington Monthly, ABCNEWS and NationalJournal.com
Mike Allen / Politico:
David Plouffe: Dems have momentum going into recess — David Plouffe, White House senior adviser, sent a fiery memo to House and Senate Democrats late Friday urging them to use the August recess to echo President Barack Obama's message to middle-class families that “he is on their side …
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Taegan Goddard's … and The Hill
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CNN:
Cantor accuses Obama, Democrats of supporting a ‘tax hike’ — (CNN) - House Majority Leader Eric Cantor hit President Barack Obama and Senate Democrats on Saturday for supporting a “tax hike” in the ongoing dispute over who should benefit from an extension of Bush-era tax breaks.
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Politico
Alexis Levinson / The Daily Caller:
Tenn. Democratic Party disavows its own US Senate nominee — The Tennessee Democratic Party disavowed its own U.S. Senate nominee Friday, announcing that he is “associated with a known hate group” — in this case, a conservative advocacy organization. — Mark Clayton won Tuesday's Democratic primary …
Discussion:
The PJ Tatler and Mediaite
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Digby / Hullabaloo:
Buying up all the free speech they can find — This story in Mother Jones about the small handful of gazillionares who are trying to buy the election is astonishing. I honestly don't know how anyone can call this democracy anymore. — Click over to read the story, but here are the accompanying charts.
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Mother Jones
Alicia M. Cohn / The Hill:
RNC sends DNC 'you didn't bake this' Obama birthday cake — The Republican National Committee sent a birthday cake to the Democratic National Committee on Friday. The cake reads, “you didn't bake this” over a picture of President Obama. Icing text reads, “Happy birthday, Mr. President.”
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Taylor Marsh, Politico, JOSHUAPUNDIT, The PJ Tatler, White House.gov Blog and USA Today
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Olivier Knox / ABCNEWS:
Republicans deliver 'You Didn't Bake This' Obama cake
Republicans deliver 'You Didn't Bake This' Obama cake
Discussion:
Mediaite, The Hill and iOwnTheWorld.com
The Looking Spoon Blog:
Liberal Supervillains — A while back I posted some match-ups for conservative women and superheroines (see them here) with the promise to follow up with liberal super villains. The premise is simple (and in this case, easy to make), match up a liberal to a villain in pop culture.
Discussion:
The Lonely Conservative and Doug Ross
John M. Broder / New York Times:
Cass Sunstein to Leave Top Regulatory Post — WASHINGTON — Cass R. Sunstein, who wielded enormous power as the White House overseer of federal regulation, came to Washington to test his theories of human behavior and economic efficiency in the laboratory of the federal government.
Discussion:
Power Line, Washington Monthly, The Huffington Post, The Atlantic Wire, The White House and Washington Post
William A. Jacobson / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion:
Carbonite CEO admits dropping Limbaugh hurt growth more than expected — Carbonite famously dropped Rush Limbaugh on a Saturday Night at the height of the Sandra Fluke controversy. Carbonite became the poster child for the Rush boycott movement organized by Media Matters …
Discussion:
Nice Deb, NewsBusters.org blogs, Daily Political, Weasel Zippers, bizjournals and Washington Examiner
Alex Alvarez / Mediaite:
FNC Contrib Explains Difference Between ‘Conservative,’ ‘Leftist’ Protesters: Liberals ‘Maim’ And ‘Rape’ — On Friday, Fox & Friends host Brian Kilmeade spoke with Fox News contributor Steven Crowder about differences in demonstrations, specifically concerning the nation-wide Chick-fil-A and Occupy Wall Street protests.
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The Raw Story
Cameron Joseph / Ballot Box:
Romney rips Reid, says he's paid ‘a lot of taxes’ — Mitt Romney said he has “paid taxes every year, and a lot of taxes” when asked about Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's (D-Nev.) recent accusations that he hadn't paid any. — “Categorically, I have paid taxes every year and a lot of taxes …
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CNN, National Review and Politico
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Sam Youngman / Reuters:
Romney says paid “a lot of taxes” every year