memeorandum: Racial Profiling Rife at Airport, U.S. Officers Say (New York Times)

10:50 PM ET, August 12, 2012

Top Items:

Ben Smith / BuzzFeed:

Romney Picked Ryan Over Advisers' Early Doubts — A high risk pick, driven by the candidate. “Everybody was against” Ryan, says a top Republican. — Image by SAUL LOEB / Getty Images — Mitt Romney appears to have picked Paul Ryan as his running mate over the objections of top political advisors …

Discussion: Politico and Balloon Juice

Christine Delargy / CBS News:

“60 Minutes”: Romney, Ryan answer critics of Medicare position — CBS News chief Washington correspondent and anchor of “Face the Nation” Bob Schieffer sat down with Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan on Sunday for their first interview since the Republican presidential nominee announced Ryan as his running mate.

Discussion: Washington Wire, Washington Post, The Caucus, Ballot Box, ABCNEWS, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Politico and Hot Air, more at Mediagazer »

Maggie Haberman / Politico:

A view of Ryan from Florida — Here's the front page of the Miami Herald today, with an unsubtle headline about what Paul Ryan could mean for Mitt Romney in a critical battleground. — It appears as Ryan's appearance in the state alongside Romney, planned for tomorrow, was redirected to Iowa.

Discussion: The Hinterland Gazette, p m carpenter's commentary, Brad DeLong and 2012 Decoded

Dylan Byers / Politico:

GOP again turns to Kristol ball — Once again, Bill Kristol gets his way — and once again, watch out. — For two consecutive presidential cycles now, the founding editor of the Weekly Standard has successfully led the conservative media drumbeat for a bold vice presidential pick: In 2008 …

Discussion: CNN, JOSHUAPUNDIT and Pundits Blog

Joan Walsh / Salon:

Paul Ryan: Randian poseur — Mitt Romney couldn't have chosen a better example of the fakery at the heart of today's GOP — Paul Ryan was born into a well-to-do Janesville, Wisc. family, part of the so-called “Irish mafia” that's run the city's construction industry since the 19th century.

Discussion: American Power, Hullabaloo, BuzzFeed and ThinkProgress

Rebecca Leber / ThinkProgress:

Romney Campaign Doubles Down: He ‘Would Have Signed’ The Ryan Budget — Just moments after Mitt Romney announced Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) as his vice presidential nominee on Saturday, his campaign tried to distance itself from Ryan's signature House budget. Although Romney has admitted …

Discussion: ABCNEWS, Associated Press, Crooks and Liars, The Raw Story, PERRspectives, The Reaction, Booman Tribune, Daily Kos, Boing Boing, The Agonist, CANNONFIRE and The Atlantic Online

Wall Street Journal:

Ryan Pick Jolts Race — Romney's Choice Energizes GOP; Democrats Pounce on Move … Presidential candidate Mitt Romney and his new running mate, Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan, greeted supporters in Mooresville, N.C., on Sunday. — MOORESVILLE, N.C.—Allies of the two presidential candidates moved Sunday …

Discussion: Politico, CNN, Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog and The Gateway Pundit

CNN:

Emotional homecoming for Ryan — Waukesha, Wisconsin (CNN) - The Republican presidential ticket capped off a whirlwind swing-state tour with an emotional outdoor rally Sunday night in Wisconsin. — Supporters in Rep. Paul Ryan's home state gave their native son a hero's welcome …

Discussion: Politico and ABCNEWS

Dylan Byers / Politico:

Romney finds safety in CBS and Schieffer — Mitt Romney rarely ventures into the network television interview. When he does, he chooses the safest option on the table: Bob Schieffer. — For the second time this cycle, Romney has given an exclusive, in-person interview to the CBS anchor and …

Discussion: Jammie Wearing Fools

Annie-Rose Strasser / ThinkProgress:
Republicans Who Criticized Obama As Foreign Policy Novice, Say Romney's Missing Experience Is A Plus

Discussion: Alan Colmes' Liberaland and Hullabaloo

John Roberts / Fox News:
John McCain, Debbie Wasserman Schultz react to Paul Ryan joining GOP ticket

Discussion: Washington Examiner

Politico:
5 keys to understanding Paul Ryan

Discussion: The Political Carnival and Washington Monthly

Dylan Matthews / Washington Post:
Paul Ryan's non-budget policy record, in one post

Discussion: Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Mediaite, PERRspectives, Booman Tribune and Ballot Box

Anna Palmer / Politico:
Newt: No more objections to Ryan plan

Discussion: Alan Colmes' Liberaland and The Hill

First Read:
How did they do it? Romney campaign explains how it kept the biggest secret in politics

Discussion: Hot Air and Moe Lane

BuzzFeed:
Ryan Skips Florida, Will Focus On Great Lakes States

Discussion: The Impolitic, Riehl World View and The Buzz Florida Politics Feed

Paul Ryan / CNN:
Romney fund-raising jumps after V.P. roll out

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit, Hot Air, The Hill and americanthinker.com

New York Times:
Mr. Ryan's Cramped Vision

Discussion: Campaign Stops, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Balloon Juice, The Reality-Based Community, Hit & Run, The Political Carnival and ThinkProgress

Sahil Kapur / tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com:
TPMDC — Romney Slams Obama For Medicare Cuts In Ryan's Budget

Discussion: Mediaite, The Mahablog, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, US Politics, Zandar Versus The Stupid, Firedoglake, Swampland and Hullabaloo

Tim Mak / Reuters:
Ayn Rand followers applaud Paul Ryan

Discussion: News Desk, Prairie Weather, naked capitalism, The Hinterland Gazette, We are respectable negroes, Newshoggers.com, The PJ Tatler, The Huffington Post, The Moderate Voice, Politico, Gothamist and The Daily Beast

Marc Caputo / MiamiHerald.com:
Ryan could be a drag on Romney in Florida

Discussion: NationalJournal.com, The Reaction, Outside the Beltway, Naked Politics, New York Times, Real Clear Politics and The Hill

William A. Jacobson / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion:

This is what 2012 looks like — lines around the block at Romney-Ryan rally in High Point, NC (Update - Overflow crowds in Mooresville) — Let this be a lesson for The Eeyores Among Us — From reader Tim who is at the Romney-Ryan appearance in High Point, North Carolina: … Tim just emailed again:

Discussion: The Daily Caller, Wall Street Journal, Jammie Wearing Fools, The Other McCain, The Lonely Conservative, Washington Examiner, Marooned In Marin and American Power

Josh Margolin / New York Post:

Why Christie not picked as Mitt's VP — New Jersey's Chris Christie was high on Mitt Romney's list but refused to resign as governor in order to run, a Romney insider told The Post. — But Christie seems to have no ill will. He endorsed the duo, saying Romney and Rep. Paul Ryan understand the nation's …

Discussion: Taegan Goddard's …, Outside the Beltway, New York Magazine and Booman Tribune

Emily Friedman / ABCNEWS:

Romney Campaign Requested ‘Several’ Years of Tax Returns of VP Contenders — CHARLOTTE — Mitt Romney requested “several” years of tax returns from his potential running mates, a senior adviser to the candidate said Saturday, suggesting that those considered for the ticket may have been required …

Discussion: Mediaite, The Raw Story and Business Insider

Michael Barbaro / The Caucus:
Romney Team Hints at More Openness on Ryan's Tax Records

Discussion: ThinkProgress, Outside the Beltway, The Reality-Based Community, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Applesauce, Connecting.the.Dots and The Atlantic Online

BuzzFeed:
Romney Campaign Examined Tax Returns Of Potential Veeps

Discussion: The Moderate Voice, The Hinterland Gazette, Daily Kos and US Politics

Greta Van Susteren / Gretawire:

STATEMENT FROM GOVERNOR SARAH PALIN ABOUT THE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION — YOU SEE IT FIRST RIGHT HERE — “...Everything I said at the 2008 convention about then-candidate Obama still stands today, and in fact the predictions made about the very unqualified and inexperienced Community Organizer's plans to …

Discussion: BuzzFeed, Politico, Mediaite, The Buzz Florida Politics Feed and Conservatives4Palin

Kareem Fahim / New York Times:

In Upheaval for Egypt, Morsi Forces Out Military Chiefs — CAIRO — President Mohamed Morsi of Egypt forced the retirement on Sunday of his powerful defense minister, the army chief of staff and several senior generals, in a stunning purge that seemed for the moment to reclaim for civilian leaders …

Discussion: JOSHUAPUNDIT, Jihad Watch, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Outside the Beltway and Michael J. Totten's blog

BBC:
Egypt leader Mursi orders army chief Tantawi to resign

Discussion: Informed Comment, THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS and The Agonist

Kate Taylor / New York Times:

Bloomberg to Press Obama and Romney Campaigns on Immigration — Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg wants the presidential candidates to talk more about immigration. So on Tuesday, he will be visiting the cities where their campaigns have headquarters, pressing them on the issue.

Discussion: The Page