Top Items:
Amie Parnes / The Hill:
White House says Obama will stick with Biden as running mate — President Obama has no intention of getting rid of Vice President Biden as his running mate, the White House said Thursday. — Republicans are being “ridiculous” and are trying to “distract attention” with their focus …
RELATED:
Joe Biden / WDBJ-TV:
Radford business owner declines request from Joe Biden's entourage to stop in store — The owner of Crumb and Get It says he doesn't agree with the Obama administration's policies. — Vice President Joe Biden visits Danville, Floyd, Wytheville — Republicans seize on Biden's ‘put you back in chains’ comment
Discussion:
The Hill, Washington Examiner, BREITBART.COM, The Gateway Pundit, Weasel Zippers, The Democratic Daily, The Lonely Conservative, Wake up America, Hot Air, Datechguy's Blog, Michelle Malkin, Riehl World View, The Jawa Report, Wonkette, The Hinterland Gazette, Weekly Standard, The Moderate Voice, The PJ Tatler, The Daily Caller and Angry Black Lady Chronicles
Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
Axelrod Won't Rule Out Biden Being Dropped, Tells Joke Instead — President Barack Obama's closest political adviser, David Axelrod, would not rule out dropping Vice President Joe Biden from this year's presidential ticket when asked about the rumors this morning on MSNBC. — “All right.
Discussion:
Washington Monthly and RedState
Jonathan Martin / Politico:
Mission Impossible: Managing Joe Biden — BLACKSBURG, Va. — The most emotionally powerful minute of Joe Biden's two-day swing through rural Virginia almost didn't happen. — After the vice president paid a solemn visit Wednesday to the memorial honoring the victims of the 2007 Virginia Tech shooting …
Jonathan Martin / Politico:
Mission Impossible: Managing Joe Biden
Mission Impossible: Managing Joe Biden
Discussion:
Mediaite and Ricochet Conversations Feed
Paul Ryan / CNN:
CNN Electoral Map: Wisconsin moves to true “toss up” — (CNN) - CNN Thursday turned the important battleground state of Wisconsin from “lean Obama” to true “toss up” on its electoral map, in the wake of Mitt Romney's naming of House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan, a seven term congressman from the Badger state, as his running mate.
Discussion:
Business Insider, BuzzFeed, USA Today, Hot Air, Politico, Riehl World View and National Review
RELATED:
Shushannah Walshe / ABCNEWS:
Paul Ryan Set to Appear With Mom at World's Largest Retirement Community, Defend Medicare Plan — WARREN, Ohio—Paul Ryan is headed to a Florida retirement community with his mother on Saturday to make his argument about the need to change Medicare for future generations. Ryan's mother is in her late 70s.
Discussion:
Hot Air
Chris Moody / Yahoo! News:
For my birthday, Paul Ryan gave me a chili dog, I gave him a Medicare question — WARREN, Ohio — I spent my birthday doing my job: traveling with Paul Ryan, who has been on a campaign swing through battleground states since Mitt Romney announced him as his running mate last weekend.
Discussion:
BuzzFeed
Luke Johnson / The Huffington Post:
Mitt Romney: Paul Ryan Medicare Plan And Mine Are The Same, ‘If Not Identical’
Mitt Romney: Paul Ryan Medicare Plan And Mine Are The Same, ‘If Not Identical’
Discussion:
WBAY-TV, The Incidental Economist, Politico, ABCNEWS, Wall Street Journal, Prairie Weather and Brad DeLong
Ginger Gibson / Politico:
Mitt Romney tries to explain Medicare stance
Mitt Romney tries to explain Medicare stance
Discussion:
CNN, Alan Colmes' Liberaland and ABCNEWS
First Read:
Ryan has tough words for China, contradicting 2010 vote
Ryan has tough words for China, contradicting 2010 vote
Discussion:
The Hinterland Gazette, 2012 Decoded and ThinkProgress
Michael Falcone / ABCNEWS:
ANALYSIS: Paul Ryan's First Week
ANALYSIS: Paul Ryan's First Week
Discussion:
CNN, Politico, ABCNEWS and Firedoglake
Mark Potok / Hatewatch:
SPLC: Family Research Council License-to-Kill Claim ‘Outrageous’ — Editor's Note: The following statement may be attributed to Mark Potok, Senior Fellow of the Southern Poverty Law Center and editor of its Intelligence Report and Hatewatch blog. — Yesterday's attack on the Family Research Council …
Discussion:
ThinkProgress, BuzzFeed, The Daily Beast, Firedoglake, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and Towleroad News #gay
RELATED:
Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed:
Perkins: Groups Gave Shooter “License” To Attack Family Research Council — “Corkins was given a license to shoot an unarmed man by organizations like the Southern Poverty Law Center that have been reckless in labeling organizations ‘hate groups’ because they disagree with them on public policy …
BuzzFeed:
Reid Dismisses Romney Tax Claim — “We'll believe it when we see it,” says spokesman in response to Romney's assertion Thursday that he's paid at least 13% of his income in taxes every year for the last decade. — Image by J. Scott Applewhite / AP — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's office …
Discussion:
The Political Carnival, Truthdig, Mediaite and Gawker
RELATED:
BuzzFeed:
Romney: I've Never Paid Less Than 13% In Taxes
Romney: I've Never Paid Less Than 13% In Taxes
Discussion:
Mediaite, Gawker, The Maddow Blog, Taylor Marsh and Shakesville
Emily Friedman / ABCNEWS:
Mitt Romney Says He Never Paid Less Than 13 Percent In Taxes
Mitt Romney Says He Never Paid Less Than 13 Percent In Taxes
Discussion:
New York Magazine and p m carpenter's commentary
Michael D. Shear / The Caucus:
Romney Says 'I've Paid at Least 13%' in Taxes in Past Decade
Romney Says 'I've Paid at Least 13%' in Taxes in Past Decade
Discussion:
New York Times, Liberal Values, Booman Tribune, Capital New York, White House Dossier and The Political Carnival
Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
Mitt Romney seeks to shift the tax return debate
Mitt Romney seeks to shift the tax return debate
Discussion:
Politico, Washington Monthly, Daily Kos, The Maddow Blog and Wonkette
Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
Mitt Romney: ‘I Never Paid Less Than 13 Percent’ In Taxes
Mitt Romney: ‘I Never Paid Less Than 13 Percent’ In Taxes
Discussion:
Firedoglake, The Reality-Based Community and Swampland
Ben Shapiro / BREITBART.COM:
MSNBC'S TOURÉ: ROMNEY ENGAGED IN ‘NIGGERIZATION’ OF OBAMA — MSNBC's Touré, a supposed racial expert who can spot racism in most inanimate objects, most Yiddish phrases, and all English words, has now declared that Mitt Romney is engaged in the “niggerization” of Barack Obama.
Discussion:
Power Line, The Gateway Pundit and Washington Post
RELATED:
Noel Sheppard / NewsBusters.org blogs:
MSNBC's Touré Neblett: Romney Using ‘Niggerization’ Against Obama — MSNBC's Touré Neblett just can't resist tossing out the race card whenever possible. — On Thursday's The Cycle, Touré accused presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney of using what he called …
Discussion:
The Gateway Pundit, We are respectable negroes, The PJ Tatler, The Daily Caller and Riehl World View
David Fahrenthold / Washington Post:
Artur Davis, who backed Obama in 2008, to speak at GOP convention — Former congressman Artur Davis, who officially seconded President Obama's nomination at the 2008 Democratic convention, said Wednesday that he will cap a remarkable political metamorphosis by addressing the Republican convention …
RELATED:
Brian C. Mooney / The Boston Globe:
Obama's costly investment not yielding new voters
Obama's costly investment not yielding new voters
Discussion:
Politico, Firedoglake and The PJ Tatler
Artur Davis / National Review:
Obama's Hidden-Hand Politics
Obama's Hidden-Hand Politics
Discussion:
Reuters, The Spectacle Blog and AEIdeas
Redanddead / Red & Dead:
Letter from the Editor in Chief — I, Polina Marinova, have resigned as the editor-in-chief from The Red & Black, the student newspaper covering the University of Georgia. The Red & Black's top editors, design staff, photo staff and reporters walked out of the newspaper building this afternoon.
Discussion:
Balloon Juice, Poynter, JIMROMENESKO.COM and The Reality-Based Community, more at Mediagazer »
RELATED:
Karah-Leigh / Athens Daily News:
Red & Black student staffers walk out
Red & Black student staffers walk out
Discussion:
Red & Dead, ABCNEWS, The Raw Story, Gawker, JIMROMENESKO.COM, Sense of Events, Poynter, Instapundit and Inside Higher Ed, more at Mediagazer »
Dinesh D'Souza / Fox News:
How I became George Obama's ‘brother’ — A few days ago I received a call from a man I recently met named George. He was a bit flustered, and soon informed me that his young son was sick with a chest condition. He pleaded with me to send him $1,000 to cover the medical bills.
Discussion:
The Jawa Report, Weasel Zippers, Ricochet Conversations Feed and The Lonely Conservative
John Fund / National Review:
Serial Fraud Kept Congressman in Office — A new Washington Post poll found that 74 percent of Americans support having voters show ID at the polls, and a full 81 percent think voter fraud is a problem. — They have reason to be concerned. This month, four staffers for former Michigan …
Discussion:
Hot Air and Outside the Beltway
Louis Woodhill / Forbes:
General Motors Is Headed For Bankruptcy — Again — President Obama is proud of his bailout of General Motors. That's good, because, if he wins a second term, he is probably going to have to bail GM out again. The company is once again losing market share, and it seems unable to develop products …
Discussion:
Outside the Beltway, Washington Free Beacon, Hot Air, Jammie Wearing Fools and Bottom Line
New York Times:
Ecuador Grants Asylum to Assange, Defying Britain — CARACAS, Venezuela — Ecuador said on Thursday that it had decided to grant political asylum to Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks. Mr. Assange has been holed up for two months in the Ecuadorean embassy in London …
RELATED: