memeorandum: Republican Convention Ratings Down from 2008 (Christopher Peleo-Lazar/NationalJournal …)

3:35 PM ET, September 1, 2012

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Mitt Romney To Flood Victim: ‘Go Home And Call 211’ … REACT: — FOLLOW: — Bobby Jindal, Mitt Romney, Elections 2012, Video, 2012 Election Mitt Romney 2012, 211, Hurricane Isaac, Mitt Romney 2012, Mitt-Romney-211, Romney 211, Politics News — Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney launched …

Discussion: Alan Colmes' Liberaland, The Mahablog, Runnin' Scared, Associated Press and Booman Tribune

Karoli / Crooks and Liars:

Isaac Victim Loses Home; Says Mitt Told Her to Go Home and Call 211 — I don't know. When one loses their home in a storm and the GOP nominee for president comes to town with his entourage ostensibly to offer sympathy and rhetoric, I'd think they should maybe do that.

Meghashyam Mali / The Hill:
La. Rep. Scalise thanks nation for support in aftermath of Isaac

Discussion: CNN

Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:

Former Dem. Hill Staffer and Obama Admin. Official Accused of Drugging and Sexually Assaulting Women — A former Democratic staffer on Capitol Hill who briefly worked in the Obama administration has been accused of “drugging and sexually assaulting women,” the Washington Post reports.

Discussion: American Power and The PJ Tatler

Keith L. Alexander / Washington Post:

Former congressional aide accused of drugging and sexually assaulting women — A former senior congressional aide was indicted this week in D.C. Superior Court on charges that he sexually assaulted two women after drugging them with a sedative that he allegedly put in their drinks.

Discussion: Riehl World News, iOwnTheWorld.com, Pat Dollard and Jammie Wearing Fools

Sister Toldjah:

DNC2012: Massive Obama sand sculpture on display just steps from #MSDNC stage — Well, today was the big day for the unveiling of the official stage for DNC 2012 here in Charlotte: … Speaking of Mount Rushmore, “Team Sandtastic” is putting the finishing touches today on a huge sand sculpture …

Discussion: Doug Ross

Nickarama / Citizen Journalist:

Obama- sand sculpture Mount Rushmore imitation — This one takes the cake. — At the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Charlotte, they will have pictures of such American icons as the Statue of Liberty and Mount Rushmore. — Apparently President Obama has such a high opinion …

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and Weasel Zippers

Josh Feldman / Mediaite:

Bill Maher Takes On Dinesh D'Souza Over Anti-Obama Documentary 2016 — On his show tonight, Bill Maher squared off with Dinesh D'Souza, the face of a new anti-Obama documentary. Maher challenged D'Souza's claims that Obama holds anti-colonial, anti-capitalist views that he inherited from his father …

Discussion: CANNONFIRE, Crooks and Liars, Althouse, Blue Collar Philosophy and Balloon Juice

Nicholas Thompson / News Desk:

How Fast Can Paul Ryan Run? — Last week, in an interview with Hugh Hewitt, Paul Ryan said that he had run a marathon in under three hours, or, more precisely, “I had a two hour and fifty-something.” That is quite speedy, and running fans in the forums of Letsrun.com treated the claim with great skepticism.

Discussion: Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Gawker, New York Magazine, JustOneMinute, The Atlantic Online, Mediaite, Washington Monthly, Mother Jones, Outside the Beltway, The Raw Story, Paul Krugman, Booman Tribune, Dependable Renegade, Economist's View and Newswire

John C. Goodman / Townhall.com:

Are Employers Unfair to Women? — During the Republican Convention, Democrats took every available moment of air time to count the women's vote. “Republicans are anti-women,” they chanted. — And they frequently brought up this oft-repeated nugget: For doing essentially the same jobs, men get paid more than women.

Discussion: Say Anything

Katelyn Sabochik / White House.gov Blog:

Ale to the Chief: White House Beer Recipe — Ed. Note: There's been a lot of buzz online recently about the recipe for the White House Honey Ale and White House Honey Porter, including a popular petition on We the People, the White House's online petition platform.

Discussion: CNN, CBS Boston and Election 2012

Alicia M. Cohn / The Hill:

DOJ won't file criminal charges against Arpaio — The Justice Department (DOJ) closed their investigation into Maricopa County, Ariz. Sheriff Joe Arpaio's alleged abuses of power on Friday, announcing they are not filing charges against the man known as “America's Toughest Sheriff.”

Discussion: Firedoglake

Arizona Republic:
Feds shut down criminal investigation of Arpaio, Thomas; no charges to be filed

Discussion: Balloon Juice

Annie-Rose Strasser / ThinkProgress:

Priest Blames Child Victims Of Sex Abuse For Seducing Their Abusers — A New York Priest publicly suggested on Monday that child victims of sexual abuse seduced their abusers, using the remarks as a launching pad to defend convicted child predator and Penn State football Coach Jerry Sandusky.

Discussion: The Maddow Blog and Angry Black Lady Chronicles

Christopher Peleo-Lazar / NationalJournal.com:

Republican Convention Ratings Down from 2008 — Continuing the trend, TV ratings for the final night of the Republican National Convention were down compared to 2008. 25.28 million viewers tuned in to see Mitt Romney accept the GOP nomination and Clint Eastwood make a... memorable appearance.

Discussion: The Moderate Voice, FiveThirtyEight and Outside the Beltway

Wall Street Journal:

Obama Faces Tougher Battle — THEN AND NOW: Obama in October 2008, left, speaking in Ohio. Right, the president in August in New Hampshire, a battleground state. — When President Barack Obama emerged from his car in Charlottesville, Va., to address a crowd of 7,000 mostly college kids …

Discussion: americanthinker.com