memeorandum: QOTD: Gloria Borger (Digby/Hullabaloo)

3:05 AM ET, September 3, 2012

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Leigh Ann Caldwell / CBS News:

Democratic aide: GOP thinks “lying is a virtue” — (CBS News) As President Obama and the Democrats gear up for their convention in Charlotte, N.C., this week, Democrats unpacked their thoughts on last week's Republican convention. Senior campaign aide Stephanie Cutter said she gathered that Republicans “think lying is a virtue.”

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit, Weasel Zippers, American Power and Riehl World News

BuzzFeed:

Inside The Democrats' Convention Media Plan — Surrogates and handlers, even for Lifetime! And the biggest surrogate of all: “Obama can't say what Bill Clinton can.” — A man walks past an advertisement for the Democratic National Convention at the Charlotte Douglas International Airport in Charlotte …

Reid J. Epstein / Politico:
5 landmines for Democrats in Charlotte

Discussion: Weasel Zippers, CNN and Althouse

Ryan Lizza / New Yorker:
LET'S BE FRIENDS … - SPORTS - PHOTO BOOTH - DAILY SHOUTS …

Discussion: The New Republic and The PJ Tatler

Edward Klein / New York Post:
How Clinton plans to upstage Obama at the DNC

Discussion: The PJ Tatler and Vodkapundit

Daniel J. Wakin / New York Times:

Rev. Sun Myung Moon, 92, Self-Proclaimed Messiah Who Built Religious Movement, Dies — The Rev. Sun Myung Moon, the Korean evangelist, businessman and self-proclaimed messiah who built a religious movement notable for its mass weddings, fresh-faced proselytizers and links to vast commercial interests …

Discussion: Balloon Juice, New York Magazine and Roger Ailes, more at Mediagazer »

Associated Press:

Sun Myung Moon, self-proclaimed messiah who founded Unification Church, dies at age 92 — GAPYEONG, South Korea — The Rev. Sun Myung Moon, the self-proclaimed messiah who turned his Unification Church into a worldwide religious movement and befriended North Korean leaders as well as U.S. presidents …

Discussion: World, The Moderate Voice, Outside the Beltway and Scared Monkeys

Cheryl Wetzstein / Washington Times:
Rev. Moon, Times founder, dies at 92

Discussion: Online NewsHour, Mediaite and Crooks and Liars

Dave Levinthal / Politico:

Dems continue to dodge 4-years-ago question — The question Democrats didn't want to answer head-on Sunday: Are Americans better off today than they were four years ago? — Asked the same question repeatedly host George Stephanopoulos on ABC's “This Week,” President Barack Obama's senior …

Discussion: Mediaite, Talking Points Memo, Outside the Beltway, BuzzFeed and Swampland

Thomas Catan / Washington Wire:
Obama Campaign Promises Policy Details

Discussion: Algemeiner.com

Associated Press:
Dems Seek to Exploit Advantage on Foreign Policy

Discussion: CNN

Alicia M. Cohn / The Hill:
White House adviser Plouffe: Romney campaign ‘built on a tripod of lies’

Discussion: Politico and Riehl World News

Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Obama did not change Washington. Was there a way around united Republican opposition?

Discussion: Associated Press, The Reaction, Los Angeles Times, Right Wing News and Guardian

Dave Levinthal / Politico:
Axelrod: America in a ‘better position’ today than four years ago

Discussion: Wizbang, CNN, Datechguy's Blog and americanthinker.com

Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Video: Axelrod dodges the “better off four years ago” question

Discussion: NewsBusters.org blogs, Scared Monkeys, Ed Driscoll and Doug Ross

Talking Points Memo:

Obama's Response To Clint Eastwood Was The Most RT'd Tweet Of RNC … More than 51,000 people re-tweeted it, as of Sunday. Obama was presumed to be sitting in the empty chair during Eastwood's prime time speech, which the crowd ate up but which received negative reviews in the press.

Discussion: The Political Carnival, The Impolitic and New York Magazine

David Siders / Capitol Alert:

One California Democrat hospitalized, another causes disturbance after night of drinking — CHARLOTTE, N.C. - A California delegate to the Democratic National Convention was hospitalized early this morning, after apparently falling unconscious in a hotel lobby following a night of drinking …

Discussion: CNN and Politico

Pat Garofalo / ThinkProgress:

Bush Chief Political Strategist: Paul Ryan's Speech Was Full Of Lies … On ABC's This Week on Sunday, Matthew Dowd, chief political strategist for former President Bush's 2004 re-election campaign, criticized Ryan's for its many falsehoods, saying, “at some point, the truth should matter”:

Discussion: The Political Carnival, The Raw Story, JONATHAN TURLEY and Liberal Values

Janet Maslin / New York Times:

‘No Easy Day’ by Mark Owen Tells of SEAL Raid on Bin Laden — The Navy SEALs who killed Osama bin Laden on May 2, 2011, learned from ABC News that they had “gazelle legs, no waist, and a huge upper body configuration,” not to mention calloused hands and gigantic egos.

Gary Dzen / The Boston Globe:

White House releases recipe in beer brouhaha — Obama concocts his Pennsylvania Ave. home brew — President Obama's fondness for beer has been well documented. Now the White House has bowed to demand for his recipe for beer that he concocted himself with a little help.

Discussion: Riehl World News, Business Insider, New York Magazine, Washington Post, BuzzFeed and Election 2012

CNN:

U-Haul with equipment for Biden event stolen in Detroit — Washington (CNN) - A U-Haul truck loaded with equipment for a Monday event featuring Vice President Joe Biden was stolen in Detroit Sunday, a spokesman for the U.S. Secret Service said. — “A U-Haul that we were utilizing was stolen …

Discussion: The Hill, New York Magazine and The Rightnewz

New York Times:

In the Los Angeles Area, Bans Are Hot — LOS ANGELES — “Whatever it is, I'm against it!” Groucho Marx sang in a 1932 picture filmed on the Paramount lot here. — Today's Southern Californians seem to agree. — Once known for its sunny, freewheeling disposition …

Lucia Graves / The Huffington Post:

Gary Johnson Feels ‘So Much Better’ Not Being A Republican Anymore — Republican Party , Republican Party , Republican Convention , Budget 2012 , Elections 2012 , Gary Johnson , Off The Bus , Gary Johnson Republicans , Libertarian Party , Off The Bus , Gary Johnson Republican Convention , Gary Johnson Spoiler , Politics News

Discussion: Addicting Info

Susan Page / USA Today:

Obama, a ‘huge’ Clint Eastwood fan, not offended by skit — DES MOINES - President Obama wants to make it clear that, in his own words, “I am a huge Clint Eastwood fan.” — “He is a great actor, and an even better director,” the president said in an interview with USA TODAY aboard Air Force One …

Discussion: Twitter Room, The Raw Story, CNN, The Rightnewz, The Hill and Jammie Wearing Fools

Elise Viebeck / Ballot Box:
Rahm Emanuel: Weak Romney speech put focus on Eastwood

Discussion: Associated Press

Nelson D. Schwartz / New York Times:

U.S. Companies Brace for an Exit From the Euro by Greece — Even as Greece desperately tries to avoid defaulting on its debt, American companies are preparing for what was once unthinkable: that Greece could soon be forced to leave the euro zone. — Bank of America Merrill Lynch has looked …

Discussion: Business Insider

Digby / Hullabaloo:

QOTD: Gloria Borger … Yes, she actually said that. That quote comes from a CNN documentary on Romney, which Tommy Christopher at Mediaite rips to shreds in this highly entertaining column. Borger seems to be wholly unaware of the irony of her statement. But then so does Mitt: