memeorandum: The Foreign Relations Fumbler (Nicholas D. Kristof/New York Times)

1:00 PM ET, September 16, 2012

Top Items:

Glenn Reynolds / Instapundit:

WHY BARACK OBAMA SHOULD RESIGN. Just for the record, this is what it looked like for a man who made a film that made the Obama Administration uncomfortable: — Here's the key bit: “Just after midnight Saturday morning, authorities descended on the Cerritos home of the man believed …

John Hinderaker / Power Line:

Obama Cracks Down On Free Speech: the Quickmeme — In order to spare themselves the sort of critical scrutiny to which they are unaccustomed, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton have fallen in with the absurd claim that violence has broken out in eleven Muslim countries, and terrorists armed with RPGs and …

Discussion: Instapundit, Riehl World News and The Hinterland Gazette

John Nolte / BREITBART.COM:

WHITE HOUSE MUST STOP SONY FROM RELEASING ‘KILLING BIN LADEN’ FILM — Now that the White House and State Department have made clear that they believe movies compel terrorists to terrorize, it's time for them to get ahead of this problem. And one thing the White House can do immediately …

Discussion: The Other McCain, The Lonely Conservative and Booman Tribune

Reuters:
LIVE BLOG — Egypt's Prime Minister Hesham Kandil told CNN …

Discussion: The Hinterland Gazette and Outside the Beltway

ABCNEWS:

Ambassador Susan Rice: Libya Attack Not Premeditated — U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice said the attack on the American consulate in Benghazi was not premeditated, directly contradicting top Libyan officials who say the attack was planned in advance.

Discussion: CBS News, Power Line, Weekly Standard, Wake up America, Atlas Shrugs and Taylor Marsh

Mario Tama / ABCNEWS:

Ambassador Susan Rice: U.S. Not ‘Impotent’ in Muslim World' — U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice told me this morning on “This Week” that the United States is not “impotent” in the face of violent protests sweeping the Muslim world being aimed at American interests.

Discussion: Fox News Insider, Hot Air and The Hinterland Gazette

ABCNEWS:

On ‘This Week’: U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice — Sunday on “This Week,” U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice speaks to ABC News senior White House correspondent Jake Tapper on the deadly attacks and anti-American protests sweeping across the Middle East.

Discussion: Politico, Crooks and Liars, Hot Air, CBS News, The Political Carnival and Global Public Square

Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
U.S. Ambassador to U.N. Doubles Down on Claim that Film Responsible for Middle East Mobs

Discussion: Power Line and Fox News

Maureen Dowd / New York Times:

Neocons Slither Back — PAUL RYAN has not sautéed in foreign policy in his years on Capitol Hill. The 42-year-old congressman is no Middle East savant; till now, his idea of a border dispute has more likely involved Wisconsin and Illinois. — Yet Ryan got up at the Values Voter Summit …

Discussion: Washington Monthly, Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog, Washington Free Beacon, Daily Kos, Vox Popoli, Prairie Weather and Pressing Issues

Nicholas D. Kristof / New York Times:

The Foreign Relations Fumbler — DIPLOMACY is a minefield, and Mitt Romney spent the last week blowing up his foreign policy credentials to be president. He raised doubts about his capacity to deal with global crises, and we were left hoping that if that 3 a.m. call ever went to him, he'd have set up call forwarding.

Discussion: JustOneMinute, Hullabaloo, The Hinterland Gazette, Middle Earth Journal and Politico

Nancy Pelosi / CNN:

TRENDING: Pelosi says Ryan pick makes it easier for Dems to take House — (CNN) - Mitt Romney's pick of Rep. Paul Ryan as his running mate will give Democrats a better shot at retaking control of the House of Representatives, Rep. Nancy Pelosi, the House minority leader, said in an interview airing Sunday.

Discussion: Politico, Taegan Goddard's … and Booman Tribune

CNN:
On ‘red lines,’ Obama and Romney appear in agreement

Discussion: Politico and The Raw Story

Meghashyam Mali / The Hill:
Israeli PM Netanyahu: Iranian leaders guided by strong ‘fanaticism’

Discussion: CNN, Politico and Associated Press

Associated Press:

Leon Panetta: Protests likely to continue — Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says the turmoil raging across the Muslim world is likely to continue into the days ahead, but he says the violence expected by the United States appears to be leveling off. — He said Sunday the Pentagon has …

Discussion: The PJ Tatler

Julian Pecquet / The Hill:
US closes embassy amid reports Sudan rejected request to send Marines

Discussion: Riehl World News

James Fisher / delawareonline:

Tea party picking its battles — O'Donnell mulling '14 run as movement grows — MILLSBORO — Tea party faithful in the First State didn't have a lot to celebrate on primary election night, with a victory for one favored candidate, but loss after loss in other primary contests for state House and Senate seats.

Discussion: Taegan Goddard's … and Outside the Beltway

BBC:

Afghan women ‘die in Nato strike’ — Civilian casualties by Nato-led forces have strained relations with the Afghan government — At least eight women have died in a Nato air strike in Afghanistan's eastern province of Laghman, local officials say. — Nato has conceded that between five …

Discussion: Outside the Beltway

New York Times:
Green-on-Blue Attacks in Afghanistan Continue

Discussion: Outside the Beltway

Brian McLaren / CNN:

My Take: It's time for Islamophobic evangelicals to choose — Editor's Note: Brian D. McLaren is author of “Why Did Jesus, Moses, the Buddha, and Mohammed Cross the Road? Christian Identity in a Multi-Faith World” (Jericho Books/Hachette Book Group). — I was raised as an evangelical Christian …

Discussion: protein wisdom

Liam Ford / Chicago Tribune:

Feds: U.S. teen held in ‘jihad’ terrorist bomb attempt at Chicago bar — Adel Daoud, 18, of Hillside, was arrested Friday night when he tried to blow up what he thought was a car bomb in front of a downtown bar (Posted Sep 15, 2012) — Adel Daoud, 18, of Hillside, was arrested Friday night …

Discussion: Jihad Watch