Top Items:
David Corn / MoJo Articles:
SECRET VIDEO: On Israel, Romney Trashes Two-State Solution — At a private fundraiser, the GOP candidate calls Middle East peace “almost unthinkable” and says he would “kick the ball down the field.” — At the private fundraiser held May 17 where Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney candidly spoke …
Discussion:
Little Green Footballs, The Jawa Report, New York Magazine, The Huffington Post, Washington Wire, The Moderate Voice, The Atlantic Online, Washington Post, The Daily Dish, Liberal Values, Daniel W. Drezner, The Spectacle Blog, Hot Air, The Daily Beast, Business Insider, NationalJournal.com, The Lede, Wonkette, New York Times, TheBlaze.com, PERRspectives, Mondoweiss, Wizbang, Mother Jones, The Maddow Blog, The Hinterland Gazette, Israel Matzav, Israpundit, The Other McCain, FishbowlDC and Balloon Juice
RELATED:
William Kristol / Weekly Standard:
A Note on Romney's Arrogant and Stupid Remarks — So we have in 2012 two presidential candidates who—when they thought they were speaking privately to their fellow 1 percenters—have shown contempt for fellow Americans. — Here's Barack Obama, on April 6, 2008, in San Francisco:
Discussion:
CNN, Washington Monthly, National Review, The Daily Beast, Ballot Box, The Hill, Ricochet Conversations Feed, American Prospect, Hit & Run, Althouse, Outside the Beltway, The Maddow Blog, First Read, The Daily Dish, The Huffington Post, The Reality-Based Community, Washington Post and Washington Examiner
David Corn / MoJo Articles:
WATCH: Full Secret Video of Private Romney Fundraiser — Mitt Romney wanted the full tape. Here it is. — On Monday and Tuesday Mother Jones published exclusive video that captured Mitt Romney speaking to donors at a May 17 fundraiser, which was held at the home of private equity mogul Mark Leder.
Discussion:
Reuters, ABCNEWS, CNN, New York Magazine, Washington Post, Washington Wire, VentureBeat, Business Insider, The Raw Story, Mediaite, NationalJournal.com, The Monkey Cage, Outside the Beltway, Slate, Examiner, BBC, Guardian, Election 2012, The Lonely Conservative and TVNewser, more at Mediagazer »
David Brooks / New York Times:
Thurston Howell Romney — In 1980, about 30 percent of Americans received some form of government benefits. Today, as Nicholas Eberstadt of the American Enterprise Institute has pointed out, about 49 percent do. — In 1960, government transfers to individuals totaled $24 billion.
Discussion:
Weekly Standard, CNN, First Read, Ballot Box, Examiner, Politico, The Daily Caller, TBogg, The Daily Beast, Gothamist, Mother Jones, Wonkette, Via Meadia, The PJ Tatler, Washington Post, Daily Kos, Mario Piperni dot Com, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, americanthinker.com, KDVR.com, Business Insider, Hit & Run, The Mahablog, Washington Monthly, Betsy's Page and Crooks and Liars, more at Mediagazer »
Rush Limbaugh:
A Golden Opportunity for Mitt Romney — RUSH: I tell you, I really hope that Mother Jones pulls down that Romney video pretty fast. Well, what he said about the Palestinians not wanting peace, that's got the media as riled up as anything. The Palestinians are sacred to some people …
Discussion:
Washington Monthly, CNN, Althouse, Washington Examiner and BREITBART.COM
Michael Warren / Weekly Standard:
Conservatives Agree: Romney's Wrong — Plenty of conservatives are pushing back against the worldview espoused by Mitt Romney in his “arrogant and stupid' remarks at a private fundraiser earlier this year. — The conservative case against Romney's analysis is multi-pronged.
Michael Walsh / National Review:
Mitt's Gettysburg Moment — Mitt Romney found himself in an unexpected place last night — in the public eye. He ought to make the most of it. — Milk-Carton Mitt's surprise turn upon the stage — did you know he was running for president? — came courtesy of the currently unemployed …
Discussion:
Slate, Washington Monthly, Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog and Wake up America
CNN:
Eastwood: If they were ‘dumb enough to ask me...’ — (CNN) - Clint Eastwood isn't taking much time to reflect on his unique endorsement of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney at last month's Republican National Convention, after all he says if they're “dumb enough” to ask him, they'll take what they get.
Discussion:
Politico, ExtraTV.com, The Hill and ABCNEWS
Ramesh Ponnuru / Bloomberg:
The Right Is Wrong to Pin Obama's Edge on Welfare State — A lot of conservatives are puzzled that polls show the presidential election is even close, let alone that most show Barack Obama ahead. So convinced are they that Obama has failed that they think he ought to be out of the running.
Discussion:
Power Line, National Review, Spectator and The Daily Beast
Joe Coscarelli / New York Magazine:
How Jimmy Carter's Grandson Helped Leak the Secret Romney Fund-raiser Video — The damning video of Mitt Romney telling a room of wealthy donors how he really feels about the free-loading 47 percent of Americans “who believe that they are entitled to health care, to food, to housing …
David Corn / Mother Jones:
Romney “47 Percent” Fundraiser Host: Hedge Fund Manager Who Likes Sex Parties
Discussion:
Fortune, Hit & Run, Bloomberg, The Daily Beast, Mediaite, Business Insider, ThinkProgress, Washington Wire, TechCrunch, Economix, New York Magazine, Guardian, The Hill, Post on Politics, Wonkette, Brilliant at Breakfast, Speakeasy, Election 2012, The Raw Story, UPROXX, The Atlantic Online, American Spectator, Politico, Slate, Close Read, The Reaction and DealBook, more at Mediagazer »
Jerusalem Post:
Video: Republican Mitt Romney lambastes 2-state solution
Discussion:
Power Line, nation.foxnews.com, Rush Limbaugh, The Gateway Pundit, UrbanGrounds and Atlas Shrugs
David Frum / The Daily Beast:
The Sinister Message Behind Romney's “Gaffe”
Discussion:
No More Mister Nice Blog and Hullabaloo
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
The Real Romney Captured on Tape Turns Out to Be a Sneering Plutocrat
Discussion:
American Prospect, Capitol Watch, Washington Monthly, Washington Post, Salon, Talking Points Memo, The Daily Beast, The Maddow Blog, No More Mister Nice Blog, emptywheel, Daily Kos, AEIdeas, Scared Monkeys, Patchwork Nation, Hit & Run, Lippmann's Ghost, The Raw Story and The Atlantic Online
Jim Tankersley / NationalJournal.com:
Romney's ‘47 Percent’ Talk Explains His Struggles with Swing Voters
Discussion:
Washington Post, The Atlantic Online, Firedoglake, Washington Wire, Hit & Run, Mother Jones, Guardian, BuzzFeed, Associated Press and First Read
Michael Barbaro / The Caucus:
How the Romney Campaign Scrambled to Respond to Secret Video
Discussion:
Washington Monthly, Washington Post, New York Times and Daily Kos
Reihan Salam / National Review:
Makers, Takers, Taxpayers, Etc.
Discussion:
The Atlantic Online, Politico, Economix, AEIdeas, The Daily Caller, JustOneMinute, Hot Air, The Daily Beast, Firedoglake and TaxVox
NBC's Michael Isikoff / First Read:
How the Romney video leaked: For Carters, it was personal
Discussion:
emptywheel and Election 2012
Erick Erickson / RedState:
Conservatives Agree: Romney's Right
Discussion:
Talking Points Memo, Guardian and The Daily Beast
Tony Romm / Reuters:
Mitt Romney ‘47 percent’ recording may have been illegal — The secretly recorded video of Mitt Romney decrying the “47 percent” of Americans who won't vote for him might run afoul of state law that bars eavesdropping. — The rules in Florida — where Romney spoke at a private fundraiser …
Discussion:
Politico and NewsBusters.org blogs, more at Mediagazer »
RELATED:
Jim Treacher / The Daily Caller:
OMG, you guys, it's all over! … I can see why Democrats are so offended.
Discussion:
Guardian and Election 2012
Ryan J. Reilly / Talking Points Memo:
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Casts Doubt On Voter ID Law — The Pennsylvania Supreme Court cast serious doubt on the state's voter ID law on Tuesday, ordering a lower court to rethink its decision upholding the law earlier this year. — In a 4-2 ruling, the justices ordered the lower court …
Discussion:
Outside the Beltway
RELATED:
Angela Couloumbis / Philly.com:
Pa. Supreme Court orders more review on voter ID law
Discussion:
ACS Blog, The Raw Story and Shakesville
Washington Post:
Post Poll: Obama up 8 points over Romney in Virginia — President Obama continues to hold a clear lead over Mitt Romney in Virginia, a new Washington Post poll shows, buoyed by enthusiastic support rivaling what he marshaled in 2008 to snap the Democrats' four-decade losing streak in the state.
Discussion:
GOP 12, Politico, CNN, Outside the Beltway, Business Insider and Talking Points Memo
RELATED:
Sarah Chayes / Los Angeles Times:
‘Innocence of Muslims’ doesn't meet free-speech test — U.S. 1st Amendment rights distinguish between speech that is simply offensive and speech deliberately tailored to put lives and property at immediate risk. — A scene from the 14-minute video trailer for the film “Innocence of Muslims …
Discussion:
Washington Monthly, L.A. NOW, Ricochet Conversations Feed and Hit & Run, more at Mediagazer »
Richard C. Dujardin / The Providence Journal:
Cranston bans ‘father-daughter’ dances as violation of state law — CRANSTON, R.I. — In a move that has taken some parents by surprise, the school department has announced that it is banning traditional “father-daughter” and “mother-son” activities, saying they violate state law. — Supt.
Discussion:
Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and Pat Dollard
Center for American Progress Action Fund:
Permitting Poison in the Air Means More Money for the Romney-Ryan Campaign — American flags hang near the Shell refinery, in Martinez, California. Gov. Romney and Rep. Ryan's economic plan would be bad news for Americans' public health and would largely benefit oil and gas companies.
Discussion:
Weasel Zippers and Pat Dollard
RELATED:
Mesfin Fekadu / Associated Press:
Randy Newman writes new satirical, political song — Associated Press/Matt Sayles, File - FILE - This Feb. 27, 2011 file photo shows composer Randy Newman posing backstage with the Oscar for best original song for “We Belong Together” from “Toy Story 3” at the ...more
Discussion:
Little Green Footballs, Politico, Weasel Zippers and Jammie Wearing Fools
Nate Silver / New York Times:
How to Solve the Swing-State Puzzle — When I first considered Barack Obama's re-election chances in this magazine, last November, he was about a 50-50 contender against the Republican field. As I noted then, this was an unusual spot for a sitting president.
Discussion:
Taegan Goddard's … and GOP 12
Matthew Boyle / The Daily Caller:
Emails reveal Justice Dept. regularly enlists Media Matters to spin press — Internal Department of Justice emails obtained by The Daily Caller show Attorney General Eric Holder's communications staff has collaborated with the left-wing advocacy group Media Matters for America in an attempt …
Discussion:
Pat Dollard, Weasel Zippers, Maggie's Notebook, The Other McCain, The PJ Tatler, The Mental Recession and Right Wing News
Senior Data Journalist, NY — 
Manager - Publishing Editorial, Manila — 
Oil Reporter, Singapore — 
Newsperson - State Govt. & Politics, CA — 
Business Reporter, SC — 
State Government Reporter, WA — 
Climate Crisis Columnist — 
Multimedia Journalist, CA — 
Community Engagement Mgr., DC — 
Senior California Politics Reporter, CA — 
Staff Writer - Business, NY — 
Team Editor - Opinion, ON — 
Assistant Correspondent, DC — 
Climate & Weather Reporter, MN — 
Senior Tech Editor, Remote US — 
Lead Business Reporter, TN — 
Managing Editor, WA — 
Private Credit Reporter, NY — 
Trending News Reporter, TX — 
City Correspondent, London — 
Legislative Reporter, CA — 
Reporter, PA — 
Visual Editor, Remote — 
Staff Writer, MI — 
Senior Political Reporter, DC — 
California Playbook Writer, CA — 
National Investigative Reporter, NY — 
Business & Gaming Reporter, NV — 
Coastal Climate Reporter, SC — 
Environment & Energy Reporter, CT — 
Coordinating Editor, OR — 
Editor, Remote US — 
Business Reporter, WA — 
Editor-in-Chief, AZ — 
