memeorandum: Romney: My campaign doesn't need a turnaround (CBS News)

7:30 AM ET, September 22, 2012

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Brad Malt / Mitt Romney for President …:

NOTE FROM TRUSTEE BRAD MALT — This morning, Gov. and Mrs. Romney filed their 2011 tax return with the IRS. At 3:00pm today, the Romney for President campaign will be posting the 2011 return online. — The complete 2011 tax return, with full schedules, statements, and attachments …

ThinkProgress:

10 Questions Romney Must Answer About His Taxes — Our guest blogger is Seth Hanlon, Director of Fiscal Reform at the Center for American Progress Action Fund. — On Friday afternoon, the Romney campaign released the candidate's 2011 tax return, which showed that he paid a tax rate …

Maggie Haberman / Politico:

Castellanos on tax summary: Is this a joke? — Alex Castellanos, the former Mitt Romney strategist from 2008 who has alternately been critical and praising of the current campaign, left no doubt where he stands on the decision to release a summary of the candidate's tax rates over 20 years.

Discussion: Firedoglake, Taylor Marsh, Daily Kos and Connecting.the.Dots

Talking Points Memo:

Harry Reid Condemns Mitt Romney's ‘Creative Accounting’ — Harry Reid's famously unsubsantiated theory that Mitt Romney paid no taxes for a decade seems to be contradicted by Mitt Romney's latest disclosure, but he said Romney's decision to artificially inflate his tax rate in his 2011 returns …

Discussion: Mediaite and New York Magazine

Matthew Yglesias / Slate:

Why Mitt Romney's Effective Tax Rate Is So Low And Why It Probably Should Be — US Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney licks his fingers while returning to his seat after making himself a peanut butter and honey sandwich aboard his campaign plane as he heads to Las Vegas, Nevada on September 21, 2012.

Discussion: The Daily Beast, LBO News from Doug Henwood and Firedoglake

Brian Beutler / Talking Points Memo:

Mitt Romney's Real Effective Tax Rate — Mitt Romney's 14.1 percent effective federal tax rate in 2011 would've been lower if he'd deducted all of his charitable contributions from his nearly $13.7 million in income. But after estimating that he paid at least 13 percent of his income …

Discussion: Washington Examiner, The Mahablog and Wonkette

Aviva Shen / ThinkProgress:

By Romney's Own Standard, His Tax Returns Would Disqualify Him From The Presidency — Mitt Romney will disclose his 2011 tax on Friday, along with a summary going back 20 years. The campaign has published the following summary: … Romney has previously defended his low tax rate …

Discussion: US News, Angry Black Lady Chronicles, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, The New Civil Rights Movement, BuzzFeed and The Atlantic Online

Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Expert: Romney may have paid less in taxes over 20 years than it appears

Discussion: Mother Jones, emptywheel, The Daily Beast, ABCNEWS, Daily Kos, Gawker, CNN, Hot Air and New York Magazine

Guy Benson / Townhall.com:
Democrats, Media Get Punk'd: Romney Releases Tax Returns

Discussion: Spectator, Weekly Standard, blogs.telegraph.co.uk, “The Lid” and AEIdeas

Politico:
Chris Wallace doubts Noonan's conservatism

Discussion: Mediaite, The Other McCain, Outside the Beltway, The Huffington Post, The Lonely Conservative, Taylor Marsh, American Power, Wonkette and Brad DeLong

Benjy Sarlin / Talking Points Memo:
What Romney's Taxes Reveal — And What They Don't

Discussion: The Caucus, The Hinterland Gazette, Forbes, Swampland, Guardian, Politicker, Capital New York, The Daily Dish and Brad DeLong

Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Romney 2011 taxes: Mitt gives more to charity than President Obama, Joe Biden

Discussion: ABCNEWS, Weasel Zippers and Washington Free Beacon

Ann Romney / CNN:
BREAKING: Ann Romney plane makes emergency landing

Discussion: Politico and The Right Scoop

Michael D. Shear / The Caucus:
Romney Releases 2011 Tax Returns

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Ginger Gibson / Reuters:
Mitt Romney releases 2011 tax returns

Discussion: Politico, American Prospect and Alan Colmes' Liberaland

Brian Beutler / Talking Points Memo:
Reid To Romney On Tax Returns: Not Good Enough

Discussion: Daily Kos

Maggie Haberman / Politico:
Romney to release 20-year tax rate ‘summary,’ 2011 taxes today

Discussion: ABCNEWS, CNN, The Hinterland Gazette, The Daily Caller, Reuters, Forbes, The Moderate Voice, Liberal Values, Washington Wire and Business Insider

Luke Johnson / The Huffington Post:

Paul Ryan Booed At AARP (VIDEO) … REACT: — FOLLOW: — Elections 2012, AARP, Elections 2012, Paul Ryan, Video, Aarp Convention, Paul Ryan Aarp, Paul Ryan Booed, Paul Ryan Booed At Aarp, Ryan, Ryan Aarp, Ryan Booed, Ryan Booed At Aarp, Politics News — Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) …

Discussion: The Spectacle Blog, Booman Tribune and ABCNEWS

Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
Ryan Gets Booed At The AARP

Discussion: Taylor Marsh, The New Civil Rights Movement, The Moderate Voice, Politico, Firedoglake, BuzzFeed and Towleroad News #gay

Paul Ryan / CNN:
Paul Ryan Obamacare criticisms booed at AARP

Discussion: Politico

Washington Post:
GOP retreat on taxes likely if Obama wins

Discussion: Conservatives4Palin, Marginal Revolution and Power Line

Matthew Boyle / The Daily Caller:

Biden on cheerleaders: ‘The stuff they do on hard wood, it blows my mind’ — Vice President Joe Biden may have stuck his foot in his mouth again on Friday, using an awkward off-the-cuff phrase to compliment high school cheerleaders during a campaign stop. — According to a pool report …

Discussion: The Right Scoop and CANNONFIRE

CBS News:

Romney: My campaign doesn't need a turnaround — (CBS News) Mitt Romney says his campaign for president doesn't need a turnaround and that he's keeping up with President Obama in the polls, despite criticism generated by a recently revealed tape of him referring to the 47 percent of Americans who don't pay taxes.

Discussion: The Moderate Voice and Alan Colmes' Liberaland

Toddstarnes / Fox News:

WH Silent Over Demands to Denounce ‘Piss Christ’ Artwork — Religious groups are blasting President Obama for not condemning am anti-Christian art display set to appear in New York City and one Republican lawmaker said he is “fed up with the administration's double standard and religious hypocrisy.

Discussion: Weasel Zippers and Blazing Cat Fur

New York Post:
Controversial ‘Piss Christ’ art back in NY

Discussion: Politicker and Weasel Zippers

AJE - Al Jazeera English:

Violent protests against video rock Pakistan — At least 20 reported killed as demonstrators clash with police, while nation holds “Love the Prophet Day” marches. — Reports say at least 20 people have died as demonstrations against an anti-Islam video erupted across Pakistan …

Discussion: Newsy, Weasel Zippers, Associated Press, Guardian, The Gateway Pundit and Bloomberg

BBC:
Pakistan film protests: Ten die in Karachi and Peshawar

Discussion: Atlas Shrugs and Newsy

New York Times:

Libyan Protesters Besiege Militant Group in Benghazi — BENGHAZI, Libya — Galvanized by anger over the killing of the popular American ambassador here last week, thousands of Libyans marched through this city on Friday, demanding the disarming of the militias that helped topple the dictatorship …

Discussion: CNN, World News, Hot Air and Taylor Marsh

Rosie Gray / BuzzFeed:

Anti-Obama Movie Mailed To 1 Million Ohioians — The film claiming President Obama's true father is a Chicago Communist is being distributed for free all over the country. — An anti-Obama movie claiming — without evidence — that President Barack Obama's real father …

Matthew Yglesias / Slate:

Why America Can't Have Nice Things — WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 07: Chairman Lamar Smith (R-TX), questions Attorney General Eric Holder, during a hearing at a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, June 7, 2012 in Washington, DC. — Perhaps the least-controversial issue …

Discussion: Mother Jones and Firedoglake

Julia Preston / New York Times:
Bill to Keep Graduates in U.S. Fails in the House

Discussion: Firedoglake, National Review and The Future of Capitalism

Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:

Obama Knew About Benghazi Terror Attacks 90 Minutes After They Began... Went to Bed (Video) — Barack Obama knew about the Benghazi Consulate terror attacks 90 minutes after they began on 9-11. The attack in Benghazi took place in two waves at the consulate and lasted several hours.

Discussion: Investor's Business Daily

Mike Huckabee:

Chick fil-A Statement — I talked earlier today personally with Dan Cathy, CEO of Chick Fil-A about the new reports that Chick Fil-A had capitulated to demands of the supporters of same sex marriage. This is not true. The company continues to focus on the fair treatment of all of its customers …

Discussion: Back2Stonewall, Hot Air, Politico, Towleroad News #gay and CitizenLink