Top Items:
![](/120925/i43.jpg)
Sen. Scott Brown staffers caught on video chanting Indian war whoops, making tomahawk chops — Rally video surfaces after campaigns release ads about Warren's heritage — Brown staffers caught chanting Indian war whoops — Staffers for Sen. Scott Brown chanted Indian “war whoops” …
Discussion:
Althouse, Blue Mass Group, ThinkProgress, CNN, Politico, Firedoglake, BuzzFeed, Mediaite, Hit & Run, Ballot Box, The Raw Story, Gothamist, Towleroad News #gay, The Daily Caller, Feministing, Rumproast, ABCNEWS, Gawker, Mother Jones, Wonkette, Talking Points Memo, Angry Black Lady Chronicles, Daily Kos, Little Green Footballs, Crooks and Liars, The Mahablog, Election 2012, Business Insider, Taylor Marsh, The Fix and Jammie Wearing Fools
RELATED:
![](/120925/i104.jpg)
Really, Scott Brown? — I've been wondering about this for a few days. Scott Brown has made the ‘controversy’ over Elizabeth Warren's purported Native American heritage a centerpiece of the final lap of the campaign. Indeed, his staffers went so far today as to taunt Warren with “tomahawk chops” mocking her claims.
Discussion:
Blue Mass Group
Michael Levenson / Boston Globe:
Dems: GOP staffers mocked Warren with chants, ‘chops’
Dems: GOP staffers mocked Warren with chants, ‘chops’
Discussion:
New York Magazine, Balloon Juice and The Fix
![](/120925/i112.jpg)
Warren Ad: Scott Brown ‘Attacking My Family’ On Native American Claims
Discussion:
Crooks and Liars
Boston Herald:
Miner: Elizabeth Warren's biz ‘hypocritical’
Miner: Elizabeth Warren's biz ‘hypocritical’
Discussion:
National Review, Jammie Wearing Fools, Boston Globe and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion
Elizabeth Hartfield / ABCNEWS:
Mass. Senate Race: Elizabeth Warren Represented Coal Mining Co.
![](/120925/i93.jpg)
Union-buster Walker calls for return of union refs — Below: — WBOY-TV — MADISON, Wis. (AP) - If there's one thing that can unite political foes in Wisconsin, it just may be the Green Bay Packers. — Republican Gov. Scott Walker, who made a national name for himself …
Discussion:
Washington Wire
RELATED:
![](/120925/i99.jpg)
Paul Ryan Demands Return Of Unionized NFL Referees: ‘It Is Time To Get The Real Refs’
Discussion:
The Stranger …, Mediaite, The Raw Story and Lawyers, Guns & Money
Kevin Robillard / Politico:
Bill Clinton: NFL refs blew the call!
Bill Clinton: NFL refs blew the call!
Discussion:
ThinkProgress, The Huffington Post, New York Magazine, JSOnline and NBC 10 Philadelphia
Steve Benen / Associated Press:
Scott Walker discovers the value of union workers
Scott Walker discovers the value of union workers
Discussion:
Washington Wire, Alan Colmes' Liberaland and Booman Tribune
Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
WH on Bad Call at Football Game: ‘Pressing Matter,’ ‘Astounding’ and ‘Very Distressing’
WH on Bad Call at Football Game: ‘Pressing Matter,’ ‘Astounding’ and ‘Very Distressing’
Discussion:
Hot Air, ESPN, Jammie Wearing Fools, Poynter and BuzzFeed, more at Mediagazer »
Jennifer Jacobs / Des Moines Register:
Obama to NFL: “Get the permanent refs back”
Obama to NFL: “Get the permanent refs back”
Discussion:
New York Times, The PJ Tatler and National Review
Washington Post:
Washington Post polls: Obama lead in Ohio, edge in Fla. hamper Romney path to victory — President Obama has grabbed a significant lead over former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney in Ohio and holds a slender edge in Florida, according to two new polls by The Washington Post.
Discussion:
Pew Research Center …, The New Republic, The Fix, Outside the Beltway, emptywheel, Battleground Watch, GOP 12, Althouse, Hot Air, Washington Wire, Naked Politics, Business Insider, Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog, The Other McCain, Little Green Footballs, The Hinterland Gazette, Taylor Marsh, Politico, Election 2012, Wall Street Journal and National Review
RELATED:
![](/120925/i97.jpg)
Romney Campaign Challenges The Polls — Adviser says internal polling says the race is much tighter than the public polls suggests. “We are, by any stretch, within the margin of error in Ohio,” says Beeson. — Image by Brian Snyder / Reuters — DAYTON, Ohio — Amid a flurry …
Discussion:
The Gateway Pundit, The Stranger …, The Fix, AEIdeas, Taegan Goddard's …, Washington Post, Election 2012, CANNONFIRE and Joe. My. God.
Alexander Burns / Politico:
Romney's problem: Ohio, Ohio, Ohio — Of all the hurdles in Mitt Romney's path, there is none as daunting - or as alarming to other members of his party - as the state of Ohio. — This morning's Washington Post poll found Obama leading Romney by 8 points in the Buckeye State.
Discussion:
CNN, First Read, Washington Post, The New Republic, American Prospect, Outside the Beltway and The Other McCain
![](/120925/i72.jpg)
The President continues to offer up apologies....When tolerance becomes a one way street it leads to cultural suicide... In his speech today to the United Nations, President Obama stated six times that the attacks across the Islamic world are attributed to a silly video.
RELATED:
![](/120925/i117.jpg)
Allen West to U.N.: U.S. ‘Angel of Death’ — Florida Rep. Allen West ripped President Barack Obama's United Nations speech Tuesday, saying he would have told the U.N. that America would be an “Angel of Death” that wreaks “havoc and destruction” on anyone who attacks the U.S.
Discussion:
Mediaite, No More Mister Nice Blog and Reuters
David Brooks / New York Times:
The Conservative Mind — When I joined the staff of National Review as a lowly associate in 1984, the magazine, and the conservative movement itself, was a fusion of two different mentalities. — On the one side, there were the economic conservatives. These were people that anybody …
Discussion:
RedState, driftglass, Washington Examiner, The Daily Dish, Right Wing Nut House, Booman Tribune, The Agonist, Taylor Marsh, Marbury and Prairie Weather
RELATED:
Emily Goodin / The Hill:
Madonna strips for Obama, offers profanity-laced endorsement — Madonna offered a profanity-laced endorsement of President Obama at her concert Monday night, which involved the singer stripping down to her underwear to reveal the president's name written on her body.
Discussion:
NewsBusters.org blogs, The PJ Tatler, The Lonely Conservative and The Daily Caller
RELATED:
![](/120925/i69.jpg)
Madonna: Obama Is ‘A Black Muslim In The White House,’ Deserves Votes (VIDEO) … REACT: — FOLLOW: — Madonna, Video, Madonna MDNA Tour, Political Hollywood, Madonna Barack Obama, Madonna Obama, Madonna Obama Black Muslim, Madonna Obama Endorsement, Madonna Obama Muslim, Madonna Obama Tattoo, Mdna, Mdna Tour, Entertainment News
Discussion:
Angry Black Lady Chronicles and The Raw Story
![](/120925/i108.jpg)
Anti-Muslim posters spark subway fears — The NYPD ramped up security at 10 subway stations yesterday after the MTA was forced to install a controversial ad campaign branding enemies of Israel “savages,” sources told The Post. — The 46- by 30-inch ads — which the MTA unsuccessfully tried to block …
Discussion:
Atlas Shrugs, New York Magazine, Joe. My. God., bustardblog and Gothamist
RELATED:
Philip Weiss / Mondoweiss:
‘Savage’ NY subway ads get a make-over- revealing their true character
‘Savage’ NY subway ads get a make-over- revealing their true character
Discussion:
Jihad Watch, Mediaite, The New Republic, Feministing, Colorlines and Gawker
NationalJournal.com:
Full Text: President Obama's Speech at the United Nations General Assembly — The White House released a transcript of President Barack Obama's speech to the United Nations General Assembly (as prepared for delivery). Read the full text below: — Mr. President, Mr. Secretary-General …
Discussion:
Guardian, Democracy in America, Hit & Run, CBS New York, New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Blue Virginia
RELATED:
Terence P. Jeffrey / CNSNews:
U.S. President Speaks to U.N. About YouTube Video Posted in June by Southern Californian
U.S. President Speaks to U.N. About YouTube Video Posted in June by Southern Californian
Discussion:
CNN and The Gateway Pundit
![](/120925/i88.jpg)
The website where Mitt Romney's winning in a landslide — At UnSkewed Polls, “liberal media bias” is removed from every survey that shows Obama ahead. Guess who wins? — I present UnSkewedPolls.com, the best new website on the political Internet. UnSkewed Polls finally removes the …
Discussion:
Examiner, Middle Earth Journal, Rumproast, Business Insider, Swampland and Lawyers, Guns & Money
Dan Amira / New York Magazine:
Mitt Romney Was Joking About Airplane Windows — The internet was tickled silly yesterday when it learned that Mitt Romney lacks an even basic understanding of the airplanes he has flown on probably thousands of times at this point in his 65-year life. It seemed almost unthinkable that a guy …
![](/120925/i109.jpg)
Romney Says Clinton Can ‘Do a Man a Lot of Good’ — Republican White House hopeful Mitt Romney is unlikely to win Bill Clinton's vote, but that doesn't mean he can't soak up a bit of the popular former president's luster. — The two men stood side by side Tuesday as Clinton introduced Romney …
Discussion:
Politico and Algemeiner.com
RELATED:
![](/120925/i90.jpg)
Bacon, pork shortage ‘now unavoidable,’ industry group says — LA Times Columnist David Lazarus discusses details of the U.S. bacon shortage — Might want to get your fill of ham this year, because “a world shortage of pork and bacon next year is now unavoidable,” according to an industry trade group.
David Weigel / Slate:
Defining Wonkishness Down — I'm noticing a pattern in coverage of Paul Ryan. Yesterday's NYT and WaPo gripe-collecters on how conservatives wanted to “unleash” the candidate were a taster. The next wave of Ryan story is the “the wonk is loosed” piece. When you see just how the “wonkishness” is being defined, it's fairly amusing.
Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
NEWS FLASH — RYAN: PREVENTING GAY PEOPLE FROM MARRYING IS A ‘UNIVERSAL HUMAN’ VALUE | Paul Ryan reiterated his opposition to marriage equality, during a town hall in Cincinnati, Ohio on Tuesday. “The things you talk about like traditional marriage and family and entrepreneurship.
Discussion:
BuzzFeed, The Raw Story and The Hinterland Gazette
Jonathan Liu / The Conference Board:
Consumer Confidence Survey® … The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index® Increases in September. Index Improves Nine Points. — The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index®, which had declined in August, improved in September. The Index now stands at 70.3 (1985=100), up from 61.3 in August.
Discussion:
Firedoglake, Wonkblog and Calculated Risk
![](/120925/i103.jpg)
Herald-Tribune runs seriously ugly and false anti-Obama ad — UPDATE: 6:10 p.m. A group of “concerned Sarasota citizens” say they'll protest outside the newspaper tomorrow afternoon. — Get a load of the full page ad that ran in the Sarasota Herald-Tribune Sunday: — Other papers that ran the ad, according to the PAC:
Discussion:
Riptide 2.0 and Mother Jones
![](/120925/i21.jpg)
Harry Reid: Mitt Romney is not the face of Mormonism — • Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says he agrees with a fellow Mormon who wrote recently that Mitt Romney has “sullied” the LDS faith and that the GOP presidential candidate is “not the face of Mormonism.”
Discussion:
The Hill, CNN, Washington Examiner, Mediaite, Weasel Zippers, Politico, The Raw Story, The Hinterland Gazette and USA Today
![](/120925/i129.jpg)
Romney Says Obama Did Not Raise Taxes ‘In His First Four Years’ — Mitt Romney has argued for months that President Obama raised taxes on middle class Americans and small businesses during his first term. But during a rally in Ohio on Tuesday, the GOP presidential candidate inadvertently undermined …
Discussion:
Election 2012 and Mediaite