memeorandum: Romney, Obama Descend on Battleground Ohio (Associated Press)

8:05 AM ET, September 26, 2012

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Roger Simon / Politico:

Paul Ryan vs. The Stench — Paul Ryan has gone rogue. He is unleashed, unchained, off the hook. — “I hate to say this, but if Ryan wants to run for national office again, he'll probably have to wash the stench of Romney off of him,” Craig Robinson, a former political director …

Discussion: The Hinterland Gazette, The Iowa Republican, Paul Krugman, Balloon Juice and The Hill

Joe Gandelman / The Moderate Voice:

Report: Paul Ryan Goes Rogue and Refers to “Stench” Romney — Are we now witnessing the second Vice President on a Republican ticket in four years “go rogue”? Is Paul Ryan fed up with what some see as his Romneyization by the Romney camp? Is he following 2008 Vice Presidential nominee's advice to “go rogue”?

Roger Simon / Politico:

Paul Ryan vs. The Stench — He did a PowerPoint presentation for the crowd. According to the National Journal, be began thusly: " 'I'm kind of a PowerPoint guy, so I hope you'll bear with me,' Ryan told the audience as he began clicking through four slides, which showed graphs depicting U.S. debt held …

David Weigel / Slate:
Defining Wonkishness Down — I'm noticing a pattern in coverage of Paul Ryan.

Discussion: CNN, Paul Krugman, The Mahablog, A plain blog about politics, Mother Jones, Balloon Juice and Washington Monthly

New York Post:

EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Woman defaces ‘anti-jihad’ ad in Times Square station — Cops busted a lone protester — angry with subway ads equating enemies of Israel as “savages” — as she spray-painted over one of the controversial signs today. — A Post camera crew captured the bizarre conflict …

Discussion: ABCNEWS, Jihad Watch, Atlas Shrugs, New York Magazine, Guardian, Belmont Club and Jammie Wearing Fools

Philip Weiss / Mondoweiss:
‘Savage’ NY subway ads get a make-over- revealing their true character

Discussion: ThinkProgress, Gawker, Jihad Watch, Colorlines, Mediaite, Feministing and The New Republic

Associated Press:

Romney, Obama Descend on Battleground Ohio — President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney are pitching to college students and working-class voters in Ohio less than a week before early voting kicks off in this critical Midwestern state. — Fresh off a high-stakes address …

Discussion: CNN

CNN:
What we learned from our interview with Mitt Romney

Discussion: Hot Air and Politico

BuzzFeed:
Romney Campaign Challenges The Polls

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Katharine Q. Seelye / New York Times:

In Massachusetts, Brown Attacks Warren's Character — BOSTON — Video emerged on Tuesday showing supporters of Senator Scott P. Brown making tomahawk gestures with their arms and yelling Indian war whoops at supporters of Elizabeth Warren, his Democratic challenger, outside a pub on Saturday.

Discussion: Hot Air, Daily Kos and The Daily Caller

WCVB.com:
Sen. Scott Brown staffers caught on video chanting Indian war whoops, making tomahawk chops

Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Really, Scott Brown? — I've been wondering about this for a few days.

Discussion: The BRAD BLOG and Blue Mass Group

Eric Kleefeld / Talking Points Memo: Warren Ad: Scott Brown ‘Attacking My Family’ On Native American Claims

New York Times:

Polls Show Obama Is Widening His Lead in Ohio and Florida — COLUMBUS, Ohio — For weeks, Republicans in Ohio have been watching with worry that the state's vital 18 electoral votes were trending away from Mitt Romney. The anxiety has been similar in Florida, where Republicans are concerned …

Discussion: The Moderate Voice, Jammie Wearing Fools, Prairie Weather and Taegan Goddard's …

Robert Gehrke / Salt Lake Tribune:

Love Claims The Lead — Well, this is an interesting turn of events. — Mia Love's campaign released internal polling numbers that show the race for Utah's 4th District seat have taken a dramatic swing, giving her a big lead over Democrat Jim Matheson. — Love's polling firm …

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit

Dennis Romboy / Deseret News:
Police investigating racist pictures sent to Mia Love

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and The Lonely Conservative

Kevin Cirilli / Politico:

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: No More Mister Nice Blog, Mediaite, Dependable Renegade and Reuters

Congressman Allen West / Facebook:
The President continues to offer up apologies....When tolerance becomes a one way street it leads to cultural suicide...

Discussion: Weasel Zippers, Doug Ross, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Daily Kos, Business Insider, BuzzFeed, Influence Alley and The Daily Caller

Joel B. Pollak / BREITBART.COM:

OBAMA TO UN: IT'S NOT MY FAULT STEVENS IS DEAD — Passing the buck in dramatic fashion on the world stage, President Barack Obama told the UN General Assembly this morning that the U.S. government was not responsible for the anti-Islam video that he once again blamed for recent attacks on U.S. embassies in the Middle East.

Discussion: MRCTV, Washington Post, Macsmind, Nice Deb, The Lonely Conservative, First Draft and Hot Air

Reuters:
U.S. will “do what we must” on Iran, U.N.'s Ban opposes threats

Discussion: The Raw Story

Laura Vozzella / Washington Post:

Va. GOP orders affiliate to remove offensive Obama photos — RICHMOND — Virginia Republican Party officials on Tuesday ordered their Mecklenburg County affiliate to remove photos portraying President Obama as a witch doctor, a caveman and a thug from its Facebook page.

Discussion: The Hinterland Gazette

Julie Hirschfeld Davis / Bloomberg:

Romney Negativity Muddies Message as Obama Leads in Poll — Republican Mitt Romney's negative ratings are preventing him from capitalizing on President Barack Obama's vulnerabilities in the race for the White House, according to a new poll that gives the incumbent a lead heading into the first of three presidential debates.

Discussion: Los Angeles Times and The Moderate Voice

Neetzan Zimmerman / Gawker:

Mitt Romney Stops Supporters from Chanting ‘Ryan’ to Ensure They Say His Name Too — In Vandalia, Ohio, today, after Mitt Romney thanked running mate Paul Ryan for his stump speech, rally attendees instinctively began chanting “Ryan, Ryan,” as rally attendees are wont to do.

Discussion: Daily Kos, Towleroad News #gay and Wonkette

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

Kia Makarechi / The Huffington Post:
Madonna: Obama Is ‘A Black Muslim In The White House,’ Deserves Votes (VIDEO)

Discussion: The Raw Story

Howard Fineman / The Huffington Post:

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Discussion: The Daily Caller and Campaign Stops

MiamiHerald.com:

Rivera ran secret campaign, Sternad tells FBI — Justin Lamar Sternad told federal law enforcement authorities that U.S. Rep. David Rivera was behind his failed Democratic primary campaign. — MCAPUTO@MIAMIHERALD.COM — Justin Lamar Sternad, whose failed congressional campaign became …

Discussion: Riptide 2.0

Noel Sheppard / NewsBusters.org blogs:

CNN's Acosta to Romney: ‘If You Somehow Beat Obama,’ How Would You 'Assure Blacks You'd Be Their President Also?' — CNN's Jim Acosta on Tuesday's Situation Room asked what many will think was a truly offensive question. — “If you were to somehow beat the first African-American president …

Discussion: Instapundit and The Gateway Pundit

Chris Ziegler / The Verge:

Apple had over a year left on Google Maps contract, Google scrambling to build iOS app — Apple's decision to ship its own mapping system in the iPhone 5 and iOS 6 was made over a year before the company's agreement to use Google Maps expired, according to two independent sources familiar with the matter.

Discussion: New York Times, Mashable! and TechCrunch

Travis Waldron / ThinkProgress:

Paul Ryan Demands Return Of Unionized NFL Referees: ‘It Is Time To Get The Real Refs’ — The Green Bay Packers lost on a controversial last-second play that was ruled incorrectly by scab officials Monday night, leading Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan (also from Wisconsin) …

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Scott Bauer / Associated Press:
Union-buster Walker calls for return of union refs

Discussion: ESPN, New York Times, Washington Wire, Hot Air, Weekly Standard, Associated Press, NFL.com, Grantland and Alan Colmes' Liberaland

Gary Langer / ABCNEWS:

Criticism of Romney's Campaign Grows; Six in 10 Rate His Efforts Negatively — Public criticism of Mitt Romney's race for the White House has risen sharply, with six in 10 Americans expressing a negative opinion of how he's handling his campaign and a majority responding unfavorably to his comments on people who don't pay income taxes.

Discussion: Political Capital and Rising Hegemon

Richard Cohen / Washington Post:

The Republican brain drain — In 1980 Ronald Reagan won the Republican nomination. He beat a future president, George H.W. Bush; two future Senate majority leaders, Howard Baker and Bob Dole; and two lesser-known congressmen. This year Mitt Romney won the GOP nomination.