memeorandum: Kentucky event features BBQ, heckling and Grimes and McConnell (CNN)

CNN:

Kentucky event features BBQ, heckling and Grimes and McConnell — (CNN) - Kentucky's two U.S. Senate candidates traded pithy barbs Saturday at a dual campaign stop in the midst of a race with national implications. — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and his opponent, Democrat Alison Grimes …

Discussion: The PJ Tatler and Politico

James Hohmann / Politico:

Poetic Paul rhymes at Grimes — For Saturday's Fancy Farm picnic in Kentucky, Sen. Rand Paul wrote a rhyming poem mocking Democratic Senate candidate Alison Lundergan Grimes. — “There once was a woman from Kentucky, who thought in politics she'd be lucky,” Paul said. — “So she flew to L.A. for a Hollywood bash.

Discussion: Business Insider

Roger Cohen / New York Times:

Why Americans See Israel the Way They Do — TO cross the Atlantic to America, as I did recently from London, is to move from one moral universe to its opposite in relation to Israel's war with Hamas in Gaza. Fury over Palestinian civilian casualties has risen to a fever pitch in Europe …

BREITBART.COM:

KRAUTHAMMER: WORLD'S ANTI-SEMITIC REACTION TO GAZA ‘ORWELLIAN’ — On Friday's “On the Record” on the Fox News Channel, Washington Post columnist Charles Krauthammer discussed his latest Washington Post column, which criticized the role Secretary of State John Kerry has played in the Israel-Hamas conflict.

Discussion: Vox Popoli

Ross Douthat / New York Times:

Obama's Impeachment Game — SOMETHING rather dangerous is happening in American politics right now, all the more so for being taken for granted by many of the people watching it unfold. — I do not mean the confusion of House Republicans, or the general gridlock in Congress …

Discussion: Daily Kos and Washington Post

Washington Post:

As Democrats avoid Obama, Romney is in demand on the midterm campaign trail — Former presidential candidate Mitt Romney is hitting the stump for Republicans this fall — which reminded us of some of his most memorable moments during the 2012 campaign. Here's a look at some of Romney's gaffes and a few predictions he got right.

Discussion: BuzzFeed

Discussion: CANNONFIRE

Greensburg Tribune-Review:

Clinton praises Trib publisher's fight ‘for what he believed’ — An improbable friendship brought former President Bill Clinton to a sunny hilltop in the Laurel Highlands on Saturday, where he paid tribute to the late Tribune-Review owner Richard Mellon Scaife.

Discussion: Politico and Associated Press

Michael B. Oren / Wall Street Journal:

In Defense of Zionism — The often reviled ideology that gave rise to Israel has been an astonishing historical success. — They come from every corner of the country—investment bankers, farmers, computer geeks, jazz drummers, botany professors, car mechanics—leaving their jobs and their families.

Discussion: Elder Of Ziyon and Hot Air

Yaakov Lappin / Jerusalem Post:

IDF to complete destruction of Hamas tunnels by Sunday; Troops begin withdrawal — ANALYSIS: In two weeks, IDF destroyed tunnel network which took Hamas five years to build; Army discovers motorcycles in some tunnels, earmarked by Hamas for rapid raids into Israel.

Discussion: Algemeiner.com, The PJ Tatler and Israel Matzav

Karoli / Latest from Crooks and Liars:

Sovereign Citizens Now Considered Top Terrorist Threat In United States — Forget Islamic extremists! A consortium of law enforcement agencies ranks sovereign citizens as the highest national security threat. — A consortium of law enforcement intelligence agencies has ranked various terrorist threats …

Discussion: Right Wing News

John Marzulli / NY Daily News:

Naked Brooklyn woman dragged from apartment, left topless in hallway for minutes by NYPD officers who say she beat 12-year-old daughter — SEE THE VIDEO — Denise Stewart, 48, opened her Brownsville apartment door to NYPD officers, who heard shouting coming from inside the home, police said.

Discussion: NY1, Hit & Run, ThinkProgress, Right Wing News, The Raw Story, Gawker and Mediaite

The Huffington Post:

Barney Frank ‘Appalled’ By Obama Administration: ‘They Just Lied To People’ — WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama made a major political mistake by lying about the details of his health care plan, according to former House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank (D-Mass.).

Discussion: Scared Monkeys, BizPac Review, The Lonely Conservative and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion

Rep. Tom Marino / Fox News:

Pelosi confronts GOP congressman in rancorous House debate — A heated debate over the southern border crisis late Friday led to a rancorous confrontation on the floor of the House between House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Rep. Tom Marino, R-Pa.

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and BizPac Review

Discussion: The Lonely Conservative, Mediaite, Scared Monkeys and Liberaland