memeorandum: Scott Walker's spineless silence (Washington Post)

3:55 PM ET, February 21, 2015

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Giuliani: Obama influenced by communists since youth — Rudy Giuliani doubled down on his claims that President Obama doesn't “love America” in an interview with The Post Friday — claiming the commander-in-chief has been influenced by communists since his youth.

Discussion: No More Mister Nice Blog, neo-neocon, Mediaite, The Daily Caller, Hullabaloo and New York Times

Politico:

Rudy Giuliani says he's received death threats over Obama remarks — Rudy Giuliani says he is getting death threats at his office in the wake of controversial comments that President Barack Obama doesn't love America. — The former New York mayor told CNN on Friday that the majority …

Discussion: Little Green Footballs, New York Times, Gawker, The Gateway Pundit and Talking Points Memo

Dana Milbank / Washington Post:

Scott Walker's cowardice should disqualify him — What Rudy Giuliani did this week was stupid. — What Scott Walker did ought to disqualify him as a serious presidential contender. — Dana Milbank writes about political theater in the nation's capital. He joined the Post as a political reporter in 2000.

Discussion: Bloomberg Business, Hot Air, RedState, Althouse, Patterico's Pontifications, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, American Spectator and Slate

Stephen Collinson / CNN:

Rudy Giuliani's fall from America's Mayor — Story highlights — Washington (CNN)Rudy wouldn't be Rudy if he backed down. — But by amplifying his charge that President Barack Obama doesn't love America, former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani appears ready to risk sullying the powerful mythology …

Discussion: New York Times, No More Mister Nice Blog, The Gateway Pundit and Washington Free Beacon

Celeste Katz / NY Daily News:

Rudy Giuliani clarifies Obama comments by claiming the President has been influenced by communism, socialism — Trying to explain his controversial comments that President Obama doesn't love America, Rudy Giuliani said Friday that he believes the President has been influenced by communism and socialism.

Discussion: JSOnline, Talking Points Memo and CANNONFIRE

Joe Raedle / National Review:
Rudy Is Right — Barack Obama doesn't even like America.

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Washington Post:
Scott Walker's spineless silence

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Erica Ritz / TheBlaze.com:

Historian David Barton Takes Apart Obama's Claim That ‘Islam Has Been Woven Into the Fabric of Our Country Since Its Founding’ — After President Barack Obama said this week that “Islam has been woven into the fabric of our country since its founding,” Glenn Beck asked historian David Barton …

Discussion: American Power, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and John Hawkins' Right Wing News

Daily Mail:

‘They have learned our secrets’: CNN ridiculed after ludicrous claim that ISIS is luring women with kittens and Nutella — Also claimed using emojis to talk about Nutella made life under the terrorist group seem more appealing to women — They have been posting images of themselves posing …

Discussion: John Hawkins' Right Wing News and The Right Scoop

Mike Lillis / The Hill:

Pressure builds on GOP as deadline to fund DHS nears — Pressure is building on Republicans to avoid a partial shutdown of the Homeland Security Department amid an escalating battle over President Obama's immigration policies. — The GOP leaders are being squeezed from one side …

Discussion: Booman Tribune

Wendy Kaminer / Washington Post:

The progressive ideas behind the lack of free speech on campus — Wendy Kaminer is the author of eight books, including “A Fearful Freedom: Women's Flight From Equality.” — Is an academic discussion of free speech potentially traumatic? A recent panel for Smith College alumnae aimed at …

Discussion: Cafe Hayek

Cesar Vargas / The Hill:

Mr. President, don't back down on immigration — This week, a federal judge in Texas issued an injunction preventing the implementation of immigration programs that would provide deportation relief to Dreamers and parents of U.S. citizens and legal permanent residents.

Discussion: FOX News Radio, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and Immigration Impact

The Huffington Post:

Two House Bills Would End Federal Prohibition Of Marijuana — Two congressmen filed separate House bills on Friday that together would legalize, regulate and tax marijuana at the federal level, effectively ending the U.S. government's decadeslong prohibition of the plant.

Discussion: Liberal Values and Washington Monthly

Phil Stewart / Reuters:

New U.S. defense chief: withdrawal from Afghanistan under review — (Reuters) - Washington is reviewing a plan to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan by 2016 to ensure that “progress sticks” after more than a decade of war, new U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter told reporters in Kabul on Saturday.

Discussion: The Long War Journal