memeorandum: The Week in Pictures: Harfing Biden Edition (Steven Hayward/Power Line)

7:35 PM ET, February 21, 2015

Top Items:

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: FOX News Radio, Flopping Aces, American Power, neo-neocon, No More Mister Nice Blog, Mediaite, The Daily Caller, Hullabaloo and New York Times

Washington Post:

Walker says he is unaware whether Obama is a Christian — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, a prospective Republican presidential contender, said Saturday he does not know whether President Obama is a Christian. — “I don't know,” Walker said in an interview at the JW Marriott hotel in Washington …

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Little Green Footballs, FreakOutNation and Daily Kos

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: No More Mister Nice Blog, Hinterland Gazette, New York Times, New York Magazine, Little Green Footballs, The Gateway Pundit, CNN and Gawker

Alexandra Jaffe / CNN:

Rudy Giuliani's Obama critique puts 2016ers in a bind — 14 things President Obama loves 01:01 — Washington (CNN)Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani's comments that he doesn't think President Barack Obama “loves America” have put potential Republican presidential contenders in a bind …

Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Washington Times

Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Rudy Giuliani's fall from America's Mayor

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

Politico: Mike Pence still considering presidential race

Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Scott Walker's cowardice should disqualify him

Discussion: Bloomberg Business, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, FOX News Radio, Hot Air, Althouse, Ed Driscoll, Patterico's Pontifications, RedState, Balloon Juice, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and American Spectator

Craig Gilbert / JSOnline:
Scott Walker won't criticize Giuliani, won't opine on Obama and love of country

Discussion: Talking Points Memo

Celeste Katz / NY Daily News:
Rudy Giuliani clarifies Obama comments by claiming the President has been influenced by communism, socialism

Discussion: Gothamist and CANNONFIRE

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

Discussion: John Hawkins' Right Wing News, Instapundit, protein wisdom, Viking Pundit, BREITBART.COM, Associated Press, American Thinker and Hot Air

Arit John / Bloomberg Business:

Here's What the DNC Thinks Will Help Democrats Win More Elections — Four months after losing the 2012 presidential election, the GOP released a 100-page ‘autopsy’ report, an analysis of what went wrong and how to fix it. Among other things, the autopsy said that the Republican Party …

Discussion: TIME and Twitchy

Mario Trujillo / The Hill:
Dems: This is why we lost in 2014 — The Democratic Party lacks a …

Discussion: Political Wire

Nicole Garcia / FOX 10 News:

Prank call leads to heavy destruction of Circle K store — Windows broken, merchandise destroyed; a Circle K store was left so damaged it was forced to close. — It wasn't the work of vandals; it was done by store employees. — Police say the employees thought they were following instructions …

Discussion: NY Daily News and Raw Story

Eric Jon Engberg / Facebook:

Did Fox News bloviater Bill O'Reilly commit Brian Williams type fabrications when he claimed he had been in a “combat situation” while working as a reporter for CBS News during the Falklands War in 1982? Did he pad his resume' as he was laying claim to personal knowledge about what happens in war?

Discussion: Washington Post, Mediaite, The Huffington Post and Daily Kos, more at Mediagazer »

Steven Hayward / Power Line:

The Week in Pictures: Harfing Biden Edition — Oh my goodness, after a week like this, we almost need two photo/cartoon/meme spreads. This week's is without doubt the biggest and most politically incorrect Week in Pictures ever, and that's before you get to the special video bonus …

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

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

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