memeorandum: He was a billionaire who donated to the Clinton Foundation. Last year, he was denied entry into the U.S. (Joseph Tanfani/Los Angeles Times)

7:30 PM ET, August 28, 2016

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Chris Pleasance / Daily Mail:

'You should never play in the NFL again. Move to Canada': 49ers fans burn Kaepernick jerseys to the national anthem after the $114million sport star refused to stand ‘to protest black oppression’ — San Francisco 49ers fans have filmed themselves burning Colin Kaepernick jerseys …

Discussion: ProFootballTalk, alan.com, Balloon Juice, Fox News Insider, Deadline and NPR

Bruce Bookter / NewsBusters:
ESPN Analyst Thinks Only Trump Supporters Offended by Kaepernick Anthem Protest

Discussion: Instapundit and John Hawkins' Right Wing News

Jason Howerton / TheBlaze.com:
49ers Fan's Fiery Response to Colin Kaepernick Refusing to Stand for National Anthem Goes Viral

Discussion: John Hawkins' Right Wing News and Independent Journal Review

Jarrett Bell / USA Today:
More power to 49ers' Colin Kaepernick for taking a stand against social injustice

Discussion: Detroit Free Press, The Root, ProFootballTalk, Raw Story and NFL.com

Justen Charters / Independent Journal Review:
Army Ranger Vet Tells Colin Kaepernick What He Should Be Doing Instead of Sitting Out Nat'l Anthem

Discussion: RedState and John Hawkins' Right Wing News

Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:

AP Editor Admits Tweet On Clinton Foundation Was ‘Sloppy’ And Wrong, Still Won't Delete It — ‘We abhor inaccuracies, carelessness, bias or distortions.’ — After years of investigation, Freedom of Information Act requests and lawsuits, the Associated Press obtained two years …

Discussion: CNNMoney, Hot Air and Media Matters for America, more at Mediagazer »

Media Matters for America:

AP Executive Editor Refuses To Take Down Clinton Foundation Tweet She Admits Is “Sloppy” — BRIAN STELTER (HOST): Now the story was scrutinized, but this tweet was especially scrutinized. Really widely criticized. It said: “Breaking, AP analysis: More than half of those who met Clinton …

Discussion: Little Green Footballs

Jonathan Karl / ABC News:
Clinton Foundation Official Requests State Lunch Invitation, Special Seating for Foundation Allies, Emails Show

Discussion: BizPac Review, Hot Air, Politico and Viking Pundit

Alex Stedman / Variety:

Ann Coulter Gets Burned the Most at Rob Lowe's Comedy Central Roast — Rob Lowe is at the center of Comedy Central's Roast this year, and at the taping on Saturday night, he got slammed: over his 1988 sex tape with a 16-year-old, his trend of being on so many cancelled TV shows and even his unbearable handsomeness.

Discussion: Raw Story, Hollywood Reporter, RedState, twitchy.com, USA Today, alan.com, Independent Journal Review, The Daily Caller and Mediaite

Ben Jacobs / Guardian:

Welcome to Iowa, where Trump's purple patch could turn a blue state red — In rare harmony, party bigwigs loved him just as much as grass-roots voters — In November 2015 Donald Trump proclaimed to a crowd of Iowans: “How stupid are the people of Iowa?” Two months later he lost the Iowa Republican caucus.

Eli Stokols / Politico:

Trump might already be out of time — Donald Trump and his new team think they have 71 days to turn this campaign around. They're wrong. — The Republican nominee — three months after clinching the nomination — has begun frantically trying to reposition himself in the past week …

Discussion: Washington Monthly and Fox News Insider

Rebecca Morin / Politico:

Johnson: ‘Game over’ if I don't make it to debate stage — Libertarian presidential nominee Gary Johnson said it's “game over” on any chance of winning the White House if he does not make it to the debate stage. — “Winning the election, yes, I would say game over,” Johnson said on “Fox News Sunday” with Chris Wallace.

Discussion: RedState

ABC News:
‘This Week’ Transcript: Gov. Chris Christie and DNC Chair Donna Brazile

Discussion: Washington Post, ThinkProgress and Politicus USA

Kyle Balluck / The Hill:
Christie: Trump's immigration comments won't turn off supporters

Discussion: Bipartisan Report, ABC News, Hot Air, USA Today, The Gateway Pundit, BizPac Review and twitchy.com

Joseph Tanfani / Los Angeles Times:

He was a billionaire who donated to the Clinton Foundation. Last year, he was denied entry into the U.S. — Gilbert Chagoury has contributed $1 million to $5 million to the Clinton Foundation, according to its list of donors. (Getty Images) — Nigerian billionaire Gilbert Chagoury …

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and The Daily Caller

Jordain Carney / The Hill:

Trump haunts McCain's reelection fight —aligned forces in his home state. — The Arizona Republican is in a fight for his political life as he seeks a sixth term in the Senate, taking fire from both sides over the GOP presidential nominee. — McCain is a known quantity in Arizona …

Mark Thompson / New York Times:

Trump and the Dark History of Straight Talk — An argument has been raging in the Trump camp this summer. It's not an argument about policy or the electoral ground war, but about rhetorical technique. Isn't it finally time to abandon the improv and the wild one-liners …

Discussion: Hullabaloo

Aaron Blake / Washington Post:

Donald Trump has a massive Catholic problem — Much has been made of Donald Trump's problems with a few voting groups — female voters, blacks and Hispanics, and young voters, in particular. And, to be sure, they are all problems. — But relatively speaking, his biggest problem actually appears …

Discussion: Booman Tribune

New York Times:

Democrats Step Up Pursuit of House Republicans Left Limping by Donald Trump — LEESBURG, Va. — Emboldened by Donald J. Trump's struggles in the presidential race, Democrats in Congress are laying the groundwork to expand the list of House Republicans they will target for defeat as part …