memeorandum: Bubba To The Rescue As Bill Clinton To Stand In For Sick Hillary At L.A. Fundraisers (Dominic Patten/Deadline)

11:50 PM ET, September 12, 2016

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Brianna Ehley / Politico:

The inside story of Clinton's sick day — Hillary Clinton never lost consciousness, and never stopped talking on her phone — and never put anyone else in danger — after her near swoon at a Sept. 11 memorial on Sunday in New York, according to accounts offered by several people close to the candidate.

Discussion: Townhall.com, Reuters, ABC News, Talking Points Memo, Business Insider, Hot Air, twitchy.com, Mediaite, The Week and New York Times

Caitlin Yilek / The Hill:

Clinton's reluctance to drink water causing tension with her staff: report — was diagnosed with pneumonia on Friday, the real concern is chronic dehydration, sources close to the Democratic nominee told Politico. — “She won't drink water, and you try telling Hillary Clinton to drink water,” a source said.

Discussion: Politico

CBS News:

Bill Clinton: Hillary Clinton “doing fine” after incident at 9/11 ceremony — To see more of this interview, watch “Charlie Rose” on PBS this evening, and “CBS This Morning” on Tuesday. — Former President Bill Clinton, who spoke with CBS News' Charlie Rose about the Clinton Foundation ahead …

Discussion: Politico, The Daily Caller, Independent Journal Review and CBS New York

People.com:

Pneumonia Bug That Struck Hillary Clinton also Seriously Sickened Several Members of Her Staff — The illness that sickened Hillary Clinton with pneumonia and caused her to have to be escorted away from September 11 ceremonies in New York on Sunday also struck down several members …

New York Post:
Clinton team avoided ER to conceal details of her medical treatment

Discussion: RedState, The Last Refuge and Associated Press

ABC News:
Hillary Clinton Didn't Disclose Pneumonia: Didn't Think It Would Be ‘That Big a Deal’

Discussion: Politico and Associated Press

Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Clinton's impulse to ‘power through’ with pneumonia set off cascade of problems

Discussion: CNBC and CBS Chicago

Dominic Patten / Deadline:
Bubba To The Rescue As Bill Clinton To Stand In For Sick Hillary At L.A. Fundraisers

Discussion: MichelleMalkin.com

NBC News:
Hillary Clinton's Health Scare: 9 Unanswered Questions

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Damon Linker / The Week:
Why did Hillary Clinton lie about her health?

Discussion: True Pundit, The American Conservative, The Daily Caller, neo-neocon, thenewamerican.com, Infowars and Mike Cernovich Presents …

Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:

Yes, Most Donald Trump Supporters Are Deplorable and Irredeemable — Following the classic definition of a gaffe as a politician telling the truth, Hillary Clinton's comment about Donald Trump's supporters ("just to be grossly generalistic, you could put half of Trump's supporters into what I call the ‘basket of deplorables.’ Right?

Discussion: Washington Post, Washington Times and Lawyers, Guns & Money

Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
David Duke: “Good To See” Mike Pence Reject Media's Game

Discussion: CNN and Media Matters for America

Sean Sullivan / Washington Post:
Trump says Clinton running ‘hate-filled campaign’ at tense North Carolina rally where violence flares up

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Little Green Footballs, New Urban Legends and Business Insider

Ta-Nehisi Coates / The Atlantic:
How Breitbart Conquered the Media

Discussion: Washington Monthly, Washington Post and Media Matters for America

Charles M. Blow / New York Times:
About the ‘Basket of Deplorables’

Discussion: Mother Jones, Vox, The Hill and Slate

CNN:
Trump grills Clinton over ‘deplorables’ remark: ‘Biggest mistake of the political season’

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Kyle Cheney / Politico:

Former DNC chairman calls for Clinton contingency plan — A former Democratic National Committee chairman says President Barack Obama and the party's congressional leaders should immediately come up with a process to identify a potential successor candidate for Hillary Clinton for the off-chance …

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Darrel Rowland / The Columbus Dispatch:
Ted Strickland says Tim Kaine is ‘ready to become the president’ if necessary

Discussion: Washington Times

Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:

Trump: I don't want moderator for debate — Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump — on Monday called for a debate with Democrat Hillary Clinton — without a moderator. — He said a debate with a moderator could be “rigged” and would be unfair. — “I think maybe we should have no moderator.

Discussion: RedState, BizPac Review and Joe.My.God.

Hadas Gold / Politico:

Why Donald Trump gets a pass — Donald Trump's trip to Mexico was declared a success even after he mischaracterized the crux of his conversation with Mexico's president. The GOP nominee is now described as “presidential” for shifting from insult-filled, ad-lib performances to insult-filled scripted speeches.

Discussion: Hot Air, The Huffington Post, Media Matters for America, Hullabaloo and ECHIDNE OF THE SNAKES

Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Trump: We shouldn't have a debate moderator because the system is rigged

Discussion: Guardian, Raw Story, Daily Kos and The Week

David A. Fahrenthold / Washington Post:

There were five phantom donations in the files of Donald Trump's foundation. Here's what we know. — Donald Trump's charity is not like other charities. — For one thing — as The Washington Post explained Sunday — the money in the Donald J. Trump Foundation does not come from Trump himself.

Discussion: Politicus USA, Independent Journal Review, NPR, Balloon Juice, Media Matters for America, Talking Points Memo, AOL, Daily Kos and The Hill

Matthew Nussbaum / Politico:
Pence declines to call David Duke ‘deplorable’

Discussion: ABC News, Washington Post and The Week

David A. Fahrenthold / Washington Post:
Trump's campaign says he's given ‘tens of millions’ to charity, but offers no details and no proof

Discussion: Center for Public Integrity, Political Wire and Mother Jones

Henry J. Gomez / Plain Dealer:

Donald Trump fans have been sending me racist, hateful messages for months. Here's a sampling. — Donald Trump campaigns at the IX Center in Cleveland — Trump has fostered a hostile moment in our politics when his supporters feel entitled to racially denigrate others.

Discussion: Raw Story and alan.com

Matthew Yglesias / Vox:

Donald Trump gave an interview this morning that should be shocking — but we're numb — Donald Trump went on CNBC this morning, and, over the course of a wide-ranging interview, once again reminded the world of the most fundamental fact about his candidacy — he doesn't really seem to understand any aspect of American public policy.

Discussion: CNBC, Daily Kos, Vanity Fair, New York Magazine, Mother Jones, Lawyers, Guns & Money and Business Insider

Matthew J. Belvedere / CNBC:
TRUMP: Janet Yellen should be ‘ashamed’ of what she's doing to the country

Discussion: Business Insider, Washington Post and The Daily Caller

Nathan McDermott / BuzzFeed:

“Veterans For Trump” Co-Chair Claims Clinton Has Parkinson's Disease — A co-chair of the “Veterans for Trump” coalition wrote on his Facebook page on Monday that he believes Hillary Clinton has Parkinson's disease. — “They may have admitted HRC has pneumonia, but that's not WHY she has pneumonia.

Discussion: Politico, Raw Story, Talking Points Memo, Bloomberg, Vox and The Week

Christopher Massie / BuzzFeed:
Alabama Congressman: I Have “Serious Doubts” As To Whether Clinton Has Pneumonia

Discussion: Bloomberg, Talking Points Memo and The Week

Abby Phillip / Washington Post:
Clinton to release more medical information this week, campaign says

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Reid Hoffman:

A 26-year-old Marine Corps Vet has a plan to liberate Trump's tax returns. Let's help him succeed! — In 2012, Donald Trump called President Obama “the least transparent president in the history of this country.” — Then he offered to donate $5 million to charity if President Obama would release …

Discussion: Crowdpac, BuzzFeed, Mother Jones and Mashable

Chris Isidore / CNNMoney:
N.Y. Times editor: I'd risk jail to publish Donald Trump's taxes

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Annie Rees / Talking Points Memo: NY Times Editor Said He'd Risk Jail To Publish Trump's Taxes

NCAA.org:

NCAA to relocate championships from North Carolina for 2016-17 — Based on the NCAA's commitment to fairness and inclusion, the Association will relocate all seven previously awarded championship events from North Carolina during the 2016-17 academic year. The NCAA Board of Governors …

Discussion: CNN, Politico, USA Today, ThinkProgress, New York Times, myfox8.com, Bleacher Report, The Daily Caller, Refinery29, Outsports, Mashable and The Week

Paul Watson / Guardian:

Ship found in Arctic 168 years after doomed Northwest Passage attempt — Exclusive: Perfectly preserved HMS Terror vessel sank during disastrous expedition led by British explorer Sir John Franklin — The long-lost ship of British polar explorer Sir John Franklin, HMS Terror …

Discussion: Watts Up With That?, NPR and The Week

Jonathan Swan / The Hill:

Nate Silver gives GOP donors a closed-door presentation — Nate Silver, the ESPN journalist behind the FiveThirtyEight website, gave a presentation on the 2016 battleground map to a group of powerful Republican donors in Manhattan last week. — Silver was paid to give the presentation …

Bob Nightengale / USA Today:

Adam Jones on MLB's lack of Kaepernick protest: 'Baseball is a white man's sport' — DETROIT - We see the silent, powerful and contentious protests now almost every time we turn on the TV and watch an NFL game. — It started with San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick sitting …

Discussion: Mediaite, Bleacher Report, East Bay Times and CBS Philly