memeorandum: Why Donald Trump gets a pass (Hadas Gold/Politico)

3:20 PM ET, September 12, 2016

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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 …

Christopher Massie / BuzzFeed:

Alabama Congressman: I Have “Serious Doubts” As To Whether Clinton Has Pneumonia — Republican Rep. Gary Palmer of Alabama said on Monday that he doubts whether Hillary Clinton's campaign is being honest when they revealed on Sunday that the Democratic nominee has pneumonia.

Discussion: Talking Points Memo and The Week

Damon Linker / The Week:

Why did Hillary Clinton lie about her health? — Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign just made a massive error. We'll know within the next few weeks if the error will prove to be catastrophic. — On Sunday, Clinton abruptly left a Manhattan ceremony marking the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

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

NBC News:

Hillary Clinton's Health Scare: 9 Unanswered Questions — Hillary Clinton Diagnosed With Pneumonia, Campaign Says 2:12 — As Hillary Clinton's health moves from the fringes to the center of the 2016 presidential campaign, there's a lot we still don't know about her scare this weekend.

Discussion: National Review, Bloomberg, AOL, New York Daily News, Vox, True Pundit, Independent Journal Review, CNBC, Outside the Beltway, Scared Monkeys, Mashable and New Urban Legends

Philip Bump / Washington Post:

Obama's soaring approval numbers are very good news for Hillary Clinton — The last time that President Obama's approval rating in Washington Post-ABC News polling was as high as it is in our new survey was six months after he took office. At 58 percent, Obama's approval is 15 points higher …

Discussion: Washington Monthly, The Daily Caller, Mediaite and The Week

Fred Imbert / CNBC:

Donald Trump says he'll release detailed report on his own health this week — Trump on Clinton's health: 'It's quite sad' — Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump weighs in on Hillary Clinton's bout with pneumonia and the rigors of the campaign trail. Also Trump talks about tax reform.

Discussion: Washington Post, Guardian, Mother Jones, New York Times, BizPac Review, Talking Points Memo, The Gateway Pundit, Infowars, AOL, The Daily Caller, Reuters, NBC News and Associated Press

The Huffington Post:
Hillary's Pneumonia: The Media's Lowest Moment

Discussion: RedState, The Atlantic, New York Times, Vogue, Washington Post, The Daily Caller, RealClearPolitics and Infowars

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

Discussion: The Atlantic, Wall Street Journal, ABC News, Politico, The Nation, Guardian, The Times of Israel, Hot Air, CNN and CNBC

Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
GOP Rep. Has ‘Serious Doubts’ About Whether Clinton Has Pneumonia

Discussion: alan.com, Daily Kos and The Federalist

Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Trump: ‘No satisfaction’ over Clinton health scare

Discussion: Vox and Politico

Maggie Fox / NBC News:
Does Hillary Clinton Have a Classic Case of Walking Pneumonia?

Discussion: ThinkProgress, Washington Post, Vox, Raw Story, The Daily Caller, Media Matters for America, Guardian, Althouse, The Verge, whorunsGov, Washington Times and CNBC

Bloomberg:
Trump Plans to Keep Quiet on Clinton's Health Issues

Discussion: BuzzFeed, Media Matters for America, The Week, Washington Post and Mediaite

Fox News:
Trump to release results of physical, calls candidate health ‘an issue’ after Clinton incident

Discussion: Washington Post, BuzzFeed, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, The Daily Caller, Politicus USA, Mediaite, Fox News Insider, Talking Points Memo, Washington Free Beacon, twitchy.com and Refinery29

Melissa Batchelor Warnke / Los Angeles Times:
Opinion Hillary Clinton's worrisome wobble

Discussion: John Hawkins' Right Wing News, BizPac Review, twitchy.com and BBC

Scott Johnson / Power Line:
Rockin' pneumonia: A unifying diagnosis

Discussion: alicublog and John Hawkins' Right Wing News

Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:

Trump: We shouldn't have a debate moderator because the system is rigged — What do you call a debate with no moderator? Donald Trump's suggestion for his faceoff with Hillary Clinton. — Trump on Monday floated a new idea for his upcoming debates against Clinton, proposing a debate without …

Discussion: Raw Story, Daily Kos, Political Wire and The Week

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: ECHIDNE OF THE SNAKES, Hullabaloo and Media Matters for America

Andrew Prokop / Vox:
Do presidential debates matter? Here's the political science evidence.

Discussion: CNN

Kathie Obradovich / Des Moines Register:

Jill Stein in Iowa: I would not have assassinated Osama bin Laden — Dr. Jill Stein, the Green Party's candidate for president, said Sunday in Iowa that she would not have assassinated Osama bin Laden but would have brought him to justice for his role in the attacks on the United States on Sept. 11, 2001.

Discussion: Hot Air, CNN, twitchy.com, Washington Free Beacon, Washington Times and The Daily Caller

Kurt Schlichter / Townhall.com: Me For President — America is in such deep trouble that it appears …

Harry Enten / FiveThirtyEight:
Young Millennials Love Obama, But Clinton Is Struggling To Win Them Over

Discussion: New York Magazine and Althouse

Jonathan Easley / The Hill:

Bill Clinton's CIA chief joins Trump campaign — 's former CIA chief, James Woolsey, will act as an adviser to Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump — 's campaign. — Woolsey, who served as director of the CIA from 1993 to 1995 and describes himself as a life-long Democrat …

Discussion: Political Wire and Washington Free Beacon

Brianna Ehley / Politico:
Clinton's former CIA director advising Trump on national security

Discussion: CNN and AOL

J.D. Durkin / Mediaite:

Cokie Roberts Floats That Dems Are ‘Nervously Whispering’ About Clinton ‘Stepping Aside’ — This morning on NPR's Morning Edition, journalist and author Cokie Roberts indicated that many of the establishment Democrats may be getting antsy over the renewed speculation of Hillary Clinton's health.

Discussion: Townhall.com, New York Magazine, National Review, Hot Air, Independent Journal Review and Washington Free Beacon

Matthew J. Belvedere / CNBC:

TRUMP: Janet Yellen should be ‘ashamed’ of what she's doing to the country — Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump weighs in on the negative impact of low rates on the market, and the doubling of the nation's debt. — GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump told CNBC on Monday …

Discussion: NBC News, Washington Post, Business Insider and The Daily Caller

Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
Donald Trump gave an interview this morning that should be shocking — but we're numb

Discussion: Mother Jones, CNBC and Business Insider

Annie Rees / Talking Points Memo:

NY Times Editor Said He'd Risk Jail To Publish Trump's Taxes — Executive editor of The New York Times Dean Baquet said on a panel on Sunday that he would hypothetically risk jail if it meant a chance to publish Donald Trump's tax returns, which the GOP nominee — against presidential election …

Discussion: CNNMoney and alan.com

Emily Saul / New York Post:

Sniper takes out ISIS executioner from a mile away — More On: — A sharpshooter killed a top ISIS executioner and three other jihadists with a single bullet from nearly a mile away — just seconds before the fiend was set to burn 12 hostages alive with a flamethrower, according to a new report.

Burgess Everett / Politico:

Bullish Senate Democrats target North Carolina, Missouri — The campaign arm for Senate Democrats is launching television ads in North Carolina and Missouri, a sign of their bullishness about winning seats in conservative territory, according to a source familiar with the ad buy.

Discussion: Daily Kos

Hanna Trudo / Politico:
Trump releases new ad hitting Clinton for ‘deplorables’ remark

Discussion: Washington Post, Associated Press, The Week and The Missouri Times

Ta-Nehisi Coates / The Atlantic:

How Breitbart Conquered the Media — In July of 2010, journalist and provocateur Andrew Breitbart posted a video excerpt of remarks on his site purporting to expose “evidence of racism coming from a federal appointee and NAACP award recipient.” This was an explosive charge.

Discussion: Slate, New York Times and Media Matters for America

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