memeorandum: What I Hope to Learn from the Tech Giants (Ajit Pai)

6:45 PM ET, September 4, 2018

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Bob Woodward's new book reveals a ‘nervous breakdown’ of Trump's presidency — John Dowd was convinced that President Trump would commit perjury if he talked to special counsel Robert S. Mueller III. So, on Jan. 27, the president's then-personal attorney staged a practice session to try to make his point.

Aaron Blake / Washington Post:

Transcript: Phone call between President Trump and journalist Bob Woodward — Bob Woodward, an associate editor at The Washington Post, sought an interview with President Trump as he was writing “Fear,” a book about Trump's presidency. Trump called Woodward in early August …

Discussion: CNN, Associated Press, Politico, Bloomberg, Townhall, Talking Points Memo, CNBC, The Root, Breitbart, Raw Story, CBS Miami, The Week and Mediaite

Saagar Enjeti / The Daily Caller:

EXCLUSIVE: Trump Says Bob Woodward Has ‘A Lot Of Credibility Problems’ — WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump addressed newly released excerpts from Bob Woodward's book on his administration, denying some specific allegations and accusing the author of credibility issues, in an exclusive Oval Office interview with The Daily Caller.

Discussion: Politico, BuzzFeed News, CNN, Washington Post, Raw Story, The Guardian, AOL, CNBC and Mediaite

CNN:

Bob Woodward: Trump's aides stole his papers ‘to protect the country’ — (CNN)WARNING: This story contains graphic language. — President Donald Trump's closest aides have taken extraordinary measures in the White House to try to stop what they saw as his most dangerous impulses …

Discussion: CNNMoney, Washington Post, The Daily Beast, Vox, Taylor Marsh, Axios, IJR, NPR, Daily Kos, twitchy.com, Raw Story, Mediaite and Outside the Beltway

Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:

Report: Everybody in the White House Considers Trump an Idiot — It is relatively easy to get White House staffers to leak mind-blowing anecdotes about President Trump's various derangements, and for that very reason, it is hard to find new anecdotes that register on the crazy-Trump scale.

Discussion: Shareblue Media, Washington Post, CNN and Raw Story

Brian Schwartz / CNBC:

Rudy Giuliani to Trump advisors ripping the president in Bob Woodward's new book: Find another job — “If they said it, they should be questioning why they are there. Why don't they go get another job? That's the kind of disloyalty that leads to you leaving, not staying and undermining the president …

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Political Wire, Hullabaloo, Washington Post and Raw Story

Kate Riga / Talking Points Memo:
The Most Shocking Excerpts From Woodward's White House Memoir

Discussion: CNBC and The Atlantic

Kaitlan Collins / CNN:
Trump irritated he wasn't interviewed by Woodward for upcoming book

Discussion: Raw Story

CNBC:
‘Nasty stuff’: Trump blasts ‘bad book’ on dysfunctional White House by famed reporter Bob Woodward

Discussion: Wall Street Journal, Daily Wire and Raw Story

Washington Post:
Exclusive: Phone call between President Trump and Bob Woodward

Discussion: Raw Story

Meridith McGraw / ABC News:
New Bob Woodward book paints portrait of chaotic and paranoid White House

Discussion: Washington Post, CNN and Politico

The Daily Caller:

EXCLUSIVE: Trump Critical, But Says Nike's Kaepernick Deal ‘Is What This Country Is All About’ — WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Nike sent a “terrible message” this week by making former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick one of the faces representing the 30th anniversary of the company's “Just Do It” campaign.

Josh Barro / Business Insider:

Here's why more brands, like Nike with Colin Kaepernick, are openly liberal — Nike will gain a lot more than it will lose from making Colin Kaepernick the face of an ad campaign. — Wading into politics can still alienate customers. What's new is it can do a lot to attract them, too.

Discussion: AOL and Yahoo Sports

Tyler Durden / zerohedge.com:
Nike's Kaepernick Ad Has Cost The Company Over $4 Billion So Far

Discussion: National Review, CNN, New York Times and The Gateway Pundit

Daily Mail:
Piers Morgan: Kaepernick won't stand for flag but bows to Nike dollar?

Discussion: BloombergQuint, Daily Wire and Instapundit

Arizona Republic:

Ducey: ‘No one in Arizona more prepared’ than Kyl — “There is no one in Arizona more prepared to represent our state in the U.S. Senate than Jon Kyl,” Ducey said in a statement. “He understands how the Senate functions and will make an immediate and positive impact benefiting all Arizonans.

Discussion: Power Line, CNN, Media Matters for America, JNS.org, New Republic, Outside the Beltway, RedState, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Sludge and Splinter

Jonathan Martin / New York Times:

Jon Kyl, Former Senator, Is Said to Be Choice to Replace McCain — WASHINGTON — Gov. Doug Ducey of Arizona on Tuesday will appoint Former Senator Jon Kyl to the seat left open by John McCain's death, according to multiple Arizona Republican officials, elevating a well-liked former Republican lawmaker …

Discussion: ABC News, FiveThirtyEight, Vox and Shareblue Media

Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Kyl tapped to succeed McCain in Senate

Discussion: Hit & Run and Fox News

The Daily Beast:
John McCain's Replacement Jon Kyl Goes From Lobbying the Senate to Being a Senator

Discussion: Weekly Standard and MSNBC

Paul Farrell / Heavy.com:

Zina Bash Is the Woman Sitting Behind Brett Kavanaugh — The woman sitting behind Judge Brett Kavanaugh has emerged as a Twitter star as she has been accused of smirking when Democrats are speaking and looking “smug” during the hearing. The woman has been identified as Zina Bash, 36.

Discussion: News One, National Review, CNN, Breitbart, The Gateway Pundit, Daily Wire and Washington Free Beacon

Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
Kavanaugh's daughters rushed out of chaotic, ‘hot’ hearing

Discussion: HuffPost, IJR, The Last Refuge, Daily Wire, The Gateway Pundit and LifeNews.com

Washington Post:
Hours before Kavanaugh nomination hearings, Bush lawyer releases 42,000 pages of documents to Judiciary Committee

Aída Chávez / The Intercept:
There Is No Grassroots Energy Rallying for Brett Kavanaugh. None.

Discussion: RedState, The Atlantic, TIME and The Nation

CNN:
The Kavanaugh hearing … GO DEEPER — The Trump administration …

Discussion: Politico, RedState, Associated Press, Breitbart, Hot Air, Big League Politics, Townhall, SCOTUSblog, National Review, IJR and Mashable

New York Times:

Mueller Will Accept Some Written Answers From Trump — The special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, will accept written answers from President Trump on questions about whether his campaign conspired with Russia's election interference, Mr. Mueller's office told Mr. Trump's lawyers in a letter, two people briefed on it said on Tuesday.

Discussion: Axios

NBC News:

FBI Director Christopher Wray becomes the latest target for Trump's ire — Wray is the latest in a growing list of Justice Department officials who have angered the president, NBC News has learned. — WASHINGTON — In recent conversations with confidants, President Donald Trump …

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, MSNBC, Raw Story and Media Matters for America

Washington Post:

Poll: Democrats regain clear advantage in midterms shaping up as referendum on President Trump — Two months ahead of the midterm elections, Democrats hold a clear advantage over Republicans in congressional vote support, with antipathy toward President Trump fueling Democratic enthusiasm …

Discussion: Hullabaloo, Spectator USA, The Mahablog, CNN and Vox

Gary Langer / ABC News:
Public split on Kavanaugh, views on abortion access shift

Discussion: Shareblue Media, VTDigger, MSNBC and NBC News

Gary Langer / ABC News:
Democrats open up biggest lead in midterms since 2006

Discussion: USA Today, Washington Post and Axios

Washington Post:
Democrats lead Republicans in generic ballot ahead of midterms

Discussion: Mother Jones, Politico, Splinter and Talking Points Memo

Bret Stephens / New York Times:

Now Twitter Edits The New Yorker — The venerable magazine hands the reins to the digital mob. — A common complaint of liberal journalists about conservative politicians is that the latter lack for courage. As in: Paul Ryan knows that Donald Trump is a bigot and a danger …

Discussion: Politico, Washington Post, Pitchfork, NBC News, Vox, Hit & Run, Coffee House and POLITICUSUSA, more at Mediagazer »

Bill Ruthhart / Chicago Tribune:

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel says he won't run for re-election next year — Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced Sept. 4, 2018, that he will not seek a third term in office. — Privacy Policy — In a stunning decision, Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced Tuesday morning that he will no longer seek …

Discussion: ABC News, NBC Chicago, Associated Press, Fox News, Washington Post, City of Chicago, Mother Jones, Vox, New York Times, Outside the Beltway, Chicago Sun-Times, Hit & Run, Breitbart, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Hot Air, Daily Wire and The Root

Reid Wilson / The Hill:
Rahm Emanuel won't seek third term as Chicago mayor

Discussion: RedState

Saagar Enjeti / The Daily Caller:

EXCLUSIVE: Trump Prepped Lawsuit Against NBC Over ‘Access Hollywood’ Tape — WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump attacked NBC's journalistic credibility and called into question the authenticity and legality of the “Access Hollywood” tape leaked during the 2016 election …

Discussion: Observer, Vox, Deadline, Mediaite, New York Times, Law & Crime and The Week, more at Mediagazer »

BuzzFeed News:

In A New Email, Elon Musk Accused A Cave Rescuer Of Being A “Child Rapist” And Said He “Hopes” There's A Lawsuit — In an email to BuzzFeed News, Tesla CEO Elon Musk accused a Thai cave rescuer of moving to Thailand to take a child bride. The rescuer denied all the claims.

Discussion: Mediaite

Hunter Woodall / Kansas City Star:

Former GOP governor of Kansas endorses Democrat Laura Kelly over Kris Kobach — Republicans in Kansas further splintered Tuesday as the last moderate member of the party to hold the governor's office in Kansas endorsed a Democrat for governor over Kris Kobach, the GOP nominee.

Discussion: ThinkProgress

Politico:

Twitter says Trump not immune from getting kicked off — Twitter said Tuesday that not even President Donald Trump is immune from being kicked off the platform if his tweets cross a line with abusive behavior. — The social media company's rules against vitriolic tweets offer leeway …

Discussion: Gizmodo, Mashable, Daily Wire and The Week, more at Techmeme »

Ajit Pai:
What I Hope to Learn from the Tech Giants

Discussion: Washington Post, Engadget, Washington Times, Deadline, Investor's Business Daily and The Verge, more at Mediagazer »

CBS Miami:

‘There Are No Tints On The Window’: Miami Beach Police After Two Priests Caught Performing Sex Act In Car — MIAMI BEACH (CBSMiami) — Two Chicago-area priests were charged Monday with Lewd and Lascivious behavior and Indecent Exposure after being caught performing a sexual act inside a car parked on a Miami Beach street.

Discussion: The American Conservative, CBS Chicago and The Daily Caller

Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:

Winning The Race For Congress? — An updating estimate of the generic ballot, based on polls that ask people which party they would support in a congressional election.

Brad Reed / Raw Story:

Fox & Friends hosts visibly deflated after legal analyst says Trump's latest tweet gives ‘fodder’ for Mueller's probe — The hosts of “Fox & Friends” on Tuesday appeared visibly deflated after legal analyst Andrew Napolitano told them that President Donald Trump's latest tweets attacking …

Discussion: Washington Post, NBC News and CNN