memeorandum: Glenn Youngkin Won As A ‘Normal’ Republican. Now He's Endorsing ‘Big Lie’ Booster Kari Lake. (S.V. Date/HuffPost)

8:00 PM ET, September 19, 2022

Top Items:

The smoking gun in Martha's Vineyard — Popular Information has obtained documentary evidence that migrants from Venezuela were provided with false information to convince them to board flights chartered by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R). The documents suggest that the flights …

Miami Herald:

Texas sheriff will investigate Florida flying Venezuelan migrants to Martha's Vineyard — Authorities in Texas have opened a criminal investigation into Gov. Ron DeSantis' operation to fly roughly 50 Venezuela migrants from Texas to Martha's Vineyard last week.

Discussion: RedState, Townhall, CBS News, Kansas City Star and WFLA-TV

Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:

The Search for “Perla” — The national news media seems to have lost interest entirely in the story of the Venezuelan immigrants shipped off to Martha's Vineyard as part of Gov. Ron DeSantis's reelection campaign. The meta-story of course continues to get some attention …

Discussion: Insider, Digby's Hullabaloo and San Antonio Report

Brittany Bowker / The Boston Globe:

Plane towing a banner reading ‘Vineyard Hypocrites’ circles Martha's Vineyard — A small plane towing a banner that read “Vineyard Hypocrites!” circled Martha's Vineyard Monday morning for at least an hour, angering residents who turned out in droves after the unexpected arrival last week …

Jonathan V. Last / The Triad:

The Progressive Delusion of Co-Ed Sports — What does “inclusivity” mean? — Preamble: There are important things happening in the world today, one of which is that the details of the DeSantis Martha's Vineyard stunt are becoming more clear and more disgusting. Per Judd Legum:

Discussion: Breitbart

Mark Hemingway / The Federalist:
If Martha's Vineyard Tried To Prove It Cares About Immigrants, It Failed Miserably

Discussion: Townhall, Twitchy and New Republic

Miriam Jordan / New York Times:
After Texas Sent Him to Washington, One Migrant Launches a New Life

Discussion: National Review

Damon Linker / Eyes on the Right:
Ron DeSantis, King of the Jerks

Discussion: Twitchy, The Paul Street Report, Townhall, New York Times and Florida Politics

Greg Sargent / Washington Post:

Trump's unhinged rage in Ohio shows the danger of a GOP Congress — Donald Trump's weekend rally in Ohio had no shortage of dark and disturbing moments: He mocked GOP Senate nominee J.D. Vance for “kissing my ass,” called for Singapore-style executions of drug dealers and enjoyed a moment …

Discussion: The Hill, FactCheck.org, The Mahablog, Vanity Fair, Just The News, Daily Kos, Raw Story and Axios

Ryan Grim / The Intercept:
House Republicans Plan to Investigate Chamber of Commerce if They Take the Majority

Discussion: Political Wire, The Daily Caller and Washington Examiner

Emily Brooks / The Hill:
House, Senate conservatives: GOP shouldn't give ‘lame duck’ Democrats power in funding bill

Discussion: Raw Story

Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Senate Republicans seek special counsel authority for prosecutor in Hunter Biden criminal probe

Discussion: Washington Examiner, The Federalist, The Daily Caller, New York Post, Washington Times and Raw Story

Wall Street Journal:
The Real Midterm Election Stakes

Discussion: Washington Post, Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion, The Daily Beast, Washington Examiner, The Hill, Raw Story, This Week in Statehouse Action and Bloomberg

Michael Levenson / New York Times:

Judge Vacates Murder Conviction of Adnan Syed of ‘Serial’ — Mr. Syed, 41, had been serving a life sentence for the 1999 murder of his high school classmate Hae Min Lee. The judge gave prosecutors 30 days to proceed with a new trial or drop the case. — Michael Levenson reported …

Discussion: CNET, The Daily Beast, UPI, Law & Crime, The Verge, Mediaite, Rolling Stone, CBS News, Variety and Deadline, more at Mediagazer »

Washington Post:

Adnan Syed, featured in ‘Serial’ podcast, will be released from prison — A judge on Monday vacated the conviction of Adnan Syed, whose murder case drew wide attention after it was featured on the true-crime podcast “Serial.” — The decision by Baltimore City Circuit Court Melissa M. Phinn comes …

Discussion: Baltimore Sun, NBC News, USA Today, Heartland Signal, NPR, KFOR-TV, Fox News, New York Times and New York Daily News

Wall Street Journal:

We Have a Bill to Help Prevent Another Jan. 6 Attack — It's past time to reform the Electoral Count Act to make clear Congress can't overturn an election result. — WSJ Opinion: Inflation Reduction Act Not Working So Far — Skip Ad — in 15 — YOU MAY ALSO LIKE — Created with sketchtool.

Discussion: Politico, NBC News, Washington Post, Washington Examiner, The Hill, Mediaite, ABC News, The Guardian, CNN, PoliticusUSA and Talking Points Memo

Ryan Teague Beckwith / Bloomberg:
Liz Cheney Introduces Electoral Vote Bill to Avoid Repeat of Jan. 6

Discussion: Fox News

Politico:
House and Senate split over how to prevent the next Jan. 6

Discussion: Raw Story

Maggie Haberman / New York Times:

Trump Was Warned Late Last Year of Potential Legal Peril Over Documents — A former White House lawyer sought to impress on him the need to return material he had taken with him upon leaving office. — A onetime White House lawyer under President Donald J. Trump warned him late last year …

C.C. McCandless / KNWA FOX24:

Beyond Meat COO arrested for biting man's nose near Razorback Stadium — FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — A food company executive was arrested on a pair of charges after reportedly biting a man's nose in a parking garage in Fayetteville on Saturday night.

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit, The Daily Wire, The Verge, KFOR-TV, TMZ.com, Louder With Crowder and al.com

S.V. Date / HuffPost:

Glenn Youngkin Won As A ‘Normal’ Republican. Now He's Endorsing ‘Big Lie’ Booster Kari Lake. — Virginia's new governor won office distancing himself from Trump's election lies, but is now helping one of the most prolific spreaders of those falsehoods. — Less than a year after winning office …

Discussion: Raw Story and NewsNation

Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Youngkin to hold Arizona events supporting Lake

Discussion: New York Magazine, Washington Post, Lawyers, Guns & Money, The Hill, Mock Paper Scissors, Just The News, Townhall and Blue Virginia

David Byler / Washington Post:

This little-known election predictor should worry Democrats — As early voting begins around the country, every political data point would appear to marginally favor the Democrats. Polls suggest they lead ever so slightly in key Senate races and in national House polls.

Discussion: The Daily Caller, PennLive, Sacramento Bee and Wall Street Journal

Stephanie Slade / Reason:

The Will to Power Was Front and Center at NatCon III — “Wokeism is not a fever that will pass but a cancer that must be eradicated,” declared a main-stage speaker at the third National Conservatism Conference ("NatCon III") last week. “In this new reality, the only institution with the power …

Discussion: National Review

Luke Martz / Iowa Field Report:

BREAKING: Police Report: Mike Franken's Former Campaign Manager Accused Candidate of Assault — Former Campaign Manager Alleges Franken is a Serial Perpetrator of Unwanted Advances Toward Women … According to a Des Moines Police Department incident report filed in April …

Discussion: Washington Free Beacon, The Daily Caller and NRCC

Des Moines Register:
Former staffer accused Democrat Mike Franken of assault; police closed case as ‘unfounded’

Discussion: RedState

Twitchy:

Greg Pollowitz, Twitchy's ‘rock’, has passed away after fight with leukemia — It is with the heaviest of hearts we announce the passing of Twitchy's Managing Editor, Greg Pollowitz. — Greg was our rock and always kept a steady head regardless of what the news (or Twitter) threw at us.

Ellen Nakashima / Washington Post:

Pentagon opens sweeping review of clandestine psychological operations — Complaints about the U.S. military's influence operations using Facebook and Twitter have raised concern in the White House and federal agencies. — The Pentagon has ordered a sweeping audit of how it conducts …

Discussion: New York Times, The Hill, The Daily Caller, Raw Story, Just The News, The Verge and Balloon Juice, more at Techmeme »

Yoav Gonen / All:

Most-Complained-About NYPD Cop Retires, Avoiding Penalties — Lt. Eric Dym faced discipline on 52 allegations, but he won't be terminated for misconduct. Only one CCRB probe in the past decade has led to that outcome — for the officer who killed Eric Garner.

Discussion: Raw Story

Rachel Wolfe / Wall Street Journal:

High Food Prices Are Getting to People. The Scene at One Grocery Store Shows Why. — Shoppers explain the stress they feel while buying groceries amid the highest food inflation in over 40 years — HOUMA, La.—To understand how people are navigating inflation these days, go to a grocery-store parking lot.

Discussion: NRCC

Emma G. Fitzsimmons / New York Times:

Frank Carone, Mayor Eric Adams's Chief of Staff, to Resign — Frank Carone, a Brooklyn power broker who has drawn scrutiny for his past business dealings, says he will lead the mayor's re-election campaign. — One of Mayor Eric Adams's closest advisers, who has helped formulate and work …

Discussion: New York Daily News, The Daily Caller and Twitchy

Blake Hounshell / New York Times:

Scholars Ask Congress to Scrap Winner-Take-All Political System — More than 200 political scientists wrote an open letter to lawmakers proposing sweeping changes to federal elections. The overhaul would be a heavy lift. — If there's one thing we know about America's creaking democracy …

Chuck Todd / NBC News:

Remembering a pioneer in political journalism — Bob Balkin, one of the original editors of The Hotline, has died at age 60. He helped change how campaigns are covered. — Bob Balkin, a pioneer of modern political journalism, died Sunday at age 60 following a battle with cancer.

Politico:

Revenge? Republicans weigh tanking Manchin's permitting plan — Speeding up energy project construction is a long-held GOP policy goal. That doesn't mean the party's senators are ready to cough up the votes. — Senate Republicans say Joe Manchin can't count on them to save …

Discussion: The Hill, Wall Street Journal and New York Times

Tina Daunt / The Wrap:

Gavin Newsom Is ‘Unequivocally’ Running for President in 2024 if Biden Doesn't (Exclusive) — The California governor, who's already running ads in other states, is poised to challenge Vice President Kamala Harris — California Governor Gavin Newsom is “undeniably, unequivocally” …

Discussion: RedState, The Daily Caller, IJR, Washington Examiner, The Hill, CBS News, Insider and HuffPost

Paul Steinhauser / Fox News:

2024 Watch: Pompeo to accuse Biden of treating Americans ‘like enemies’ in high-profile New Hampshire speech — Pompeo to take aim at Biden after the President criticized ‘MAGA Republicans,’ who he argues embraced ‘semi-facism’ — Pompeo reflects on 9/11 terror attacks: ‘This is a nation worth fighting for’