Around the Hill (8/7): Quickie Edition
Just a few links this week, as our News & Politics editor is currently out of the office tracking down the President’s birth certificate.
From the New York Times: Former President Clinton reenacts the final half hour of Team America: World Police, and rescues two imprisoned journalists. The saga reunites all of the core leaders of the Democratic Party over the past 15 years, and Al Gore demonstrates his newly-discovered ability to genuinely display emotion in public.
From Politico/Ben Smith: Bill O’Reilly pens a glowing tribute to the inspiration that Barack Obama should be to America’s youth. Really. Coming next week, Ayatollah Khamenei’s treatise on the joys of Western liberal democracy.
From CNN: RNC Chairman Michael Steele deflects critics of his party’s mob tactics at town halls by rerouting angry callers to the Democratic National Committee. When callers reached the Republican switchboard, they were apparently told to “press 1 to voice their concern about the charges made by the DNC,” which then sent them straight to the other party’s phone lines. Though some figured out the ploy, Steele had another trick up his sleeves: those who persisted on the Republican line were told to press 2 to hear from the RNC spokesman on the party’s vision for America, leading them, of course, to this.
From CNN: Another day, another health care town hall meeting disrupted by loud conservative hecklers. Except this one in Tampa suddenly turned violent. We would be shocked, but considering that this comes from the same type of people who think that the President is a secret Islamic terrorist, it’s honestly hard to be surprised anymore. It’s probably best for you to just witness the crazy for yourself.
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