THE WHOPPER

Can't spin this

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2015/11/06/ben-carson-didnt-get-a-full-scholarship-west-point-thats-a-big-problem-for-his-campaign/
Ben Carson's admission Friday to Politico that he had not been offered and accepted a full scholarship to West Point could be a major problem for a presidential candidate whose appeal is almost entirely built on his remarkable personal story. . . .
 
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/ben-carson-stabbing-victim-fictitious-name
Ben Carson Concedes That Details From His Biography Were 'Fictitious'

http://www.wsj.com/articles/ben-carsons-past-faces-deeper-questions-1446861864
Ben Carson’s Past Faces Deeper Questions

More: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/newly-minted-frontrunner-ben-carson-faces-new-scrutiny-of-his-life-story/2015/11/06/8877e032-84b8-11e5-8ba6-cec48b74b2a7_story.html

http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/carson-admits-major-lie-about-his-background
Media Matters pulled together a sampling of reactions from media figures on the right who seemed rather alarmed by today’s revelations. Erick Erickson, for example, called this “the beginning of Ben Carson’s end”;  Fox News contributor Katie Pavlich described the news as “very bad”; and Breitbart News’ John Nolte wrote on Twitter, “If this is true, Carson is done.” . . .

The full story

http://www.vox.com/2015/11/6/9685574/ben-carson-west-point-politico

http://www.vox.com/2015/11/6/9681558/ben-carson-west-point

More: http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2015/11/ben-carson-seems-have-serious-personal-honesty-problem
Ben Carson Seems to Have a Serious Personal Honesty Problem

The response, as usual: attack the media!

http://crooksandliars.com/2015/11/ben-carson-lashes-out-cnn-investigating

More: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/07/us/politics/ben-carson-turns-heat-on-reporters-in-feisty-news-conference.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/ben-carson-politico-west-points-story-edits

How conservatives are reacting

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/ben-carson-john-nolte-erick-erickson
In our rundown of conservative reaction to the Ben Carson's false West Point story, pay particular attention to the U-turn crowd (they're toward the bottom) for a primer in how conservative media operate. . . .

More: http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2015/11/are-conservatives-really-going-all-ben-carson

A contrary opinion

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2015/11/ben_carson_s_west_point_fib_won_t_hurt_him_it_will_help_him.html
Ben Carson’s West Point Fib Won’t Hurt Him . . . In fact, it’ll probably help him.

Obama ends the Keystone XL pipeline

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/11/06/1445785/-President-Obama-nixes-Keystone-XL

More: http://www.vox.com/2015/11/6/9681340/obama-rejects-keystone-pipeline

Hey, guess what?

http://www.politico.com/story/2015/11/hillary-clinton-email-no-highly-classified-215599#ixzz3qjwilvMT
Source: Key Clinton emails did not contain highly classified secrets 

Bonus item: John Oliver isn't just funny-- he's making a difference!

http://www.salon.com/2015/11/07/7_times_john_oliver_perfectly_captured_whats_wrong_with_america_and_triggered_reform_partner/

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THE OTHER GUY

Not what a presidential candidate wants to hear

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2015/11/05/martin-omalley-appears-as-an-unidentified-man-in-a-wall-street-journal-photo/
Martin O’Malley appears as an ‘unidentified man’ in a Wall Street Journal photo
 
Meanwhile: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/11/05/1445197/-Weekly-poll-roundup-Carson-and-Clinton-rising
Weekly poll roundup: Carson and Clinton rising 

Bernie is a good politician -- but he IS a politician

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrBXcKcviuc
October 13: Sanders: 'People are sick of hearing about Clinton's emails' 

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/11/05/1445027/-Bernie-Sanders-calls-investigation-of-Hillary-Clinton-s-emails-valid
November 4: Sanders calls investigation of Hillary Clinton's emails 'valid' 

Poor Jeb. Now he has to deal with an ugly Bush family dispute

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/06/us/politics/george-bush-swings-at-sons-aides-rattling-clan.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

http://www.salon.com/2015/11/05/the_bush_dynasty_is_tearing_itself_apart_what_george_h_w_bush_vs_dick_cheney_is_really_about/
 
http://www.vox.com/2015/11/5/9675942/bush-axis-evil-speech
 
More: http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/rumsfeld-cheney-and-bush-family-drama
There’s something oddly Shakespearean about all of this. . . . 

Fox Business/WSJ drop two more Repubs from the Grown-Up Table Debate

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2015/11/05/christie-huckabee-bumped-off-the-main-stage-for-fox-businesswsj-debate/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2015/11/05/fox-business-debate-clips-four-gop-candidates-and-sends-campaigns-reeling/ 

Marco Rubio's personal finance mess

http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2015/11/guide-to-marco-rubios-messy-personal-finances.html

http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/rubios-controversial-finances-keep-getting-messier
 

Dr. Ben compares himself to the Founding Fathers

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/wp/2015/11/05/ben-carsons-absurd-notion-that-the-founding-fathers-had-no-elected-office-experience/

More: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/ben-carson-founding-fathers-elected-office

Never trust anyone who begins a sentence with "my personal theory . . ."


http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/ben-carson-pyramid-secular-progressives
Carson: 'Secular Progressives' Are Welcome To Ridicule Pyramid Theory 

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/shepard-smith-ben-carson-pyramids
Fox Host Laughs About Carson's Pyramid Theory: 'That Is Decidedly Not True'

More: http://www.vox.com/explainers/2015/11/5/9677942/ben-carson-pyramids-grain

http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2015/11/ben-carson-liar-or-does-he-just-not-care
Is Ben Carson a Liar? Or Does He Just Not Care?
 
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/ben-carson-pushes-the-boundaries-post-knowledge-politics
Post-knowledge politics 

Dr. Ben makes a rap ad 

http://www.salon.com/2015/11/05/this_is_not_a_joke_listen_to_ben_carsons_hilarious_new_rap_campaign_commercial/
This is not a joke! Listen to Ben Carson’s hilarious new rap campaign commercial

More: http://www.salon.com/2015/11/06/i_cant_listen_to_this_sht_larry_wilmore_decimates_ben_carsons_rap_ad/
“I can’t listen to this sh*t”: Larry Wilmore decimates Ben Carson’s rap ad

http://www.slate.com/articles/video/video/2015/11/ben_carson_s_terrible_rap_radio_song_remixed_with_music_video.html
We Remixed Ben Carson’s Campaign Rap 

What's in the Trans-Pacific Partnership deal

http://www.vox.com/2015/11/5/9678384/trans-pacific-partnership-public 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/11/05/you-can-now-read-the-text-of-a-major-trade-deal-read-this-first/ 

It's a start

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/11/05/1445308/-House-passes-highway-funding-bill-with-a-minimum-of-horrible-nbsp-amendments
House passes highway funding bill, with a minimum of horrible amendments
 

Bonus item: Hillary - relaxed, funny

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/11/06/hillary-clinton-cracks-up-at-ben-carson-s-pyramid-comments-on-kimmel.html

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ON SPEAKING TERMS

China and Taiwan meet: why it matters

http://www.vox.com/2015/11/4/9669592/china-taiwan-meeting

Well, that didn't take long

http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/speaker-ryan-raises-prospect-another-shutdown-fight
Speaker Ryan raises prospect of another shutdown fight 

George Bush Sr. bashes his old pal Dick Cheney

http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2015/11/hw-bashes-cheney-and-w-for-empowering-him.html

Jeb's sad journey

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/jeb-bushs-comeback-tour-sounds-like-a-therapy-session/2015/11/04/7ae3145e-831a-11e5-9afb-0c971f713d0c_story.html
Jeb Bush’s comeback tour sounds like a therapy session

More: http://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2015/11/05/reaching-for-vigor-jeb-bush-slips-in-some-gentle-profanity/?partner=rss&emc=rss
Reaching for Vigor, Jeb Bush Slips In Some Gentle Profanity

Marco Rubio wanted attention -- and now he's getting it

http://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2015/11/04/marco-rubio-confronts-new-scrutiny-over-use-of-party-credit-card/?partner=rss&emc=rss
Marco Rubio Confronts New Scrutiny Over Use of Party Credit Card

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2015/11/04/marco-rubio-says-hell-release-new-credit-card-records-in-the-next-few-weeks/
Marco Rubio says he’ll release new credit card records ‘in the next few weeks’

More: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/11/04/1444512/-Marco-Rubio-can-call-facts-discredited-attacks-but-he-can-t-hide-his-credit-card-mess-forever

Dr. Ben, the fact-free candidate

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/carson-doubles-down-plus-space-aliens
Ben Carson is doubling down on his theory that the Egyptian pyramids were not built as funerary monuments but in fact were built by the biblical Joseph, when serving as Pharoah's Prime Minister, to store grain. "It's still my belief, yes," Carson told CBS News  . . "And when you look at the way that the pyramids are made, with many chambers that are hermetically sealed, they’d have to be that way for various reasons. And various of scientists have said, ‘well, you know there were alien beings that came down and they have special knowledge and that’s how-’ you know, it doesn’t require an alien being when God is with you.” 

http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2015/11/ben-carsons-theory-on-who-built-the-pyramids.html

Get used to it: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/why-ben-carson-is-no-herman-cain
Why Ben Carson Isn't Going Away -- And What Makes That So Scary

The Rich Guy isn't in the national lead any more

http://politicalwire.com/2015/11/04/trump-no-longer-leads-the-gop-race/

Another Twitter goof: http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2015/11/donald-trumps-latest-nazi-themed-twitter-gaffe.html

Bad news for the Dems

http://www.vox.com/2015/11/4/9669918/democrats-elections-crisis
Under President Obama, Democrats have lost 900+ state legislature seats, 12 governors, 69 House seats, 13 Senate seats. That's some legacy. . . . [read on]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2015/11/04/how-badly-has-the-obama-era-damaged-the-democratic-party/

More: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/off-year-elections-reveal-a-2016-map-with-sharper-borders/2015/11/04/31b834a8-831a-11e5-8ba6-cec48b74b2a7_story.html
Off-year elections reveal a 2016 map with sharper borders

What the Matt Bevin win in Kentucky means

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/11/04/why-matt-bevins-win-in-kentucky-could-be-the-future-of-american-politics/

More: https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2015/11/04/morning-plum-a-brutal-reality-check-for-the-democratic-party/
A brutal reality check . . .

Bonus item: How the US Census defines "race"

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/11/04/every-term-the-census-has-used-to-describe-americas-racial-groups-since-1790/

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GOING NOWHERE FAST

Fix it, Jeb!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2015/11/03/jeb-bushs-poll-numbers-in-florida-are-unprecedentedly-bad/
Jeb Bush’s poll numbers in Florida are unprecedentedly bad

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/jeb-bush-hires-janan-grissom
Jeb Hires Former W Staffer To Help Fix His Campaign

http://www.salon.com/2015/11/03/poor_jeb_for_the_first_time_ever_a_majority_of_republicans_say_they_could_never_back_bush/
For the first time ever, a majority of Republicans say they could never back Bush 

Whoa: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/jeb-bush-not-quitting-presidential-race
CNN Asks Jeb Whether He's Quitting The Race

The GOP debate over debates is more interesting than the debates

http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2015/11/mutinous-gop-candidates-turn-on-each-other.html
Mutinous GOP Candidates Turn On Each Other

Well, they're working at it

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2015/11/republicans_are_destroying_their_chances_with_latino_voters_the_gop_and.html
Republicans Are Destroying Their Chances With Latino Voters. . . And it will get worse as the GOP primary continues.

Wow - talk about the pot calling the kettle . .  oh, wait, never mind

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/11/03/1443894/-Trump-blasts-Ben-Carson-for-not-having-the-temperament-to-be-president
Trump blasts Ben Carson for not having the 'temperament' to be president

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/11/03/donald-trump-says-ben-carson-doesnt-have-the-experience-to-be-president-what-about-his/
Trump says Ben Carson ‘doesn’t have the experience’ to be president.

Dr. Ben flat-out lied about his ties to Mannatech. Can he get away with it?

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/carson-allies-deny-mannatech-ties

Maybe: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/ben-carson-jokes-americans-stupid
Carson Wisecracks: Many Americans 'Are Stupid'

I guess this shows that ANY Republican can get elected in the South these days

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/11/04/1444154/-Matt-Bevin-defeats-Jack-Conway-to-reclaim-Kentucky-governorship-for-the-Republicans
Despite running the worst campaign imaginable, Republican businessman Matt Bevin has recaptured the Kentucky governor's mansion for the GOP . . .

More: http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/gop-con-man-newly-elected-governor
From GOP ‘con man’ to newly elected governor

Research confirms what we already know

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/11/03/these-political-scientists-are-discovering-even-more-reasons-u-s-politics-are-a-disaster/
These political scientists are discovering even more reasons U.S. politics are a disaster

More: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2015/11/03/the-astonishing-decline-of-the-american-swing-voter/
The astonishing decline of the American swing voter

http://www.salon.com/2015/11/04/americas_post_citizens_united_dumpster_fire_how_the_campaigns_are_blowing_holes_in_what_remains_of_campaign_finance_law/
America’s post-Citizens United dumpster fire: How the campaigns are blowing holes in what remains of campaign finance law 

No, I don't think so

http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2015/11/how-democrats-could-win-the-house-213318#ixzz3qWZJBXe5
How Democrats Could Win the House. Really.

Do anti-poverty programs work?

http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2015/11/do-anti-poverty-programs-work-better-we-think

Bonus item: More "Jeb Can Fix It" jokes

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2015/11/03/jeb-can-fix-it-the-bush-campaigns-new-slogan-spawns-a-thousand-jokes/

More: http://digbysblog.blogspot.com/2015/11/jeb-fixer-election2000.html

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"JEB CAN FIX IT"

Oh, my. Jeb's blunders continue to mount

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/11/03/1443589/-Can-Jeb-fix-it-No-he-can-t
[John Podhoretz] I don't want to pile on, but "Jeb Can Fix It" may be literally the worst slogan I've ever heard

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/deadly-slogans
[Josh Marshall] I'm confused about whether "Jeb can fix it" is about his own campaign or about the country.

Twitter explodes: http://www.salon.com/2015/11/02/twitter_howls_as_jeb_restarts_campaign_with_jeb_can_fix_it_slogan/

And now, this

http://gawker.com/jeb-bush-borrowed-his-new-slogan-from-englands-most-not-1740064613
For unfamiliar Yanks, Savile was one of Great Britain’s most beloved and popular entertainers during his lifetime, covering the gamut from radio to television to charity work and everything in between. He was even knighted by the Queen in 1990. But after Savile died in 2011, what had long been sporadic and stifled allegations of sexual abuse began to blow up. And up and up and up.  By November of 2012, it was revealed that 450 alleged victims had come forward in the mere ten weeks since the police launched an investigation into Savile’s behavior. . . .

Jimmy Savile had a wildly popular children’s show called Jim’ll Fix It. The premise of the show was that children would write to beloved entertainer and secret sexual predator Jimmy Savile with wishes, which he would fulfill. The grateful children would then receive medals inscribed with the words “Jim Fixed It For Me.”   . . .

Will Jeb's "reset" work?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2015/11/02/jeb-bush-presses-the-reset-button-but-whats-really-changed/

More: http://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2015/11/02/after-rough-patch-bush-begins-his-jeb-can-fix-it-tour/?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0

What a surprise. The GOP candidates get together, but can't agree on their debate demands

http://www.vox.com/2015/11/2/9657902/republican-debate-demands

http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2015/11/candidates-reject-rnc-revolt.html

More: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/debate-demands-debacle
How The Debate Debacle Could Backfire On Republicans

So, the Rich Guy goes off on his own

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-campaign-to-negotiate-directly-with-tv-networks-on-debate-formats/2015/11/02/5fdec85e-8191-11e5-a7ca-6ab6ec20f839_story.html
Trump’s campaign says he’ll negotiate directly with TV networks on debates

More: http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2015/11/trump-will-make-debates-great-again-by-himself.html

Here you go

http://www.salon.com/2015/11/02/this_is_what_a_misogynist_pig_sounds_like_6_of_donald_trumps_most_sexist_moments/
6 of Donald Trump’s most sexist moments 

Marco Rubio is the current constructed GOP favorite. But it's just a matter of time before people really start paying attention to him. Then watch

http://www.vox.com/2015/11/2/9656288/marco-rubio-immigration-record

More: http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2015/11/marco-rubio-wins-coveted-role-next-republican-loser

The race to the right

http://politicalwire.com/2015/11/02/santorum-says-cruz-is-too-liberal/
Santorum Says Cruz Is Too Liberal 

Give credit: this is pretty funny

http://politicalwire.com/2015/11/03/quote-of-the-day-1093/
“So far we’re largely failures at it, as you can tell.” 

       — Republican mega-donor Charles Koch, quoted by Bloomberg, when asked if he is buying political influence.

Bonus item: The late night shows' take on the GOP debate mess

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2015/11/03/late-nights-take-on-the-gop-debate-drama-video/

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THEIR WAY

The GOP candidates want to create their own "debates"

http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2015/11/gop-candidates-boot-rnc-from-debate-process.html

More: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/gop-contenders-demand-greater-control-over-crucial-debates/2015/11/01/c1226c0c-80a0-11e5-8ba6-cec48b74b2a7_story.html

Their debate "demands"

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2015/11/01/read-the-letter-that-ben-ginsberg-drafted-for-the-gop-summit/

Ted Cruz calls the CNBC moderators "left wing activists." CNBC!

http://digbysblog.blogspot.com/2015/11/qotd-ted-cruz.html

More: http://www.salon.com/2015/11/01/the_gops_anti_modern_rage_what_republican_anger_at_the_cnbc_moderators_tells_us_about_the_party/
The GOP’s anti-modern rage

http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/political-animal-a/2015_11/will_the_press_recognize_the_e058399.php
Will the Press Recognize the Existential Threat and Fight Back, or Buckle Under? 

Dr. Ben doesn't want any tough questions at all

http://digbysblog.blogspot.com/2015/11/ben-carson-thinks-debates-should-be.html
Ben Carson thinks debates should be like friendly fundraisers with supporters

More: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/ben-carson-140-minutes_56361d4ae4b00aa54a4e7c70 

Who are the Rich Guy's supporters?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/seeking-americas-lost-greatness-and-finding-trump-most-appealing/2015/10/31/2435e06e-7c12-11e5-b575-d8dcfedb4ea1_story.html?postshare=4391446404357508
“The way he talks is just silly sometimes — he sounds like a fourth-grader,” said Holly Martin, a freelance technology writer . . . “he talks like a regular guy, and he actually loves this country. He’s not afraid to say that we’ve lost our good character.”

Jeb has an e-book!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2015/11/02/jeb-bush-hopes-new-e-book-can-help-relaunch-a-struggling-campaign/
"Reply All," a raw, exhaustive anthology of hundreds of self-selected e-mails he sent and received as Florida governor from 1999 to 2007.

Paul Ryan is off to a great start as Speaker, telling us what the House WON'T do

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/paul-ryan-obama-immigration_56362fb1e4b063179912b276
Paul Ryan Says There Will Be No Immigration Reform Under Obama

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/paul-ryan-paid-family-leave_56363c45e4b00aa54a4e7ec6
Paul Ryan Won't Pursue Family Leave Legislation

More: http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/political-animal-a/2015_11/ryan_begins_his_speakership_wi058406.php
Ryan Begins His Speakership with Another Whopper

Bernie has a tv ad!

http://www.vox.com/2015/11/1/9653938/bernie-sanders-campaign-ad

Guns

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/11/01/1439583/-No-one-is-talking-about-taking-your-guns-And-why-exactly-is-that
No one is talking about taking your guns. And why, exactly, is that?

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/11/02/yes-they-want-to-take-your-guns-away.html
Yes, They Want to Take Your Guns Away

A new history of the U.S.

http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/books/2015/11/these_united_states_reviewed_history_of_america_by_glenda_gilmore_and_thomas.html
Not too long ago, you could write a general history of the United States in the previous century as a story of ever-increasing wealth, power, and equality. Quite a few historians did. . . .

Bonus item: The GOP candidates' debate demands

http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2015/11/republican-candidates-debate-demands

4. Each candidate will be allowed to phone a friend for one question. [read on]

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STILL SEARCHING

Another Hillary email dump - another bunch of trivia

http://crooksandliars.com/2015/10/politico-looks-newest-clinton-emails-and
In a January 2012 email from Anne-Marie Slaughter, the former top aide told Abedin that her son "said S [Secretary Clinton] looks like Lisa Kudrow! High praise indeed... pse pass it on."  

"Truly, Alexander, the younger, watched her walk in to Congress and said: 'she looks like Lisa Kudrow —you know, on Friends....'," she added.

Abedin then passed along the message to Clinton, writing, "This is a nice compliment[.] Lisa is an attractive actress!"  

Clinton's response is fully redacted.  Abedin's response to that email: "[Redacted] certainly thinks you are cameron diaz!!" . . . [read on]

The real target of the GOPers anger over the debate isn't CNBC - it's their own RNC

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2015/10/31/gop-campaigns-vent-at-rnc-on-eve-of-debate-summit/

More: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/betrayed 

Jeb W. Bush's desperate campaign leaks their own strategy document -- this won't help

http://crooksandliars.com/2015/10/jeb-really-wont-give-wingnuts-what-they

The Sunday talk show line-ups

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/11/01/1442775/-Sunday-Talk-Haters-and-losers
NBC Meet the Press: House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI); Jeb! (R).

CBS Face the Nation: House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI); Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL); Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD); Roundtable: Peggy Noonan (Wall Street Journal), Jamelle Bouie (Slate), Jeffrey Goldberg (The Atlantic) and Jonathan Martin (New York Times).

ABC This Week: House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI); Brain Surgeon Dr. Ben Carson (R); Failed CEO Carly Fiorina (R); Roundtable: Republican Strategist Sara Fagen, Progressive Activist Van Jones, Radio Host Hugh Hewitt and Joe Klein (TIME).

CNN State of the Union: House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI); Former House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH); Ohio Go.v John Kasich (R); Roundtable: Neera Tanden (Center for American Progress), Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN), Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and GOP Lawyer Ben Ginsburg.

Bonus item: Yes, they do "bad lip reading" of the Dems too. This one is really funny

http://digbysblog.blogspot.com/2015/10/because-you-need-this_31.html

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