Michele Bachmann is the target, but it's Newsweek's editor who gets wounded.

Slate  "Newsweek Editor in Chief Tina Brown, punchbowl-spiker extraordinaire, got just the response she was looking for this week by picking a cover shot in which presidential aspirant Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., lit up her brightest Charlie Manson eyes. "

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"The transgression comes only when the editor pretends—as Brown has with the Bachmann and Diana covers—that she wasn't playing let's-goose-the-public with sensationalist images. Obvious lies, such as Brown's about merely trying to convey "intensity" with the Bachmann portrait, end up conveying contempt for the reader. And that's not a pretty picture."

  "CNN ran Bachmann's wide-eyed picture on the latest Newsweek cover multiple times Tuesday morning, asking if the picture and harsh headline were examples of media maltreatment of conservative women presidential candidates. "

MSNBC Features Ex-Obama Aide Bashing 'Crazy,' 'Loopy' Bachmann, Defends Newsweek Cover

CNN Picks Up on Bachmann's Newsweek Cover Photo, Questions Media's Treatment of Conservative Women Candidates

L.A. Riots: A Blast from Obama’s Past

National Review  "The release quotes Obama explaining the need for Project Vote by pointing to the rioting in Los Angeles. Said Obama in 1992: “The Los Angeles riots reflect a deep distrust and disaffection with the existing power pattern in our society.” That’s Alinsky-speak for “We’ve got to use the power of the angry underclass to put capitalism in check.” "

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“I'm disenchant­ed with Obama as well, but I see in him a poor leader and negotiator­, not one who is blaming all problems on others. And, no, I'm not making the connection between Obama and the London rioters. Perhaps in your mind that makes sense.”  Huffpo

London rioters: 'Showing the rich we do what we want'  Video.

Does Obama “Hate” the Rich?  "Of course, our silver-tongued leader of the free world would easily defend his actions toward rich folk by taking us to the pulpit and reeling of his best Jesse impersonation, saying, "These folks got to pay their fair share. They got rich in America, so they owe America. You who struggle to pay bills and have tough times deserve some of their success. Can I get an Amen? These wealthy folks making over $250,000 must support those of you who quit school, committed crimes, made irresponsible relationship choices, had the Man keep you down and best of all voted for me. I know I got a witness here!" "  Raymond Dix Jr.

Spare Us the Sermons, Mr. President

Victor Davis Hanson   "We are now engaged in a continuing debate about debt, taxes, and spending. Both sides have vastly different ideas about how to solve our financial problems, and they will continue to embrace tough talk to win over public opinion to their respective sides. We hope for the best argumentation but expect the worst — democratic politics being what it is. And President Obama, the past master of bare-fisted partisan invective, knows that better than anyone."

The London riots

The Riots in London are a Culmination of Decades of Failed Social Policies  "The abandonment of effective discipline in schools, the namby-pamby non-judgementalism that pervades social services and the youth offending service and a compliant state that funds dissolute lifestyles are all contributory factors to the chaos on our streets. "

Video: London is burning 

" Rather than have me blather at you, open up a couple of tabs and follow the BBC’s and the Telegraph’s liveblogs, which are riveting. The BBC’s, in particular, really does make it sound as though the whole city is being sacked. Exit question via Jim Treacher: Remember when MSNBC hack Martin Bashir marveled at how orderly and dignified British crowds were compared to their troglodytic American cousins?"

London Bridges Falling Down - Why?  "How much dialoguing with people -- kids or otherwise -- conducting themselves as savages is of any real value is dubious. Jail time might be a better cure. But Womack's other insights point strongly to the tragic results of anything goes, value- and moral-free progressive culture."  American Thinker.

How come they always come for the Jews first? 

"Guardian report on London riots omits the race or ethnicity of rioters...." Quoting JAWA Report

Right: Man is forced to strip, non-Jewish looking person already has the man's shoes.

911 calls in Wisconsin riots

 

Obama campaign to get big-screen bin Laden boost?

USA Today  "The yet-to-be-titled project from director Kathryn Bigelow and screenwriter Mark Boal -- the duo behind The Hurt Locker, which won the Oscar for best film of 2009 -- is scheduled for release on Oct. 12, 2012.

"The focus of the film is on Navy SEAL Team 6, which performed the bin Laden operation, but some political observers can't help but wonder how much it will touch on Obama's role, and how it might affect his re-election bid at that stage of the campaign."

Reader Poll: Is Sony’s Release Date for “Killing Bin Laden” Designed to Help Obama Get Reelected?  "Accusing a film studio of exploiting our military and their heroism for partisan political purposes is a pretty serious accusation. Accusing the White House of cooperating with this kind of propaganda is also a serious accusation. But that’s exactly what New York Times’ Leftist Maureen Dowd said is happening."

Maureen Dowd has this:  "The White House is also counting on the Kathryn Bigelow and Mark Boal big-screen version of the killing of Bin Laden to counter Obama’s growing reputation as ineffectual. The Sony film by the Oscar-winning pair who made “The Hurt Locker” will no doubt reflect the president’s cool, gutsy decision against shaky odds. Just as Obamaland was hoping, the movie is scheduled to open on Oct. 12, 2012 — perfectly timed to give a home-stretch boost to a campaign that has grown tougher."

 Mudville Gazette has this.  Hat tip to Blackfive

http://townhall.com/political-cartoons/lisabenson

The Downgrade

instapundit

Down, down, down  "Are you starting to see what we have here? I must believe that with every day that passes we have more Americans who realize what a colossal mistake we made by putting this unqualified and inept man into the White House.

"So did our Dear Ruler come up with any new and innovative solutions to our debt crisis? Are you kidding me? This is Barack Obama we’re talking about, not some risk-taking entrepreneur of investor who has actually built a business, hired a private sector employee or ever filled a business tax return. We’re talking about the Barack Obama who lives, eats and breathes government every second of his existence."

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 "Then Obama tells us that he “intend(s) to present my own recommendations over the coming weeks on how we should proceed.”  Oh!  So you’re going to do that now, are you?  Where were you and your own recommendations when the Senate and House were trying to come up with something that would work.  I know, you were busy reminding Paul Ryan that you won the election...." Neal Boortz. 

More here. And here.

Obama to blame for S and P downgrade, former Cabinet nominee says  " "I think the burden is primarily the president's, because he's supposed to lead, and he has been essentially absent from this exercise," (Judd) Gregg says."

From Forbes: U.S. Dollar Is The Next Financial Shoe To Drop

Global Economic Downturn: A Crisis of Political Economy

STRATFOR  "As we all know, the origin of the current financial crisis was the subprime mortgage meltdown in the United States. To be more precise, it originated in a financial system generating paper assets whose value depended on the price of housing. It assumed that the price of homes would always rise and, at the very least, if the price fluctuated the value of the paper could still be determined. Neither proved to be true. The price of housing declined and, worse, the value of the paper assets became indeterminate. This placed the entire American financial system in a state of gridlock and the crisis spilled over into Europe, where many financial institutions had purchased the paper as well."  George Friedman

Who is to blame?

President Bush? NY Times:  "[Bush] pushed hard to expand homeownership, especially among minorities, an initiative that dovetailed with his ambition to expand the Republican tent — and with the business interests of some of his biggest donors. But his housing policies and hands-off approach to regulation encouraged lax lending standards." Karl Rove rebuts:

Congress? Frank’s fingerprints are all over the financial fiasco  "The roots of this crisis go back to the Carter administration. That was when government officials, egged on by left-wing activists, began accusing mortgage lenders of racism and “redlining” because urban blacks were being denied mortgages at a higher rate than suburban whites.

"The pressure to make more loans to minorities (read: to borrowers with weak credit histories) became relentless. Congress passed the Community Reinvestment Act,"....

Timeline shows Bush, McCain warning Dems of financial and housing crisis; meltdown