Erick Erickson defends CNN’s Peter Hamby, tweets link to Obama donation page

http://twitter.com/#!/EWErickson/status/247724376223539200

Obama campaign admits WI is in play, but buries the story on their donation page. Gotta go here to see it 1st hand. https://t.co/sZEsPLJj

— Erick Erickson (@EWErickson) September 17, 2012

Today, CNN contributor Erick Erickson defended his colleague Peter Hamby, who tweeted a link to a Barack Obama donation page last week.  Erickson tweeted a link to the same Obama donation page that Hamby tweeted, claiming that the page shows “Obama admits suddenly WI is in play.”

But Twitter users didn’t see anything of the sort. It’s just a boilerplate Obama-Biden donation page inviting supporters to attend a reception with Obama in Milwaukee: “Please join President Barack Obama for a reception with supporters like you in Milwaukee.”

Nowhere on the page does Obama state that Wisconsin is “in play.”

@EWErickson there is no story just donation information

— JPC (@JPC_76) September 17, 2012

@EWErickson @PeterHambyCNN Look again. The tweet contains an ivitation for "supporters" and has ticket prices. It"s still posted.

— Ronnie Brewer (@ronb1968) September 17, 2012

@EWErickson There is NO excuse for Peter Hamby when the link itself read "Donate Obama" not buying it. He should be fired for being incomp.

— KAREN D (@Kazport) September 17, 2012

@EWErickson I really don"t understand why you posted this. Or why you came to CNN Hamby"s defense. Obama donation site is NOT news.

— ★♥ Harriet Baldwin (@HarrietBaldwin) September 17, 2012

@EWErickson @PeterHambyCNN link is to registration for Obama fundraiser, not "news" WI is in play pic.twitter.com/qrJAjfQG

— Becky Thomas (@BeckyThom10) September 17, 2012

Earlier today, Erickson authored a blog post claiming that GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney is losing the presidential election and if the election were held today Obama would prevail. By contrast, a nationwide Rasmussen poll released this morning shows Romney 2 points ahead of Obama.

Update: Erickson clarifies his argument:

https://twitter.com/EWErickson/status/247758482172936192

https://twitter.com/EWErickson/status/247757334808498177

https://twitter.com/EWErickson/status/247756708829618176

We’ll leave it up to readers to decide about Erickson’s claim the the Milwaukee fundraiser amounts to a newsworthy, tacit admission by Obama that “Wisconsin is in play.” Obama has had fund-raising receptions in many states, such as Washington, Oregon, California, and Maryland, that are not considered battleground states.

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2012/09/17/erick-erickson-defends-cnns-peter-hamby-tweets-link-to-obama-donation-page/

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Trump Fires Aide Who Brokered Unflattering BuzzFeed Profile

Donald Trump gestures as he speaks at the 40th annual Conservative Political Action Conference in National Harbor, Md.

Image: Manuel Balce Ceneta/Associated Press

Donald Trump gave an extensive interview to BuzzFeed’s McKay Coppins for a profile that published last week. The profile was not flattering. Needing someone to blame, The Donald exercised his overexposed catchphrase from “The Apprentice” on the aide who had set up the interview: “You’re fired!”

Apparently Trump’s aide Sam Nunberg had a personal relationship with Coppins and believed the proposed profile would therefore be a positive one. When BuzzFeed published a piece that portrayed The Donald as a petulant megalomaniac Nunberg was toast.

Trump’s explanation, as told by New York Post:

“Sam said to me, ‘This guy is a friend of mine. It’s going to be a great story. I have confidence it will be fair.’ So I actually did the interview as a courtesy to Sam. But I said to Sam, ‘If this guy writes a fair story, that’s fine. But if he writes a wise-guy story, you’ll be fired.’ And I said to Sam, ‘OK?’ And Sam said, ‘OK."”

Setting aside the wisdom of promising your boss a puff piece in the press, what’s even stranger is Nunberg’s willingness to fall on his sword for The Donald. Trump fired him, but he didn’t have to. Nunberg explains: “I told [Trump] when he fired me, ‘Sir, I’m willing to offer you my resignation.’ He didn’t accept that . . . this is not unfair, honestly. I failed Mr. Trump, and that’s the long and short of it.”

Trump was apparently hesitant to do the interview initially, saying, “I understand what BuzzFeed is.” To the extent he was anticipating any negative press, he was probably expecting a gif of his hair flying away or something.

Apparently one of the reasons Nunberg expected a favorable piece is that Trump once let Coppins stay in his Palm Springs Mar a Lago compound when his flight got cancelled. “While I in no way think this gracious gesture should guarantee favorable coverage by Mr. Coppins, I do think it is poor form to accept to Mr. Trump’s hospitality and then shit on him in print,” Nunberg said.

Nunberg may be Trump’s most loyal political ally — no one from either party has said two nice words about the guy in the last five years, say nothing of defending him after getting fired over some bad press. Trump may have made a serious error in judgement, here. Then again, we are talking about Donald Trump, the same guy who had no qualms tweeting about how lucky the Democrats were to have Hurricane Sandy as a distraction right before the 2012 election.

According to Coppins’s piece, Trump is now upset that no one is taking him seriously for the role of New York’s governor or for a presidential run. Hey, at least he still manages those fancy buildings. Oh wait. . .

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Obama: Romney Is Worse Than John McCain

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US President Barack Obama speaks during a campaign fundraiser May 14, 2012 at the Rubin Museum of Art in New York City.

President Barack Obama told an audience in New York tonight that Mitt Romney is worse than his 2008 opponent Sen. John McCain.

“We have a very clear contrast this time. John McCain believed in climate change and believed in immigration reform,” Obama told an audience of about 200 donors who paid at least $5000 for a ticket to the event. “What we have this time out a candidate who said he would rubber stamp a Republican Congress that wants us to go backward, not forward.”

For months — and only in private — Obama campaign staffers in Chicago have said they have little respect for Romney because of his shifting positions, while John McCain was the type of principled Republican most like them. Obama has now made those private asides very public.

Obama has attempted to tie Romney to the GOP Congress, a task made easier by tax warrior Grover Norquist’s remarks to the Conservative Political Action Conference in February:

All we have to do is replace Obama. … We are not auditioning for fearless leader. We don’t need a president to tell us in what direction to go. We know what direction to go. We want the Ryan budget. … We just need a president to sign this stuff. We don’t need someone to think it up or design it. The leadership now for the modern conservative movement for the next 20 years will be coming out of the House and the Senate.

“This is going to be a tough election,” Obama remarked. “Sometimes when I come to New York, people say, ‘I don’t know anybody who’s not supporting you, Barack. I say, ‘You live in Manhattan.’”

“Their message will be, ‘You’re upset, you’re unsatisfied. It’s Obama’s fault,’” Obama added. “But I’m not worried. The reason I’m not worried is because of you.”

Read more: http://buzzfeed.com/zekejmiller/obama-romney-is-worse-than-john-mccain

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There"s A New Campaign To Feature A Woman On The $20 Bill

“A woman’s place is on the money,” the nonprofit Women on $20s says.

1. A nonprofit is campaigning for Andrew Jackson to lose his spot on the $20 bill and be replaced with a less controversial female historical figure.

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2. U.S. money highlights the achievements of former presidents and founding fathers, which leaves no room for honoring women, aside from Susan B. Anthony on the rare dollar coin and Sacagawea on the gold dollar coin.

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3. So Barbara Ortiz Howard founded the nonprofit Women On $20s, with the goal of putting a woman on the $20 bill by 2020, the centennial anniversary of women’s suffrage.

Video available at: http://youtube.com/watch?v=79RgFI-bJIE.

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4. With help from historians, writers, and even the woman behind National Women’s History Month, Ortiz Howard and executive director Susan Ades Stone came up with a ballot of 15 deserving women in history.

“Our hope is that through this process we expose as many people as possible of all ages and of all political and socioeconomic persuasions to really look at women’s contributions in history,” Ades Stone told BuzzFeed News.

5. Anyone can now vote for women to replace former President Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill.

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People have long argued he should lose his spot due to his critical role in the genocide of Native Americans.

“We think that we should be considering the face already on the $20 bill because it’s one that’s a reminder of pain,” Ades Stone said.

6. The candidates include civil rights activist Rosa Parks.

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7. And feminist writer Betty Friedan.

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8. And the first black congresswoman, Shirley Chisholm.

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9. After two rounds of voting, assuming the petition has at least 100,000 votes, Women on $20s will send their campaign to the White House for consideration.

Approving new currency for printing is “something that can be done with the stroke of the president’s pen or the treasury secretary’s pen,” Ades Stone said. “The beauty of this is it is something that a lot of people think is long overdue that is easily accomplished.”

10. President Barack Obama has even said he thinks putting women on currency is a good idea.

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11. “It may seem frivolous, but symbols do matter in our culture,” Ades Stone said. “Especially the images that we put on our money.”

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