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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Gun grabbers schooled after scare tactics expose ignorance [pics]

http://twitter.com/#!/AsheSchow/status/458324544487694337

The announcement of the Michael Bloomberg-backed Everytown for Gun Safety has given the gun control crowd renewed vigor, but it doesn’t seem to have prompted their supporters to take the time to learn exactly how firearms fire.

Democratic Missouri State Rep. Stacey Newman, a gun control advocate, tweeted out this picture:

http://twitter.com/#!/staceynewman/status/458346601715474432

Factual accuracy has never been among the chief concerns of the gun grabbers:

http://twitter.com/#!/Bodhi1/status/458349084613431296

Is that a special spring-loaded gun that fires the entire bullet, casing and all?

Dana Loesch pointed out another similar example:

http://twitter.com/#!/DLoesch/status/458324020396453889

The impulse to ban what they can’t or won’t take the time to understand must be overwhelming with the gun grabbers.

http://twitter.com/#!/brentgann/status/458324645373280256

http://twitter.com/#!/gregb94/status/458324425767931904

Hey, who are we to dare question the side that has staked a claim to “science”?

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Carney defends Obama on shady Bergdahl prisoner swap: ‘It was the right thing to do’

http://twitter.com/#!/charlescwcooke/status/473515128889946112

This afternoon, Jay Carney defended the White House’s decision to exchange five Taliban leaders for suspected deserter Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl:

“It was absolutely the right thing to do, for the commander in chief, for this administration to take action to secure his release, the last prisoner of war from the Afghanistan and Iraq wars.”

Asked whether Obama stands by National Security Adviser Susan Rice’s claim Sunday that Bergdahl served with “distinction,” Carney said the president “stands by actions that he took as commander in chief” to secure his release.

http://twitter.com/#!/KatiePavlich/status/473514934039764992

Welp, there you have it. If you’re Barack Obama or one of his pals, all you have to do is declare that you’re doing “the right thing,” and you can pretty much get away with whatever you want.

http://twitter.com/#!/sqwerin/status/473521309507280896

The ends justify the means, even if the ends are lousy, too.

http://twitter.com/#!/baldingschemer/status/473515838658473984

http://twitter.com/#!/AG_Conservative/status/473521243183120385

http://twitter.com/#!/redsteeze/status/473514184962211841

http://twitter.com/#!/neontaster/status/473516118112747520

Speaking of precedents:

http://twitter.com/#!/RBPundit/status/473515332632838144

http://twitter.com/#!/redsteeze/status/473517212905791488

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