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CNN poll: Percent who view GOP unfavorably has gone *up* five points since March, now at 59%: politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2013/05/20/cnn… #Benghazigate
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Imagine outcry if WH had said something publicly about IRS IG report before it was finalized #thuggery #bullying
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Top Dems say they're betting heavily on GOP scandal overreach in 2014: washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-lin…
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I don't see why we care if WH aides, or Obama, knew about the IRS scandal in April. Is the implication that there was a 3 week cover-up?
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Nonpartisan observer Stuart Rothenberg: Rs already overreaching in scandals: blogs.rollcall.com/rothenblog/wil…
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If you believe Obama orchestrated IRS targeting, wouldn't you *prefer* that he not know of the probe into it?
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true RT @jamescdownie: @ThePlumLineGS Let's be honest: 4+ years into this administration, self-contradictory opposition isn't that amazing.
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Amazing. Same folks who previously implied Obama orchestrated IRS targeting now hitting him for *not* being told of probe into it.
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Normally savvy folks will pretend not to know this, but former staff chiefs say prez should *not* be told of probes online.wsj.com/article/SB1000…
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RT @jbendery Neither WH nor Treasury intervened in IG audit of IRS, says Carney.
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.@stevebenen does the chart: Benghazi/IRS are presidential "scandals" only in the minds of Republicans: maddowblog.msnbc.com/_news/2013/05/…
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NYT's @MarkMazzettiNYT explained to @ThePlumLineGS today what the effect has been on press freedom from Obama DOJ washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-lin…
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"Those of us doing national security reporting feel it's a very difficult climate to work in right now." washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-lin…
Investigative reporter Mark Mazzetti tells me leak probes have left sources less willing to talk to him: washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-lin…
Amazing to watch Rs and cons circulate cherry picked #s from poll showing only Rs/cons believe Obama lied/covered up
This is striking. "co conspirator." RT @RyanLizza: This is the most chilling section. Absolutely amazing... pic.twitter.com/kVwkFz7YCF
RT @dailykos CNN poll: Republicans only ones wrapped up in scandal bit.ly/16EFB9F
.@jbouie: The GOP's real goal isn't reducting the deficit; it's gutting the safety net: washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-lin…
Very good analysis of the sharp partisan differences in reactions to the IRS, Benghazi stories from @ThePlumLineGS wapo.st/1627UyA
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.@BrendanNyhan's advice to reporters on need to decide whether to cover facts or narratives: cjr.org/united_states_…
More powerful video from @RetroReport, this one on the 1980s media tale of impending "crack baby" epidemic: retroreport.org/crack-babies-a…
MT @BrendanNyhan: the beauty of scandals is you just float a bunch of narratives and see what works.
MT @politicalwire Dig into polling and it's clear only Republicans actually think Benghazi/IRS stories are scandals politicalwire.com/archives/2013/…
If memory serves, pundits stuck to "popular war president" narrative about Bush for years after his poll #s dipped w/Iraq debacle
CNN poll cross tabs show nobody except GOPers buying "scandal" narrative washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-lin… @ThePlumLineGS
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.@ThePlumLineGS "New poll reveals majority of Americans involved in WH cover-up."
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Key in CNN poll: Huge majorities of R voters think Obama lied/covered up; moderates/indys disagree. washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-lin…
CNN poll shows big disparity in how Rs, versus moderates/indys, view Obama role in IRS/Benghazi: washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-lin…
Yup: Poll finds majorities of Rs see Obama wrongdoing re IRS/Benghazi, while moderates/indys believe WH: washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-lin…
I see Rs still can't decide whether scandals prove Obama is power mad Nixonian dictator or weak bystander who can't control govt
CNN poll: Obama appvl at 53%; 6 in 10 say prez truthful ant IRS; but majority sez GOP hasn't overreached politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2013/05/19/hav…
It seems the two contradictory narratives--Obama as power mad Nixonian figure and as weak bystander--are in full force today
This report from @brianbeutler raises more important questions about GOP doctoring of leaked Benghazi email tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2013/05/bengha…
Wow. CNN trafficking very heavily in triple "scandal" conflation narrative right now.
Obama advisers order White House staff to spend no more than 10% of their time on scandals: nytimes.com/2013/05/18/us/…
.@stevebenen shows that the comparisons of Obama scandals to Watergate go back literally years now: maddowblog.msnbc.com/_news/2013/05/…
.@CitizenCohn continues to do great work on the dismal state of child care in America: newrepublic.com/article/113233…
Oh. My. God. RT @GlennThrush: For the love of Pete (or Anthony) follow @Bobmagic01 (aka Bob Hardt) immediately.
Breaking: Hundreds of thousands of Romney voters likely audited by IRS in 2012: fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/17/new…
.@jbplainblog boils it down: Either House Rs accept Senate immigration reform compromise, or reform dies: washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-lin…
From @jbplainblog: Why Harry Reid is playing the filibuster strategy exactly right: washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-par…
RINO RT @TheRReport: RNC Chair Reince Priebus chided members of the GOP who have called for Obama's impeachment bit.ly/10Dks6P
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.@JGreenDC says Republicans should support doing away with filibuster on nominations: thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/…
Like this? “@SarahPalinUSA: Mr. President, when it rains it pours, but most Americans hold their own umbrellas. pic.twitter.com/FSbX7wRcYt
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Both parties agree the debt limit will be raised, but we must pretend it gives GOP leverage anyway: washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-lin…
Jack Lew and John Boehner are in 100% agreement: The debt limit must be raised: washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-lin…
RT @jbplainblog: Here comes the filibuster battle: A nice play by Harry Reid in a complex game ow.ly/l90Ny