By: Jamie Weinstein
Egypt: Friend, foe or frenemy? -- Just call them racist -- When all else fails, defame -- Occupy remerges -- Poll of the Day: Romney struggling in Ohio --Tweet of Yesterday | 1.) Egypt: Friend, foe or frenemy? -- In the aftermath of the Cairo embassy attack, President Obama said he wouldn't characterize Egypt as an ally. Now his statement is being walked back, reports TheDC's Neil Munro:
"President Barack Obama’s deputies are walking back his ground-breaking acknowledgment that Egypt is no longer an 'ally' ... 'I don’t think that we would consider them an ally, but we don’t consider them an enemy. … They’re a new government that is trying to find its way,' Obama said. ... The walk-back came from senior officials and spokesmen, including Tommy Vietor, the White House’s national security spokesman. 'I think folks are reading way too much into this,' Vietor said about Obama’s statement. 'Ally’ is a legal term of art. … Egypt is longstanding and close partner of the United States, and we have built on that foundation by supporting Egypt’s transition to democracy and working with the new government,' he told Foreign Policy magazine."
Whatever our technical relationship is with Egypt, America ought to seriously reconsider it. What are we getting for our aid? If it's the peace treaty with Israel, it is in Egypt's interest to maintain it. And if they are willing to go against their interest and break it, that suggests they aren't acting rationally and probably would break it whether or not we were giving them aid. But right now, it just seems like we are getting spat on and walked over. Where was the Egyptian military during the raid on our embassy? Why wasn't it mobilized? There ought to be limits to how much we tolerate. Egypt should be put on notice that our patience is not unlimited. | 2.) Just call them racist -- Forget talking about policy, just defame your opponent. That's the strategy of one liberal super PAC, reports TheDC's Alex Pappas:
"A top official at a liberal super PAC with the goal of eradicating tea partiers from Congress is telling activists that it’s more effective to label Republicans as racists than criticize their policies. According to an audio recording obtained by The Daily Caller, Matthew 'Mudcat' Arnold, the national campaign manager of the liberal CREDO super PAC, told a gathering of supporters in Aurora, Colorado on Sept. 8 they’ve realized 'policy did not move voters.' He used Iowa Republican Rep. Steve King as an example. 'When we said that Steve King…is pro-life and believes in cutting Social Security and voted for the Ryan budget, no one cared,' Arnold said. “When we said Steve King’s a racist, Steve King believes that immigrants ought to be put in electric fences, people moved.'" | 3.) When all else fails, defame -- A teachers' union in Louisiana seems to be a proponent CREDO's insinuate your opponent is a racist strategy. Robby Soave reports for The Daily Caller News Foundation:
"The battle over school choice in Louisiana took a racial turn recently, when a public teachers’ union accused a school reform group of endorsing the idea that 'the KKK is good.' The accused organization is the Black Alliance for Education Options, which supports voucher programs for black students from low-income families. The Louisiana Federation of Teachers tweeted the following message: 'In Louisiana a black educational interest group endorses teaching that the KKK is good.' ... [T]he American Federation for Children, a reform group that supports the mission of BAEO, said the LFT has provided no evidence that such a curriculum exists." | 4.) Occupy remerges -- As the first anniversary of Occupy Wall Street anniversary approaches, the movement is preparing for a potential confrontation with the police. If only they prepared to engage in the political process, perhaps they would have accomplished something. Then again, to accomplish something, that would've required a coherent message.
"Protesters associated with Occupy Wall Street are preparing for hostility from police as they plan a first-anniversary demonstration scheduled for Monday. While the Occupy movement’s track record for nonviolence is far from immaculate, protesters continue to emphasize the mantra that theirs is a 'peaceful protest.'"
What a sweet mantra --- if only it could be believed. | | 5.) Poll of the Day: Romney struggling in Ohio -- RealClearPolitics polling average of Ohio: President Obama 48.5%, Mitt Romney 44.3%. | | 6.) Tweet of Yesterday --Andy Levy: I'd be more sympathetic to the Egyptians if they were protesting the Entourage movie | | VIDEO: Pelosi says Romney has "embraced the repeal of Medicare" even though he hasn't | | |
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