Stories that could rock the summer (Politico)

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By DAVID CATANESE
Politico
5/31/10

On the eve of the summer campaign doldrums, the narrative for the midterm elections seems well-established: Big losses are in store for Democrats in November, incumbents of all stripes ought to be looking over their shoulders and the political establishments in both parties are out of favor.

Yet as fixed as those story lines might seem at the moment, there’s plenty that could still go wrong — or right — to alter the Democratic Party's or Republican Party’s trajectory over the next few months.

Natural disasters could wreak havoc. Crimes might be exposed. Jaw-dropping gaffes that could be committed, and unforeseen political forces could yet be unleashed.

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Jake Tapper Launches Twitter Campaign to Get Sarah Palin as Guest on This Week (Mediaite)

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by Tommy Christopher
Mediaite
June 1st, 2010

















On his uber-popular Twitter feed this morning, ABC News’ Jake Tapper launched a campaign to entice former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin to “broaden her reach” by appearing on This Week. There’s no question that ABC’s Sunday morning talk show would be the perfect forum for Palin to reach beyond her loyal base, but will she do it, and will Fox News let her do it?
I asked Jake why he has chosen Twitter as the vehicle to entice Palin onto his show: (via email)

“We’ve been trying for sometime now to have Gov. Palin as a guest on This Week, so far to no avail. Knowing how connected she is to the internet and how responsive she is to her supporters, I thought appealing to her on twitter might work. We’ll provide a fair forum for her to share her thoughts on politics and policy; I hope she comes on.”

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Ann Coulter: Calling Sestak Job Offer ‘Business As Usual’ Is Like Telling Your Mom ‘Everybody Does It’ (Mediaite)

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by Frances Martel
Mediaite
May 31st, 2010

Pennsylvania Congressman Joe Sestak’s allegation that the White House offered him a job in exchange for his backing down from running against Democratic Senator Arlen Specter is the kind of story that seems to never die. Keeping the flames burning are last night’s Geraldo at Large panel, where host Kimberly Guilfoyle wondered about the White House’s “sinister” intentions and Ann Coulter offered as proof of improprieties the fact that the job was not given.
On a panel with Fox News political analyst Juan Williams and former White House counsel David Rivkin, Guilfoyle made it clear that she is not buying the claim that nothing inappropriate happened, and that she suspects perhaps White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel of being the guilty party:

“I think that’s kind of a ruse, this whole thing about Bill Clinton… this is just a distraction, throw Bill Clinton across the screen here, ok? So people are chasing after Bubba gone run amok, and, in the meantime, the story is perhaps Rahm Emanuel. Because right now what they’re suggesting isn’t going to get Clinton in any trouble for offering some kind of paid position, the fact pattern doesn’t match up with what Sestak is saying, so perhaps an investigation is warranted.”

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