Earlier today, Politico posted video of President Obama calling hip hop idiot artist, Kanye West a “jackass” prior to an interview with CNBC’s John Harwood . We’re not sure how they got their hands on the vid but shortly after, it was then taken down with Ben Smith ’s below explanation : And here’s that video, which shows, above all else, the president as a normal person — and moreover, a normal pol, utterly immersed in the cable-news frivolity he affects to disdain.

The right-wing media’s single-minded focus on a handful of targets over the past months and its success in pushing those stories into the mainstream have underscored the sharp divide between traditional news organizations and the bloggers and talk show hosts aggressively pursuing an ideological agenda on-line and on TV and radio.

Theme park wars (shape up as Disney and Universal both roll out big announcements this week. More details on Disney’s interactive updates and the unveiling of Universal’s much-anticipated Harry Potter park ) (Daily Herald) (New York Times, reg. required) – Young invincibles (support health care, but aren’t making the issue a high priority) (Politico) – Mylatch (another Gen-Y recruiting tool.

Politico’s Ben Smith briefly posted video of President Barack Obama calling Kanye West a “jackass.” However, less than an hour after publishing the video at this link, it was yanked. At his Politico blog, Smith explained, “Wiser heads than mine at POLITICO made the call to take down the video of the “jackass” moment. Sorry [...]

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From The Washington Times : ACORN, calling the actions of some of its employees “indefensible,” has suspended advising new clients as part of its service programs and is setting up an independent review to see what happened. ACORN chief executive Bertha Lewis said in a written statement that she was “ordering a halt to any new intakes into ACORN’s service programs until completion of an independent review.” I’ve said it before, and I’ll keep saying it.

Another media outlet too afraid to anger Obama… Originally posted here: Spineless Politico Takes Down Obama “Jackass” Video

Politico – Rockefeller continues his attack on the bill. Go to Source

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MSNBC—- (Sen. Max Baucus unveils his Health Care Reform bill which pleases Insurance companies. I can just hear the Insurance co. Execs laughing with glee. He tells the American people “we can’t allow this historic opportunity to pass us by”) Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News , World News , and News about the Economy (Will there be Republican support for this particular bill? I doubt it. In fact it doesn’t matter what kind of bill is drafted, the GOP has no plans to support Pres.