In keeping with my somewhat anachronistic philosophy of what makes a lede story, here is my pseudo-front page for this evening:
- GOP rebukes Knotts for Haley slur (The State) — Actually, they did more than that: The asked him to resign. To discuss that, go here. This is not a lede story on a normal day, especially since it happened last night. But there is a paucity of actual news that actually HAPPENED in the last 24 hours. Lots of interesting trend stories, but a lede has to happen, under my rules. I suppose I could lead with the BBC’s lead story — that the World Cup got under way. But a) this is not a sports blog and b) this is not England.
- Teen Sailor’s Rescue Raises Safety, Expense Issues (NPR) — Yes, there’s an idiot born every minute. And sometimes, when they grow up, they let their teenage children sail around the world alone — and expect the rest of us to pick up the bill when things inevitably go wrong.
- Greene certified as Democratic primary winner (P&C) — OK, so everybody else got certified, too. But the interesting part is that Alvin Greene is now official. And that makes things so wild and crazy that even the Green Party candidate (no, not “Greene Party,” Green Party) thinks he might have a chance.
- Mystery in S.C.’s Democratic primary deepens (WashPost) — One of the candidates Clyburn mentioned in his conspiracy theory is linked to a GOP consulting firm.
- Bauer throws support to Barrett (thestate.com) — … and Barrett throws it right back. OK, he didn’t. But at least we can dream of headlines we’d LIKE to see… Meanwhile, for a fun contemplation of the Gov Lite…
- Kagan 1996 Memo Reveals Views on Religious Freedom (WSJ) — A study of her record may give some cultural conservatives reason to like the Obama nominee.
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Funny how the Wash Post has a ton more info on this than I’ve seen in Duh State. You rock, Brad, for pointing to that article.
What happens if Greene is tried and convicted of his pornography charge between now and November? Can a convicted felon serve as US Senator.
Asking Knotts to resign was just stupid… because everyone knows what his answer would be. They should have forced him out of the party. Knotts ended up with a letter in his file, I’m sure he’s really upset over this.