Further reading, watching and meme-able graphics from tonight’s episode:
WEAK WEDNESDAY’S NIGHTMARE ON MITT STREET
Anyone hoping Super Tuesday might settle the GOP race woke up disappointed on Wednesday. Romney’s winning on paper, but is he a candidate Republicans are truly excited about?
International Business Times -
Super Tuesday Shows Romney ‘A Weak Front-runner’: AxelrodU.S. News -
Obama’s Super TuesdayBBC News -
Romney fails to seal the deal on Super TuesdayBoston.com -
Convention fight only hope for Santorum, Gingrich?ABC News -
Ron Paul’s Super Tuesday Hopes Dashed but He Presses OnThe War Room with Jennifer Granholm -
Bill Press on Super Tuesday: This was a bad night for GOP
GUEST
Epic Politics Man Michael Shure – @MichaelShure
For more from Michael, read his Epic Politics Blog.
THE NEW DUE PROCESS
During his speech at Northwestern University on Monday, Attorney General Eric Holder suggested that there’s a difference between “due process” and “judicial process.”
The Atlantic Wire -
Attorney General Holder: Due Process Doesn’t Necessarily Mean a CourtroomReason.com -
Eric Holder’s Definition of Due Process: As Much As We’re Willing to ProvideThe Department of Justice -
Attorney General Eric Holder Speaks at Northwestern University School of Law [Full Speech]
GUEST
Christof Putzel – @christofputzel
For Christof’s 2010 story on American jihadist Omar Hammami, watch Vanguard’s “American Jihadi.”
RUSH HUSHED?
Rush Limbaugh fallout continues, uninterrupted, as more women speak out against him. However, Rush has also found unlikely defenders in Bill Maher and, most surprisingly, the Pentagon.
Entertainment Weekly -
Bill Maher defends Rush Limbaugh. Repeat: Bill Maher defends Rush LimbaughWall Street Journal -
Pentagon to Keep Rush Limbaugh on the AirDetroit Free Press -
Tracie McMillan perplexed by Rush Limbaugh’s jabs at book
GUEST
John K. Wilson – @johnkwilson
For more on John’s book, “The Most Dangerous Man in America,” visit the the official website.
OBAMA, CHEVY VOLT, AND THE PRICE OF GAS
Today’s Power Panel seeks to pick apart why Republicans really loathe the Chevy Volt. Are Republicans against American corporations?
The Hill -
GM temporarily halts production of VoltTalking Points Memo -
Are GOPers Being Driven Into Another Limbaugh Trap In A Chevy Volt?
POWER PANEL GUESTS
Katie Kieffer – @KatieLKieffer
For more, visit Katie’s official website.
Judd Legum – @juddlegum
Read Judd’s stories on ThinkProgress.org.
POLAR OPPOSITES
Reports show that U.S. politics has become increasingly polarized. Cenk suggests that the one percent are to blame.
VoteView.com -
Obama’s the most moderate Democratic president since 1945Government Executive -
Our polarized Congress: Divided we stand
VIRAL ROUND UP
UN special reporter Juan Ernesto Mendez called the treatment of Bradley Manning was subjected to “cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment in the excessive and prolonged isolation.”
Salon.com -
UN top torture official denounces Bradley Manning’s detentionBrisbane Times -
Leaks suspect ‘degraded’
The Alameda County Superior Court judge has temporarily blocked UC’s report about the pepper spraying of student protestors in November by campus police.
Boston Herald -
Calif. judge puts hold on release of report on UC Davis student pepper spray incidentLA Times -
Judge temporarily blocks report on UC Davis pepper spray incident
