“The First Lady’s speech Tuesday was written at a 12th grade level — the highest in history among the wives of presidential nominees and far above Ann Romney’s lowest mark of a 5th grade level.” [Smart Politics, via Political Wire]

Classless Dems use tribute video of deceased Ted Kennedy to attack Mitt Romney.

— Reince Priebus (@Reince) September 4, 2012

NBC political “tip sheet” First Read: “Even the video tribute to Ted Kennedy was an uppercut to Romney, which led to RNC Chair Reince Priebus to express his disgust for using Kennedy from the grave in an attack.”

Looks more like whining from here, but whatever.

While America was busy amusing itself (and misleading itself) over Clint Eastwood’s Empty Chair, our Former Overlords were making sport of His Royal Highness’s Arse, which had the bad luck of not staying in Vegas. Here, Britain’s Heroes offer Henry Charles Albert David a 21 Bum Salute.

Prince Harry’s Naked Army [Know Your Meme]

Let’s start this week’s festivities with a complete list of unionized hotels in Charlotte, North Carolina:

Oh. Right. NC’s a “right-to-work” state. Whoops! Well, just remember, Democrats are looking out for you, as long as it’s convenient. And our DNC Open Thread/Open Shop is looking out for you as well. But please, no tipping. It only spoils the help.

“What is this?” asks the Washington Post at the bottom of a web page. Well, it’s crap, that’s what it is. It’s not new — we’ve covered the idiocy before — but it has the effect of making you feel dumber than before you saw it. It doesn’t even have the fleeting value of a “horse-race poll” when Preznidents are still chosen by the Electoral College. It’s WaPo’s version of an empty chair.

We’re supposed to say something about the Obama Administration’s hypocritcal use of Harold and Kumar while clamping down on medical pot shops, and we probably would, except, well, Harold and Kumar.

President Obama’s ‘Harold And Kumar’ Video Draws Marijuana Hypocrisy Charges [TPM]

Our guest columnist, speaking the night of January 3, 2008, compelled us to donate to a political campaign for the first time in our life.

Thank you, Iowa.

You know, they said this day would never come.

They said our sights were set too high. They said this country was too divided, too disillusioned to ever come together around a common purpose.

But on this January night, at this defining moment in history, you have done what the cynics said we couldn’t do.

You have done what the state of New Hampshire can do in five days. You have done what America can do in this new year, 2008.

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