Tropical Storm Isaac [NOAA]

Romney Campaign Forbids Local Reporter From Asking About Akin, Abortion [TPM]

Update:

The Romney campaign told TPM that asking for stipulations for interviews is not standard practice.

“This is not how we operate,” a campaign official said. “The matter is being addressed.”

The phrase you’re looking for is “ask forgiveness later”.

Massive combined inoculations to small children is the cause for big increase in autism….

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 23, 2012

“The Rev. Grant Storms, the former ‘Christian patriot’ pastor whose marches against homosexuality at New Orleans’ Southern Decadence festival briefly put him in the national spotlight, was convicted of obscenity Wednesday, for exposing himself while masturbating at Lafreniere Park last year. In his confession, he described public masturbation as ‘a thrill’.” [Times-Picayune]

“The Obama foreign policy is to subjugate ourselves to the United Nations, which gives Russia and China a veto power at the Security Council. So we are giving these two countries you mentioned — these two powers who do not share our values — undue, needless unnecessary clout because we’re running everything through the Security Council.” [WaPo, via TPM]

Our guest columnist is concerned that the latest wave of truth-telling might get out of hand.

On its opening evening in Tampa, the Republican National Convention should vote on prime-time television to denounce Akin, reject his wretched comments, disassociate the party from him, and pledge that no GOP resources will be deployed to support his campaign. Each delegation should express itself on this matter through a roll call of the states. The decision should be overwhelming, if not unanimous, against Akin.

Akin: Face the Wrath of the GOP Convention [NRO]

Hurricane Isaac Threatens To Swamp Republican Convention [ABC]