Politico:

The FBI probed a late-night swim in the Sea of Galilee that involved drinking, numerous GOP freshmen lawmakers, top leadership staff – and one nude member of Congress, according to more than a dozen sources, including eyewitnesses.

During a fact-finding congressional trip to the Holy Land last summer, Rep. Kevin Yoder (R-Kan.) took off his clothes and jumped into the sea, joining a number of members, their families and GOP staff during a night out in Israel, the sources told POLITICO. Other participants, including the daughter of another congressman, swam fully clothed while some lawmakers partially disrobed.

Sort of family values — all swimmin’ together — but it’s saved by the fact that it’s still OK to kill an abortion provider in Kansas.

Exclusive – GOP Scolded after Drinking, Nudity in Israel [Politico]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdisTOKom5I

Republican Senate Nominee: Victims Of ‘Legitimate Rape’ Don’t Get Pregnant [TPM]

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Title: “Obama’s America: Unmaking the American Dream”

Author: Dinesh D’Souza

Rank: 22

Blurb: “America as we know it—wealthy, powerful, assertive—is not what Obama wants. He wants a smaller America, a poorer America, an America unable to exert its will, an America happy to be one power among many, an America in decline so that other nations might rise—all in the name of global fairness. To Obama, the hated ‘one percent’ isn’t just wealthy Americas; it is America itself. In Obama’s view, America needs to be taken down a notch.”

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A recent New Yorker article made a reference to this video from 2010, which I missed the first time.

Ladies and gentlemen, performing Willow Smith’s “Whip My Hair,” is Jimmy Fallon as Neil Young, and Bruce Springsteen as….’70s Bruce Springsteen:

Bonus video: Fallon’s “Tebowie”:

[via Know Your Meme]

“Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest gay rights organization, posted an alert on its blog Tuesday: ‘Paul Ryan Speaking at Hate Group’s Annual Conference.’ The ‘hate group’ that the Republicans’ vice presidential candidate would be addressing? The Family Research Council, a mainstream conservative think tank…” [WaPo]

Our guest columnist is Daniel Halper, online editor for the Weekly Standard.

• “Biden: ‘I’d Trade Being Vice President in a Heartbeat for Having Won Daytona'” [3:59 pm, Tuesday]
• “Obama Has Plenty of Time to Drop Biden” [12:35 pm, Wednesday]
• “Is Today the Day?” [8:01 am, Thursday]

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