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John Lewis, Saudi Arabia, Barack Obama, Sara Gilbert, Ahlmalik Williams, Sea Lions, Zac Efron: HOT LINKS

John Lewis, Saudi Arabia, Barack Obama, Sara Gilbert, Ahlmalik Williams, Sea Lions, Zac Efron: HOT LINKS

HORSES IN THE BACK. Obama’s 2019 favorite songs list includes Lil Nas X, Lizzo, Frank Ocean, and more…

2020. Pete Buttigieg criticizes Biden over Iraq war vote: “This is an example of why years in Washington is not always the same thing as judgment. He supported the worst foreign policy decision made by the United States in my lifetime, which was the decision to invade Iraq.” ALSO. Buttigieg poised to win Iowa caucuses?

MAJOR FLOP. The astonishing amount of $$ CATS is on track to lose.

JOHN LEWIS. Congressman and civil rights icon to undergo treatment for Stage 4 pancreatic cancer.

UKRAINE. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to visit amid impeachment. “As the Senate weighs options for a trial, Pompeo will depart Thursday on a five-nation tour of Europe and Central Asia. Ukraine will be the first stop on the trip, the State Department said Monday.”

SEPARATIONS. Sara Gilbert and Linda Perry split after more than five years of marriage.

AHLMALIK WILLIAMS. Madonna’s new boyfriend joined the family in London.

ZAC EFRON. Actor rushed to the hospital in life or death medical emergency in Papua New Guinea.

AUSTRALIA. Thousands of koalas feared dead in wildfires: “The mid-northern coast of New South Wales was home to up to 28,000 koalas, but wildfires have significantly reduced their population in recent months. Koalas are native to Australia and are one of the country’s most beloved animals, but they’ve been under threat due to a loss of habitat.”

VIGILANCE REQUIRED. 20 of the most dangerous countries for LGBT travelers.

EASYJET. European airline directs flight attendants to drop “ladies and gentlemen” from in-flight announcements and adopt more inclusive language.

SAUDI ARABIA. Hundreds arrested for public indecency: ‘Saudi Arabia has arrested more than 200 people for violating “public decency” – including by wearing immodest clothing – and “harassment“, police said, in the first such crackdown since the ultra-conservative kingdom began easing social norms. Some 120 men and women have been arrested over the past week for offending public morals, including wearing “inappropriate clothes“, Riyadh police said in a series of statements on Twitter since Tuesday.’

OVERSIZE LOAD OF THE DAY. Sea lions in Olympia, Washington.

MONDAY MUSCLE. Thara.

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Pete Buttigieg Praises Obama After Reporter’s Egregious Viral Misquote

Pete Buttigieg Praises Obama After Reporter’s Egregious Viral Misquote

Pete Buttigieg on Monday morning praise President Obama and thanked an L.A. Times reporter for the “swift and honest correction of a misquote on [his] views of the Obama presidency.”

The reporter, Evan Halper, had quoted Buttigieg as saying, “The failures of the Obama era help explain how we got Trump.” The misquote, which Halper blamed on a “noisy recording at a loud rally,” should have been transcribed as “failures of the old normal.” The original misquote had gone viral on Twitter, causing a negative Buttigieg hashtag to trend.

My story about @PeteButtigieg ends with him referring to the “failures of the Obama era.” That’s an inaccurate quote — the result of transcribing a noisy recording at a loud rally. His exact words were “failures of the old normal”

— Evan Halper (@evanhalper) November 11, 2019

I deeply regret the mistake When we make errors we own them. This one really hurts because it went viral. Here’s the candidate’s full remark: “I also fundamentally believe that there is no going back. My message is not about going back to where we were.

— Evan Halper (@evanhalper) November 11, 2019

I think because I come from a part of the country where normal has been a real problem for a very long time, and I think the failures of the old normal help explain how we got to Trump, I am much more interested in building a future that is going to have a lot of differences.”

— Evan Halper (@evanhalper) November 11, 2019

Tweeted Halper: “My story about @PeteButtigieg ends with him referring to the “failures of the Obama era.” That’s an inaccurate quote — the result of transcribing a noisy recording at a loud rally. His exact words were “failures of the old normal” … I deeply regret the mistake When we make errors we own them. This one really hurts because it went viral. Here’s the candidate’s full remark: ‘I also fundamentally believe that there is no going back. My message is not about going back to where we were. … I think because I come from a part of the country where normal has been a real problem for a very long time, and I think the failures of the old normal help explain how we got to Trump, I am much more interested in building a future that is going to have a lot of differences.’”

t.co/owXb2H2O41
Here is the interview – he clearly is talking about going back to “the old normal”

— Cook County IL for Pete Buttigieg (@CookCounty4Pete) November 11, 2019

Buttigieg tweeted on Monday: “I appreciate this reporter’s swift and honest correction of a misquote on my views of the Obama presidency. From health care to DADT repeal to the rescue of the auto industry, my appreciation of the great leadership of Barack Obama comes from a very personal place.”

I appreciate this reporter’s swift and honest correction of a misquote on my views of the Obama presidency. From health care to DADT repeal to the rescue of the auto industry, my appreciation of the great leadership of Barack Obama comes from a very personal place. t.co/eWvSDtcpTQ

— Pete Buttigieg (@PeteButtigieg) November 11, 2019

Mediaite reports: “The LA Times article has been updated to correct the quote from Obama, but curiously no note of correction has been included.”

NEW: @PeteButtigieg reacts in my new @NBCNews interview this morning to being misquoted supposedly criticizing Obama.

He says Obama achievements affected him personally, including Don’t Ask Don’t Tell repeal pic.twitter.com/r1jVUKup75

— Josh Lederman (@JoshNBCNews) November 11, 2019

Actual quote, which was from the bus:

“My message is not about going back to where we were, getting back to normal…I think the failures of the old normal help explain how we got to the Trump period.” t.co/VS5bgwwGII

— Amanda Golden (@amandawgolden) November 11, 2019

It is audio from the bus- not a rally. @evanhalper’s tweet about that was also wrong. Other reporters on the bus have separately confirmed the audio from the bus. See @amandawgolden, for instance. t.co/ibTxiuBL7D

— Lis Smith (@Lis_Smith) November 11, 2019

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