memeorandum: Gen. James Cartwright, on tap to lead Pentagon, became target for criticism (Craig Whitlock/Washington Post)

10:50 AM ET, May 29, 2011

Top Items:

Lewd photo was hack, Weiner says — Rep. Anthony Weiner says social networking identity hacking is to blame for the lewd material that a conservative news website reported was sent from his Twitter and yfrog handles to an unidentified woman from Seattle, Washington.

Discussion: Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Big Journalism and The Other McCain, more at Techmeme »

Ginger Adams Otis / New York Post:

Undies in a twist over ‘Weiner wiener’ — Call it Weiner-gate. — Twitter followers of Rep. Anthony Weiner were shocked when a lewd photo popped up on his official account late Friday night. — The photo of a bulging male member cloaked in gray briefs was directed to a single Twitter user …

Discussion: Big Government and The Daily Caller

Dan Riehl / Big Government:

Weinergate: Why Would Rep Weiner Care What Time It Was In Seattle? — Given the current mystery surrounding Weinergate, there's an interesting Tweet that (as of this writing) still remains in Rep. Weiner's Tweet stream. While we've gone to some length to protect the identity of the woman involved …

Discussion: Doug Ross

Directorblue / Doug Ross:

Photos: Anthony Weiner's Self-Proclaimed Girlfriend is a 21-Year Old Coed, only 25 Years Younger Than the Married Congressman — Earlier today, Congressman Anthony Weiner appears to have made an underwhelming debut on Twitter. Which is to say, Weiner seems to have fat-fingered a direct message …

Discussion: Ace of Spades HQ, Verum Serum and The Gateway Pundit

Frances Martel / Mediaite:

A Twitter Whodunit: Big Government Posts Lewd Photo Claiming It's From Rep. Anthony Weiner — In what could develop into one of the most bizarre media stories in recent memory, Big Government is reporting that Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) attempted to send a close-up photo — that's extreme in more ways than one — to a user via Twitter.

Discussion: Big Government, Big Journalism and The Raw Story

Publius / Big Government:

Weinergate: Congressman Claims ‘Facebook Hacked’ as Lewd Photo Hits Twitter — Hacked or hung? — Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY 9″) finds himself in a late night online pickle. — This evening a photo surfaced on Congressman Weiner's yfrog account and in his verified Twitter timeline of a man in his underwear with an erection.

Stranahan / Patterico's Pontifications:

Rep. Anthony Weiner Selectively Edits Himself — I'm one of those people who thinks sex scandals are funnier when they happen to Republicans. Sorry, I do. But this one is too funny. Anthony Weiner is a real favorite of a lot of Democrats because he's not afraid to put it out there.

Discussion: Capital Tonight

Michael Barone / Washington Examiner:

Pro-Obama media always shocked by bad economic news — TAGS: - Barack Obama - Bloomberg News - Business Insider - Christina Romer - cnbc.com - commerce department - Congressional Budget Office - Council of Economics Advisers - David Leonhardt - durable goods - George W. Bush - Glenn Reynolds …

Craig Whitlock / Washington Post:

Gen. James Cartwright, on tap to lead Pentagon, became target for criticism — President Obama summoned one of his favorite and most trusted military advisers, Marine Gen. James E. Cartwright, to the White House on May 21 for a one-on-one meeting. It was a Saturday, less than three weeks since …

Discussion: Prairie Weather

Sam Youngman / The Hill: ‘Comforter-in-chief’ heading to tornado-ravaged Missouri for memorial service

Lizette Alvarez / New York Times:

Republican Legislators Push to Tighten Voting Rules — MIAMI — Less than 18 months before the next presidential election, Republican-controlled statehouses around the country are rewriting voting laws to require photo identification at the polls, reduce the number of days of early voting or tighten registration rules.

Discussion: Outside the Beltway

The Note:

Mitch Daniels Says He Could Have Beaten Obama If He Had Run — ABC News' Jessica Desvarieux reports: — Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels says he has no regrets about his recent decision not to run for the Republican presidential nomination, but says be believes he could have beaten President Obama if he had run.

Discussion: Taegan Goddard's …

Wall Street Journal:

Iran Vows to Unplug Internet — An Iranian engineer who helped design and run the country's Internet filters says he subtly undermined some censorship until fleeing into exile — Iran is taking steps toward an aggressive new form of censorship: a so-called national Internet that could …

Discussion: Weasel Zippers, more at Techmeme »

Nicole Belle / Crooks and Liars:

Judge Denies James O'Keefe and Hannah Giles' First Amendment Defense — James O'Keefe has had a mixed blessings week. The IRS has granted his ridiculously hacky “investigative” group C3 (non-profit) status. … I don't know, seems to me that illegal acts like attempting to break and enter …

Discussion: The Raw Story, AmSpecBlog and The BRAD BLOG