memeorandum: Don't doom GOP's chance to win in 2012 (David Frum/CNN)

10:20 PM ET, June 6, 2011

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Andrew Breitbart / Big Government:

Déjà Vu: Another Congressman Bares Naked Torso (and More) for Online Pal — BigGovernment.com and BigJournalism.com have reported throughout the morning about the emergence of new details in the Weinergate saga, after a young woman came forward with new information that tends …

Chris Cuomo / ABCNEWS:

Rep. Anthony Weiner: ‘The Picture Was of Me and I Sent It’ — Rep. Anthony Weiner of New York said today he has engaged in “several inappropriate” electronic relationships with six women over three years, and that he publicly lied about a photo of himself sent over Twitter to a college student in Seattle over a week ago.

Dylan Howard / RADAR:

Weinergate Grows: Another Woman Provides Sex Messages From His Account — Weinergate is getting bigger and bigger. — Another woman has come forward to RadarOnline.com and Star magazine and provided a sexting exchange with embattled New York Representative Anthony Weiner.

Discussion: Weasel Zippers, Power Line, Ricochet Conversation Feed, Gawker, Wake up America, Pundit Press, Mediaite, The Daily Caller, Patterico's Pontifications, Pajamas Media and Althouse

Meagan Broussard / Big Government:

My Story — My name is Meagan Broussard. I am 26 years old. I served in the U.S. Army, and I am a full-time college student and a single mom. — I admired Rep. Anthony Weiner because I had seen a video of him standing up for the 9/11 responders. It was a rant, but he came across …

Discussion: Salon, National Review, Atlas Shrugs, Weasel Zippers, The Gateway Pundit and Maggie's Notebook

John Bresnahan / The Politico:

Nancy Pelosi calls for Anthony Weiner ethics inquiry — House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Rep. Steve Israel, the chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, are calling for an investigation into Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) over the series of sexually explicit conservations …

Discussion: Taegan Goddard's …, Fox News, The Lonely Conservative, UNCOVERAGE.net, The Gateway Pundit, Mediaite, Fox Nation and Towleroad News #gay

Danb / RADAR:

Weiner Used Jewish Sexual Stereotype To Facebook Sexting Partner — Rep. Anthony Weiner used an unflattering Jewish sexual stereotype during another Facebook sexting session with a middle-aged woman, RadarOnline.com and Star magazine are exclusively reporting in a joint newsgathering operation.

Discussion: Mediaite, Patterico's Pontifications, Weasel Zippers and UNCOVERAGE.net

Jennifer Epstein / The Politico:

Anthony Weiner admits tweet, will not resign — A tearful Rep. Anthony Weiner admitted Monday that he has sent photographs and other sexually suggestive messages to at least a half dozen women he's met online over the last three years, but will not resign. — “I am deeply regretting …

Discussion: Hot Air, CNN, The Moderate Voice, UrbanGrounds, ThinkProgress, NY Daily News, AMERICAblog News, Outside the Beltway, Shakesville, Wake up America, Modeled Behavior, The Democratic Daily, Indecision Forever and Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog

Maggie Haberman / The Politico:

Andrew Breitbart takes over Anthony Weiner news conference — Andrew Breitbart took over the press conference in New York that was supposed to feature Rep. Anthony Weiner Monday, declaring that everything he's posted on his conservative Web site BigGovernment.com has proven to be true.

Discussion: Breitbart.tv and Althouse

Andrew Breitbart / Big Government:
Weinergate Bombshell: New Woman Comes Forward Claiming Cache of Intimate Photos and Online …

The Atlantic Online:
Should We Care About Anthony Weiner's Photo Scandal?

Discussion: Salon and Crooks and Liars

City Room:
Weiner Says He Sent Photos and Lied, But Won't Resign

Discussion: Arkansas Blog, Arkansas Times, ABCNEWS, Moonbattery, Balloon Juice, No More Mister Nice Blog and Wake up America

Andrew Breitbart / Big Government:
'It's Me': Rep. Weiner Sends Playful Photo to New Friend

Discussion: The Daily Caller, The Politico, Pajamas Media, Runnin' Scared, Nice Deb, Power Line, Hot Air, The Gateway Pundit, Patterico's Pontifications, The Other McCain and Gawker, more at Mediagazer »

Andrew Breitbart / Big Government:
‘Me and the pussys’: Weiner Sends Intimate Home Pic; Apparently Relishes Double Entendres, Too

Discussion: Gothamist, The Gateway Pundit and Patterico's Pontifications

Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
ABC News ‘likely’ to name woman who says she received shirtless Weiner pic, source says

Discussion: Weasel Zippers and Moe Lane

The Note:
Weiner Flashback: “I Was the Victim of This”

Discussion: National Review, Pajamas Media, POWIP and ABCNEWS

The Atlantic Online:
Anthony Weiner Admits to Sending Racy Photos: Should We Really Ignore It?

Discussion: Outside the Beltway and A plain blog about politics

City Room:
Web Site Posts Image Said to Be of Bare-Chested Weiner

Discussion: Mediaite, Runnin' Scared, Washington Post, TPMDC and Pajamas Media

The Huffington Post:
Anthony Weiner Twitter Scandal: New Photos Emerge (VIDEO)

Discussion: The Raw Story and The Daily Caller

Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Can Weiner keep his seat?

Discussion: Runnin' Scared

Danb / RADAR:
Weiner Sexting Partner Reveals Her Identity, Says: ‘He Called Me On Congress Phone!’

Discussion: Pajamas Media

CBS News:
Anthony Weiner admits to online relationships, sending explicit photo; says he will not step down

Discussion: Slate Magazine, Hit & Run, TPMDC, Don Surber and Mediaite

Howard Kurtz / The Daily Beast:
Roger Ailes Plays Nice

Discussion: Adweek, Don Surber, Gawker, Mediaite, New York Magazine, Outside the Beltway, The Daily Caller and NewsBusters.org, more at Mediagazer »

Robert Stacy McCain / The Other McCain:
Anthony Weiner Press Conference UPDATE: Admits Trying to Send DM UPDATE: Weiner Will Not Resign UPDATE: VIDEO ADDED

Discussion: Big Government, National Review, GayPatriot, Maggie's Notebook, TPMDC, Nice Deb, Fausta's Blog and Datechguy's Blog

Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Oh my: Pelosi calls for House ethics investigation of Weiner

Discussion: Washington Post, Weasel Zippers and Right Wing News

Charles Johnson / Little Green Footballs:
Anthony Weiner Schedules Press Conference to Deal with Latest Accusations

Discussion: Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and Nice Deb

Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Report: Weiner ‘sexting’

Discussion: FishbowlDC

Sheila Marikar / ABCNEWS:

Historians: Palin Made an ‘Obvious Blooper’ — Sarah Palin said that Paul Revere warned the British during his midnight ride in 1775. Historians beg to differ. — “He didn't warn the British,” said James Giblin, author of “The Many Rides of Paul Revere.” “That's her most obvious blooper.”

Discussion: Little Green Footballs, Oliver Willis, Crooks and Liars, The Raw Story, Mediaite, ThinkProgress and TPMDC

Joel J. Miller / National Review:

What Sarah Palin Got Wrong — And We Did, Too — Before we all ride the Palin-Revere fiasco utterly into the ground, it's worth noting what she really got wrong, and what the rest of us did as well. — Sarah Palin said that Paul Revere “warned the British that they weren't gonna be taking away our arms …

Discussion: Ben Smith's Blog and GOP 12

Chris Cassidy / Boston Herald:

Experts back Sarah Palin's historical account — You betcha she was right! — Sarah Palin yesterday insisted her claim at the Old North Church last week that Paul Revere “warned the British” during his famed 1775 ride — remarks that Democrats and the media roundly ridiculed — is actually historically accurate.

Discussion: Conservatives4Palin, iOwnTheWorld.com, Mudville Gazette, Indecision Forever, neo-neocon, Althouse, Pajamas Media, Maggie's Notebook and Washington Post

David Weigel / Weigel:
Editing Wikipedia to Make Palin Right About Paul Revere

Discussion: Mediaite, The Huffington Post, Guardian, Wonkette and Runnin' Scared

Andrew Malcolm / Top of the Ticket:
You know how Sarah Palin said Paul Revere warned the British? Well, he did. Now, who looks stupid?

Discussion: The Huffington Post, Commentary Magazine, M.JOSEPH SHEPPARD'S …, Hot Air, Outside the Beltway, americanthinker.com, Washington Post, National Review, Mediaite and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion

Matt Schneider / Mediaite: Joe Scarborough On Sarah Palin's Paul Revere Defense: 'Everything's A Gotcha Question With Her'

Russ Britt / MarketWatch:

Firms to cut health plans as reform starts: survey — 30% of companies say they'll stop offering coverage — Front Page - News Viewer - Commentary - Markets - Investing - Personal Finance - Community - Games — LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) — Once provisions of the Affordable Care Act start …

Discussion: Weasel Zippers, Babalú Blog and Don Surber

Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:

DWS: GOP wants to bring back ‘Jim Crow’ — Raising the rhetorical stakes around local battles over voting laws, DNC Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz yesterday compared Republican efforts to tighten access to the polls to notorious segregation-era Jim Crow laws.

Discussion: Washington Post, CNN, Pajamas Media, The Blaze, Sister Toldjah, Weasel Zippers, Fox Nation, The Sundries Shack, GayPatriot and Wizbang

Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Wasserman Schultz retracts Jim Crow analogy

Discussion: The Hill, Washington Monthly and americanthinker.com

Jeff Poor / The Daily Caller:

Carville: 2012 could be ‘very rough’ for Obama, says civil unrest ‘imminently possible’ — Who ever thought the saying, “It's the economy stupid” from James Carville in 1992 would become a staple in presidential elections 20 years later? — That expression made its way into the campaign …

Discussion: Hot Air, Weasel Zippers, The Lonely Conservative and Don Surber

Mike Allen / The Politico:

Austan Goolsbee to leave White House — Austan Goolsbee, chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, plans to resign this summer and return to teaching economics at the University of Chicago, a Democratic official said Monday. — Goolsbee has been on leave for four years …

Discussion: CNN

Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:

Rick Santorum's 12 Most Offensive Statements — This morning, former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum (R) announced his candidacy for the GOP presidential nomination, telling ABC's George Stephanopoulos, “We are ready to announce that we are going to be in this race and we're in it to win.”

Discussion: George's Bottom Line, Los Angeles Times, TPMDC, Comments from Left Field, Lez Get Real and Alan Colmes' Liberaland

Jillian Rayfield / TPMDC:
Santorum: D-Day Troops Fought For Health Care Freedom

Discussion: Firedoglake, The Politico and AmSpecBlog

CNN:

3 nuclear reactors melted down after quake, Japan confirms — Tokyo (CNN) — Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant experienced full meltdowns at three reactors in the wake of an earthquake and tsunami in March, the country's Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters said Monday.

Discussion: UNCOVERAGE.net, The Big Picture and Zandar Versus The Stupid

David Frum / CNN:

Don't doom GOP's chance to win in 2012 — Editor's note: David Frum writes a weekly column for CNN.com. A special assistant to President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2002, he is the author of six books, including “Comeback: Conservatism That Can Win Again,” and is the editor of FrumForum.

Discussion: NewsBusters.org and The New Republic

Jan Crawford / CBS News:

Bachmann Taps Rollins to Run Campaign — As she prepares to enter the race in Iowa later this month, Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann has signed on high-profile political strategist Ed Rollins to run her presidential campaign, according to two sources close to Bachmann.

Discussion: The Hill, Outside the Beltway, Ben Smith's Blog, Erick's blog, GOP 12 and TPMDC