memeorandum: Final Weiner pic leaks onto the Internet; Update: DCCC official calls for Weiner's resignation (Ed Morrissey/Hot Air)

8:15 PM ET, June 8, 2011

Top Items:

Weiner's Wife Is Pregnant — Their marriage has become the subject of intense speculation and scrutiny amid an embarrassing online sex scandal. — Now, Representative Anthony D. Weiner and Huma Abedin are about to make news of a different kind: they are expecting their first child.

Adrian Chen / Gawker:

Anthony Weiner's Cock Shot Emerges — Nobody really expected the week to end without Anthony Weiner's penis splashed all over the internet. And here it is: Andrew Breitbart showed a couple of radio DJs a picture of what is likely Anthony Weiner's dick, then they leaked it on Twitter.

Discussion: The Other McCain, The Note, Weigel, The Raw Story, Taylor Marsh, REPUBLICAN REDEFINED, The Nation, Weasel Zippers, Gothamist, FishbowlDC, TPMDC and American Power

Kirsten Powers / The Daily Beast:

Anthony Weiner's Ex: He Lied to Me — THE DAILY BEAST ON: — Anthony Weiner's former girlfriend, Kirsten Powers, defended him on TV to millions of people after he insisted to her that he didn't send lewd photos on Twitter. Now she takes him to task for his rampant misogyny—and says he must resign immediately.

Discussion: Datechguy's Blog, National Review, Althouse, Mediaite, CNN, Fox Nation, The Daily Beast and The Daily Caller

Fox News:

It's Out: Purported X-Rated Weiner Photo on Internet — It only took two days. — After Andrew Breitbart, publisher of the conservative BigGovernment.com and other sites, claimed Monday he had an X-rated photo of Rep. Anthony Weiner, the purported image has surfaced on the Internet.

Discussion: Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Little Green Footballs, Outside the Beltway, Patterico's Pontifications, Pajamas Media, Wake up America and Fox Nation

Jonathan Allen / The Politico:

Dems start bailing on Weiner — The dam is breaking on Rep. Anthony Weiner as he battles to save his career from a sex scandal made for the Internet age. — Several prominent Democratic officials, including two former chairmen of the Democratic National Committee, have called on him to resign from the House.

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Andrew Breitbart / Big Government:

Statement on Opie & Anthony's Illicit Capture and Release of Photograph — Earlier today, a photograph resembling one that I had withheld from publication in the Weinergate saga was released without my knowledge or permission. — Prior to the publication of our story on BigGovernment.com …

Discussion: Little Green Footballs, Mediaite, The Huffington Post, The Reid Report, The Jawa Report, The Daily Beast and Doug Ross

Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:

Final Weiner pic leaks onto the Internet; Update: DCCC official calls for Weiner's resignation — Reportedly, Andrew Breitbart is furious about the hijacking of his so-called “insurance” picture from Anthony Weiner's curious notion of constituent, er, outreach.

Discussion: Salon, The Atlantic Wire, Pajamas Media and Althouse

Sean J. Miller / Ballot Box:
Rep. Weiner's failure to pay party dues may haunt him

Discussion: The Hill, The Hill and TPMDC

Justin Elliott / Salon:
Purported X-rated Weiner image released

Discussion: Little Green Footballs and No More Mister Nice Blog

Elspeth Reeve / The Atlantic Wire: Breitbart's X-Rated ‘Insurance Policy’ Photo of Weiner Leaks

Jon Bershad / Mediaite:
It Gets Worse: Opie And Anthony Post Alleged Raw Picture Of Weiner's Penis

Discussion: CBS New York and Runnin' Scared

Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
If scandal doesn't get Weiner, New York legislators might

Discussion: FiveThirtyEight

Maggie Haberman / The Politico:
Anthony Weiner explained self to Bill Clinton

Discussion: CNN, Patterico's Pontifications, Weasel Zippers, The Reid Report and Indecision Forever

The Atlantic Online:
What Anthony Weiner's Scandal Means for Democrats

Discussion: Washington Post and The Moderate Voice

New York Times:
Weiner Faces Calls to Resign and Tries to Make Amends

Discussion: CBS News, CNN, ABCNEWS, New York Post, New York Times, Politisite, The Politico, Reuters, Washington Post, The Daily Caller, Marist Poll, The Moderate Voice, The Note, JustOneMinute, New York Magazine, JammieWearingFool, Capital Tonight and Outside the Beltway

Leigh Paynter / KXTV:

Education officials break down Stockton man's door — “I look out of my window and I see 15 police officers,” Wright said. — Wright came downstairs in his boxer shorts as a S.W.A.T team barged through his front door. Wright said an officer grabbed him by the neck and led him outside on his front lawn.

Discussion: JustOneMinute, National Review, RedState, No More Mister Nice Blog, Vox Popoli, Ricochet Conversation Feed, Gawker, JONATHAN TURLEY, The Reality-Based Community, The Lonely Conservative and theblogprof

Matt Welch / Hit & Run:
Dept. of Education SWAT Raid Update: Not for a Student Loan, DoE Says

Discussion: ABA Journal Daily News

Matt Welch / Hit & Run:
No Really: SWAT Team Raids House at 6 AM and Handcuffs Father of Three Young Kids to Execute …

Discussion: American Times and Above the Law

Daily Mail:
A little over the top?: SWAT team launch dawn raid on family home to collect unpaid student loans

Discussion: Cato @ Liberty

Doug Powers / Michelle Malkin:
Dept. of Education Has SWAT Team Raid Home Over Student Loan Default; Update: OIG Agents, Not SWAT

Discussion: REPUBLICAN REDEFINED, JammieWearingFool and Pajamas Media

Maggie Haberman / The Politico:

Bachmann adviser: ‘My misstep’ on Palin — Michele Bachmann adviser Ed Rollins' response to the sharp criticisms from Sarah Palin's world just now was to “let it go.” — But he didn't go quietly, telling me, “I haven't lived in Washington D.C. in 15 years, and I've been taken to the woodshed by the big boys.”

Discussion: National Review, Pajamas Media, Washington Post, Swampland, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Little Green Footballs and The Note

Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:

Palin chief blasts Rollins, expects ‘retraction’ — Sarah Palin's chief of staff blasted Michele Bachmann strategist Ed Rollins today after Rollins criticized the former Alaska governor and suggested to POLITICO that his candidate would benefit by comparison to her

Discussion: Hot Air, Firedoglake, Weigel, Top of the Ticket, The Page, Daily Kos and The Daily Dish

The Politico:
Stars collide: Michele Bachmann vs. Sarah Palin

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Lauraklairmont / CNN:
Palin chief hits back at Bachmann adviser

Discussion: Washington Post and The Political Carnival

William Kristol / Weekly Standard:

Rudy's Running — I'm told by two reliable sources that Rudy Giuliani intends to run for the GOP nomination for president in 2012. He may throw his hat in the ring soon. — Rudy's theory of the race: In the fall of 2007, he decided he couldn't compete with both Mitt Romney and John McCain …

Discussion: GOP 12, Hot Air, ThinkProgress, Outside the Beltway, Pajamas Media and New York Magazine

Rachael R / Delta Air Lines Blog:

Military Travel: Baggage Policies & Our Thoughts — Update: — Thank you to everyone who has participated in the recent conversations on baggage allowances for active duty U.S. military personnel. We appreciate all of your thoughts and insight, and want to share an update on the soldiers involved …

Discussion: Gadling, Runnin' Scared, New York Times, Gawker, Crooks and Liars, Daily Kos, JammieWearingFool, The Raw Story, Mediaite, ThinkProgress, Ricochet Conversation Feed, BLACKFIVE and Political Insider

Amanda Terkel / The Huffington Post:
Delta Charges U.S. Troops Returning From Afghanistan $2,800 In Baggage Fees (VIDEO)

Discussion: Stars & Stripes, Washington Monthly and The Moderate Voice

Richard Johnson / The Daily:

Baldwin sees Weiner's implosion as opportunity for him in 2013 — Alec Baldwin is mulling a run for mayor of New York City now that kinky Congressman Anthony Weiner appears to have sexted himself out of the 2013 race. — The “30 Rock” star, who has long talked about running for political office …

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David G. Savage / Los Angeles Times:

Judges sharply challenge healthcare law — Skeptical questions from three federal judges in Atlanta suggest they may be ready to declare unconstitutional all or part of the healthcare law promoted by the Obama administration and passed last year by Congress.

Discussion: The Politico, Wall Street Journal, TalkLeft, Hot Air, Outside the Beltway, Patterico's Pontifications and The Lonely Conservative

Jennifer Preston / New York Times:

A Twitter Group Warned About Weiner — Three months before Representative Anthony D. Weiner sent a photo from his Twitter account to a 21-year-old Washington State college student named Gennette Cordova, a small group of determined, self-described conservatives were warning young women on Twitter …

Discussion: Pajamas Media, Althouse and Wonkette

Stacy Kaper / NationalJournal.com:

Senate Rejects Delay of Debit Card Swipe Fee Rules — In a highly anticipated vote, the Senate rejected by 54 to 45 an amendment from Sens. Jon Tester, D-Mont., and Bob Corker, R-Tenn., on Wednesday that would have delayed a swipe fee regulation from Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill.

Discussion: The Hill, Sunlight Foundation Blog and Oliver Willis

Scott Wong / The Politico:
Retailers trump banks in swipe fight

Discussion: The Note, Deal Journal and CNN

Greg Sargent / Washington Post:

Billionaire Israeli donor: Obama is not anti-Israel — When billionaire Israeli American Haim Saban, one of the DNC's top contributors, was recently reported to have vowed not to give money to Obama's reelection campaign over his Israel stance, conservatives pounced.

Discussion: ThinkProgress, Israel Matzav, The Debate Link and Ben Smith's Blog

Gschwarzcnn / CNN:

CNN Poll: Obama approval rating drops as fears of depression rise — (CNN) - President Barack Obama's overall approval rating has dropped below 50 percent as a growing number of Americans worry that the U.S. is likely to slip into another Great Depression within the next 12 months, according to a new national poll.

Discussion: Washington Post, Outside the Beltway, Don Surber, Hot Air, Taegan Goddard's … and Weigel

Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:

Arab-American group blocks singer — A leading Arab American group dropped a prominent Syrian singer from performing at their annual convention in a dispute over a freedom-tinged song that he was set to perform. — The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, a longtime Washington civil rights group …

Kevin Drum / Mother Jones:

Why Do Lefties Hate Tax Cuts on the Rich? — Reading Tim Pawlenty's paean to double plus supply-side-ism yesterday made me wonder, once again, why conservatives think we liberals are opposed to it. I mean, if it actually worked, why would we be? It's politically popular …

Discussion: ThinkProgress, Washington Monthly and The New Republic

John Whitesides / Reuters:

Obama holds big 2012 lead over Republicans — (Reuters) - President Barack Obama retains a big lead over possible Republican rivals in the 2012 election despite anxiety about the economy and the country's future, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll on Wednesday.

Discussion: Daily Kos, FiveThirtyEight, The Political Carnival, Taegan Goddard's …, Conservatives4Palin and The Daily Dish

Ilya Shapiro / Cato @ Liberty:

The Obamacare Lawsuit: From the Courtroom in Atlanta — ATLANTA — In the most important appeal of the Obamacare constitutional saga, today was the best day yet for individual freedom. The government's lawyer, Neal Katyal, spent most of the hearing on the ropes, with the judicial panel extremely cautious …