memeorandum: Herman Cain defends 9-9-9 proposal, says ‘most people will pay less’ in taxes (Julian Pecquet/The Hill)

8:25 AM ET, October 17, 2011

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Ryan Jones / Israel Today:

Israelis worried by anti-Semitic flavor of ‘Occupy Wall St.’ protests — A growing number of Israelis and foreign Jewish groups are expressing concern over the anti-Semitic flavor of some of the “Occupy Wall St.” economic protests in the US. — From the 13th century expulsion of Englands Jews …

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit, Whiskey Fire, YID With LID, Runnin' Scared, CANNONFIRE, Weasel Zippers, NewsBusters.org blogs, Israel Matzav, THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS, JammieWearingFool and Atlas Shrugs

Zeke Miller / Business Insider:

White House Draws Closer To Occupy Wall Street, Says Obama Is Fighting For The Interests Of The 99% — The White House continued its embrace of the Occupy Wall Street protests on Sunday, using the strongest terms yet to identify President Barack Obama with the growing movement.

Discussion: Michelle Malkin, Outside the Beltway, The Gateway Pundit, Maggie's Farm, Weasel Zippers, Instapundit, Pundit Press and Washington Examiner

Meredith Hoffman / New York Times:

Occupy Wall Street Trying to Settle on Demands — In a quiet corner across the street from Zuccotti Park, a cluster of 25 solemn-faced protesters struggled one night to give Occupy Wall Street what critics have found to be most lacking. — “We absolutely need demands,” said Shawn Redden, 35, an earnest history teacher in the group.

Discussion: The Politico, Ynetnews, The Huffington Post, Betsy's Page and Verum Serum

Joel B. Pollak / Big Government:
The Unconscionable Silence of the Anti-Defamation League on Antisemitism at #OccupyWallStreet

Discussion: Israel Matzav, Marooned In Marin, Scared Monkeys, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and Weasel Zippers

Dave Boyer / Washington Times:
Obama: King would have backed ‘Occupy Wall Street’

Discussion: Right Wing News, Hot Air, Weasel Zippers and JammieWearingFool

The Caucus:

Cain Says His Deadly Fence Plan Was ‘a Joke’ — Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy — At two campaign rallies in Tennessee on Saturday night, the Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain said that part of his immigration policy would be to build …

Discussion: Commentary Magazine, Washington Post, New York Times, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, The Lonely Conservative, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, The Hill, Hot Air, New York Magazine, Towleroad News #gay, The Raw Story, The Gateway Pundit, Little Green Footballs and National Review

Ann Althouse / Althouse:
Herman Cain nailed “Meet the Press.”

Discussion: JustOneMinute, The Other McCain and Instapundit

Julian Pecquet / The Hill:
Herman Cain defends 9-9-9 proposal, says ‘most people will pay less’ in taxes

Discussion: CNN, Daniel W. Drezner and Power Line

Ryan J. Foley / Associated Press:
Long Ties to Koch Brothers Key to Cain's Campaign

Discussion: The Other McCain, Connecting.the.Dots, The Lonely Conservative and The Moderate Voice

Ryan J. Reilly / 2012.talkingpointsmemo.com:
TPM2012 — Herman Cain Wants Electrified Border Fence To Kill Illegal Immigrants

Discussion: Mock, Paper, Scissors, Rumproast, The Moderate Voice and The Caucus

Pat Garofalo / ThinkProgress:
Cain: People Will Demand 999 Even Though It Raises Their Taxes

Discussion: Firedoglake and Alan Colmes' Liberaland

The Politico:

Mitt Romney: Too unloved to be inevitable? — Mitt Romney has won every Republican presidential debate. He has outraised all of his primary opponents. Polls show he's the most competitive candidate against President Barack Obama. — And most Republicans still don't want to nominate him.

Discussion: GOP 12 and ABCNEWS

Janet Hook / Washington Wire:

Gingrich: Romney's Rockefeller Problem — Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich has a new take on Mitt Romney's challenge in cementing his status as frontrunner for the GOP presidential nomination. It's not that he's a flip flopper. It's not that he's a Mormon. It's his Nelson Rockefeller problem.

Discussion: Hot Air and MyFox Boston

Imtiyaz Delawala / ABCNEWS:
Obama Strategist David Axelrod Slams Mitt Romney for Changing Positions

Discussion: CNN and The Daily Caller

Meghashyam Mali / The Hill:
Axelrod: Electorate unsure of Romney's ‘core principles’

Discussion: ABCNEWS

James Freeman / Wall Street Journal:

The Exasperation of the Democratic Billionaire — Real-estate and newspaper mogul Mortimer Zuckerman voted for Obama but began seeing trouble as soon as the stimulus went into the pockets of municipal unions. — New York — 'It's as if he doesn't like people," says real-estate mogul …

Discussion: Don Surber and Hullabaloo

Benjamin Wallace / New York Magazine:

What's Up, Spock? — He might be a famous Vulcan, but Zachary Quinto has no problem being fully human. — Last year, when Zachary Quinto was starring in the Signature Theatre's restaging of Angels in America, he would find himself at Cafe Mogador, near the place where he was staying in the East Village …

Discussion: CBS News, The Moderate Voice, Washington Post, Towleroad News #gay, Joe. My. God. and Outside the Beltway

New York Times:

Big Cash Edge Powers Obama in Drive for '12 — President Obama is exploiting his early lead in campaign fund-raising to bankroll a sprawling grass-roots organization and information technology apparatus in critical general election battlegrounds. He is doing so even as the Republican …

Discussion: Wall Street Journal

rebelpundit:

Video: Communist Party U.S.A. Spokesman Gets Overwhelming Applause from Occupy Chicago — Last night during the tent city construction at Occupy Chicago on Michigan Ave, John Bachtell, a spokesperson from the national board of the Communist Party U.S.A., addressed the angry mob of nearly 3000.

Discussion: The Lonely Conservative

CNN:

Porn hackers hit ‘Sesame Street’ YouTube page — (CNN) — Hackers appeared to have commandeered the YouTube page of the venerable “Sesame Street” children's show Sunday, reprogramming the page with content brought to you by the letter “X.” — The show page was taken offline Sunday afternoon …

Discussion: Gawker and Washington Post, more at Techmeme »

Nicholas D. Kristof / New York Times:

America's ‘Primal Scream’ — IT'S fascinating that many Americans intuitively understood the outrage and frustration that drove Egyptians to protest at Tahrir Square, but don't comprehend similar resentments that drive disgruntled fellow citizens to “occupy Wall Street.”

Discussion: Balloon Juice, Tom Watson, New York Magazine, Gothamist, Newshoggers.com, Washington Post, Daily Kos, Truthdig, Prairie Weather, Outside the Beltway and Guardian, more at Mediagazer »

Dana Loesch / Big Journalism:

Journolist 2.0: OccupyDC Emails Show MSM, Dylan Ratigan, Working With Protesters To Craft Message — Big Journalism has learned that the Occupy Washington DC movement is working with well-known media members to craft its demands and messaging while these media members report on the movement.

Discussion: Marooned In Marin and The Gateway Pundit