memeorandum: Occupy Protesters Down on Obama, Survey Finds (Marjorie Connelly/The Caucus)

4:10 AM ET, October 29, 2011

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Doug Stanglin / USA Today:

Report: Fights erupt among Occupy Wall Street protesters — Fights are erupting among Occupy Wall Street protesters, so much so that one corner of Zuccotti Park has emerged where protesters say they won't go for fear of their safety, the New York Daily News is reporting.

Discussion: Biased BBC, OWS Exposed and New York Post

Caitlin E. Curran / Gawker:

How Occupy Wall Street Cost Me My Job — Joining the Occupy Wall Street protests has its dangers. You could get pepper-sprayed or end up in handcuffs. Or, as Brooklyn-based journalist Caitlin Curran explains, your boss could see a photo of you holding up a sign at a protest and fire you the next day.

Discussion: NewsBusters.org blogs, Washington Post, ThinkProgress, Business Insider, skippy the bush kangaroo, OWS Exposed, Gothamist, TBogg and Boing Boing, more at Mediagazer »

John Hinderaker / Power Line:

Occupy Wall St. Sanctioned for Public Masturbation — The Occupiers aren't a political movement, they are a crime wave! It started with sexual assault, drug dealing, rioting and attacks on police officers. Now Occupy Madison has been denied a permit because of a history of public masturbation:

Discussion: Boston Globe

Marjorie Connelly / The Caucus:

Occupy Protesters Down on Obama, Survey Finds — Zuccotti Park in New York's financial district is decked out with posters and signs for the wide array of political viewpoints of the Occupy Wall Street protesters. The six-week-old movement has several Web sites to promote various perspectives.

Discussion: News Hounds, Business Insider, National Review, Weasel Zippers, Hot Air and Connecting.the.Dots

Melanie Trottman / Wall Street Journal: Unions Look to Protesters for Future Supporters

NY Daily News:
Occupy Wall St. gets dangerous; NYPD threatens to sue rowdy demonstrators who initiate violence

Discussion: Pat Dollard, Weasel Zippers and City Room

myfoxny.com:
Fox 5 News Reporter Assaulted At OWS

Discussion: Don Surber, The Lonely Conservative, OWS Exposed, No More Mister Nice Blog, Pundit Press, Hot Air, Say Anything, iOwnTheWorld.com, JammieWearingFool and The Gateway Pundit

Christina Boyle / NY Daily News:
Occupy Wall Street protesters stripped of their power, literally, by fire department and NYPD

Discussion: The Crawdad Hole, City Room, New York Magazine, Wake up America, Runnin' Scared, Washington Post and Big Government

Gschwarzcnn / CNN:

Huntsman: Romney's a ‘perfectly lubricated weather vane’ — (CNN) - Jon Huntsman unleashed new attack lines on two of his rivals for the Republican presidential nomination Friday. — The former Utah governor called Mitt Romney a “perfectly lubricated weather vane” and Herman Cain …

Discussion: Washington Monthly, The Reaction, Hot Air, Deseret News, Balloon Juice, GOP 12, The Hill, Guardian and New York Magazine

A.Killough / CNN:

Huntsman daughters spoof Cain's smoking ad — (CNN) - Earlier this week Herman Cain said Americans need a sense of humor, and on Friday, a few people took his words to heart: Jon Huntsman's daughters. — Responding to Cain's controversial web ad -where his chief-of-staff, Mark Block …

Discussion: Fox News, Gawker and The Raw Story

Neil King Jr / Washington Wire:
Weird Smoking Ad Boosts Cain's Cash Haul

Discussion: The Lonely Conservative and The Hill

Pat Grossmith / unionleader.com:

Woman charged with pimping teen recruited at Occupy NH rally — MANCHESTER - A city woman is accused of pimping a 16-year-old girl she met in Victory Park during the Occupy NH demonstrations. — Justina Jensen, 23, of 341 Hanover St., is charged with felony prostitution.

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit, The Jawa Report, Big Government, nation.foxnews.com, OWS Exposed and JammieWearingFool

Carol D. Leonnig / Washington Post:

Another Obama fundraiser is investor in car company that won federal loan — An investment firm whose vice chairman has been an adviser and fundraiser for President Obama saw one of its portfolio companies win approval this year for $50 million in loans from the administration's clean-energy loan program.

Discussion: Hot Air, Say Anything, Weasel Zippers, OpenSecrets.org and The Lonely Conservative

Sam Youngman / The Hill:
White House stands by chief of staff's remarks

Discussion: The Politico and Business Insider

Darren Samuelsohn / The Politico:
House panel set to subpoena W.H. for Solyndra docs

Discussion: The PJ Tatler, Daily Kos and CNN

Fox News:
White House Orders Review of Energy Department Loans in Wake of Solyndra Scandal

Discussion: Michelle Malkin and The Daily Caller

Roger Simon / The Politico:
Exclusive: Bill Daley, unplugged

Discussion: emptywheel, Salon.com, CNN, The Lonely Conservative, The New Republic, Mediaite, New York Times, Business Insider, Hot Air, Online NewsHour, msnbc.com, Weasel Zippers, Althouse and Lynn Sweet

cbpp.org:

Democrats Offer Significant Concessions — Plan Is to the Right of Bowles-Simpson and Gang of Six — The new deficit-reduction plan from a majority of Democrats on the congressional Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction (the “supercommittee") marks a dramatic departure …

Discussion: Washington Post, The New Republic, Daily Kos, ThinkProgress and Grasping Reality …

David Dayen / Firedoglake:
CBPP Destroys Catfood Commission Dems' Plan for Deficit Reduction

Discussion: Hullabaloo and Off the Charts Blog

Adam Gabbatt / Guardian:

Scott Olsen ‘cannot talk’ after injury at Occupy Oakland protest — Iraq war veteran is believed to have sustained damage to speech centre of his brain in injury at Occupy protest on Tuesday — Scott Olsen, the Iraq war veteran who was seriously injured by a police projectile during a protest in Oakland …

Discussion: The Raw Story

Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
Good Grief... Leftie Hero Scott Olsen Is Founder of “I Hate the Marines Corps.com” & Is a Jew-Basher (Updated)

Discussion: Pat Dollard, Weasel Zippers, Wizbang, Big Government, Verum Serum, TBogg and The Jawa Report

Xeni Jardin / Boing Boing:
Egyptians march from Tahrir Square to support Occupy Oakland protestors

Discussion: Guardian

Alexander Burns / The Politico:

George Will column on Mitt Romney: ‘Has conservatism come so far ... for THIS?’ — Playbook has a sneak peek at George F. Will's Sunday column, which fires a shot through the growing GOP establishment consensus that Mitt Romney would be an acceptable, electable nominee:

Discussion: CNN, Paul Krugman, New York Magazine, The PJ Tatler, Newshoggers.com, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Pundit & Pundette, Ricochet Conversation Feed and RedState

Mackenzie Weinger / The Politico:

IG admits: There were no $16 muffins — There will be no more huffin and puffin about that $16 muffin. — On Friday, the Department of Justice inspector general apologized for claiming in a recent report that taxpayers had paid $16 per muffin at a recent department conference.

Discussion: nation.foxnews.com and New York Magazine

Charlie Savage / New York Times: Report of Justice Dept.'s $16 Muffin Greatly Exaggerated

New York Times:

Officers Unleash Anger at Ticket-Fixing Arraignments in the Bronx — A three-year investigation into the police's habit of fixing traffic and parking tickets in the Bronx ended in the unsealing of indictments on Friday and a stunning display of vitriol by hundreds of off-duty officers …

Discussion: The Atlantic Online, Making Light and Balloon Juice

Aurelius / Pundit Press:

Occupy Madison Loses Permit Because Protesters were “Publicly Masturbating” — Once again, I feel the need to point out that members of the Tea Party never did anything like this. — Occupy Madison has temporarily been denied an extension in their protesting permit because members of the movement violated …

Discussion: Weasel Zippers and Hullabaloo

Kevinliptak / CNN:

TRENDING: Bachmann accuses Perry camp of ‘stealth’ political attack — (CNN) - Michele Bachmann accused Rick Perry's presidential campaign Friday of a “stealth” political attack - a charge the Texas governor's campaign flat out denied. — “If Gov. Perry has something to say to me …

Discussion: Taylor Marsh and The Daily Caller

Sharyl Attkisson / CBS News:

ATF gunwalker update: Eric Holder to testify on Fast and Furious — CBS News has learned Attorney General Eric Holder has agreed to appear before the House Judiciary Committee regarding “Fast and Furious.” The hearing will take place Dec. 8th. — Judiciary Committee member and head …

Discussion: Sister Toldjah and Campaign 2012

Stephanie Condon / CBS News:

Google glitch suggests “Romney can't win” — It appears that Google's mysterious search algorithm has been making a suggestion that Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney may not appreciate. — When a Google user types the phrase “Romney can win” into the search engine …

Discussion: Weasel Zippers and Mediaite

Natasha Vargas-Cooper / The Awl:

The Night Occupy Los Angeles Tore Itself In Two — Around 8 p.m. on Wednesday night, the 300 people who have been occupying the lawn of Los Angeles City Hall for the past three weeks split themselves into two hostile camps. — Occupy LA's decision-making body, the General Assembly …

Discussion: The Raw Story

Brian Wingfield / Bloomberg:

Boehner Demands $2 Billion for Ohio Plant After Solyndra — House Speaker John Boehner attacked the Obama administration for financing failed solar-panel maker Solyndra LLC, saying government shouldn't pick winners and losers. That hasn't stopped him from demanding that the U.S. make a winner …

Discussion: ThinkProgress and Daily Kos

Greg Otto / WTOP.com:

‘Jersey Shore’ mastermind casting reality show for politicos — WASHINGTON - There is a cliché that has been part of D.C. banter for a number of years: “Politics is showbiz for ugly people.” — Doron Ofir, the casting director behind a number of reality TV juggernauts, says he has never heard of it.