memeorandum: TPM2012 — Report: Housing ‘Historian’ Newt Gingrich Was Paid $1.6M By Freddie Mac (Ryan J. Reilly/2012.talkingpointsmemo.com)

11:45 AM ET, November 16, 2011

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OWS Protester: In a Few Days You're Going to See What a Molotov Cocktail Can Do to Macy's — Just in time for the Thanksgiving Day parade! The headlined quote comes at about a minute in, but there is plenty more of the sort of “non-violent” talk OWS has become known for leading up to this point.

Discussion: Atlas Shrugs, RedState and The Lonely Conservative

Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:

Occupy Wall Street Favor Fading — The Occupy Wall Street movement is not wearing well with voters across the country. Only 33% now say that they are supportive of its goals, compared to 45% who say they oppose them. That represents an 11 point shift in the wrong direction …

Discussion: Campaign 2012

Steven Thomma / McClatchy Washington Bureau:

Poll: Gingrich scores best vs. Obama among voters today — WASHINGTON — Newt Gingrich is the strongest Republican candidate when matched head to head against Democratic President Barack Obama, according to a McClatchy-Marist Poll released Tuesday. — The former speaker of the House …

Discussion: Wall Street Journal, News Desk, Washington Examiner, Washington Post, The Page, TBogg, Don Surber, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Hot Air, Bloomberg, Taegan Goddard's …, Melanie Phillips and The Huffington Post

New York Times:
Jolted, Wall St. Protesters Face Challenge for Future

Discussion: News Desk, City Room, BBC, naked capitalism, Booman Tribune, PolitickerNY, Mother Jones, Guardian and Mashable!

Mike Dorning / Bloomberg:
Obama Loses to Romney in New Hampshire Poll

Discussion: ABCNEWS, Hot Air and The Hill

Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Dems criticize eviction of Occupy protesters

Discussion: ThinkProgress, Big Government and Weasel Zippers

James Taranto / Wall Street Journal:
Better Late Than Never

Discussion: New York Times, CBS New York, National Review, City Room and Jammie Wearing Fools

Harry Siegel / NY Daily News:
How Bloomberg and Kelly's aggressive crackdown at Zuccotti Park will backfire

Discussion: Ben Smith's Blog, Runnin' Scared and Business Insider

Joanna Molloy / NY Daily News:
Despite Bloomberg's actions, there's no silencing Occupy Wall Street

Discussion: Jammie Wearing Fools, Village Voice, Simply Left BehindThe …, Countdown with Keith Olbermann and Lawyers, Guns & Money

John Del Signore / Gothamist:
City Claims Occupy Wall Street Protesters Were Stockpiling Weapons, Fights Court Order To Reopen Park

Discussion: Big Government, NewsBusters.org, americanthinker.com, DownWithTyranny!, NY Daily News, New York Times, OWS Exposed, City Room, Hot Air, The Atlantic Online and capitoilette

New York Times:
Police Clear Zuccotti Park With Show of Force, Bright Lights and Loudspeakers

Discussion: Gothamist, Hullabaloo, naked capitalism, New York Magazine, Associated Press, Prairie Weather, Media Decoder and ThinkProgress, more at Mediagazer »

NY Daily News:
Bravo to Bloomberg's Occupy Wall Street eviction from Zuccotti Park, finally reclaiming public space …

Discussion: Telegraph, Salon.com, Media Decoder, nyc.gov, The Huffington Post, Nation Now, New York Times, Opinion L.A. and ThinkProgress, more at Mediagazer »

Bloomberg:

Gingrich Said to Be Paid at Least $1.6 Million by Freddie Mac — Newt Gingrich made between $1.6 million and $1.8 million in consulting fees from two contracts with mortgage company Freddie Mac, according to two people familiar with the arrangement. — The total amount is significantly larger …

Ryan J. Reilly / 2012.talkingpointsmemo.com:
TPM2012 — Report: Housing ‘Historian’ Newt Gingrich Was Paid $1.6M By Freddie Mac

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, The Hill, Political Mojo, The PJ Tatler, Balloon Juice and The Political Carnival

Pierre Thomas / Yahoo! News:

DC Shooting Suspect Could Be Threat to Obama, Police Say — ABC News has learned authorities are increasingly concerned that a man sought in connection with a bizarre shooting incident on the Washington Mall last week may pose a threat to President Obama. — The Secret Service now suspects …

Discussion: The Jawa Report, Outside the Beltway, Hot Air and Jammie Wearing Fools

Thomas Tobin / NBC Washington DC:

Bullet hits White House Window — Round of Ammunition Stopped by Ballistic Glass — The Secret Service is investigating how a bullet hit an exterior window of the White House. A round was stopped by ballistic glass behind the historic exterior glass. The Secret Service also tells News4 …

Discussion: Mediaite, Mikeb302000, Alan Colmes' Liberaland and Towleroad News #gay

Associated Press:
Secret Service says bullet hit White House

Discussion: The Hill, Michelle Malkin, CNN, PolitickerNY, The Politico, Gizmodo and Business Insider

Erik Wasson / The Hill: White House opposes GOP-led balanced budget amendment

New York Times:

Paterno Turns Home Over to Wife for $1 — STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Joe Paterno transferred full ownership of his house to his wife, Sue, for $1 in July, less than four months before a sexual abuse scandal engulfed his Penn State football program and the university.

Discussion: Associated Press, Outside the Beltway and The Quad

Sara Ganim / PennLive.com:

Mike McQueary says he stopped attack on child and told PSU police of Sandusky sex abuse allegations — A new email from Mike McQueary, obtained by The Patriot-News, describes in greater detail what he saw when he allegedly witnessed a boy being assaulted by Jerry Sandusky in 2002.

Discussion: Crooks and Liars, Outside the Beltway and The Daily Dish

Allentown Morning Call / Morning Call:

McQueary on alleged rape: ‘I did stop it,’ did have discussions with police — 2011 file photo of Penn State Nittany Lions wide receiver coach Mike McQueary. McQueary is seen here during Penn State action against the Temple Owls at Lincoln Financial Field. (HOWARD SMITH / US PRESSWIRE / November 15, 2011)

Discussion: CBS News, McClatchy Washington Bureau, CNN, Deadspin, News Desk, USA Today, msnbc.com, TalkLeft, Hot Air, The Smoking Gun and New York Post

Brian Beutler / tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com:

TPMDC — Top GOPer On Super Committee Says No New Revenue, Games Out Strategy If Panel Fails — It's hard to see how the Super Committee can possibly reach a consensus by this time next week after Republican co-chair Jeb Hensarling's appearance on CNBC Tuesday night.

Discussion: Washington Monthly, The Hill, Bloomberg, Washington Post, Zandar Versus The Stupid, Brilliant at Breakfast, Firedoglake and US Politics

Jennifer Bendery / The Huffington Post:

Harry Reid: Grover Norquist Is Thwarting Super Committee … WASHINGTON — A new wave of pessimism colored super committee talks on Tuesday as Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) blasted anti-tax crusader Grover Norquist for meddling with the panel's progress and suggested that the American public “impeach” him.

Discussion: Crooks and Liars, The Hill, Sky Dancing, Suburban Guerrilla and Daily Kos

Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Democrats gain upper hand in deficit-reduction negotiations

Discussion: New York Times and Prairie Weather

The Politico:
Supercommittee on the brink — It's one week from a drop-dead moment …

Discussion: Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog

Ezra Klein / Washington Post:
The Democrats' peculiar negotiating strategy

Discussion: The Moderate Voice and Hullabaloo

Frank Newport / Gallup:

Americans Tilt Toward Favoring Repeal of Healthcare Law — Nation is divided on whether ensuring health coverage is the government's responsibility — PRINCETON, NJ — Given a choice, 47% of Americans favor repealing the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, while 42% want it kept in place.

Discussion: ThinkProgress, Campaign 2012, The Heritage Foundation and The Politico

Wall Street Journal:

Another ObamaCare Glitch — Congress made a legal mistake while rushing through the health law. Now it's come back to haunt the administration. — Even if ObamaCare survives Supreme Court scrutiny next spring, its trials will be far from over. That's because the law has a major glitch that threatens its basic functioning.

Discussion: The PJ Tatler, Weasel Zippers, Betsy's Page and The Volokh Conspiracy

Investor's Business Daily:
Elena Kagan Must Be Recused In ObamaCare Case

Discussion: Patterico's Pontifications and Althouse

Joel Gehrke / Campaign 2012:
CSPAN requests televised Obamacare oral arguments

Discussion: Althouse and Hot Air

Michael D. Shear / New York Times:

Candidates' Gaffes Dismay Some Republicans — The Republican presidential candidates have served comedians a full platter of laughs this year — a steady diet of gaffes, misstatements, puzzled looks and long, awkward pauses. — To a remarkable degree, the candidates have turned …

Discussion: Washington Monthly, Daniel W. Drezner, Business Insider, Foreign Policy and The Caucus

BBC:

Obama visit: Australia agrees US Marine deployment plan — Julia Gillard and Barack Obama announce details of the new military arrangement — Australia has agreed to host a full US Marine task force in the coming years, Prime Minister Julia Gillard has announced at a news conference with US President Barack Obama in Canberra.

Discussion: Indecision Forever, The Page and Outside the Beltway

New York Times:
As U.S. Looks to Asia, It Sees China Everywhere

Discussion: The Moderate Voice and Washington Post

Digby / Hullabaloo:

Oh. Homeland security AND the FBI — “If you build it” update: … Obviously unconfirmed, but in light of what the Oakland mayor said this morning, certainly not unlikely. — I'm not surprised by this, but I am curious as to how they are going to justify the federal government's interest?

Discussion: Sky Dancing, Wonkette, Hit & Run, No More Mister Nice Blog, Balloon Juice, The Big Picture, AlterNet, Examiner and The Moderate Voice

Jay Cost / Weekly Standard:

Morning Jay: Four Enduring Truths of American Elections — We are just a few weeks from the first primaries and caucuses, when Republican voters will begin choosing a nominee. In light of this, I'd like to offer some advice for their consideration — specifically, four enduring truths …