memeorandum: CNN NEWSROOM — George Zimmerman Bond Hearing

1:15 AM ET, April 21, 2012

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CNN:

Romney asks GOP delegates to sign pledge, but some refuse — Scottsdale, Arizona (CNN) - Members of the Republican National Committee gathering in Arizona were invited to meet with Mitt Romney in private Friday and have their pictures taken with the presumptive GOP nominee, but there was a price of admission: loyalty.

Discussion: BuzzFeed, Wonkette, Politico, ABCNEWS and Online NewsHour

New York Times:

Obama Campaign Faces Dropoff in Big Donations — President Obama's re-election campaign is straining to raise the huge sums it is counting on to run against Mitt Romney, with sharp dropoffs in donations from nearly every major industry forcing it to rely more than ever on small contributions and a relative handful of major donors.

Discussion: Politico, OpenSecrets.org and msnbc.com

Abby Phillipand Dave Levinthal / Politico:
Obama raised $46M in March

Discussion: Weasel Zippers

Holly Bailey / ABCNEWS:
Romney: I'll build Keystone pipeline even ‘if I have to do it myself’

Discussion: Yahoo! News and CNN

Politico:
RNC at a Crossroads

Discussion: Daily Kos and CNN

Mitch Daniels / CNN:
Daniels offers tough love for Romney

Discussion: ABCNEWS, Mediaite, Hot Air and Politico

Jeff Poor / The Daily Caller:
Coulter: Obama's silver spoon was ‘an affirmative action silver spoon’

Discussion: Mediaite, Associated Press, Hot Air and rightwingwatch.org

Josh Lederman / Ballot Box:
Obama raises $35M in March, has more than $100M stored away

Discussion: CNN

Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:

Zimmerman Bond Hearing - Media Reaction — Let's follow up our highlights and lowlights of the Zimmerman bond hearing with some media reaction. Here is the local paper, the Orlando Sentinel, which leads with the weak prosecution case: — George Zimmerman granted $150K bond, apologizes to Trayvon Martin's family

Discussion: msnbc.com, Reuters and Orlando Sentinel

CNN:

CNN NEWSROOM — George Zimmerman Bond Hearing — THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. — GLADYS ZIMMERMAN, GEORGE ZIMMERMAN'S MOTHER (via telephone): This program started like three years ago and when the problem started …

Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
The George Zimmerman Bail Hearing

Discussion: This Just In, Guardian and TalkLeft

Matt Gutman / ABCNEWS:
Warning Graphic Photo: Possible New Evidence Shows George Zimmerman's Bloodied Head

Discussion: UrbanGrounds, New York Magazine, JustOneMinute and Clayton Cramer's Blog

Richard Fausset / Los Angeles Times:
George Zimmerman apologizes to Trayvon Martin family; bond is set

Discussion: DISSENTING JUSTICE, Scared Monkeys, The New Republic and No More Mister Nice Blog

Faiz Shakir / ThinkProgress:
Prosecutor: Zimmerman Allegedly Slapped His Ex-Girlfriend And ‘Asked Her How It Felt’

Discussion: Jezebel and Colorlines

New York Times:
Zimmerman Apologizes as Bail is Set in Martin Case

Discussion: Guardian and The Week

Alex Alvarez / Mediaite:
GMA Shows Exclusive Images Of George Zimmerman's Head Injuries From Night Of Trayvon's Death

Discussion: Taylor Marsh

Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:

New Romney Spokesman Used Twitter For Sexist Attacks — Presumptive GOP nominee Mitt Romney's new foreign policy spokesperson Richard Grenell has an odd penchant for targeting the wives of male politicians and women in general on Twitter. — Grenell, who served as George W. Bush's spokesperson …

Discussion: Politico, Good As You, New York Magazine, Towleroad News #gay and Washington Post

Alexander Burns / Politico:

New Romney flack's old pastime: ridiculing the Gingriches — Mitt Romney's campaign put out word Thursday that Richard Grenell, the former Bush administration spokesman at the United Nations, was joining his team as a spokesman on foreign policy issues. — In between his gigs at the UN …

Discussion: CNN, ThinkProgress, Indecision Forever, Daily Kos, Joe. My. God., Guardian and Poliglot

First Read / msnbc.com:

Gingrich's future hinges on Delaware — WILMINGTON, Del. — The future of Newt Gingrich's presidential campaign seems to hinge on the Delaware primary early next week. — “Tuesday is a big day,” a source close to the Gingrich campaign told NBC News. “Newt is just waiting to see what happens on Tuesday.”

Discussion: The Caucus and HotAirPundit

Dave Wagner / WCNC-TV:

Sources: Gingrich cancels North Carolina trip — CHARLOTTE, N.C. - There is increased speculation Friday evening about the political future of Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich. — Sources told NewsChannel 36 Gingrich has canceled all of his appearances in North Carolina next week.

Discussion: ABCNEWS, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, The Other McCain, Hot Air and The Atlantic Online

Gerald Herbert / ABCNEWS: Gingrich North Carolina Stops Called Off, Then On Again

Meenal Vamburkar / Mediaite:

President Obama's Video Message Booed At Boston's Fenway Park — During Friday's Red Sox game, President Obama delivered a video message recognizing the 100th of Fenway Park, in Boston. Several people are reporting that his message was met with booing. — The crowd's reaction, via Eric Fehrnstrom, an adviser to Mitt Romney:

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit

Cindy Adams / New York Post:

Olbermann at loose ends — Unemployed, perennially confrontational talking head Keith Olbermann aimlessly wandered around Central Park South earlier this week, seemingly looking for a friend or a purpose. — Our spies snapped unflattering pictures of Olbermann decked out in a giant red pullover …

Discussion: Left Coast Rebel

Erick Stakelbeck / CBN.com:

Media Matters' Anti-Christian Agenda Exposed — WASHINGTON — An influential organization with ties to the White House came under fire recently for attacking Christian news outlets. — Now, CBN News has obtained a document showing that the very foundation of the group known as Media Matters …

Discussion: The PJ Tatler and Washington Free Beacon

Rex W. Huppke / Chicago Tribune:

Facts, 360 B.C.-A.D. 2012 — In memoriam: After years of health problems, Facts has finally died. — A quick review of the long and illustrious career of Facts reveals some of the world's most cherished absolutes: Gravity makes things fall down; 2 + 2 = 4; the sky is blue.

Discussion: JIMROMENESKO.COM and Poynter, more at Mediagazer »

Jonathan Easley / The Hill:

Coroner: Breitbart died of heart failure, no foul play — Conservative firebrand journalist Andrew Breitbart died of heart failure, according to a report released by the Los Angeles County Department of Coroner on Friday. — Breitbart, who ran the news aggregation website Breitbart.com …

Discussion: Associated Press

Jonathan Easley / The Hill:

Jobless rate falls in Ohio, Florida, where Obama is opening lead in polls — Unemployment rates in the key battleground states of Florida and Ohio have fallen sharply, according to a report released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. — Florida's unemployment rate fell by .4 percent …

Discussion: The Political Carnival and Indecision Forever

Amanda Terkel / The Huffington Post:

Heather Wilson Mocks Al Franken's Anti-Bullying Bill, Says It Would Criminalize Teasing … REACT: — FOLLOW: — Al Franken , Elections 2012, Video, Heather Wilson, New Mexico Senate Election, SB 555, Al Franken Bullying, Anti-Bullying, Election 2012, Gay Bullying, Heather Wilson Al Franken …

Discussion: ThinkProgress

Chris Geidner / Poliglot:
BREAKING: White House Endorses Safe Schools Bill and Student Non-Discrimination Act

Discussion: Joe. My. God.

Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:

Jon Corzine Still Bundling for Obama — Barack Obama's reelection campaign has released the most recent list of names of fundraising bundlers. On that list is Jon Corzine, the former governor of New Jersey and embattled money man, the former head of MF Global:

Discussion: Weasel Zippers and Conservatives4Palin

Carlos Maza / Equality Matters:

Fox's O'Reilly, Carlson Warn That Glee Makes Kids Experiment With Homosexuality, Identify As Transgender — During the April 19 edition of Fox News' The O'Reilly Factor, Bill O'Reilly hosted a segment attacking this week's episode of Glee for featuring a storyline about a transgender teenager struggling with her gender identity.

Discussion: Good As You and Towleroad News #gay

John Frank / Raleigh News & Observer:

Democratic chairman disputes claims, refuses to resign — North Carolina Democratic Party chairman David Parker addresses the media during a news conference on Thursday. Parker has been pressured to resign amid controversy due to his approval of a settlement with a former employee over sexual harassment allegations.

Discussion: The Huffington Post and Indecision Forever