memeorandum: GOP, take down that small tent (Arnold Schwarzenegger/Los Angeles Times)

6:15 PM ET, May 6, 2012

Top Items:

Roy Gutman / McClatchy Washington Bureau:

Exit polls: Sarkozy loses in France, Greek voters also turn on leaders — ATHENS $mdash; Voters in France and Greece delivered a harsh judgment on their ruling parties in elections Sunday, almost certainly ousting President Nicolas Sarkozy from power in France and severely punishing …

Discussion: EconomicPolicyJournal.com, neo-neocon and The Mahablog

A Wsj / Wall Street Journal:

Hollande Wins French Vote, Pollsters Say — PARIS—French Socialist candidate François Hollande won Sunday's presidential runoff, defeating incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy after a hard-fought campaign that pitted two radically different personalities against each other …

Discussion: Hit & Run, World Now, American Power, Taylor Marsh, Calculated Risk and naked capitalism

BBC:

Socialist Francois Hollande wins French presidency — Francois Hollande: “French people, on the 6th of May, have chosen change” — French socialist Francois Hollande has won a clear victory in the country's presidential election. — Mr Hollande - who got an estimated 52% of votes in Sunday's run-off …

Discussion: The Moderate Voice, CBC News, Washington Post, Guardian, The Gateway Pundit and Conservatives4Palin

Matthew Holehouse / Telegraph:

French Presidential election: live — Live coverage as Francois Hollande defeats Nicolas Sarkozy the second round of the French presidential elections. — Victorious Francois Hollande addresses supporters in Tulle and says: Austerity is not the only option

Discussion: Michelle Malkin, blogs.telegraph.co.uk, Atlas Shrugs, National Review and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion

New York Times:

Hollande Defeats Sarkozy in France — PARIS — François Hollande swept into office on Sunday, becoming the first Socialist to be elected president of France since François Mitterrand left office in 1995. — Mr. Hollande's campaign promised a kinder, gentler, more inclusive France …

Discussion: Runnin' Scared, IHT Rendezvous and Outside the Beltway

Associated Press: Socialist Francois Hollande defeats Nicolas Sarkozy in French presidential election

Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:

BREAKING: Joe Biden Endorses Same-Sex Marriage — Vice President Joe Biden has endorsed same-sex marriage, becoming the highest ranking American official to back marriage for gay and lesbian people. His comments signify a split within the Obama administration and may pave the way for President Obama …

Discussion: Poliglot, Crooks and Liars, BuzzFeed, Business Insider, Gothamist, Firedoglake, Joe. My. God., Towleroad News #gay, Guardian, Washington Monthly, The Daily Dish and American Power

Brian Knowlton / The Caucus:
Biden ‘Comfortable’ With Gay Marriage

Discussion: Washington Blade, Mother Jones, Outside the Beltway and LGBTQ Nation

Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Biden: ‘Comfortable’ giving equal rights to same-sex couples

Discussion: CNN, The Huffington Post, New York Magazine, Washington Post, Politico and ABCNEWS

Jason Easley / PoliticusUSA:

Proof the Right Used Pre-Rally Picture To Claim Obama Arena Was Empty — The right has tried to claim that the arena was empty for Obama's Ohio rally, but an analysis of the photo reveals that the picture was taken before the president went on stage. — Here is the picture of the “empty” arena:

Discussion: Crooks and Liars, Think Progress, Alan Colmes' Liberaland and Washington Post

Alexander Marlow / BREITBART.COM:

OBAMA LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN IN EMPTY ARENA — Barack Obama launched his campaign in unspectacular fashion today at Ohio State University, the largest college in the crucial swing state. A photo posted to twitter by Mitt Romney's campaign spokesman Ryan Williams reveals sparse attendance.

Felicia Sonmez / Washington Post:
David Plouffe on crowd size: 'We're happy to have that debate'

Discussion: PoliticusUSA and Washington Monthly

Jim Provance / Toledo Blade:
Obama kicks off re-election campaign in Columbus

Discussion: BuzzFeed, ABCNEWS, The Gateway Pundit and New York Times

Gregg Re / The Daily Caller:

SNL cuts sketch critical of Obama, replaces it with Fox News parody — The Daily Caller has obtained a scrapped sketch critical of President Barack Obama that was intended for airing at the opening of last night's “Saturday Night Live” on NBC. — In the skit, President Obama addresses Americans soon …

Discussion: nation.foxnews.com, Israel Matzav and Betsy's Page

Arnold Schwarzenegger / Los Angeles Times:

GOP, take down that small tent — California's Republican Party used to work toward solutions. Now it's an exclusive club where members' ideological cards must be checked at the door. — From left: Richard M. Nixon, Ronald Reagan and Nathan Fletcher. (National Archives, Bob Galbraith …

Discussion: Little Green Footballs, NewsBusters.org, Mediaite, CNN and Booman Tribune

Charles Mahtesian / Politico:
Schwarzenegger: GOP too narrow, rigid

Discussion: Alan Colmes' Liberaland and Mediaite

ABCNEWS:

Sen. John McCain's Advice to Mitt Romney: Pick a Running Mate You Trust — This morning on ABC's This Week, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., weighed in on Mitt Romney's hotly anticipated vice presidential pick. The former presidential candidate's advice was clear.

Discussion: Hullabaloo

Carlo Munoz / The Hill:
Gingrich 'can't imagine' being VP

Discussion: CNN and Politico

Ted Strickland / CNN:
Strickland, Davis weigh in on crucial battleground states

Discussion: Politico

Glenn Harlan Reynolds / New York Post:

Spin of the Times: Bias cloaked as front-page news — It's no surprise to anyone who pays attention that mainstream media tilt their coverage in favor of Democrats and leftish ideas. But it's not confined to endless puff pieces about the president, or the ignoring of unpleasant facts.

Discussion: Althouse

Anjeanette Damon / Las Vegas Sun:

Ron Paul supporters capture majority of Nevada's national delegates — Delegates to national GOP convention must vote in first round according to caucus results but are free to vote for others if there is a second round — Ron Paul supporters wave campaign signs at the Nevada state GOP convention …

Discussion: Washington Wire, Associated Press, The Spectacle Blog, Des Moines Register, Las Vegas Sun and Washington Post

Laura Myers / Las Vegas Review-Journal:
Paul supporters oust two Romney backers

Discussion: Las Vegas Sun and Politico

Daniel Gross / Wall Street Journal:

Renting Prosperity — Americans are getting used to the idea of renting the good life, from cars to couture to homes. Daniel Gross explores our shift from a nation of owners to an economy permanently on the move—and how it will lead to the next boom. — In the American mind …

Discussion: Via Meadia and Calculated Risk