memeorandum: Barack Buchanan and the gay left (Bruce Carroll/The Daily Caller)

6:25 PM ET, May 11, 2012

Top Items:

Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:

Six in 10 Say Obama Same-Sex Marriage View Won't Sway Vote — More say it makes them less likely rather than more likely to vote for Obama — PRINCETON, NJ — A majority of Americans, 60%, say President Barack Obama's newly announced support for same-sex marriage will make no difference to their vote.

Discussion: New York Times, ABCNEWS, The Hill, The Huffington Post, FiveThirtyEight, Washington Post, Politico, Mediaite, Hot Air, Business Insider, CNN, American Spectator, Guardian and Washington Wire, more at Mediagazer »

USA Today:

Poll: 51% agree with Obama's endorsement of gay marriage — More than half of Americans say they approve of President Obama's stance that same-sex couples should be allowed to marry legally, but 60% say that his shift in position will have no bearing on how they vote in the November election, according to a new USA TODAY/Gallup poll.

Discussion: Weekly Standard and ThinkProgress

Jonathan Rauch / The New Republic:

Why Gay Rights May Be President Obama's Biggest Legacy — When he first campaigned for the White House, Barack Obama vowed to be a fierce advocate for gay rights, but it hasn't always been clear if he intended to keep his promise. Indeed, we gay folks had gotten used to grousing about the President.

Discussion: Washington Monthly, New York Magazine, Politico and Guardian

Bruce Carroll / The Daily Caller:
Barack Buchanan and the gay left

Discussion: blogs.telegraph.co.uk, The Other McCain, Vodkapundit and GayPatriot

Zack Ford / ThinkProgress:
Then And Now: Conservative Reactions To Marriage Equality Have Lost Their Verve

Discussion: National Review and Wonkette

John Reitmeyer / NorthJersey.com:
After Obama's announcement, Christie reiterates stance against gay marriage

Discussion: Washington Post, GOP 12, The Hill and ABCNEWS

Emily Schultheis / Politico:
Mitt Romney's opposition to gay marriage unites base

Discussion: CNN, Washington Monthly, ABCNEWS, Hot Air, Real Clear Politics, Campaign 2012, Outside the Beltway, RedState, American Prospect, The Daily Caller and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion

Ben Shapiro / BREITBART.COM:

WASHINGTON POST ROMNEY HIT PIECE IMPLODES — Today's unconscionable Washington Post story, which implied without evidence that Mitt Romney was a homophobic bully to one John Lauber back in his high school days five decades ago, has totally imploded. — Timed to drop the day after President …

Discussion: Mediaite, American Power, The PJ Tatler, Doug Ross, The Jawa Report, Poynter, The Other McCain, ABCNEWS, Instapundit, Taylor Marsh, The Daily Dish, Wake up America, American Spectator, neo-neocon, iOwnTheWorld.com and Right Wing News, more at Mediagazer »

Mackenzie Weinger / Politico:

Rush Limbaugh: Obama was a bully, too — Rush Limbaugh on Friday slammed President Barack Obama for not apologizing to the young girl he shoved in fifth grade, and implied The Washington Post was biased in reporting that Mitt Romney had bullied a student in high school.

Discussion: Campaign 2012, ABCNEWS and Algemeiner.com

Alicia M. Cohn / The Hill:
Romney adviser: His treatment of Rick Perry shows his kindness

Discussion: New York Magazine, TBogg, Daily Kos and The Maddow Blog

ABCNEWS:
Sister of Alleged Romney Target Has ‘No Knowledge’ of Any Bullying Incident

Tim Graham / NewsBusters.org:
Did The WashPost Report a 5,000-Word Expose on Obama's Cocaine Use In the Last Cycle? Of Course Not

Discussion: The Mahablog

Carl Campanile / New York Post:

Bill blockbuster: O's an ‘amateur’ — Bill Clinton thought so little of President Obama — mocking him as an “amateur” — that he pressed his wife last summer to quit her job as secretary of state and challenge him in the primaries, a new book claims, — “The country needs you!” …

Discussion: Ballot Box, Jezebel, CARPE DIEM, Scared Monkeys, The Gateway Pundit, Mediaite, Hot Air, Weasel Zippers, No More Mister Nice Blog, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Taylor Marsh, The PJ Tatler, CANNONFIRE, The Daily Caller and National Review

Jarrett Stepman / Human Events:

President Obama's former doctor claims that the president lacks passion, feeling and humanity — In a revealing new book, The Amateur, author Edward Klein interviews President Barack Obama's physician, Dr. David Scheiner, MD, who blasts the president's health care plan and says that President Obama has an …

Discussion: Weasel Zippers

Bloomberg:

Facebook Co-Founder Saverin Gives Up U.S. Citizenship Before IPO — Global Investors Poll Finds Facebook Is Overvalued — Eduardo Saverin, the billionaire co- founder of Facebook Inc. (FB), renounced his U.S. citizenship before an initial public offering that values the social network …

Discussion: Law Blog, Conservatives4Palin, The Heritage Foundation, Outside the Beltway, Guardian, msnbc.com, New York Magazine, Mashable!, TechCrunch, The Enterprise Blog and ImmigrationProf Blog

Jason Stein / JSOnline:

In film, Walker talks of ‘divide and conquer’ union strategy — By Jason Stein and Patrick Marley of the Journal Sentinel — Madison - A filmmaker released a video Thursday that shows Gov. Scott Walker saying he would use “divide and conquer” as a strategy against unions.

Discussion: Washington Post, Washington Monthly, The Huffington Post, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Blogging Blue, Politico, Daily Kos, Firedoglake, ThinkProgress, The Raw Story, Balloon Juice, The Maddow Blog and Crooks and Liars

Don Walker / JSOnline:
Barrett, Walker at odds over ‘divide and conquer’ union remark

Discussion: Althouse and Instapundit

BuzzFeed:
Democrats Pounce On Walker's “Divide And Conquer” Video

Discussion: Washington Monthly and Washington Post

Mike DeForest / clickorlando.com:

Trayvon Martin gun range targets sold online — Seller admits he wants to profit off controversy — An unidentified entrepreneur admits he is trying to profit off Trayvon Martin's death by selling gun range targets featuring the teen who's death has sparked a nationwide controversy.

Discussion: Addicting Info, ThinkProgress, Gawker, Outside the Beltway, The Raw Story, Mediaite, Balloon Juice, Colorlines and Alas, a Blog

Alicia M. Cohn / The Hill:
Trayvon Martin's mom tapes Mother's Day appeal against ‘Stand Your Ground’ laws

Discussion: Politico

Matthew Yglesias / Slate:

JP Morgan Loses $2 Billion in Massive Failed Effort to Exploit Volcker Rule Loophole — NEW YORK, NY - MAY 07: Chairman and CEO, JPMorgan Chase & Co, James ‘Jamie’ Dimon speaks during An Evening With the Fortune 500 at the New York Stock Exchange on May 7, 2012 in New York City.

Discussion: Business Insider, ProfessorBainbridge.com, DealBook, The Maddow Blog, Felix Salmon, Firedoglake, Reuters, New York Magazine, naked capitalism and Deal Journal

DealBook:
S.E.C. Opens Investigation Into JPMorgan's $2 Billion Loss

Discussion: tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com, The Hill, Firedoglake and New York Magazine

Nelson D. Schwartz / DealBook:
A Shock From JPMorgan Is New Fodder for Reformers

Discussion: Ezra Klein, Mother Jones, Robert Reich, National Review, Crooks and Liars, Wall Street Journal and Lawyers, Guns & Money

Washington Free Beacon:

Watch Tamron Hall Go Nuts — HALL: So there you have it Tim. And the point is, he's doing local television—that's a local reporter asking something that is important to the people of that particular state. His response, you know, people are raising an eyebrow about.

Discussion: Draw and STRIKE!, Patterico's Pontifications and The Other McCain

Manu Raju / Reuters:

Frustrated Harry Reid: Reform the filibuster — An angry Harry Reid took to the floor Thursday and demanded changes to the Senate's hallowed filibuster rules, siding with junior Democrats who have sought to substantially weaken the powerful delaying tactic.

Discussion: Crooks and Liars, Ezra Klein, Washington Monthly, American Prospect, New York Magazine, Outside the Beltway, ThinkProgress, Suburban Guerrilla and TheBlaze.com

Jackie Calmes / The Caucus:

A Hollywood Welcome for Obama at Clooney Fund-Raiser — Updated LOS ANGELES - The buddy act that President Obama and George Clooney have developed was on full display Thursday night at the actor's home here, where they entertained a Hollywood crowd that paid $40,000 a person to support the president's re-election.

Discussion: Business Insider, The Reaction, The White House, newsfeed.time.com, Hollywood Reporter, Washington Post, Media Decoder, L.A. NOW, ABCNEWS, New York Magazine and Deadline.com, more at Mediagazer »

Jeff Mason / Reuters:
Obama talks gay rights at Clooney fundraiser

Discussion: Towleroad News #gay, National Review, Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog, Wake up America, TheBlaze.com, Washington Post, Hit & Run and Hot Air

Wall Street Journal:
Clooney Fundraiser Nets $15 Million For Obama Campaign

Discussion: New York Magazine

TMZ.com:

Beach Boys Singer Bruce Johnston — 'Obama's a Socialist A-Hole' — Barack Obama — Honored with Fried Chicken and Waffles — Clooney's Obama Bash — Release the Hounds! … See More: GEORGE CLOONEY , BARACK OBAMA , POLITIX — Add to My Links — 5/11/2012 6:25 AM PDT BY TMZ STAFF

Discussion: Alan Colmes' Liberaland, The Gateway Pundit, Politico, Hit & Run, Mediaite and Rolling Stone

Wall Street Journal:

Strassel: Trolling for Dirt on the President's List — First a Romney supporter was named on an Obama campaign website. That was followed by the slimy trolling into a citizen's private life. — Here's what happens when the president of the United States publicly targets a private citizen for the crime of supporting his opponent.

Discussion: Rush Limbaugh, The PJ Tatler, Hot Air, Betsy's Page and The Lonely Conservative

Alexandra Petri / Washington Post:

Time magazine and our mommy porn fixation — As a culture, we're unhealthily obsessed with our mothers. — For the past several months, I have been deluged with e-mails wanting to know if I have made plans yet for Mother's Day. — Only a few of these have been from my mother.

Discussion: Healthland and Althouse

Paul Babeu / Paul Babeu for Sheriff Committee:

Seeking re-election as Pinal County Sheriff — First, let me say how much your friendship and support means to me. When I announced my candidacy for Congress, I promised the citizens of Pinal County that I would ensure continuity of leadership in the Sheriff's Office.

Discussion: Advocate, CNN, Reuters, The Raw Story, Towleroad News #gay, Poliglot, ThinkProgress and Joe. My. God.

Mackenzie Weinger / Politico:

Time Magazine's cover mom defends breastfeeding picture — The mother featured in Time Magazine's provocative breastfeeding cover photo stopped by the “Today” show on Friday with her son to discuss the “media craze” sparked by the controversial image. — “I understand some of the breastfeeding …

Discussion: The Impolitic and Taylor Marsh