memeorandum: This is What an Insane Anti-Gay Wingnut Looks Like: VIDEO (Andy Towle/Towleroad News #gay)

8:45 PM ET, May 11, 2012

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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.

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, The Daily Dish, Politico, Guardian and Hit & Run

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: Hotline On Call, Washington Post, The Hill and ABCNEWS

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 …

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: ABCNEWS, Washington Post, CNN and Algemeiner.com

Donald Douglas / American Power:
The Left's Coordinated ‘Bullying’ …

Discussion: The Jawa Report, The Other McCain and Wake up America

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

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 …

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

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

Discussion: Daily Kos, 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: Daily Kos, Gawker, Addicting Info, Outside the Beltway, The Raw Story, ThinkProgress, 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

Lisa Pollack / FT Alphaville:

[JPM Whale-Watching Tour] Too Big To Hedge — Throughout FT Alphaville's coverage of the credit trades of JP Morgan's Chief Investment Office, there were two thoughts that kept nagging us. We'd think about them whenever we wrote about the technicals the trades might be creating.

Discussion: Deal Journal, Hullabaloo, DealBook, TVNewser and naked capitalism

Matthew Yglesias / Slate:
JP Morgan Loses $2 Billion in Massive Failed Effort to Exploit Volcker Rule Loophole

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

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

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

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

Discussion: Ezra Klein, National Review, Mother Jones, Robert Reich, Crooks and Liars, Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog, Lawyers, Guns & Money and Wall Street Journal

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

Jarrett Stepman / Human Events:
President Obama's former doctor claims that the president lacks passion, feeling and humanity

Discussion: Weasel Zippers

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

William A. Jacobson / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion:

Genealogist for Elizabeth Warren 1/32 Cherokee claim goes silent, source document shown false — The claim that Elizabeth Warren was 1/32 Cherokee has been suspect from the start, yet the media repeats the claim as if it were documented. — Now the last documentary hope that Warren …

Discussion: Boston Herald, BREITBART.COM, Worcester Telegram & Gazette, Hot Air, Associated Press and Politico

Andy Towle / Towleroad News #gay:

This is What an Insane Anti-Gay Wingnut Looks Like: VIDEO — Check out this testimony from Jane Skrovota at this week's hearings regarding a proposed LGBT non-discrimination ordinance in Lincoln, Nebraska. And BETTER YET, watch the reaction of the guy behind her. — Watch, AFTER THE JUMP...

Discussion: Mediaite, Gawker, Advocate and LGBTQ Nation

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

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

Amy Gardner / Washington Post:

Obama hangs with Clooney in L.A. — LOS ANGELES — What would you do if you got to spend three hours at George Clooney's house? With George Clooney? — That's how long President Obama spent at the Hollywood star's luxurious hillside house in Studio City Thursday evening for a $40,000 …

Discussion: Wall Street Journal

Jackie Calmes / The Caucus:
A Hollywood Welcome for Obama at Clooney Fund-Raiser

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

BuzzFeed:

Mormon Cultist For President! — On Saturday, Mitt Romney will speak at a university that teaches his religion is a cult. Across the campus of Liberty University in Lynchburg, VA, conservative Christians are turning to the Bible to justify voting for a heretic. — Romney at a Florida campaign rally.

Discussion: rightwingwatch.org, BuzzFeed, Daily Kos and Washington Post

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, iOwnTheWorld.com, Hit & Run, Mediaite and Rolling Stone

Michael A. Fletcher / Washington Post:

Extended jobless benefits cut in eight states — More than 230,000 jobless Americans will lose their unemployment insurance by this weekend as reductions in the federal program that provides extended benefits to the long-term unemployed take broader effect.

Discussion: Firedoglake, Hot Air and ThinkProgress