memeorandum: First Thoughts: Reaching the saturation point (First Read)

1:55 PM ET, August 6, 2012

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Mark Potok / Hatewatch:

Bulletin: Alleged Sikh Temple Shooter Former Member of Skinhead Band — The man who allegedly murdered six people at a Sikh temple in suburban Milwaukee yesterday, identified in media reports as Wade Michael Page, was a frustrated neo-Nazi who had been the leader of a racist white-power band.

John Diedrich / JSOnline:

FBI: Seeking second ‘person of interest’ in Oak Creek Sikh Temple shooting — A man with a 9/11 tattoo looks at his cell phone Sunday after taking video of media, friends and relatives gathered by police in a parking lot near the Sikh temple in Oak Creek. Authorities are attempting to identify the man …

Discussion: The Raw Story, Denver Post, BuzzFeed and The Agonist

Jana Winter / Fox News:

Gunman in Sikh temple identified, was former soldier — CUDAHY, WIS. - The man authorities say killed six in a Milwaukee-area Sikh temple before police shot him was a heavily-tattooed, 40-year-old ex-Army soldier, sources told Fox News, but what triggered his rampage remains unclear.

ABCNEWS:

7 Dead at Sikh Temple in Oak Creek, Wis.; Officials Believe ‘White Supremacist’ Behind ‘Domestic Terrorism’ — Seven people were shot and killed today at a Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wis., in what officials are treating as a case of domestic terrorism. — Though police have not given …

Discussion: No More Mister Nice Blog, TBogg, CBS News, Poynter, Mediaite, Crooks and Liars, Scared Monkeys and Local News

Los Angeles Times:
Gunman's tattoos lead officials to deem Sikh shooting terrorism

Discussion: Firedoglake, Twitchy, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, U.S. News, GayPatriot, American Power, The Hinterland Gazette, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, The Other McCain, The Raw Story, The Moderate Voice, Joe. My. God., Shakesville, New York Magazine, Little Green Footballs, JSOnline, Oak Creek, WI Patch and CNN

Matt Higgins / CBS DC:
CBS News: Shooter Identified As Former US Military Member

Discussion: Shot in the Dark and Vox Popoli

CBS News:
Sikh temple shooting suspect identified as Wade Michael Page; Motivation unclear

Discussion: Runnin' Scared, The PJ Tatler, Informed Comment, This Just In and Mediaite

New York Times:
Wisconsin Shooter Identified as U.S. Army Veteran

Discussion: Lawfare

Doug Stanglin / USA Today:
Who was Sikh temple shooter Wade Michael Page?

Discussion: southernstudies.org, Towleroad News #gay and CBS News

CNN:
Suspect named in Sikh temple shooting

Discussion: ThinkProgress, ABCNEWS, NY Daily News, Reuters, BBC, New York Magazine, Shakesville, Feministing and Gawker

Jennifer Bendery / The Huffington Post:

Nancy Pelosi: ‘It Is A Fact’ That Somebody Told Harry Reid About Romney Not Paying Taxes … REACT: — FOLLOW: — Harry Reid , Mitt Romney, Nancy Pelosi, Elections 2012, Video, Mitt Romney Tax Returns, Mitt Romney Taxes, Harry Reid Mitt Romney, Harry Reid Mitt Romney Taxes, Politics News

Discussion: The Hill, Politico, The Hill, Business Insider, Hot Air, Weasel Zippers, Mediaite, The PJ Tatler, AEIdeas, US Politics, National Review and New York Magazine

John Bresnahan / Politico:

David Krone, Harry Reid's chief of staff, denounces GOP ‘cowards’ — The war over Mitt Romney's tax returns is getting more bitter by the moment, with a top aide to Senate Majority Harry Reid blasting Republicans as “cowards” and “henchmen” for their attacks on the Nevada Democrat.

Discussion: The Moderate Voice, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Weasel Zippers, Washington Examiner, Daily Kos and Business Insider

Richard Cohen / Washington Post:
Harry Reid's gutter politics

Discussion: The Daily Caller, Hot Air, Mediaite and The Huffington Post

Charles Mahtesian / Politico:
GOP to Reid: You're next

Discussion: CNN, USA Today, Examiner, Pirate's Cove, Hot Air, The Lonely Conservative, ABCNEWS, First Read, The Reaction, Townhall.com and ThinkProgress

Richard Danielson / Tampa Bay Times:

RNC speakers include Rick Scott, John McCain, Condoleezza Rice, Nikki Haley, Mike Huckabee, John Kasich and Susana Martinez — TAMPA — Florida Gov. Rick Scott, Sen. John McCain and former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice are among seven headline speakers announced today for the Republican National Convention in Tampa.

Discussion: Washington Monthly, The Caucus, americanthinker.com, CNN, Hot Air, Balloon Juice, BuzzFeed, Washington Post, Mediaite, The Hill, GOP 12, New York Magazine, First Read and The Gateway Pundit

First Read:

First Thoughts: Reaching the saturation point — Are we now reaching the saturation point in TV ads? It's possible that $45-50 million could be spent on the presidential race this week alone — in August (!!!)... Romney campaign looking to turn page on a rough last seven weeks …

Discussion: American Prospect, GOP 12, Guardian, Washington Post and Hot Air

Kevin Robillard / Politico:

Donald Trump: I'm wanted at convention — Donald Trump said Monday that the GOP wants him to have a role at the Republican National Convention. — “I know they want me to,” Trump said on “Fox & Friends” when asked if he planned on speaking at the convention in Tampa. “I'll see what happens.”

Discussion: The Raw Story and Alan Colmes' Liberaland

Reuters:

Historic Curiosity probe lands safely on Mars — (Reuters) - NASA's Mars science rover Curiosity landed safely late on Sunday after hurtling through the pink Martian skies at the start of a two-year quest for signs the Red Planet once hosted key ingredients for life.

Discussion: The Moderate Voice, Taylor Marsh, americanthinker.com, Towleroad News #gay, Mediaite and Shakesville

Aaron Smith / CNNMoney.com:
How many jobs did the Mars landing create?

Discussion: CNN and The Raw Story

Washington Post:

Obama associate got $100,000 fee from affiliate of firm doing business with Iran — David Plouffe, a senior White House adviser who was President Obama's 2008 campaign manager, accepted a $100,000 speaking fee in 2010 from an affiliate of a company doing business with Iran's government.

Discussion: National Review, BuzzFeed, Power Line, The Hill, Politico, The Raw Story, Scared Monkeys, The Daily Caller, Israel Matzav, Washington Free Beacon, ABCNEWS, “The Lid”, americanthinker.com and Hot Air

Alexander Burns / Politico:

Obama raises $75 million in July, trails Romney again — The president's campaign puts out word of its July fundraising totals on Twitter, marking the third month in a row where the Obama operation has lagged Mitt Romney and the RNC: … No word yet on the Obama/DNC cash on hand …

Discussion: Power Line

Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Romney outraised Obama in July, $101.3 million to $75 million

Discussion: The Moderate Voice, BuzzFeed, Weasel Zippers, Outside the Beltway and Hot Air

Meghashyam Mali / Ballot Box:
Romney camp, RNC announce $101.3M July fundraising total

Discussion: CNN, The Hill, Wake up America, Hot Air, mittromney.com, GOP 12 and The Other McCain

Nelson D. Schwartz / New York Times:

Fear of ‘Fiscal Cliff’ Has Industry Pulling Back — A rising number of manufacturers are canceling new investments and putting off new hires because they fear paralysis in Washington will force hundreds of billions in tax increases and budget cuts in January, undermining economic growth in the coming months.

Discussion: Firedoglake, Angry Black Lady Chronicles, The Confluence, Booman Tribune, Washington Examiner, Via Meadia and Althouse

BBC:

Syria's prime minister defects — Riad Hijab is from the Deir al-Zour area which has been caught up in the March 2011 uprising — Syrian Prime Minister Riad Hijab has defected from President Bashar al-Assad's government, to join “the revolution”, his spokesman says.

Discussion: thomaspmbarnett.com, Via Meadia, National Review, Newsy and Outside the Beltway

New York Times:
Syrian Opposition Claims Prime Minister Defected

Discussion: The Moderate Voice, Washington Post, Mashable! and Taylor Marsh

Khaled Yacoub Oweis / Reuters:
Syria premier defects to anti-Assad opposition

Discussion: BBC, The Agonist and AEIdeas

Nyasa / Malawi news, Malawi:

Panic as Clinton jets out of Malawi, bees mystery — United States Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton might have had a tight schedule in Malawi but her first visit to the southern African nation will indubitably remain memorable to her as much as it will be historic to the country.

Discussion: BuzzFeed, JustOneMinute, Malawi Voice and New York Magazine

Justin Sink / The Hill:
Bee swarm attacks Hillary Clinton

Discussion: Mediaite and Hit & Run

ninemsn:

Men less supportive of gay marriage: poll — A new opinion poll suggests almost two-thirds of Australians support same-sex marriage but there's a clear gender divide with men generally less keen on the idea than women. — The survey, released on Monday, comes just days …

Discussion: ThinkProgress and Towleroad News #gay

Politico:
GOP steers clear of gay marriage issue

Discussion: GayPatriot and First Read

Bloomberg:

Romney Persona Non Grata In Italy For Bain'S Deal Skirting Taxes — Mitt Romney skipped Italy on his swing through Europe. That was probably prudent. — That's because Bain Capital, under Romney as chief executive officer, made about $1 billion in a leveraged buyout 12 years ago that remains controversial in Italy to this day.

Discussion: The Hinterland Gazette and Newshoggers.com

Katie Glueck / Politico:

Veep Sheet: Paul Ryan rising? — Happy Monday and welcome back to the Veep Sheet. This was a busy weekend in veepstakes world. As POLITICO's Mike Allen pointed out in Saturday's Playbook, two influential conservatives at The Weekly Standard called on Mitt Romney to make a bold vice presidential pick …

Discussion: The New Republic, No More Mister Nice Blog and Hullabaloo

Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Would picking Ryan really help Romney?

Discussion: Washington Monthly

The New / New York Times:

Times Photographer Is Arrested on Assignment — A freelance photographer for The New York Times was arrested on Saturday night while on assignment with two reporters who were conducting street interviews in the Bronx. — The photographer, Robert Stolarik, 43, who has worked regularly …

Discussion: Guardian, New York Magazine, Gothamist, Poynter and Gawker, more at Mediagazer »

Joe Romm / ThinkProgress:

IEA Bombshell: Global Warming May Lead To ‘Miami Beach In Boston’ Situation Unless Urgent Action Is Taken — The International Energy Agency was, until recently, a conservative and staid body. When I was at the U.S. Department of Energy in the 1990s, we ignored most IEA reports, because …