memeorandum: CNN host calls out Donald Trump: 'What's traditional about being married three times?' (David Edwards/Raw Story)

2:40 PM ET, June 28, 2015

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Timothy Cama / The Hill:

Trump: 'I'm for traditional marriage' — GOP presidential hopeful Donald Trump said in an interview broadcast Sunday that he opposes gay marriage, and defended his own history of having been divorced twice. — On CNN's “State of the Union,” host Jake Tapper asked Trump to follow …

Discussion: Bloomberg Business

David Edwards / Raw Story:

CNN host calls out Donald Trump: 'What's traditional about being married three times?' — CNN's Jake Tapper interviews Donald Trump (screen grab)

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Scott Johnson / Power Line:

The need to get our minds right — National Review has posted a symposium contemplating what the Supreme Court has wrought in its gay marriage decision of this past Friday. The decision represents itself as the culmination of a long line of cases and related social developments.

Richard A. Posner / Slate:

The chief justice's dissent is heartless. — It was no surprise that the Supreme Court held Friday that there is a constitutional right to same-sex marriage. It is very difficult to distinguish the case from Loving v. Virginia, which in 1967 invalidated state laws forbidding miscegenation.

Discussion: Washington Post

Nick Gass / Politico:

Jindal: Louisiana will obey the high court on gay marriages — Louisiana will comply with the Supreme Court's order legalizing same-sex marriage, Gov. Bobby Jindal said Sunday. — “We don't have a choice. Our agencies will comply with the court order,” the Republican presidential contender said on NBC's …

Discussion: Political Wire

Jonathan Rauch / TIME:

Here's How 9 Predictions About Gay Marriage Turned Out — Jonathan Rauch is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. — Ideas can matter—and small, marginal voices can make themselves heard — Not often—in fact, pretty much never—have I been lost for words in the gay-marriage debate.

Discussion: The Last Tradition, FiveThirtyEight, The Gateway Pundit, Althouse and Politico

Brody Mullins / Wall Street Journal:

Mike Huckabee Suggests He Wouldn't Enforce Same-Sex Marriage Decision — Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee suggested Sunday that if he were elected in 2016, he would decline to enforce Friday's Supreme Court decision finding a constitutional right to same-sex marriage.

Discussion: Political Wire

Mark Hensch / The Hill:

Sanders: I was ahead of the curve on gay rights — Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said Saturday he has been waiting for the nation to catch up to his support for same-sex marriage. — Sanders' remarks come a day after Friday's landmark 5-4 Supreme Court ruling legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide.

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Sally Kohn / The Daily Beast:
The GOP Gay Marriage Freakout

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Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Fiorina: Marriage is ‘grounded in spirituality’

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Gerard V. Bradley / National Review:
The Supreme Court Has Legalized Same-Sex Marriage: Now What?

Discussion: The Hugh Hewitt Show

Katie Zezima / Washington Post:
Ted Cruz calls for judicial retention elections for Supreme Court justices

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Washington Post:

In a fast-changing culture, can the GOP get in step with modern America? — CORYDON, Iowa — Mike Huckabee — former Fox News personality, Arkansas governor and Baptist preacher — gathered with a modest crowd here in the back of Breadeaux Pizza on his “Main Street American Family” tour and opened the floor to questions.

Discussion: The Moderate Voice, No More Mister Nice Blog, Political Wire and Liberaland

Eric Morath / Wall Street Journal:

Donald Trump: Jeb Bush Sees Me as a Threat — New York real-estate developer and reality television star Donald Trump says Jeb Bush, the front runner for the Republican presidential nomination, views him as a serious political threat. — “Trust me, he takes me seriously,” Mr. Trump …

Discussion: Political Wire

Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
As Left Wins Culture Battles, G.O.P. Gains Opportunity to Pivot for 2016

Discussion: Scripting News and Washington Times

Medium:

My name is only real enough to work at Facebook, not to use on the site — I always knew this day would come. The day that Facebook decided my name was not real enough and summarily cut me off from my friends, family and peers and left me with the stark choice between using my legal name or using a name people would know me by.

Discussion: Guardian, Raw Story and PinkNews

Associated Press:

Nuke Talks to Miss Target; Iran Foreign Minister Heads Home — A senior U.S. official acknowledged Sunday that Iran nuclear talks will go past their June 30 target date, as Iran's foreign minister prepared to head home Sunday for consultations before returning to push for a breakthrough.

Discussion: The PJ Tatler, Bloomberg Business and ABC News