memeorandum: ‘The devil is taking control’: Watch SC senator derail Confederate flag debate with insane gay marriage rant (David Edwards/Raw Story)

9:35 PM ET, July 6, 2015

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Jonathan Allen / Vox:

Confessions of a Clinton reporter: The media's 5 unspoken rules for covering Hillary — The reporter's job is to “comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable” — a credo that, humorously, was originally written as a smear of the self-righteous nature of journalists.

Discussion: Politico, No More Mister Nice Blog, Taylor Marsh, Poynter., The Huffington Post and Hullabaloo, more at Mediagazer »

New York Times:

Bernie Sanders' Momentum in Iowa Leaves Clinton Camp on Edge — The ample crowds and unexpectedly strong showing garnered by Senator Bernie Sanders are setting off worry among advisers and allies of Hillary Rodham Clinton, who believe the Vermont senator could overtake her in Iowa polls …

Discussion: PoliticusUSA and Business Insider

Josh Kraushaar / National Journal:

Here's the Real Reason Hillary Clinton Has a Lock on the Democratic Nomination — Support from African-Americans is key, and her would-be challengers aren't doing much to win it. — Hillary Clinton is a near-lock for the Democratic nomination for many reasons, but among the most significant …

Discussion: RedState

Steven Hayward / Power Line:

Perry Sense — While Donald Trump continues to get disproportionate attention for his correctly grounded—if not well formulated—attacks on out of control immigration, Texas Gov. Rick Perry is quietly emerging as a much more serious candidate. Worth catching the excerpts of his remarks …

Discussion: Wall Street Journal and Instapundit

Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Team Clinton ‘worried’ about Bernie Sanders campaign

Discussion: CNN, Wall Street Journal, American Spectator and Washington Times

Katherine Krueger / Talking Points Memo:

Trump Lashes Out At Critics, Makes Incendiary New Claims About Mexico — In a lengthy written statement Monday, Donald Trump doubled down on his recent remarks about Mexican immigrants being “rapists” and criminals, making the additional claim that “tremendous infectious disease is pouring across the border.”

Discussion: Political Wire

Jordan Chariton / The Wrap:

Donald Trump Deletes Tweet About Jeb Bush's Wife: You Like ‘Mexican Illegals’ Because of Your Wife — Real estate mogul quoted another user's tweet about Bush and his wife on July 4th; deleted a day later — Donald Trump appears to have deleted a tweet he quoted that made questionable comments about Jeb Bush and his wife.

Discussion: Talking Points Memo and PoliticusUSA

Alex Pappas / The Daily Caller:
Ben Carson On The Trump Uproar: 'It's The PC Police Out In Force'

Discussion: Mediaite, Business Insider, Hot Air, Hullabaloo and BizPac Review

Hunter Walker / Business Insider:
Donald Trump just released an epic statement raging against Mexican immigrants and ‘disease’

Discussion: Mediaite, Washington Post and The Daily Caller

Paul Waldman / American Prospect:
How Donald Trump Changed the GOP Debate on Immigration

Discussion: Washington Post, Talking Points Memo, No More Mister Nice Blog, Addicting Info and Washington Monthly

David Edwards / Raw Story:

‘The devil is taking control’: Watch SC senator derail Confederate flag debate with insane gay marriage rant — DON'T MISS STORIES. FOLLOW RAW STORY! — South Carolina state Sen. Lee Bright (R) began debate about removing the Confederate flag from the statehouse grounds on Monday …

Discussion: Right Wing Watch, Advocate and Balloon Juice

Cynthia Roldan / Post and Courier:
Senate suspends Confederate Flag debate for short break

Discussion: Politico, Washington Post, Political Wire, ThinkProgress and Daily Kos

Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
South Carolina Senate votes to remove Confederate flag

Discussion: Washington Post

Jamie Self / The State:
S.C. Senate pushes forward with removing Confederate flag

Discussion: WIS-TV, NPR, Telegraph, Hot Air and The Moderate Voice

Financial Times:

Unyielding eurozone gives Athens last chance — Peter Spiegel in Brussels, Claire Jones in Frankfurt and Kerin Hope in Athens — Athens will be given a final chance to present a new reform plan to eurozone leaders on Tuesday night despite a hardening attitude to Greece in many capitals …

Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Ending Greece's Bleeding

Discussion: naked capitalism, Washington Post, Consortiumnews.com, The Mahablog, Slantpoint, Telegraph, Hullabaloo, Portside, Common Dreams, The Huffington Post, Reuters and Guardian

Yanisv / Yanis Varoufakis:
Minister No More! — The referendum of 5th July will stay …

Maryclaire Dale / Associated Press:

APNewsBreak: Cosby said he got drugs to give women for sex — 5 photos — PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bill Cosby admitted in 2005 that he got quaaludes with the intent of giving them to young women he wanted to have sex with, and that he gave the sedative to at least one woman and “other people …

Discussion: Liberaland, Mediaite, The Daily Caller, Associated Press, NPR, Just Jared, VICE, Gothamist, In Touch Weekly, Gawker and myfox8.com

TMZ.com:

Amanda Peterson Dies — 'Can't Buy Me Love' Star Dead at 43 … KIDD KIDD — BONDSMAN TO THE RESCUE WITH $105K — ... Plus a Hot Dog

Discussion: The Daily Caller, In Touch Weekly, Hollywood Life, The Huffington Post and Just Jared

Jordan Fabian / The Hill:

White House defends immigration policies after killing of San Francisco woman — The White House on Monday defended its immigration policies and blasted Republicans following the killing of a San Francisco woman — allegedly by an illegal immigrant. — When asked if the case was a failure …

Discussion: Fox News and John Hawkins' Right Wing News

Emily Shapiro / ABC News:
San Francisco Shooting Suspect Says He Kept Coming Back to the City to Avoid Deportation

Discussion: San Francisco Chronicle, FOX News Radio, Daily Mail, Power Line, KFOR-TV and Twitchy

Cornell Barnard / abc7news.com:
ONLY ON ABC7NEWS.COM: MAN ACCUSED IN SAN FRANCISCO PIER 14 SHOOTING ADMITS TO CRIME

Discussion: Front Page Magazine, The Daily Caller, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, BizPac Review, ABC News and Daily Mail

Tallahassee Democrat:

Video shows punch that led to QB De'Andre Johnson's arrest — FSU quarterback De'Andre Johnson at the Tallahassee bar Yiannis, State Attorney's Office — The State Attorney's Office released surveillance video today of Florida State University quarterback De'Andre Johnson punching a woman at a bar last month.

Discussion: Raw Story, Business Insider, SI.com, ProFootballTalk, KFOR-TV, Hollywood Life, NOLA River and Mediaite

Gavin Schalliol / Medium:

Thomas Piketty: “Germany has never repaid.” — In a forceful interview with German newspaper Die Zeit, the star economist Thomas Piketty calls for a major conference on debt. Germany, in particular, should not withhold help from Greece. — This interview has been translated from the original German.

Discussion: New York Times, Telegraph, Guardian, Business Insider, Bloomberg View, Washington Post, ThinkProgress, Wall Street Journal, BillMoyers.com, interfluidity, Taylor Marsh, Bloomberg Business and CANNONFIRE

John Fund / National Review:
Beware of Greeks Casting Blame

Discussion: Wall Street Journal, The Daily Signal, New York Times and Instapundit

Mary Jordan / Washington Post:

Scott Walker's wife, toughened by life, is ready for fires of a campaign — WAUWATOSA, Wis. — Tonette Tarantino's year of sorrow came when she was only 30. First she lost the grandmother who helped raise her, like a second mother. Weeks later her brother, her only sibling, died of bone cancer.

Discussion: Mediaite, The Huffington Post, Talking Points Memo, The Daily Caller, Guardian, Towleroad, Hullabaloo, ABC News, Althouse, Business Insider, Raw Story and Joe. My. God.

Steven Shepard / Politico:

Democrats face narrow path to retake Senate in 2016 — The 2016 map is favorable for Democrats, but margin for error is slim. — Democrats can take back the Senate in 2016 after a stinging, nine-seat defeat last year — but their path is narrow, and any gains could be fleeting.

Discussion: Political Wire

Sky News:

Alien Life On Philae Comet, Scientists Say — An image transmitted by the Rosetta space craft — Evidence of alien life is “unequivocal” on the comet carrying the Philae probe through space, two leading astronomers have said. — The experts say the most likely explanation for certain features …

Discussion: Guardian, Christian Science Monitor, Hot Air, The PJ Tatler, Big Think and Raw Story

Yahoo Politics:

Eric Holder: The Justice Department could strike deal with Edward Snowden — Former attorney general Eric Holder said today that a “possibility exists” for the Justice Department to cut a deal with former NSA contractor Edward Snowden that would allow him to return to the United States from Moscow.

Discussion: Business Insider, Mediaite and Guardian

David French / National Review:

Wisconsin's Shame: ‘He Could Have Been Shot. Over Politics’ — It was still dark outside when “Jonah” (not his real name) heard the pounding on his front door. As luck would have it, he was awake — or mostly awake. He'd gotten up at 4:00 a.m. on October 3, 2013, to see his parents off to the airport.

Discussion: The Daily Caller and Watchdog.org

Katie Glueck / Politico:

Slow start for Carly Fiorina fundraising — Carly Fiorina's campaign raised $1.4 million in the first fundraising quarter of her presidential campaign, her campaign manager announced in a memo Monday. — It's a dismal number compared to those of rival operations.

The Federalist:

Welcome To Culture War 4.0: The Coming Overreach — For those Americans who hoped the culture wars would finally end, the month of June reminded us they're just getting started. — Within hours of the Supreme Court's resolution of the battle over same-sex marriage—the triumph of a generation …

Discussion: Hot Air