memeorandum: Scott Walker: 'I don't know' if being gay a choice (Dana Bash/CNN)

4:35 PM ET, July 19, 2015

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Mike Allen / Politico:

TRUMP: NO APOLOGY! — 'TRUMP IS TOAST ... Boom to bust': Luntz sees onslaught by veterans if no apology - HILLARY on Trump and GOP field: ‘can be hard to tell the difference’ — By Mike Allen (@mikeallen; mallen@politico.com) and Daniel Lippman (@dlippman; dlippman@politico.com)

Discussion: Towleroad, The Huffington Post, The Mahablog and The Week

Olivia Nuzzi / The Daily Beast:

Draft-Dodging Trump Says POW McCain ‘Not A War Hero’ — Despite five draft deferments, the very rich political bully thinks he has the right to criticize Sen. John McCain's war record. — In September 2008, Donald Trump donated $28,450 to John McCain's Victory Committee and endorsed him on Larry King Live.

Discussion: CNN, Guardian, NPR, CANNONFIRE, Mediaite, Washington Post, The Federalist and The Week

Benjamin Bell / ABC News:

Donald Trump Says He Does Not Owe John McCain Apology — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said he does not owe John McCain an apology for saying the Arizona senator is only a war hero “because he was captured.” — “He's a war hero because he was captured,” …

Discussion: Liberaland, New York Times, Donald J. Trump, 7online.com, Associated Press, Weekly Standard and Liberal Values

ABC News:

???This Week??? Transcript: Donald Trump — THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT FOR “THIS WEEK” ON JULY 19, 2015. (BEGIN VIDEOTAPE) ANNOUNCER: Starting right now on ABC THIS WEEK, Trump firestorm — what he's saying now that has some Republicans demanding he drop out. Did he just go too far?

Discussion: Washington Post, Politico, Wall Street Journal and 7online.com

New York Times:
Donald Trump Says John McCain Is No War Hero, Setting Off Another Storm

Discussion: Raw Story and Liberaland

Stephen F. Hayes / Weekly Standard:
Trump GOP Candidacy Blows Up

Discussion: Fox News, Arizona Republic, John Hawkins' Right Wing News and The PJ Tatler

Chris Moody / CNN:

O'Malley apologizes for saying ‘all lives matter’ at liberal conference — Democratic presidential candidates under pressure at liberal event 03:11 — Phoenix (CNN)Democratic presidential candidate Martin O'Malley apologized on Saturday for saying “All lives matter” while discussing police violence …

Discussion: Guardian, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, Raw Story, The Daily Caller and Scared Monkeys

Chris Moody / CNN:

Democrats lose control of presidential event — Story highlights — Phoenix (CNN)A town hall for liberal activists featuring two Democratic presidential candidates was interrupted by dozens of demonstrators on Saturday who shouted down the contenders and demanded they address criminal justice issues and police brutality.

Discussion: Yahoo Politics, Raw Story and Netroots Nation

Jazz Shaw / Hot Air:
O'Malley booed off stage at Netroots Nation after saying “all lives matter”

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit, Common Dreams, Instapundit, Hit & Run, Patterico's Pontifications and Guardian

Mark Hensch / The Hill:

Walker: 'I don't know' if being gay is a choice — Gov. Scott Walker (R-Wis.) said on Sunday he is not sure if homosexuality is a choice. — The 2016 GOP presidential candidate refused comment on the issue during an interview on CNN's “State of the Union.”

Discussion: The Moderate Voice

Dana Bash / CNN:

Scott Walker: 'I don't know' if being gay a choice — Story highlights — (CNN)In a weekend interview with Republican presidential candidate Scott Walker about whether the Boy Scouts should allow gay troop leaders, CNN's Dana Bash asked Walker, “Do you think being gay is a choice?”

Discussion: ThinkProgress, Mock Paper Scissors, Advocate, Raw Story, Washington Post and Gallup

New York Times:

Bill Cosby, in Deposition, Said Drugs and Fame Helped Him Seduce Women — He was not above seducing a young model by showing interest in her father's cancer. He promised other women his mentorship and career advice before pushing them for sex acts. And he tried to use financial sleight …

Discussion: Liberaland, CNN, New York Post, NPR, ThinkProgress, Slantpoint, Fox News, Daily Mail, Scared Monkeys, Washington Post, Gawker, Gothamist, Guardian, The Week, Mashable, Associated Press, Mediaite and Deadline

Alan Zarembo / Los Angeles Times:

Obama pushes to extend gun background checks to Social Security — Seeking tighter controls over firearm purchases, the Obama administration is pushing to ban Social Security beneficiaries from owning guns if they lack the mental capacity to manage their own affairs, a move …

Discussion: Fox News

Dave Urbanski / TheBlaze.com:

KKK Faces Off With New Black Panther Group in Heated, Competing Rallies at South Carolina Statehouse — The Ku Klux Klan faced off with a group affiliated with the New Black Panthers Saturday at the South Carolina Statehouse, as opposing rallies attracting about 2,000 at one point led to a rock-throwing scuffle.

Discussion: NBC News and John Hawkins' Right Wing News

NBC News:
KKK, Black Panther Group Clash Over Confederate Flag Outside South Carolina Capitol

Discussion: Christian Science Monitor, The PJ Tatler, Addicting Info and Associated Press

WDEF-TV:

Muhammad Abdulazeez reportedly spotted at gun range before deadly attack — CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee(WDEF) - According to a tip that came into WDEF, Muhammad Abdulazeez was spotted at a gun range just weeks before killing four Marines and one Navy Petty Officer.

Discussion: Jihad Watch and Pamela Geller

New York Times:
Federal Inquiry Scrutinizes Chattanooga Gunman's Travel and Texts

Discussion: CNN, The PJ Tatler, NPR and The Huffington Post

John Wagner / Washington Post:

Bernie Sanders draws his biggest crowd yet — in Arizona of all places — Bernie Sanders drew more than 11,000 people to a rally Saturday night in downtown Phoenix — the largest crowd to date for a presidential candidate whose audiences have been swelling in recent months.

Discussion: Outside the Beltway and The Week

Tom Tillison / BizPac Review:

‘War is here on US soil’: Ft. Hood victim says Obama WH needs to get head out of a** — The White House has its head where it doesn't belong. — Saying the “war is here on U.S. soil,” a victim of the 2009 Fort Hood attack by Army Major Nidal Malik Hasan described the killing of four U.S. Marines …

Discussion: John Hawkins' Right Wing News and Pamela Geller