memeorandum: The Real Donald Trump (Kevin Zambrano/Jeb 2016)

7:20 AM ET, September 2, 2015

Top Items:

Mark Preston / CNN:

CNN amends GOP debate criteria — Washington (CNN)CNN is amending the criteria for its Republican presidential debate on September 16, possibly opening the door for Carly Fiorina to join the other top-tier candidates on the stage. — The cause: a lack of national public polling following …

Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:

How Carly Fiorina earned a spot on the big stage at the GOP debate — The organizers of the next Republican presidential debate have announced changes to debate criteria that mean former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina will join the rest of the top-tier candidates on the main stage at the Reagan Library on Sept. 16.

Discussion: Hit & Run, Allen B. West, Mediaite and The Daily Caller

Ben Kamisar / The Hill:

CNN changes debate criteria — CNN has decided to change its criteria for the Republican debate on Sept. 16 after facing criticism that its reliance on older polls could keep Carly Fiorina off the stage. — The network announced Tuesday that it will include any GOP candidate in the prime …

Connie Wilhelm / Medium:
Leaders ask CNN to include Carly in debate

Discussion: Guardian

Steven Nelson / US News:

Kentucky Clerk Fighting Gay Marriage Has Wed Four Times — A fellow gay marriage-resisting county clerk says 'that's forgivable.' — Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis, right, is pictured at her office in Morehead, Ky., on Tuesday. — The Kentucky county clerk facing potentially stiff penalties …

Discussion: Raw Story, Latest from Crooks and Liars, Joe.My.God., Addicting Info, The Stranger …, WEB OF EVIL and Friendly Atheist

Liberty Alert / Liberty Alerts:

Statement of Kentucky Clerk Kim Davis — Late yesterday the U.S. Supreme Court declined to extend the temporary stay of a federal court order involving Rowan County Kentucky Clerk Kim Davis. The federal court previously ordered Kim Davis to issue marriage licenses to the plaintiffs who filed suit against her.

Discussion: Washington Post, New York Times, Towleroad, CBS San Francisco, Refinery29, Talking Points Memo, Right Wing Watch and Associated Press

Claire Galofaro / Associated Press:
Judge Orders Clerk, Her Entire Staff To Court After Refusing Licenses Yet Again (VIDEO)

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, The Daily Signal, BarbWire.com, ThinkProgress, Mediaite, The PJ Tatler, TFN Insider, The Daily Caller, Outside the Beltway, New York Times, CNN, Towleroad, USA Today, Balloon Juice and Slate

New York Times:
Kentucky Clerk Denies Same-Sex Marriage Licenses, Defying Court

Discussion: Detroit Free Press, The Stranger …, Addicting Info, RH Reality Check, Hit & Run, Mediaite, PoliticusUSA, Telegraph, Courier-Journal, NPR and ACS Blog

Washington Post:

It's on: Jeb Bush embraces a risky fight with Donald Trump — MIAMI — Jeb Bush went on the offensive Tuesday against GOP front-runner and frequent antagonist Donald Trump, releasing an attack video portraying the mogul as a closet liberal and signaling that he will attempt to bring Trump down in coming weeks.

Discussion: Politico, Loras College, Algemeiner.com, OnPolitics and The Daily Caller

Jeremy Diamond / CNN:
Jeb Bush knocks Donald Trump ‘in his own words,’ latest in web video feud

Discussion: Roll Call, National Review, Daily Kos, Mediaite, OnPolitics and NBC News

Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Trump Supporters Think Obama is A Muslim Born in Another Country

Discussion: ThinkProgress, Addicting Info, The Daily Banter, Washington Post, Outside the Beltway, Talking Points Memo, AMERICAblog News, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, The Moderate Voice and Political Wire

Kevin Zambrano / Jeb 2016:
The Real Donald Trump

Discussion: Washington Post, National Review, Business Insider, Washington Times and NBC News

Kerry Eleveld / Daily Kos:
Vast majority of Trump supporters think Obama is a Muslim born in another country

Discussion: Booman Tribune and Talking Points Memo

WGN-TV:

Officer dies, manhunt for 3 armed suspects in Fox Lake — Share Update: … FOX LAKE, Ill. — A manhunt is underway for three armed suspects after a Fox Lake police officer was fatally shot in the head Tuesday morning, sources tell WGN. — At a brief news conference Tuesday …

Discussion: Daily Mail, The Gateway Pundit, FOX31 Denver, Talking Points Memo, KFOR-TV and FOX2now.com

Chicago Tribune:
Fox Lake police officer shot and killed, manhunt underway in Lake County

Discussion: Northwest Herald, New York Times, Officer Down Memorial Page, Weasel Zippers, Mediaite, Daily Herald, NPR, Talking Points Memo, Slantpoint, The Daily Caller, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, CBS Chicago and The Gateway Pundit

Frank Bruni / New York Times:

The Joe Biden Delusion — Many politicians seem intent on holding themselves as far back from us as possible, on parceling themselves out in only the smallest and most controlled bits. Even as they implore us to love them and insist that we trust them, they're stingy. Cagey. Coiled.

Ali Weinberg / ABC News:
Dick and Liz Cheney Slam Hillary Clinton, Encourage Joe Biden to Run

Discussion: Politico and Washington Monthly

Conor Friedersdorf / The Atlantic:
‘Hillary 2016’ Has Never Made Sense for Democrats

Discussion: Liberal Values

Sean Davis / The Federalist:

BREAKING: Hillary Intentionally Originated And Distributed Highly Classified Information — A review of recently released e-mails shows that former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton repeatedly originated and distributed highly classified national security information.

Discussion: Betsy's Page, American Spectator, National Review, The Gateway Pundit, Power Line, Weasel Zippers, Business Insider, Allen West Republic, Hot Air, Mediaite, Doug Ross, Fox News, The Daily Caller and CBS News

James S. Robbins / USA Today:

Hillary Clinton is not an email crook: Column — The server fracas isn't Watergate, yet, but the Democratic front-runner is starting to sound a little like Richard Nixon. — Last month, famed Washington Post reporter and Watergate investigator Bob Woodward said that the email scandal …

David Weigel / Washington Post:

New James O'Keefe video: Clinton campaign allowed a foreigner to acquire official swag — Conservative undercover journalist James O'Keefe has released the second in an ongoing series of videos inside Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign. The latest from Project Veritas Action accuses …

Discussion: Balloon Juice, Addicting Info, Talking Points Memo, Daily Kos, The Mahablog and Raw Story

Patrick Gomez / People.com:

FIRST PHOTOS: Meet The Muppets' Kermit the Frog's New Girlfriend Denise — Well, that didn't take long. — It's been less than month since Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy announced they were splitting after four decades together, but it appears the plush amphibian has already moved on.

Discussion: Mediaite, Guardian, Hollywood Life, Daily Mail and Just Jared

Brent Budowsky / The Hill:

Megyn Kelly's Murrow moment — Donald Trump has a history of hurling verbal abuses against women that should be condemned by every Republican officeholder at every level of government — especially GOP women — and thoroughly reported by those who consider themselves professional journalists.

Bradford Richardson / The Hill:

Trump compares himself to Reagan — Donald Trump thinks of himself as more like Ronald Reagan than Mitt Romney, he said in an interview with CNN's Don Lemon Tuesday. — In response to questions about the business mogul's previous status as a card-carrying Democrat, Trump said that he was in good company.

Bernie Quigley / The New York Observer:
Will Mitt Romney Jump In?

Discussion: Allen B. West and Althouse

Official Google Blog:

Google's look, evolved — So why are we doing this now? Once upon a time, Google was one destination that you reached from one device: a desktop PC. These days, people interact with Google products across many different platforms, apps and devices—sometimes all in a single day.

Discussion: Guardian, The San Diego Union …, Business Insider, Gizmodo, VentureBeat, Fusion, The Huffington Post, Wall Street Journal, FOX31 Denver, NBC News, Advertising & Branding and Mashable

Paul Kane / Washington Post:

Chris Coons and Bob Casey back Iran deal, putting Obama one vote from major diplomatic victory — Sens. Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Bob Casey (D-Pa.) have decided to support the Iran nuclear deal, putting President Obama on the brink of a major diplomatic breakthrough that will allow …

Discussion: Daily Kos, Philly.com, Guardian, The Moderate Voice and Tablet Magazine

Seung Min Kim / Politico:
Obama one vote away from securing Iran deal

Discussion: Outside the Beltway, No More Mister Nice Blog and The Hill

Julie Jargon / Wall Street Journal:

McDonald's Set to Offer All-Day Breakfast — McDonald's is embarking on its biggest operational change in years as it tries to juice flagging sales, with plans to offer breakfast items all-day at its more than 14,300 U.S. restaurants starting Oct. 6.