memeorandum: Insiders: Carson can't win (Katie Glueck/Politico)

4:20 PM ET, November 7, 2015

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Ben Carson's Past Faces Deeper Questions — In harsh light of presidential politics, parts of his inspirational biography are questioned — The day after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was killed in 1968, Ben Carson's black classmates unleashed their anger and grief on white students who were a minority at Detroit's Southwestern High.

Discussion: Mother Jones, Telegraph, Business Insider, addictinginfo.org, No More Mister Nice Blog, Mediaite, The Week, Drudge Retort, Lawyers, Guns & Money and Talking Points Memo

Detroit News:

Carson's Westmoreland story doesn't match records — Carlisle, Pa. — Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson's published account of having dinner with a top commander in the Vietnam War after marching in a Memorial Day parade in 1969 as a high school ROTC cadet in Detroit does not match historical records.

Discussion: Latest from Crooks and Liars, ThinkProgress, CNNMoney, CNN, Washington Post, Fox News Insider and Politico

David French / National Review:

Sorry, Media, You Won't Destroy Ben Carson — Let's begin with two propositions: There is a difference between an admirable man and a perfect man, and there is a difference between “vetting” and viciousness. The collective goal of the liberal media is now clear — to take one of America's …

Discussion: Politico, addictinginfo.org, The PJ Tatler, Slantpoint, Business Insider, Power Line, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and JustOneMinute

Michael Barbaro / New York Times:
Ben Carson Turns Heat on Reporters in Feisty News Conference

Discussion: addictinginfo.org, Slantpoint, The Bob and Chez Show, OnPolitics, Guardian and Fusion

Kevin Drum / Mother Jones:
Ben Carson Seems to Have a Serious Personal Honesty Problem

Discussion: Associated Press, The Gateway Pundit, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, The Hinterland Gazette, Political Wire, The Moderate Voice, Balloon Juice, addictinginfo.org and Business Insider

Haley Hudler / FIRE:

Yale Students Demand Resignations from Faculty Members Over Halloween Email — Tensions at Yale University hit a boiling point yesterday after an email about Halloween costumes created a week-long controversy on campus. — Students called for the resignation of Associate Master …

Discussion: The American Conservative, Hit & Run, ProfessorBainbridge.com, Instapundit and Washington Post

Jencey Paz / yaleherald.com:

Hurt at home … As a Silimander, I feel that my home is being threatened. Last week, Erika Christakis, the associate master of Silliman College, sent an email to the Silliman community that called an earlier entreaty for Yalies to be more sensitive about culturally appropriating Halloween costumes a threat to free speech.

Yale Daily News:

Students confront Christakis about Halloween email — This is a developing story. Check back for updates. Last updated at 6:36 p.m. — Following a three-hour-long impromptu confrontation on Cross Campus with Yale College Dean Jonathan Holloway about the lack of administrative response …

Discussion: Business Insider, Daily Mail and The Daily Caller

Sarah Ferris / The Hill:

Reid, Pelosi pushing for repeal of ObamaCare's ‘Cadillac tax’ — Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) are working behind the scenes to repeal one of the most controversial taxes in ObamaCare, multiple sources tell The Hill.

Discussion: JustOneMinute and Josh Blackman's Blog

New York Times:

Hundreds of Nude Photos Jolt Colorado School — CAÑON CITY, Colo. — At least 100 students at a high school in Cañon City traded naked pictures of themselves, the authorities said Friday, part of a large sexting ring. — The revelation has left parents outraged …

Discussion: Mediaite, Althouse, Hot Air, Deadspin and NBC News

Ana Radelat / Hartford Courant:

Murphy Slams Pro-Cruz Ad Over Sandy Hook Reference — aradelat@ctmirror.org … WASHINGTON — Sen Chris Murphy said a third-party ad supporting Sen. Ted Cruz's White House bid “makes me want to throw up” because it said the GOP presidential candidate “stopped Obama's push for gun control laws” in the wake of the Sandy Hook shootings.

Discussion: Raw Story and addictinginfo.org

New York Times:

As U.S. Escalates Air War on ISIS, Allies Slip Away — AL UDEID AIR BASE, Qatar — As the United States prepares to intensify airstrikes against the Islamic State in Syria, the Arab allies who with great fanfare sent warplanes on the initial missions there a year ago have largely vanished from the campaign.

Discussion: Outside the Beltway

Arturo Garcia / Raw Story:

Maher: ‘Capt. Carnival Barker and Crazy McSleepy Pants’ are winning because US voters are dumb — DON'T MISS STORIES. FOLLOW RAW STORY! — Real Time host Bill Maher closed his show out on Friday by ridiculing a Republican electorate demanding that their next presidential candidate have as little political experience as possible.

Discussion: addictinginfo.org and Independent Journal

al.com:

How far is too far? Controversial Alabama-LSU sign decried on social media — It's our understanding that the banner was hung at an off-campus apartment complex and it has been removed. — This message was issued to UA students by UA Vice President of Student Affairs Dr. David Grady:

Discussion: addictinginfo.org, Raw Story and NOLA River

Bill McMorris / Washington Free Beacon:

Union: Obama Threw Workers Under the Bus — One of the nation's largest unions accused President Obama of betraying workers and the labor movement by blocking the Keystone Pipeline and is backing up its rhetoric with campaign donations to Republicans. — The Laborers' International Union …