memeorandum: Oklahoma court: oral sex is not rape if victim is unconscious from drinking (Molly Redden/Guardian)

3:15 PM ET, April 28, 2016

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Ada Statler-Throckmorton / Stanford Daily:

John Boehner talks election, time in office — “You can call me boner, beaner, jackass, happy to answer to almost anything,” said former Speaker of the House John Boehner as he took the stage at CEMEX Auditorium on Wednesday evening. Boehner joined David M. Kennedy, faculty director …

Ezra Klein / Vox:

John Boehner just confirmed everything liberals suspected about the Republican Party — Speaking at Stanford University, former House Speaker John Boehner went the full Bulworth. — “You can call me boner, beaner, jackass, happy to answer to almost anything,” he said.

Discussion: Politico, Media Matters for America and Washington Post

Nick Gass / Politico:

Boehner: Cruz is ‘Lucifer in the flesh’ — When it comes to Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, even a few months' time out of Congress has done little to lessen former House Speaker John Boehner's contempt for his former Capitol Hill colleague. — “Lucifer in the flesh,” Boehner told an audience …

Discussion: Raw Story, Washington Post, ABC News, New York Times, Business Insider, CBS New York, The Right Scoop, Talking Points Memo, The Gateway Pundit, Vox and Mediaite

Ben Brody / Bloomberg:

Boehner Uncorks on ‘Lucifer’ Cruz, Says He Wouldn't Back Him in Fall — The former House speaker says he'd vote for Trump in the general election, and had “never worked with a more miserable son of a b—h in my life” than Cruz. — Former House Speaker John Boehner said he'd vote …

Discussion: Washington Post, The Atlantic, CBS Dallas and Heat Street

Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Boehner: Ted Cruz a ‘miserable son of a bitch’

Discussion: Raw Story

CBS News:

Commentary: Yes, Donald Trump can beat Hillary Clinton — How would Donald Trump fare in a general election against Hillary Clinton? The conventional wisdom is that he wouldn't stand a chance. The GOP is divided. His campaign, despite a recent spate of landslide primary wins, appears to have its own civil war going on.

Discussion: New York Times, Taylor Marsh and Hot Air

Daily Mail:

When it comes to the women's card, Donald holds all the Trumps. He knows What Women Want, and it isn't Hillary — ‘They say every powerful man is good in bed,’ I once asked Donald Trump. ‘That true?’ — He smirked. 'I think there is a certain truth to that, yes. Put it this way, I've never had any complaints.

Anne Gearan / Washington Post:
Trump's 'woman's card' comment escalates the campaign's gender wars

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, TODAY.com, Sun-Sentinel, Mediaite, The Week, Politico, Hullabaloo, Taylor Marsh, Real Clear Politics and New York Times

Ron Fournier / The Atlantic:
How Hillary Clinton Can Win the Right Way

Discussion: Washington Post

Joshua Green / Bloomberg:
‘Clinton Cash’ Has Been Made Into a Movie

Discussion: Breitbart, LawNewz and Media Matters for America

Politico:
What Reporters Really Think of 2016

Discussion: Mediaite

Avik Roy / Forbes:

Ted Cruz's Carly Fiorina VP Pick Could Backfire—Badly — On Tuesday, Donald Trump crushed the opposition, winning 110 of the 119 bound delegates available in the “Acela primary” of northeastern states. Ted Cruz tried to bounce back by naming former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina as his Vice Presidential pick.

Discussion: Washington Post

Bloomberg:
In Indiana, the Deal to Stop Trump May Be Backfiring

Discussion: Yahoo, New York Magazine and The Week

Patrick Thibodeau / Computerworld: With Fiorina pick, Cruz's H-1B stance now in question

Michael Falcone / ABC News:
The Note: Cruz, Carly Come Together

Discussion: Shadowproof, No More Mister Nice Blog, Politico and TPNN

Andrew Ross Sorkin / New York Times:

President Obama Weighs His Economic Legacy — Eight years after the financial crisis, unemployment is at 5 percent, deficits are down and G.D.P. is growing. Why do so many voters feel left behind? The president has a theory. — Two months ago, across an assembly-room table in a factory …

Discussion: Mother Jones, American Enterprise Institute, Washington Post, Media Matters for America, Guardian, Politico, JustOneMinute, The Week and National Review

Rebecca Kheel / The Hill:

Defense bill would require women to register for draft — Women would have to register for the draft under an amendment added to an annual defense bill Wednesday. — “If we want equality in this country, if we want women to be treated precisely like men are treated and that they should not be discriminated …

Discussion: Mother Jones, Politico, LawNewz and The Week

Lauren Fox / Talking Points Memo:
Oops! GOP Rep's Gotcha Amendment On Drafting Women Actually Passed

Discussion: The Bob and Chez Show

Karoun Demirjian / Washington Post:
Are women headed for the draft? One House committee says yes.

Discussion: Vox, NBC News, MilitaryTimes, Independent Journal … and The Slot

Franklin Foer / Slate:

The Quiet American — Paul Manafort made a career out of stealthily reinventing the world's nastiest tyrants as noble defenders of freedom. Getting Donald Trump elected will be a cinch. — Mar-a-Lago, Donald Trump's palace, is impressive by the standards of Palm Beach …

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, New York Magazine and Guardian

Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed: Paul Manafort: Trump Hasn't Ruled Out Taking Money From Big Donors In The General

Andrew Stephens / Los Angeles Times:

FBI arrests brother of San Bernardino terrorist and 2 others on marriage fraud charges — The FBI has served another warrant at the home of Syed Raheel Farook, the elder brother of San Bernardino gunman Syed Rizwan Farook. The FBI also served a warrant at the home in February, as seen in this file photo.

Discussion: The Atlantic, TalkLeft, abc7.com, Jihad Watch, LawNewz, ImmigrationProf Blog and KTLA

Numbers / Pew Research Center:

GOP's Favorability Rating Edges Lower — A quarter of the public views both parties unfavorably — The Republican Party's image, already quite negative, has slipped since last fall. Currently 33% of the public has a favorable impression of the Republican Party, while 62% have an unfavorable view.

Discussion: Political Wire, National Review and Politico

Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
What Bernie Sanders wants

Discussion: Vox, USA Today, Washington Post and New York Times

Nick Gass / Politico: Nader: ‘Why should Bernie Sanders drop out?’

Molly Redden / Guardian:

Oklahoma court: oral sex is not rape if victim is unconscious from drinking — Ruling is sparking outrage among critics who say the judicial system was engaged in victim-blaming and buying outdated notions about rape — An Oklahoma court has stunned local prosecutors with a declaration …

Discussion: AOL

Clifton Adcock / Oklahoma Watch:
With Court Ruling, Sodomy Law Doesn't Apply When Victim Is Unconscious

Discussion: ThinkProgress, Talking Points Memo, 6 and LawNewz

Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:

SIMPLY THE WORST=> Obama is First President Ever to Not See Single Year of 3% GDP Growth — Obama's just like Reagan... Except when he isn't. — The rate of real economic growth is the single greatest determinate of both America's strength as a nation and the well-being of the American people.

Discussion: John Hawkins' Right Wing News

Michelle Jamrisko / Bloomberg:
U.S. Economy Expands to 0.5% Pace, Weakest in Two Years

Discussion: New York Magazine

Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:

ICE releases 19,723 criminal illegals, 208 convicted of murder, 900 of sex crimes — The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency in 2015 decided not to deport but release 19,723 criminal illegal immigrants, including 208 convicted of murder, over 900 convicted of sex crimes and 12,307 …

Discussion: John Hawkins' Right Wing News and Scared Monkeys

Jessica Vaughan / Center for Immigration Studies:
ICE Released 19,723 Criminal Aliens in 2015

Discussion: Fox News Insider, Washington Free Beacon and The Daily Caller

Scott MacFarlane / NBC4 Washington:

Secret Service Plans to Raise White House Fence by 5 Feet — Secret Service: ‘Current fence simply is not adequate for a modern era’ — The U.S. Secret Service plans to raise the height of the White House security fence by 5 feet and add a new concrete foundation to reduce the risk of fence-jumpers …

Discussion: Hot Air, The Daily Caller, AMERICAN DIGEST, Mediaite and BizPac Review

Pete Williams / NBC News:

Prince's Death: Local Investigators Ask for DEA's Help on Case — The county sheriff investigating the death of Prince is asking for help from the Drug Enforcement Administration, federal law enforcement officials told NBC News on Wednesday. — The officials say prescription painkillers …

Discussion: People.com, Guardian, TMZ.com, The Boombox, Hollywood Life and The Daily Caller

Howard Koplowitz / al.com:

Roy Moore says complaint on gay marriage order politically motivated — Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore responds to complaints over Marriage Protection Acts — Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore on Wednesday accused several groups, including the Southern Poverty Law Center and …

Discussion: Raw Story, Right Wing Watch and Joe.My.God.