memeorandum: Fallin: Trump ‘trying to campaign as a racial healer’ (Nick Gass/Politico)

8:00 AM ET, July 11, 2016

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Michele Kirk / BizPac Review:

Riveting post by black police officer confronts BLM with raw honesty and EVERY American needs to see it — An African-American police officer from Florida has laid bare his heart in a powerful way. — Pundits have been talking non-stop since a new wave of sensationalized stories …

Discussion: RedState and The Last Refuge

St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Intruder shot by off-duty St. Louis County officer after online argument about Black Lives Matter, family says

Discussion: Associated Press, The Gateway Pundit and twitchy.com

Nick Gass / Politico:
Giuliani: Black parents should ‘teach children to be respectful of the police’

Discussion: Political Wire, Washington Post and The Root

Heather Mac Donald / Wall Street Journal:
The Myths of Black Lives Matter

Discussion: Washington Post and John Hawkins' Right Wing News

John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Are Blacks Disproportionately Involved In Police Shootings?

Discussion: Betsy's Page, The Week and Instapundit

Adam Liptak / New York Times:

Ruth Bader Ginsburg, No Fan of Donald Trump, Critiques Latest Term — WASHINGTON — Unless they have a book to sell, Supreme Court justices rarely give interviews. Even then, they diligently avoid political topics. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg takes a different approach.

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, CNN, Raw Story, New York Magazine, The Week and Patterico's Pontifications

Cyra Master / The Hill: Ruth Bader Ginsburg: If Trump wins, time to move to New Zealand

Ralph Z. Hallow / Washington Times:

Donald Trump likely to choose Indiana Gov. Mike Pence as vice presidential pick — CLEVELAND | Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, little known nationally but highly admired in conservative circles, has a “95 percent probability” of being Donald Trump's choice for vice president, The Washington Times has learned.

Discussion: Associated Press, Washington Post, Fox 59, Political Wire, The Hill, New York Magazine, Wall Street Journal, Political Insider blog, USA Today, Politicus USA, WISH-TV, ABC News and CNN

Star Tribune:

Police chief ‘disgusted’ by violence at I-94 protest; 21 officers hurt — President Obama said the violence aimed at police by protesters is a “reprehensible crime” that is “doing a disservice to the cause.” There were about 100 arrests total in St. Paul, roughly half on I-94 and the others elsewhere in the city.

Discussion: Power Line

Lindsey Bever / Washington Post:

Former Philadelphia police commissioner said America is ‘sitting on a powder keg’ — Former Philadelphia police commissioner Charles Ramsey said Sunday morning that the country is “sitting on a powder keg” amid outcry over a number of fatal police shootings, including two last week that prompted nationwide protests.

Discussion: The Root and Politico

Washington Post:
Arrest of activist DeRay McKesson fuels online outrage at end of difficult week

Discussion: Common Dreams, The Advocate, Around the Nation, WFLA-TV, The Gateway Pundit, New York Times, ThinkProgress, Vox, Fox News and NPR, more at Mediagazer »

Ezra Klein / Vox:

Understanding Hillary: Why the Clinton America sees isn't the Clinton colleagues know — This is not a profile of Hillary Clinton. It is not a review of her career or an assessment of her campaign. You won't find any shocking revelations on her emails, on Benghazi, on Whitewater, or even on her health care plan.

Ezra Klein / Vox:

Hillary Clinton: The Vox Conversation — On June 22, I sat with Hillary Clinton on a hot day in Raleigh, North Carolina. She had just finished giving a major speech on her economic vision — she wanted “a full employment and full potential economy,” she said — and I wanted …

Discussion: Politico

Nick Gass / Politico:

Sanders to join Clinton for New Hampshire rally — Bernie Sanders will join Hillary Clinton on Tuesday for a rally in New Hampshire, Clinton's campaign announced Monday. — Sanders will campaign with Clinton at a high school in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, at 11 a.m. Tuesday …

Discussion: ABC News and The Week

Amy Chozick / New York Times:
Bernie Sanders, Set for Rally With Hillary Clinton, Says Campaigns Are ‘Closer and Closer’

Discussion: Talking Points Memo and CNN

Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:

Conservative Activist Jailed After Pulling Gun on Gang of Thugs Trying to Kick His A$$ (Video) — This weekend Michael Strickland, a former contributor at The Gateway Pundit and Progressives Today, was jailed in Portland, Oregon after he pulled a gun on a gang of thugs who were going to kick his a$$ at a black lives matter protest.

Discussion: Victoria Taft

Byron York / Washington Examiner:

After all that's happened, Trump fares no worse with Hispanic voters than Romney or McCain — How many bad moments has Donald Trump had with Hispanic voters? From Mexican rapists to build-a-wall to Judge Curiel, many Republican insiders view Trump as a one-man wrecking crew …

Gregory Holyk / ABC News:

Majority Disapproves of Decision Not to Charge Clinton on Emails (POLL) — A majority of Americans disapproves of the FBI's recommendation not to charge Hillary Clinton with a crime over her handling of email while secretary of state, and a similar number in a new ABC News/Washington Post poll …

Discussion: Associated Press and Washington Times

Allison Pearson / Telegraph:

'I've been under attack, it's been shattering': Andrea Leadsom apologises to Theresa May over motherhood comments and admits furore has left her hurt — When Andrea Leadsom came on the phone yesterday afternoon I could tell from her voice that she'd been crying.

Discussion: Guardian, Political Wire and Coffee House

Rick Noack / Washington Post:

Leaked document says 2,000 men allegedly assaulted 1,200 German women on New Year's Eve — LONDON — At first, there was complete silence from officials. As rumors spread on social media, police had nothing to say about allegations of mass sexual assaults and other crimes carried out on New Year's Eve in the German city of Cologne.

Discussion: Fox News

Michael Daly / The Daily Beast:

Micah Johnson Was Kicked Out of the Army for Stealing Panties — The path from serving in Afghanistan to slaughtering police officers may have started when he was disgraced for harassing women in his unit. — Two years - perhaps to the very day - before he murdered five Dallas police officers …

Discussion: Associated Press and New York Magazine

Daily Mail:
Pictured: The female soldier who ‘pervert’ …

Discussion: The Other McCain

Julia Hahn / Breitbart:

Paul Ryan Plummets to 43 Percent in New Primary Poll — JANESVILLE, WI- A poll of likely Republican voters shows House Speaker Paul Ryan well below 50 percent in his race to maintain his seat in Wisconsin's first Congressional district. — The poll was conducted by P.M.I. …

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit