memeorandum: Group Apologizes for Giuliani's ‘Unscripted’ Remarks at Awards Dinner (Jillian Jorgensen/The New York Observer)

4:50 PM ET, October 1, 2016

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Jillian Jorgensen / The New York Observer:

Group Apologizes for Giuliani's ‘Unscripted’ Remarks at Awards Dinner — Former Mayor Rudolph Giuliani was invited to a financial services trade group's award dinner last week to speak about leadership—but instead delivered a political speech that strayed so far from that topic the group felt it necessary to apologize to its guests.

Discussion: Hullabaloo, Raw Story and Politico

Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:

Rudy Stumbles Outside the Race War Bubble — I sense this has gotten little attention given all that's happened in the news today. But it seems both a revealing and embarrassing nugget of news. So I wanted to share it with you. Last week Rudy Giuliani gave a speech at an awards dinner …

Discussion: bradford-delong.com and alan.com

Harper Neidig / The Hill:

Financial group apologizes for Giuliani's ‘unscripted’ event speech: report — A financial services group apologized to its guests after Rudy Giuliani delivered a speech at an event that focused on politics and reportedly included a racial remark about Mexicans, the New York Observer reported Friday.

Discussion: RedState

Cristiano Lima / Politico:

Clinton gives her take on Sanders supporters in leaked fundraising recording — Hacked audio of a conversation between Hillary Clinton and donors during a February fundraising event shows the Democrat nominee describing Bernie Sanders supporters as “children of the Great Recession” who are “living in their parents' basement.”

Discussion: Townhall.com, twitchy.com, CNBC, Des Moines Register, BizPac Review, Common Dreams, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Mediaite, The Daily Caller, Business Insider, Weasel Zippers and Occidental Dissent

Alex Swoyer / Breitbart:

Parental Basement Dwellers: Hillary Clinton Criticizes Bernie Sanders Voters for Having ‘Bought into False Promise’ — An audio recording has surfaced, revealing Hillary Clinton speaking critically about young voters supporting Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), saying they've bought into a “false promise.”

Discussion: twitchy.com

Tyler Durden / zerohedge.com/fullrss2.xml:
In Hacked Fundraiser Recording, Hillary Mocks Bernie Supporters “Living In Their Parents' Basement”

Discussion: The Week and Independent Journal Review

Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
In Leaked Audio, Clinton Talks About Sanders Supporters ‘Living in Parents’ Basement'

Discussion: Washington Examiner, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, Power Line, Fox News Insider, BizPac Review and New York Magazine

The Intercept:
Hacked Audio Reveals Hillary Clinton Sees Herself Occupying “Center-Left to Center-Right”

Discussion: Washington Post, Liberal Values, Mashable, The American Mirror, The Gateway Pundit, Political Wire, Clayton Cramer, Althouse and True Pundit

Ezra Klein / Vox:

The last six days proved Donald Trump is dangerously unfit for the presidency — The lesson of the Machado saga: America's enemies would find Trump predictable and easy to control. — The last six days proved Donald Trump is dangerously unfit for the presidency. — The problem isn't that Trump is cruel, though he is.

New York Times:

Donald Trump Opens New Line of Attack on Hillary Clinton: Her Marriage — Donald J. Trump unleashed a slashing new attack on Hillary Clinton over Bill Clinton's sexual indiscretions on Friday as he sought to put the Clintons' relationship at the center of his political argument against her before their next debate.

Christina Wilkie / The Huffington Post:
Trump Pleaded The Fifth 97 Times To Avoid Admitting To Adultery

Discussion: Booman Tribune and Mother Jones

Dan Balz / Washington Post:

If Trump thinks debate prep is for chumps, his advisers can't save him from himself — Donald Trump has one week to prepare for his next debate with Hillary Clinton. It is a critical event for him. Yet everything he's done before and after the first debate sends a loud, clear message: He seems to think debate prep is for chumps.

Discussion: Booman Tribune

Washington Post:

Trump's bad week is a ‘nightmare’ for the GOP … Republican leaders and strategists are unnerved by Donald Trump's erratic attacks on a Latina beauty queen and other outbursts this week, increasingly fearful that the GOP nominee is damaging his White House hopes and doing lasting harm to the party in the campaign's final stretch.

Discussion: Business Insider, Media Matters for America, Politicus USA, Balloon Juice and Guardian, more at Mediagazer »

Amie Parnes / The Hill: Clinton's strategy: Get under Trump's skin

Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:

Farage Makes Emergency Visit to US for Trump Debate Prep — Because of bonds of culture, language and governmental systems it's been standard for decades for British Tories and American Republicans to collaborate informally on political campaigns, just as Labour and Democrats have done the same.

Discussion: alan.com and Infowars

Jamie Grierson / Guardian:
Ukip denies that Farage is coaching Donald Trump for next debate

Discussion: ThinkProgress and AOL

Daily Mail:
Send for Nigel! Trump flies in Farage to help sharpen up his debating skills for his next clash with Hillary Clinton

Discussion: The Sun

Esther Yu Hsi Lee / ThinkProgress:

Republican candidate for governor doesn't think educated women can be abused — His comments immediately drew boos from the audience. — During Oregon's second gubernatorial debate on Friday, Republican candidate Bud Pierce said that educated women are not susceptible to abuse …

Discussion: Portland Tribune, Washington Post and alan.com

Sacramento Bee:

Sacramento police tried to run over man before shooting him, recordings reveal — Two Sacramento police officers attempted to run over a mentally ill homeless man with their car less than 35 seconds before they shot and killed him, according to recordings released by police this month.

Discussion: ThinkProgress, YouTube, Hit & Run, Washington Post, The Root, The Week, CBS Sacramento and 6

Bloomberg:

Secret Alpine Gold Vaults Are the New Swiss Bank Accounts — “There has been a real interest in alternatives to bank deposits.” — Subscribe Reprints — Deep in the Swiss Alps, next to an old airstrip suitable for landing Gulfstream and Falcon jets, is a vast bunker that holds …

Discussion: Infowars and Althouse

Bloomberg:

Near ‘Collapse,’ Minnesota to Raise Obamacare Rates by Half — Bloomberg Anywhere Remote LoginBloomberg Anywhere Login — ‘Serious need for reform’ of markets, state commisioner says — Obamacare rates to rise 50 percent to 67 percent in state — Minnesota will let the health insurers …

Discussion: Hot Air and The Fiscal Times

Beth Reinhard / Wall Street Journal:

GOP Faces Challenge to Its State Legislature Dominance — After seizing control of record number of chambers, party is largely playing defense in 2016 election — The Republican Party, after seizing control of more state legislative chambers than at any time in its history, is largely playing defense in the 2016 election.

Katie McHugh / Breitbart:

Jeff Sessions Slams Top Immigration Official for Suppressing Reports of Refugee Terrorism, Crime — Alabama Republican Sen. Jeff Sessions is going after a top immigration official who earlier admitted the U.S. government has invited future terrorists into American communities …

Jacob Bernstein / New York Times:

The Remarriage of Edie Windsor, a Gay Marriage Pioneer — Edie Windsor, the veteran L.G.B.T. activist who emerged as arguably the most famous figure in the marriage equality movement, has gotten married again. — On Monday, she and her new partner, Judith Kasen, a vice president at Wells Fargo Advisors …

Discussion: Joe.My.God., The New Civil Rights Movement and Towleroad

Peter Dobrin / Philly.com:

Philadelphia Orchestra on strike; gala concert canceled — The Fabulous Philadelphians are on strike. — Friday night, a crowd of about 1,000 sat in Verizon Hall waiting for the orchestra to appear for the scheduled start of the Opening Night Gala. — But no Philadelphia Orchestra appeared on stage.

Discussion: New York Times, The Week, Associated Press and Eschaton