memeorandum: The Unconscionable Silence of the Anti-Defamation League on Antisemitism at #OccupyWallStreet (Joel B. Pollak/Big Government)

5:50 AM ET, October 17, 2011

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Ryan Jones / Israel Today:

Israelis worried by anti-Semitic flavor of ‘Occupy Wall St.’ protests — A growing number of Israelis and foreign Jewish groups are expressing concern over the anti-Semitic flavor of some of the “Occupy Wall St.” economic protests in the US. — From the 13th century expulsion of Englands Jews …

Discussion: Whiskey Fire, Weasel Zippers, NewsBusters.org blogs, YID With LID, Runnin' Scared, CANNONFIRE, Israel Matzav, THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS, The Gateway Pundit and Atlas Shrugs

Zeke Miller / Business Insider:

White House Draws Closer To Occupy Wall Street, Says Obama Is Fighting For The Interests Of The 99% — The White House continued its embrace of the Occupy Wall Street protests on Sunday, using the strongest terms yet to identify President Barack Obama with the growing movement.

Discussion: Michelle Malkin, The Gateway Pundit, Weasel Zippers and Pundit Press

Nicholas D. Kristof / New York Times:

America's ‘Primal Scream’ — IT'S fascinating that many Americans intuitively understood the outrage and frustration that drove Egyptians to protest at Tahrir Square, but don't comprehend similar resentments that drive disgruntled fellow citizens to “occupy Wall Street.”

Discussion: Tom Watson, Gothamist, Newshoggers.com, Daily Kos, Truthdig, Prairie Weather, Outside the Beltway, Guardian and Media Decoder, more at Mediagazer »

Meredith Hoffman / New York Times:

Occupy Wall Street Trying to Settle on Demands — In a quiet corner across the street from Zuccotti Park, a cluster of 25 solemn-faced protesters struggled one night to give Occupy Wall Street what critics have found to be most lacking. — “We absolutely need demands,” said Shawn Redden, 35, an earnest history teacher in the group.

Discussion: Verum Serum

Joel B. Pollak / Big Government:

The Unconscionable Silence of the Anti-Defamation League on Antisemitism at #OccupyWallStreet — The Anti-Defamation League is one of the most powerful and authoritative voices against bigotry of all kinds-not just in the United States, but throughout the world.

Discussion: Israel Matzav, Marooned In Marin, Scared Monkeys, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and Weasel Zippers

Dave Boyer / Washington Times:
Obama: King would have backed ‘Occupy Wall Street’

Discussion: Hot Air, Weasel Zippers and JammieWearingFool

Kurt Schlichter / Washington Examiner:
Sunday Reflection: Protestors should try occupying reality for real change

Discussion: Maggie's Farm, Instapundit, Wizbang, PoliPundit.com and Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog

The Caucus:

Cain Says His Deadly Fence Plan Was ‘a Joke’ — Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy — At two campaign rallies in Tennessee on Saturday night, the Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain said that part of his immigration policy would be to build …

Discussion: Commentary Magazine, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Washington Post, New York Times, The Hill, The Lonely Conservative, New York Magazine, Towleroad News #gay, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Hot Air, The Raw Story, Connecting.the.Dots, The Gateway Pundit, Little Green Footballs, americanthinker.com, Outside the Beltway and National Review

Ann Althouse / Althouse:
Herman Cain nailed “Meet the Press.”

Discussion: The Other McCain and Instapundit

Julian Pecquet / The Hill:
Herman Cain defends 9-9-9 proposal, says ‘most people will pay less’ in taxes

Discussion: Power Line

Ryan J. Reilly / 2012.talkingpointsmemo.com:
TPM2012 — Herman Cain Wants Electrified Border Fence To Kill Illegal Immigrants

Discussion: Mock, Paper, Scissors, The Moderate Voice, The Daily Caller, Rumproast and The Caucus

Ryan J. Foley / Associated Press:
Long Ties to Koch Brothers Key to Cain's Campaign

Discussion: The Other McCain

Pat Garofalo / ThinkProgress:
Cain: People Will Demand 999 Even Though It Raises Their Taxes

Discussion: Firedoglake and Alan Colmes' Liberaland

James Freeman / Wall Street Journal:

The Exasperation of the Democratic Billionaire — Real-estate and newspaper mogul Mortimer Zuckerman voted for Obama but began seeing trouble as soon as the stimulus went into the pockets of municipal unions. — New York — 'It's as if he doesn't like people," says real-estate mogul …

Discussion: Don Surber and Hullabaloo

Benjamin Wallace / New York Magazine:

What's Up, Spock? — He might be a famous Vulcan, but Zachary Quinto has no problem being fully human. — Last year, when Zachary Quinto was starring in the Signature Theatre's restaging of Angels in America, he would find himself at Cafe Mogador, near the place where he was staying in the East Village …

Discussion: CBS News, The Moderate Voice, Towleroad News #gay and Joe. My. God.

rebelpundit:

Video: Communist Party U.S.A. Spokesman Gets Overwhelming Applause from Occupy Chicago — Last night during the tent city construction at Occupy Chicago on Michigan Ave, John Bachtell, a spokesperson from the national board of the Communist Party U.S.A., addressed the angry mob of nearly 3000.

Discussion: The Lonely Conservative

New York Times:

Big Cash Edge Powers Obama in Drive for '12 — President Obama is exploiting his early lead in campaign fund-raising to bankroll a sprawling grass-roots organization and information technology apparatus in critical general election battlegrounds. He is doing so even as the Republican …

Discussion: Wall Street Journal and ABCNEWS

Janet Hook / Washington Wire:

Gingrich: Romney's Rockefeller Problem — Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich has a new take on Mitt Romney's challenge in cementing his status as frontrunner for the GOP presidential nomination. It's not that he's a flip flopper. It's not that he's a Mormon. It's his Nelson Rockefeller problem.

Discussion: Hot Air and MyFox Boston

Sam Youngman / The Hill:

Obama wants $35 billion for teachers, first-responders first — President Obama is returning to the road this week to press Congress to start passing the American Jobs Act, beginning with $35 billion for states to put teachers and first-responders to work. — But White House officials …

Discussion: The Politico, ABCNEWS, American Power and CNN

Imtiyaz Delawala / ABCNEWS:

Obama Strategist David Axelrod Slams Mitt Romney for Changing Positions — Obama campaign advisor David Axelrod slammed Mitt Romney for changing positions on major issues throughout his political career, questioning the “core principles” of the presumptive front-runner for the GOP presidential nomination.

Discussion: CNN and The Daily Caller