memeorandum: Republicans Ideologically Divided in Views of Candidate Positions (Pew Research Center)

4:50 PM ET, October 2, 2015

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Forget Oregon's Gunman. Remember the Hero Who Charged Straight at Him. — No amount of murder seems likely to result in gun control any time soon. So let's do what we can to stop the lunacy—by reserving the limelight for the vet who rushed Thursday's shooter.

Discussion: The Daily Signal, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, The Daily Caller, Hot Air, The Week, The PJ Tatler, Daily Kos, Hollywood Life, Refinery29, Business Insider and USA Today

myfox8.com:

Randleman victim in Oregon community college shooting tried to stop gunman, family says … RANDLEMAN, N.C. — A man originally from Randleman was shot and injured in the Oregon community college shooting Thursday that resulted in 10 fatalities. — Seven other people were injured when a gunman …

Discussion: fox13now.com, KTLA, Mashable, The Gateway Pundit, Refinery29, US News and fox4kc.com

Alexandra Lewis / Q13 FOX News:

Oregon community college shooting victim, shot 5 times, says he stood up to shooter — ROSEBURG, Ore. — As we learn more about the Umpqua Community College shooter, we are also learning more about men and women who stood up to protect their classmates. — All brave souls have a calling.

Discussion: Business Insider, Mashable, Associated Press, Guardian, addictinginfo.org, The Daily Banter and Oregonian

NBC News:

Oregon Shooting: ‘Heroic’ Veteran Chris Mintz Was Shot 7 Times — An Army veteran was shot seven times while trying to save other students during the deadly Oregon community college rampage, according to his aunt. — Chris Mintz “tried to protect some people,” his aunt Sheila Brown told NBC News in a telephone interview.

Discussion: Daily Mail, Allen B. West, Shot in the Dark, Louder With Crowder, Telegraph, Hollywood Life, Mediaite, Refinery29, KFOR-TV, Common Dreams, Washington Free Beacon and Independent Journal

New York Times:

Chris Mercer, Oregon Gunman, Hinted of Anger and Loneliness — TORRANCE, Calif. — Chris Harper Mercer, the man identified as the gunman in the deadly rampage at Umpqua Community College in Oregon on Thursday, was a withdrawn young man who neighbors said wore the same outfit every day …

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New York Times:

Gunman in Oregon Shooting Was Armed With 6 Guns and Left 7 at Home — ROSEBURG, Ore. — The man who killed nine people and severely wounded several others at a community college here went on his rampage armed with six guns, multiple extra ammunition magazines and a flak jacket …

Discussion: VICE, National Review, Shadowproof, Daily Mail, ThinkProgress, euronews, Slantpoint, John Hawkins' Right Wing News and KTLA

CNN:

American deaths in terrorism vs. gun violence in one graph — (CNN)During his presidency, President Barack Obama has had to deliver statements on gun violence 15 times. — After a gunman opened fire at Oregon's Umpqua Community College, killing nine people and injuring seven …

Discussion: Slantpoint, Vox, Fox 59 and No More Mister Nice Blog

NBC News:

Oregon College Shooter Felt ‘The World Was Against Him’: Official — The heavily armed gunman who slaughtered nine people at an Oregon college left a hate-filled note at the scene of his rampage and “felt the world was against him,” law enforcement officials confirmed Friday.

Discussion: CollegeFootballTalk, The Gateway Pundit, Daily Mail, ABC News, 89.3 KPCC, Shakesville, Scared Monkeys and The News-Review

Meghan Keneally / ABC News:
‘Hero’ Umpqua Community College Student Chris Mintz Speaks After Being Shot 7 Times

Discussion: CNN, 89.3 KPCC, WREG-TV, American Spectator, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Hollywood Life and NPR

Ruben Vives / Los Angeles Times:
Oregon college gunman Chris Harper Mercer liked target shooting, ex-neighbors say

Discussion: KTLA, Associated Press, Washington Post and Q13 FOX News

Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
Who Is Alleged Oregon College Gunman Chris Harper Mercer? (UPDATED)

Discussion: Raw Story, The Daily Banter, The Gateway Pundit, BizPac Review, No More Mister Nice Blog and New York Post

CNN:
Father of Umpqua college shooting victim: Gunman singled out Christians

Washington Post:
Oregon shooter said to have singled out Christians for killing in ‘horrific act of cowardice’

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, KIRO-TV, The Daily Beast, Guardian, Friendly Atheist, addictinginfo.org, NBC News, ThinkProgress, Daily Mail, RedState, The American Conservative, GetReligion, Slate, Mother Jones, The Week, Slantpoint and The Elder Statement

whitehouse.gov:
Statement by the President on the Shootings at Umpqua Community College, Roseburg, Oregon

Discussion: CBS News, Washington Post, Hit & Run, Slantpoint, New York Magazine, Outside the Beltway, Mediaite, Democratic Strategist, The Week and Business Insider

Iris Salem / CBS Los Angeles:
Father Of Suspected Oregon Shooter: 'I'm Just As Shocked As Anybody At What Happened'

Discussion: KOIN-TV, Guardian, KLFY-TV, Raw Story and WPRI-TV

Chris Perez / New York Post:
Oregon gunman singled out Christians during rampage

Daniel Burke / CNN:

CNN Exclusive: Pope met privately with gay couple - CNN.com — The day before Pope Francis met anti-gay clerk Kim Davis in Washington, he held a private meeting with Yayo Grassi, an openly gay man.

New York Times:

Pope Francis' Meeting Wasn't an Endorsement of Kim Davis's Views, Vatican Says — VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis' encounter with Kim Davis last week in Washington, which was interpreted by many as a subtle intervention in the United States' same-sex marriage debate, was part of a series …

Discussion: Refinery29, GetReligion, Liberaland, Friendly Atheist, Slantpoint, Washington Blade, The Moderate Voice, The Week, Conservative Intelligence …, Joe.My.God. and Jezebel

Mike Ramsey / CBS Chicago:

Vatican Source: Pope Blindsided By Meeting With Controversial Kentucky Clerk — (CBS) — Chicago Archbishop Blase Cupich is on his way to Rome tonight. Before he left, he spoke out for the first time on that controversial meeting between Pope Francis and Kim Davis, the county clerk …

Discussion: Vatican Radio English, Washington Blade, Towleroad, ThinkProgress, Joe.My.God. and Balloon Juice

Philip Pullella / Reuters:
‘Sense of regret’ in Vatican over pope meeting with gay marriage opponent

Discussion: National Review, Towleroad, Hot Air and Right Wing Watch

Philip Pullella / Raw Story:
Vatican feels ‘sense of regret’ for pope's meeting with Kim Davis

Discussion: Shakesville and addictinginfo.org

Numbers / Pew Research Center:

Contrasting Partisan Perspectives on Campaign 2016 — In a Shift, Republicans Now Prefer ‘New Ideas’ to ‘Experience’ — With four months to go before the first presidential nomination contests, Republican and Democratic voters have sharply different perspectives on their parties' campaigns …

Discussion: Political Wire, Washington Post, Washington Times, Business Insider, Hot Air and The Week

Pew Research Center:
Republicans Ideologically Divided in Views of Candidate Positions

Discussion: Washington Monthly and Mediaite

Paul Krugman / New York Times:

Voodoo Never Dies — So Donald Trump has unveiled his tax plan. It would, it turns out, lavish huge cuts on the wealthy while blowing up the deficit. — This is in contrast to Jeb Bush's plan, which would lavish huge cuts on the wealthy while blowing up the deficit, and Marco Rubio's plan …

John Frank / The Spot:
John Hickenlooper expresses doubt about Hillary Clinton amid e-mail controversy

Discussion: Hot Air, Talking Points Memo, RedState, New York Times, The Daily Caller and Washington Free Beacon

Michael Falcone / ABC News:
The Note: The Politics of Mass Shootings

Discussion: CBN.com, Politico, No More Mister Nice Blog and Reuters

John Bresnahan / Politico:

Chaffetz prepares long-shot bid for House speaker — <p>House Oversightand Government Affairs Chairman Jason Chaffetz is planning to run for House speaker, taking on Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy in what appears to be a long-shot bid to lead House Republicans, according to multiple sources.</p><p …

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Washington Post, Hot Air, Mediaite, The Daily Signal, The Daily Caller, Political Wire and The Week

Catherine Thompson / Talking Points Memo:

Sheriff In Charge Of Oregon Massacre Probe Posted Sandy Hook Truther Video — The sheriff investigating a mass shooting at an Oregon community college that left at least nine people dead posted a video to Facebook in 2013 that raised questions about the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.

Discussion: addictinginfo.org

Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
The Sheriff Investigating The Oregon Shooting Believes Some Seriously Fringe Things About Guns

Discussion: Hullabaloo, Talking Points Memo and BizPac Review

Bureau of Labor Statistics:

Employment Situation Summary — Transmission of material in this release is embargoed until USDL-15-1912 8:30 a.m. (EDT) Friday, October 2, 2015 — Technical information: — Household data: (202) 691-6378 • cpsinfo@bls.gov • www.bls.gov/cps

Discussion: NPR, The Daily Caller, New York Times, Bloomberg View, Daily Kos, Outside the Beltway, Telegraph, BizzyBlog, US News, The Week and Washington Free Beacon

Patricia Cohen / New York Times:
Lackluster Jobs Data Raise Concerns on Economy's Course

Discussion: Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Reuters, The Daily Caller and Washington Monthly

Kevin Cirilli / The Hill:

Dem economists attack Elizabeth Warren over Brookings firing — Five top Democratic economists are criticizing Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and the left-leaning Brookings Institution for forcing one of its nonresident economic fellows to resign. — Warren raised concerns earlier this week …

Discussion: Shadowproof

Katherine SkibaContact / Chicago Tribune:

Education Secretary Arne Duncan stepping down, returning to Chicago … Education Secretary Arne Duncan will step down in December, a White House official said Friday. — Duncan is the former Chicago Public Schools chief. He has served as U.S. education secretary since President Barack Obama took office in 2009.

Discussion: Education Next