memeorandum: Jeb Bush Is Criticized for Saying ‘Stuff Happens’ in Reaction to Shootings (New York Times)

9:00 AM ET, October 3, 2015

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Jeb Bush Is Criticized for Saying ‘Stuff Happens’ in Reaction to Shootings — GREENVILLE, S.C. — Jeb Bush invited a firestorm on Friday by saying that “stuff happens” in reference to renewed calls for legislative action after tragedies like the mass shooting in Oregon.

Discussion: CNN, The Moderate Voice, Forbes, No More Mister Nice Blog and Politico

New York Times:

Obama Rebukes Bush on ‘Stuff Happens’ Reaction to Oregon Shootings — WASHINGTON — Jeb Bush drew a sharp rebuke from President Obama on Friday after the Republican presidential candidate shrugged off any need for government action in the wake of the massacre of nine people at a community college in Oregon.

Discussion: Political Wire

Daniel Strauss / Politico:

Jeb Bush on gun violence: ‘Stuff happens’ — A day after a massacre on a U.S. college campus, Jeb Bush said "stuff happens" but that does not mean gun restrictions should be tightened." We're in a difficult time in our country and I don't think more government is necessarily the answer to this.

Discussion: Bloomberg Business and Bloomberg.com news

Candace Smith / ABC News:
Jeb Bush Says ‘Stuff Happens’ In Response to Gun Violence

Discussion: National Review

Katherine Krueger / Talking Points Memo:
WATCH: Jeb Argues Against Gun Control After Oregon Massacre: ‘Stuff Happens’

Discussion: Wall Street Journal, Mediaite and Guardian

New York Times:
In Note Left Behind, Gunman ‘Did Not Like His Lot in Life,’ Officials Say

Discussion: Los Angeles Times, myfox8.com, Washington Post, Refinery29, Slantpoint, VICE, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, Guardian, BarbWire.com, National Review, euronews, The Week, Friendly Atheist and Jezebel, more at Mediagazer »

Sahil Kapur / Bloomberg Business:
Jeb Bush Turns Sights on Marco Rubio, Who Seeks to Stay Above the Fray

Discussion: New York Times, Hot Air, Politico, Washington Post and SaintPetersBlog

USA Today:

Official: Oregon gunman left angry note glorifying mass killers — Authorities say the suspect in the Oregon college shooting had six guns with him at the school and another seven at home. They were all purchased legally, but not all of them were purchased by the suspect. VPC

Discussion: ECHIDNE OF THE SNAKES and Hit & Run

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

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, BizPac Review, Hullabaloo, Mashable and Mother Jones

KOIN-TV:
Umpqua Community College shooting victims identified

Discussion: The Week, Independent Journal, WTHI-TV, WIAT-TV and WJBF-TV

Catherine Thompson / Talking Points Memo:
Sheriff In Charge Of Oregon Massacre Probe Posted Sandy Hook Truther Video

Discussion: addictinginfo.org

NBC News:
Oregon College Shooter Felt ‘World Was Against Him’

Discussion: Telegraph, The Gateway Pundit, Talking Points Memo, 89.3 KPCC, Atlanta Daily World, CollegeFootballTalk, Daily Mail, WCBD News 2, Jihad Watch and Shakesville

Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:

Poll: Jeb Falls to 4% — The latest Pew poll shows that Jeb Bush has fallen to 4 percent in the Republican field. Donald Trump leads the field with 25 percent; Ben Carson is at 16 percent. — Carly Fiorina and Marco Rubio are tied for third at 8 percent of the Republican field.

Discussion: Rush Limbaugh and The Gateway Pundit

Numbers / Pew Research Center:
Contrasting Partisan Perspectives on Campaign 2016

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

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

Discussion: Washington Monthly and Mediaite

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.

Daniel Burke / CNN:
CNN Exclusive: Pope met privately with gay couple - CNN.com

Discussion: Bondings 2.0, Religion News Service, Washington Blade, Business Insider and PinkNews

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

Discussion: Towleroad, Hot Air and National Review

Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:

Armed vet destroys gun nuts' argument on mass shooters by explaining why he didn't attack Oregon killer — DON'T MISS STORIES. FOLLOW RAW STORY! — A veteran who says he was carrying a concealed weapon on the UCC campus Thursday when 26-year-old Christopher Harper Mercer went on a murderous rampage …

Discussion: Hot Air and addictinginfo.org

MSF USA:

Afghanistan: MSF Staff Killed, Hospital Partially Destroyed in Kunduz — AFGHANISTAN: MSF INFORMED ALL FIGHTING PARTIES OF GPS COORDINATES — OCTOBER 3, 2015 — Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) condemns in the strongest possible terms the horrific bombing …

Discussion: New York Times, Agence France-Presse, The Week, NPR, France 24, euronews and Guardian

Ilan Ben-Meir / BuzzFeed:

Lindsey Graham: Russia And Iran “Slapping” Obama “In The Face” — “Here's what Russia and Iran are saying to Obama: 'You're weak.' They're slapping him in the face - they have no respect for the man, they have no respect for the United States.” — Andrew Burton / Getty Images

Toluse Olorunnipa / Bloomberg Business:
Obama Warns Putin Risks a Quagmire in Propping Up Assad

Discussion: Politico

Alex Seitz-Wald / msnbc.com:
Hillary Clinton calls for no-fly zone in Syria

Discussion: Bloomberg View, RedState, Hot Air, Washington Post, Reuters and The American Conservative

Lawrence Lessig / Politico:

I'm Trying to Run for President, but the Democrats Won't Let Me — I'm running for President. Or trying. After raising $1 million in less than 30 days, I entered the primary on September 9 as the Democrat's only non-politician. My platform is simple: end the corrupting influence …

Discussion: Liberal Values, Hit & Run and Moe Lane

New York Times:

Firefighters' Union Backs Away From Endorsement of Hillary Clinton — The International Association of Fire Fighters, one of the country's more politically powerful unions, has abandoned its initial plans to endorse Hillary Rodham Clinton for president, according to union sources.

Discussion: Political Wire and RedState

John Bresnahan / Politico:

Chaffetz prepares long-shot bid for House speaker — House Oversight and 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 …

Discussion: Conservative Intelligence …, Daily Kos, The Daily Signal, NBC News, Washington Post, Hot Air, Mediaite, fox13now.com, Talking Points Memo, The Daily Caller and The Week

Suzanne Gamboa / NBC News:

Donald Trump Cancels Q&A, Says Hispanic Chamber of Commerce — WASHINGTON, D.C. — GOP frontrunner Donald Trump has canceled his appearance at a Q&A session with the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce scheduled for next Thursday, the chamber said. — USHCC spokesman Ammar Campa-Najjar …

Discussion: Daily Kos and Jezebel

Peter Baker / New York Times:

Obama Says He Won't Sign Another Temporary Spending Measure — WASHINGTON — President Obama pledged on Friday that he would not sign another temporary spending measure after the one passed this week, a move to try to raise the pressure on Congress to reach a long-term agreement to finance the government.

Discussion: Political Wire