memeorandum: Because Twitter is our national id here are the worst conservative reactions to the Paris attacks (TBogg/Raw Story)

1:20 PM ET, November 14, 2015

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Rukmini Callimachi / New York Times:

ISIS Claims Responsibility, Calling Attacks ‘First of the Storm’ — SINONE, Iraq — The Islamic State claimed responsibility on Saturday for the catastrophic attacks in the French capital, calling them “the first of the storm” and mocking France as a “capital of prostitution and obscenity …

Discussion: USA Today, Vox, ABC News, Infowars, Political Wire, JustOneMinute, Allen B. West, Associated Press, Daily Wire, Fusion, The Gateway Pundit, UPROXX, Refinery29, ThinkProgress, MSNBC, Mother Jones and Independent Journal

Emily Steel / New York Times:

CBS Shifts Emphasis of Democratic Debate to Reflect Paris Attacks — DES MOINES — In the hours after the deadly attacks in Paris, CBS News significantly reworked its plans for the Democratic presidential debate it is hosting here on Saturday night to focus more on issues of terrorism, national security and foreign relations.

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New York Times:

Paris Attacks Were an ‘Act of War’ by ISIS, Hollande Says — PARIS — President François Hollande on Saturday blamed the Islamic State for the terrorist attacks in Paris on Friday, as the death toll rose to 127 victims, with 300 others hospitalized, 80 of them in critical condition.

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Mark Steyn / Steyn Online:

The Barbarians Are Inside, And There Are No Gates — As I write, Paris is under curfew for the first time since the German occupation, and the death toll from the multiple attacks stands at 158, the vast majority of them slaughtered during a concert at the Bataclan theatre …

Discussion: Mock Paper Scissors, ABC, No More Mister Nice Blog, CNN, neo-neocon, Weekly Standard, Instapundit and Patterico's Pontifications

Saeed Kamali Dehghan / Guardian:

Paris attacks: Hollande holds Islamic State responsible for ‘act of war’ - live — In the statement, released in French, Islamic State said “soldiers of Caliphate has targeted the capital of abomination and perversion.” — It continues: … The Islamic State claim responsibility for the Paris attacks

Discussion: John Hawkins' Right Wing News, The American Conservative, Reuters, Slate, Slantpoint, Common Dreams and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion

John Hinderaker / Power Line:

“The American Blood Is Best, and We Will Taste It Soon” — Fox News reports that jihadi web sites are rejoicing over today's terrorist attacks in Paris. The line we have heard more than once from ISIS-related sites is, “The American blood is best, and we will taste it soon.”

Eric Knecht / Reuters:

Canada News — It takes only an instant chatting with Justin Trudeau about other world leaders to establish that he carries an unusual inventory of memories for a rookie prime ... About 500 people lit candles, left flowers and met in solemn silence to honour those killed and injured …

Discussion: Liberaland, WayneDupree.com and The PJ Tatler

CBS News:
How do I watch the CBS News Democratic debate?

Discussion: Associated Press, Progressives Today, Washington Post, Louisiana Politics and Politico

New York Times:
Paris Terror Attacks May Prompt More Aggressive U.S. Strategy on ISIS

Discussion: Washington Post, Political Wire, Independent Journal and The Daily Caller

CNN:
Paris attacks: ISIS claims responsibility for gunfire, blasts that killed 128 people

Discussion: BBC, USA Today, UPROXX, Reuters, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, War on the Rocks, PoliticusUSA, The National Interest and The Week

Daily Mail:
France's year of terror: How Charlie Hebdo massacre sparked series of extremist attacks …

Discussion: Yahoo! News, John Hawkins' Right Wing News and CBS DC

New York Times:
Multiple Attacks Hit Paris Area in Night of Deadly Terror

Discussion: The Daily Beast, Slantpoint, SFist, DCist, CBS News, abc7.com, Gothamist, Jihad Watch, American Power, The Dartmouth, Little Green Footballs, Pamela Geller, Independent Journal, Chicago Reader and Althouse

Isabelle Fraser / Telegraph:
Paris terror attack: Syrian passport found on attacker was used to seek asylum in Greece

Discussion: Scared Monkeys and Spectator

BBC:
Paris shootings in city centre and explosion at Stade de France

Fox News:
At least 127 killed in ISIS terror attacks on Paris, French president says

Discussion: USA Today, Jihad Watch, Jezebel, mrctv.org/videos, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, Pamela Geller and Spectator

CNN:
Paris shootings: 18 reported killed

Associated Press:
The Latest: World leaders express shock at Paris attacks

Discussion: Fusion, fox13now.com, Refinery29, Mother Jones and CityLab

Andrea Cavallier / New York's PIX11:
‘An attack on all humanity:’ At least 60 reported dead in Paris, dozens held hostage in attacks that shock world

Discussion: Associated Press, The Gateway Pundit, The Local, Walid Shoebat, WTVR-TV, Jihad Watch, The Daily Caller, Clutch Magazine and Pamela Geller

David Cameron / The Local:
AS IT HAPPENED: Over 120 dead in Paris attacks

Discussion: The Local and The American Conservative

Daily Mail:
More than 140 dead in series of terror attacks: 100 are killed after hostages are taken at theatre.

Discussion: The PJ Tatler, The Gateway Pundit, Vlad Tepes and American Power

Meg Wagner / New York Daily News:

Pope Francis calls Paris massacre part of ‘piecemeal Third World War’ — Pope Francis condemned Friday night's Paris massacre, calling the attacks a part of a disorganized World War III. — “I am close to the people of France, to the families of the victims, and I am praying for all of them …

Discussion: Political Wire and UPROXX

Paul Watson / Infowars:
Merkel Calls For “Tolerance” Towards Migrants After Paris Massacre

Discussion: Right

Paul Joseph Watson / Infowars:
Report: Paris Attacker Was Syrian “Refugee” Who Arrived in Greece Last Month

Discussion: Allen B. West and Vox Popoli

Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit: BREAKING=> Paris ISIS Terrorist Registered as ‘REFUGEE’ on Leros Island in Greece IN OCTOBER

RealClearPolitics:

Obama on ISIS: “We Have Contained Them” — In an interview with George Stephanopoulos on ABC's Good Morning America that was broadcasted Friday, President Obama said ISIS has been “contained.” — “I don't think they're gaining strength,” Obama said of ISIS.

Discussion: Townhall.com and American Spectator

Jeff Poor / Breitbart:
Obama: ISIS Is Not Getting ‘Stronger,’ We Have ‘Contained’ Them

Discussion: Erick on the Radio, Allen B. West, Daily Wire and Clayton Cramer

Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:
Ben Carson: U.S. should block Middle Eastern refugees after Paris attacks

Discussion: Bloomberg Business, Bloomberg.com news, Political Wire and BuzzFeed

Melanie Garunay / Blog Daily Listings RSS:
President Obama Offers a Statement on the Attacks in Paris. Watch Here:

Discussion: JustOneMinute, Breitbart, The Daily Caller and addictinginfo.org

Mary Lu Carnevale / Wall Street Journal:
Obama's Statement on the Paris Attacks

Discussion: Daily Wire, The White House, WCTX-TV, WREG-TV, American Spectator, The Hill, Power Line, Hot Air and The Gateway Pundit

James Oliphant / Reuters:

Trump surges among likely Republican primary voters: Reuters/Ipsos poll — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - After a week in which he hosted Saturday Night Live and stood center-stage at a Republican debate, Donald Trump is surging among Republicans likely to cast votes in the party's presidential primary.

Discussion: Political Wire, The Gateway Pundit, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, Hot Air, Florida Politics, Talking Points Memo and Fox News Insider

TBogg / Raw Story:

Because Twitter is our national id here are the worst conservative reactions to the Paris attacks — DON'T MISS STORIES. FOLLOW RAW STORY! — Presented without comment other than to say that people are awful and conservatives are even worse:

Discussion: The Daily Beast, Mock Paper Scissors, LiberalAmerica.org, Towleroad and Hullabaloo

Soopermexican / The Right Scoop:

UN-EFFING-BELIEVABLE! Mizzou protesters are ANGRY Paris terror attacks stole their MEDIA SPOTLIGHT!!! — I just can't believe these people. They're absolutely abjectly amoral.

Discussion: RedState, Allen B. West, Progressives Today, The Gateway Pundit and The Daily Caller

Chauncey Devega / Salon:

And so the hate speech begins: Let Paris be the end of the right's violent language toward activists — Perhaps this will convince the right to tone down their incessant violent rhetoric VIDEO — Victims of a shooting attack lay on the pavement outside La Belle Equipe restaurant in Paris Friday, Nov. 13, 2015.

Discussion: BizPac Review, Hit & Run, Jihad Watch and Pamela Geller

Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:

“Shame On You”: Newt Gingrich Called Out On French TV For Paris Tweet — “So he's using this atrocity to make his point that people should be able to carry guns, basically.” — Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich was called out on French television for a tweet he sent about the deadly terrorist attack in Paris on Friday.

Discussion: Washington Monthly

New York Times:

Marco Rubio's History on Immigration Leaves Conservatives Distrustful of Shift — WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Joyce Kaufman sat in her radio studio here the other day and said the first word that comes to mind when she thinks of Marco Rubio. “A chameleon,” she scoffed.

Discussion: Political Wire, whorunsGov and Salon

AJ Vicens / Mother Jones:

Here Are the Most Horrible Tweets About the Paris Tragedy — Here are some of the worst reactions we've seen so far to the tragedy in Paris. Follow our breaking news reporting on the attacks here. … Donald J. Trump, the son of the leading GOP presidential candidate, had retweeted the above James Woods tweet.

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