memeorandum: CBS News journalist caught in turmoil at canceled Donald Trump rally (CBS News)

1:35 PM ET, March 12, 2016

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Jason Williams / Cincinnati.com:

Cincy Trump rally canceled; clash at Chicago event — Donald Trump is no longer planning a rally in Downtown on Sunday afternoon. — The Secret Service security supporting the GOP presidential front runner's campaign could not complete its preparation work in time to hold the event …

Discussion: RedState, News Blog, Riverfront Times, Raw Story, Washington Times, Weasel Zippers, Mashable and WDTN-TV

CBS News:

CBS News journalist caught in turmoil at canceled Donald Trump rally — A CBS News journalist covered all of Friday night's events until he himself was detained. — We want to show you what he captured on videotape. — Sopan Deb was on the floor of the arena as tensions built - raw emotions on both sides.

Discussion: 89.3 KPCC, Deadline, WNCN, NPR, Business Insider, Politico and The Week, more at Mediagazer »

Kate Sommers-Dawes / Mashable:

All the times Trump has called for violence at his rallies — After he canceled a rally at a Chicago university Friday due to safety concerns, Donald Trump told CNN's Don Lemon “I certainly don't incite violence.” — Trump, however, has a history of calling for violent acts against those who protest …

Discussion: The Agonist and Weasel Zippers

New York Times:

Donald Trump's Rally in Chicago Canceled After Violent Scuffles — CHICAGO — Donald J. Trump abruptly canceled a large rally here on Friday night as scuffles and shouting matches erupted on the arena floor between large groups of his supporters and protesters angered by his campaign.

Discussion: DNAinfo Chicago, Outside the Beltway, Arkansas Blog, Arkansas Times, The Week, Patterico's Pontifications and Raw Story

Daily Mail:

Trump stumped by racial violence: GOP frontrunner calls 10,000 protesters who shut down his Chicago rally ‘organized thugs’ but insists their actions have served to ‘ENERGIZE America’ — Scuffles broke out inside the University of Illinois at Chicago Pavilion last night, an hour before Trump's appointed 6:00 p.m. starting time

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit, Chicago Boyz and John Hawkins' Right Wing News

Hector Duran / CBS News:

Donald Trump cancels rally overwhelmed by protesters — CHICAGO — The Donald Trump campaign on Friday night canceled a rally slated to take place in an arena at the University of Illinois at Chicago after protesters overwhelmed the event. The campaign cited safety concerns …

Discussion: RedState, ThinkProgressPage Array, Washington Examiner, Cincinnati.com, news9.com KWTV, Althouse, Death and Taxes, The Last Tradition, The Gateway Pundit, USA Today, Mother Jones, Townhall.com, CBS New York, Guardian, Infowars and Mediaite

CNN:

Trump rally in Chicago postponed as protesters, supporters clash — Chicago (CNN)Donald Trump's campaign rally in Chicago on Friday was postponed for safety reasons. — The announcement, which came amid large protests both inside and outside the event at The University of Illinois …

Associated Press:
GOP candidate Trump calls off rally due to security concerns

Discussion: ABC News, Washington Post, Associated Press, Clayton Cramer, Liberty Unyielding, The Jawa Report, Infowars, KHON2, New York Magazine and 12NewsNow.Com

Donald J Trump for President:
STATEMENT REGARDING TRUMP CAMPAIGN CHICAGO RALLY POSTPONEMENT

Discussion: Fox News, WGN-TV, NBC News, KTLA, Politicus USA, Post On Politics, Talking Points Memo and WREG-TV

Rachel Stockman / LawNewz:
Trump is Now Huge Free Speech Advocate After Protesters Force Him to Cancel Rally

Discussion: Independent Journal Review

Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
BREAKING: TERRORIST BILL AYERS PROTESTS DONALD TRUMP IN CHICAGO

Discussion: Allen B. West, USofArn.com and The Right Scoop

Sundance / The Last Refuge: Opportunist Ted Cruz: “Donald Trump is Responsible” For Organized Chicago Violence (video)...

David Weigel / Washington Post:
Cruz, Rubio and Kasich criticize Trump for creating ‘environment’ for Chicago protest

Discussion: Breitbart, Naked Politics, Jihad Watch and Lawyers, Guns & Money

Geoff Ziezulewicz / Chicago Tribune:
Trump cancels Chicago rally amid organized protests

Discussion: The Daily Caller, Mediaite, Independent Journal Review and Guardian

Associated Press:
Protesters cheer when Trump rally canceled, jeer supporters

Discussion: WDTN-TV and ABC News

Veronica Stracqualursi / ABC News:
Republican Rivals Call on Trump to Take Responsibility for Violence

Discussion: Politico

Natasha Korecki / Politico:
Trump Chicago rally postponed amid scenes of chaos

Discussion: Los Angeles Times, FOX2now.com, The Right Scoop, Business Insider, The Hill, Allen B. West and Lawyers, Guns & Money

Alan Yuhas / Guardian:
Violence breaks out near Trump rally in St Louis amid reports of racial slurs

Discussion: Washington Monthly, Mediaite, U.S. Uncut, No More Mister Nice Blog, RedState and New York Daily News

Nick Gass / Politico:
Trump: ‘There used to be consequences’ for protesting

Discussion: ThinkProgressPage Array, News Blog, Riverfront Times, Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, Hullabaloo and The Bob and Chez Show

Mike Ramsey / CBS Chicago:
Trump Pulls Out Of Chicago Rally, Amid Massive Protests, Security Concerns

Discussion: Hot Air, addictinginfo.org, CBS New York, The Gateway Pundit, NBC News, Scared Monkeys, Breitbart, USA TODAY College, Chicagoist and Knowledge is Power

New York Times:

The Geography of Trumpism — When the Census Bureau asks Americans about their ancestors, some respondents don't give a standard answer like “English” or “German.” Instead, they simply answer “American.” — The places with high concentrations of these self-described Americans turn …

Discussion: Independent Journal Review

Mark Landler / New York Times:

White House Backs Off From Obama's Critique of Cameron — WASHINGTON — In his much-discussed interview with The Atlantic magazine, President Obama unloaded on a number of American allies: Britain, France, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and other Persian Gulf countries.

Discussion: Mother Jones, THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS, The Atlantic, The Americas, The Diplomat and Business Insider

Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Obama, at South by Southwest, Calls for Law Enforcement Access in Encryption Fight

Discussion: Hit & Run, Jason Goldman, Wall Street Journal, The Verge and Washington Monthly

Kurt Nimmo / Infowars:

Soros Funded MoveOn.org Takes Credit for Violence in Chicago — A precursor to activity the organization will engage in as as the election approaches — Ilya Sheyman, a failed Illinois contender for Congress and the executive director of MoveOn.org Political Action, has taken credit …

Discussion: Knowledge is Power

Jayne Fagan / MoveOn.Org:
MoveOn: “Trump's Hate-Filled Rhetoric On Notice After Tonight's Event”

Discussion: The Last Refuge, Western Journalism, 89.3 KPCC and Instapundit

ABC News:

Hillary Clinton Wins Democratic Caucuses in Northern Mariana Islands

Discussion: Associated Press, KXLF-TV, Talking Points Memo and Politico

George F. Will / Washington Post:

Are we finally reaching ‘peak Trump’? — Frequently predicted but never reached, “peak oil” — maximum possible production — has been postponed yet again, this time because of fracking. “Peak Sanders” was prematurely announced because of persistent underestimations of how underwhelming Hillary Clinton is as a candidate.

Discussion: Cafe HayekCafe Hayek

Mark Plotkin / The Hill:

Democrats' superdelegate system is unfair and undemocratic — On Monday night, right before the Michigan Democratic primary, I heard Sen. Bernie Sanders — (Vt.) explaining how he would overcome Hillary Clinton — 's big lead in the delegate count for the Democratic nomination.

Fedja Buric / Salon:

Trump's not Hitler, he's Mussolini: How GOP anti-intellectualism created a modern fascist movement in America — Fascism is about the most powerful epithet one can use — but it fits with Donald Trump. A historian explains why — In an interview with Slate, the historian …

Discussion: Telegraph

Sputnik International:

Mass Exorcism Needed: Mexico Swept by Wave of Satanic Killings — Mexico is being swept by a wave of satanic ritual killings with exorcists saying there is an unprecedented demand for their services. — Father José Antonio Fortea, a leading Mexican exorcist, who once ordered …