- Andrew Husband @ Mediaite: Ben Carson on Oregon Shooting: ‘I Would Not Just Stand There and Let Him Shoot Me’.
- Michael Fitzgerald @ Towleroad: Confusing Southern Baptist Statement Rejects ‘Ex-Gay’ Therapy, Embraces ‘Biblical Conversion Therapy’.
- Steve Benen @ The Maddow Blog: After S.C. floods, Lindsey Graham reverses course on disaster aid.
- Sam Stein @ The Huffington Post: The Congressman Who Restricted Gun Violence Research Has Regrets.
- Travis Gettys @ Raw Story: Bobby Jindal blames Oregon shooter’s anti-gun dad: ‘He owes us all an apology’.