New York stands in solidarity with Paris.
All over the world, demonstrators poured into city streets
in solidarity with the people of France, and particularly with the journalists killed in Wednesday's massacre at the Paris offices of the satirical newspaper
Charlie Hebdo. In Berlin, London, Brussels, Montreal, New York and other world capitals, thousand poured into the streets holding signs reading "Je suis Charlie" ("I am Charlie") and holding up pens to demonstrate their support of free speech. American cartoonists and satirists
condemned the attacks in statements and in cartoons.
Meanwhile, America's far right continues to take this opportunity to, what else, attack President Obama. The first reactions from Fox News and Drudge suggested that liberal policies of American Democrats were behind the attacks, and lied about President Obama's response. Not to be outdone, Rush Limbaugh suggested that the attacks were partly the result of Obama's response to the Benghazi attack, bloviating "These actions have consequences, ladies and gentlemen."
Bill Donohue, president of the Catholic League, blamed the cartoonists who were massacred with a statement titled "Muslims are right to be angry." He went on to say that if Charlie Hebdo editor Stephane Charbonnier had not "been so narcissistic, he may still be alive."
Congressional Republicans leapt at the opportunity to criticize Obama for ending the nation's torture policy and for trying to shut down Guantanamo.
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) argued poor policy choices and budget cuts had left national security at risk. [...]
Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.) and others used the Paris attack to question Obama’s pledge to close Gitmo prison.
Je suis Charlie, indeed. Unless vous êtes Republican.