The “Gateway Pundit” is far from alone in rushing to persecute an innocent victim of the Boston Marathon bombing — Hi, Pam! — but his eagerness to visually identify the not-suspect is illustrative:

Let’s run down that post, taking care not to name the poor guy, who’s suffered enough…

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Like hell we’re going to bed with that horrorshow at the top of the stack.

[via Know Your Meme]

This ain’t pretty. No suspects yet.

NBC: “Multiple explosive devices found, at least 2 which exploded”.

NBC: “Small homemade bomb is preliminary cause of explosion at Boston Marathon”

Explosions Reported At The Boston Marathon; Dozens Injured [Deadspin]

Live Updates on Explosions at the Boston Marathon [NYT]

Updates @BostonGlobe [Twitter]

“Anne was a great girl. Hopefully she would have been a belieber.” —Justin Bieber, signing the guestbook at the Anne Frank House. [WaPo]

Title: “Roger Ailes: Off Camera”

Author: Zev Chafets

Rank: 6

Blurb: “Ailes loves to fight, but he is a happy warrior who has somehow managed to charm and befriend many of the people he has defeated in political campaigns and television wars. Barbara Walters, Rachel Maddow, Jesse Jackson, the Kennedy clan — all are unexpected Ailes fans.”

Review: “Ailes also seems to follow that mid-western folk advice that ‘if you can’t say anything nice about somebody, don’t say anything at all.'”

Customers Also Bought: “The State of White America, 1960-2010” by Charles Murray

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Sport balls. Replaced with cats.

Sport Balls Replaced With Cats [Tumblr]

“I am sorry. I can’t do your wedding because of my relationship with Jesus Christ.” —Richmond, Washington, florist Barronelle Stutzman, declining to do business with gay ten-year customers and bringing the wrath of the state attorney general upon her. [Seattle P-I]