Tragedy is the mother of poisonous pretension.

◼ THE FERGUSON FEEDING FRENZY - Michelle Malkin/Human Events

The most poisonous “-ism” now infecting Ferguson, Missouri, is not virulent racism. It’s viral narcissism.

Over the past two weeks, the impoverished St. Louis County suburb has become a magnet for self-absorbed publicity seekers of all colors and agendas....

From the L.A. riots to Hurricane Katrina to Ferguson, an eternal truth endures: Tragedy is the mother of poisonous pretension.

◼ NO FACTS, NO PEACE - Ann Coulter/Human Events

The media is often quick to judge, paint a story of racial hatred, ignore facts and create a frenzy.

The true story of what happened is Ferguson is only just starting to come out and the facts could paint a very different story. Stay tuned.

◼ TheDC's Jim Antle says that Ferguson isn't completely Black and White...but rather it has shades of gray - Daily Caller

...Just as one can simultaneously deplore rioting and looting while also criticizing a militarized police department for treating an outraged black community as an alien population to be occupied and pacified rather than American citizens who are to be protected and served.

Here is the blunt truth: virtually nobody knows what happened between Officer Darren Wilson and Michael Brown on that tragic day. Even after the investigation is over, we probably never will know all the facts.

Most people are reacting to what happened in Ferguson based on their own personal experiences, not the facts of this particular case....