James Taranto, an editor at The Wall Street Journal, has found himself the target of criticism after sending a tweet about the three men who died shielding their girlfriends from gunfire during the movie theater shooting in Aurora, Colo., last week. "I hope the girls whose boyfriends died to save them were worthy of the sacrifice," Taranto tweeted on Tuesday evening. Taranto, who writes the "Best of the Web Today" column and is a member of The Journal's editorial board, was highly criticized online for his comment/Huffington Post. More here.

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