No Sooner Had I Hit "Publish"

than this erupted (actually it had probably erupted while I was hunting down the links and spell-checking usw, but one never sees these things until too late).

You know that saying, "Provocateurs provoke."  Some of them just can't stop.

New York Times, with details.

AlterNet (with video, at least for now).

Crooks and Liars (more about the turmoil at CPAC and Breitbart--there seem to be lines even they will not cross).

Comrade Misfit:

So, CPAC invited him to underscore their commitment to free speech, but then disinvited him because he was saying things that they didn't want to be associated with.

ETA: Simon & Schuster cancelled the book deal.
EFTA (2/21/17):  He has "resigned" from his editor job.