Posts by William A. Jacobson  (Page 20)

As if more proof were needed

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Posted by    Tuesday, April 10, 2012 at 7:00am

From reader Ulises, who took this photo in Cockeysville, MD, and writes:

Further proof that buyers of “coexist” bumper stickers have no sense of irony…

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Why they want him off the air so badly

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Posted by    Monday, April 9, 2012 at 7:50pm

He’s effective.

And if they can’t get him off the air completely, they want to marginalize him.

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NY Daily News whitewashes its Sanford neo-Nazi faux pas

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Posted by    Monday, April 9, 2012 at 5:29pm

What James Taranto has dubbed the Wild Goose-Step Chase appears to be winding down, as outlandish reports by Michael Miller in The Miami New Times of neo-Nazis “conducting heavily armed patrols in and around Sanford, Florida” were debunked by your humble correspondent over the weekend.

But not before numerous websites spread the story...

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Obligatory Question of Day – How many “Eric Holders” can you fit in a voting booth?

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Posted by    Monday, April 9, 2012 at 2:07pm

Not only don’t you need to show an i.d. to vote, apparently you don’t even need to verify you are the voter, you just need to ask for the voter’s ballot, then play dumb.

Via Breitbart:

In a new video (below) provided to Breitbart.com, James O’Keefe’s Project Veritas demonstrates why Holder should stop...

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No grand jury in Trayvon Martin case

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Posted by    Monday, April 9, 2012 at 12:15pm

The Special Prosecutor in Florida just announced that she will not take the case to the Grand Jury which was expected to start this week:

The Florida special prosecutor investigating the Trayvon Martin shooting has decided not to use a grand jury, but says that should not be considered a factor in...

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Obama’s war on the Supreme Court is working

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Posted by    Monday, April 9, 2012 at 11:34am

for us.

Rasmussen Reports, Supreme Court’s Ratings Jump Following Health Care Hearings:

Just before the highly publicized hearing on the constitutionality of President Obama’s health care law, ratings for the U.S. Supreme Court had fallen to the lowest level ever measured by Rasmussen Reports. Now, following the hearings, approval of the court is...

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Arby’s getting roasted with beefs

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Posted by    Monday, April 9, 2012 at 10:27am

There has been a lot of attention paid to Arby’s announcement that it no longer would advertise on the Limbaugh show.

It was particularly interesting because Arby’s <...

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Diminished expectations

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Posted by    Monday, April 9, 2012 at 7:00am

Back in ’08, you thought he was gonna change it and rearrange it, he was gonna change the world.

Now, a little progress is good enough.

Spotted in Ithaca:

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Legal Insurrection readers are patrolling

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Posted by    Sunday, April 8, 2012 at 6:15pm

the intertubes in and around Sanford, Florida, heavily armed with knowledge, facts, and skepticism, seeking to protect citizens regardless of race, creed, or color, from race-hustlers, race-haters, 15-minutes of fame seekers, jump-on-the-story journalists, bully bloggers, and web-traffic pumpers.

Thanks to the 280+ Facebook sharers and 1800+ Twitters who shared

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It’s getting hard to tell good from bad news in Egypt

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Posted by    Sunday, April 8, 2012 at 2:30pm

The Muslim Brotherhood presidential candidate in Egypt may not be the most anti-Israel of the candidates running:

Last weekend’s announcement by Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood that it will field a presidential candidate, Khairat Shater, has drastically impacted the run-up to May’s elections. But his position on Israel is not significantly different than that...

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The Irish anti-Israel sickness isn’t limited to Ireland

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Posted by    Sunday, April 8, 2012 at 10:46am

On March 11, Nicky Larson wrote a column for The Independent (Ireland) hitting on virulent anti-Israel sentiment in Ireland:

I used to hate Israel. I used to think the Left was always right. Not any more. Now I loathe Palestinian terrorists. Now I...

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The moment when you realize there’s not much difference between Gawker and Drudge Report

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Posted by    Sunday, April 8, 2012 at 9:30am

The moment is 9 a.m. this morning when Drudge still has in the top left — the prime placement – a misleading link claiming armed neo-Nazis are patrolling Sanford, Florida, where Trayvon Martin was shot:

I informed Drudge (via email, its tip box, and Twitter) about 14 hours ago that the link was...

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Their tolerance is intolerant

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Posted by    Sunday, April 8, 2012 at 7:00am

From reader Dr. Dave:

One of the sights on my recent Key West vacation. Could not walk by without taking a picture of this for you. Of course, the topper is on the dashboard.

Read and enjoy your blog every day.

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Lunch money

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Posted by    Saturday, April 7, 2012 at 9:41pm

Responsibility (h/t reader Danelle):

There’s no such thing as a free lunch, at least not at the Rescue Mission of El Paso.

The Rescue Mission, at 1949 W. Paisano, is now charging $1.50 for each lunch and dinner. Breakfast remains free.

“Certainly the budget is tight, but that’s not the reason,” CEO Blake Barrow...

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Palestinian Authority cracks down on “extending one’s tongue”

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Posted by    Saturday, April 7, 2012 at 4:00pm

No one could have seen this coming.

Via The Jerusalem Post:

Palestinian Authority security forces in the West Bank arrested over the weekend a Palestinian blogger who launched a Facebook campaign under the title “The people want an end to corruption.”

The arrest of Jamal Abu Rihan is part of a clampdown by the...

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