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October 2010

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 22, 2010 26 Comments

Media Matters, which just received a large cash infusion from George Soros, has been trying to get Juan Williams for years, and now it accomplished its goal of getting Williams off NPR.But Media Matters' thirst for absolute uniformity of opinion at NPR is not quenched.  It wants...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 22, 2010 0 Comments

Barney Frank finally has a campaign fight on his hands, and this report from The Boston Herald cannot help, Barney Frank rakes in $40G from bailed out banks:U.S. Rep. Barney Frank, in an intensifying clash with GOP upstart Sean Bielat, has pledged not to take...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 22, 2010 4 Comments

Worst, Craig Newmark, founder of Craigslist, as reported on September 30, 2010:NPR Will Be the Dominant News Force By 2020 Not Worst, William Jacobson, founder of Legal Insurrection Blog, as reported on October 1, 2010:I'm Willing To Bet This Will Not Come True--------------------------------------------Related Posts:Juan Williams...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 21, 2010 17 Comments

And the award for the dumbest and most revealing comment from a prominent left-wing blog regarding the firing of Juan Williams goes to "DougJ" at Balloon-Juice: "Juan Williams’ firing did not happen in a vacuum.  It happened in the context of him having been the official Fox...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 21, 2010 1 Comment

What is it with Massachusetts Democrats?During the Scott Brown - Martha Coakley election, the Massachusetts Democratic Party played the rape card on Brown, circulating a mass mailing claiming Brown wanted rape victims turned away from hospitals.Now they are attempting to capitalize on allegations related to a police strip...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 21, 2010 25 Comments

Why does Juan Williams negatively stereotype oppressed minorities?  Here's what he said about crime in the inner city:There is nothing more painful to me at this stage in my life than to walk down the street and hear footsteps and start thinking about robbery. Then...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 20, 2010 1 Comment

Will California ride the wave?Spotted by a reader in Newport Beach, CA:--------------------------------------------Related Posts:Bumper Stickers - The SeriesFollow me on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 20, 2010 4 Comments

I couldn't resist the title.Don't get too excited about reports that the Marine Corps. has reserved and refuses to share all local supplies of Port-o-Potties for the Marine Corps. Marathon the day after Jon Stewart's "Restore Sanity" rally.Even if true, you know who ultimately commands the Marine...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 20, 2010 5 Comments

What we always suspected to be true about the function of Media Matters for America and the bloggers who suckle at its informational teet, we now know to be true:Media Matters, the liberal activist group that wages a rhetorical war against Fox News Channel and others...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 20, 2010 9 Comments

Obama is all in with the Jon Stewart "Restoring Sanity" rally next weekend, even doing an appearance on Stewart's show a few days before.  As reported by AP:President Barack Obama is taking his campaign message to "The Daily Show" with Jon Stewart. White House spokesman...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 20, 2010 49 Comments

The mainstream media and blogosphere have erupted because in a radio debate Christine O'Donnell appeared to dispute whether "separation of church and state" was required by the First Amendment.  (O'Donnell's campaign walked back the position after the debate, saying O'Donnell merely meant that the words...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 20, 2010 10 Comments

These are the final candidates to whom I am contributing:John Raese (Senate, West Virginia)(open seat, formerly Robert Byrd)Dino Rossi (Senate, Washington)(v. Patty Murray, incumbent)Todd Young (IN-9)(v. Baron Hill, incumbent)Van Tran (CA-17)(v. Loretta Sanchez, incumbent)Allen West (FL-22)(v. Ron Klein, incumbent)Jeff Perry (MA-10)(open seat, formerly Bill Delahunt)Plus, past...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 19, 2010 11 Comments

Last January, and again in late September, I wrote that the Achilles heel of the Obama green energy agenda -- which involves a stifling of carbon-based energy use through taxation and regulation in favor of "green" energy sources -- failed to take into account that green energy...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 19, 2010 2 Comments

I have to admit, for this day, the Democrats have me feeling like the bird of prey befuddled by the flock of smaller birds, who in their sheer numbers confuse the attacker.The Democrats are throwing out so much irrelevant personal nonsense -- it's hard to know how to...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 19, 2010 13 Comments

The NY Times continues its cone of silence regarding Democratic Congressman Maurice Hinchey's (D-NY22) assault on a reporter for the Kingston (NY) Daily Freeman who questioned Hinchey's possible conflict of interest in obtaining federal earmarks for a property partially owned by Hinchey.The reporter is standing...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 18, 2010 0 Comments

Sent by a reader who spotted this in south St. Louis, and who assures me "I'm not nearly as fat as my reflection would indicate."Once again, I have to warn readers about the occupational hazards of photographing bumper stickers, including the dreaded fun-house mirror syndrome.The photographer also...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 18, 2010 7 Comments

Democrat Jack Conway's advertisement asserting that there are "questions" about Republican Rand Paul's Christianity, raises in interesting issue.Substitute Barack Obama for Rand Paul, tweak a few of the allegations, and you would have an advertisement as to which the mainstream media and left-wing blogosphere would...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 18, 2010 25 Comments

Obama will be appearing on the Discovery Channel television program Mythbusters, according to an AP report (h/t Pundette):President Barack Obama will appear on an episode of “Mythbusters,” a television show that uses science to determine the truth behind urban legends.The White House says the episode will...

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