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January 2011

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 16, 2011 5 Comments

Now I understand the logic (h/t Moonbattery).[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LNJqQ527q4?fs=1]--------------------------------------------Follow me on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTubeVisit the Legal Insurrection Shop on CafePress!...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 16, 2011 15 Comments

Jared Loughner was not a political person, so far as has been revealed to date.  There is no evidence whatsoever that Loughner was inspired by, or even listened to, right wing radio or commentators, much less ever saw the 10-month old Sarah Palin electoral target map which...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 16, 2011 9 Comments

There have been multiple false narratives involved in the Tucson shooting.The first false narrative was that Sarah Palin, Tea Parties and conservatives were responsible, directly or indirectly, for the shooting.  That narrative has been thoroughly debunked in the past week, although writers such as Paul...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 16, 2011 7 Comments

From Chris Muir, Day By Day Cartoon, quoting commenter The Shadow regarding my post Glenn Greenwald Does His Israel-Firsters Dance Again:--------------------------------------------Related Posts:A Journolista Wonders: "Was It All For Nothing?" Follow me on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTubeVisit the Legal Insurrection Shop on CafePress!...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 15, 2011 22 Comments

I posted yesterday about Eric Fuller, who blamed Sarah Palin and others for the Tucson shooting by Jared Loughner.Now Fuller has been arrested for making a death threat against a local tea party leader:The meeting room at St. Odilia's Catholic Church on the city's northwest...

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on January 15, 2011 8 Comments

Two parents lost their child in Queens earlier this week. She lived only an hour, but was still taxed $50 under the so-called "death tax" in New York. I suppose some people will do anything to close that New York state deficit...

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on January 15, 2011 5 Comments

As a history and philosophy major, I have to go through a battery of names and concepts in class in order to understand the more advanced concepts. I don't think I would be able to complete half the background work that I do without Wikipedia,...

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on January 15, 2011 5 Comments

Last week, I reported that a Kennedy miniseries had been nixed. Now it seems the plot has thickened:"America's most iconic political dynasty is at the centre of a censorship scandal after a TV network suddenly dropped a multi-million dollar series giving a warts-and-all look at...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 15, 2011 4 Comments

Stop the violent imagery:Via Powerline.--------------------------------------------Follow me on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTubeVisit the Legal Insurrection Shop on CafePress!...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 15, 2011 5 Comments

No, not Michael Bloomberg, Barack Obama:Bracing for a half-billion-dollar onslaught of outside GOP cash in 2012, President Barack Obama’s advisers are quietly working to bring back together the major donor base that produced a record-breaking fundraising haul in his first run for president...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 14, 2011 16 Comments

And does not immunize you from criticism when you do.From Democracy Now, Tuscon shooting victim Eric Fuller says:It looks like Palin, Beck, Sharron Angle and the rest got their first target. Their wish for Second Amendment activism has been fulfilled—senseless hatred leading to murder, lunatic...

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on January 14, 2011 17 Comments

A few days ago, I saw the results from the Seasteading Institute's business plan contest. Many of you are probably asking what Seasteading is and why it has an institute. Simply put, The Seasteading Institute (TSI) led by Patri Friedman (the grandson of Milton), is...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 14, 2011 37 Comments

Sarah Palin has come under criticism for using the term "a blood libel" to refer to the accusations that she incited Jared Loughner to murder in Tucson.I previously explained why Palin's use of the term was consistent with modern usage, and how the criticism of...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 14, 2011 67 Comments

Obama's speech at the Tucson memorial was an opportunity thrust upon him, not one of choice.But the tone of the speech was consistent in many ways with the Obama 2.0 we saw during the lame duck session when Obama struck a tax deal with Republicans. ...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 13, 2011 14 Comments

Ronald Reagan's televised address to the nation after the Challenger disaster in 1986 touched the nation as few other presidential addresses have.  Reagan's speech text was a masterpiece of brevity and eloquence, but it was the presentation which touched the nation.  Simplicity was the order of the...

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on January 13, 2011 21 Comments

Kay Bailey Hutchison announced today that she will not be seeking re-election for her Senate position. According to Hutchison, she has known this for quite some time. Considering the fact that she ran against Rick Perry for the governorship last year, I doubt that is...

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