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May 2012

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 24, 2012 37 Comments

She's digging in, bolstered by headlines that much of the electorate doesn't care, via MassLive: Democratic Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren said Thursday that she knows she has Native American ancestry because her mother told her so. Warren’s comments came after nearly four minutes of tense back and...

Posted by Anne Segal on May 24, 2012 38 Comments

Hillary's hair color--and length--have been changing over time. Is it splitting hairs to ask what this might mean? With the news that Biden's not polling so well in several swing states, it's tempting to take a look at any signals we can glean from Secretary of...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 24, 2012 47 Comments

Will Elizabeth Warren escape accountability for telling what at best were tall tales and at worst lies about her Cherokee heritage? Will Warren get away with using her mystical heritage strategically to advance her career in a crafty way which provided her with (im)plausible deniability? Will the...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 24, 2012 29 Comments

Remember that Indelible Image of a Boy's Pat on Obama's Head? You know, the one that was so indelible that no one remembered it, and the NY Times felt compelled to remind you how indelible it was with a headline "Indelible Image of Boy's Pat on...

Posted by Bryan Jacoutot on May 24, 2012 16 Comments

While the conservative blogosphere is focused on Brett Kimberlin, there is another instance of possible "lawfare" which deserves attention. Roughly three weeks ago a lawsuit alleging defamation against a conservative blogger was filed in the Superior Court of Fulton County, Georgia. The claim was brought by Georgia...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 24, 2012 14 Comments

the right way. From frequent photographer Ulises: I was not aware that such subversive speech against the dear leader was allowed in deep blue Maryland...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 23, 2012 19 Comments

I'm sorry I have neglected promoting items from the Tip Line, it's just that I've been preoccupied with coaxing the genealogy from the bottle.  And staring at the sky waiting to see if a shoe drops from the heavens. Here are some items which deserve attention: An...

Posted by Anne Segal on May 23, 2012 33 Comments

Patrick Fitzgerald, U.S. Attorney for northern Illinois, announced his resignation today after more than ten years of service to that state. His tenure was remarkable not only for what he accomplished--his prosecutions put away two governors (Blagojevich and Ryan), uncovered political corruption at all levels...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 23, 2012 29 Comments

The Orlando Sentinel reports that several witnesses have changed their stories from the initial interviews, mostly (but not completely) to the detriment of George Zimmerman: Evidence released last week in the second-degree-murder case against George Zimmerman shows four key witnesses made major changes in what they...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 23, 2012 11 Comments

I really urge you to take a look at the Twitter hastag #StopRush, it's one of the more depressing places on the internet; one can't help but feel sorry for people who spend their day tweeting obsessively the same things over and over again, day after...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 23, 2012 27 Comments

The big news last night was that Sarah Palin endorsed Orrin Hatch (video via HotAir): Many people are acting surprised.  But Palin's support is not new, as this video from August 2011 indicates, although calling it a formal "endorsement' may be new: I set forth my position...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 23, 2012 75 Comments

Blogger Bernie Quigly at The Hill, in what now is a classic, raises a novel defense, Elizabeth Warren’s true American lineage: Elizabeth Warren might be excused for wanting to be Native American. She can claim an old American soul, going back generations in Oklahoma. In  the heartland...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 23, 2012 11 Comments

From reader Nate, sent on May 13: I’m a regular reader of your blog, and love the bumper sticker page. Here is my contribution. Yesterday was the gay pride march in Northampton, MA which made for great opportunities for bumper sticker photos. Sure enough, here is...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 22, 2012 54 Comments

At 8:31 p.m. Eastern tonight we received the 100,000th comment, by Oregon Mike, who hasn't been a frequent commenter here but has been commenting since July 2011. 100,000 isn't a lot for many blogs, where the use of third-party software like Disqus encourages free-for-alls.  I probably could up...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 22, 2012 8 Comments

Still liking this pep talk from March 22, 2010: Last night was bad. The law passed by the Senate and House really is that horrible. But it’s the morning after, and your mourning should be over. The mainstream media and the nutroots will try to demoralize you, and...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 22, 2012 56 Comments

I posted some links over the weekend to the saga of Aaron Worthing (Walker) and someone named Brett Kimberlin.  I had never heard of Kimberlin before, or if I had it only was in connection with Walker's continuing legal difficulties.  Apparently there is a long...

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