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September 2012

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 24, 2012 31 Comments

The ancient "heathen proverb," often applied to those who attempt to settle the Arab-Israeli conflict, seems appropriate to Republican presidential candidates and Pennsylvania. New GOP-commissioned poll puts Romney 1 percentage point behind in Pa. In contrast to other recent surveys, a new Pennsylvania poll commissioned by the...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 24, 2012 17 Comments

Via The Boston Globe, Scott Brown has launched his first ad regarding Elizabeth Warren's claim to be Native American: The 30-second spot, called “Who knows?” features television reporters talking about Warren “identifying herself as Native American to employers. ...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 24, 2012 4 Comments

The final part of the vehicle in Fort Worth which is like a whole other country.  See Part 1 and Part 2. Two views of the drivers side, so you can get the full flavor. My favorite, near the rear, "I made the DHS list!" ...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 23, 2012 42 Comments

BTW, College Insurrection is one month old. Consider the blog open for now, tell me what's on your mind.  'Cause I got nothin' right now. But in the morning, oh in the morning. Then I will have a lot to say. Check back early and often.  Trust me on...

Posted by Bryan Jacoutot on September 23, 2012 31 Comments

Recently on CNN, Newt Gingrich appeared with Piers Morgan to discuss what Mitt Romney needs to do in order to ensure his campaign's success. The advice was pretty simple: Do to Barack Obama what you did to me. As someone who was in the Newt camp since...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 23, 2012 31 Comments

Where has "you didn't build that" gone? It was the spark which led to the pre-convention decline by Obama, but the deflection to Romney's Libya statement and secret doctored video has taken it off the table. Get back to it.  It's a winner still. ...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 22, 2012 24 Comments

Maybe I should change the name of this series to the Saturday Night Chris Matthews Card Game, since Matthews is such a frequent topic lately. Matthews doesn't, apparently, understand that he was being mocked when Bill Maher asked whether Matthews was overly aggressive in charging racism (via RCP): Bill Maher,...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 22, 2012 27 Comments

I haven't written much lately about the insurance sales organization doing business as a senior citizens advocacy group using the name AARP. You have AARP, among other corporate sell-outs, to thank for Obamacare, as I posted in 2009-2010: When Will AARP, Consumers Union and AMA Be Held To Account...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 22, 2012 0 Comments

In case you missed them, there were a lot of posts about the (lack of intellectual) diversity on college campuses: Is the “Ron Paul Revolution” Too Dangerous for Auburn? UC Berkeley liberal student groups afraid to meet with conservatives/libertarians Diversity at Vassar Doesn’t Include Conservatives Conservative Students Flock To...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 22, 2012 14 Comments

This will have to be a multi-day project From reader Jeanne: Spotted in Fort Worth, TX today. Check out all sides of the car. Words escape me. ...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 21, 2012 44 Comments

It has been an exhausting month so far, but I'm actually feeling pretty good about the election. I'm not predicting or not predicting victory, but the media is at an all time low in levels of trust, which leads me to think maybe people understand the...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 21, 2012 35 Comments

All the details and links at TaxProf Blog. Short version.  He made a lot, and gave a lot to charity. The interesting part: The campaign also released a statement from PriceWaterhouseCoopers on the Romneys’ tax filings over 20 years, from 1990 – 2009: In each year during the entire 20-year...

Posted by A.F. Branco on September 21, 2012 11 Comments

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Posted by Anne Segal on September 21, 2012 20 Comments

This Wednesday, I reported that the media were falsely reporting that Chick-fil-A had decided to cease donations to "anti-gay" groups. Scores of so-called reputable news outlets like the Los Angeles Times and ABC News ran headlines declaring that Chick-fil-A had changed its policy toward giving to...

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