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October 2012

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on October 24, 2012 6 Comments

Each day until Election Day we will feature a previously unpublished photo sent in by a Legal Insurrection reader on National Empty Chair Day, September 3, 2012. The countdown continues with 13 days to go. Today’s Empty Chair photo comes to us from Jim in Texas. I'm not sure that I'd...

Posted by Anne Segal on October 24, 2012 38 Comments

The son of Representative Jim Moran (D-VA) resigned this afternoon following the release of a video from James O'Keefe's Project Veritas showing him scheming to commit voter fraud with an undercover investigator. Pat Moran is the field director for his father's reelection campaign. Project Veritas has...

Posted by Anne Segal on October 24, 2012 20 Comments

It's time to move beyond just demographics. A new study commissioned by Independent Women's Voice reveals that it may be not surface-level stats that can predict voter behavior, but who they are. Their study found that voters' exposure to facts about the economy can dramatically influence their political...

Posted by Anne Segal on October 24, 2012 8 Comments

Chris Loesch and comedian Steven Crowder have put together a scarily good rendition of David Bowie's Changes, with an Obama twist. Warning: 80s makeup and rockstar outfits: ...

Posted by Anne Segal on October 24, 2012 18 Comments

The Washington Post, whose Mark Jenkins (also of NPR) gave 1.5 stars to the Andrew Breitbart documentary Hating Breitbart, has now erased all user reviews from their website, according to the movie's producer Andrew Marcus. The documentary, which brought in the second-highest per-screen revenues in...

Posted by Anne Segal on October 24, 2012 64 Comments

A hearing this morning over whether to unseal testimony Mitt Romney gave in a a divorce case between Staples founder Tom Sternberg and his wife, represented by Gloria Allred, will continue tomorrow morning at 9am. The motion to unseal, filed by the Boston Globe, would lift...

Posted by Bryan Jacoutot on October 24, 2012 44 Comments

Last night, a series of e-mails from the night of the 9/11 Benghazi attacks were released. The e-mails were from the State Department to various high level groups and intelligence agencies within the government. Among them were the White House Situation Room, the office of the...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 24, 2012 1 Comment

With two weeks until Election Day, Operation Counterweight in Upstate New York is approaching its home stretch. Below is an update for the 25th district in NY, where Maggie Brooks is challenging long-term Democratic incumbent Louise slaughter. Roll Call rates it lean Democrat, but the only public...

Posted by Anne Segal on October 24, 2012 15 Comments

Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill (D) has had a rough few weeks. First, a lawsuit from an employee came to light revealing that her husband's business is being sued for sexual harassment. Then, whistleblower audio revealed that it appears her husband was cutting deals in the...

Posted by A.F. Branco on October 24, 2012 5 Comments

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 24, 2012 13 Comments

From reader Harold: I saw this bumper sticker in Gypsum, Colorado. It’s a bit off color but summarizes how we feel about another 4 years! ...

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on October 23, 2012 10 Comments

Each day until Election Day we will feature a previously unpublished photo sent in by a Legal Insurrection reader on National Empty Chair Day, September 3, 2012. The countdown continues with 14 days to go. Today’s Empty Chair photo comes to us from Joe in Oregon who writes, "I'm thinking...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 23, 2012 167 Comments

Via Radar Online: Famed civil rights attorney Gloria Allred will be in a Boston area courtroom Wednesday in an attempt to unseal the sworn testimony given by Republican Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney, in a prior court case, RadarOnline.com is exclusively reporting. "The Boston Globe is headed to...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 23, 2012 14 Comments

We knew how great Obama was. Because he told us: The 4th Greatest President Ever has an important announcement which reflects the Greatness of His Office and the seriousness of his campaign: Stage 3? Yes, someone is in Stage 3.  Of campaign grieving.  And it's not Mitt Romney. Bargaining — Traditionally the...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 23, 2012 58 Comments

Everyone is waiting for October Surprises to be  unloaded on Romney. The Obama campaign and its supporters are desperate, and that desperation will reach a fevered pitch this weekend  if Obama doesn't get a meaningful bounce out of last night's debate.  Few are predicting he will. I consider...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 23, 2012 39 Comments

The wheels on the Obama bus are falling off. Unless someone can bring up an October surprise which allows the careening vehicle to hit Romney, the momentum is unmistakably against Obama. The man on the bus just unveiled a strategy of re-introducing himself to the American people --...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 23, 2012 51 Comments

It truly is hard to overstate the joy on the left with Obama's horses and bayonets "zinger" last night. This summary at HuffPo reflected the joy: There were no binders full of women at the final presidential debate on Monday, but there were certainly horses and bayonets. President Barack...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 23, 2012 4 Comments

With two weeks until Election Day, Operation Counterweight in Upstate New York is approaching its home stretch. Below is an update for the 19th district, where Chris Gibson faces Julian Schreibman. While Gibson is doing well in this Democratic district, Roll Call still rates it a...

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