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Campus Tent Encampments "Similar to Occupy Wall Street Mixed in With Islamist Pro-Terror Groups"

"This is an openly anti-American movement, which is using Israel as the scapegoat"

Thomas Jefferson High School Drops Out of Top Ten Nationwide After Adopting "Equity" Admissions Policy

Roundup of the liberal meltdowns after debate

Posted by Anne Segal on October 05, 2012 18 Comments

The left must not have been mentally prepared for Obama's stuttering, stammering, deer-in-the-headlights, dismal debate performance Wednesday night. Because the reaction from the left was total meltdown. So I've compiled the best. Feel free to add your own in the comments. The meltdown that started it all:...

Bumper sticker in the defense of freedom is no vice

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 05, 2012 1 Comment

From reader Larry in Miami, who took this photo on Lincoln Rd in South Beach. Larry is an expectant father, and further writes: That debate was so exciting! We were jumping up and down on the sofa LOL Please don't let the mother-to-be jump on the couch,...

Has Elizabeth Warren ever done pro bono litigation?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 04, 2012 41 Comments

I was just on the Silvio Canto Blog Talk Radio Show, and towards the end of our discussion, when I was talking about how Elizabeth Warren has worked on at least 22 court litigations since joining Harvard earning hundreds of thousands of dollars, it dawned...

Tears of the Clowns

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 04, 2012 23 Comments

From reader Tim, who writes: Not a bumper sticker but it should be ...

Branco Cartoon – A Chainsaw We Can Believe In

Posted by A.F. Branco on October 04, 2012 6 Comments

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Gateway Pundit Declares Bankruptcy

Emerson Students Erect Tents in Public Alley, Allegedly Harass Jewish Passersby

Anti-Israel Students Establish ‘Liberation Zone’ in Harvard Yard

Terrorists Declare Support for Campus Protests at Columbia and Call for 'Escalation'

Will Jewish Democrats Finally Wake Up?

Stanford Will Not Investigate Mathematics Prof Accused of 'Reckless Disregard for Accuracy'

Sorry AARP, you own Obamacare

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 04, 2012 49 Comments

I have written numerous times about AARP's love affair with Obamacare, including recently disclosed documents showing coordination of strategy. Proponents of Obamacare often cited AARP's support as the equivalent of the Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval. Few AARP members probably realize how big a role AARP...

A new cloak for media bias: the fact-check segment

Posted by Anne Segal on October 04, 2012 41 Comments

The media have fully deployed their defenses to protect President Obama after his dismal debate performance last night. So far two tactics have been employed, the first is the thinly veiled "fact check" attacks, while the other is calling Romney a bully for his take-charge...

Massachusetts BBO General Counsel has some explaining to do

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 04, 2012 32 Comments

Issued speculative "personal" opinion...

Debate Verdict: Still waiting for that defining moment

Posted by Joel Engel on October 04, 2012 84 Comments

I watched the debate without the company of the Web or Twitter, so I was surprised afterward to see the consensus that Romney had wiped the floor with Obama. I humbly disagree. He did well. He didn't do well enough. Last night was a major reason...

Branco Cartoon – End of an Error

Posted by A.F. Branco on October 04, 2012 6 Comments

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Elizabeth Warren’s white great grandfather shot an Indian

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 04, 2012 34 Comments

Elizabeth Warren still is not Cherokee. She never was. Her family lore is grossly exaggerated, in all likelihood by Warren herself not her parents. Yet whenever anyone questions this family lore, Warren acts like it is an attack on her family, thereby shutting down challenges to...

The morning after

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 04, 2012 54 Comments

I think it was a tremendous victory for Romney at the debate last night. Usual caveats about there being a month to go, he still may be trailing in some key states, etc. Romney needed to take his case directly to the American people because the media is...

The Leatherneck don’t give a …

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 04, 2012 9 Comments

From reader and prior photographer Ryan: ...

MSNBC’s Matthews gives epic smackdown of Obama

Posted by Anne Segal on October 03, 2012 66 Comments

Have you learned to tune your t.v. immediately to MSNBC after any political event? If you haven't, you would have missed an epic rant tonight against Obama from *up tingles* Chris Matthews where he chastises Obama for simply "enduring" through the presidential debate: "I don't know...

Best Tweets of the First Presidential Debate

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 03, 2012 90 Comments

Here are the tweets I selected during the debate. I score the first debate as a clear win for Romney. Obama was bumbling, Romney was on target with facts. Even Obama supporters -- the semi-honest ones -- were tweeting in despair.

@theplumlinegs I mean this respectfully, your guy is getting hammered
— Legal Insurrection (@LegInsurrection) October 4, 2012

Romney: "trickle down government won't work." #debate2012
— Tim Stanley (@timothy_stanley) October 4, 2012

Even I want him to have a teleprompter. Obama's delivery is painful #debate
— Anne Sorock (@AnneSorock) October 4, 2012

Obama uses "$5 trillion tax cut for rich" line that CNN rated FALSE in its pregame show.
— jimgeraghty (@jimgeraghty) October 4, 2012

Did anyone just catch O's slight smile as Romney talks? The pres seems slightly amused. Also seems that he senses a real fight tonight
— Robert Costa (@robertcostaNRO) October 4, 2012

President doesn't sound as confident as Romney who is being much more forceful
— kirsten powers (@kirstenpowers10) October 4, 2012

Romney:"I've got 5 boys. I'm used to people saying the same thing over and over again hoping it becomes true."
— S.E. Cupp (@secupp) October 4, 2012

Romney line on five sons/used to hearing something repeated - great memorable rebuke of POTUS.
— Karl Rove (@KarlRove) October 4, 2012

You know @barackobama is freaking out when he has to talk about.....Donald Trump #debate
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) October 4, 2012

Presidential Debate Night

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 03, 2012 327 Comments

Starts at 9 p.m. Eastern. This is just an open thread for people to make their feelings known. I'm not going to "live blog" it. But I may jump in with some thoughts as it goes along, maybe at any breaks. And at the end, there will be...

Scott Brown challenges Elizabeth Warren on lack of Massachusetts law license

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 03, 2012 33 Comments

The Brown campaign has been silent on the issue of Elizabeth Warren's broad and longstanding practice of law from her Cambridge office without being licensed in Massachusetts. I assume that the Brown campaign wanted to have all their legal ducks in a row before they jumped on...