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A strange sense of responsibility, now and then
on May 25, 2012
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Brett Kimberlin responsible for nothing: Sarah Palin responsible for everything (embedded link here): ...
Arrest in Etan Patz murder
on May 25, 2012
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A bittersweet update to my prior post about Etan Patz. Who knows if this is the real killer. I guess we'll find out as more evidence comes out. Hopefully the family will have the closure not only of a conviction, but of being able to bury Etan...
Boston Globe deep sixes article criticising Elizabeth Warren, substitutes Menino defense of Warren
on May 25, 2012
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A number of readers forwarded me the link to an article about Scott Brown's demand that Harvard correct its filings with the Labor Department to remove Elizabeth Warren's listing as a Native American. Reader Tom wrote: Professor: Senator Brown's now taking on HARVARD in his campaign. It's...
The corporate social responsibility gamble
on May 25, 2012
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The free market, where it is still free, has a way of keeping companies in line that stray too far from their consumers' core values. That was the counter-argument (not original) I always made when, during business school at Cornell, some of our professors would tote...
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A Brett Kimberlin situation “could happen to you”
on May 25, 2012
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There is a lot out there today about Brett Kimberlin, who either himself or through supporters has been going after various conservative bloggers who have called attention to his past. You already know about Aaron Walker. A must read post, and I mean MUST READ, is by Patrick Frey...
Gloom and doom…and dissembling on the left as more Walker polls released
on May 25, 2012
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As Wisconsin's Governor Scott Walker enjoys a more confident position with the release of new jobs and poll numbers, some on the left are backing away from the import of the outcome of his recall race. Two new polls released Thursday reveal that Governor Walker (R)...
Elizabeth Warren listed as “woman of color” in Harvard student journal in 1993
on May 25, 2012
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While Elizabeth Warren is doing well in the polls, her story about not promoting herself as Native American for professional purposes continues to fall apart. Michael Patrick Leahy, writing at Breitbart.com today, links to an article in the Spring 1993 issue of the student-run Harvard Women's Law Journal, when Warren...
Idiots
on May 25, 2012
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A reader was quick enough to photograph this bumper sticker. I don't know if you have published this particular sticker. From Albuquerque, NM. Photo taken at a stoplight; I was lucky enough to have my camera w/ me (I usually don't). It took me a minute to figure it...
Amazon.com gives in to Color of Change drops ALEC
on May 24, 2012
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Don't say I haven't been warning you. While the secondary boycott of Rush Limbaugh has been only marginally effective, Color of Change has had more success getting major companies to drop their participation in the American Legislative Exchange Counsel (ALEC) by falsely tying ALEC's support of "stand your...
Elizabeth Warren: I’m Native American “because my mother told me so”
on May 24, 2012
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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...
Splitting Hairs: What’s Hillary Up To?
on May 24, 2012
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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...
Hello-Hello Scott Brown, a/k/a The Elizabeth Warren Accountability Project
on May 24, 2012
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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...
A headline so obsequious even NY Times had to change it
on May 24, 2012
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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...
Is conservative blogger in Georgia another victim of “lawfare”?
on May 24, 2012
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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...
Sample ballot found already filled out
on May 24, 2012
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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...
This Pow Wow Chow thing is paying off for me
on May 23, 2012
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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...
