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MA Intifada Self-Defense Case - Right Of Israel Supporters To Defend Themselves On Trial

Trump Team Lists Democrats, Media 'Incendiary Rhetoric' Used Before Assassination Attempt

CNN Caught Doing Journalism, Calls Out Harris Campaign As 'repeatedly deceptive'

Our guy in Chicago

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 03, 2012 2 Comments

A follow up to yesterday's post about a sign in Glenview, Illinois. From reader Jeff: Attached is another of those nasty repubs in Chicago being insubordinate to our fearless leader. Interstate 290 in Schaumburg, a suburb northwest of Chicago. About 15 minutes or so northwest of O'hare airport. If...

The Obama tape

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 02, 2012 118 Comments

A timely reminder that we still don't really know Obama...

I think I’ll watch Hannity tonight

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 02, 2012 44 Comments

Because a tape is being released on Hannity tonight. And based on this tease by Drudge, it should be big. Guesses? One thing for sure, Democrats will scream Racism! for showing a tape of Obama saying words which are not helpful to Obama. Maybe that will result in a...

Scott Brown “Bains” Elizabeth Warren

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 02, 2012 20 Comments

Elizabeth Warren is running hard left in her rhetoric, but the reality is she served big companies in her extensive private legal practice and got paid big, big dollars for it. At the first debate, Brown scored big points on Warren's representation of Travelers, for which...

What Kind of Person Thinks Free Speech is Too Costly?

Posted by Joel Engel on October 02, 2012 33 Comments

Thanks to the inimitable David Burge (AKA Iowahawk), I came upon a piece written by a New York University student titled—no kidding—“Have we taken free speech too far?” The news hook for Muslim student Faria Mardhani's not-so-rhetorical question is the story of the Egyptian activist (and...

University of Maryland President Accused of Plagiarism

Columbia University Anti-Israel Protester From Last Spring Now Teaching at the School

Anti-Israel Protesters at College of William & Mary Held ‘Keffiyeh Day’ Walkout One Day After 9/11 Anniversary

Anti-Israel Group at UConn Complains About New Policies on Protesting

Prof Thinks Climate Change is Making People of Color Feel Ashamed to Have Kids

Dartmouth College Earns FIRE’s Top Rating for Free Speech

Hating Breitbart Trailer

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 02, 2012 12 Comments

From the company which produced 2016: Obama's America. Opening in theaters on October 12, 2012. Just in time to help get people motivated. (h/t Gateway Pundit) From the archives: Andrew Breitbart dead A personal note on the death of Andrew Breitbart, . Weinergate retrospective — the lying liars and their lies about...

Obama may win by diminished military vote in key states

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 02, 2012 48 Comments

Where are all the public officials who should be speaking up for the troops?...

Utah-04 is in Love

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 02, 2012 14 Comments

I'm not getting overly confident, but this is encouraging, Latest poll: Mia Love pulls ahead of Jim Matheson in 4th District race: Saratoga Springs Mayor Mia Love has overcome a double-digit deficit to overtake Rep. Jim Mathesonin Utah's hotly contested 4th Congressional District, the latest Deseret...

Absolutely Certain

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 02, 2012 25 Comments

The video below, Absolutely Uncertain (h/t @SGLawrence) already has over 800,000 views on YouTube. I understand Irina's point, the trust in Obama has been shaken, and now she is uncertain about Obama's commitment to Israel. I'm not uncertain. I am certain that in a second term, freed...

Insubordination

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 02, 2012 24 Comments

will be punished severely. I think the building inspector just found several violations. From commenter 9th District Neighbor, who took this photo in Glenview, IL (Cook County): I snapped this photo today—the sign is very recent, it probably went up over the weekend. North suburban Cook County is...

Elizabeth Warren issues incomplete list of cases

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 01, 2012 36 Comments

Unwittingly also demonstrates her extensive practice of law from her Massachusetts office...

Brown-Warren post-debate analysis

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 01, 2012 29 Comments

Quick takes on the debate which just ended. End Result -- As with most of these things, people will see what they want. I'd say while Brown won hands down the first debate, this one was more even. Brown won big on Warren's personal problems, which took...

Brown-Warren Debate LIVE

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 01, 2012 7 Comments

This is the second debate, being held at U. Mass. Lowell, starting at 7 p.m. Eastern. There should be live feeds on MassLive.com, uml.edu, bostonherald.com, and CBS 3 in Springfield . It may also be on CSPAN. David Gregory is the moderator - ugh. Let me guess how...

Is tonight the night Elizabeth Warren’s law license problem goes mainstream? (Update – No)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 01, 2012 13 Comments

Despite a Drudge link, huge linkage everywhere in the conservative blogosphere, and defensiveness in the left-legal blogosphere, Elizabeth Warren's law license problem has not broken into the mainstream media. Other than some passing references, the Boston press has ignored it, even as debates raged on the...