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Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 10, 2012 9 Comments

Richard Lugar's time in the Senate may be up. A variety of groups are working to defeat Lugar.  The NRA (which gives Lugar an "F" rating), the Club for Growth, and Freedom Works are working to help Richard Mourdock overcome Lugar's big money advantage. Notice how Lugar is hitting...

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 10, 2012 25 Comments

Carbonite has been flying below the radar the past few weeks, as companies like Arby's have incurred the wrath of conservatives for pandering to the Media Matters inspired and coordinated attempt to drive Rush Limbaugh from the airwaves. Carbonite was the most visible and self-righteous of the advertisers...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 10, 2012 15 Comments

From reader Ulises, who took this photo in Cockeysville, MD, and writes: Further proof that buyers of "coexist" bumper stickers have no sense of irony...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 09, 2012 39 Comments

What James Taranto has dubbed the Wild Goose-Step Chase appears to be winding down, as outlandish reports by Michael Miller in The Miami New Times of neo-Nazis "conducting heavily armed patrols in and around Sanford, Florida" were debunked by your humble correspondent over the weekend. But not...

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 09, 2012 43 Comments

The Special Prosecutor in Florida just announced that she will not take the case to the Grand Jury which was expected to start this week: The Florida special prosecutor investigating the Trayvon Martin shooting has decided not to use a grand jury, but says that should...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 09, 2012 18 Comments

for us. Rasmussen Reports, Supreme Court’s Ratings Jump Following Health Care Hearings: Just before the highly publicized hearing on the constitutionality of President Obama’s health care law, ratings for the U.S. Supreme Court had fallen to the lowest level ever measured by Rasmussen Reports. Now, following the...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 09, 2012 21 Comments

There has been a lot of attention paid to Arby's announcement that it no longer would advertise on the Limbaugh show. It was particularly interesting because Arby's did not advertise to begin with, so it purely was a political statement, and was the subject of a...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 09, 2012 23 Comments

Back in '08, you thought he was gonna change it and rearrange it, he was gonna change the world. Now, a little progress is good enough. Spotted in Ithaca: ...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 08, 2012 56 Comments

the intertubes in and around Sanford, Florida, heavily armed with knowledge, facts, and skepticism, seeking to protect citizens regardless of race, creed, or color, from race-hustlers, race-haters, 15-minutes of fame seekers, jump-on-the-story journalists, bully bloggers, and web-traffic pumpers. Thanks to the 280+ Facebook sharers and 1800+ Twitters...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 08, 2012 11 Comments

The Muslim Brotherhood presidential candidate in Egypt may not be the most anti-Israel of the candidates running: Last weekend’s announcement by Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood that it will field a presidential candidate, Khairat Shater, has drastically impacted the run-up to May’s elections. But his position on Israel...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 08, 2012 43 Comments

On March 11, Nicky Larson wrote a column for The Independent (Ireland) hitting on virulent anti-Israel sentiment in Ireland: I used to hate Israel. I used to think the Left was always right. Not any more. Now I loathe Palestinian terrorists. Now I see why Israel...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 08, 2012 45 Comments

From reader Dr. Dave: One of the sights on my recent Key West vacation. Could not walk by without taking a picture of this for you. Of course, the topper is on the dashboard. Read and enjoy your blog every day. ...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 07, 2012 18 Comments

Responsibility (h/t reader Danelle): There's no such thing as a free lunch, at least not at the Rescue Mission of El Paso. The Rescue Mission, at 1949 W. Paisano, is now charging $1.50 for each lunch and dinner. Breakfast remains free. "Certainly the budget is tight, but that's...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 07, 2012 15 Comments

No one could have seen this coming. Via The Jerusalem Post: Palestinian Authority security forces in the West Bank arrested over the weekend a Palestinian blogger who launched a Facebook campaign under the title "The people want an end to corruption." The arrest of Jamal Abu Rihan is...

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