Posted by David Gerstman
on April 04, 20134 Comments
1) Palestinian prisoners protest
The New York Times reported Palestinians Jailed in Israel Protest After Inmate Dies:
The office of Mahmoud Abbas, the president of the Palestinian Authority, said in a statement that it held the Israeli government “fully responsible” for Mr. Hamdiya’s death, which it said...
Posted by William A. Jacobson
on April 03, 20139 Comments
Last Monday I appeared as a guest of The Alexander Hamilton Institute for the Study of Western Civilization to give a talk at my alma mater, Hamilton College.
AHI is not affiliated with Hamilton. To the contrary, as discussed here before, Hamilton would not allow AHI...
Posted by William A. Jacobson
on April 03, 20137 Comments
You may recall Professor Eugene Kontorovich's presentation, The Legal Case for Israel, in which he pointed out that the West Bank legally belonged to Israel and was illegally occupied by Jordan prior to 1967.
That puts a very different perspective on all the hyped-up claims that...
Posted by Leslie Eastman
on April 03, 201318 Comments
When journalism hits rock bottom, it grabs a jack hammer and keeps going.
As Professor Jacobson reported: The Associated Press has banned the phase "illegal immigrant" from its style guide.
Yet, illegal immigration remains a serious problem for this country, despite the fact that Obama administration officials...
Posted by William A. Jacobson
on April 03, 201312 Comments
In case you wondered how they really feel.
Via Times of Israel (h/t @CiFWatch):
Hackers around the world are plotting to strike Israel’s online presence in a coordinated cyber-attack later this week. The effort, known as “OpIsrael,” which is being organized by hacktivist group Anonymous, aims to...
Posted by Leslie Eastman
on April 03, 20134 Comments
Cyprus has been given more flaming hoops to jump through for its economic bailout.
BBC News Business is reporting that Cypriots will be asked to make further financial sacrifices:
The International Monetary Fund (IMF), which is contributing 1bn euros, says they are "challenging" and will require "great...
Posted by William A. Jacobson
on April 03, 201322 Comments
Dr. Benjamin Carson is responding to the demonization of him by the liberal media by pointing out the obvious, that liberal media types, many if not most of whom are white, hold a special hatred for black conservatives.
Nice Deb has links and the video:
White liberals...
Posted by David Gerstman
on April 03, 20136 Comments
1) Meanwhile in Egypt
The New York Times is reporting Egyptians Struggle as Wary Tourists Stay Away:
Tourism plummeted in 2011 with the fall of President Hosni Mubarak and the unrest that followed. Some tourists have started to return, but officials say they are mostly beachgoers rather...
Posted by William A. Jacobson
on April 03, 20132 Comments
I appeared last night on African-American Conservatives Blog Talk Radio.
Before me was Allen West.
If you want to jump ahead, my segment starts at the 30 minute mark (it's easier to scroll forward if you go to the AACONS page which has a larger embedded audio...
Posted by William A. Jacobson
on April 02, 201346 Comments
South Carolina
NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wisconsin
Supreme Court, Balance of Power, Future of Key Issues at Stake in Wisconsin Court Race.
Forget #SC01 #SC1 This is the race that matters tonight hosted.ap.org/dynamic/files/…— Julian Stolz (@TheStolzReport) April 3, 2013
Update: YESSSSSSS!!!!!!!
Do you remember Justice Roggensack? Harken back to my post from...
Posted by William A. Jacobson
on April 02, 201323 Comments
Piers Morgan has had some epic gun control rants.
It resulted in aggressive push back from people like Dana Loesch.
Now James O'Keefe is on it:
Hey, @piersmorgan, can you please explain these signs on your Beverly Hills property? twitpic.com/cghoe4
— James O'Keefe(@JamesOKeefeIII) April 2, 2013
Via National Review (h/t...
Posted by William A. Jacobson
on April 02, 201333 Comments
There has been a political push to remove words like "illegal alien" or "illegal immigrant" from usage as part of political messaging by amnesty/open borders advocates.
The preferred term is "undocumented," as if it's just a question of paperwork. Once the language is redefined, it becomes a much easier sell to treat the breaking of our immigration laws as just a formality.
Not only that, "illegal alien" supposedly is racist, as if illegal alien were a race, as I posted in What race is an illegal alien?
This is all a charade. It’s the typical Color of Change race card shakedown.
The advocates of eliminating the term “illegal” want to alter immigration policies. They can’t win on the merits of open borders, so they smear others as racist.
It’s just a dishonest word game using false accusations of racism as a political lever.
Back to the subversive question: What race is an illegal alien?
Today a major victory was achieved for those seeking political control of the language as AP removed the term "illegal immigrant" from its style book, ‘Illegal immigrant’ no more:
The Stylebook no longer sanctions the term “illegal immigrant” or the use of “illegal” to describe a person. Instead, it tells users that “illegal” should describe only an action, such as living in or immigrating to a country illegally.
AP has no term to replace "illegal immigrant." Instead of the accurate term, we're going to get explanations:
illegal immigration Entering or residing in a country in violation of civil or criminal law. Except in direct quotes essential to the story, use illegal only to refer to an action, not a person: illegal immigration, but not illegal immigrant. Acceptable variations include living in or entering a country illegally or without legal permission.
Except in direct quotations, do not use the terms illegal alien, an illegal, illegals or undocumented.
Do not describe people as violating immigration laws without attribution.
Specify wherever possible how someone entered the country illegally and from where. Crossed the border? Overstayed a visa? What nationality?
People who were brought into the country as children should not be described as having immigrated illegally. For people granted a temporary right to remain in the U.S. under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, use temporary resident status, with details on the program lower in the story.
This is just another step towards linguistically enforced progressive politics.
With what is AP replacing "illegal immigrant"?
— Legal Insurrection (@LegInsurrection) April 2, 2013
The full footage of the attack by Chicago Teachers Union officials against journalist Rebel Pundit during last week's protest against school closings has been released today by EAG News. Two teachers union officials were arrested for battery during the so-called "nonviolent" protest.
The video footage shows...
Posted by William A. Jacobson
on April 02, 201314 Comments
Apparently an actual statement by someone who wants to design our economy.
H/t to Kathleen:
Here's the link, and the full quote:
The growth of the Internet will slow drastically, as the flaw in "Metcalfe's law"--which states that the number of potential connections in a network is proportional...
