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Iran’s De Facto Leader Ali Larijani Eliminated in Israeli Strike

Lawyer Among Three Arrested in Violent Restaurant Attack on Hebrew-Speaking Diners

Replacing History With Wildlife: The Suicidal Insanity of Anti-Western Ideology

Obama’s really bad two media days in one infographic

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 17, 2013 6 Comments

The infographic below, the National Dialogue Monitor by TargetPoint Consulting May 15-16, 2013, was provided to me by former Legal Insurrection contributor Matthew Knee, who now works at TargetPoint. It shows Obama's really bad two media days: Each bubble represents a topic discussed in relation to President Obama...

All the President’s Concealers tainted the 2012 election

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 17, 2013 27 Comments

With each passing hour, it becomes more and more clear that the truth was concealed from the American public prior to the election about two major Obama administration scandals. Benghazi was very much in the news prior to the election. The concealment went to the culpability...

Mideast Media Sampler – 05/17/2013 – The Newseum cop out

Posted by David Gerstman on May 17, 2013 2 Comments

Richard Engel's Speech Richard Engel spoke earlier this week at the Newseum's memorial for journalists killed in the line of duty during 2012. Spoke at newseum today on journalists killed in 2012, and controversy on who to include. c-spanvideo.org/program/312711…— Richard Engel (@RichardEngel) May 13, 2013 The Newseum's...

Ethnic cleansing in #Syria in real time

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 17, 2013 11 Comments

Michael Weiss at Lebanon NOW reports, Rise of the militias: The use of chemical weapons and Obama’s fudged “red line” has given way to gruesome footage of a schismatic Syrian rebel commander biting into the lung of a slain Hezbollah fighter and vowing revenge against Assadist...

IRS planted question at ABA mtg disclosing targeting of conservatives

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 17, 2013 18 Comments

Nothing says "trust the IRS" quite like the IRS planting questions at Bar Association meetings...

U. North Texas Cutting up to 70 Programs in Effort to Trim Deficit

Carnegie Mellon U. Hosts Anti-ICE Panel With Far Left Activists

Conservative Student Magazine at UW-Madison Repeatedly Thrown in the Trash

Missing U. Alabama Student Found Dead in Spain

Education Secretary McMahon Threatens SJSU Federal Funding for Title IX Violations

Vanderbilt Law Prof Explains the Challenge of Getting More Conservatives Into Higher Ed

IRS Hearings Live

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 17, 2013 10 Comments

[Hearing now adjourned.] Start at 9 a.m. Eastern. You can view it on CSPAN-2. [live video and Twitter fees removed]

Congressman Roskam (IL-06) did a particularly good job: https://twitter.com/JessicaTaylor/status/335384220966993921

George: Conclusion: IRS was using inappropriate criteria, was delaying their apps, and was asking inappropriate questions of applicants
— Jedediah Bila (@JedediahBila) May 17, 2013

Miller says that "foolish mistakes were made by people trying to be more efficient." Says was a mistake, not act of partisanship. Unreal.
— Jedediah Bila (@JedediahBila) May 17, 2013

Acting IRS Commissioner Miller says "partisanship" played "no role" in the targeting. WHAT? #OhHellNo
— Monica Crowley (@MonicaCrowley) May 17, 2013

Miller aware of inappropriate behavior on May 3rd of 2012. 6 months before election. #IRS
— Luke Russert (@LukeRussert) May 17, 2013

Sure. RT @andrewstilesnro: Miller: IRS leaks to Propublica, release of NOM donor list were "inadvertent."
— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) May 17, 2013

Assuming Miller is being truthful, he makes the #IRS sound like a rogue agency where agents do whatever they want. #IRShearing
— David M. Drucker (@DavidMDrucker) May 17, 2013

Levin: "no evidence of political motivation". Except for, you know, the evidence of political motivation. #irs #tcot
— David Steinberg (@DavidSPJM) May 17, 2013

So the fact that only conservative groups were targeted for audits, leaks, and Kafka-esque questioning is a coincidence? Media..?
— John Nolte(@NolteNC) May 17, 2013

Branco Cartoon – Stupid Pet Tricks

Posted by A.F. Branco on May 17, 2013 15 Comments

Note: You may reprint this cartoon provided you link back to this source. To see more Legal Insurrection Branco cartoons, click here. Branco’s page is Cartoonist A.F.Branco ...

Transparensorcery – “House immigration group reaches a deal”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 16, 2013 24 Comments

But we don't know what's in it, via AP: A bipartisan band of House members working on a comprehensive immigration bill has reached an agreement in principle, lawmakers said Thursday, after talks dragged on for months and appeared stalled earlier in the day. The lawmakers did not...

Infamous LulzSec Hackers Get Jail Time

Posted by Mandy Nagy on May 16, 2013 4 Comments

A British court handed down jail time Thursday to four hackers that were part of a notorious splinter group of the Anonymous hacker collective known as LulzSec. Ryan Cleary, 21, aka “ViraL,” received 32 months. Cleary will also receive a separate sentence in connection with a...

#ObamacareInThreeWords

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 16, 2013 47 Comments

The hashtag of the day. #obamacareinthreewords It's. The. Law. #ObamaCareInThreeWords, twitter.com/whitehouse/sta…— The White House (@whitehouse) May 16, 2013 A. Bad. Law. @whitehouse It's. The. Law. #ObamaCareInThreeWords— Legal Insurrection (@LegInsurrection) May 16, 2013 Arrogance of power --> RT @whitehouse: It's. The. Law. #ObamaCareInThreeWords, twitter.com/whitehouse/sta…— Speaker John Boehner (@SpeakerBoehner) May 16,...

LIVE Joint Press Conference From the WH – Obama Responds to Questions on Recent Scandals (Post-event UPDATES)

Posted by Mandy Nagy on May 16, 2013 25 Comments

2:30pm EST - UPDATED with additional news coverage and video of the press conference, added to the end of the original post. 1:45 EST - Updated below to reflect the reporter's question. In a joint press conference today at the White House with the Turkish Prime Minister...

Israeli counter-warning

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 16, 2013 12 Comments

The Assad regime has been warning that it will retaliate for Israel hitting missiles destined for Hezbollah, including by opening a terrorist front on the Golan Heights. Israel has a counter-warning. The New York Times reports: In a clear warning to Syria to stop the transfer of advanced...

“He’s continually saying something that’s demonstrably false”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 16, 2013 9 Comments

In reality, he dared not call it terrorism...

Benghazi emails show Obama admin knew talking points were misleading

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 16, 2013 19 Comments

Obama admin could have just said "No" to using a misleading narrative...

My Tea Party group’s futile attempt to get IRS tax-exempt status

Posted by Leslie Eastman on May 16, 2013 12 Comments

We saw the handwriting on the wall, and gave up trying...

Greed still is good

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 16, 2013 7 Comments

From LukeHandCool: If I'd had a can of spray paint, I'd have added, "Milton Friedman and I are so happy to hear this! Thank you! Uncle Milton is smiling in his grave!" I took this picture of Occupied public property on Pacific Coast Highway outside the parking lot...

IRS Acting Commissioner Resigns Amidst Scandal

Posted by Mandy Nagy on May 15, 2013 34 Comments

In a press conference just moments ago, President Obama announced: "Today, Treasury Secretary Lew took the first step by requesting and accepting the resignation of the acting commissioner of the IRS [Steven Miller]." Let's wait and see if other resignations will follow. WAJ adds 7 p.m.-- I'm on one...