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Chicago Mayor Pushes Reparations Amid $1B Budget Gap

Scenes of Communist Flags, Riots, and Violent Clashes With DHS During 'No Kings' Protests

“Pushing Back” Week at College Insurrection

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 25, 2013 2 Comments

Pushing back against the narratives: CAMERA launches new website for pro-Israel college students “Affirmative Action Baby” … Or Survivor? Prager U. Video – The Separation of Church and State FIRE works overtime for targeted Syracuse U. students College Fix Editor: Porn is a weapon in the real campus ‘war on women’ Thomas...

Bumper Sticker of Truth: “Benghazi Liars”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 25, 2013 10 Comments

I couldn't have said it better myself. From John in Richmond, VA, who spotted this in the rear window of the vehicle in front of him: With all the scandal news breaking it may be hard to get to bumper stickers but these are timely. I have...

Alleged Hezbollah member who tried to gain security clearance indicted in Texas

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 24, 2013 8 Comments

Lied on application to enter U.S. and application for security clearance...

Out with the old Republicans, in with the new Republicans

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 24, 2013 38 Comments

I had read headlines about this speech by Ted Cruz, but watching it finally was even better. As background, Sean Sullivan at WaPo's The Fix points out our house is divided, Ted Cruz vs. John McCain: Welcome to the new normal in the Senate: Sen. Ted Cruz...

“Pond scum currently has a higher approval rating than Congress”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 24, 2013 9 Comments

Via The Boston Globe: Republican candidate Gabriel E. Gomez ignited controversy on Thursday by calling his Democratic opponent for US Senate, a sitting congressman, “pond scum,” in an interview with a National Public Radio reporter on Thursday. Asked whether his candidate regretted his remarks, spokesman Will Ritter...

Political Donations From Faculty at U. Idaho Favor Democrats by Margin of 419 to 1

Family of College Student Killed by Illegal Alien in Chicago Speaks Out at Vigil

Hundreds of College DEI Officers Attend Conference to Complain About ‘Chaos’ Caused by Trump

LA United School District Engulfed in $22 Million Fraud Scandal

Student Leader at CSU-Fresno Speaks Out Against Petitioners on Campus

Student Newspaper at Chicago School Launches ‘ICE Tracker’ After Illegal Charged With Murdering Student

NY injured special forces soldier takes plea for same offense on which David Gregory walked

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 24, 2013 7 Comments

"The intense focus you brought saved Nathan from years in jail."...

Hamas’ war on long hair and low-hung trousers

Posted by David Gerstman on May 24, 2013 2 Comments

Do you remember the Saturday Night Live skit The Adventures of Miles Cowperthwaite? Captain Ned: [ interrupting ] That's enough, Miles.. [ Miles sits ] Now, men, I run a mans' ship. I will run it in a manful and masculine way! I will tolerate no...

Syrian Electronic Army Hacks ITV News in Ongoing Attacks on Media Outlets

Posted by Mandy Nagy on May 24, 2013 5 Comments

The Syrian Electronic Army has hacked yet another media outlet’s Twitter account. A Twitter account belonging to ITV News, which was one of the first outlets to broadcast video of one of the killers in Wednesday’s grisly London terror attack, was compromised Friday by the pro-Assad...

DA in upstate NY refuses to prosecute man for having 9 bullets in magazine

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 24, 2013 15 Comments

The so-called SAFE Act passed in a hurry in New York after the Newtown shooting has had many problems. One of the bizarre aspects of the law was that while 10-round magazines were permitted, only 7 bullets could be loaded in the magazine. This very odd provision...

Team Obama’s dirty war against conservatives

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 24, 2013 20 Comments

Kimberley Strassel makes in important point today at The Wall Street Journal, taking apart the defense that the IRS was warranted in targeting conservative groups seeking 501(c)(4) status because of the Citizens United decision. Strassel documents how people close to and involved in the Obama campaign sought...

George Zimmerman trial — the facts or character on trial?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 24, 2013 28 Comments

George Zimmerman's lawyers released photos from Trayvon Martin's cell phone, including the two below. Zimmerman's team says they will seek to introduce the photos and others to show that he was not as portrayed in the media and by the family's attorneys: The evidence that George Zimmerman's attorneys...

Mideast Media Sampler – 05/24/2013 – The Peace Deal that Abbas passed on

Posted by David Gerstman on May 24, 2013 2 Comments

1) Missing another opportunity to miss an opportunity Yesterday, Prof Jacobson posted about an exclusive story at The Tower by Avi Issacharoff about the peace deal that Ehud Olmert offered Mahmoud Abbas in 2008 but that Abbas never accepted. Today Isacharoff follows up with more detail in...

Branco Cartoon – Slow Lerner

Posted by A.F. Branco on May 24, 2013 10 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 ...

Huffington Post joins the wingnuts, turns on Eric Holder

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 23, 2013 23 Comments

So he made some mistakes. Name an Attorney General who hasn't made mistakes. Okay, more than "some" mistakes: We were right all along, admit it, HuffPo. Come on, man and woman up. A simple, "we're sorry" will do. Actually, no it won't....

IRS Official Lois Lerner Placed on Administrative Leave as Scandal Grows

Posted by Mandy Nagy on May 23, 2013 17 Comments

This just in tonight, an IRS source in the agency’s Cincinnati office says that Lois Lerner, one of the officials at the center of the IRS scandal, has been placed on administrative leave (with pay). From National Review Online: Lerner on Thursday afternoon sent an e-mail to...

Obama Tries to Change the Subject, but CODE PINK Steals His Show

Posted by Mandy Nagy on May 23, 2013 19 Comments

Obama's Gitmo/Drone Speech In Three Words: Change. The. Subject....

Will Qusayr be Hezbollah’s Stalingrad?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 23, 2013 15 Comments

One of the key battles in Syria is for control of Qusayr, currently under rebel control. Via NY Times, Syrian Forces and Hezbollah Fighters Press Assault on Key City: Official Syrian and Hezbollah news outlets said the government offensive was making rapid headway in retaking Qusayr, a strategically...