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Adam Carolla Predicts California Fires Will Change the Politics of the State

Meta Reportedly Removes Tampons From Men’s Bathrooms As Part Of Broad DEI Crackdown

Tim Walz Endorses David Hogg for DNC Vice Chair

Here we go again, 4th Cain accuser comes out

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 07, 2011 18 Comments

I predicted this would happen. It looks like there now is a fourth Cain accuser coming forward, to be accompanied at a press conference later today by Gloria Allred. A fourth woman will claim that Herman Cain sexually harassed her while at the National Restaurant Association in...

Bring in the Politico clowns

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 07, 2011 4 Comments

As noted in my post last night, Politico wrote 91 news stories in a one week period regarding "sexual harassment" charges against Herman Cain, without a single story stating what conduct Cain actually engaged in or was alleged to have engaged in. Howard Kurtz (via Althouse via...

The Right Must Not Use The Race Card As Recklessly As The Left

Posted by Matthew Knee on November 07, 2011 10 Comments

As Professor Jacobson wrote on Saturday, the Herman Cain SuperPAC is running this race-card-playing ad. Other GOP commentators, especially Ann Coulter and Rush Limbaugh, have also been making statements along these lines. This is wrong, especially coming from solid conservative voices. To play the race card in...

It’s good business

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 07, 2011 8 Comments

to be anti-Republican in New York, because almost everyone who disagrees with you already has moved to Texas. We've seen these subway ads taking shots at Republicans before. Thanks to reader Thomas who took this photo and writes: Spotted on the #1 train en route to my office. MMS...

Politico v. Herman Cain in numbers

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 06, 2011 35 Comments

Just the stats: Days as of 8 p.m. Eastern today since Politico broke the story - 7 Politico news stories about or mentioning "Herman Cain": 138 Politico news stories about or mentioning "sexual harassment": 91 Politico news stories about or mentioning "sexual harassment" not involving Herman Cain: 0 Politico news stories...

San Diego State U. Pride Center Claims ‘Fatphobia’ is ‘Rooted in Anti-Blackness’

Eagles Fan Loses DEI Consulting Job After Video of Him Insulting Female Packers Fan Goes Viral

New Governor of West Virginia Bans DEI Policies at All Public Institutions

Former Northeastern University Employee Sentenced to Prison for Bomb Hoax

University of Maine System Will Not Divest From Israel Despite Student Demands

Panel at Oregon State U. Concludes Trump Will be Bad for Minorities

“Occupy Wall Street is no longer a protest”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 06, 2011 8 Comments

So says a policeman speaking about the nightly violence and mayhem at Zuccotti Square and its surroundings, as quoted in The NY Post: “Every single night it’s the same thing. I mean, some guy was a victim of rape!” an officer snarls. “There comes a time...

Obama releases truly inspirational video

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 06, 2011 15 Comments

Obama's mission is not yet completed. He's said previously that's he's not even halfway towards where he want to take this country. Now Obama's released a video intended to inspire his supporters to give him four more years to finish the job, but a line in the...

Catching up

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 06, 2011 4 Comments

Readers have been sending me great links, but the Politico Hunt for Herman distracted me the past few days (that was Politico's plan, of course, because there's only one of me and lots of them). So now I'll start catching up, in no particular order: From LukeHandCool,...

Spotted in the People’s Republic

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on November 06, 2011 7 Comments

of Ithaca. My first worthy bumper-sticker sighting where I had my cell phone handy! My biggest pet peeve are people who think voluntary actions are involuntary (& vice versa). For example: This doofus probably thinks that labor in the Third World is involuntary and that people in impoverished...

Things I never thought I’d say

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 06, 2011 26 Comments

Is it worth taking a look at Jon Huntsman, who I long ago dismissed as a media creation and someone who filled space at the debates, with an "if I wanted to vote for Mitt Romney I'd vote for Mitt Romney" attitude? What got me thinking about...

Smothering Reagan

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 06, 2011 14 Comments

William Kristol writes: For every American conservative, not once but whenever he wants it, it’s always the evening of November 4, 1980, the instant when we knew Ronald Reagan, the man who gave the speech in the lost cause of 1964, leader of the movement since 1966,...

How long until Feds issue new interstate trucking regulations

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 06, 2011 14 Comments

banning signage on trucks other than the name and logo of the company, although waivers will be issued to companies whose executives donate to Obama which can demonstrate hardship, in the discretion of the Secretary of Transportation? Thanks to Michael from Constant Conservative who took this photo...

Gingrich Wins Newt-Newt ‘Lincoln-Douglas’ Debate (and Tweet of the Night)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 05, 2011 39 Comments

It was 90 minutes of Newt showing why he is the smartest guy on any stage, and I mean that as a compliment. Newt was in command, and had a particularly good explanation of how to respond to Democratic scare tactics on social security. One of...

Cain-Gingrich “Lincoln-Douglas” Debate – Live

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 05, 2011 10 Comments

The debate between Herman Cain and Newt Gingrich is scheduled for 90 minutes starting at 8 p.m. Eastern. We will have an embed if available, or you can open a separate window for The Right Scoop or C-SPAN. To comment in the live feed please register...

Saturday Night Card Game (Three reasons why conservatives should not play the race card)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 05, 2011 11 Comments

This is the latest in a series on the use of the race card for political gain: Herman Cain and some of his supporters in the media stand accused of playing the race card in response to the Politico-driven accusations that Cain engaged in sexual harassment,...

Pre-Gaming The Newt-Cain Debate

Posted by Matthew Knee on November 05, 2011 8 Comments

Newt and Cain Debate at 8, and there are both many ways this could have happened and many ways this debate could go. Below, I outline a number of possibilities. Not that many people will watch this, but many opinion leaders will, and soundbites will...

“a trick he has performed deftly in previous races”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 05, 2011 7 Comments

HillaryIs44 has a good post on the Obama-lovin' media and how it covers for Obama's campaign dirty tricks. The post is in response to this statement by Ben Smith at Politico: If the catchphrase weren’t already taken, you could call Barack Obama’s signature style of negative politics...