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When They Say 'Globalize The Intifada' They Mean Like The New Orleans Terrorist Mass Murder

Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT): RFK, Jr. "Wants To Kill Our Kids"

Meet the Deflection: Schumer Denies Democrats Misled on Biden’s Decline

Black Wednesday, or why I am not a utilitarian

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on October 24, 2011 2 Comments

Today in London: Conservative rebels pushing for an in-or-out referendum on Europe are riding the tide of public opinion, according to a Guardian/ICM poll. Some 70% of voters want a vote on Britain's EU membership, and by a substantial nine-point margin respondents say they would use it to...

If this is what passes for victory

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 24, 2011 13 Comments

As mentioned earlier, the Obama administration and media are touting Gaddafi's overthrow as a great foreign policy victory. But Gaddafi's body has hardly gone cold, and Libya already has a strict Islamist government, see all the links at Memeorandum. Andrew Sullivan also rounds up some of the...

Don’t worry, your centralized medical records are safe

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 24, 2011 9 Comments

Creating a centralized electronic medical record is one of the primary goals of the Obama administration (and Bush before that, although not funded) under the theory that a centralized record will lead to greater efficiencies. Don't worry, your centralized medical records will be safe. Unless, of course, someone working...

AP Reports 37% of Adults Back OWS In Horribly Constructed Poll, Fails To Mention That 56% Don’t

Posted by Matthew Knee on October 24, 2011 5 Comments

The Boston Globe and the AP report that 37% of Americans support OWS: More than one-third of the country supports the Wall Street protests, and even more — 58 percent — say they are furious about America’s politics. The number of angry people is growing as deep...

Joe Biden finds a winning stimulus strategy

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 24, 2011 3 Comments

Since Joe Biden's play of the rape card did not work in getting the Senate to pass Obama's new stimulus package, Biden may need to come up with a new strategy. Rumor has it that Biden will resurrect National Lampoon magazine: (Based on this original, for those of you who are too young...

California State U. East Bay Has Woke 'Inclusive Language' Guide

Teachers in Minnesota Could Lose Licenses if They Don't Affirm LGBT Identities

Study Suggests Brown University Radicalized Students Following October 7th

Population Decline is Going to Hurt Higher Education

Historically Black University's Marching Band Scolded by Leftists for Agreeing to Perform at Trump Inauguration

Ron DeSantis Appoints Conservatives to University of West Florida Board

The insurrection reaches the outskirts of Chicago

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 24, 2011 4 Comments

At Obama campaign headquarters in downtown Chicago they can hear shouts of "OMG WTF" and "How's that 'Hope & Change' thing working out for you?," like the sound of slowly rumbling thunder just over the horizon. Thanks to reader Norbie who spotted this in Elgin, Illinois, not far from Chicago,...

Open

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 23, 2011 23 Comments

The Wisconsin recall effort against Scott Walker gets started in three weeks, and guess what, Dems may go after more Republican state senator! The punchy Director of Communications of the WI Democratic Party is quite excited. There was a massive earthquake in Turkey, with as many...

24 years ago today, Borking was born

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 23, 2011 15 Comments

24 years ago a new term was coined, "borking" or "to bork." It is a tactic in which Democrats still revel, except when they feel they are on the receiving end at which point they cry foul. Borking is the complete politicization of the judicial nomination...

If you have good blood pressure,

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on October 23, 2011 10 Comments

I recommend reading this discussion between Eliot Spitzer and a protester from Occupy Wall Street. It is actually pretty interesting and shows that Spitzer hasn't forgotten how to speak like a politician: MM: You think representative democracy is the best system we’ve got? ES: Yes! I say...

Occupy Wall Street metaphor alert

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 23, 2011 13 Comments

We saw something similar in Wisconsin, when an anti-Scott Walker protester locked her head to a metal railing with a bicycle lock. Yesterday an Occupy Wall Street protester climbed a 70-foot statue demanding that Mayor Bloomberg resign and that the police presence be reduced. The police...

Rhode Island – A public sector pension plan which doesn’t make anything

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 23, 2011 11 Comments

You know about the RI pension mess, because I've been pounding that issue pretty much since the founding of this blog three years ago. The New York Times takes a devastating look at Rhode Island, The Little State With a Big Mess (h/t @amandacarpenter): ON the night of...

I think I need a shower

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 23, 2011 9 Comments

after seeing this. From reader Joe, send in an e-mail with the subject line "bumper sticker of the day-week-month": Professor, Words fail me, see for yourself! Location- Croton Point Park, Westchester NY ...

Saturday Night Card Game (Herman Cain isn’t their type of black)(Readers’ Choice Award)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 22, 2011 47 Comments

Herman Cain is bringing out the worst venom from the liberal media and entertainment complex, and the left-wing blogosphere. Just as we saw liberal feminists fall all over themselves to bash Sarah Palin as an insult to women, so too we see liberals who claim to be enlightened...

#OccupyDallas – the birds are not impressed

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 22, 2011 10 Comments

The Live Stream camera at street level tells the story, the Occupy Dallas protesters control the streets with the line of marchers extending as far as the eye can see: Okay, maybe not. Reader Derek writes: Professor, I'm an avid reader of your blog. I was in the office today and...

“credit for every successful achievement and every stroke of good fortune”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 22, 2011 6 Comments

George Orwell, Animal Farm, Ch. 8: "It had become usual to give Napoleon the credit for every successful achievement and every stroke of good fortune. You would often hear one hen remark to another, 'Under the guidance of our Leader, Comrade Napoleon, I have laid five...

CA Finalizes Cap and Trade

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on October 22, 2011 16 Comments

California's streak of bad governance is coming to a climax with the finalization of their cap and trade legislation: California's plan to cap greenhouse gas emissions and put a price on carbon is set to take effect on Jan. 1 after the Air Resources Board voted...

More on the darling Ms. Wafa al-Biss

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 22, 2011 9 Comments

Recently released, already calling on school children to hope for martyrdom. Some more background (h/t @MargieInTelAviv)[Note, I substituted the original NBC video for the YouTube version as a reader pointed out that the last frame of the YouTube video includes links to some offensive videos): https://youtu.be/NpXm9hvXroc...