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Biden's last-minute pardons "proved beyond any doubt that there really was a Biden crime family"

Trump's Merit-Based DEI Executive Order Is A Sledgehammer

Cal State Alters Systemwide Program Excluding Whites and Women Challenged By Equal Protection Project

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...

Northeastern U. Hosting Party to Celebrate New Abortion Pills on Campus

Columbia University Increasing Security After Anti-Israel Protesters Barged Into Classroom

Conservative Student Newspaper at Harvard Wins Fight to Distribute on Campus

Sonoma State University Makes Massive Cuts and Ends Athletics

Georgetown U. Looking to Hire Transgender Studies Literature Professor

U.S. Dept. of Education Takes Action to Eliminate DEI Policies

Cain-Newt debate — live here tonight

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 05, 2011 22 Comments

Herman Cain and Newt Gingrich are having a Lincoln-Douglas style debate tonight in Texas, starting at 8 p.m. Eastern. I'll be doing a live blog for it, and I'll try to embed the C-Span live coverage, if that is possible (I don't think it's possible, so...

Best. Memeorandum. Thread. Ever.

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 05, 2011 5 Comments

That Memeorandum algorithm is smart, really smart. It not only finds the blog posts and stories which drive the debate, it also pulls a snippet of text from the post so readers get a sense of what's really important in the story. And in the case...

All of the sudden, Politico wants to be fair and balanced

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 05, 2011 13 Comments

After spending a week portraying Herman Cain as a sexual predator, allegations which so far have resulted in NO FACTS sustantiating the innuendo, Politico now wants to be fair and balanced and tell us that Cain actually led industry efforts to fight sexual harassment, Under...

Tin soldiers and Trumpka coming

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 05, 2011 5 Comments

As you know, next week is a crucial vote on Referendum No. 2 in Ohio, which needs to pass in order to put the collective bargaining reform bill into effect. Polling does not look good. There also is another referendum on education reform. Thanks to a...

Open (Non-Cain news only)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 04, 2011 25 Comments

I really don't want this to turn into one of those foul-mouthed blogs, but this is pushing me to the limit: Asked if the country’s consistently high unemployment rate made him vulnerable in the upcoming 2012 election, Obama insisted “the least of my concerns at the...

Politico now owns most misleading headline ever

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 04, 2011 27 Comments

The woman who accused Herman Cain of something and got a check from the National Restaurant Association is refusing to provide any details of her complaint even though the NRA released her from her confidentiality agreement. I repeat. The woman will not provide any facts or...

Cain accuser – now not willing to talk // Added: Politico and NY Times spin refusal as accuser “confirming” and “standing by” her complaint

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 04, 2011 24 Comments

That's the word I'm hearing. Even though the National Restaurant Association was willing to waive the confidentiality agreement. Updates: CNN reports: Joel Bennett, the attorney for one the women who has accused Herman Cain of sexual harassment, said Friday that his client "made a complaint in good...

The case (or not) against Herman Cain

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 04, 2011 21 Comments

So many are calling Cain a liar or worse for not remembering a second settlement with a woman whom he allegedly "sexually harassed." How could he not know of a settlement? Details are dribbling out which support the conclusion that Cain was not involved and would...

What 1.8 Billion People Do

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on November 04, 2011 15 Comments

My friend Zach linked to this amazing article this morning: The Shadow Superpower. In many countries -- particularly in the developing world -- System D [the black market] is growing faster than any other part of the economy, and it is an increasing force in world trade. But...

NRA should release everything, or nothing

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 04, 2011 19 Comments

One of the accusers against Herman Cain apparently has requested that she be relieved of the confidentiality agreement she entered into with the National Restaurant Association to the extent of releasing a statement setting forth her version of what happened over a decade ago, but not...

‘This was once a serious country’ – amended

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 04, 2011 13 Comments

From an op-ed in The Washington Times by Wesley Pruden, Herman Cain and innuendos: This was once a serious country with serious newspapers, back in the day when they were edited by serious editors and a man had the right to confront an accuser before she...

“Cain said, ‘Darling, do you mind doctoring my tea for me?’”