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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

Should anti-Semitic Occupy LA woman have been fired? (Reader poll)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 20, 2011 67 Comments

An employee of the L.A. School District and active Occupy Los Angleles supporter was fired for her anti-Semitic comments which have garnered a lot of attention. Here's the video of her reaction to the firing, where she doubles down (h/t IsraellyCool): The easy answer would be sure, fire her,...

Debate on Education Policy Reinforces Party Stereotypes

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on October 20, 2011 7 Comments

I participated in a debate last night at Cornell sponsored by Students for Education Reform to encourage an exchange of ideas on education policy. I was on the libertarian panel, which was wedged between the College Democrats and Republicans. It was a fairly heated debate: “Libertarians...

The 2000

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 20, 2011 3 Comments

Sometime in the past day or two we passed 2000 registered users. About three months after the new blog landed safely. Phase 2 is coming, I promise. Previous entries: The 500, The 1000....

Newt gravitational pull

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 20, 2011 66 Comments

Frank Luntz did a focus group on Hannity last night regarding the Las Vegas debate. The group confirmed my view that Newt is rising. I can't find a video of it, but NewsMax has a partial transcript. The group found that Newt won the debate hands down,...

Qaddafi killed, captured, still on the loose? Update: Killed

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 20, 2011 9 Comments

There are conflicting reports, as detailed in the live updates at The Telegraph. Updates: I'll wait a bit before updating the headline, but it appears he's dead (photo at The Telegraph link). DEBKAFile says he's dead, killed in NATO airstrike near his hometown of Sirte. PJTatler has al-Jaeera...

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

Weber State U. in Utah Removes DEI Language From Mission Statement

From the parking lot of Whole Foods, to the shores of ….

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 20, 2011 7 Comments

Thanks to frequent photographer Linda who spotted these bumper stickers on an old Ford pickup truck in the Whole Foods parking lot in Franklin, TN: ...

“Shorter” Tweet of the Day

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 19, 2011 45 Comments

You know the trick, Obama's an expert at it. Create a straw man argument by presenting extreme choices, in order to make one of the choices seem like the only reasonable choice. It's also called being a "shorter," in internet parlance. Nicholas Kristof of The NY Times is...

Waiting for Sheldon Whitehouse’s speech on OWS “malignant, vindictive passions”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 19, 2011 12 Comments

In December 2009, on the eve of the Senate vote on Obamacare, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) issued a blistering speech on the floor of the Senate lashing out at opposition to Obamacare, which was led by the Tea Party movement, in the most inflammatory terms. Among other things, Whitehouse invoked...

All the fat cats on… K Street.

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on October 19, 2011 6 Comments

Amidst news about Wall Street bonuses and fat-cat corruption, I'm sure it will go uncovered that Washington has finally eclipsed Silicon Valley as the wealthiest U.S. metropolitan area: "Lobbyists play a prominent role in the Washington economy. In 2010 there were 12,964 registered lobbyists, with most working...

Wafa al-Biss already back to work

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 19, 2011 7 Comments

Via Jerusalem Post: A would-be Palestinian suicide bomber freed by Israel in the prisoner swap for soldier Gilad Schalit told cheering schoolchildren in the Gaza Strip the day after her release on Wednesday she hoped they would follow her example. "I hope you will walk the same...

OWS and unions crossing all lines to get in opponents’ faces

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 19, 2011 20 Comments

Crain's New York has an article detailing how Occupy Wall Street and union protesters are taking the fight to the personal lives of executives who oppose them by disrupting their ability to go to restaurants and other day-to-day activities. As the Occupy Wall Street movement has...

Newt rising, Part 2

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 19, 2011 40 Comments

My assessment of the Vegas debate remains the same at the top of the ticket, Perry won by exceeding expectations. There were some negatives to his performance, such as the issue of Romney's lawn care company hiring illegals, which even if it was worth a...

Don’t count your “errors over” before they’ve hatched

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 19, 2011 3 Comments

Thanks to the mystery person from the Poconos in Pennsylvania who sent me several of these bumper stickers: A good place to start would be by getting over that other error....

Vegas Debate (Tweet of Night added)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 18, 2011 52 Comments

Not going to "live blog" but will have some observations. END GAME: Perry the winner not because he was so much better than the others, but because he was so much better than he was previously. He may have revitalized his campaign tonight. Cain was damaged, but...

UPDATED: Both Major Anti-Semitism Watchdogs Issue Statements on #OWS

Posted by Matthew Knee on October 18, 2011 12 Comments

There are two major organizations in the Jewish community tasked with certifying people, things, and movements as anti-Semitic or not: The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and the Simon Wiesenthal Center/Museum(s) of Tolerance. Sometimes, they differ, owing largely to the fact that the ADL's leaders vote Democrat...

Michele Bachmann finds out about Ed Rollins the hard way

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 18, 2011 7 Comments

Yes, Michele you should have done a Google search before hiring Ed Rollins (NYT via NRO via HotAir): She said critical comments Mr. Rollins made to reporters after stepping aside were dismaying. “When it comes to personnel issues, I act professionally and respectful of former employees,” she...

Algerian Massacre

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on October 18, 2011 6 Comments

Today marks fifty years since a massacre swept the streets --- not in the maghreb region of north Africa, but in the streets of Paris: A number of events were held on Monday to remember the violent deaths of up to several hundred anti-war demonstrators in...