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USA Men's Hockey Team Wins Olympic Gold in Absolute Thriller

Intersectionality is an "intellectual foundation for violence, terrorism, antisemitism, and anti-westernism"

Purges of Conservative and pro-Israel Faculty leave "very few to speak up for Jewish students"

House really safe in 2014?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 20, 2013 14 Comments

Guy Cecil is the Democratic strategist who was the hero of the 2012 Senate strategy which resulted in Democrats not only holding the Senate, but picking up two seats. He will return in 2014. Cecil, it's worth noting, points out what people like Kathleen Parker refuse to...

CalPERS divests gun manufacturers, shoots retirees in feet

Posted by Joel Engel on February 20, 2013 27 Comments

California made a move yesterday that makes about as much sense as throwing away your telescope to get back at that meteor for hitting Russia. And yet, in California, it’s strictly business as usual (via LA Times): The nation's biggest public pension fund is taking a stand against...

Jesse Jr. and wife in court tomorrow

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 19, 2013 13 Comments

We just received this notice from the U.S. Attorney's Office: From: Miller, William (USADC) Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2013 6:07 PM Subject: Court hearings in U.S. v. Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. and U.S. v. Sandra Stevens Jackson We have just received notice from the Court of the...

We have Symposiums, they have LOLcats

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 19, 2013 20 Comments

I'm glad that my post, Upworthy — or, How we are losing the internet to lowest of low information young liberals, has garnered a fair amount of attention. Mandy Nagy at Breitbart.com, has an interesting history, in response, that we all should consider, Why LOLcats Matter in Politics: In...

3 year old in wheelchair meets TSA

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 19, 2013 43 Comments

You can guess the result. Via Israel Matzav. ...

Villanova U. Prof Says Academia Should be Used as a 'Trojan Horse' for Socialism

Texas Tech Prof Arrested for Alleged Involvement in Fentanyl Ring

Kennesaw State U. Students Yell ‘F*** ICE’ During Walkout Protest

College Fires Prof for Calling Charlie Kirk, TPUSA ‘Racist Pieces of Sh*t’ in Class

Man Who Bought Campus of Green Mountain College Wants to Give it Away for Free

North Carolina Elementary Teacher Who Identifies as ‘Transgender Wolf’ Fired After Complaint

No, Democrats do not have a “full blown Akin” on their hands

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 19, 2013 24 Comments

Via Memeorandum, news that man makes stupid comment about rape and right of self-defense: How do I know that this will not be the Democrats' Todd Akin? Because he's a Democrat, he's at the state level, and this is not an election year. But mostly because he's a...

Politico tries to expunge media bias by playing victim of Obama manipulation

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 19, 2013 53 Comments

Two of the biggies at Politico have a lead article today, Obama, the puppet master (emphasis mine): President Barack Obama is a master at limiting, shaping and manipulating media coverage of himself and his White House. Not for the reason that conservatives suspect: namely, that a liberal press ...

Obligatory — Columbia Prof. strips and shows Hitler home movies

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 19, 2013 28 Comments

a/k/a let the bubble burst, we have nothing to lose but the insanity...

Really DMB voter

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 19, 2013 15 Comments

From Linda, a "low" information voter: Carothers parkway, Franklin TN Don't know if this photo will be clear enough or if you can use it. Driver appears to be a female who votes with her lady parts. ...

Senate Republicans about to fold like card table on Hagel

Posted by Joel Engel on February 18, 2013 41 Comments

The apparently principled opposition of Republicans in the Senate to Chuck Hagel’s nomination as secretary of defense appears to be over. Via Slate: Sen. John McCain says that while he doesn’t believe former Sen. Chuck Hagel is the right man to lead the Pentagon, Republican senators will...

Branco Cartoon – Debtly Diagnosis

Posted by A.F. Branco on February 18, 2013 7 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 Cartoonist A.F.Branco ...

Chicago Machine having trouble enforcing its will in #IL02 primary

Posted by Anne Segal on February 18, 2013 13 Comments

The petri dish of Democrat candidates in the special election Democrat primary for Jesse Jackson, Jr.'s former congressional seat remains teeming with candidates, despite the Chicago Democratic Machine's heavies being deployed to empty it out. So far only two have caved, Toi Hutchinson who dropped out of...

“Liberal” cartoonist/columnist confuses rhetoric with reality

Posted by Joel Engel on February 18, 2013 14 Comments

Behold “liberal” cartoonist/columnist David Horsey’s latest horsey---- in the Los Angeles Times. It is no wonder Florida Sen. Marco Rubio needed to grab a bottle of water in the middle of delivering the Republican response to President Obama’s State of the Union address. The speech he...

Hurry, Curt Schilling’s bloody sock up for auction

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 18, 2013 9 Comments

Disgusting. And probably will sell for a lot, because it's history. From ProJo: Bidding is under way for the bloody sock worn by former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling in the 2004 World Series, which he put up for sale after the collapse of his Providence-based video game...

Is there a way for them both to lose?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 18, 2013 11 Comments

From The Daily Star in Lebanon, one of the best websites for news about what's happening there and in Syria, Three Hezbollah fighters, 12 Syrian rebels killed in clashes: Three Hezbollah fighters and 12 Syrian rebels were killed in fierce battles near Syria’s border with Lebanon,...

In case you missed them

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 18, 2013 0 Comments

Some posts from the weekend, which was busier than usual: “Submit We Much” Week at College Insurrection Elizabeth Warren’s heroic Senate demagoguery American Women, not Koch Brothers, birthed the Tea Party Movement Colorlines and The Root accuse Marco Rubio of promoting racism A changing of the tech guard at Legal...

Just say No

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 18, 2013 17 Comments

Or as they say on the internet, NOOOO!!!! Via Byron York: South Carolinians: What is your reaction to this? ow.ly/hOgon — Byron York (@ByronYork) February 18, 2013 Update: Ugh. Erick Erickson, I Endorse Mark Sanford for Congress. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...