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Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on October 03, 2011 13 Comments

As some of you may recall, Meghan McCain started a twitter war with Prof. Jacobson after she misread both the content and the author of a post earlier this year. As a consequence, I've avoided taking jabs at McCain the younger from fear that she might...

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 03, 2011 24 Comments

#OccupyWallStreet is organized agitprop designed to deflect attention from the Obama administration's failings onto "Wall Street,"  although many of the participants don't understand how they are being used.  The Washington Post now is fully aboard Team Obama, doing its best to take down Rick Perry this...

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on October 03, 2011 22 Comments

The "Occupy Wall Street" craze has spread to major U.S. cities. From what I can tell, the backbone of this movement are college-aged students like myself who blame corporations for their misfortunes, particularly college affordability and it's consequences on employment. They should be angry at the government for...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 03, 2011 36 Comments

In tagging Rick Perry with the "painted-over rock" allegation without first learning the facts? Yes, I think so.  It certainly is fine to point out that the name was offensive, but to suggest that Perry somehow was responsible was a bridge too far (transcript via MVOPOV): WALLACE:...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 03, 2011 32 Comments

I know, I said Bye-Bye Brown last spring after he wrote an op-ed in Politico slamming the Ryan plan and playing into the Democratic meme that Republicans want to abandon seniors.  And he has been a disappointment on several key votes, such as Dodd-Frank. But...

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 03, 2011 9 Comments

Be sure to buy-cott Motorola, along with Sabra Hummus and Aroma Cafe. Why does it seem these anti-Israel flash mobs overwhelmingly are made up of crazy-eyed females? ...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 03, 2011 9 Comments

I think there is a misspelling in this bumper sticker.  Shouldn't it be "Obamanomas"? Thanks to reader Ted, who writes: Saw this one this past June while on vacation. The truck was parked in a parking lot in a little organic foods store outside of Santa Fe....

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 02, 2011 22 Comments

I've noticed a conspiracy theory on Twitter going through random tweets using the #OccupyWallStreet hashtag, namely that the police steered the protesters onto the Brooklyn Bridge, where several hundred were arrested (most released immediately). Now the conspiracy theory is being fed by The Village Voice which...

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on October 02, 2011 33 Comments

they're fake. Case in point: Michelle's photo-op at Target store was staged  Right outside of D.C. in Alexandria, VA, FLOTUS decided to grab a few things for 30-40 minutes with her assistant at the local Target. She was dressed in a floral button down, black pants, a...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 02, 2011 15 Comments

A tale of two videos. It is not okay to sit silently when a single person in an audience shouts something: We don’t believe in the kind of smallness that says it’s okay for a stage full of political leaders -- one of whom could end up being...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 02, 2011 38 Comments

You need no better example of the political corruption of our mainstream media than the page 1 headline at The Washington Post, At Perry camp, racially charged name lingered. There is no story behind the headline. The article itself reveals that the offensive name of the camp,...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 02, 2011 12 Comments

A sign of the times, or just a wing and a prayer? From reader and frequent photographer Bill in Florida, his very own vehicle: ...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 01, 2011 17 Comments

"Give me your tired, your poor/Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free." Or if they are not available, "Give me some chick who likes to have her image captured on an iPad while protesting corporate greed." Photo via reader marklyon: Related:  #OccupyWallStreet Tweet and Post of Day...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 01, 2011 26 Comments

Also known as the Occupation of Perpetual Grievance. From perennial perennial, @IowaHawkBlog: Update:  For a great post see Start the Revolution Without Me, by reader Teresa in Forth Worth: You say that you hate all of these big, evil corporations?  Well don’t just stand there, show them that...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 01, 2011 29 Comments

The organizers of the Wall Street takeover, calling themselves the NYC General Assembly, have issued a Declaration of the Occupation of New York City: The Declaration lists 20 grievances against corporations, including these examples: They have perpetuated inequality and discrimination in the workplace based on age, the...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 01, 2011 63 Comments

Looking at the Republican field, it's hard to get very excited. There is no one in the field who is more than "not Obama."  Some are not "not Obama" more than others, but I'm not seeing someone to rally around. Having it all may not be in...

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