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Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 26, 2011 5 Comments

Aternative blog post title:  Why Jews still will vote for Obama, regardless. I know, you have a dream, that one day American Jews will judge political candidates by the content of their character not the "D" or "R" next to their names.  I told you time...

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Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on September 26, 2011 15 Comments

It's one of the top news stories across the web: Pay-by-race bake sale still on. the controversial "Increase Diversity Bake Sale" hosted by the Berkeley College Republicans is still on, the club's president said, despite "grossly misguided comments" and threats aimed at supporters of the University...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 26, 2011 21 Comments

I was the guest of Kevin Whalen of Pundit Review on WRKO in Boston.  WRKO is one of the major Boston stations which covers almost all of New England, and the Pundit Review has had the Sunday night spot for several years. We covered Rick Perry, the...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 26, 2011 36 Comments

Over 2400 votes cast. Herman Cain wins with an overwhelming 46%  based on the current field, with Perry (21%) and Romney (10%) far behind.  Sarah Palin wins big in an expanded field including Chris Christie, at 58% with Cain dropping to second at 14%, Christie at 13% , Perry at...

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 26, 2011 1 Comment

if you were not here this weekend: Stages:  Where are you at? Denial? Bargaining? Netanyahu gave a great speech at the U.N., and Abbas is still lying about his true intentions. Wow, just wow. 1st ever Saturday Night Card Game Readers' Choice Award More Perry debate performance fall out. The Widener...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 26, 2011 6 Comments

Thanks to all the readers who have been sending bumper sticker photos. One thing I've noticed is that a lot of drivers are willing to express themselves is quite vehement terms against Obama and Democrats.  Has the fear of getting keyed or worse worn off? Like this...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 25, 2011 32 Comments

No one can legitimately complain that the deck was stacked, there was an anointed winner, the Tea Party movement was shut out, or the candidates have not been put through the ropes and the wringer. It may not end where we want it to end. But regardless,...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 25, 2011 15 Comments

when they are talking amongst themselves or to Arabic media, and what they are saying is that the state they seek from the U.N. is just the first step in the destruction of Israel, as stated by Fatah Central Committee Member Abbas Zaki (h/t Israel Matzav)(emphasis...

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on September 25, 2011 13 Comments

The Michigan Senate Race has piqued my interest: Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) is coming out in support of [Pete Hoekstra] the former House member tomorrow morning. Hoekstra could face a tough primary to take on Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D) from charter school founder Clark Durant, who is announcing his bid tomorrow...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 25, 2011 11 Comments

I have posted numerous times before about the case of Lawrence Connell, the Widener Law School Professor who was placed on one-year unpaid leave and forced to undergo a psychiatric examination as a condition of return. The sanctions imposed by Dean Linda Ammons were so controversial that...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 25, 2011 59 Comments

Everyone else is doing it, why not here? Run two ways, based on currently declared candidates, and a second time with Palin and Christie in the race.  Please vote twice, it's legal! Polls close 9 a.m. Eastern on Monday. If your primary were held today, who would you...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 25, 2011 4 Comments

Thanks to reader Joe, who writes: Spotted this in Chicago on my way to the Daley Center. If you look closely, the sticker says "This car's CO2 is offset by terrapass." Naturally, the window sports a Northwestern decal as well. Unsurprisingly, Terrapass's slogan is "Fight global warming, reduce ...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 24, 2011 34 Comments

This is the latest in a series on the use of the race card for political gain: Tonight is the first Saturday Night Card Game Readers' Choice Award, you choose the person who played the race card the best (or should it be "worst"?) this week. The nominees...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 24, 2011 140 Comments

"Passive-aggressive whining about people who dare to disagree with you" is Jim Treacher's latest comment here, directed at me. Bizarre.  He's been commenting furiously in the comment section here because I wrote a post critical of The Daily Caller's handling of the Mike Tyson video about Sarah Palin. My...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 24, 2011 70 Comments

Rick Perry is pushing back against criticism of his debate performances, particularly the Florida debate, by arguing that we should not elect the smoothest debater: "As conservatives we know that values and vision matter. It’s not who is the slickest candidate or the smoothest debater that...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 24, 2011 17 Comments

Thanks to reader Dallas, who writes: On vacation this week on Hilton Head Island, SC, I spotted an interesting bumper sticker collection (attached). Note the corner  missing from the Hillary for President sticker--possibly an attempt to remove  it(?). BTW: the photo was taken in a safe manner...

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