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Harvard Program Caught Trying To Hide Discriminatory Language After Complaint Filed By Equal Protection Project

Homan: DHS Investigating Ilhan Omar Marrying Alleged Brother for Visa Fraud

UVA Law Prof Describes Outrageous Behavior From Colleagues Over Case He Argued Before SCOTUS

MA Republican mailer – “Elizabeth Warren: The Native American Scandal”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 07, 2012 15 Comments

The Massachusetts Republican State Committee has sent out a mailer, forwarded to me be a reader, which hits Elizabeth Warren very hard on her false claim to be Cherokee. The mailer is very well done because it presents a lot of facts, including a timeline of Warren's changing self-identifications as...

I want this person to cry herself to sleep on November 6

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 07, 2012 46 Comments

From reader Chris in Massachusetts: Spotted in the parkinglot of a MA Texas Roadhouse Steakhouse. I don't know if there is a Veggie-steak alternative available there...

Launching the Election Day Empty Chair Countdown

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on October 06, 2012 17 Comments

The New Yorker cover depicting the Empty Chair in Chief “debating” Mitt Romney is classic evidence that Clint Eastwood hit a home run with his speech at the RNC. To honor the cover, Professor Jacobson has decided to roll out previously unpublished National Empty Chair Day photos...

Saturday Night Card Game (Elizabeth Warren is Native American “in the age of Obama”)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 06, 2012 47 Comments

Elizabeth Warren's false claim to be Cherokee has done more than destroy Warren's credibility. In defending herself, Warren has stuck by the claim to be Native American based solely on what she supposedly believed based on family lore. Warren steadfastly refuses to acknowledge that she has...

Give Appease a Chance

Posted by Joel Engel on October 06, 2012 10 Comments

The Norwegians in charge of selecting the Nobel Peace Prize winner apparently care more about protecting their secret than the White House and State Department did about protecting our consulate in Benghazi. The Nobel Peace Prize committee is tightening security to prevent eavesdroppers on decisions that...

40 Percent of Undergrads at Stanford Now Receive Disability Accommodations

New Pro-Life Group at U. Southern Maine Faces Vicious Harassment

Antifa Aligned Prof to Teach Seminars at Rutgers This Spring

Florida Bill Would Limit Number of Foreign Students at State Universities

Orientation at Amherst College Allegedly Included Students Mimicking Sex Acts

Trump Education Dept. Announces They've Prevented More Than a Billion in Student Aid Fraud

Looks like Obama may be the billion dollar candidate after all

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 06, 2012 28 Comments

Early in the campaign cycle Obama's team repeatedly bragged how they would raise $1 billion. As the season wore on, it appeared less and less likely. But in September Obama and the DNC jointly raised $181 million, putting Obama back on track: Spurred on by the Democratic National Convention, new donate-by-text...

Dems claim Obama lost the debate because of Mitt’s hanky panky

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 06, 2012 32 Comments

A conspiracy theory started at Daily Kos and Democratic Underground, then expanded down through the bowels of the left blogosphere and plopped onto the mainstream media. The theory was that Mitt Romney cheated at the debate by using a cheat sheet, via The Week: The video: A handful of liberal bloggers think they've found a...

Facebook targets Twitchy (Update – unblocked)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 06, 2012 7 Comments

Facebook has threatened to permanently block Twitchy from posting. The Twitchy Facebook page is here and has over 40,000 followers. Apparently someone or some group of people complained that a photo featured in a Twitchy story violated Facebook's "community standards." The photo was used in a story...

If all you need is a part time job to survive, vote Obama 2012

Posted by Bryan Jacoutot on October 06, 2012 23 Comments

The consensus from the far left following this morning's release of September jobs numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics can be described as nothing short of elation. According to the BLS, unemployment sharply dropped from 8.1% to 7.8%. This marks the first time unemployment rate...

Howie Carr Show re Elizabeth Warren’s crumbling family lore

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 06, 2012 14 Comments

During the Friday before a holiday weekend road trip from hell yesterday (8 hours from Ithaca to Rhode Island), I took a half hour detour to talk with Howie Carr about Elizabeth Warren's crumbling story about her parent's elopement, and how her defenders have devolved...

Animal Farm week at College Insurrection

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 06, 2012 6 Comments

In case you missed it: Michigan State Features Communist Professor On Constitution Day Harvard Requires Freshmen to Read Obama Speech UC Berkeley students protest in favor of unions Sam Houston State U. Prof. slashes anti-Obama student “free speech wall” Progressives at Fresno State shut down debate, illegally endorse Prop 30 SUNY...

Read my Enough

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 06, 2012 16 Comments

From Jamie, who photographed this sign in Waycross, Georgia: My mom @wheeekmom told me to send them to you cuz you do bumper stickers :) Be sure to check out Jamie's endorsement of Mitt Romney, Can we afford? ...

An empty Obama chair on the cover of The New Yorker smells like … victory

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 05, 2012 52 Comments

How brilliant is Clint Eastwood? His empty chair performance captured the essense of The One so effectively that even liberals now have the image in their heads. Do not talk about the empty chair in the White House! I love the sight of The New Yorker running...

David Rouzer campaign releases new ad — Zero

Posted by Bryan Jacoutot on October 05, 2012 10 Comments

Operation Counterweight member, David Rouzer recently released a new campaign ad along with this statement: Congressman McIntyre has been in Washington for 16 years and not one bill he has been the primary sponsor of has been signed into law. Families in the 7th District deserve an...

EXCLUSIVE — New infographic shows just how damaging first debate was for Obama

Posted by Bryan Jacoutot on October 05, 2012 26 Comments

First, there was the CBS instant poll taken immediately following Wednesday night's Presidential debate. The poll was a "scientifically representative" sample of uncommitted voters that showed Romney cruising to an overwhelming victory by a margin of 2-1 over President Obama. Then, there was the collective meltdown of...

Desmond Tutu and the Jew Haters

Posted by Joel Engel on October 05, 2012 34 Comments

The estimable Walter Russell Mead has a disturbing story about the so-called Free Gaza Movement. The website of the Free Gaza Movement, a sponsor of the Gaza Flotilla, lists some impressive celebrity endorsements. One of the most impressive names on the list is that of Desmond...

Obama supporters decry his lack of teleprompter at first debate

Posted by Anne Segal on October 05, 2012 42 Comments

Obama supporters lined up to greet the president in Madison, Wisc., on Thursday. While there, they were asked by Rebel Pundit if they thought it was fair that Obama didn't have his teleprompter at the debate this week. Pure video gold: ...