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Whether Radicalized Culture at U. Penn Influenced Luigi Mangione Needs To Be Looked Into

Woman Who Accused Three Duke Lacrosse Players of Rape Admits She Lied, Seeks Forgiveness

Fifty-One Discriminatory Scholarships At University of Rhode Island Challenged By Equal Protection Project

The first ever “live coverage” of a document release, with conclusions jumped to by people with an agenda spread in real time via Twitter by the elite of the mainstream media.

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 10, 2011 22 Comments

I get so infuriated when Republicans pile on Sarah Palin not over policy but through personal insult because these people don't seem to understand that they are joining in a mob which eventually will come around to beat down their own favorite candidate. And as of today,...

Flash in the Pants

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 09, 2011 10 Comments

Isn't that what got him in trouble?That's all this is. Irrelevant nonsensical measurements of supposed "authority" using some unknown computer formula which is the equivalent of "voodo blogometrics." Forget I ever mentioned it. It will be gone in a flash.--------------------------------------------Follow me on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTubeVisit...

Dear Michele Bachmann, If Ed Rollins Stays, I Go

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 09, 2011 17 Comments

...An adviser to Rep. Michele Bachmann sends over this fairly ruffles-smoothing statement: “The Congresswoman has nothing but admiration and respect for Governor Palin. The two enjoy a good friendship, and Rep. Bachmann looks forward to working with the Governor for the common goal of making...

Newtiny

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 09, 2011 5 Comments

This always happen. I'm away from the internet for most of the day -- en route this time to my in-laws' 65th wedding anniversary weekend in Florida -- and stuff happens.Newt is on a cruise somewhere with the Mrs., and his staff resigns en masse. Via...

Soon to be tossed into history’s dustbin

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 09, 2011 3 Comments

Spotted by a reader in Cockeysville (not making that up), Maryland:(P.S., notice the photo was taken at a red light. Nice.)--------------------------------------------Follow me on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTubeVisit the Legal Insurrection Shop on CafePress!...

House Report Says Top Universities ‘Refused’ to Stop Campus Antisemitism

Campus Anti-Israel Protests Declined From Last Spring to This Fall

Racist Graffiti Found at Rhodes College Turns Out to be a Hoax

Indiana University’s 'Center for Research on Race and Ethnicity' Loses Funding

Idaho Board of Education Passes Resolutions Requiring Closure of DEI Offices

Harvard Law Enrolls Fewer Black Students After SCOTUS Ruling on Affirmative Action

Do Democrats Not Oppose Adultery And General Skeeziness?

Posted by Matthew Knee on June 09, 2011 5 Comments

(by Matthew Knee)You might think so, from the "at least we aren't hypocrites" defense that comes up every time a Democrat is caught with his pants down where they shouldn't be.When liberals and the MSM (…but I repeat myself) amplify Republican sex scandals and minimize...

“The second boldest undertaking any president has undertaken

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 09, 2011 2 Comments

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Three Dem Fleebaggers To Face Recall Election

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 08, 2011 4 Comments

There were some delays, and last minute uncertainty as to how the Wisconsin GAB would rule on the frivolous claims of petition fraud, but the GAB late today certified that there are enough signatures for recalls against three Democratic State Senators, as reported by WisPolitics...

Just When You Thought Weinergate Could Not Get Any Worse

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 08, 2011 23 Comments

No, not the release of "the photo." This:Weiner’s Wife Is PregnantTheir marriage has become the subject of intense speculation and scrutiny amid an embarrassing online sex scandal. Now, Representative Anthony D. Weiner and Huma Abedin are about to make news of a different kind: they...

Who Will Leave First, Anthony Weiner or Ed Rollins?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 08, 2011 17 Comments

The chorus of voices pointing out the damage Ed Rollins is doing to Michele Bachmann because of the needless and damaging fight Rollins picked with Sarah Palin on his first day on the job is growing:Greta: "My advice? Better to dump Rollins now than to carry his baggage...

Chief Palestinian Negotiator – No Talks Unless Israel Accepts Obama Formula

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 08, 2011 12 Comments

Sure, this may be bluster in part, but it does demonstrate the damage Obama did by adopting the Palestinian position that a peace agreement must be based on the pre-1967 border plus land swaps. As reported by The Jerusalem Post:Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat said...

Funny How It Took A Federal Indictment For Us To Hear About It

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 08, 2011 12 Comments

This does not fit the narrative, so we heard very little from the national media about anti-Black racism among Mexican gangs until this federal indictment was unveiled (h/t @GabrielMalor):A Latino gang conspired to rid a Southern California city of its black residents through intimidation, threats...

I Demand That Obama Recite The Longfellow Poem From Memory

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 08, 2011 16 Comments

Without a teleprompter.And if he gets any details wrong, or if any historian disagrees (even if many agree), he has no business being President.The text is here, follow along:(Elevated from Video of the Day at request of commenter LukeHandCool.)--------------------------------------------Follow me on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTubeVisit...

Michele Bachmann Needs To Dump Ed Rollins Now

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 08, 2011 18 Comments

This is a follow-up to my post yesterday, Michele Bachmann's First Big Mistake - Hiring Ed Rollins, regarding Rollins out-of-the-gate attacks on Sarah Palin:Hiring Rollins is an enormous mistake for Bachmann. It could be campaign killing. The people who hate Palin are the same people...

Michele Bachmann’s First Big Mistake – Hiring Ed Rollins

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 07, 2011 47 Comments

As I've said before, I like Michele Bachmann. Not surprisingly, Bachmann has come under the same types of snide attack as Sarah Palin from the mainstream media, entertainment industry and left-blogosphere. There is a special place reserved for conservative women in the Democratic toolkit of mockery and derision.But Bachmann...

The NFL: Higher Moral Standards than Congress

Posted by Michael Alan on June 07, 2011 7 Comments

(By Michael Alan)When retired NFL quarterback legend Brett Favre was first suspected in 2010 of having a habit of "sexting" the female hosts provided to him at venues his team visited, specifically the Jets' Jenn Sterger in 2008, he was immediately put under investigation by...

30 Years Ago Today – Israeli Operation ‘Opera’ Wipes Out Saddam’s Nuclear Program

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 07, 2011 5 Comments

Today is the 30th Anniversary of Operation Opera, Israel's strike on the Osirak nuclear reactor in Iraq, which destroyed Saddam Hussein's nuclear weapons program. The strike was widely criticized by the international community as a violation of international law.One of the Israeli pilots, Ilan Ramon,...