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Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 03, 2012 27 Comments
UPDATE - No new submissions being accepted for now, the response was so overwhelming that there's already a huge backlog. I'm breaking this down into multiple posts because the volume of submissions was so high - the enthusiasm has been overwhelming (that's the word of the day) at several levels. Unfortunately, those who did not follow the instruction to include town/state have been put to the side because I don't have time to email back and forth seeking that information. I'll continue to post what I can, but it is unlikely I can get to all of them, so my apologies in advance. Commenter Kitty from Painted Post, NY, decided to make two statements: From Derek in Hollywood, FL, who went for a threesome, "Barack Obama, Deval Patrick and Elizabeth "RunsWithScammers" Warren have joined me for a panel. Please ask them the hard question but nothing about the economy, jobs, the last four years, records, or welfare reform." Kate from McKinney, TX asks: "Do I win the award for the most colorful chair?" Susan From Melbourne Beach FLL : Calvin from Oak Ridge North, TX, hits a familiar theme:

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 03, 2012 21 Comments
UPDATE - No new submissions being accepted for now, the response was so overwhelming that there's already a huge backlog. This will be a continuation of the photos after the first post, National Empty Chair Day (photos from around country), became too long. There are so many submissions it may be a while before you see yours. Here's Drudge -- totally crashed LI, so he relinked to Twitter right around the time we solved the problem.  Oh well. Outside Insurrection HQ in Ithaca: From Eva in Wilmette, IL: Leslie Eastman, who is part of the College Insurrection team, submits this photo and also is collecting links at her blog: From Georgane in Summerville, SC: From Kahne in Houston, who writes:
Beignet the Pug is trying to tell the empty suit that her Mommy really would like a more favorable environment to build buildings, because she is an Architect and this has been the worst year in her career. Houston’s unemployment rate is lower than the rest of the country, but has inched up over the last year. This photo is taken in my front yard, in the most liberal part of Houston, the Museum District, where I have the ONLY Romney bumper stickers on my car in my ‘hood’ (I have several neighbors that felt My car would be damaged because of the bumper stickers and they cower in their beliefs!) because I live in the artsy part of town, I’m sure that those passers-by my house will certainly “get” this as it is abstract Art! LOL…..I love your sites and am an avid follower! Keep up the good work!
From Anne in Ridley Park, PA, who says "he doesn't sit here." From commenter DINORightMarie in VA, her dog Jack and the chair: "the sign has a Romney Ryan 2012 image, the Branco Cartoon in center, and the Clint Eastwood quote at the bottom, from Sandy’s sign."

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 03, 2012 82 Comments
UPDATE - No new submissions being accepted for now, the response was so overwhelming that there's already a huge backlog. Today is the impromptu National Empty Chair Day, which I covered on Saturday night when a reader alerted me to the idea.  At the time there were about a half dozen tweets from @YouTooCongress, but little other attention. Through the efforts of Prof. Glenn Reynolds, Michael Patrick Leahy of Breitbart.com, Michelle Malkin, Twitchy, and many others in the right blogosphere, National Empty Chair Day has spread far and wide in about 24 hours. A.F. Branco has created a logo (feel free to use):

The Twitter hastag is #EmptyChairDay.  A Facebook page Eastwooding Obama (added, also National Empty Chair Day) has been set up. Reader submissions are encouraged, and will be posted in our sole discretion.  Only photos taken by readers themselves which have not already been published elsewhere (except the reader's own blog) will be posted here.  No Photoshops. (If we get any campus photos, they'll be posted over at College Insurrection.) Please include name and town/state (only first name will be published with photo) by email via the contact page.  (note added)  If you do not include name and town/state the photo will not be run. Here's the one that started it all, from Sandy Daze from Virginia Beach, VA: People did not wait for today, and started sending photos yesterday.  (Boston radio host Michael Graham already had reserved a empty seat for Elizabeth Warren on Friday!) From commenter VonBeck2, who writes from flooded Louisiana:
"My dad lives in Laplace, LA. He experienced flooding during the recent hurricane that passed through this area. This is the first time that his home has flooded. This is significant because his house didn't flood during Hurricane Katrina.... So all of that money spent has the effect of just flooding somebody else. Here's my contribution to the empty chair meme. This was taken today as I went to check on him. The water has receded some but it is still to high to restore electricity to his neighborhood, which. is a big deal in the deep south. So I was thinking where is Obama. Not in Laplace, La. I wonder if he is having fun campaigning while the suburbs drown."
From Darren, who writes "Couldn't wait for tomorrow....": From Jeanne in Fort Worth, TX, who writes "Count me in for Monday's 'Empty Chair Day' campaign. However, I'm so keen that I'm starting on Sunday! My sign says "Make My Day! Fire Obama On November 6th." Wouldn't it be great to see an entire neighborhood with empty chairs in front of every home?" From Matt in Topanga, CA: From Maria in Gladstone, NJ, who writes: "Here is my empty chair photo. It's (almost) as broken as our economy! Love your website, keep up the good work!" From Rob in Owasso, OK:

Posted by Anne Segal on September 02, 2012 34 Comments

Twitchy reports that parents are pressuring advertisers and calling on Nickelodeon to stop promoting Jason Biggs, and in particular that the network stop linking directly to his twitter account, where lewd and off-color tweets have recently made headlines: As Twitchy reported last night, Nickelodeon is actively promoting the...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 02, 2012 11 Comments

Lyrical genius behind the Burt Bacharach legend, died yesterday: Hal David, the renowned pop music lyricist whose prolific collaboration with composer Burt Bacharach produced a wealth of enduringly memorable hits in the 1960s and early '70s, including "Walk On By," "What the World Needs Now Is...

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Posted by Bryan Jacoutot on September 02, 2012 59 Comments

President Obama is really hoping he is as successful at drawing a big crowd next week, as he has been at drawing small ones all year. Let's not forget, by the campaign's own admission, smaller gatherings are apparently preferable to bigger ones. Two weeks ago, an...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 02, 2012 41 Comments

last night in the Saturday Night Card Game, in which I suggested that Matthews' hyperbolic, non-stop accusations of Republican racism were a marketing ploy to secure himself a coveted media niche. With the benefit of some hindsight, I think I was too kind in my analysis. I think...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 01, 2012 54 Comments

That's what reader Sandy writes: Prof - Seems that there is an effort to make Monday "empty chair day" Below is an image of my front lawn, just mowed, to ensure the emptychair looks right.  The sign next to the chair says: “We own this country . ....

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 01, 2012 76 Comments

Chris Matthews has gone farther and more aggressively than any other major television figure in the accusation that the Romney campaign and its supporters are using racism as a core campaign tool against Barack Obama. Everything has become racist to Matthews.  The use of the term "Chicago."  Arguments over...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 01, 2012 27 Comments

Badger Pundit has put together this video interspersing parts of Clint Eastwood's speech at the RNC with the advertisement that ran during halftime of the Super Bowl. I think it's pretty effective. ...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 01, 2012 48 Comments

The impossibility of changing the liberal bias in the mainstream media is almost a daily topic here. Reader Brian sent this email with some pertinent thoughts on the topic, which I thought I'd pass along: I've had your blog in my RSS feed for awhile and find...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 01, 2012 36 Comments

Drudge and LI have something in common.  August 2012 was our best month ever in terms of traffic.  LI had 1,449,541 page views, Drudge had 943,281,513. Of course, I didn't build it on my own, nobody does.  I was helped by the very generous linkage of Prof. Glenn Reynolds,...

Posted by A.F. Branco on September 01, 2012 19 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 Facebook page is Cartoonist A.F.Branco ...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 01, 2012 10 Comments

From reader Steven: My wife, son and I traveled from the smokey environs of north east California (one of the few conservative areas in the Peoples Republic of Kalifornia) into Reno for a little shopping. Caught up to this truck at a stop light and grabbed my...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 31, 2012 42 Comments

Following up on This is not the tweet of a confident man, friend of the blog Patricia found another tweet which no one else seemed to notice. That seat has been taken, and is not about to be given up easily. ...

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