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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

Mike Huckabee Not Running

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 14, 2011 23 Comments

Back in January I asked, So Tell Me About Mike Huckabee. The comments were not very favorable.I was neutral to favorable on Huckabee. But it's not a choice. He announced tonight that his heart is not in it.Now that Huckabee is out, what do you think?Updates -...

Saturday Night Card Game (You Cannot Deny Me My Minority Status)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 14, 2011 10 Comments

This is the latest in a series on the use of the race card for political gain:You owe me.No really, you do. I had not realized how much you owed me until I saw this call for solidarity among minorities.What's my claim to minority status?...

Wisconsin Dems Seek To Throw Out Legitimate Votes and Recall Signatures

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 14, 2011 9 Comments

As previously reported, the Recall Wirch effort obtained an estimated 18,300 signatures to recall Wisconsin Democratic State Senator Robert Wirch, far in excess of the 13,537 needed.As further reported, the Wirch campaign has engaged in misleading "push-calling" to petition signers in an attempt to create the...

Well What Do You Know, Muslim Brotherhood Leader Running For President of Egypt

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 14, 2011 2 Comments

Didn't the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt tell us it was not going to try to take over the country, and had no interest in the presidency? Indeed, Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh, a prominent Muslim Brotherhood leader, assured the West that there was nothing to worry about (emphasis...

When you sell your Subaru and take the bus, then we can talk

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 14, 2011 8 Comments

Until then, shut the ...

Anti-Israel Group at Columbia U. Distributes Pamphlet With Link to Financer of Terrorism

More Bans on DEI Policies are Coming in 2025

Offshore Wind is Bad News for New York and New Jersey

Diversity Conference for Elite Private Schools Devolves Into Festival of Jew Hatred

New Course at U. Colorado Boulder to Explore Feminism Through Disney Female Characters

Several Top Schools Urging International Students to Return From Break Before Trump Takes Office

League of Women Voters Chapter Pres Resigns In Protest of Anti-Scott Brown Ad

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 13, 2011 14 Comments

I posted earlier this week about the outrageous ad run against Scott Brown (R-MA) by the national League of Women Voters, depicting a child on a respirator and tying the condition to Brown's vote to strip the EPA of the ability to regulate carbon dioxide.Putting...

How Jack Davis Did It

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 13, 2011 5 Comments

Jack Davis in NY-26 is described as a "Tea Party" candidate. I have called that a false flag.Here's a good explanation of how Jack did it:After three straight losses as a Democrat, Davis courted the right — though he’s provided no roadmap to explain his...

Back In Business

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 13, 2011 13 Comments

For those of you who have wondered what is going on, Blogger had a system-wide failure beginning sometime yesterday, which froze blogspot.com blogs as reader-only. The failure resulted from a maintenance upgrade on Wednesday. (Small quirk of fate, the blog manager at Google who was...

Regulatory capture

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on May 12, 2011 5 Comments

KathleenI wonder if this will have any coverage: "A few months ago, the Federal Communications Commission approved Comcast's purchase of NBC by a vote of 4-1. At the time, many people joked that the commissioners were all just securing themselves a gig at Comcast for...

He Who Knew Him Best, Didn’t Know Him At All

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 12, 2011 4 Comments

From some guy who knew Obama best, circa March 2008:Transparency and accountability matter greatly to him; they are a defining feature of his proposals...

Obama Loses His Bet On The Egyptian Google Guy

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 12, 2011 2 Comments

As more details have come out about the decision-making process which led to the raid on Osama bin Laden's compount, it is clear that the decision was tantamount to placing a bet. As Obama acknowledged during his 60 Minutes interview, there was only slightly better...

Jack Davis, NY-26 Candidate, Smacks Videographer

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 11, 2011 4 Comments

Jack Davis, the faux Tea Party candidate and spoiler in NY-26 may have just spoiled Democrats' hopes of snatching the seat in a three-way race. Davis refused to participate in debates, and when confronted by someone from the Republican Party questioning why, Davis unloaded:The Davis campaign, including...

Benjamin Nitay

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 11, 2011 10 Comments

Quite an interesting discussion in 1978 on the U.S. TV show “The Advocate.” He looks familiar, I just can't place the name.(via LE)--------------------------------------------Follow me on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTubeVisit the Legal Insurrection Shop on CafePress!...

It Wasn’t A Dig At Fox News, It Was A Dig At You

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 11, 2011 6 Comments

In writing about Obama's "alligator moat" speech yesterday, I didn't pick up on this comment (video here), which is being reported as a dig at Fox News (emphasis mine):One CEO has this to say about reform, ‘American ingenuity is a product of the openness and...

Apparently, You Do / Update – No You Don’t

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 11, 2011 5 Comments

Thanks to reader Sarah who spotted this odd combination in Green Bay, WI:Update: Thanks to MaggotAtBroad&Wall; for pointing out in the comments that if you enlarge the image to 400% it all makes sense, as the wording below "Obama" comes into focus:--------------------------------------------Related Posts:Bumper Stickers -...

Spiking The Football Is Addictive

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 10, 2011 12 Comments

Someone should start keeping count, and see which rises faster, the national debt or Obama's use of the bin Laden killing:--------------------------------------------Follow me on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTubeVisit the Legal Insurrection Shop on CafePress!...

“Barack the Uniter” Didn’t Last Long

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 10, 2011 23 Comments

The appetizer from someone of enormous intellect:"As president, Barack Obama would be a genuine uniter."Now on to the main course:I noted yesterday, to the surprise of many readers, that Obama's 60 Minutes appearance was his best yet, and that the bin Laden killing was Obama's finest...