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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

Scott Brown surges ahead of Martha Coakley

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 24, 2012 43 Comments

No, that's not a typo or some psychological slip. It's what I believe to reflect a sea change in how people view the Scott Brown - Elizabeth Warren match-up. Earlier this week PPP released a poll showing Brown ahead by 5 points, and people were stunned particularly...

Akin Press Conf. Live (Update – Staying in race)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 24, 2012 74 Comments

"We're going to be here through the November Election and we're going to be here to win." "This is an election not a selection." Press conf. over, will post video embed when available. ------------------------ Todd Akin is holding a press conference at 5:15 p.m. Eastern. Reports indicate he...

Barack Obama again jokes about his birth certificate, outrage ensues …. oh, wait

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 24, 2012 39 Comments

Oooooh, Mitt Romney made a joke about his own birth certificate, and the MSM and nutroots go wild! Ben Howe at Redstate has the details and video: Some politicos are upset about a joke that Mitt Romney made today at President Obama’s expense. Romney: “I love being home,...

Georgia-12: Primary, recount, runoff… Recount?

Posted by Bryan Jacoutot on August 24, 2012 1 Comment

Although the Operation Counterweight list has been finalized, a race we are focusing on out of Georgia still has not produced a Republican candidate. On August 21st, a runoff election was held to decide who the Republicans would put forward to take on the very vulnerable...

19 shootings overnight in Obama’s home town of Chicago

Posted by Anne Segal on August 24, 2012 36 Comments

19 people were shot in Chicago between Thursday evening and Friday morning, with 13 of the 19 shot in a span of just 30 minutes. Chicago's murder rate has gone up 31 percent since 2011when Mayor Rahm Emanuel was elected. The Chicago Sun Times reports that...

Missouri Secretary of State Trying to Enshrine Education as a Right in State Constitution

Labor Unions Fighting Affordable Housing Project for UC-Berkeley Students

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

Elizabeth Warren did not Google “China commodity prices collapse”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 24, 2012 21 Comments

Elizabeth Warren famously wants us to be more like China and devote even greater percentages of our GDP to infrastructure construction. Warren is making this push despite the fact that we already spend huge sums on infrastructure, we just don't do it very efficiently as state...

Really gutsy call

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 24, 2012 8 Comments

Parking in a university lot with an anti-Obama bumper sticker. From a reader on staff at Cornell: I don't remember seeing this bumper sticker on your site. The photo was taken in the parking lot of Cornell's parking office. ...

(Democratic Party) Agitators to disrupt RNC

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 23, 2012 55 Comments

How would the media react if we did this to the DNC? Via The Hill: Bucking protocol, President Obama and the Democrats are planning a full-scale assault on Republicans next week during their convention. Presidential candidates have traditionally kept a low profile during their opponent's nominating celebration, but...

Why aren’t we running as hard on Dems support for Occupy as they are on Akin?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 23, 2012 29 Comments

Why aren't we running hard on the Democrats support for the Occupy movement? At least as hard as they are running on Todd Akin? One person is, Karen Harrington running against Debbie Wasserman-Schultz (via The Shark Tank): The material is there, just waiting for a video editor: ...

Dems would rather risk being seen as celebrating death than talk about the economy

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 23, 2012 66 Comments

AbortionFest 2012 to be held in Charlotte on Sept 3-7...

McCaskill up 10 pts in non-troll poll

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 23, 2012 67 Comments

PPP's flash poll the night before Todd Akin's initial deadline to withdraw showed Akin still ahead by a point. I called it a troll poll which would encourage Akin not to withdraw. And so it did, Akin cited the poll in interviews justifying his decision not...

Elizabeth Warren new campaign theme based on doctored video

Posted by Anne Segal on August 23, 2012 28 Comments

Misleading 7-second video clip cuts Brown off mid-sentence...

I am against legalization

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 23, 2012 7 Comments

From reader Derek: I visit your site regularly. I spotted this sign while traveling last weekend Aug 18th. It was in Milford, CT. I thought you might like it. ...

Teachers Union releases hit piece video against director of Hating Breitbart

Posted by Anne Segal on August 22, 2012 20 Comments

You would think the Chicago Teachers Union has too much going on right now to wage a personal campaign against a local filmmaker. School starts September 4, and CTU is about to authorize a strike after having been embroiled in a contract standoff with Mayor Rahm...

Dem candidate accuses Dem David Cicilline (RI-01) of voter fraud

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 22, 2012 12 Comments

Little would surprise me when it comes to former Providence Mayor and since 2010 congressman David Cicilline. But massive voter fraud? That's what Cicilline's Democratic primary challenger Anthony Gemma alleged at a press conference today. Via The Providence Journal: Congressional candidate Anthony Gemma alleged Wednesday that a private...

A good swarm

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 22, 2012 9 Comments

The RNC and other groups have been coming out with some pretty effective ads. Given the likely money advantage in the last 60 days, these ads should swarm the television stations in swing states. Call it a good swarm. (video h/t Marathon Pundit)...

Branco Cartoon – Define Respect

Posted by A.F. Branco on August 22, 2012 16 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 Freedom’s Battle . ...