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

Lack Of Information About Brown University Murders "Allows a Lot of Speculation to Flourish"

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

Taken to the

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 18, 2012 5 Comments

several times this electoral season. From reader 9th District Neighbor: I took this photo last week in (of all places) New Rochelle , NY. I’m not sure if it is a business for RINOs or run by RINOs; and previously I did not think it “LI-worthy”. However,...

Chutzpah Alert – Elizabeth Warren releases ad called “Accountability”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 17, 2012 21 Comments

This is a joke, right? The Onion? Elizabeth Warren, who refuses to accept any accountability for falsely claiming to be Native American, for trying to deceive the public about the extent to which she claimed Native American, minority and "woman of color" status for professional purposes, for exaggerating...

So when does the media put Biden’s qualification to be President on trial?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 17, 2012 47 Comments

Gravitas? Nope. Stability? Nope. Respect? Nope. Judgment? Nope. Policy understanding? (mystery) Someone whose finger we want on the button? Three letters, N.O. When assessing a Republican vice-presidential nominee? Fitness to be president is the first and necessary qualification. If Biden were the Republican vice-presidential nominee? Media outrage and indignation at the poor judgment of...

Presidential debate commission under attack again, this time on race

Posted by Anne Segal on August 17, 2012 36 Comments

Just as the media had finished congratulating itself for selecting a woman, CNN's Candy Crowley, as one of the 2012 presidential debate moderators for the first time in 20 years, there is now an outcry over the lack of African American representation among the moderators. A...

One week later, Fareed Zakaria’s one-month plagiarism suspension revoked

Posted by Anne Segal on August 17, 2012 22 Comments

Fareed Zakaria, the Time columnist and host of CNN's Fareed Zakaria GPS, who was exposed plagiarizing his column and suspended on August 10, has suffered long enough, apparently. Exactly one week after news broke of the plagiarism, Time announced that they will be revoking their previously publicized one-month...

U. Alabama Professors Launch Appeal, Claiming That DEI Ban is 'Censorship'

MIT Professor Shot and Killed in His Boston Area Home

R.I.P. - Conservative Icon Norman Podhoretz Passes Away at Age 95

Martin University Terminates Entire Staff Due to Financial Crisis

School Board in Maine Upholds Transgender Team and Bathroom Ban

MIT Blames Closure of Two Libraries on New Endowment Tax

Did Hillary say no?

Posted by Anne Segal on August 17, 2012 35 Comments

Hillary Clinton had already indicated she would not be open to replacing Joe Biden as VP on the Obama ticket prior to yesterday's lunch, according to a Washington Examiner report out today. At an earlier lunch with Valerie Jarrett, says source, author Ed Klein, Clinton rejected...

Vague language the only thing Obama campaign can stand behind

Posted by Bryan Jacoutot on August 17, 2012 16 Comments

And they have to make it as frightening as possible. From the Daily Caller [Emphasis mine]: President Barack Obama’s aides have poll-tested new phrases and themes for their “Mediscare” strategy, which seeks to persuade Medicare-reliant seniors to vote against Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney in the critical...

Branco Cartoon – Hope in Chains

Posted by A.F. Branco on August 17, 2012 7 Comments

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Neo-Nazis in Rhode Island? SPLC exaggerates again

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 17, 2012 26 Comments

The Southern Poverty Law Center is back in the news because of the shooting at the Family Research Council, a group the SPLC had designated a "hate group" along with the Klan and Neo-Nazis. Based on the available evidence, it is clear the shooter was motivated...

SOS

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 17, 2012 28 Comments

From reader Shea: Another case of "shouldn't have used that 'O' logo"...

Me on African-American Conservatives radio

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 16, 2012 11 Comments

I was a guest Tuesday night on African-American Conservatives blog talk radio. Topics included the Ryan selection and a lot of other election related topics. It was one-half hour of pure ...

There is no such thing as media bias

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 16, 2012 21 Comments

Via Scott Whitlock at Newsbusters: Over eight hours of broadcast time, Thursday, the network morning shows devoted a scant two minutes and 57 seconds to Wednesday's shooting at the conservative Family Research Council (FRC). Good Morning America on ABC offered the most time, a still tiny...

Is Joe Biden setting up health (or insanity) defense to renomination?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 16, 2012 59 Comments

Joe Biden's behavior is becoming more and more questionable. Hardly a day passes in which Biden doesn't say something really strange. The put "y'all back in chains" comment, saying he was in North Carolina when he actually was in Virginia, and forgetting which century we are...

Shooting suspect expected to appear in court this afternoon

Posted by Anne Segal on August 16, 2012 34 Comments

Floyd Lee Corkins II, the suspect in Wednesday's shooting at the Family Research Council, is expected to appear in court Thursday afternoon after authorities filed a criminal complaint earlier this morning. The charges against Corkins include assault with intent to kill, as well as a federal...

Elizabeth Warren elopement story falls apart

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 16, 2012 47 Comments

Elizabeth Warren is riding high, raising tens of millions of dollars and serving as the designated warm-up speaker for Bill Clinton at the Democratic National Convention in early September. But she's still an ethnic fraud who misappropriated Native American heritage as her own for professional purposes. The only...

Dishonorable Disclosures

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 16, 2012 37 Comments

This video has been making the rounds. It's a 22-minute examination of the pattern of leaks of classified and sensitive information intended to make Obama and his administration look tough. How do you cut this down to 30 seconds so it can be run on television? I'm...

Depends on what the meaning of “thou” is

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 16, 2012 10 Comments

that shalt not. From reader Pam: I've been meaning to forward this to you for a while. I see this car in the parking garage where I work (please don't share where, LOL) every day. I am heartened every time I see evidence of conservative thinkers in...