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When They Say 'Globalize The Intifada' They Mean Like The New Orleans Terrorist Mass Murder

Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT): RFK, Jr. "Wants To Kill Our Kids"

Meet the Deflection: Schumer Denies Democrats Misled on Biden’s Decline

Reader Poll – Will Kloppenburg Contest The Recount In Court? / Update – Prosser Wins By 7006

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 20, 2011 18 Comments

As reported yesterday, David Prosser is on track to win the recount over JoAnne Kloppenburg. It is possible that the Wisconsin GAB will report the final results today, and if it does, I'll update the post. As of now, it looks like Prosser will win...

Bibi Makes The Case

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 20, 2011 17 Comments

Some people are referring to this as a smackdown, but I don't think so. Netanyahu made the case which needs to be made, and has been made before (via Uncoverage):The key thing is, Netanyahu did not use the word "expect" because that would have caused...

Absurd Overreaction To What Netanyahu “Expects”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 20, 2011 30 Comments

Jeffrey Goldberg writes a ridiculous article expressing indignation that Bibi Netanyahu used the word "expect" in connection with U.S. policy towards Israel, Dear Mr. Netanyahu, Please Don't Speak to My President That Way:For whatever reason, I tend to react strongly when a foreign leader disrespects...

Recall Against WI Dem Robert Wirch Certified

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 20, 2011 4 Comments

I previously reported on the Recall Wirch efforts in Wisconsin, directed against Democratic State Senator Robert Wirch. Among other things, the Wirch campaign hired telemarketers who made misleading "push calls" to people who signed the recall petitions, and also engaged in a smear campaign trying...

Why Now, Why Israel?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 20, 2011 28 Comments

Why yesterday for Obama to unload the demand that Israel withdraw to the pre-1967 borders, with some negotiated land swaps? Contrary to what some are claiming, this is a new formulation. Under the Obama formulation, Israel has a land mass fixed by the 1949 armistice lines,...

Rutgers Law School Published Paper With Multiple False Anti-Israel Talking Points

Lynn University Prof Proclaims Innocence After Being Accused of Living in a 'Nazi Fantasy'

NY Times Reporter Admits Regret Over Role in Kavanaugh Smear Campaign

Is TikTok Brainwashing Young People?

UConn Medical School Invites Trans People to Train Students in ‘Gender-Affirming Care’

Young Progressives are Embracing Antisemitism Based on Lies

Prosser Leads in Recount! (Someone Tell Dewey the Party’s Over)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 19, 2011 9 Comments

The recount is wrapping up in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, the last county to finish the recount. False hope was created by an AP headline Tuesday stating that Kloppenburg was in the lead based on mid-afternoon vote totals, but that headline was misleading because Waukesha still was counting...

Hey, Israel, Those Territorial Assurances Were From Bush Not Me

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 19, 2011 35 Comments

That's pretty much the upshot of Obama coming down firmly on the side of the pre-1967 borders being the end result of a peace agreement, plus some land swapping.While some have contended this merely states prior policy, there is an important shift. Prior policy emphasized the...

Obama – Israel must withdraw to 1967 borders with land swaps

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 19, 2011 38 Comments

Israel's pre-1967 borders had no geographical or military logic. Those borders simply were the armistice lines after the Arabs failed to drive the Jews into the sea.The border is not defensible, as it leaves the middle of Israel only about 10 miles wide. One of the reasons...

Shhh … He’s Going To Grab A Mantle

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 19, 2011 12 Comments

Barack Obama is going to speak today about the Middle East.It will be a historic speaking. He will speak to the world. He will tell us what we are incapable of knowing without him speaking. Everyone will watch, and listen, because he is going to...

Today Kloppenburg Turns Back Into A Pumpkin

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 19, 2011 16 Comments

JoAnne Kloppenburg's recount quest has been the glittery coach to which Wisconsin Democrats have hitched their hopes and dreams, after the devastating loss to David Prosser.As we have documented here over the past several weeks, the recount has shown little change from the election night and...

Rocky The Border Terrier (1994-2011)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 18, 2011 60 Comments

Rocky, a Border Terrier, passed on May 18, 2011 after 17 years of a life well lived, surrounded by family; beloved sister of Lola the Alaskan Sled Chihuahua, and Daisy, the Yorkie; primary disciplinarian of and caregiver for three human Jacobson children; never met a meal...

Big Name Pol Splits With Party On Mandate – 2012 Ads To Follow

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 18, 2011 8 Comments

No not Newt. The hype about Dems running ads in 2012 with Newt's criticisms of Paul Ryan is way overblown.It's Ben Nelson, Democrat from Nebraska, who is running for reelection and splitting with his party over the mandate:Don't expect much to be made of Nelson's...

Voodoo Newtonomics

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 18, 2011 5 Comments

Yawn. Chuck "my flight attendant is a bitch and Scott Brown is an far-right teabagger" Schumer is threatening to use Newt's criticism of Paul Ryan in the 2012 election cycle.That should make a big difference. Just like this statement by a prominent Republican candidate ruined...

So Tell Me About Michele Bachmann

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 18, 2011 31 Comments

I like Michele Bachmann. I also "liked" her Facebook page, which is surging in popularity.Bachmann is fearless. Bachmann is target no. 2 for the MSM, the entertainment industry, and left-blogosphere, which mock her as stupid, much as they mock Sarah Palin. To them, what we need is someone like our brilliant President who plays golf, shoots hoops,...

What If They Flooded New Orleans To Save Cajun Country?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 18, 2011 12 Comments

Pat at And So It Goes In Shreveport has good updates on the planned flooding of Cajun country to help save Baton Rouge and New Orleans. The impact on numerous towns and communities will be substantial.The use of the Atchafalaya basin as a safety valve...

In Lieu of a Bumper Sticker

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 18, 2011 3 Comments

The internet is a cruel place.I don't know what to make of this, my blog's name being associated with Her via some sort of automated weblog:I wonder what she will accuse me of now.--------------------------------------------Follow me on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTubeVisit the Legal Insurrection Shop on...

High-Speed Failure

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 17, 2011 30 Comments

More in the high-speed rail follies (h/t Charlie Sykes), from the LA. Times:California's much-vaunted high-speed rail project is, to put it bluntly, a train wreck. Intended to demonstrate the state's commitment to sustainable, cutting-edge transportation systems, and to show that the U.S. can build rail...