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Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 21, 2012 44 Comments

It has been an exhausting month so far, but I'm actually feeling pretty good about the election. I'm not predicting or not predicting victory, but the media is at an all time low in levels of trust, which leads me to think maybe people understand the...

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 21, 2012 35 Comments

All the details and links at TaxProf Blog. Short version.  He made a lot, and gave a lot to charity. The interesting part: The campaign also released a statement from PriceWaterhouseCoopers on the Romneys’ tax filings over 20 years, from 1990 – 2009: In each year during the entire 20-year...

Posted by A.F. Branco on September 21, 2012 11 Comments

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Posted by Anne Segal on September 21, 2012 20 Comments

This Wednesday, I reported that the media were falsely reporting that Chick-fil-A had decided to cease donations to "anti-gay" groups. Scores of so-called reputable news outlets like the Los Angeles Times and ABC News ran headlines declaring that Chick-fil-A had changed its policy toward giving to...

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 21, 2012 21 Comments

There is no question that Scott Brown won the debate last night. It wasn't a knock out.  As Howie Carr correctly notes, a man can't get away with hitting a woman too hard in a debate: When he was pummeling her on the asbestos litigation, and her...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 21, 2012 10 Comments

Memo to File: From: reader Tom in San Diego, CA Location: Shopping Mall parking lot Concise and to the point. I like that. ...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 20, 2012 52 Comments

I will add to this, and embed videos when available, but here's my quick take.  (Full video here) Very strong opening for Brown on fake Cherokee issue.  He didn't handle it the way I would have, but he picked an issue -- the release of her...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 20, 2012 2 Comments

Update - Warren-Brown Post-Debate Analysis ------------------------------------ This is a live blog of the Scott Brown - Elizabeth Warren Debate sponsored by WBZ CBS Boston. The debate is from 7-8 p.m. Eastern. The live feed is available at the WBZ website and on CSPAN. I will embed a feed...

Posted by Anne Segal on September 20, 2012 9 Comments

There's an extremely competitive race going on in the IL-8 congressional district; it's just the Democrats don't want anyone to find out. This is the race between Tea Party stalwart Congressman Joe Walsh and the DNC darling Tammy Duckworth. Walsh made headlines in 2010 for his well-fought...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 20, 2012 36 Comments

for splitting the vote between Eric Hovde and Mark Neumann, allowing Thompson to win the primary with under 40% of the vote. I have a bad feeling about this, via Althouse: Thompson was up 9 points in the polls a month ago, and now he's down 9 points. It's useless...

Posted by Joel Engel on September 20, 2012 17 Comments

I found myself wondering why the Council on American-Islamic Relations had been so quiet since the 9/11/ attacks in Libya and two dozen other Islamic countries. Since the original 9/11 massacre, every time a Muslim shouts “allahu akhbar” while slaughtering innocents—or is prevented by undercover operations...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 20, 2012 13 Comments

Update - Brown-Warren Debate – LIVE ---------------------------- I'll be watching, and hopefully embedding a live video if I can find an embeddable version.  At a minimum, I'll have a link to the live feed.  Also, I may have a joint live blog feed with Red Mass Group blog. I'm...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 20, 2012 27 Comments

The Washington Examiner has an in-depth series doing the work the legacy media refuses to do, The Obama You Don't Know. Here is an excerpt from the Introduction: In an effort to get a clearer picture of Obama -- his shaping influences, his core beliefs, his political...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 20, 2012 16 Comments

Obama attended an anti-Israel conference with Rashid Khalidi.  The L.A. Times will not release the video. Obama was caught on an open mic calling federal employees "slugs."  CBS News will not release the tape. Obama was caught on an open mic promising the Russians to be more flexible if re-elected, and CBS...

Posted by Joel Engel on September 20, 2012 10 Comments

Nothing to see here, move along. The head of the U.S. National Counter-Terrorism Center told lawmakers on Wednesday that the deadly attack on Sept. 11 that claimed the lives of the U.S. ambassador to Libya and three aides was a "terrorist" strike. But the official, Matt Olsen,...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 20, 2012 8 Comments

What used to be called hope and change. From reader Perry in Rome, NY: ...

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