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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

Kloppenburg Etymology

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 15, 2011 2 Comments

(Originally posted 5/12/11, but lost in the Big Blogger Blackout of 2011, brought back to life courtesy of the Restore Honor and Sanity (and missing Legal Insurrection posts) Project)Just a meaningless but curious etymology. From Kloppenburg.org:As my father explains, the Kloppen part means “‘fighting’, beating, defeating,...

The “Restore Honor and Sanity (and missing Legal Insurrection posts) Project”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 15, 2011 7 Comments

It has been several days since the Worst Internet Fiasco Since The Great Depression, also known as the Big Blogger Blackout of 2011, also known as Althouse/Patterico Tag Team Versus Google Caged Wrestling Match, and ...

Wisconsin Protests – It’s Come To This

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 15, 2011 1 Comment

Via Wisconsin State Journal [if embed doesn't work for you, check out the video at the link]:In other news, it's Sunday, and Kloppenburg is still losing it.I like this commentary, It's Not About Counting Votes:Still, the recount continues.Why? Because the Democrats are playing for time....

Assad Tries To Change The Subject, Sends Hundreds Across Israeli Border

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 15, 2011 3 Comments

This is not very surprising, in fact it was predicted days ago.The Syrian government, with the encouragement of anti-Israel Palestinian groups, Hezbollah and the Iranians, has sent hundreds of supposed "Palestinian refugess" surging across the Israeli border in the Golan in an attempt to provoke...

Which will they choose, their principles or their cell phones?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 15, 2011 6 Comments

An Israeli start-up company has invented the technology to charge cell phones, kitchen appliances, and even the Chevy Volt, wirelessly (via Israel Matzav):Israel Matzav has more of the story.I can't wait until the idiot moonbats who want to boycott Israeli products need their cell phones...

Population Decline is Going to Hurt Higher Education

Historically Black University's Marching Band Scolded by Leftists for Agreeing to Perform at Trump Inauguration

Ron DeSantis Appoints Conservatives to University of West Florida Board

Frat Members at San Diego State U. Charged After Pledge is 'Set on Fire' at Party

Couple That Threw Firebombs at U. Pittsburgh Michael Knowles Event Sentenced to Prison and to Pay Restitution

U. Texas at Austin President Leaving School After Trying to Implement a More Conservative Vision

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 ...

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...