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Did Hostility To Policing Contribute To Brown U. Failures?

Ben Shapiro at TPUSA: Conservative movement in danger "from charlatans who ... traffic in conspiracism and dishonesty"

RI Whistleblower Ramona Bessinger Barred from Serving on Public Health Board, Sues for Discrimination

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...

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...

Elementary School Principal Fired Over Antisemitic Remarks in Voicemail He Thought Had Stopped Recording

Christmas Classic: Hillsdale College Choir Performs ‘O Holy Night’

Metropolitan State U. of Denver Rejects Standard American English in the Name of ‘Anti-Racism’

Brown University Board of Trustees Curiously Silent Following Murders on Campus

Northwestern U. Releases Pro-DEI Instructions for Educators

Jewish Center at Michigan State Vandalized Twice Over Hanukkah

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...

SPLC’s hatewatch gives cover to hate

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 15, 2012 64 Comments

As long-time readers surely know, I have examined the pernicious methodology of the Southern Poverty Law Center in moving from fighting Klan and neo-Nazi groups to fighting for the Democratic Party agenda against conservatives and the Tea Party. In seeking to justify its hefty salaries, budget...

FRC shooting suspect was volunteering at DC LGBT Community Center

Posted by Anne Segal on August 15, 2012 53 Comments

It has just been confirmed that Family Research Council shooting suspect Floyd Corkins II had been volunteering at the DC Center for the LGBT Community for the past six months. From the AP: David Mariner is executive director of The DC Center for the LGBT Community. He says Corkins...