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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 Should Concede Tonight

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 09, 2011 11 Comments

As discussed in two prior posts, JoAnne Kloppenburg's team has been attacking "ballot security" in Waukesha County, particularly in the city of Brookfield, based on claims that there were gaps or openings in ballot bags. The implication is that there was ballot stuffing or ballot...

Obama’s 60 Minutes Appearance

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 09, 2011 14 Comments

I thought it was one of his best appearances. As I watched it, I kept thinking, "Do I know this guy?"He said mostly all the right things, love of country, forceful defense, and so on and so on. I didn't like his comment about how...

Kloppenburg Still Raising Money For Recount

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 09, 2011 6 Comments

As I posted yesterday, the city of Brookfield recount is complete and there was almost no change in the vote count from the canvass and as reported by Brookfield on election night. That all three vote counts match almost precisely puts to bed, in the...

Is your BA really BS?

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on May 09, 2011 15 Comments

KathleenI've written before about how higher education is the next bubble, and I'm glad that Mark Schneider of AIR has done some research on behalf of AEI to really hit the nail on the head. Here are your talking points, folks:average lifetime earnings advantage for...

Easterly sets the record straight

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on May 09, 2011 2 Comments

KathleenWilliam Easterly, former Senior Adviser at the Macroeconomics and Growth Division of the World Bank, is the proprietor of AidWatch, an extremely well-done economics blog. Today Easterly does an exceptional job of articulating the mischaracterizations scholars like Francis Fukuyama have attributed to F.A. von Hayek....

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

The Vote Is In, Expect An Early November 2012 Surprise

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 09, 2011 9 Comments

The vote is in from this weekend's reader poll.The poll asked readers for their opinion as to when Hollywood would release the star-studded major motion picture RAID ON ABBOTTABAD - How Barack Obama and a Team of Navy SEALS Changed the Course of History.BigFurHat even prepared a prototype movie...

I’m the NRA, and I Eat Meat

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 09, 2011 16 Comments

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Emergency Call in NY-26

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 08, 2011 5 Comments

The May 24 special election in NY-26 (western upstate NY between Rochester and Buffalo) should be a cake walk for Republican Jane Corwin given a heavily favorable Republican registration advantage.But then came Jack, Jack Davis that is. I highlighted this false flag Tea Party candidate in a prior post...

How much like the West should Singapore become?

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on May 08, 2011 2 Comments

KathleenI just finished a research paper on Singapore's Second Industrial Revolution when, in the early 1980s, they incentivized growth in their tech sector to compete with other first world countries -- a departure from their manufacturing-based economy. Most of their success was due to the...

Brookfield Falls To Prosser Forces Again, Kloppenburg To Mount Defense At Cities of Speculation And Conjecture

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 08, 2011 5 Comments

The city of Brookfield, and Waukesha County in general, have been the heart of the attack by JoAnne Kloppenburg's recount forces seeking to overcome a 7316 vote deficit. As discussed yesterday, the strategy was to contest whether ballot bags were properly sealed, the implication being...

Spiking the football, May 8, 1945

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 08, 2011 2 Comments

The war in Europe was over, but the war in the Pacific went on. Truman announced the victory with solemn caution of the road ahead.And then for a day, Americans spiked the football:--------------------------------------------Follow me on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTubeVisit the Legal Insurrection Shop on CafePress!...

Man v. man

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 08, 2011 9 Comments

Spotted by reader Bob from Windsor, CO, while visiting in Irvine, CA.But what does it mean? The usual configuration has lower case "man" twice, and is taken to mean that there is no real difference between the political parties. But here it's Man v. man? Deep meaning, or...

Saturday Night Card Game (Think Progress Punked by Fake Navy SEAL “Anchor Baby” Story)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 07, 2011 5 Comments

This is the latest in a series on the use of the race card for political gain:Think Progress, via its Wonk Room blog, thought it had the story of the year. Not just the killing of Osama bin Laden by Navy SEALS.No, it was so much better, the...

Hey, China, Leave This Blog Alone

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 07, 2011 9 Comments

Reader Tom reports that when he was in China recently he was not able to access this blog, or the affiliated Facebook and YouTube pages..Other blogs worked fine, including other conservative blogs.Calling out to the People of China to try to access this blog and report the...

Kloppenburg Laying Foundation To Delegitimize Inevitable Prosser Win

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 07, 2011 28 Comments

The recount in Wisconsin is moving along pretty much as expected given the history of recounts in Wisconsin: There hasn't been much change in the vote count.As of the end of the day yesterday, with 82% of the voting units in, and 78% of the...

We get it, you went down to Yasgur’s farm and joined in a rock and roll band

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 07, 2011 16 Comments

Thanks to a reader for this car spotted in Roxbury, NJ.Usually people in Jersey are more subtle than this, so I'm quite surprised at the ostentatious display.--------------------------------------------Related Posts:Bumper Stickers - The SeriesFollow me on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTubeVisit the Legal Insurrection Shop on CafePress!...

Poll – When Will RAID ON ABBOTTABAD Be Released?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 06, 2011 20 Comments

The major Hollywood motion picture:RAID ON ABBOTTABAD - How Barack Obama and a Team of Navy SEALS Changed the Course of HistoryThe cast will include (other suggestions are welcome):DENZEL WASHINGTON as The PresidentJAMES CAAN as The VeepGLENN CLOSE as HillaryED HARRIS as Robert GatesThere may be made for TV movies before...