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Lie of the Year: Joe Biden Is "Sharp, Intensely Probing, Detail-Oriented, and Focused"

Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) calls for creating Dem "war machine" to stop Republicans

Israel's Pager Operation Disoriented and Severely Damaged Hezbollah, Here's How They Did It

Protesters Slaughtered In Streets Of Arab Capitals, UN Human Rights Council To Investigate … Israel

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 22, 2011 7 Comments

Syrian troops have opened up with live fire, once gain, on protesters. Libyan forces loyal to Gaddafi have shelled civilian areas indiscriminately. Yemen government forces have cracked down leading to many deaths. Iran routinely decimates opposition protesters.So what is the U.N. Human Rights Council going to...

A Zoom Lens Wouldn’t Kill Ya

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 22, 2011 4 Comments

Thanks to reader Don who took this photo recently in Dallas, while stopped -- he says -- at a traffic light.Don tells me the bumper sticker says "NO HOPE IN SOCIALISM" with the "O" in the form of the Obama election campaign symbol.While I would...

Don’t Cheer Wonkette’s Removal of Latest Post Mocking Trig Palin

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 21, 2011 10 Comments

Wonkette has removed its latest post mocking Trig Palin, and instead posted a snide comment about how it really meant to mock Sarah Palin and her followers (emphasis mine):"A post on this page satirizing Sarah Palin using her baby as a political prop was very badly...

The Donald Gets His Twitter Death Wishes

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 21, 2011 21 Comments

We've seen the Twitter Death Wishes for Sarah Palin and Scott Walker, now it's Donald Trump's turn:For the third time, The Question of the Day, is:Why do these people, many of whom are professionals, feel no fear in expressing such death wishes in the open?(h/t to...

‘unlike’ Obama

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on April 21, 2011 6 Comments

KathleenAccording to the SF Chronicle:Despite the promise that President Obama's first Facebook town hall would open a new level of two-way communication with his constituents, social-networking technology didn't add much to the conversation.Obama answered just eight questions during Wednesday's hour-long session at Facebook's secondary headquarters...

University President Accused of Squandering Public Money Receives $2 Million Severance Package

Survey Finds Many Professors Self-Censor Writing to Avoid Controversy

Ohio May Pass Comprehensive DEI Ban for Public Universities in 2025

Costco Defends DEI Program as Other Companies are Abandoning Similar Policies

Does Israel Have a Public Relations Problem?

Colleges Are Filling Students' Minds With Jew Hatred

“Recall Wirch” Files Recall Petitions

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 21, 2011 7 Comments

Recall Wirch has filed petitions to recall Democratic state Senator Robert Wirch.According to the Wisconsin GAB website, an "estimated" 18,300 signatures were filed, far in excess of the 13,537 needed to require a recall election.As reported by JSOnline, Democrats already are attacking the Recall Wirch...

Why I Love The NY Times’ Paywall

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 21, 2011 5 Comments

Thank you, New York Times, for putting up your paywall. Although there are ways around it, as my readers have suggested, I'm actually glad you made it more difficult to access your content.So much of my material over the past two and one-half years came...

Trig Is A “Prop” To Them Only Because They Don’t Like Seeing A Child With Down Syndrome

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 21, 2011 25 Comments

The owner of Wonkette, Ken Layne, and Jack Stuef, the writer of the most recent in a long line of Wonkette hit pieces on Trig Palin, are hiding behind the "Trig as Prop" defense. They claim that they mock Trig only because Sarah Palin uses...

These Are Easy, Breezy Days For Blogging

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 21, 2011 14 Comments

The credentialed but unhinged class is making life really easy for moi:A University of Iowa professor felt the need to reply to a blast email by the College Republicans on Monday morning. Ellen Lewin, a professor of Anthropology and Gender, Women’s & Sexuality Studies in the...

Wonkette’s Ken Layne Issues Phony Claim That “Trig Is Cool With Us”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 20, 2011 25 Comments

Ken Layne, the owner and lead editor of Wonkette, is in damage control mode over the article by recent college grad Jack Stuef ripping into and mocking Trig Palin.Dave Weigel (h/t Instapundit) received this e-mail from Layne:I have four kids myself and I wouldn't want them mocked...

Kloppenburg – Full Statewide Recount (“Kloppenburg’s Folly”)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 20, 2011 51 Comments

Local news in Wisconsin is reporting that JoAnne Kloppenburg has filed for a full statewide recount.Details to follow.Updates: Unfortunately I did not get to watch the news conference live. From what I read, it was a real tinfoil hat moment. I'll post video as soon...

Public Choice tutorials

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on April 20, 2011 1 Comment

KathleenI wish all my apolitical friends could see this:Or watch an episode of this:Or even just read this. Because maybe we'd see less nonsense and more progress.--------------------------------------------Follow me on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTubeVisit the Legal Insurrection Shop on CafePress!...

Wonkette Goes After Trig Palin Again, Again

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 20, 2011 19 Comments

On July 28, 2009, I posted about the obsession at Wonkette, a widely read liberal website, with attacking Trig Palin, Wonkette Goes After Trig Palin Again. The author of the Wonkette article which was the focus of the 2009 post was Ken Layne, the co-owner of Wonkette after...

Report Finds David Cicilline (D-RI) Responsible For Providence Fiscal Disaster

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 20, 2011 2 Comments

A report commissioned by the City of Providence finds that then Mayor, now Congressman, David Cicilline is responsible for the fiscal mess, which has been the subject of numerous prior posts here. Most famously, Providence recently was forced to issue preemptive termination notices to every teacher in the Providence...

Israel: Defying All Odds

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 20, 2011 3 Comments

I may have found a new go-to website, Aish.com, which produced the Google Exodus video I posted earlier this morning, and this video:--------------------------------------------Follow me on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTubeVisit the Legal Insurrection Shop on CafePress!...

First He Whispered Sweet Nothings In Your Ear

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 20, 2011 9 Comments

Via Prof. Bainbridge:Not again. How could he? --------------------------------------------Follow me on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTubeVisit the Legal Insurrection Shop on CafePress!...

Scranton Police Union Objects To Non-Union Police Chief Making Arrests

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 20, 2011 8 Comments

If you have a better example of public sector union idiocy, please post the link in the comments.The police union in Scranton, PA has filed a grievance against the city because the non-union police chief made an arrest while off-duty. The union claims that the...