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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

Wisconsin Sikh Temple shooting (Open)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 05, 2012 48 Comments

There was a shooting at a Sikh Temple in Wisconsin this afternoon. According to reports, seven people are dead,including the gunman, who was killed by police. At this time not a lot more details are known. Please feel free to keep us updated in the comments....

Did NBC hype Gabby Douglas as role model for … devoutly Christian young girls?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 05, 2012 36 Comments

Last night I highlighted how NBC falsely was being accused of racism for running a promo for a new television series featuring a monkey after Bob Costas commented on Gabby Douglas' Gold Medal win. There's another aspect of the controversy. Why did Costas and NBC feel...

How do you say “dog whistle” in Hebrew?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 05, 2012 23 Comments

.translate Google to according כלב משרוקית Come on Andrea, call it a dog whistle. Because everyone you consider a dog hears it. ...

Homemade Chick-fil-A

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 05, 2012 16 Comments

bumper sticker. From reader MKReagan: I thought you might enjoy this homemade Chik-Fil-A bumper sticker I spotted this AM, Bealls parking lot, Palm Coast FL. American ingenuity at its finest! ...

Chicago Chick-fil-A Kiss-In protesters “chalk” homeless street preacher

Posted by Anne Segal on August 04, 2012 147 Comments

I attended Friday night's "Kiss-in" protest outside the only Chick-fil-A location in Chicago. The small group of between twenty to thirty protesters gathered outside the restaurant around 7pm. A few same-sex couples took the opportunity to kiss in public, as the protest organizers encouraged attendees...

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

SUNY Running Institute to Train Faculty as ‘DEI Practitioners’

American College Theatre Festival Cuts Ties With Kennedy Center

Socialist Students at U. Missouri Protest Law Enforcement Operation That Caught Multiple Violent Offenders

Saturday Night Card Game (NBC gets an itsy, bitsy taste of its own medicine)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 04, 2012 57 Comments

NBC is being accused of racism because it ran a promo for a new series featuring a monkey after a segment in which Bob Costas talked about Gabby Douglas' Gold Medal in gymnastics. Here's the clip: The reaction on Twitter was fierce. Buzzfeed has numerous tweets, like...

David Cicilline (D RI-01) buys votes the old fashioned way, with federal money

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 04, 2012 20 Comments

Disgraced former Mayor of Providence David Cicilline, who was forced to admit he lied to voters about Providence's financial health when running for Congress in 2010, is out with a new television ad which is typical of how Rhode Island politicians buy votes with taxpayer...

Will @RomneyResponse become the hunter?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 04, 2012 45 Comments

The Romney campaign has started a Twitter rapid response user account @RomneyResponse and associated Tumblr site. Given how Twitter can move an issue in minutes, Team Romney is smart to get more active. John Nolte at Breitbart.com has some good advice, much of which centers upon hunting the...

Re-elect me and expect a different result

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 04, 2012 18 Comments

From reader Paula: I really enjoy your blog, I don’t write much, or comment much, but I appreciate all you do! We are vacationing in Lincoln City, Oregon, and while we were down in Newport, Oregon, today, I saw these stickers on a car with, yes,...

Adam Smith video – “Apologies and Clarifications”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 04, 2012 156 Comments

I'm not sure this helps. After this, an apology without a lecture would have been better. I would suggest someone download it, because I have a feeling it will not be up long. (h/t walnutdoor17 in the Tip Line) ...

Happy Birthday, Mr. Didn’t Build That

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 03, 2012 18 Comments

Love and kisses from the RNC, via The Hill: The Republican National Committee (RNC) sent the Democratic National Committee (DNC) a birthday cake on Friday, but the DNC sent it back. The cake read "you didn't bake this" over a picture of President Obama. Text written in...

Elizabeth #sillyforma Warren

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 03, 2012 23 Comments

Very nice video production by Jack Gately appearing at Red Mass Group: Update: You knew this was coming, from a columnist at The Nation: 'Boston Herald' vs. Elizabeth Warren: Will Sexism Win? Oh yes, because catching a candidate for Senate falsely claiming minority status and making outlandish rants...

Carbonite CEO admits dropping Limbaugh hurt growth more than expected

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 03, 2012 89 Comments

Carbonite famously dropped Rush Limbaugh on a Saturday Night at the height of the Sandra Fluke controversy. Carbonite became the poster child for the Rush boycott movement organized by Media Matters, which coordinated the effort with so-called independent groups. At the time I examined Carbonite's SEC...

Another bad unemployment report

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 03, 2012 45 Comments

Via The Wall Street Journal: The U.S. unemployment rate was rose to 8.3% in July and a broader measure ticked up to 15%, even as the economy added 163,000 jobs. Why the increase? The key reason is because the two numbers come from separate reports. The number...

Some dare call it looting

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 03, 2012 15 Comments

We've seen plenty of plays on the "O" in words, but this bumper sticker is a double. From commenter martywd, a footnoted email: Today, when leaving our Public Library situated in a 'burb just north of the *Bluest City in Texas I saw this pickup just screaming...

Tea Party on

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 02, 2012 46 Comments

From A.F. Branco (reprinted with permission): ...

Why I’m not cheering the termination of Vante’s CFO for his anti-Chick-fil-A political stunt

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 02, 2012 318 Comments

A number of readers have alerted me to this video, which originally was posted on YouTube by Adam Smith, the Chief Financial Officer of medical products maker Vante (via Gateway Pundit): Why pick on a drive-through window clerk? The video seemed to capture in minutes the entire bullying methodology of...