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Lack Of Information About Brown University Murders "Allows a Lot of Speculation to Flourish"

Harvard Program Caught Trying To Hide Discriminatory Language After Complaint Filed By Equal Protection Project

Homan: DHS Investigating Ilhan Omar Marrying Alleged Brother for Visa Fraud

Is there anything Elizabeth Warren can’t do?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 30, 2012 40 Comments

As reported by National Journal (via TWS)(emphasis mine): “Every now and again, I meet with someone who’s been very successful on Wall Street, who says, ‘I want to support your campaign because I believe you will save capitalism. I believe in capitalism, and I understand there have...

If Mitt Romney had talked about Palestinians the way Obama spoke about Pennsylvanians

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 30, 2012 28 Comments

Mitt Romney is under furious attack from the Palestinian Authority, Hamas, and pro-Obama media for pointing out the truth about why culture matters in the economic success of Israel. How would these people have reacted if Romney gave this speech: You go into these small towns in Pennsylvania the Palestinian Territories,...

Harry Reid is a charmer

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 30, 2012 26 Comments

And you wonder why nothing gets done in the Senate and Republicans can't even get votes on legislation or a budget? Via The Hill: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has launched a blistering verbal assault against William Magwood, a Democratic member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission...

Gutsy Tweet of the Day

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 30, 2012 30 Comments

It relates to this story: At the urging of Valerie Jarrett, President Barack Obama canceled the operation to kill Osama bin Laden on three separate occasions before finally approving the May 2, 2011 Navy SEAL mission, according to an explosive new book scheduled for release August...

The anti-hate hate mob grows

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 30, 2012 64 Comments

We've seen the Mayors of Boston and Chicago abuse their power to drive a lawful business out of their jurisdictions by threatening to withhold business permits because the founder and President support the definition of marriage as one man - one woman. When those threats generated an outcry even...

Membership at Turning Point USA Continues to Grow on College Campuses

Trump Suspends Green Card Program That Allowed Brown U. Shooting Suspect Into U.S.

Yale has Shockingly Low Number of Republican Professors

Trinity College Resurrects Debate About Removing Confederate Memorial Plaque From Campus

The Resurgence in American Antisemitism Comes From Our Education System

Arab Activist Group Plans K-12 Push

Mitt Romney “outrages” Palestinians by pointing out the obvious

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 30, 2012 29 Comments

The cycle of perpetual outrage and victimhood continues. Mitt Romney pointed out something obvious, that Israel has a record of economic success unmatched by those under Palestinian Authority control, attributing it to cultural and other factors: "As you come here and you see the GDP per capita,...

And now we juxtapose

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 30, 2012 9 Comments

From reader equitus: I saw this one in Napa County, CA on Thursday, May 31. Note the large faded sticker in the middle: "I [heart] Big Brother" It's a little shocking anyone would admit this kind of sentiment, even in these parts. Keep up the great work! ...

Upset brewing in Texas runoff? PPP says Cruz up big

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 29, 2012 42 Comments

The Dewhurst campaign released an internal poll earlier today showing Dewhurst up: With less than two days until the runoff for the GOP nomination in the Texas Senate race, Lt. Gov David Dewhurst has a narrow lead over rival Ted Cruz, according to a Dewhurst campaign...

College Insurrection update

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 29, 2012 13 Comments

The next Insurrection still is on target for an August roll-out. Most likely mid-month. The current site really is just a holding place, and all the sidebar and navigation bar links are the same as Legal Insurrection. That will change when the site goes live. Your Legal Insurrection registration...

Spawned?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 29, 2012 80 Comments

Is anyone getting "spawned" when visiting LI? A reader has complained that links produce multiple "spawned" pages. I've never had the problem, and our site is clean of viruses as far as we can determine. Is anyone else having this problem?...

Mitt Romney in Israel

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 29, 2012 76 Comments

Let me be as clear as I can be. Anyone who supports Israel must vote for Romney. Obama, in complete control of foreign and military policy, will be unrestrained by electoral considerations in a second term, and will impose his vision of a Middle East settlement...

Most important legacy of Obama’s gay marriage switch was freeing Dems to play the “bigot card”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 29, 2012 53 Comments

I can't say I'm surprised it came to threats from the Mayors of Boston and Chicago, and a Chicago Alderman, to deny Chick-fil-A a business permit because the owners support the traditional definition of marriage as one man - one woman. Or that two other Mayors, in San...

Is Claire McCaskill political toast?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 29, 2012 14 Comments

A recent poll indicates she is in trouble. Via The St. Louis Post-Dispatch: No matter who wins the Missouri Republican nomination to the U.S. Senate on Aug. 7, Democrat Claire McCaskill is running from behind. McCaskill, the first-term incumbent Democratic senator, trails all three of her likely Republican...

It’s getting hot in CA

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 29, 2012 17 Comments

From reader Gaby: I took this about a month ago in Woodland Hills, Ca, a suburb of Los Angeles. ...

Is the Saturday Night Card Game obsolete? (Reader Poll)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 28, 2012 58 Comments

The Saturday Night Card Game started on August 8, 2009, when I noticed a post by Oliver Willis of Media Matters blogging at his own blog, as follows: Steve Benen tries to understand just why wingnuts are so angry about health care reform. He doesn’t make...

Palin stops at Chick-fil-A, left responds with misogyny and sexism

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 28, 2012 85 Comments

My post earlier today, Sarah Palin visits Chick-fil-A, civility and new tone ensue on Twitter, has generated a fair bit of attention. The tweets highlighted in the post were not even the worst of them. As has become typical when Palin is attacked from the left, the attacks quickly become mysogynistic, sexualized, and sexist, with the "C" word liberally thrown in by women as well as men. Here are some more samples of the sea of profanity and vitriol, so you realize (which you already do, I know), we are dealing with:

Please die. #typical #p2 #lgbt #BigotWithExtraMayo RT @SarahPalinUSA Stopped by Chick-fil-A in The Woodlands to support a great business.
— Leah.(@leahmrb) July 28, 2012

Forgive my language but @sarahpalinusa is a Cunt Fil-a. A waste of space. Wht a horrible excuse for a Christian and American.
— Kevin Taft (@WriterGuyLA) July 28, 2012

@SarahPalinUSA FUCK YOU
— Daniel Skinner (@DSkinner41) July 28, 2012

@SarahPalinUSA Cunt
— PeterToo (@PeterToo) July 28, 2012

@JennyJohnsonHi5 @sarahpalinusa Eat me, Sarah. Tastes like chicken.. you'd probly like it.
— @justfortwitts (@justfortwitts) July 28, 2012

I stopped there once to throw up Taco Bell. RT @SarahPalinUSA: Stopped by Chick-fil-A in The Woodlands to support a great business.
— Caissie St.Onge (@Caissie) July 28, 2012

cool! make sure to kill yourself after, you bigoted wench. RT @SarahPalinUSA Stopped by Chick-fil-A to support a great business.
— a milania parody (@TheFauxMilaniaG) July 28, 2012

@SarahPalinUSA eat up. hopefully next year you'll die from it.
— teri m (@womanthatrolls) July 28, 2012

@SarahPalinUSA and this is why no one likes you you dumb bitch! #supportgaymarriage
— Miranda Taylor ✌⚽ (@mirandapanda_4) July 28, 2012

@SarahPalinUSA why has a wolf not shot you yet?
— Lizzie Quinn (@KarenCaaat) July 28, 2012

@SarahPalinUSA You are so stupid, and your daughter is an uneducated rhino. #JustNeededToGetThatOutThere
— Aakash Patel (@aakash_patel) July 28, 2012

@SarahPalinUSA I hope someone gave you "special sauce".
— Boob Slope Girl (@boobslopegirl) July 28, 2012

Yeah I admit it, I'm a hater, I really hate @SarahPalinUSA, she in an evil disgusting bigoted bitch
— Kathy Simpson (@kakalina10) July 28, 2012

Free access to dancing docs is a human right

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 28, 2012 47 Comments

Fortunately, I missed most of the Olympics opening ceremony. Reader Matt sent this link to the BBC with the request "Please tell me this will get a post!!: AP also is running this photo and explanation: Actors lying on beds meant to represent Britain's National Health Service (NHS)...