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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

Anne on Hugh Hewitt show

Posted by Anne Segal on July 18, 2012 6 Comments

Carol Liebau invited me to join her on the Hugh Hewitt Show yesterday as she debuts a new format for a show by and about women. I was delighted to join her as I think conservative women don't have that "home on the radio" yet. We...

Obama’s vision of the state as master, not as servant

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 18, 2012 31 Comments

As you know from the primaries, I'm no fan of John Sununu. But when it comes to Obama's complete lack of understanding and disdain for what makes this country's economy work, Sununu got it right yesterday Despite the media hoopla, tell me exactly what was wrong with this statement: In...

Again they disrespect our President

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 18, 2012 12 Comments

From frequent photographer Jason: Taken a couple of weeks ago. Asheville, NC is a great town for mountains, restaurants and music. But it's not known for it's civility. ...

Debbie Wasserman Schultz hides property by using “Deborah Schultz”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 17, 2012 28 Comments

The Shark Tank reports that Debbie Wasserman Shultz has never before disclosed that she owns a second home and land in New Hampshire, under the name Debbie Schultz: According to public records, we’ve learned that Wasserman Schultz owns a second home here along with another land parcel....

Romney hits his stride defending America

Posted by Anne Segal on July 17, 2012 41 Comments

Romney finally hit his stride at a speech today in Pennsylvania. And all President Obama had to do was attack the very nature of our governing philosophy and the hard work and ingenuity of the American people. It's well worth watching this clip, especially at the 3:44...

Prof Claims Georgia College and State U. Fired Him for Voicing Concerns About Student Plagiarism

Law Professor Josh Blackman Resigns From Heritage Foundation Over Antisemitism Controversy

Professor Jonathan Turley Reacts to News About Lack of Republican Profs at Yale

Gender Studies Program at U. Minnesota Hands Out Whistles to Alert People of ICE Activity

Brown University Students and Staff Claim Security Worries Were Brushed Off for Years

Elementary School Principal in Pennsylvania Under Fire Over Antisemitic Voicemail Message

Warning to commenters

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 17, 2012 41 Comments

The comment section has become ugly lately particularly as regards posts regarding the Zimmerman case. You all know who you are. I hate having to do this, but anyone who engages in personal attacks on other commenters or tries to publish personal information about other commenters will...

McCain: Sarah Palin was “better candidate” than Romney, others

Posted by Anne Segal on July 17, 2012 31 Comments

Senator John McCain chose Sarah Palin as his VP in 2008 because she was a "better candidate" than Romney, Pawlenty, or any of the others under consideration. McCain made the remarks Tuesday after being asked if Mitt Romney's tax returns were the cause of him choosing...

Transparency showdown: Brown campaign demands Elizabeth Warren release law school document

Posted by Anne Segal on July 17, 2012 9 Comments

Elizabeth Warren has the opportunity today to prove she supports transparency and has been telling the truth. Today the Brown campaign will present Elizabeth Warren with papers to sign that would release documents detailing whether she claimed Native American heritage on her resume. Hillary Chabot reports: U.S....

It pains me to say

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 17, 2012 57 Comments

that both the Bain and tax return issues were entirely predictable and in fact predicted. No sense piling on, but remaining silent might be worse. Defenses of Bain which worked in the primaries -- you hate capitalism -- don't necessarily work in the general. Show why Bain...

U.S. Treasury staffer solicited hookers

Posted by Anne Segal on July 17, 2012 7 Comments

A freedom of information request revealed several incidents of major ethical breaches at the Department of Treasury, involving the solicitation of prostitutes using a government resources as well conflict of interest concerns. This is the latest in a string of embarrassments and scandals for the Obama...

Mia B. Love on Hannity: “The hope and change we would like to see happen lies in people” not government

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 17, 2012 6 Comments

Mia B. Love appeared on the Sean Hannity Show last night. The topic of the Barack Obama / Elizabeth Warren theory that people owe their success to government came up: Meanwhile, Love had a good fundraising quarter, tying incumbent Jim Matheson, but lags far behind because Matheson...

Someone could not be reached for comment

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 17, 2012 8 Comments

From reader Peter: I saw your latest “Fakes” post and decided to share – I was visiting my 83 year old mom who lives on Chappaquiddick Island (part of Martha’s Vineyard) just last week. It’s a lovely place and certainly is a playground of the rich, but...

With release of molestation tape, Zimmerman case moves further towards injustice

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 16, 2012 154 Comments

The release of an audio tape by an unnamed woman who claims George Zimmerman molested her starting when he was 8 and she was 6 is perhaps the most outrageous attempt to taint the jury pool yet. Via Orlando Sentinel: A woman told authorities that murder suspect...

Elizabeth Warren and Barack Obama – government supremacists cut from the same cloth

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 16, 2012 35 Comments

Neither Elizabeth Warren nor Barack Obama ever created anything. They have suckled at the teat of the taxpayer most of their lives and for almost all of their professional accomplishments. Without government, Elizabeth Warren would be a nameless academic in a lowly regarded area of academia...

TSA misses deadline to hold public comment period on “naked scanners”

Posted by Anne Segal on July 16, 2012 14 Comments

On July 25, 2011, the Federal Court of Appeals ruled that the TSA must act "promptly" to hold a public comment period and adopt rules and regulations regarding its use of body scanners in U.S. airports. Nearly a year later, the TSA has yet to comply...

Video – Cherokees to Elizabeth Warren: “You can’t even look me in the eye”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 16, 2012 15 Comments

The group Cherokees Demand Truth From Elizabeth Warren has released a video about their trip to Boston, when Warren refused to meet with them. The women wanted to provide Warren with documentary evidence of her genealogy showing that Warren was not Cherokee, and to present her...

Okay Mr. President, we can talk about the past

Posted by Bryan Jacoutot on July 16, 2012 36 Comments

After all, he asked for it. In a recent campaign appearance in Virginia, the President remarked: Ultimately, I think, Mr. Romney is going to have to answer those questions because if he aspires to being president, one of the things you learn is you're ultimately responsible...