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Kamala's Condescending and Mocking Debate Faces May Be What Voters Remember

Tim Walz's Discriminatory Minnesota Teachers Of Color Scholarship Challenged By Equal Protection Project

Apparently I'm Blacklisted in Tampa-Area Liberal Jewish Circles

Context! For We, But Not For Thee

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 21, 2010 25 Comments

Such is now demanded by the NAACP in the Shirley Sherrod matter.You remember her. She's the Department of Agriculture person who, at an NAACP meeting in March, told a story about how 20 plus years ago she had discriminated against a white farmer because he...

Arizona Files Opposition To DOJ Suit – Copy Here

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 20, 2010 1 Comment

The State of Arizona has filed its opposition to the lawsuit filed by the Department of Justice seeking an injunction preventing Arizona S.B. 1070 from taking effect on July 29.The hearing on the motion for preliminary injunction is set for July 22 at 1:30 p.m.Here...

The Banality Of Fabricated Accusations of Racism

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 20, 2010 4 Comments

Another Black Conservative has the best observation (h/t Jim Treacher) on Spencer Ackerman's suggestion that other journalists and bloggers make up charges of racism to help Obama's campaign (emphasis mine): What is astounding is that none on the listsev objects to making up racism, they...

Pension System “Choking The State”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 20, 2010 0 Comments

Those are not my words. Those are the words of Democratic Rhode Island General Treasurer, and candidate for Governor, Frank Caprio. As reported by The Providence Journal:Within a year, the taxpayer cost of providing public employee pensions will increase again — and substantially —...

Yes, Liberal Journalists Did Manipulate The 2008 Election

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 20, 2010 14 Comments

I'll admit it, I was wrong about The Daily Caller when I called it a failure several months ago.In the past months The Daily Caller has done a good job on a variety of issues, particularly exposing the Journolist, a group of liberal mainstream media...

Florida State U. Groups Hosting ‘Cowboy Themed Drag Show’

Bill Barr Calls Out Antisemitism at Columbia University

Poll Finds Many Jewish Voters Sticking With Democrats Despite Anti-Israel Displays From the Left

U. North Carolina System Cutting Millions of Dollars and Multiple Positions From DEI Programs

AAUP's Embrace of Israel Boycotts Turning 'Academic Guardians to Political Operatives'

Crucifix and Virgin Mary Statue Vandalized at Georgetown University

The Announcement Of The Death Of Sharron Angle’s Campaign Is Premature

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 20, 2010 5 Comments

Jon Ralston, a Nevada journalist, has announced the death of Sharron Angle's campaign.Do not believe it. Not for a second.I don't know Ralston, other than watching him interview Angle and Harry Reid. My impression is that he is very keyed into Nevada politics, but he...

Jobs Destroyed, Not Saved Or Created

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 19, 2010 1 Comment

Chalk this one up to the category of jobs destroyed by Obama (emphasis mine):The Obama administration’s push to accelerate General Motors Co. and Chrysler Group LLC dealership closings, aimed at helping the companies compete, may not have been necessary and added to unemployment, a U.S....

Harry Reid Seeks to Cap Off His Extremist Agenda

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 19, 2010 1 Comment

Harry Reid, having brought you the Stimulus Plan and Obamacare, now is set to push cap-and-trade legislation before Congress goes into recess: Senate and House Democrats are headed for a clash this week over funding for U.S. troops in Afghanistan, as Senate Majority Leader Harry...

Let’s Help Think Progress Make Its Next Video

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 19, 2010 7 Comments

My, my, how the Democratic Party -- or at least certain "elements" -- could be portrayed as racist if Think Progress cut and pasted some of this material the way it does to the Tea Party movement:[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FIBJt-c2o0][https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sM19YOqs7hU][https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgQsRIANKUk]Think Progress has such great researchers, I'm sure they'll...

Should Elena Kagan Be Confirmed? (Poll)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 19, 2010 6 Comments

If you were voting:Should Elena Kagan be confirmed?YesNo, but Republicans should NOT filibusterNo, and Republicans should filibuster pollcode.com free polls--------------------------------------------Follow me on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube...

Trickle Down Economics Key To Obama Recovery

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 18, 2010 3 Comments

We really do need wealthy people, after all. Wealthy Reduce Buying in a Blow to the Recovery:The economic recovery has been helped in large part by the spending of the most affluent. Now, even the rich appear to be tightening their belts.Late last year, the...

Moral of the Obamacare Story: Taxes In, Doctors Out

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 18, 2010 13 Comments

There were two important developments recently in the continued unraveling of the Obamacare public relations BS.First, the Obama administration cemented its legal position that the health care mandate is a tax, which means that Obama is raising taxes on people making less than $250,000 a...

Almost Killed The Meal

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 18, 2010 9 Comments

I've been in Los Angeles for the past couple of days at a conference, and had the pleasure of having dinner at The Grill on the Alley in Beverly Hills.The Grill is a really good steak and seafood house, and the meal was excellent. Fortunately,...

Saturday Night Card Game (Is This The Week The Dream Died?)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 17, 2010 3 Comments

This is the latest in a series on the use of the race card for political gain:I have a dream.That the week will arrive when the race card will not have been played. And I will have nothing about which to write on a Saturday...

Let’s Play “Pin the Label On Megyn Kelly”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 17, 2010 15 Comments

I haven't posted previously on the New Black Panther group voter intimidation controversy. There have been plenty of other things to cover.The issue is significant not so much because two guys stood in front of a polling station with night sticks -- that would be...

Another Imposter (at FoxNation)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 16, 2010 6 Comments

Once again, someone is using the username "Legal Insurrection" to post comments elsewhere, this time at FoxNation. For the record, that person is not me, and is not authorized to use the name "Legal Insurrection."The last time, it was as HuffPo, and I convinced...

Do Not Read, Does Not Fit Narrative

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 16, 2010 3 Comments

The New York Times, July 14, 2010:There are plenty of things to buy in Gaza; goods are brought over the border or smuggled through the tunnels with Egypt. That is not the problem. In fact, talk about food and people here get angry because it...