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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...

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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. ...

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...

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:

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)...

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Posted by Bryan Jacoutot on July 28, 2012 129 Comments

Well, if we're using the same "difference of opinion" standard that was used to call for the boycott of Chick-Fil-A, then it sure would seem it. If the 30 states that have enacted legislation or constitutional amendments defining marriage as between a man and woman...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 28, 2012 67 Comments

After Sarah and Todd Palin attended a rally for Ted Cruz in Texas yesterday, they stopped by a Chick-fil-A. Palin posted photos on her Facebook page and also sent out tweets about the visit (h/t Charles). Stopped by Chick-fil-A in The Woodlands to support a great business....

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 28, 2012 11 Comments

Sarah Palin attended a rally with Ted Cruz and Jim DeMint yesterday in Woodlands, Texas. Reader duchess of kitty attended, and sent this report, video and photo: This was just one of the many “Get Out The Vote” rallies the Tea Party (the TX Tea Party as well as the...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 28, 2012 4 Comments

From reader Lori: I am a frequent reader of your blog though I never comment. I saw this jeep as I was going into a grocery store in Arlington, TX today and thought your readers would enjoy seeing it as well. Keep up the good work!! NOBAMA...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 27, 2012 28 Comments

As Anne noted previously, Jesse Jackson, Jr. was on the run for weeks until he was found at a rehab clinic in Arizona. There has been wild speculation as to the problem. Now, via The Chicago Tribune, Jackson has been diagnosed with depression and gastrointestinal problems: Rep. Jesse Jackson...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 27, 2012 13 Comments

Via Fox News: The Catholic family that owns a Colorado-based company won a court victory in  their battle to stop the Obama administration from requiring them to provide  insurance coverage for abortion-inducing drugs, sterilization and contraception,  a mandate they say violates their religious beliefs and First...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 27, 2012 38 Comments

Elizabeth Warren is punching back against her own embarrassing "no one got rich on his own" rant and Scott Brown's devastating viral (350k+ 800k views) video. Warren is doing so by insisting that we need to catch up with China on infrastructure spending. Warren's campaign just released this ad: Warren has just...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 27, 2012 18 Comments

Another faux Obama fundraising ad from Patricia. Please, let's not have another repeat of what happened the last time. It's fake, but it could be real, which is what's so frightening: Update:  From friend of the blog Jeff, this pie thing apparently has a history: Of faith, family and pie...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 27, 2012 37 Comments

Three radio events yesterday, all related to my post Obama and Warren cribbed “build it” narrative from progressive Berkeley Professor. 1. Rush featured the post in a lengthy segment.  I don't have the audio, but the transcript is here. (Audio added via DailyRushbo): 2. I was a...

Posted by Anne Segal on July 27, 2012 48 Comments

Chicagoans are used to politicians running roughshod over our city. It's a war zone today, but not just from the drug cartel and gang shootings that are ravaging our neighborhoods. The politicians from the local up to the federal think they're little kings, who use...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 27, 2012 1 Comment

From reader Michael: Professor, from a voting location in Katy TX...

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