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Whether Radicalized Culture at U. Penn Influenced Luigi Mangione Needs To Be Looked Into

Woman Who Accused Three Duke Lacrosse Players of Rape Admits She Lied, Seeks Forgiveness

Fifty-One Discriminatory Scholarships At University of Rhode Island Challenged By Equal Protection Project

Pravda: US Edition?

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on February 15, 2011 11 Comments

From ABC News (of all places!):As the 2012 presidential campaign kicks into gear, President Obama's White House media operation is demonstrating an unprecedented ability to broadcast its message through social media and the Internet, at times doing an end-run around the traditional press.[...

Dissecting Shirley Sherrod’s Complaint Against Andrew Breitbart

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 15, 2011 15 Comments

I'm not going to repeat all the background; read my prior posts:The Original Sherrod Clip Was Not "False" Shirley Sherrod May Prefer The Life Left UnexaminedShirley Sherrod Catches Andrew Breitbart's Car Where we are today is that last Friday Sherrod filed and this weekend served...

“Back in the USSR” Was Just a Song

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 15, 2011 6 Comments

..."You don't know how lucky you are, boy Back in the USSR, yeah"It was just a song. But to Brian Leiter, a law and philosophy professor at the University of Chicago who frequently takes swipes and swings at conservatives, it had a ring of truth...

Darrell Issa Meets The Democrats’ New Civility

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 15, 2011 11 Comments

The Democratic war room is back in action, and it is aimed at Darrell Issa, the California Republican Congressman who heads the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.As reported by Politico, there is an almost unprecedented effort by Democrats to undermine Issa not for anything he...

Who’s Afraid Of The “Arab Street”?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 15, 2011 6 Comments

In the wake of the overthrow of Hosni Mubarek, we have heard much praise for the "Arab Street," including by Roger Cohen writing in The New York Times two days ago:In the Middle East you expect the worst. But having watched Egypt’s extraordinary civic achievement in...

Campus Anti-Israel Protests Declined From Last Spring to This Fall

Racist Graffiti Found at Rhodes College Turns Out to be a Hoax

Indiana University’s 'Center for Research on Race and Ethnicity' Loses Funding

Idaho Board of Education Passes Resolutions Requiring Closure of DEI Offices

Harvard Law Enrolls Fewer Black Students After SCOTUS Ruling on Affirmative Action

Amnesty International Accuses Israel of Committing 'Genocide'

Sorry Seems To Be Mitt’s Hardest Word

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 14, 2011 20 Comments

Jennifer Rubin makes the argument that Mitt Romney was the big loser at CPAC because Romney failed to address Romneycare, contributing to the narrative that Romney has no politically good explanation. According to Rubin, a simple mea culpa would help tremendously:Romney has a huge problem...

Don’t Let the Door…

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on February 14, 2011 8 Comments

K. McCaffrey --- One of the things that frustrated me during the height of the Egyptian crisis was that Mubarak looked as if he was getting off scot-free after suppressing freedom in Egypt for so many years. I read an article in Slate about how...

So Tell Me About Chris Christie

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 14, 2011 34 Comments

We've seen the videos:And now we're hearing from Ann Coulter (h/t @Allahpundit):“I would say he’s the only Republican who could win,” Coulter said on “Fox & Friends.”Though the first-term New Jersey governor has repeatedly said he won’t run for the White House, Coulter isn’t convinced.“I’ll...

Shirley Sherrod Catches Andrew Breitbart’s Car

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 14, 2011 18 Comments

You know that saying about the dog which chased the car but didn't know what to do once it caught it. Shirley Sherrod just filed suit against Andrew Breitbart, but I think she'll find it was not worth the pursuit.The lawsuit concerns Breitbart's release last summer of a tape...

They Just Can’t Let Go Of The Birthplace And Religion Issues

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 14, 2011 24 Comments

They just can't let go of the issues of where Obama was born or his religion.Not Obama's opponents, but his political and media supporters, who insist on a political purity test from Republicans, and who use the "refused to repudiate" line of attack on all who...

They Don’t Really Want To Coexist

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 14, 2011 10 Comments

How did I not see this vehicle before? Spotted in a driveway just 100 yards from my house in Ithaca.No "Coexist" bumper sticker on this vehicular equivalent of Keith Olbermann's brain:Here is their lawn sign, from warmer weather:(P.S. - In case you were wondering, this...

Egyptian Opposition Leader Ayman Nour Declares Camp David Accords “Finished”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 13, 2011 5 Comments

With democracy comes responsibility. The Egyptian people may find that our relatively soon, as even some of its non-Muslim Brotherhood emerging leaders seem hellbent on war with Israel.Ayman Nour, a leading Egyptian opposition figure who is expected to run for President -- and someone who...

If You Hate The Health Care Mandate, How Can You Love Federal Tort Reform?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 13, 2011 29 Comments

Medical malpractice tort reform is one of those supposed remedies frequently mentioned as a cure to lowering health care costs. Currently being debated is H.R. 5 (most recent mark up here) which would create a federal medical malpractice reform modeled on what has taken place...

Muslim Brotherhood’s Five-Year Plan

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 13, 2011 9 Comments

The Muslim Brotherhood has announced that it will not run a presidential candidate and will not seek a parliamentary majority in the coming elections. This announcement is being hailed as a sign of moderation, but it is no such thing.The Muslim Brotherhood must know that...

Our Dismissive and Defiant President Is Killing Gulf Oil Drilling

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 13, 2011 14 Comments

A number readers have written to me asking me to comment on the finding by a federal judge that the Obama administration is in contempt of court by maintaining a deep water new drilling moratoriam despite the court having rule such moratorium illegal:Judge Feldman was...

Saturday Night Card Game (Diagnosis: White Privilege Syndrome by Proxy)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 12, 2011 14 Comments

This is the latest in a series on the use of the race card for political gain:I could have taken the easy way out this week, and put up a quick post about the supposedly racist Pepsi commercial during the Superbowl. Instead, I will jump...

Taking The Foot Off The Back Of The Muslim Brotherhood

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 12, 2011 12 Comments

The wilful ignorance of the Obama administration to the threat posed by the Muslim Brotherhood and Islamists in Egypt is astounding. Just look what happened in Gaza where the Muslim Brotherhood offshoot Hamas was elected to office and proceeded to drown out all other voices,...