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Daniel Penny Case - There But For Fortune May Go You Or I

Harris Campaign Desperate Staffers 'Went Rogue' to Reach Minority Voters

Tim Walz's Daughter and Friends Use Joe Rogan as Their Dating 'Litmus Test'

Outliers

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on January 17, 2011 6 Comments

According to a recent Rasmussen Poll, 82% of Americans have a favorable view of MLK jr. 82%?! The others must be racists or something, right? Well, that's not exactly true. Upon relaying this poll to some of my friends I found that more than one...

Famous Moments In Civil Discourse

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 17, 2011 7 Comments

From Alan Grayson, hero of the left-blogosphere:[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPpQ2MNaSDo?fs=1]-------------------------------------------Follow me on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTubeVisit the Legal Insurrection Shop on CafePress!...

No, Harsh Critics Of Bush Are Not To Blame For Tucson Shooting

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 17, 2011 11 Comments

As reported by The NY Times (via NRO, h/t Weasel Zippers), Jared Loughner -- among his many mental illnesses -- was caught up in Bush Derangement Syndrome (emphasis added):He became intrigued by antigovernment conspiracy theories, including that the Sept. 11 attacks were perpetrated by the...

Because This Blog isn’t About Fashion

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on January 17, 2011 3 Comments

For ladies who don't hesitate to rag on Michelle Obama, I bring you Cripes Suzette blog. The blog is, among other things, a hysterical account of M.O.'s fashion and campaigns. If M. Obama is going to spend money like a drunken sailor across the world,...

The Obvious Question About Moving The Loughner Trial

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 17, 2011 8 Comments

Mea Culpa: This happens sometimes. The post below was wrong as originally drafted, as pointed out by a reader, because it is court officials, not the Justice Department, who want to move the trial. Gulp.-------------------------------------The Justice Department Federal court officials want to move the trial of Jared...

People Still Have Lots of Questions About Spending in the Kamala Harris Campaign

Boise State U. Shuttered Campus DEI Centers Over Thanksgiving Break

National Spelling Bee Approves Feminist Term 'Womyn' for Kids' Competition

U. Iowa Paid MSNBC Host Joy Reid $55K to Speak on Campus

Biden Admin. Rushing to Auction Off Unused Border Wall Materials Before Trump Takes Office

U. Penn Prof Apologizes After Seemingly Praising Murder of Healthcare CEO

60 Minutes On Loughner

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 16, 2011 19 Comments

I just watched a 60 Minutes segment on Jared Loughner, which included interviews with some of his friends.The segment confirmed that Loughner's grudge against Gabrielle Giffords dates back at least to the time he met her in 2007, when he posed a question to her at...

More Politico

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 16, 2011 8 Comments

I made the point about a month ago that I had grown tired of Politico's news coverage: I find myself bored with it, and it seems to be drifting very mainstream media, with all the inherent liberal biases that entails. Sure, it may just be my impression,...

Just to Be Clear

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on January 16, 2011 6 Comments

In the news today it was announced that Marine Le Pen will be taking over the far-right French leadership. The so-called National Front party has been mired in controversy for years, but their leaders - notably her father, Jean Marie - look to prop Marine...

The Sarah Palin, The Glenn Beck and The Rush Limbaugh

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 16, 2011 5 Comments

Now I understand the logic (h/t Moonbattery).[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LNJqQ527q4?fs=1]--------------------------------------------Follow me on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTubeVisit the Legal Insurrection Shop on CafePress!...

Will The Media Investigate Why Eric Fuller Targeted Trent Humphries?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 16, 2011 15 Comments

Jared Loughner was not a political person, so far as has been revealed to date. There is no evidence whatsoever that Loughner was inspired by, or even listened to, right wing radio or commentators, much less ever saw the 10-month old Sarah Palin electoral target map which...

Another Tucson Shooting False Narrative Goes Bad

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 16, 2011 9 Comments

There have been multiple false narratives involved in the Tucson shooting.The first false narrative was that Sarah Palin, Tea Parties and conservatives were responsible, directly or indirectly, for the shooting. That narrative has been thoroughly debunked in the past week, although writers such as Paul...

Legal Insurrection Commenters Are Being Watched

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 16, 2011 7 Comments

From Chris Muir, Day By Day Cartoon, quoting commenter The Shadow regarding my post Glenn Greenwald Does His Israel-Firsters Dance Again:--------------------------------------------Related Posts:A Journolista Wonders: "Was It All For Nothing?" Follow me on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTubeVisit the Legal Insurrection Shop on CafePress!...

Saturday Night Card Game (The Atlantic Plays The Race Card Against Herman Cain, Mildly)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 15, 2011 12 Comments

This is the latest in a series on the use of the race card for political gain:I confess to not knowing who Herman Cain was until the other day, when he announced he was forming a presidential exploratory committee. I had heard his name, but...

Tucson Shooting Victim Who Blamed Palin Arrested for Death Threat

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 15, 2011 22 Comments

I posted yesterday about Eric Fuller, who blamed Sarah Palin and others for the Tucson shooting by Jared Loughner.Now Fuller has been arrested for making a death threat against a local tea party leader:The meeting room at St. Odilia's Catholic Church on the city's northwest...