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Best “you didn’t build that” political cartoon

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 25, 2012 44 Comments

A really good political cartoon sums up the absurdity of a situation without much verbiage. This cartoon by A.F. Branco (original here, reprinted with permission) captures perfectly how out of touch Obama is when discussing the role of government in helping individuals succeed. Sure, taxes (including from business...

Now Chicago Alderman seeks to ban Chick-fil-A

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 25, 2012 61 Comments

First it was the Mayor of Boston who announced his intention to block business permits for Chick-fil-A not because there is any evidence that it discriminates in employment or services, but because its founder and his son (now the President) support keeping the definition of marriage as one man -...

Bring on the “you didn’t build that” counter-attack

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 25, 2012 35 Comments

The moment I heard Obama's "you didn't build that" speech, I knew Obama had dug himself a deep hole from which he would have to spend considerable time climbing out of. Via Zeek Miller at BuzzFeed Politics, the Obama campaign and Democrats understand how bad the...

Why hasn’t Elizabeth Warren’s family backed her up on Cherokee claims?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 25, 2012 16 Comments

The question which has not been asked yet by the media, but needs to be. Elizabeth Warren has no documentation that she is Cherokee, Delaware or any other Native American tribe. The initial claim that Warren was 1/32 Cherokee was withdrawn by the New England Historic Genealogical...

Please Sir, may we have some more?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 25, 2012 0 Comments

From frequent photographer Ulises: The Ehrlich sign tells me that this is not a recent convert...

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“Dewhurst’s Allies Are Throwing The Kitchen Sink At Cruz”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 24, 2012 26 Comments

I understand, from a far distance, that the anti-Ted Cruz ads have been pretty brutal. This report by National Journal, Four Signs of Cruz-mentum, indicates the last few days will be the worst yet: Dewhurst's Allies Are Throwing The Kitchen Sink At Cruz: The main super...

Entitleist

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 24, 2012 18 Comments

Obama gets golf brand named after him (h/t Ragspierre in Tip Line) Greatest billboard ever? (via MikeAT in Tip Line) Some polling links from Charles: U.S. Chamber Poll: GOP’s Lingle Ahead in Hawaii Senate Race [was wondering if a chance, maybe] DCCC IE Backs John Barrow and Jim Matheson [these...

If I told you I’d have to …

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 24, 2012 13 Comments

From reader Jon: I've observed you've been playing a few AC/DC videos in the right margin...

Cherokees Demand Truth: Elizabeth Warren must “pay it forward” by admitting she is not one of them

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 24, 2012 22 Comments

From Cherokees Demand Truth from Elizabeth Warren (Facebook group here): From Polly's Grandaughter blog: "But part of the underlying social contract is you take a hunk of that and pay forward for the next kid who comes along.” Elizabeth Warren Now she has the nerve to tell other people...

“… they have food specifically made for cats in America? What a country!”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 24, 2012 44 Comments

Having spent a fair amount of time in the late 1970s and early 1980s studying and traveling in the Soviet Union (where all goods were moved to market on roads paid for by the government, too), I really appreciate both the humor and substance of this post by...

Lemonade stand owners didn’t make it on their own

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 24, 2012 18 Comments

Yesterday I pointed out the lemonade stand image near the end of Scott Brown's "Let America Be America Again" video, with the suggestion the Romney and Brown campaigns run the image with the following parody quote of Obama and Elizabeth Warren: You own a lemonade stand, kid, good...

DiFi accuses White House of classified intel leaks

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 24, 2012 11 Comments

Will Dems manage to stall inquiries into the leak of classified information on sensitive intel operations until November 7? Of all people, Dianne Feinstein is pointing fingers at the White House, via AP: The Democratic leader of the Senate Intelligence Committee said Monday that the White House...

10 sq. miles of bumper stickers surrounded by reality

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 24, 2012 26 Comments

I previously photographed this vehicle near my house in Ithaca, but reader and friend T.P. Hobbit recently photographed it with a brand new baby bumper sticker on the left rear corner: I've seen most of these before but not the "Criminalize Fracking" one on the upper...

Elizabeth Warren damages two campaigns with one rant

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 23, 2012 29 Comments

Elizabeth Warren's viral rant about evil factory owners who live off others has damaged the Obama campaign, which foolishly inserted similar language into the teleprompter which then was read by Obama. The "you didn't build that" narrative was more than a single line, it was an...

Sally Ride, R.I.P.

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 23, 2012 13 Comments

Sally Ride, the first American woman in space, passed away today from pancreatic cancer. She was 61. Her ride in space took place in 1983. Not quite three years later the vehicle she flew, Challenger, exploded shortly after take off. ...

Where’s Rick? A rebuttal

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 23, 2012 31 Comments

This is a GUEST POST, at my invitation, by commenter Karen Sacandy in response to my post Where's Rick? ---------------------------------------------- Criticism has been leveled at Sen. Rick Santorum, that he’s not doing enough for Gov. Romney to defeat Obama. From my vantage point, that view misses a lot. Political junkies...

Comeback to “you didn’t build that” – Romney praised athletes’ families, coaches and sports teams

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 23, 2012 28 Comments

Obama's "you didn't build that" line as part of a broader speech about how successful individuals owe that success to government has dug deep into the psyche of Obama supporters. MSNBC dug up an old video of Mitt Romney speaking at the opening ceremonies of the 2002...