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Higher Ed DEI is in "hunker-down mode... trying to wait out the Trump administration"

Gov. Tim Walz Compares ICE To Nazis Hunting Anne Frank

Equal Protection Project Impact Reports – Year-End 2025

New video testimonial series: “I’m A Proud Native American, And Elizabeth Warren Does Not Represent Me”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 01, 2012 16 Comments

The group Cherokees Demand Truth from Elizabeth Warren is now being joined by non-Cherokee Native Americans in a series of video testimonials with the theme "I'm A Proud Native American, And Elizabeth Warren Does Not Represent Me." The post announcing the new series states: Natives United Against...

same as the old civility

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 01, 2012 8 Comments

The new civility, that is. From Linda in Tennessee, sent with the subject line "the new civility ...

Here we go – upset brewing in Wisconsin Rep Senate Primary?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 31, 2012 16 Comments

PPP called it pretty closely in Texas, and now is showing a toss-up among Eric Hovde, Tommy Thompson and Mark Neumann. Thompson, the former Governor, had been considered the clear favorite, but not anymore. The primary is August 14. Per reader Charles, Hovde is backed by...

Ted Cruz serves Chick-fil-A at victory party

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 31, 2012 55 Comments

Ted Cruz won a stunning victory tonight. Twitter was abuzz. But one Tweet with a photo seemed to capture the night. Cruz has Chick-Fil-A at victory party #txrunoff #txsen instagr.am/p/NxCunHAvz9/ — Jane Cummins (@janecummins) August 1, 2012 Tea-partier Cruz has Chick-Fil-A at victory party in the #txrunoff instagr.am/p/NxCunHAvz9/ (In case...

Texas Runoff Results (Update – AP and others call race for Cruz!)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 31, 2012 75 Comments

% Reporting - 95.4 Ted Cruz - 56.6 David Dewhurst - 43.4 Texas Sec. of State Election Results page is here. Twitter hashtag #TXRunoff. Politico has a map of results by county. AP Results website is here. Related post - Ted Cruz serves Chick-fil-A at victory party -------------------------------------- Sarah Palin issued...

Minneapolis's 'ICE Watch' Network is Getting People Killed

College Board Bans Wearing of Smart Glasses While Taking the SAT

Student Government at Stanford Endorses Anti-ICE Walkout

U. Cincinnati Students Arrested After Breaking Into School Arena, Stealing Alcohol

Quinnipiac U. Reports Case of Norovirus in Residence Hall

NH Lawmaker Pushing Campus Carry is Also a Student at UNH

Elizabeth Warren backs away from claim she’ll “save capitalism”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 31, 2012 39 Comments

No one could have seen this coming. No one. I don't mean that Elizabeth Warren was stretching things a bit when she said that people on Wall Street have told her she'd save capitalism. No, the complete surprise is that Warren has fessed up and admits that...

Let it be recorded that MSM 100-day war on Romney started on foreign soil

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 31, 2012 34 Comments

Romney's foreign trip is the mainstream media's coming out party in favor of Obama this electoral season, an obsessive nit-picking the likes of which Obama has not seen since ever. John Hinderaker has it right: The Most Striking Thing About Mitt Romney’s Overseas Trip… …has been the press coverage....

No government shutdown before election

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 31, 2012 14 Comments

There never was going to be an actual shutdown, the issue was how much drama there would be on or about October 1. The drama held great risk -- for both parties. If played wrong by Republicans, it could have given Obama a last minute boost...

Richard Mourdock – “the economy still stinks”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 31, 2012 3 Comments

Darin at Reboot Congress has an interesting video of Richard Mourdock, running for Senate in Indiana against Democrat Joe Donnelly. Mourdock, who defeated Dick Lugar in the primary, is part of Operation Counterweight. Mourdock still is playing catch up on fundraising, after he spent so much in...

Of course, Obama related to first black slave on his, um, mother’s side

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 31, 2012 77 Comments

CNN is hyping this story, but when you dig into it, there's no firm evidence, only piecing together assumptions and conjecture. Obama's family tree connection to first African American slave (emphasis mine): His family tree has been linked to Brad Pitt, Sarah Palin and both Presidents Bush but...

Milton Friedman v. Obama/Warren/Lakoff

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 31, 2012 37 Comments

Today would be Milton Friedman's 100th birthday. I've played this video before, but it's particularly timely in light of the "you didn't build that" narrative which has become the foundation of the Obama campaign taken from Elizabeth Warren who took it from George Lakoff. ...

Life imitates bumper sticker

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 31, 2012 60 Comments

The right to be offended is the foundation of our democracy. And the blogosphere. Thanks to reader Amy, who writes: I'm vacationing in Washington state, but here in the agricultural area of the Yakima valley, people are more conservative than the liberal coast--and it shows. Love your blog!...

Emergency Broadcast System activated – Free @Instapundit Twitter account #RespondTwitter (Update – Account restored)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 30, 2012 11 Comments

Instapundit's Twitter account has been suspended. The folks at Twitchy have the story: PJ Media’s Nina Yablok is trying to return the Twitter handle @Instapundit to the hands of trademark owner Glenn Reynolds, and she’s asking for help in getting Twitter’s attention. The long version of the story...

Is there anything Elizabeth Warren can’t do?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 30, 2012 40 Comments

As reported by National Journal (via TWS)(emphasis mine): “Every now and again, I meet with someone who’s been very successful on Wall Street, who says, ‘I want to support your campaign because I believe you will save capitalism. I believe in capitalism, and I understand there have...

If Mitt Romney had talked about Palestinians the way Obama spoke about Pennsylvanians

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 30, 2012 28 Comments

Mitt Romney is under furious attack from the Palestinian Authority, Hamas, and pro-Obama media for pointing out the truth about why culture matters in the economic success of Israel. How would these people have reacted if Romney gave this speech: You go into these small towns in Pennsylvania the Palestinian Territories,...

Harry Reid is a charmer

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 30, 2012 26 Comments

And you wonder why nothing gets done in the Senate and Republicans can't even get votes on legislation or a budget? Via The Hill: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has launched a blistering verbal assault against William Magwood, a Democratic member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission...

Gutsy Tweet of the Day

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 30, 2012 30 Comments

It relates to this story: At the urging of Valerie Jarrett, President Barack Obama canceled the operation to kill Osama bin Laden on three separate occasions before finally approving the May 2, 2011 Navy SEAL mission, according to an explosive new book scheduled for release August...