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Harvard Program Caught Trying To Hide Discriminatory Language After Complaint Filed By Equal Protection Project

Homan: DHS Investigating Ilhan Omar Marrying Alleged Brother for Visa Fraud

UVA Law Prof Describes Outrageous Behavior From Colleagues Over Case He Argued Before SCOTUS

Elizabeth Warren listed as “woman of color” in Harvard student journal in 1993

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

While Elizabeth Warren is doing well in the polls, her story about not promoting herself as Native American for professional purposes continues to fall apart. Michael Patrick Leahy, writing at Breitbart.com today, links to an article in the Spring 1993 issue of the student-run Harvard Women's Law Journal, when Warren...

Idiots

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 25, 2012 10 Comments

A reader was quick enough to photograph this bumper sticker. I don't know if you have published this particular sticker. From Albuquerque, NM. Photo taken at a stoplight; I was lucky enough to have my camera w/ me (I usually don't). It took me a minute to figure it...

Amazon.com gives in to Color of Change drops ALEC

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 24, 2012 25 Comments

Don't say I haven't been warning you. While the secondary boycott of Rush Limbaugh has been only marginally effective, Color of Change has had more success getting major companies to drop their participation in the American Legislative Exchange Counsel (ALEC) by falsely tying ALEC's support of "stand your...

Elizabeth Warren: I’m Native American “because my mother told me so”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 24, 2012 37 Comments

She's digging in, bolstered by headlines that much of the electorate doesn't care, via MassLive: Democratic Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren said Thursday that she knows she has Native American ancestry because her mother told her so. Warren’s comments came after nearly four minutes of tense back and...

Splitting Hairs: What’s Hillary Up To?

Posted by Anne Segal on May 24, 2012 38 Comments

Hillary's hair color--and length--have been changing over time. Is it splitting hairs to ask what this might mean? With the news that Biden's not polling so well in several swing states, it's tempting to take a look at any signals we can glean from Secretary of...

Missouri Secretary of State Trying to Enshrine Education as a Right in State Constitution

Labor Unions Fighting Affordable Housing Project for UC-Berkeley Students

40 Percent of Undergrads at Stanford Now Receive Disability Accommodations

New Pro-Life Group at U. Southern Maine Faces Vicious Harassment

Antifa Aligned Prof to Teach Seminars at Rutgers This Spring

Florida Bill Would Limit Number of Foreign Students at State Universities

Hello-Hello Scott Brown, a/k/a The Elizabeth Warren Accountability Project

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 24, 2012 47 Comments

Will Elizabeth Warren escape accountability for telling what at best were tall tales and at worst lies about her Cherokee heritage? Will Warren get away with using her mystical heritage strategically to advance her career in a crafty way which provided her with (im)plausible deniability? Will the...

A headline so obsequious even NY Times had to change it

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 24, 2012 29 Comments

Remember that Indelible Image of a Boy's Pat on Obama's Head? You know, the one that was so indelible that no one remembered it, and the NY Times felt compelled to remind you how indelible it was with a headline "Indelible Image of Boy's Pat on...

Is conservative blogger in Georgia another victim of “lawfare”?

Posted by Bryan Jacoutot on May 24, 2012 16 Comments

While the conservative blogosphere is focused on Brett Kimberlin, there is another instance of possible "lawfare" which deserves attention. Roughly three weeks ago a lawsuit alleging defamation against a conservative blogger was filed in the Superior Court of Fulton County, Georgia. The claim was brought by Georgia...

Sample ballot found already filled out

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 24, 2012 14 Comments

the right way. From frequent photographer Ulises: I was not aware that such subversive speech against the dear leader was allowed in deep blue Maryland...

This Pow Wow Chow thing is paying off for me

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 23, 2012 19 Comments

I'm sorry I have neglected promoting items from the Tip Line, it's just that I've been preoccupied with coaxing the genealogy from the bottle. And staring at the sky waiting to see if a shoe drops from the heavens. Here are some items which deserve attention: An...

Goodbye to the second Fitzgerald that tried to clean up Illinois

Posted by Anne Segal on May 23, 2012 33 Comments

Patrick Fitzgerald, U.S. Attorney for northern Illinois, announced his resignation today after more than ten years of service to that state. His tenure was remarkable not only for what he accomplished--his prosecutions put away two governors (Blagojevich and Ryan), uncovered political corruption at all levels...

How do Zimmerman prosecutors prove case when key witnesses now have reasonable doubts?

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

The Orlando Sentinel reports that several witnesses have changed their stories from the initial interviews, mostly (but not completely) to the detriment of George Zimmerman: Evidence released last week in the second-degree-murder case against George Zimmerman shows four key witnesses made major changes in what they...

Too bad, Limbaugh ratings not plunging

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 23, 2012 11 Comments

I really urge you to take a look at the Twitter hastag #StopRush, it's one of the more depressing places on the internet; one can't help but feel sorry for people who spend their day tweeting obsessively the same things over and over again, day after...

Palin’s support for Orrin Hatch is not new

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 23, 2012 27 Comments

The big news last night was that Sarah Palin endorsed Orrin Hatch (video via HotAir): Many people are acting surprised. But Palin's support is not new, as this video from August 2011 indicates, although calling it a formal "endorsement' may be new: I set forth my position...

Was it a lie if Elizabeth Warren believed it?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 23, 2012 75 Comments

Blogger Bernie Quigly at The Hill, in what now is a classic, raises a novel defense, Elizabeth Warren’s true American lineage: Elizabeth Warren might be excused for wanting to be Native American. She can claim an old American soul, going back generations in Oklahoma. In the heartland...

Bumper sticker pride parade

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 23, 2012 11 Comments

From reader Nate, sent on May 13: I’m a regular reader of your blog, and love the bumper sticker page. Here is my contribution. Yesterday was the gay pride march in Northampton, MA which made for great opportunities for bumper sticker photos. Sure enough, here is...

The 100,000

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 22, 2012 54 Comments

At 8:31 p.m. Eastern tonight we received the 100,000th comment, by Oregon Mike, who hasn't been a frequent commenter here but has been commenting since July 2011. 100,000 isn't a lot for many blogs, where the use of third-party software like Disqus encourages free-for-alls. I probably could up...