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Serious doubt cast on Elizabeth Warren’s “Aunt Bea” “high cheekbones” story

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 02, 2012 49 Comments

In one of the oddest and most uncomfortable moments of Elizabeth Warren's defense of her claim to be Cherokee, Warren invoked her Aunt Bea, who allegedly told the story a thousand times about how Aunt Bea's father (Warren's grandfather, whom Warren referred to as her...

Um, because he’s Jimmy Carter

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 02, 2012 32 Comments

A question which really didn't need to be asked, Why Is Nobody Listening to Jimmy Carter's Searing Critique of America? If you told the average American that there was a very powerful politician who, after leaving office, tried to speak out when his conscience was bothered...

The Money Badger don’t care

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 02, 2012 8 Comments

From reader Bronwyn: I saw this car at the Medical Center in Orange County, CA. I know our county leans more right than the rest of California, but with all the depressing news about our state I found this car a slight glimmer of hope. Although,...

A real Elizabeth Warren moment (this time on single-payer)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 01, 2012 21 Comments

Anyone who has seen Elizabeth Warren deal with the Cherokee issue knows the routine -- immediately change the subject, answer the question you wanted asked not the question actually asked, keep talking rapidly, and most of all, act as if you have not just been...

Alone again, naturally

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 01, 2012 189 Comments

On its face, Chief Justice John Roberts' Obamacare decision was a strange bird. A mandate to purchase a product from a private company under penalty for non-compliance, which did not purport to be a revenue measure and which was enacted politically only because it was not...

Penn State Students Protest ICE, Block Traffic in Solidarity With Renee Good

St. John’s University Continues to Block Approval of Turning Point USA

Columbia Picks Former U. Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor as Fourth New President in Two Years

The History Behind Rampant Antisemitism at CUNY

Young Man Who Skipped College to Become an Electrician Now Makes Six Figures

Feminist Historian Claims Shakespeare was a Black Jewish Woman

Me on The Roderic Deane Show

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 01, 2012 11 Comments

I was interviewed for the Roderick Dean Show. We covered a variety of subjects, including Geroge Zimmerman, some background about me, and Legal Insurrection in general. I also answer the mystery surrounding what is a "clinical law professor." Listen to internet radio with Roderic Deane on Blog...

Are Bain attacks working, or is NY Times trying to create reality? (or both)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 01, 2012 22 Comments

The New York Times declares that the Bain attacks are working, Bain Attacks Make Inroads for President Propelled by a torrent of blistering television advertisements, President Obama is successfully invoking Mitt Romney’s career at Bain Capital to raise questions about his commitment to the middle class,...

He started a joke

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 01, 2012 33 Comments

Via @DrMartyFox: Via Newsbusters: And the laughs continue: Obama Budget chief Jack Lew refuses under intense Chris Wallace grilling to admit Obamacare funding mechanism is a tax. Telling.— Brit Hume (@Kimsfirst) July 1, 2012 ...

Maybe next time

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 01, 2012 9 Comments

From reader W: Following the bailout of the ACA by Chief Justice Roberts I came across this sticker (on the hood no less!) on my neighbor's car in Greenwich, People's Republic of Connecticut this morning. I thought you and other LI readers would get a kick out...

Ground control to Starship Silver Lining

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 30, 2012 88 Comments

There's not much I can add to what I have already said about the unreality of the reaction to the Obamacare decision by the conservative silver lining crowd. A growing chorus understands. John Yoo: Conservatives are scrambling to salvage something from the decision of their once-great judicial hero...

Saturday Night Card Game (Worst race card playing commercial ever)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 30, 2012 45 Comments

From Dr. Jack Kevorkian's lawyer comes possibly the worst form of attorney advertising ever, a massive play of the race card designed to drum up business in the Detroit area. (h/t OcTEApi in Tip Line) Did anyone question whether George Romney was qualified to be President? Hello Geoffrey Fieger,...

We need a conservative from Maryland in the U.S. Senate

Posted by Bryan Jacoutot on June 30, 2012 50 Comments

It has been too long, far too long. 26 years long. To put it in perspective, the last time Maryland was represented by a Republican in the Senate, Ronald Reagan was still plotting his “tear down this wall” moment, Steve Jobs had just been kicked...

Not a bad strategy

Posted by Bryan Jacoutot on June 30, 2012 24 Comments

Senator Claire McCaskill, (D-MO) appears to be "hiding" following the Supreme Court's decision to uphold the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act earlier this week. A local news broadcast (h/t Hot Air) hints that McCaskill's uphill reelection battle might be a contributing factor to her absence following...

Scott Walker – talk to me about Obamacare after November 6

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 30, 2012 42 Comments

Scott Walker is not going to do anything to implement Obamacare in Wisconsin until after the November elections: Gov. Scott Walker pledged again Thursday not to phase in any parts of President Barack Obama’s signature health care reform law ahead of November’s elections even though the...

They’re onto us

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 30, 2012 25 Comments

From reader Bob: Another interesting sticker...

Gov. Jindal: Louisiana says no to Obamacare

Posted by Bryan Jacoutot on June 29, 2012 26 Comments

In the wake of the Supreme Court ruling, some Republican Governors are betting that the Affordable Care Act won't survive repeal. (h/t Yahoo! News) The Supreme Court upheld President Barack Obama's health care law on Thursday, but Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, a possible Republican vice presidential contender...

Zimmerman’s father and on-scene EMT testify at bond hearing

Posted by Bryan Jacoutot on June 29, 2012 32 Comments

George Zimmerman's father and the EMT who treated Zimmerman at the scene the night he shot Trayvon Martin testified today at his second bond hearing. Via ABC News: During the hearing, Zimmerman's lawyer Mark O'Mara played a tape of a 911 call in which a woman tells...