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Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 05, 2012 40 Comments

Now they're going after Ali Akbar, who is one of the leaders of the National Bloggers Club helping to defend Aaron Walker and others. As reported by Stacy McCain: Monday afternoon I was off the grid when Ali Akbar called to tell me that “Breitbart Unmasked” had...

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 05, 2012 15 Comments

The coverage of the Wisconsin recall results and live discussion will start at around 8:15 p.m. Eastern. The polls close at 9 p.m. Eastern. Bring protective eyewear....

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 05, 2012 7 Comments

Atychiphobia is the abnormal, unwarranted, and persistent fear of failure. From prior photographer Cathy who spotted this in Eustis, Florida, and sent it with the subject line "NIIIIICCCEEE!!": ...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 04, 2012 23 Comments

I have been frustrated with the ability of various pressure groups to mobilize people on Twitter with great speed, while we play catch-up. So we have just added a new feature here, the Legal Insurrection Emergency Broadcast System. When there is a developing event, you will see...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 04, 2012 45 Comments

I have alluded to issues certain writers have taken with Elizabeth Warren's academic writings. But never have I seen a more scathing critique of Warren than that published by highly regarded Rutgers Law Professor Philip Shuchman which was uncovered by Michael Patrick Leahy at Breitbart.com. The article is...

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Posted by Anne Segal on June 04, 2012 30 Comments

Tuesday's recall election in Wisconsin won't be the end of the road for union organizers and radical leftists. No matter what the outcome is for Walker, Kleefisch, and the others, it appears that Wisconsin's role as host will continue. Worker's World reports that there are widespread...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 04, 2012 13 Comments

We really needed this. No, we really needed this.  We don't have a lot going for us right now. It's a small state. Everyone knows someone or at least knows someone who knows someone. Here was my reaction at the time: Rhode Island wins #MissUSA! Only 1 way...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 04, 2012 13 Comments

Yesterday I highlighted the good work being done by Robert Stacy McCain to follow up on the Kimberlin/Walker case and related issues. Kudos also go out to Patrick Frey at Patterico, who has gone through as much as anyone, for continuing to follow through, including these...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 04, 2012 22 Comments

Manic high or low.  That's how people are going to be feeling after the Wisconsin Recall results come in tomorrow night. I want to get high. Turnout in Wisconsin will be everything.  The latest PPP poll shows a 3-point margin for Walker, based on a more enthusiastic...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 04, 2012 41 Comments

Elizabeth Warren already laid claim to being the first nursing mother to take the New Jersey Bar exam, an unverifiable and likely untrue claim: Now, despite all the facts the contrary, Warren is claiming that if elected she will be the first Native American Senator from Massachusetts: I...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 03, 2012 69 Comments

Not a JDate ad, a new "minority classification" at the City University of New York, and some who prefer to stick with preexisting minority classifications are not happy: Touting a move to make its faculty more diverse, CUNY administrators have  broken out Jews into a separate...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 03, 2012 43 Comments

Desperate times give rise to desperate actions, and we just witnessed one of the most bumbled desperation passes since someone forgot the history of typewriter fonts. Why bother with the accustion, let's just get to the most enjoyable images of the bubble bursting, via Daily Kos: And...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 03, 2012 5 Comments

When someone in the blogosphere does a good job on a story, and goes places no one else has gone with it, he or she deserves credit, and at least a shout out. Robert Stacy McCain is still on the Brett Kimberlin/Aaron Walker story while many others have moved...

Posted by Anne Segal on June 03, 2012 38 Comments

Wisconsin is abuzz with activity in anticipation of Tuesday's Recall election, and many Tea Party and conservative leaders are ensuring the message gets out that this is not a battle against the union members themselves. Nancy Milholland, who organized yesterday's Tea Party, opened the rally by...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 03, 2012 40 Comments

Elizabeth Warren is the Democratic Party nominee for Senate, after party leaders twisted arms to make sure Marisa DeFranco did not make the primary ballot. Warren may have become the nominee, but she's still not Native American. Whereas prior to May 2012 one might have said Warren simply believed what...

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