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Video Released of ICE Agent's Perspective of Minneapolis Shooting

Kathy Hochul, Zohran Mamdani Announce Billions in New Spending on 'Free' Childcare Program

Mamdani and the “Woke Jihad”

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...

U. Washington Researcher Appears to Wish Death on Conservatives: ‘May There be Tyler Robinsons for You All’

Jewish Students Locked in Cooper Union Library During Anti-Israel Protest Settle With College

Georgetown U. Hires Hamas Apologist Mehdi Hasan as Visiting Fellow

Astoria, NY, is Becoming the American Center of Democratic Socialism

Shooting at Mott Community College in Michigan Ends in Arrest

Brown Chooses DEI Official With No Security Expertise to Lead Post-Shooting ‘Physical Security’ Initiative

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...

Pep talk, redux

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 22, 2012 8 Comments

Still liking this pep talk from March 22, 2010: Last night was bad. The law passed by the Senate and House really is that horrible. But it’s the morning after, and your mourning should be over. The mainstream media and the nutroots will try to demoralize you, and...

Harvard Law succeeds in taking down anti-Holder Fast and Furious protest website

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 22, 2012 33 Comments

This is an update to my post yesterday regarding the protest organized against Eric Holder's visit to Harvard Law School tomorrow, specifically his stonewalling the Fast and Furious investigations. The protest was organized by a website using the name Harvard Law Unbound which has been...

Mia B. Love – “One of the 10 most important races in the country this year”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 22, 2012 13 Comments

It's always interesting to see how the MSM covers a story we have been covering for several months, but the MSM acts amazed. This time it's Mia B. Love, being interviewed by Jonathan Karl of ABC News: Mia Love is unlike any Congressional candidate ever -- she...

Protect and support your local blogger

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 22, 2012 56 Comments

I posted some links over the weekend to the saga of Aaron Worthing (Walker) and someone named Brett Kimberlin. I had never heard of Kimberlin before, or if I had it only was in connection with Walker's continuing legal difficulties. Apparently there is a long...

Harvard Law “journal of the legal left” attempts to silence anti-Holder protest website (Update: HLS Dean of Students circulates email denouncing website

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 22, 2012 20 Comments

I reported last night on plans to protest via posters on campus the appearance of Eric Holder tomorrow at Harvard Law School regarding the Fast and Furious controversy. At the end of my post last night I joked: I wonder how long they will stay up. And...

For the first time in my adult life I believe Romney might beat Obama

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 22, 2012 58 Comments

Why now? Because Team Obama is proving itself to be too smart by half, and too incompetent by three-quarters. There is a way to do Bain, but I'm done giving that advice. Rehashing old news, which already has been out for months, isn't going to do the...