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Daniel Penny Case - There But For Fortune May Go You Or I

Harris Campaign Desperate Staffers 'Went Rogue' to Reach Minority Voters

Tim Walz's Daughter and Friends Use Joe Rogan as Their Dating 'Litmus Test'

Beware The Boston Globe Bearing Polls

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 25, 2010 3 Comments

The Boston Globe, which is all in for the Democrats, has released a poll (via HotAir) showing Barney Frank up 13 points against Sean Beilat, but still well below 50%. Beware The Boston Glove bearing polls. Remember this headline, just 9 days prior to the...

Obama Tries To Stop The “Miracle in RI-01”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 25, 2010 2 Comments

Barack Obama, Scott Brown and Michael Steele all will be in Rhode Island today, campaigning for competing candidates in the RI-01 District (my home district, by the way).Obama is flying in for an elaborately catered $7500 per plate fundraiser (menu here) for Providence Mayor David Cicilline,...

I’m Doubling Down On My Top 10

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 24, 2010 8 Comments

On October 20, I published my Top 10 List for donations (not necessarily the 10 most important races), based on the following criteria: Must be current Democratic seat; must be toss-up or possibility of an upset of a big name Democrat; and must not be...

If You Have To Say It

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 24, 2010 7 Comments

You're losing the messaging war:"My manhood has never been in question."Guess who? (Before you click, stop a second. Do you really need to click? Don't you know precisely who it is without clicking to check? Have confidence in your gut instincts on this one, and...

Shocker – Boston Globe Endorses Dems Down The Line

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 24, 2010 2 Comments

Support Sean Beilat, and fight the machine:--------------------------------------------Related Posts:Shocker - Barney Frank Takes Money From Bailout Execs This Man Just Restructured The Entire Financial SystemWall Street Was Not Where The Economic Meltdown BeganFollow me on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube...

U. Iowa Paid MSNBC Host Joy Reid $55K to Speak on Campus

Biden Admin. Rushing to Auction Off Unused Border Wall Materials Before Trump Takes Office

U. Penn Prof Apologizes After Seemingly Praising Murder of Healthcare CEO

The Murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson Indicates a Need to Address Left-Wing Violence

National Campaign Launched to Combat 'Faculty for Justice in Palestine'

The Death of DEI at the University of Michigan is a Symbolic Victory

So This Means We Get To See Obama’s College And Law School Records, Right?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 24, 2010 24 Comments

Right? I mean, all we now have to do is to run to this Judge in Alaska and point out that if Joe Miller's confidential personnel file from a prior employer needs to be made public because running for Senate is so important, certainly we are...

Old, Crackled Feminist (Bumper Sticker)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 24, 2010 10 Comments

Spotted while walking this morning in Ithaca. Glad I saw it, because I had forgotten that wimmins is peeples to:--------------------------------------------Related Posts:Bumper Stickers - The SeriesFollow me on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube...

Saturday Night Card Game (“Pure Vermont” Implies Vermont is a Place Reserved for White Christians)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 23, 2010 16 Comments

This is the latest in a series on the use of the race card for political gain:This also is the latest in the "these people are nuts in the head" series.Via Volokh Conspiracy, comes the controversy in Vermont over the slogan "Pure Vermont."First some background. ...

Iran Has Been At War With Us For Years

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 23, 2010 12 Comments

There are many take-aways from the Wikileaks documents dump. The left is focused on the failure of the U.S. to stop Iraqi-on-Iraqi brutality and torture. But there is a theme in the documents which has enormous implications not so much for the past, but for...

Me At The Field Guide To Bloggers

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 22, 2010 11 Comments

Via DaTechGuy, who stopped by my house in Ithaca with The Other McCain on their way from northern New York covering the Ann Marie Buerkle race to Pennsylvania. They ate all my pizza, drank all my beer, then left to find their next victim: -------------------------------------------- Related Posts: Me On InstaVision Follow me...

TOTUS Reveals Big Guy’s Election Strategy

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 22, 2010 1 Comment

From TOTUS:Update: Hey, TOTUS, enjoy your Historic visit to India!--------------------------------------------Follow me on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube...

Okay, New Dem Low

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 22, 2010 7 Comments

Just when you thought you had seen it all, via Gawker, The Rape Accusation Against Meg Whitman's Son That Got Hushed Up.Is nothing too low for the Democrats this year?Can Gloria Allred be far behind?-------------------------------------------- Follow me on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube...

Support John Loughlin

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 22, 2010 2 Comments

Update 10-24-2010: Two updates so important I'm putting them at the top of this post. Take a look at Miracle in RI-1? by David Freddoso at The Washington Examiner and John Loughlin Will Win the Kennedy People’s Seat in RI-1 by Jack Fowler at NRO.----------------------------------------------------John Loughlin is...

Mocker Sticker

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 22, 2010 9 Comments

It took me a couple of minutes to get it. Obviously, a thinking man (or woman), with a sense of humor.Spotted by a reader in Boone, NC:The original is here. But don't get too close, the person actually could be dangerous.--------------------------------------------Related Posts:Bumper Stickers - The...

Media Matters Is The Symptom, Not The Disease

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 22, 2010 26 Comments

Media Matters, which just received a large cash infusion from George Soros, has been trying to get Juan Williams for years, and now it accomplished its goal of getting Williams off NPR.But Media Matters' thirst for absolute uniformity of opinion at NPR is not quenched. It wants...

Shocker – Barney Frank Takes Money From Bailout Execs

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 22, 2010 0 Comments

Barney Frank finally has a campaign fight on his hands, and this report from The Boston Herald cannot help, Barney Frank rakes in $40G from bailed out banks:U.S. Rep. Barney Frank, in an intensifying clash with GOP upstart Sean Bielat, has pledged not to take...

Worst and Not Worst Predictions About NPR

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 22, 2010 4 Comments

Worst, Craig Newmark, founder of Craigslist, as reported on September 30, 2010:NPR Will Be the Dominant News Force By 2020 Not Worst, William Jacobson, founder of Legal Insurrection Blog, as reported on October 1, 2010:I'm Willing To Bet This Will Not Come True--------------------------------------------Related Posts:Juan Williams...