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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'

Nicky Diaz, meet Mr. I.C.E.

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 07, 2010 21 Comments

I previously posted about how Gloria Allred exposed her client, Nicky Diaz, to deportation and criminal prosecution by taking Diaz public in such a high profile way in order to damage Meg Whitman's campaign.Last night Greta Van Susteren continued her pummelling of Allred on the...

In Answer To Your Question, He’s Not Going To Move To The Center

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 07, 2010 5 Comments

Well, it's not like it's been all love and kisses, even when he had overwhelming majorities. As reported by The L.A. Times (emphasis mine):Republican majority in Congress would mean "hand-to-hand combat" on Capitol Hill for the next two years, threatening policies Democrats have enacted to stabilize...

“You Are A Disgrace To My Alma Mater”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 07, 2010 16 Comments

So says Nevada reporter and political guru Jon Ralston about me.Some background. I have been critical of Ralston for months over the way he has covered the Harry Reid - Sharron Angle Senate race. While Ralston presents himself as a muckraking but neutral investigative journalist and talk...

Another Prius Owner Can See November

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 07, 2010 4 Comments

Yes, another Prius owner in open revolt. From a reader:--------------------------------------------Related Posts:Bumper Stickers - The SeriesFollow me on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube...

I Can See November From This Video

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 06, 2010 9 Comments

...[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7QwRIxis7w?fs=1](h/t HotAir)--------------------------------------------Follow me on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube...

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

Professor Glenn Reynolds: America's Mood Upbeat after Trump's Win

Drexel University Lays Off 60 Staffers Due to Lowered Enrollment

Former Assistant Dean Gets Three Years In Prison For Embezzling $1.3 Million From Seton Hall Law School

Predictable “Racially-Tinged” Charge Leveled Against Sharron Angle

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 06, 2010 9 Comments

I don't have as much time as I'd like right now to get into this, but I knew something was in the works when I had a Twitter spat with Nevada Journalist Jon Ralston over his link to a Slate article accusing Sharron Angle of...

The New “Change” Slogan

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 06, 2010 2 Comments

Photo below sent by a reader in Arlington, VA, which apparently has a large Green Party contingent. Some of the true believers have recognized that the change thing isn't working out as people expected. The old slogans were:Change We Can Believe InChange We NeedThe new slogan...

Fan Me

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 06, 2010 11 Comments

I really haven't tried to do the Facebook fan page thing, although I do have a Facebook Networked Blog with close to 500 followers.I find Facebook really confusing, although if my 80+ year old mother-in-law can do it, maybe I need to get with the program.So...

Nutroots Best and Brightest Isn’t

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 06, 2010 4 Comments

Jonathan Adler at Volokh Conspiracy (via Instapundit) has a very good take down of the nutroots best and brightest economics-professor blogger, Brad DeLong:Would you consider it sound for one academic to attack a paper written by another, calling it (among other things) “obviously erroneous” and...

I Ask Just One More Favor (Support Richard Hanna)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 06, 2010 10 Comments

I haven't pestered you with that many requests to support a congressional candidate. So indulge me one more time, and help me support Richard Hanna, who is running in NY-24 in central upstate New York against incumbent Democrat Michael Arcuri. The seat had been Republican for...

Hey Progressives, Are You Motivated Yet?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 05, 2010 4 Comments

Tom Daschle reveals that a secret deal was cut with hospital executives in the summer of 2009 for the hospitals to accepts approximately $155 billion in cuts in exchange for Dems dropping plans for a public option, which would have foisted massive cuts in reimbursements...

My Cash-for-Clunkers Bill = $183

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 05, 2010 10 Comments

I posted earlier about how Cash-for-Clunkers, by driving up the values of used cars, would hit Rhode Islanders because Rhode Island municipalities tax car ownership based on the Blue Book value at December 31 of the prior year.We just received our tax bill for this...

Christine O’Donnell Mocks The Mockers

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 05, 2010 12 Comments

Everyone is talking about the new Christine O'Donnell advertisement in which she declares "I'm not a witch...

Nevada Trending Towards Sharron Angle

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 05, 2010 3 Comments

A FoxNews/Pulse Research poll of likely voters in Nevada holds some hope for Sharron Angle:Republican Sharron Angle seems to be solidifying her support in her bid to unseat Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid in Nevada.In the latest Fox News battleground state poll of likely voters, Angle...

What Is The “Al Gore Support Center” Afraid Of?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 05, 2010 7 Comments

Who knew there was such a thing as the Al Gore Support Center?I stumbled upon the website when tracking down Gore's reputed statement about Al and Tipper being the role models for the 1970 movie Love Story, since I was running a movie clip as...

Gender Pablum at USA Today

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 05, 2010 5 Comments

USA Today has a particularly trite, even by USA Today standards, article bemoaning the likely decrease in the number of women in Congress:The prospects for female congressional candidates have been hurt by a combination of a tough political landscape for Democrats — women in Congress...

MSNBC’s Great Lean Forward

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 05, 2010 13 Comments

MSNBC has given up any pretense of being a news organization, and is staking out an explicitly left-wing political persona as part of a new marketing campaign under the slogan, "Lean Forward."As reported by The New York Times:MSNBC, once the also-ran but now the No. 2...