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Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 02, 2012 13 Comments

Hollywood constantly has its thumb on the political scale. Whether it's late night talk show hosts, SNL, or sitcoms, the political pressure always heads in one direction: Sunday's episode of "Mad Men" — the popular drama about an ad agency in the 1960s — gave a nod...

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 02, 2012 17 Comments

Via Columbus (OH) Dispatch: Three bank robberies are the crime of the week in the Crime Stoppers program. In all three cases, the robber wore a baseball cap and a hoodie and gave the teller a note demanding money. He was described as white, in his late 20s...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 02, 2012 5 Comments

From reader John: I've been reading and enjoying your blog for a couple of years now. I particularly look forward to the wack job liberals and their off the wall bumper stickers. I live in WI and came across this vehicle which shows the right side...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 01, 2012 17 Comments

NY Times, Less Visible Occupy Movement Looks for Staying Power: Six months after the Occupy movement first used protests and encampments to turn the nation’s attention to economic inequality, the movement needs to find new ways to gain attention or it will most likely fade to...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 01, 2012 39 Comments

The hoodie has become the symbol of protests regarding the shooting of Trayvon Martin by George Zimmerman. From images of former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm wearing a hoodie, to the "million hoodie march," to Havard law students wearing hoodies with a sign "Do we look suspicious?," to Congressman Bobby Rush appearing on the...

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 01, 2012 39 Comments

That's what this web ad needs to be reduced to.  Just run the part where they are whispering. Via Lonely Conservative (h/t Linda). ...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 01, 2012 6 Comments

Jake Tapper wrote a column for the Washington City Paper titled "I dated ______]."  Guess which girl Jake almost took home to mama? Don't click on the link until after you vote.  (open until midnight, Eastern, tonight) Who did Jake Tapper almost take home to meet mama? (h/t for the...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 01, 2012 36 Comments

How sad is it for us as a society that Al Sharpton, of the Tawana Brawley hoax and Crown Heights/Freddy's Fashion Mart riots, is leading protests calling for civil disobediance if George Zimmerman is not arrested immediately (and then will call for civil disobedience if the...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 31, 2012 77 Comments

Israel Matzav is having a fundraiser.  Carl in Jerusalem is a blogger who is a great source on things going on in the Middle East, consider supporting him. Muslim Brotherhood of Egypt running presidential candidate, despite have said it wouldn't. Buy Israeli Goods month just started. Richard Lugar...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 31, 2012 21 Comments

This is cold fusion: Hypothetically (and broadly) speaking, the process involves fusing two smaller  atomic nuclei together into a larger nucleus, a process that releases massive  amounts of energy. If harnessed, cold fusion could provide cheap and nearly  limitless energy with no radioactive byproduct or massive...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 31, 2012 4 Comments

On March 28, 2012, I was a guest of Mark Carbonaro Show on KION 1460 AM in Salinas, CA, talking about the Supreme Court oral arguments in the Obamacare litigation. Total time was about 25 minutes, the audio is broken down into two parts. ...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 31, 2012 21 Comments

It might be a little premature for Bashar Assad to claim victory, but he's feeling confident enough to do so anyway. Via Reuters: Syria says the year-old revolt to topple President Bashar al-Assad is over, but the army again shelled opposition areas on Saturday and rebels said...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 31, 2012 51 Comments

Is this really happening again?  Is Mitt Romney refusing, even assuming he is the nominee which looks likely, to release any more tax returns? Romney released his 2010 return and projections for 2011 only after a disastrous couple of weeks of refusing to do so.  I predicted...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 31, 2012 11 Comments

From fellow Central (Upstate) New Yorker Fred: I am a fan of your blog. I also enjoy the seeing bumper stickers from around the country. How about one from our backyard? I saw this one on a Prius at the Liverpool, NY YMCA. I was walking at...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 30, 2012 54 Comments

There is something seriously disturbed with Lawrence O'Donnell.  Who ever thought we would long for the days of Keith Olbermann. A lawyer representing an accused has no obligation to present defense evidence on television.  O'Donnell knows that, his outrage is feigned and phony.  O'Donnell is not...

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