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Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 16, 2012 28 Comments

As detailed yesterday, the Media Matters employee spearheading efforts to pressure advertisers to stop advertising on the Rush Limbaugh show considered the March 3 Saturday night announcement by Carbonite that it was ceasing all advertising on Rush's show to be a turning point. Just the day before,...

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 15, 2012 31 Comments

here in paradise. The Blog Post That Drove Rush Limbaugh to Tweet #FF Rush? He starts tweeting @limbaugh Educational purposes? No typos, but still he gives advice. Anti-Rush Campaign Was in the Works. We have not been worthy since at least 1990. Totally Bogus that 98 Advertisers are Targeting Hannity, Beck, Levin. Politico's...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 15, 2012 27 Comments

It doesn't know any better, it lives for self-parody, UN rights council delves into US voter I.D. laws: The controversy over requiring voters to provide photo IDs has reached the world stage. The United  Nations Human Rights Council is investigating the issue of American election  laws at its...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 15, 2012 21 Comments

But then again, not too few to mention. Dave Serchuk in Forbes, Congratulations! You Just Made Rush Limbaugh Sympathetic! (emphasis mine): Imagine this scenario: you are a lifelong liberal. You pretty much hate everything Rush Limbaugh stands for, and says. You are really glad that the times have...

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 15, 2012 68 Comments

The secondary boycott of Rush Limbaugh advertisers is portrayed in the media as a reaction to a groundswell of public outrage.  In fact, the secondary boycott was initiated by and driven by Media Matters, which had a "Stop Limbaugh" campaign on the shelf waiting to be...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 15, 2012 5 Comments

From reader Kim: This was taken by a liberal friend of ours in manhattan if you can believe it. I thought of you when he sent it. I'm just sorry he cut off one of the stickers. I love your blog. I confirmed with the friend, so...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 14, 2012 13 Comments

Today is the two year anniversary of the death of Cpl. Jonathan Daniel Porto in Afghanistan, as noted here before: Cpl Jonathan Daniel Porto Promises a Marine Widow Cannot Bear to Hear Cpl Jonathan Daniel Porto, Remembered His wife's original blog post, I Will Always Be A Marine Wife, is...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 14, 2012 33 Comments

"This is private property, you're not allowed to touch anything. I'll call the police." The veterans should apologize to this lady, because we are not worthy of an Obama flag. We have not done everything that has been asked of us: Barack Obama will require you to...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 14, 2012 20 Comments

Via Michelle Malkin, Twitchy.com joins Rush Limbaugh advertisers: I’m putting my money where my conservative, free-market principles are. The full announcement about our new Twitchy.com ad buy with Rush Limbaugh is here. A snippet: “As a small business owner, defender of capitalism, and advocate of free speech, I...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 14, 2012 24 Comments

I have been suspicious of the hype regarding the Rush boycott and the numbers of advertisers dropping Rush touted by Media Matters and others.  The numbers seem inflated for the purpose of creating momentum, as many of the advertisers being listed as "dropping" Rush never...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 14, 2012 7 Comments

More Pallywood, debunked. As originally reported by the Ministry of Interior of the Palestinian National Authority: Israeli warplanes launched a series of air raids on the Gaza Strip on Monday the latest of which targeted a school in northern Gaza killing a student and wounding six others. Local...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 14, 2012 7 Comments

From The Times of Israel: Twenty-two people have been arrested in Azerbaijan on suspicion of planning terror attacks on the Israeli and American embassies and on top diplomats from these and other countries, local media in the country reported on Wednesday. The Azeri Ministry of National Security...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 14, 2012 49 Comments

You already know how Media Matters, Think Progress, and other left-wing groups are targeting Rush Limbaugh's advertisers with threats of secondary boycotts. The Rush secondary boycott is part of a strategy which has been refined by left-wing groups like Color of Change over the past several years to...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 14, 2012 7 Comments

From reader Sean, who took this photo in New Canaan, CT: I've recently started following your blog, finding it informative and entertaining and as a non-liberal law professor your perspective is refreshing. I graduated from law school not too long ago and was alarmed at the...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 13, 2012 184 Comments

Endgame assessment:  Big night for Rick.  Bad night for Mitt.  The Honey Badger don't care (nsfw). In honor of Rick Santorum's victories, and to prove I carry no hard feelings, I present the definitive rendition of Sweet Home Alabama: -------------------------------------------- Alabama - % Reporting 79 Romney - 28 Gingrich- 30 Santorum - 35 Paul -...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 13, 2012 36 Comments

Mitt Romney: Santo's not conservative enough to be Veep (h/t Uncle Samuel): "Well that would preclude, of course, Rick Santorum," Romney said. "Because, I mean, look at his record. I find it interesting that he continues to describe  himself as the real conservative. This is the...

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