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Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 25, 2012 124 Comments

Off the road, finally. I'm catching up on what was going on today.  What did I miss? Okay, here's what I'm finding: Rick Santorum on Face the Nation prejudges the Zimmerman-Martin case, and attributes malicious motives to Zimmerman (emphasis mine): NORAH O'DONNELL: Senator, the President did not use the word...

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 25, 2012 60 Comments

There have been numerous threats made against George Zimmerman, the shooter of Trayvon Martin.  It is unclear whether a crime was committed, and Zimmerman has not been charged. Spike Lee's most famous film was Do the Right Thing, about racial tensions which spill into violence: Yet Lee...

Posted by Bryan Jacoutot on March 25, 2012 50 Comments

As the primary season has continued to wear on, some supporters from the not-Mitt Romney voting bloc are deciding to fold up shop and reluctantly begin shifting their support from their candidate of choice. They do this largely because they’re worried that if conservatives don’t...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 25, 2012 34 Comments

Starts today. More evidence of the education bubble. On Monday be sure to check out: Positivity: Tips for a Modern World from Good Vibrations:  Join HLSRJ and Good Vibrations for a short discussion of positivity, a demo, then Q&A. Free Food! You had me at "Free Food!" "HLSRJ" is the...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 25, 2012 3 Comments

Can't miss what you never had. From reader Jim, who took this photo in a Publix parking lot yesterday in Lake Mary, FL (suburb of Orlando), and notes that the license plat "kind of puts a nice twist on the anti-obama message." ...

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Posted by Bryan Jacoutot on March 24, 2012 19 Comments

81% Reporting: Santorum: 50%, Romney: 26%, Gingrich: 16%, Paul: 6% ----------------- With 10% Reporting, Fox News has now called the primary for Rick Santorum as well. Here are the results so far: Santorum: 42%, Romney: 30%, Gingrich: 20%, and Paul: 5% Its not clear yet, but it appears that Gingrich...

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

Next Friday, March 30, the anti-Israeli Global March on Jerusalem will take place, with supposedly millions attempting to breach Israel's borders to march on Jerusalem. Israel has issue a warning to stay away from the borders, or else: Following the deadly clashes last year during the Naksa and...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 24, 2012 76 Comments

I advocated yesterday for letting the facts come out in the shooting of Trayvon Martin by George Zimmerman.  And that's still my position. The case began to get attention when the Martins had to file a civil suit for release of the 911 tapes.  I don't blame...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 24, 2012 44 Comments

Newt Gringrich appeared at Tulane University yesterday the day before the primary.  The overflow crowd necessitated that speakers be set up outside the lecture hall so those who could not get in could hear the speech. When a professor complained, the volume was lowered, but that...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 24, 2012 5 Comments

I mean, you know, the guy who made the gutsiest call and most audacious plan in the past 500 years. From Linda in Tennessee, who spotted this vehicle at Macy's in Frankin, TN: ...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 23, 2012 36 Comments

Pop! Goes Carbonite backup service just after announcing 'World Backup Day' (h/t @markinct, who asks: Are you responsible?) Pop! Goes Physician-Owned Specialty Hospitals under Obamacare. Pop! Goes Peter Lewis' Donations to Democracy Alliance, The Liberal Donor Network.  Yes, but has Flo popped too? Pop! Goes the Law School Bubble. Pop! Goes the Lawsuit challenging...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 23, 2012 118 Comments

Trayvon Martin was shot and killed by George Zimmerman, that much is certain.  It is a tragedy for the Martin family. It's not worth opining on the facts, as so many are doing, because we don't have enough facts, much less all the facts. Was Zimmerman, who is...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 23, 2012 22 Comments

Sign of trouble No. 1:  Warren is running to the left of Obama on gay marriage and portraying herself as heroic, apparently, per Greg Sargent (via Instapundit): In an interesting move, Elizabeth Warren comes out and calls on the leader of the Democratic Party to complete...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 23, 2012 11 Comments

This analysis by Topsy Analytics show the volume of tweets using the two most popular hasttags for the various boycott Rush groups, #StopRush and #BoycottRush. What it shows is that activity peaked from Friday, March 2 - Monday, March 5. There still is activity, but nothing...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 23, 2012 30 Comments

Two years ago today Obamacare was signed into law: Mr. Obama signed the measure, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, during a festive and at times raucous ceremony in the East Room of the White House. He spoke to an audience of nearly 300, including...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 23, 2012 12 Comments

It's really good to see you once again. From reader David: Haven’t seen this one on your site, yet. Spotted in Raleigh NC this weekend, from the passenger seat, of course. ...

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