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Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 31, 2010 2 Comments

This is the latest in a series on the use of the race card for political gain:This clip of youngsters Chris Rock and Wanda Sykes is both funny, and makes a point:[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_26J3sXzl3g]--------------------------------------------Related Posts:Saturday Night Card GameDiversity Consultant Throws The K-BombIs This The Week The Dream...

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 31, 2010 12 Comments

The left-wing blogs and media are hoping beyond hope that Shirley Sherrod sues Andrew Breitbart.One common theme, echoed by Sam Stein at HuffPo, and various people he quotes, is that the original clip released by Breitbart was "false."To portray the clip as "false" is wrong....

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 31, 2010 20 Comments

The Anti-Defamation League has come out against the building of a huge Islamic center and Mosque near Ground Zero.Here is the key passage from the ADL statement:Proponents of the Islamic Center may have every right to build at this site, and may even have chosen...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 30, 2010 2 Comments

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has denied the State of Arizona's motion to expedite the appeal from the preliminary injunction enjoining key provisions of S.B. 1070. (h/t Michelle Malkin) The Department of Justice has objected to an expedited briefing schedule.The case now will be...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 30, 2010 6 Comments

There are "elements" within the Democratic Party.Frightening elements.Don't talk to me about context. Or try to explain that the words do not mean what they appear to mean.These were hateful words which must be taken in isolation and then attributed to all Democrats, because that...

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 30, 2010 7 Comments

The Democrats have a new hero, now that Alan Grayson is so yesterday:http://www.eyeblast.tv/public/eyeblast.swf?v=hdnzIrkUkUUpdate 8:30 p.m.: Sorry I couldn't update this sooner, but I've been in the car almost all afternoon. The good news is that while in the car I heard Weiner and Peter King...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 30, 2010 3 Comments

Just yesterday I told you that Harry Reid was beatable.Today The Las Vegas Review Journal has released a new Mason-Dixon poll showing Reid and Sharron Angle in a virtual dead heat, compared to a poll two weeks ago which showed Reid with a 7 point...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 30, 2010 11 Comments

Chris Muir takes note:Worry not, Dear Journolistas,You still have your youthful snark, irrelevant wit, what the f@#k kick ass attitudes, and epistemic closures; and you still can suckle at the informational bosom of Mother Media Matters, and call it journalism.--------------------------------------------Related Posts:My One Question for WaPo Regarding...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 29, 2010 4 Comments

Arizona has requested that the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals set an expedited briefing schedule which would have the case fully briefed in just over one month. This is about half the time normally allotted for briefing in appeals from a preliminary injunction.The U.S. Department...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 29, 2010 3 Comments

I have not watched any clips of Obama on The View.I will not watch any clips of Obama on The View.Although I still may comment about Obama on The View, anyway, because I have seen photos of Obama on The View (I tried not to...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 29, 2010 12 Comments

Shirley Sherrod is going to sue Andrew Breitbart, she says. The liberal internets are all aTwitter with joy. Andy finally is going to get his comeuppance.It is unclear what the grounds for the suit would be.Defamation? For what, showing a two-minute clip of her speech,...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 29, 2010 4 Comments

More from The Daily Caller today, detailing the political connections on the Journolist, where Obama operatives, Democratic political strategists, and liberal media types mixed: Despite its name, membership in the liberal online community Journolist wasn’t limited to journalists. Present among the bloggers, reporters and editors...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 29, 2010 6 Comments

Rasmussen released its latest polling results in Nevada, showing Harry Reid up 45-43%. The numbers are almost identical to a recent PPP poll; an earlier Mason-Dixon poll showed Reid with a larger lead.The polls all are consistent in showing that despite the power of incumbency...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 28, 2010 33 Comments

The result of the injunction granted today by the federal court in Arizona preventing the key provisions of S.B. 1070 from taking effect is not just the maintenance of the status quo.At a legal level, it is true that nothing has changed. S.B. 1070...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 28, 2010 6 Comments

There is no better example of the hubris of Harry Reid than his stated intention last weekend at the Netroots convention to push through major agenda items in a lame-duck session (after the November 2 elections, but before the new Congress is seated in January).Listen...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 28, 2010 2 Comments

Remember my now-classic post about all the "little-noticed" provisions in Obamacare, "Little-Noticed" is the New "Unexpected"?Well, "little-noticed" is back, this time with regard to the equally massive text of the financial regulation overhaul, SEC Says New FinReg Law Exempts It From Public Disclosure (emphasis mine):So much for...

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