Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion

Pull funding "for one or two universities, and you will see hundreds of others fall into line"

Major Kamala Fundraiser: Leaving 'Democratic Party is Like Leaving a Cult'

Poison Ivies: DEI and the Downfall of the Ivy League

The Buckley Rule Is Not A Rule

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 17, 2010 24 Comments

Prior to last week, when is the last time anyone heard of the "Buckley Rule," a supposed prescription by William F. Buckley, Jr.? Now it is all the rage for pundits whose man in Delaware lost.The Buckley Rule now rolls off the tongues, keyboards and pens of the punditry...

Kirsten Powers Sticks Fork In Eye Of The Mocking Class

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 17, 2010 4 Comments

Kirsten Powers, almost alone among liberals, has been willing to denounce the sexualized attacks upon Christine O'Donnell, and now she does it again in a column at The Daily Beast titled Tea Party Mocking Needs To Stop:The Washington establishment has its nose out of joint...

It’s Sad When TPM Is More Honest About Christine O’Donnell Than FrumForum

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 17, 2010 10 Comments

TPM is on a mission to paint Christine O'Donnell as crazy. That's what TPM does, just as they have been doing to Sharron Angle for months.TPM is what it is, but at least it is more honest than whomever does the posting at FrumForum.TPM's latest...

New Report: Mao Killed 45 Million (But He’s Still Cool)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 17, 2010 9 Comments

Mao Zedong caused the death of 45 million people according to a scholar who was given unprecedented access to Chinese Communist Party archives. As reported by The Independent in Britain:Mao Zedong, founder of the People's Republic of China, qualifies as the greatest mass murderer in world history,...

Is It Too Much To Ask That People Read The Wikipedia Entry To Which They Link?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 16, 2010 10 Comments

I expect it from TPM, which is peddling an overblown tape of Christine O'Donnell questioning -- in 1996 -- whether there had been a fair investigation of Vince Foster's 1993 death. TPM tries to make a big deal out of this, but as even Matthew...

Conservatives Must Win the Battle Over America's History

Charges Dropped Against Anti-Israel Protesters at UNC-Chapel Hill

Faithful Catholic Colleges Experiencing Surge in Enrollment

George Mason University Professors Demand End to Pro-Hamas Activity on Campus

Vanderbilt Graduate Workers Union Drops Efforts to Organize Following Legal Setbacks

As Syria Falls and Iran Fades, Turkey Seeks Regional Takeover

Poll – How Much Damage Has Karl Rove Done To Himself?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 16, 2010 5 Comments

Note: Code is messed up, hit left button to Vote, right button to View Results...

What They Couldn’t Do We Did

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 16, 2010 6 Comments

When Chris Matthews is good, he's very good; when he's bad, he's tingly. In this clip, Matthews makes some good points:http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32545640Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy-------------------------------------------- Follow me on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube...

Write Down This Chris Coons Quote

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 16, 2010 8 Comments

From his website:While the Republicans are seeing how low they can go, attacking each other over student loan debt and personal finance issues, we'll continue talking about something more relevant: jobs for Delawareans.So I guess this means the Coons campaign will not sink to the...

What Worries Me Most About Karl Rove

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 16, 2010 10 Comments

I don't think Karl Rove's criticisms of Christine O'Donnell are fatal, although they are unusually personal. Being seen as the enemy of Karl Rove may be a positive in a blue state like Delaware.No one now can argue that Christine O'Donnell wants to return us...

“What’s up w/obsession about O’Donnell’s opinions on sex?”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 16, 2010 13 Comments

Tweet of the Day.Kirsten Powers gets it. Once again, the mainstream media and left-wing blogosphere -- including liberal feminists -- are sexualizing a conservative female candidate. They obsessed over Sarah Palin's breast size, and now they are obsessing over whether Christine O'Donnell masterbates and has had sex.Here is...

Boston Herald: John Kerry A Bitter Clinger

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 16, 2010 7 Comments

From The Boston Herald, John Kerry bitter as Tea Party gains steam:U.S. Sen. John Kerry yesterday mocked Republicans as “Sarah Palin’s party” even as the New Hampshire Senate candidate she backed claimed victory in Tuesday’s primary and a Tea Party favorite emerged as the GOP’s...

Christine O’Donnell’s HISTORIC Nomination

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 16, 2010 3 Comments

Christine O'Donnell's nomination is HISTORIC because if she wins, she will be the first female Senator from Delaware. Ever.This is big and HISTORIC. Which should guarantee overwhelmingly favorable mainstream media coverage. Because we are not allowed to be against HISTORIC candidates, particularly one who will break...

He Discovered Marxism In Kenya

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 15, 2010 3 Comments

No, NOT HIM.Him:Coons, the New Castle County executive who is running against GOP Rep. Michael Castle [my note - heh] for the state’s open Senate seat, wrote of his political evolution in the May 23, 1985, edition of the Amherst Student. The source of his...

Coons Money Advantage Disappearing Before Our Eyes

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 15, 2010 13 Comments

One of the talking points for why Christine O'Donnell would lose to Chris Coons was Coons' money advantage, something on the order of magnitude of $1 million to $20,000 cash on hand as of yesterday.That is one talking point which is disappearing before our eyes,...

Rachel Maddow Sexualizes Christine O’Donnell

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 15, 2010 48 Comments

Christine O'Donnell won the Delaware primary last night, and within minutes (literally) über liberal Rachel Maddow started running video and commentary on MSNBC about O'Donnell's views on masturbation.The pretext for sexualizing O'Donnell was a 1996 video in which O'Donnell was interviewed about her conservative Christian views on...

Will The GOP Build More Castles In The Sand?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 15, 2010 30 Comments

The victory last night of Christine O'Donnell over Mike Castle in the Delaware Republican Senate primary signals a sea change. Not so much because O'Donnell won over the heavily favored establishment GOP candidate; that pattern is not new this election season.Instead, the reaction of the...

Unite for November

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 14, 2010 27 Comments

Christine O'Donnell just won the Delaware Primary.Put the rancor of the past couple of weeks behind us, and unite behind her and other Republicans.And get to work (tomorrow, you can celebrate tonight if you want).Remember everything that has motivated us the past year. Because they...