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Squeezing California - Equal Protection Project Fighting Higher Ed DEI Discrimination Statewide

State Dept. Links 'Code Pink' and Other Far-Left Groups to the Chinese Communist Party

Harvard Prof Who Chaired 'Institutional Neutrality Group' Advocates 'Resistance' to Trump

67% of voters say Obama full of politics on gay marriage

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 14, 2012 19 Comments

From The NY Times, Poll Sees Obama Gay Marriage Support Motivated by Politics: Most Americans suspect that President Obama was motivated by politics, not policy, when he declared his support for same-sex marriage, according to a new poll released on Monday, suggesting that the unplanned way...

Is prestigious genealogical society throwing media under the bus on Warren 1/32 Cherokee claim?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 14, 2012 57 Comments

There is a new and bizarre twist in the Elizabeth Warren 1/32 Cherokee saga. As discussed below, Warren's claim to 1/32 Cherokee heritage arose from comments attributed to the prestigious New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS) through two of its employees, well-known genealogist Chris Child and spokesman Tom...

Anti-Rush heads will explode in 4 … 3 … 2 …

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 14, 2012 15 Comments

Via David Limbaugh: Follow the reaction here....

Wisconsin now has a Dem recall face, and doesn’t like it

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

Via HotAir, a new poll out has Scott Walker up by 9 points in the Wisconsin recall against Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, with almost no one undecided: While other polls also show Walker in the lead, no one is suggesting that this race is anywhere near over....

Israel’s other birthday

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 14, 2012 11 Comments

Today. But, but you say, wasn't it already celebrated on April 26? Yes, but that's according to the Hebrew calendar. May 14, 1948, was the date under the Christian calendar of actual independence (photo via Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs): It's also the day the Arabs of...

Students at UT-Austin Protest Consolidation of Departments

Former Student President at UC-Santa Barbara Sues School, Alleging Antisemitic Harassment

Drake University Mandates Coursework in Equity and Inclusion

Elementary School Teacher Resigns Following Pro-ICE Comments on Social Media

Artificial Intelligence Poses a Major Threat to Law Schools

Maryland Woman Tells School Board She Called Child Protective Services Over TPUSA Meeting

@SoreLugar

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 14, 2012 32 Comments

That's the name of a Twitter account which has been active throughout the Indiana primary, and it certainly hit the mark: Lots of telephone calls were flying between politicians on election night. Treasurer Richard Mourdock said he has received numerous calls congratulating him on his win in...

And this is the thanks they get

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 14, 2012 10 Comments

for all they've done for you? You better hope the watchman doesn't see this. From reader stevewhitemd: I saw this truck while driving to work earlier this week. I was stopped at the light, honest. Took the photos with my iPhone so the quality isn't the best....

Please do not photograph Obama’s wreck at the side of the road

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 13, 2012 29 Comments

Solyndra's LEED certified 400,000+ sq ft. facility in Fremont, California, has been for sale since mid-April. Reader Ann was driving by the building today, and just couldn't help but snap a photo: Update: Thanks to commenter Liberty Jane for clarifying the image: ...

Not Parody

Posted by Anne Segal on May 13, 2012 40 Comments

Breitbart.com reports that Elizabeth Warren's campaign offered a cousin's cookbook as further evidence to her 1/32 Cherokee claim debunked last week. According to Breitbart's Michael Patrick Leahy: The Warren Campaign offered reporters an undated article from the Muskogee Phoenix about the contributions of Elizabeth Warren’s first cousin,...

Washington Post silent on bribe to silence Obama’s Rev. Wright

Posted by Anne Segal on May 13, 2012 30 Comments

The New York Post reported late Saturday night that a bribe of $150,000 was offered to Reverend Jeremiah Wright from one of President Barack Obama's "closest friends" for Wright to keep quiet, and that Obama personally met with Wright to plead with him to refrain...

Tea Party’s effective use of Twitter aiding its makeover of GOP

Posted by Bryan Jacoutot on May 13, 2012 38 Comments

As has been said on here before: If you’re not on Twitter, you need to be. Nowhere is this point made more readily apparent than the way in which the Tea Party has utilized social media outlets like Twitter, to begin to reshape the Republican...

Happy Mothers Day to every unapologetic mom fighting in the trenches

Posted by Anne Segal on May 13, 2012 18 Comments

This Mothers Day we are all given the opportunity to step back and thank our mothers for the often thankless job of bringing us up. This year in particular, I'd like to give a shout-out to the type of mother who just makes the liberals...

I wonder if Obama polled the class warfare thing

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 13, 2012 12 Comments

or if he is just a true believer. I know the answer. It's who he is. Unlike gay marriage, where he was willling to play the game, publicly taking positions based on what helped him with voters or donors, when it comes to class warfare as political...

Romney and our American culture

Posted by Anne Segal on May 13, 2012 24 Comments

Saturday, Mitt Romney addressed the graduation crowd gathered at Liberty University with a strong but broad defense of the role of Judeo-Christian values in America: Central to America’s rise to global leadership is our Judeo-Christian tradition, with its vision of the goodness and possibilities of every life...

If only

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 13, 2012 11 Comments

Can I hold you to that promise? From Kathy, looks like it came from the same vehicle as yesterday's post: ...

Bad news for Obama, Michigan in play

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 12, 2012 16 Comments

Barack Obama crushed John McCain in Michigan in 2008, 57.33%-40.89%. Obama must win Michigan in 2012, it's part of every scenario for him to get to 270: Yet a poll just released in the Detroit News shows Obama up by only 5 points over Romney, via The Hill: President Obama...

Saturday Night Card Game (Blacklist gets blacklisted)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 12, 2012 28 Comments

Via The Daily Mail (Britain): Police chiefs have banned the word ‘blacklist’ over fears it is racist. They have also struck out its opposite – ‘whitelist’ – which is used by IT workers for a list of acceptable email contacts. Scotland Yard employees have been told to use...