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Posted by Bryan Jacoutot on June 02, 2012 46 Comments

That was the theme I saw developing with much of the early coverage when it was announced that Justin Combs, son of music mogul P.Diddy, earned a $54,000 athletic scholarship to attend UCLA in the fall. By all accounts Combs certainly earned his athletic scholarship, achieving...

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 02, 2012 12 Comments

From a reader known to me but who asked to stay anonymous: Not even sure what kind of subject line to give this one: One of the pieces of our business involves providing media research to the general public. We strive to provide a very affordable service using the...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 02, 2012 41 Comments

There is something pathological in Elizabeth Warren's refusal to acklowledge that she is not Native American. When confronted with the fact that real Cherokees have traced her maternal lineage back to the great-great-great grandparent level and found no Native American ancestry, Warren ignores the facts and...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 02, 2012 6 Comments

I've driven by this vehicle in Ithaca many times, but didn't pay much attention to the ubiquitous Ithaca is Gorges bumper sticker. Until the other day, when I noticed that's not what it said. ...

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 01, 2012 17 Comments

but in Israel. Via Times of Israel, IDF Staff Sergeant Netanel Moshiashvili was killed early Friday morning in a gunfight with a Palestinian infiltrator near the Israel-Gaza border. The terrorist group Islamic Jihad first confirmed its connection to the incident, but later denied it. The gunman had penetrated...

Posted by Anne Segal on June 01, 2012 13 Comments

It surfaced today that Mahlon Mitchell, the democratic challenger to Wisconsin's Lt. Governor Rebecca Kleefisch, admitted on camera that he only got involved in politics in 2008--and it's questionable if he even voted at that time. Mitchell, who is the president of the Professional Fire Fighters...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 01, 2012 104 Comments

Just breaking, via USA Today: A judge has revoked the bond of the neighborhood watch volunteer charged with killing 17-year-old Trayvon Martin and ordered him returned to jail within 48 hours. Circuit Judge Kenneth Lester said Friday that George Zimmerman misled the court about how much money...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 01, 2012 44 Comments

I told you this morning that Elizabeth Warren's story about her parents having to elope because her father's family objected to her mother being Native American did not ring true, as a Google search did not reveal her telling that story before even though she...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 01, 2012 33 Comments

Have you noticed?  The NY Times seems to be getting an awful lot of inside information lately on how tough Obama has been in the war on terror and Iran. First it was the expansive story about drone warfare, and now about Stuxnet: From his first months...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 01, 2012 25 Comments

The rate rose to 8.2%, but the real story via IBD, Core 25-54 Employment Rates Still Near Historic Lows: The unemployment rate rose slightly to 8.2% in May, holding above 8% for the 40th straight month, the Labor Department reported Friday. But actual employment rates of...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 01, 2012 54 Comments

I get the feeling that Elizabeth Warren is heading for an Edmund Muskie moment completely of her own making, unless those close to her step in soon. I don't expect Warren to take advice from her political opponents, but she just can't seem to take good advice even from...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 01, 2012 10 Comments

I don't normally run bumper stickers not actually seen on a car, but a reader created this one and I like it so much, I'll make an exception to the rule. From reader Andy: ...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 31, 2012 19 Comments

as Harvard Law School Is Bogus. The first blog post is Harvard Law School’s Bogus Journey Into Blog Blacklisting: We are a small group of dissenting Harvard Law School students whose “Harvard Law Unbound” blog, focused on protesting corruption and conflict of interest at the Law School,...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 31, 2012 13 Comments

I have tweeted about this before, but tonight there were at least two anti-Santorum ads run on Fox News by Restore our Future, the pro-Romney PAC. It's the Big Spender ad which now has been taken down from YouTube, but still plays on national television: Will you...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 31, 2012 7 Comments

I've written numerous times over the past two years about the horrible fiscal mess David Cicilline (D-RI01) left behind in Providence when he was Mayor, and how he concealed the problem from voters during his 2010 congressional race. The city has been teetering on the verge...

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