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Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 06, 2012 26 Comments

What, you didn't get new sidewalks too? From reader "9th District Neighbor": I though you would enjoy the photo I've attached of a street crossing near a park in Evanston, IL--home to Jan Schakowsky. The sign was a recent addition in a series of "improvements" to this crossing...

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 05, 2012 57 Comments

Ann Althouse gets deep into the weeds on apologies, and finds that some apologies are more equal than others in the eyes of the Democratic Commisariate (emphasis in original): Now, I believe in general principles, and I want to know what the general principle is about accepting...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 05, 2012 17 Comments

Target Point Consulting has put together a very interesting timeline of key points in Andrew Breitbart's internet and media mentions (pdf version). Sent to me by Matthew Knee. (Click image to enlarge or view pdf. version) ...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 05, 2012 103 Comments

Rush started off by joking that his phone line was so busy he couldn't cancel advertising on his own show for Two If By Tea, the product he produces and markets. He then addressed his apology, and his motives. I'll post more, but here is a partial...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 05, 2012 26 Comments

Jeffrey Lord (via Instapundit) addresses the attempt to drive away Rush Limbaugh's advertisers, focusing particularly on Carbonite: In other words, to put it politely, Mr. Friend's woe-is-me I'm-withdrawing-my-company's sponsorship-from-Rush Limbaugh-because of-my-lovely-daughters is as close to certifiable BS as one can imagine. Mr. Friend, one can only suspect, placed...

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 05, 2012 114 Comments

And I'm not talking about the attempt to get advertisers to stop advertising on Rush Limbaugh's show, or Fox News, although that would be bad enough. I'm talking about the second-tier of the warfare, the attempt to intimidate those removed by one or more degrees of...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 05, 2012 11 Comments

As an aside, ever notice how libertarians love to self-righteously pat themselves on the back? Thanks to reader Bill, who spotted this vehicle in Evans City, PA, and writes: North of Pittsburgh. As a long time reader I enjoy your work! Keep it up! The zombie sticker is...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 04, 2012 70 Comments

on life from Bill Whittle included in the video tribute to Andrew Bretibart I linked to this morning, and from "Jim Treacher" of The Daily Caller: I admired him more than I can say, and my heart goes out to him and his loved  ones. But this...

Posted by Louis R. Lombardi on March 04, 2012 18 Comments

David vs. Goliath In 1986, I graduated from Penn State University. My costs to attend for four years are about the same it costs to attend there today for one year. In a little over two decades, the cost of higher education has skyrocketed; and what...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 04, 2012 48 Comments

Good for Newt for pushing back against David Gregory. This segment epitomizes almost everything about how the MSM tries to frame the narrative against conservatives and particularly against religious Christians. It actually got worse. After Newt, Gregory did the same thing to Eric Cantor, and then demanded...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 04, 2012 251 Comments

Liberal groups have seized on a strategy I didn't think would be effective, but has had some success, to go after advertisers of prominent conservative media personalities. Media Matters explicitly seeks to bring down Fox News and investigate its executives, and Fox News advertisers have been...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 04, 2012 46 Comments

In addition to the line quoted in the title, listen to what Breitbart told him the core of the problem was:  The media. Nothing proves how right Breitbart was as the last few days of complete and utter absurdity regarding Sandra Fluke.  Her testimony should have...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 04, 2012 3 Comments

A different side of Marine One, from reader Scott, who took this photo in Hendersonville, NC, and who also mentioned in his e-mail: An aside, this Breitbart tragedy has kicked me in the pants a bit. I am registering for the bar exam after a multi-year...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 03, 2012 101 Comments

Carbonite, a company I never heard of except through its advertising on Rush Limbaugh's show, has dropped Rush nothwithstanding Rush's apology. Here is the statement released earlier tonight: A Statement from David Friend, CEO of Carbonite as of 6:45pm ET, March 3: “No one with daughters the age...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 03, 2012 64 Comments

Rush Limbaugh posted this statement (h/t HotAir): For over 20 years, I have illustrated the absurd with absurdity, three hours a day, five days a week.  In this instance, I chose the wrong words in my analogy of the situation. I did not mean a personal...

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