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Did Hostility To Policing Contribute To Brown U. Failures?

Ben Shapiro at TPUSA: Conservative movement in danger "from charlatans who ... traffic in conspiracism and dishonesty"

RI Whistleblower Ramona Bessinger Barred from Serving on Public Health Board, Sues for Discrimination

What if everything we have been told about Mitt Romney’s electability is wrong, Part 4

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 24, 2012 46 Comments

This is latest in a series debunking the primary justification for Mitt Romney's nomination, electability versus Barack Obama. (See Parts One, Two and Three) Conn Carroll, at The Washington Examiner, used favorability ratings for a headline column, America Hates Newt, which generated a lot of attention and...

Choke on it

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 24, 2012 11 Comments

Dear Hillary supporters: You have had to swallow a lot of pride, but this should make you choke: "Change We Can Believe In", a key Obama campaign slogan, was meant as a slur against Mrs Clinton's personality, intended to highlight how she "couldn't be trusted or believed in...

Fred Thompson endorses Newt

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 24, 2012 14 Comments

This to be helpful to Newt not so much because it will change a particular vote, but because it adds to a helpful narrative for Newt and pushes back against the "erratic" meme being pushed by Romney and Santorum. Video h/t ElectAd: ...

I’m proud of those few

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 24, 2012 4 Comments

From a reader: As a loyal blog reader, I find great amusement in your regular bumper sticker posts. What I have for you is not a bumper sticker, but a humorous license plate of a hero. I am a Marine stationed aboard Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Recently,...

Republican Debate – Tampa, FL

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 23, 2012 102 Comments

No Tweets of the Night (or cigarettes). It just wasn't that good for me. Endgame assessment: Very boring, strange debate. Romney scored points at the start by going after Newt; Newt brought up history of Romney attacking others from 2008. Newt did not take the bait...

Prof Claims Georgia College and State U. Fired Him for Voicing Concerns About Student Plagiarism

Law Professor Josh Blackman Resigns From Heritage Foundation Over Antisemitism Controversy

Professor Jonathan Turley Reacts to News About Lack of Republican Profs at Yale

Gender Studies Program at U. Minnesota Hands Out Whistles to Alert People of ICE Activity

Brown University Students and Staff Claim Security Worries Were Brushed Off for Years

Elementary School Principal in Pennsylvania Under Fire Over Antisemitic Voicemail Message

Coulter world

Posted by Bryan Jacoutot on January 23, 2012 64 Comments

It's no secret that Ann Coulter is no fan of Newt Gingrich. The staunch Romney supporter isn’t shy about conveying her dissatisfaction with Gingrich in general, and particularly with his straight forward, and occasionally harsh manner of speaking. Back in December, while the Romney Super PACs...

Pre-Ican’tbelievethere’sanotherdebate

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 23, 2012 15 Comments

Yessir, there is tonight: UCLA Political Scientist says Newt Gingrich is Biggest Threat to Obama (video here) It's open deli season. "Their actions in the last five hours is a campaign that is panicking." Who needs the rednecks: "In South Carolina exit polls, Romney wins only the “moderate or...

Mitt Romney took anti-Newt Reagan line from Ann Coulter

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 23, 2012 12 Comments

Mitt Romney used a line at the last debate to minimize Newt's claim to have worked with Ronald Reagan (transcipt, emphasis mine): MR. ROMNEY: ...

1000 days

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 23, 2012 15 Comments

Okay. That's my reaction. ...

People who destroy hard drives shouldn’t demand records from others

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 23, 2012 31 Comments

Why is he doing this? Is his campaign really that incompetent? Having successfully shut down scrutiny in the primaries (but not the general election) of his Bain record with unfounded cries of "Newt's attacking capitalism and free markets," Romney is back to what started it all, the demand...

We’re clean

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 23, 2012 23 Comments

I received this message when clicking here a few times, and other readers have complained sporadically about similar messages. We've checked, rechecked, and checked, and we're clean. But, if you receive similar messages, please let me know in the comments or tip line, so that we...

Mitt Romney sides with Nancy Pelosi

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 23, 2012 53 Comments

Mitt Romney's campaign is in trouble. The trouble is not just the South Carolina vote count. Romney's internal polling almost certainly also showed that he was behind in Florida, as public polling released today reflects. More worrisome for Romney is a growing chorus of doubters within the...

Fuzzy math

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 23, 2012 11 Comments

Would that be created or saved? Thanks to reader Stever from Eu Claire, WI, who writes: While grabbing some ice cream in our below zero weather(?) my sixteen year old and his friend saw this example of the terrible job our schools do teaching math. . . Great...

Not hoax

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 22, 2012 59 Comments

Hopefully these are more reliable than the last one (now taken down): Coulter: ‘With Newt Gingrich you throw out the baby and keep the bath water’ [VIDEO] Not a believer, but an understander Can Romney win by going negative on Newt, emphasizing the old phony ethics issues that...

A Legacy that will not Die

Posted by Louis R. Lombardi on January 22, 2012 75 Comments

My name is Louis Lombardi and this is my first post on Legal Insurrection. I am a graduate of Penn State University and my introductory post is on the passing of legendary football coach Joe Paterno. You can get a complete biography of me by clicking on my name in...

Gabrielle Giffords to resign from Congress

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 22, 2012 23 Comments

It's not very surprising. While her recovery is miraculous, the strain of staying in Congress would have been too much. But she and her husband needed to reach the conclusion with the benefit of time. Via ABC News: Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords will step down from the...

Good MoDo, good

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 22, 2012 26 Comments

When MoDo is good, she's really good. When she's bad, she's really bad. This is really good MoDo: Reagan didn’t socialize with the press. He spent his evenings with Nancy, watching TV with dinner trays. But he knew that to transcend, you can’t condescend. The portrait of the...