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Intersectionality is all the Rage - Just Ask "Turtle Island Liberation Front"

Feds Open Investigation Into Brown Univ Over Security Failures, as Campus Police Chief Placed on Leave

Systematic Scholarship Discrimination In Illinois Public Universities Challenged By Equal Protection Project

Hell hath no fury like a blogger scorned

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 20, 2012 12 Comments

From the kind folks at BuzzFeed Politics, A Message For Mitt Romney (bold in original): Today Mitt Romney left reporters from online outlets (The Huffington Post, Politico, and BuzzFeed) off of his campaign plane. We thought we'd provide a friendly reminder to Governor Romney and his...

It’s a part of his plan

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 20, 2012 50 Comments

You've been warned before. The devil in Obamacare is not in the 2000 pages, its in the regulations to be promulgated. For every page, expect several regulations. It will push up the cost of health insurance and suffocate the private insurance markets as a result. When cost...

Rick Santorum failed the debate character test

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 20, 2012 76 Comments

Rick Santorum disqualified himself last night at the debate by his response to John King's question to Newt about the ABC News interview with Newt's ex-wife. The issue was more than just another issue, whether it was the Newt-Freddie consulting, Romney's tax returns, or Santorum's election...

Dirty SC politics alert – Fake CNN e-mail

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 20, 2012 16 Comments

If there is a place which has more tawdry political practices, I'm willing to be convinced. But until further notice, South Carolina still is in lead, as reported by FITS News : Double irony alert: FITS News is the publication which claimed Nikki Haley had an affair. Update: ...

Stuffed

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 20, 2012 43 Comments

Things going down (not in the depraved freak sense): Newt's tax returns show 32% rate. Tim Scott not happy with Romney position on tax returns. Left-wing blogger says Newt "understands the Republican id perfectly," which is why he's feared, in my opinion. Mitt defends ...

Lincoln University Prof Claims School Changed His Students' Grades Without Asking

Duke University Cut Hundreds of Millions Through Various Means in Response to Federal Cuts

Students and Faculty at UC-Berkeley Unhappy About Suspension of Anti-Israel Lecturer

Erika Kirk Says Turning Point USA Will Continue College Campus Debates

U. San Francisco to Employ AI in Admissions Process

U. Minnesota Profs Enter Third Year of Study on ‘Antiracist Parenting’

Of course Colbert is out to marginalize the Republican Party

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 20, 2012 25 Comments

Be careful, very careful, about embracing anything Stephen Colbert or Jon Stewart or Saturday Night Live or any of the other liberal entertainment media types do. Sometimes it is very, very funny. Stewart in particular is an equal opportunity mocker, and seems the least malicious of...

I’m, so in love with me

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 20, 2012 19 Comments

Via WaPo: All told, Obama held four fundraisers in New York on Thursday, flying here after unveiling a new proposal in Orlando, related to boosting tourism. While his four remaining Republican rivals held another televised debate in South Carolina, Obama was filling his war chest by talking...

ABC News’ textbook lesson in media hackery

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 20, 2012 43 Comments

Last night ABC News aired the much ballyhooed interview with Marianne Gingrich, Newt's ex-wife. The ballyhoo was not warranted. The "interview" was not so much an interview as an 8-minute ABC News attempt to portray Newt in an unfavorable light interspersed with very short clips of...

Electra-fying

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 20, 2012 2 Comments

More thanks to reader Danelle in Electra, Texas: Ronnie Wilson opened up his print shop over 30 years ago. He mostly prints signage for the locally owned oil field operations and trucking companies. He's also known to put out bumper stickers and signage reflecting current political...

Charleston Debate – Newt took 1st question about ex-wife, wrapped question around John King’s neck, and tightened

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 19, 2012 99 Comments

John King started the night with a question about Newt's ex-wife's interview in which she alleged Newt sought an "open marriage." Newt answered the question eventually with a denial, but used the oppoturnity to give King a smackdown which will be remembered for a long...

Charleston South Carolina Debate

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 19, 2012 101 Comments

Endgame assessment: Newt stole the buzz with the opening smackdown of John King over the issue of his ex-wife. After that Santorum was very aggressive, going after both Romney and Newt time and again; people either will like it or hate it. After a while...

Pre-debate prediction: Get Newt

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 19, 2012 9 Comments

My predictions: Rick Santorum is angry, and as I have said before, Rick Santorum does angry much better than even Newt does angry. He's in a no win situation -- if he scores enough points to damage Newt, he hands the SC election to Romney and...

It’s a mad mad

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 19, 2012 36 Comments

Some things which got pushed aside for the breaking breaking news: When Mitt's lost National Review on releasing tax returns now. Ann Coulter is sounding more and more like Marianne Gingrich. Hezbollah receiving more powerful, longer range missiles from Syria. Hyperbole in defense of Bain is a vice, don't...

Say anything

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 19, 2012 13 Comments

I was wondering when someone would bring out the Mike Huckabee line from the 2008 campaign, when he was attacked by Romney much the way Romney attacked Newt in this election cycle. Romney always starts it. He did it in Iowa in December 2007 against Huckabee...

When Marianne cleaned out the house

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 19, 2012 40 Comments

There's more to the story than you are hearing in the media. Marianne Gingrich is no innocent, and she was the one who broke the marriage and cleaned out the house, via Robert Costa via AP report from 1999 (h/t Burke): Documents related to the divorce filed Friday in Cobb County...

Perry endorses Newt, as Newt surges in SC polls

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 19, 2012 62 Comments

Full speech by Rick Perry withdrawing from the race and endorsing Newt. If you want just the section endorsing Newt, it's here, but I recommend listening to the whole speech, it's worth it. The Perry endorsement is huge not because Perry had a large percentage (although even...

Quote of Day

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 19, 2012 10 Comments

Instapundit: ISN’T THIS LEAKING DIVORCE DETAILS OF A RIVAL kind of an Obama trademark? I’m just sayin’ . . . . That would presume Drudge got the tip from an opposing campaign, and forced ABC's hand to release it prior to South Carolina in order to influence...