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Whether Radicalized Culture at U. Penn Influenced Luigi Mangione Needs To Be Looked Into

Woman Who Accused Three Duke Lacrosse Players of Rape Admits She Lied, Seeks Forgiveness

Fifty-One Discriminatory Scholarships At University of Rhode Island Challenged By Equal Protection Project

Not Buying The “Jews Turn On Obama” Poll

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 15, 2010 14 Comments

A poll released by McLaughlin & Associates claims that the American Jewish love affair with Obama is fading:According to the 2008 exit polls, Barack Obama won 78% to 21% among Jewish voters. Now, in the second year of Obama’s presidency, only 42% of voters would...

He Has Seen The Enemy, And It Is Israel

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 15, 2010 19 Comments

Accusing Israel of indirectly killing American soldiers is the newest and most pernicious argument of the anti-Israeli left, traditional Arabists in government, and now, the Executive Branch of the United States government.As detailed here before, the argument goes that because the people who kill American...

How’s That

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 14, 2010 6 Comments

Syria dialogue going, Syria Gave Scuds to Hezbollah, U.S. Says New era of openness going, Obama's disregard for media reaches new heights at nuclear summitSupport for freedom-loving peoples going, At nuclear summit, Obama snubs an ally--------------------------------------------Follow me on Twitter and Facebook ...

Why Don’t Foreign Leaders Bow To Obama?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 13, 2010 15 Comments

Barack Obama has a long history as President of bowing to foreign leaders, the latest being the President of China.Media Matters, which has a good roundup of reaction, says there is a "tired obsession with Obama's supposed 'bowing.'"I assume the defense is that Obama is...

It’s Their Tea Party and I’ll Crash If I Want To

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 13, 2010 14 Comments

New Year, same plans to crash Tea Parties in order to create a pretext for the non-stop Democratic smear machine which seeks to paint all opposition to Obama's agenda as racist and extremist.We saw this last April, as I documented in my post When Fascism...

Anti-Israel Group at Columbia U. Distributes Pamphlet With Link to Financer of Terrorism

More Bans on DEI Policies are Coming in 2025

Offshore Wind is Bad News for New York and New Jersey

Diversity Conference for Elite Private Schools Devolves Into Festival of Jew Hatred

New Course at U. Colorado Boulder to Explore Feminism Through Disney Female Characters

Several Top Schools Urging International Students to Return From Break Before Trump Takes Office

Sheldon Whitehouse for Sup Ct?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 12, 2010 8 Comments

Someone, somewhere is stoking the notion of Sheldon Whitehouse for the Supreme Court spot being vacated by John Paul Stevens. From the Providence Journal:Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, the Rhode Island Democrat, has appeared on some early lists of prospects whom President Obama may consider - or...

He Who Controls The Health System, Controls “Information”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 12, 2010 4 Comments

The ruling Labour Party in Britain has used its control of the National Health Service to help its campaign for the May 6 general election, via the Times of London:Labour was today caught up in a new row over its use of personal data after...

Remember Anna Walentynowicz

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 12, 2010 1 Comment

The more I learn about the people on board the Polish presidential plane which crashed outside Smolensk, the more I understand the depth of the tragedy for Poland.Killed in the plane crash alongside Polish President Lech Kaczynski was Anna Walentynowicz.Prior to the crash I was...

Confirmed – SPLC Exaggerated About Klan In Rhode Island

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 11, 2010 8 Comments

In early March I wrote how the Southern Poverty Law Center had exaggerated regarding the alleged presence of the Ku Klux Klan in Rhode Island as part of SPLC's report on a "surge" of hate groups.Specifically, I pointed out that SPLC claimed the Ku Klux...

Unions Pushing States Toward Broken Promises

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 11, 2010 3 Comments

Rhode Island is the poster child for how municipal employee and teachers unions have devastated state and local budgets through unsustainable contracts obtained through political contributions.Rhode Island is drowning in pension promises it cannot meet and benefits it cannot pay. Yet the municipal employee unions...

Obama Must Attend The Kaczynski Funeral

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 10, 2010 22 Comments

As far at I can tell, the date of the funeral for Polish President Lech Kaczynski and the others killed in the plane crash has not yet been set.Undoubtedly, this will be a monumental event with dignitaries from around the world, and millions of people...

A Great Friend of the United States, Freedom, and the Jewish People

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 10, 2010 3 Comments

Polish President Lech Kaczynski was a great friend of the United States and freedom loving peoples everywhere.When Kaczynski visited the U.S. in 2007 he made sure to visit Nancy Reagan and to honor the role of Ronald Reagan in securing freedom in Eastern Europe (see...

Tragedy Upon Tragedy As Polish Leadership Killed

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 10, 2010 16 Comments

The President of Poland and much of Poland's military and civilian leadership were killed when the presidential plane crashed in Russia on the way to commemorate the massacre of 22,000 Polish officers by the Soviets in 1940: Polish President Lech Kaczynski and some of...

I Take One Day Off From Blogging And The Whole World Freaks Out

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 09, 2010 8 Comments

Definitely a day of F.O.M.S. (fear of missing something). I couldn't hit the blog during the day today because of meetings, and while I was away, the whole world freaked out.Resignations, arguments, threats, more resignations, and then some:Obama debated Sarah Palin on nuclear weapons strategy,...

Anyone for headless goat rugby…?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 09, 2010 6 Comments

Absolutely, bring it on, via The Independent: A sport best described as "mounted goat rugby from hell" could soon be transported from northern Afghanistan's dusty plains to the green turf of Twickenham, or even New York's Yankee Stadium, if enthusiasts have their way.Buzkashi, a game...

How’s That Russia Negotiation Going?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 08, 2010 7 Comments

Item No. 1. Obama hailed the new spirit of cooperation between the United States and Russia on a host of international issues, including Iran, through the signing of a nuclear arms reduction treaty:"This ceremony is a testament to the truth that old adversaries can forge...

The First Heckler

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 08, 2010 3 Comments

of the British election has let Prime Minister Gordon Brown have it, via The Telegraph.LGF and TPM are searching for a Tea Party connection, Andrew Sullivan thinks Palin had something to do with it, Paul Krugman considers it an incitement to violence, Count Frankula is...