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When They Say 'Globalize The Intifada' They Mean Like The New Orleans Terrorist Mass Murder

Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT): RFK, Jr. "Wants To Kill Our Kids"

Meet the Deflection: Schumer Denies Democrats Misled on Biden’s Decline

Six Reasons Liberal Law Students Are So Sad

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 17, 2010 12 Comments

Dana Lithwick asks What Are Liberal Law Students So Sad About? Her conclusion is that liberal law students are sad because their liberal legal heroes can't seem to get on the Supreme Court:Since it's April, and America's law students have nothing else to do (kidding!),...

There Are Other Words For It

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 17, 2010 3 Comments

In the company of Obama supporters, it's called "inventing" oneself: Look at how much Barack Obama had to figure out. I mean, he’s born who he is, he can look in the mirror; but it must have been extraordinarily confusing to have this father who...

Kagan Rumors Expose Left-Wing Hypocrisy and Homophobia

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 17, 2010 13 Comments

A rumor -- apparently denied -- that possible (likely?) Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan is gay set the White House on a "scorched earth" attack on CBS News, where the rumor was reported in a blog. The reaction in the left-wing blogosphere has been equally...

Is This The Way Out For States On Retiree Benefits?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 16, 2010 9 Comments

Underfunded state retirement systems are one of the greatest problems facing states. There does not seem to be a way out, as municipal and teachers' unions are loathe to negotiate substantial reforms and state governments simply do not have the money to meet unsustainable promises.An...

Jobs Recovery, We Hardly Knew Ya

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 16, 2010 2 Comments

Two weeks ago, unemployment numbers were released supposedly showing a jobs recovery, leading the New York Times and others to cheer how we had turned the corner. Steve Benen at Washington Monthly declared that this was a "breakthrough month" (rah-rah).As I discussed at the time,...

Rutgers Law School Published Paper With Multiple False Anti-Israel Talking Points

Lynn University Prof Proclaims Innocence After Being Accused of Living in a 'Nazi Fantasy'

NY Times Reporter Admits Regret Over Role in Kavanaugh Smear Campaign

Is TikTok Brainwashing Young People?

UConn Medical School Invites Trans People to Train Students in ‘Gender-Affirming Care’

Young Progressives are Embracing Antisemitism Based on Lies

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...

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...