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'Resistance' Lawfare Abusers Must Be Held Accountable

Leftist Women Absolutely Lose It After Donald Trump's Election Victory

Scarborough, Sharpton Claim Black and Hispanic Men are Sexist and Racist

When A Woman’s Right To Choose Results In Fewer Women – In The U.S.

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 15, 2009 0 Comments

A study reported in today's New York Times suggests that the practice of sex-selection, commonplace in Asia, continues in subsequent generations of immigrants to the United States: The trend is buried deep in United States census data: seemingly minute deviations in the proportion of boys...

No Win In Iran

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 15, 2009 3 Comments

The Washington Post reports that the Iranian election outcome is consistent with its polling in Iran prior to the election. Not everyone is convinced by the Post numbers. Nonetheless, while noting the difficulty of polling in Iran, the Post article raises a interesting question.If...

The Iran We Wish We Had

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 14, 2009 1 Comment

Jake Tapper reports:The White House has not issued a statement expressing support for the protestors declaring the election illegitimate. But neither has anyone in the Obama administration said a public word accepting the legitimacy of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's reelection. "We're reacting to concrete facts," a...

The Rooftop Revolution

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 14, 2009 0 Comments

Via Michael J. Totten (h/t Instapundit). Read Totten's entire post. It is heartbreaking, particularly the reports that the Iranian people are waiting for encouragement, at least spoken, from the U.S. Will Obama support the Iranian people, or the Regime? It could make all the difference in...

Are The Justices Delaying The Ricci Decision?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 14, 2009 2 Comments

The Blog of Legal Times (BLT) is reporting that U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg stated recently that she expected Sonia Sotomayor to be confirmed, and that Sotomayor would be a welcomed and qualified addition to the Court. BLT noted that such commentary by...

African American Studies Prof at Emory U. Says the 'Confederacy' Won the 2024 Election

U. South Carolina Prof Calls GOP Party of the 'Uneducated' Who Hold America 'Hostage'

Students and Alums From Pomona College Outraged About Trump's Association to the Number 47

UC-Berkeley Profs Say Trump Won Because of Sexism, Racism, Conspiracies, Anti-Trans Hate

Harvard Professors Cancel Classes Because Students Are Sad About Trump's Win

U. Oregon Staffer Placed on Leave After Making Video Telling Trump Supporters to Kill Themselves

Ahmadinejad Stole The Election, Just Like Bush

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 14, 2009 0 Comments

I have to say, the left-wing blogosphere has been pretty responsible as relates to the Iranian election fraud.I've followed the posting via Memeorandum by Andrew Sullivan, Matthew Yglesias, Spencer Ackerman, Digby, Hilzoy, and others with whom I normally disagree. While I might not have their...

No Hugs For The Iranian Regime

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 14, 2009 2 Comments

When Barack Obama warmly greeted Hugo Chavez last April, Obama sent a message of despair to Venezuelans who sought freedom from Chavez's cult of personality. Any hope the Venezuelan opposition had of a near-term reversal of newspaper closings, political imprisonments, street intimidation, and nationalizations, died...

ACORN In Iran?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 13, 2009 4 Comments

Although most commentators predicted a close election in Iran, the official results show Mahmoud Ahmadinejad with a sweeping victory. There are many allegations of election fraud mostly as a result of the failure to require photo IDs and other voter identification, which permitted multiple voting:By...

Anti-Mormonism Again In Gay Marriage Debate

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 13, 2009 9 Comments

In the aftermath of the passage of California Proposition 8, which enshrined the traditional definition of marriage into the California Constitution, some gay marriage advocates engaged in anti-Mormon agitation, as I documented repeatedly. There were ugly scenes of protesters carrying signs urging a boycott of...

Getting Punked On Health Care Reform

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 12, 2009 2 Comments

Although the Democratic health care reform proposal currently in Congress is not final, two key elements are emerging as to how the government will pay for the trillion dollar plus price tag: Taxing private insurance benefits, and cutting hundreds of billions in Medicare and Medicaid...

Ray Nagin Feared Bush Hit Attempt

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 12, 2009 6 Comments

From Tim Blair down under:According to a source on the scene, New Orleans mayor Ray Nagin – in Sydney after being released from quarantine – tonight told guests at a United States Studies Centre dinner that he feared he would be assassinated by the Secret...

The National Debt Road Trip

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 12, 2009 1 Comment

Visualizations seem to be multiplying under the Obama administration, because it is so hard to fathom just how fast and far Obama is planning to increase the national debt. Since trillion has become the new billion, it makes sense to visualize that the Obama debt...

Krugman Plays The Hate Card

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 12, 2009 10 Comments

Paul Krugman proved, once again, why he has no credibility. In a column in today's New York Times, titled "The Big Hate," Krugman blames conservatives for the shooting at the Holocaust Museum because conservatives have had the audacity to harshly criticize the Obama administration.Krugman picks...

Some Honesty On The Public Health Plan Option

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 11, 2009 1 Comment

Barack Obama is spinning his public health plan option today as just another way of helping preserve the private insurance system. According to Obama, the existence of a public plan will provide healthy competition for private insurers, and will not be the first step toward...

I’ll Take #18

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 11, 2009 6 Comments

In a highly scientific analysis, John Hawkins ranks the Top 40 Conservative Blogs. I'm pleased that he lists Legal Insurrection as #18.I'll take it. And thanks.--------------------------------------------Follow me on Twitter and Facebook...

Taking Advantage of The Holocaust Museum Shooting

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 10, 2009 14 Comments

One thing, to a certainty, is that the Holocaust Museum shooting by a long-time neo-Nazi white supremacist, who previously committed an attempted shooting at the Federal Reserve in 1981, will be used for political purposes.Although the shooting is only hours old, numerous blogs already are...

Phony Israeli Tail-Wags-Dog Story

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 10, 2009 2 Comments

Latest tail-wags-dog faux story: Israeli "Minister without Portfolio" Yossi Peled sent an 11-page letter, revealed by the Jerusalem Post, to Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu. At one point in the letter, Peled says that if the U.S. keeps moving in an anti-Israel direction, Israel should reconsider...