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Anti-ICE Church Invaders Chanted Fabricated BLM "Hands Up, Don't Shoot" Slogan

Virginia on Fire: Insane Legislative Blitz on Tax Hikes, Sentencing Rollbacks

"A lot of people mistake this as a fight to save education. It's not. It's a fight to save the country."

“Shorter” Tweet of the Day

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 19, 2011 45 Comments

You know the trick, Obama's an expert at it. Create a straw man argument by presenting extreme choices, in order to make one of the choices seem like the only reasonable choice. It's also called being a "shorter," in internet parlance. Nicholas Kristof of The NY Times is...

Waiting for Sheldon Whitehouse’s speech on OWS “malignant, vindictive passions”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 19, 2011 12 Comments

In December 2009, on the eve of the Senate vote on Obamacare, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) issued a blistering speech on the floor of the Senate lashing out at opposition to Obamacare, which was led by the Tea Party movement, in the most inflammatory terms. Among other things, Whitehouse invoked...

All the fat cats on… K Street.

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on October 19, 2011 6 Comments

Amidst news about Wall Street bonuses and fat-cat corruption, I'm sure it will go uncovered that Washington has finally eclipsed Silicon Valley as the wealthiest U.S. metropolitan area: "Lobbyists play a prominent role in the Washington economy. In 2010 there were 12,964 registered lobbyists, with most working...

Wafa al-Biss already back to work

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 19, 2011 7 Comments

Via Jerusalem Post: A would-be Palestinian suicide bomber freed by Israel in the prisoner swap for soldier Gilad Schalit told cheering schoolchildren in the Gaza Strip the day after her release on Wednesday she hoped they would follow her example. "I hope you will walk the same...

OWS and unions crossing all lines to get in opponents’ faces

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 19, 2011 20 Comments

Crain's New York has an article detailing how Occupy Wall Street and union protesters are taking the fight to the personal lives of executives who oppose them by disrupting their ability to go to restaurants and other day-to-day activities. As the Occupy Wall Street movement has...

U. Utah Class Explores ‘Black Trans Lesbian Marxists,' Radical Literature

Washington State Bill Would Require Universities to Provide Abortion Pills

President of Brandeis U. Warns Quarter of U.S. Colleges Could Close in the Coming Years

VA Gov. Spanberger Appoints Qatari Lobbyists To Serve on George Mason U. Board

Law Profs Call for More Litigation Against ICE

Federal Judge Shielding Foreign Anti-Israel Campus Activists From Deportation

Newt rising, Part 2

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 19, 2011 40 Comments

My assessment of the Vegas debate remains the same at the top of the ticket, Perry won by exceeding expectations. There were some negatives to his performance, such as the issue of Romney's lawn care company hiring illegals, which even if it was worth a...

Don’t count your “errors over” before they’ve hatched

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 19, 2011 3 Comments

Thanks to the mystery person from the Poconos in Pennsylvania who sent me several of these bumper stickers: A good place to start would be by getting over that other error....

Vegas Debate (Tweet of Night added)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 18, 2011 52 Comments

Not going to "live blog" but will have some observations. END GAME: Perry the winner not because he was so much better than the others, but because he was so much better than he was previously. He may have revitalized his campaign tonight. Cain was damaged, but...

UPDATED: Both Major Anti-Semitism Watchdogs Issue Statements on #OWS

Posted by Matthew Knee on October 18, 2011 12 Comments

There are two major organizations in the Jewish community tasked with certifying people, things, and movements as anti-Semitic or not: The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and the Simon Wiesenthal Center/Museum(s) of Tolerance. Sometimes, they differ, owing largely to the fact that the ADL's leaders vote Democrat...

Michele Bachmann finds out about Ed Rollins the hard way

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 18, 2011 7 Comments

Yes, Michele you should have done a Google search before hiring Ed Rollins (NYT via NRO via HotAir): She said critical comments Mr. Rollins made to reporters after stepping aside were dismaying. “When it comes to personnel issues, I act professionally and respectful of former employees,” she...

Algerian Massacre

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on October 18, 2011 6 Comments

Today marks fifty years since a massacre swept the streets --- not in the maghreb region of north Africa, but in the streets of Paris: A number of events were held on Monday to remember the violent deaths of up to several hundred anti-war demonstrators in...

Providence Journal shows how not to do a paywall

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 18, 2011 6 Comments

I was surprised to go to The Providence Journal website today and to see an announcement that ProJo had built a new website with a new url. (no longer projo.com but providencejournal.com) and a paywall: The Providence Journal news organization is moving to the paid eEdition to...

They took the teleprompter, the whole …

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 18, 2011 20 Comments

... teleprompter (language warning). No really, they did: NBC12 has uncovered one of those stories that makes you think: "How in the world does that happen?!" A truck filled with President Obama's podiums and audio equipment was stolen in Henrico just days before his visit to...

#OWS Backer List Approaching All Enemies Foreign And Domestic, Obama, Democrats

Posted by Matthew Knee on October 18, 2011 17 Comments

North Korea is the latest in the who's who of global villains to support OWS. NorK state media approvingly reports: Pyongyang, October 8 (KCNA) -- Unprecedented demos are taking place in the United States these days in protest against exploitation and oppression by capital, shaking all...

The Top 1% Probably Voted Disproportionately For Obama

Posted by Matthew Knee on October 18, 2011 8 Comments

Among the numerous College Know It All Hippie fallacies common in the #OWS movement is the apparent association between having wealth and supporting capitalistic or pro-business policies. It is true that to a point, wealthier individuals are more Republican than poorer ones in their voting...

Gilad Shalit released

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 18, 2011 15 Comments

The initial phase of the prisoner exchange for the freedom of Gilad Shalit is completed. This interview was broadcast on Egyptian TV, as described in The Jerusalem Post: Schalit, who seemed shocked and distressed, was asked a number of questions by an Egyptian reporter, including how...

Ah, the choices we must make

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 18, 2011 3 Comments

Thanks to reader Brian who writes: Enjoy your blog very much, professor. Saw this brave motorist parked in Arlington, VA. Top left - "I would rather be a conservative nut job than a liberal with no nuts and no job" Top right - "OBAMA Impeach him" ...