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Are You Familiar with the 'Blue Bracelet' Movement?

Leftist Females Closing 'Wombs to Males' to Protest Trump's Win

Yale Psychiatrist Tells MSNBC's Joy Reid it's Acceptable to Cut Off Family Members Who Voted for Trump

Rainforest Growth A Threat To Al Gore’s Pocketbook

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 02, 2009 0 Comments

As if it weren't bad enough that we are having one of the coldest winters in memory, the sea ice is at record levels, and hundreds of climatologists are questioning if not outright debunking Al Gore's hysterical predictions of global warming. Now, the rainforests are...

NY Times: Anyone Who Disagrees With Us On Immigration Is A Racist Xenophobe

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 01, 2009 1 Comment

Just when I was feeling a little bad about how the NY Times had to take out a subprime mortgage on its headquarters and is on the brink of financial ruin, the NY Times editors reminded me why I shouldn't feel bad. In yet another...

Turkey Looking Like The Next Iran

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 31, 2009 6 Comments

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who heads an Islamist party, recently ripped into Shimon Peres, President of Israel at the Davos forum, telling Peres "when it comes to killing, you know well how to kill.” Peres gave it right back to Erdogan, accusing Erdogan...

Michael Steele

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 30, 2009 0 Comments

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I Guess Any Publicity Is Good Publicity

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 29, 2009 5 Comments

At least they spelled my name correctly:Over at Legal Insurrection Blog, they've been banging the drum for Governor Blagojevich and against a guilty verdict on the Impeachment for quite some time. Blogger William Jacobson has been pointing out Ricky Hendon as a guy who has...

California Teacher Lashed Out at Student for Wearing Trump Hat on Election Day and Called for Security

Ohio Northern U. Prof Fired for DEI Criticism Can Continue Lawsuit, Court Rules

Cornell Course on Gaza Becomes Center of Controversy

Jewish Faculty Members Targeted in 'Wanted' Posters at the University of Rochester

Professor Glenn Reynolds of Instapundit Returns to Twitter/X for the 'New Era'

Bill Ackman Declines to Write Yale Recommendation Letter for Friend's Daughter

Blagojevich Convicted – Senator Says “It’s Bleeping Golden”; Obama’s Former Colleagues Say Everybody Knew About Corruption, And No One Did Anything

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 29, 2009 3 Comments

Despite an impassioned last minute closing argument, Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was found guilty by the Illinois Senate on the Article of Impeachment. The vote was 59-0 to convict Blagojevich of the single Article of Impeachment for abusing power. Elements of the Article included alleged...

Blago’s Masterful Closing Argument – First Take

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 29, 2009 3 Comments

Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich just finished his closing argument in the Senate impeachment trial. In an impassioned argument, Blagojevich invoked images of his immigrant parents, the people he tried to help by providing health care benefits, and working families.Blagojevich followed a strategy of saving his...

Just Say No To The Flawed Impeachment Of Rod Blagojevich

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 29, 2009 2 Comments

I didn't expect to end up opposing the impeachment of Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich. When the news first broke that Blagojevich was charged, among other things, with attempting to "sell" Barack Obama's vacant Senate seat, I was inclined to follow the media and pundits in...

Will Blagojevich Call For A Special Election or Secret Ballot?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 28, 2009 0 Comments

Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's last minute request to present a closing argument at the Senate impeachment trial has everyone speculating what he is up to. While there are many good speculative arguments as to what Blagojevich will say, there is one argument that no one...

Blagojevich To Appear At Senate Trial Tomorrow

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 28, 2009 2 Comments

It has just been announced on the floor of the Illinois Senate, nearing the end of the trial, that Governor Rod Blagojevich wants to appear at the end of the trial to argue his case against impeachment. Blagojevich to date has refused to participate on...

A Call For Bloggers To Investigate The Possible “Gaza Racist Graffiti” Hoax

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 28, 2009 2 Comments

In the past few days, and particularly in the last day or two, photographs of "racist" graffiti allegedly left behind by Israeli soldiers in Gaza is surfacing. The photos (see right) I have seen mostly are attributed to an unidentified photographer for Agence France Presse...

Blagojevich Trial Day 2: The Gun That Didn’t Smoke

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 28, 2009 11 Comments

I listened to much of day two of the Illinois Senate impeachment trial of Gov. Rod Blagojevich. This was the day when the smoking gun would be revealed, in the form of four audio tapes just released by U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald. Despite the claims...

UNRWA Fails To Prevent Hiring Of Terrorists, Says Former General Counsel

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 27, 2009 0 Comments

James G. Lindsay, the former General Counsel of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), has issued a detailed 84-page report harshly critical of UNRWA's policies with regard to Palestinian refugees. The report is titled "Fixing UNRWA...

At Least One Illinois Senator Understands The Injustice Of The Impeachment Process

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 27, 2009 2 Comments

At least one Illinois Senator appears to understand that the rigged rules of the Senate impeachment trial of Rod Blagojevich, do not allow Blagojevich a fair trial. The Chicago Sun-Times reports that Sen. Rickey Hendon wants to ensure that Blagojevich gets a fair trial and...

British Papers Cover For Hamas Again In Latest Ceasefire Breach

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 27, 2009 0 Comments

Hamas set off a massive roadside bomb at the Gaza border, killing an Israeli soldier and wounding several on the Israeli side of the border. In return fire, one Palestinian was killed. So how do British papers report the story? Here are the headlines:The Guardian:...

Obama Wants You To Be Honest

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 26, 2009 1 Comment

Last October was our first Halloween in Ithaca, New York. Because I couldn't tend to the door, I put a box of candy on the front porch, with a sign that said "Please be honest, take just one."This being Ithaca in the month before the...

The Unjust and Unconstitutional Trial of Rod Blagojevich

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 25, 2009 3 Comments

On Monday, January 26, 2009, the impeachment trial of Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich begins. Nominally, the trial will be held by the Illinois Senate with the Chief Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court presiding. In reality, this case is, and always has been, under the...