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"We view ourselves as the cop on the beat" to get DEI discrimination out of higher ed

Crybully Tucker Carlson Claims Detained At Ben Gurion Airport - US Embassy and Israelis Deny

Democrats to Defy Leadership With Protests for Trump's State of the Union

I’m Doubling Down On My Top 10

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 24, 2010 8 Comments

On October 20, I published my Top 10 List for donations (not necessarily the 10 most important races), based on the following criteria: Must be current Democratic seat; must be toss-up or possibility of an upset of a big name Democrat; and must not be...

If You Have To Say It

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 24, 2010 7 Comments

You're losing the messaging war:"My manhood has never been in question."Guess who? (Before you click, stop a second. Do you really need to click? Don't you know precisely who it is without clicking to check? Have confidence in your gut instincts on this one, and...

Shocker – Boston Globe Endorses Dems Down The Line

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 24, 2010 2 Comments

Support Sean Beilat, and fight the machine:--------------------------------------------Related Posts:Shocker - Barney Frank Takes Money From Bailout Execs This Man Just Restructured The Entire Financial SystemWall Street Was Not Where The Economic Meltdown BeganFollow me on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube...

So This Means We Get To See Obama’s College And Law School Records, Right?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 24, 2010 24 Comments

Right? I mean, all we now have to do is to run to this Judge in Alaska and point out that if Joe Miller's confidential personnel file from a prior employer needs to be made public because running for Senate is so important, certainly we are...

Old, Crackled Feminist (Bumper Sticker)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 24, 2010 10 Comments

Spotted while walking this morning in Ithaca. Glad I saw it, because I had forgotten that wimmins is peeples to:--------------------------------------------Related Posts:Bumper Stickers - The SeriesFollow me on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube...

Man Who Bought Campus of Green Mountain College Wants to Give it Away for Free

North Carolina Elementary Teacher Who Identifies as ‘Transgender Wolf’ Fired After Complaint

NY High School Teacher Placed on Leave After Offering to Help Students Form TPUSA Chapter

Education Dept. Announces Multiple Universities to End Partnerships with the Ph.D. Project

Police Say No Evidence That Black Virginia Tech Prof Was Victim of Racist Attack

DePaul U. Investigating Alleged Harassment of Jewish Students at Coffee Shop

Saturday Night Card Game (“Pure Vermont” Implies Vermont is a Place Reserved for White Christians)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 23, 2010 16 Comments

This is the latest in a series on the use of the race card for political gain:This also is the latest in the "these people are nuts in the head" series.Via Volokh Conspiracy, comes the controversy in Vermont over the slogan "Pure Vermont."First some background. ...

Iran Has Been At War With Us For Years

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 23, 2010 12 Comments

There are many take-aways from the Wikileaks documents dump. The left is focused on the failure of the U.S. to stop Iraqi-on-Iraqi brutality and torture. But there is a theme in the documents which has enormous implications not so much for the past, but for...

Me At The Field Guide To Bloggers

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 22, 2010 11 Comments

Via DaTechGuy, who stopped by my house in Ithaca with The Other McCain on their way from northern New York covering the Ann Marie Buerkle race to Pennsylvania. They ate all my pizza, drank all my beer, then left to find their next victim: -------------------------------------------- Related Posts: Me On InstaVision Follow me...

TOTUS Reveals Big Guy’s Election Strategy

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 22, 2010 1 Comment

From TOTUS:Update: Hey, TOTUS, enjoy your Historic visit to India!--------------------------------------------Follow me on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube...

Okay, New Dem Low

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 22, 2010 7 Comments

Just when you thought you had seen it all, via Gawker, The Rape Accusation Against Meg Whitman's Son That Got Hushed Up.Is nothing too low for the Democrats this year?Can Gloria Allred be far behind?-------------------------------------------- Follow me on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube...

Support John Loughlin

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 22, 2010 2 Comments

Update 10-24-2010: Two updates so important I'm putting them at the top of this post. Take a look at Miracle in RI-1? by David Freddoso at The Washington Examiner and John Loughlin Will Win the Kennedy People’s Seat in RI-1 by Jack Fowler at NRO.----------------------------------------------------John Loughlin is...

Mocker Sticker

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 22, 2010 9 Comments

It took me a couple of minutes to get it. Obviously, a thinking man (or woman), with a sense of humor.Spotted by a reader in Boone, NC:The original is here. But don't get too close, the person actually could be dangerous.--------------------------------------------Related Posts:Bumper Stickers - The...

Media Matters Is The Symptom, Not The Disease

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 22, 2010 26 Comments

Media Matters, which just received a large cash infusion from George Soros, has been trying to get Juan Williams for years, and now it accomplished its goal of getting Williams off NPR.But Media Matters' thirst for absolute uniformity of opinion at NPR is not quenched. It wants...

Shocker – Barney Frank Takes Money From Bailout Execs

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 22, 2010 0 Comments

Barney Frank finally has a campaign fight on his hands, and this report from The Boston Herald cannot help, Barney Frank rakes in $40G from bailed out banks:U.S. Rep. Barney Frank, in an intensifying clash with GOP upstart Sean Bielat, has pledged not to take...

Worst and Not Worst Predictions About NPR

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 22, 2010 4 Comments

Worst, Craig Newmark, founder of Craigslist, as reported on September 30, 2010:NPR Will Be the Dominant News Force By 2020 Not Worst, William Jacobson, founder of Legal Insurrection Blog, as reported on October 1, 2010:I'm Willing To Bet This Will Not Come True--------------------------------------------Related Posts:Juan Williams...

Juan Williams Was Fox News’ “Lawn Jockey”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 21, 2010 17 Comments

And the award for the dumbest and most revealing comment from a prominent left-wing blog regarding the firing of Juan Williams goes to "DougJ" at Balloon-Juice: "Juan Williams’ firing did not happen in a vacuum. It happened in the context of him having been the official Fox...

Mass Dems Play The Strip-Search Card

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 21, 2010 1 Comment

What is it with Massachusetts Democrats?During the Scott Brown - Martha Coakley election, the Massachusetts Democratic Party played the rape card on Brown, circulating a mass mailing claiming Brown wanted rape victims turned away from hospitals.Now they are attempting to capitalize on allegations related to a police strip...