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Milton Friedman v. Obama/Warren/Lakoff

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 31, 2012 37 Comments

Today would be Milton Friedman’s 100th birthday. I’ve played this video before, but it’s particularly timely in light of the “you didn’t build that” narrative which has become the foundation of the Obama campaign taken from Elizabeth Warren who took it from George Lakoff.

Obama and Warren cribbed “build it” narrative from progressive Berkeley Professor

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 25, 2012 90 Comments

By now you have heard the Obama and Liz Warren speeches about how no one got rich on his or her own. Listen to them again, it’s important to hear how they frame the issue almost identically: This narrative is cribbed almost verbatim from the narrative...

Warren can’t escape Indian issue, even at friendly live chat

Posted by Anne Segal on July 13, 2012 12 Comments

Elizabeth Warren cannot escape the public’s questions about her claims to Native American ancestry. A live chat today demonstrates how deeply the issue has permeated the campaign dialogue. On the local Massachusetts community news website, Patch.com, Elizabeth Warren participated in a live chat where the site invited readers to...

“Someone tried to pull a Warren in AZ”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 10, 2012 19 Comments

“To pull a Warren” I think we have us a new — what’s the word — descriptor for falsely claiming minority status. @LegInsurrection Someone tried to pull a Warren in AZ.dailycaller.com/2012/07/10/ari… — blank (@Eri_Barrister) July 10, 2012 Via The Daily Caller: A Democratic congressional candidate...

Warren v. Brown is the new Wisconsin Recall

Posted by Anne Segal on June 10, 2012 61 Comments

If you love Daily Kos, Van Jones and Keith Ellison, you’ll love Elizabeth Warren. If you love public employee unions running the state, you’ll love Elizabeth Warren. If you loved the Wisconsin Recall, you’ll love Elizabeth Warren. The big union and Hollywood money and progressive media machine...

Results of Massachusetts Democratic Convention (Update: Dem Delegates knock DeFranco off ballot, hand nomination to Warren)

Posted by Bryan Jacoutot on June 02, 2012 36 Comments

Results are trickling in. I’m having trouble finding any webpages with official results as of this moment, but the Twittersphere has reported that Elizabeth Warren received 95.77% of the vote. If this is confirmed, Warren will have successfully secured the Democratic nomination and won’t be...

Not The Boston Globe’s headline: Scott Brown maintains lead, Warren negatives rise

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 02, 2012 19 Comments

A new poll shows trouble for Elizabeth Warren, but not if you just read The Boston Globe’s headline: Scott Brown, Elizabeth Warren neck and neck in new poll. But read on and the article tells a different story than the headline portrays (emphasis mine): Despite...

Oh Elizabeth, there you go again

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 01, 2012 44 Comments

I told you this morning that Elizabeth Warren’s story about her parents having to elope because her father’s family objected to her mother being Native American did not ring true, as a Google search did not reveal her telling that story before even though she...

Stuck in Elizabethville

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 21, 2012 25 Comments

That seems to be the attitude of Massachusetts Democrats, as reported by The Boston Herald: Bay State Democrats are standing by their woman, saying they’re confident in embattled Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren — now three weeks into a persistent scandal over her claims of Native...

Cherokee genealogist on Warren: “These are the people she stepped on”

Posted by Anne Segal on May 18, 2012 24 Comments

Today, Megyn Kelly of FOX News interviewed Cherokee genealogist Twila Barnes about Elizabeth Warren’s claims to Cherokee heritage. Legal Insurrection has been breaking news on Warren’s false claims, including extensive coverage of the genealogical records. In the interview with Kelly, Barnes says, “there’s nothing to...

Is prestigious genealogical society throwing media under the bus on Warren 1/32 Cherokee claim?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 14, 2012 57 Comments

There is a new and bizarre twist in the Elizabeth Warren 1/32 Cherokee saga. As discussed below, Warren’s claim to 1/32 Cherokee heritage arose from comments attributed to the prestigious New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS) through two of its employees, well-known genealogist Chris Child and spokesman...

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Milton Friedman v. Obama/Warren/Lakoff

Obama and Warren cribbed “build it” narrative from progressive Berkeley Professor

Warren can’t escape Indian issue, even at friendly live chat

“Someone tried to pull a Warren in AZ”

Warren v. Brown is the new Wisconsin Recall

Results of Massachusetts Democratic Convention (Update: Dem Delegates knock DeFranco off ballot, hand nomination to Warren)

Not The Boston Globe’s headline: Scott Brown maintains lead, Warren negatives rise

Oh Elizabeth, there you go again

Stuck in Elizabethville

Cherokee genealogist on Warren: “These are the people she stepped on”

Is prestigious genealogical society throwing media under the bus on Warren 1/32 Cherokee claim?

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