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Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 05, 2011 11 Comments
I previously have highlighted the treatment of the “Arab Street” by NY Times columnist Roger Cohen in the midst of the Arab Spring protests, many of which revealed an open and ugly anti-Semitic side: In the Middle East you expect the worst. But having watched Egypt’s extraordinary...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 03, 2011 18 Comments
End Game Assessment:  Something different.  Not sure we learned much.  Not having everyone or at least multiple candidates together allowed for stock answers.  This was not a format in which one candidate clearly could be a winner or loser. Clearly went after Newt with the...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 03, 2011 0 Comments
His announcement now is expected around 1:30 p.m.   Any minute now (a/0 12:20) Eastern The Right Scoop already has embedded live feeds, on the off chance he speaks earlier.

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 28, 2011 8 Comments
Chris Cillizza’s The Fix blog at The Washington Post presents itself as a political reporting blog, not an advocacy blog.  It purports to be journalism in a blog format. That distinction in the mainstream media, of course, really doesn’t exist in the newsroom or the...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 26, 2011 16 Comments
NATO and/or U.S. forces apparently killed a couple dozen Pakistani soldiers at an outpost on the Afghan border.  The details are murky at this point: The Guardian reports that coalition forces say they came under fire and returned fire. Pakistan has announced that it will...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 26, 2011 30 Comments
Since the new blog went live in mid-June, I’ve only banned about a dozen people (compared to 2700+ registered users). I’ve banned someone who gratuitously insulted Kathleen, someone who had the “N” word in the registered e-mail address (no need to wait for that person...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 25, 2011 5 Comments
The first American killed in the Afghan war, on November 25, 2001.  I’ve told his story before, but it is worth remembering every year. This interesting video by The Daily Caller recalls the group of special forces similar to Spann, who worked with Afhan warlord Abdul...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 23, 2011 15 Comments
Every time one thinks it is impossible for Israel haters to come out with a more bizarre justification for hating Israel, someone comes up with an even more bizarre justification. Today’s exhibit is City University of New York Professor Sara Schulman, who is feverishly anti-Israeli...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 22, 2011 1 Comment
Tonight is coverage of the national security debate hosted by CNN. To comment in the live feed please register in the CoverIt-Live box using OpenID (Google, Facebook, Twitter, etc.). Your Legal Insurrection registration will not work. If you comment anonymously, your comment will be held...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 22, 2011 18 Comments
As this goes to post, Wolf Blitzer is preparing carefully and cautiously for the Republican foreign policy / national security debate he will be moderating tonight on CNN. The questions were written long ago, but they are being checked and rechecked again.  No chances can...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 22, 2011 6 Comments
Yes, there is another debate tonight.  I haven’t decided whether to go “live” or do commentary at the breaks. While it would be easy to complain about yet another debate, I think the debates have been worthwhile in sorting out the candidates.  Tonight will be...

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on November 19, 2011 17 Comments
I’ve been trying to articulate the way to engage with OWS-sympathizers for the past few weeks. It’s hard to write-off some aspects of the OWS gripes: some sectors have seen an inordinate amount of favoritism from the government while a lot of the middle class...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 18, 2011 8 Comments
Newt Gingrich got “mic checked” while giving a speech in Iowa Jacksonville, FL, via Raw Story (h/t @BillHobbs): The activists began to chant something about “the 99 percent” before being drowned out by tea party supporters. “Hold on,” Gingrich told the crowd. “I want to answer...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 16, 2011 148 Comments
I have been agnostic on the Republican primary so far, but the time for choosing has arrived. For the reasons set forth below, I believe that the primaries will come down to Mitt Romney versus Newt Gingrich.  As such, the choice is not between Newt Gingrich and...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 14, 2011 27 Comments
The Supreme Court has just announced that it will take the Obamacare litigation, meaning that a decision will be rendered on the individual mandate, if not the entire law, by the end of June. As reported in USA Today: The Supeme court said today it...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 13, 2011 50 Comments
That’s what commenter and blogger Joan of Argghh said last night after watching the clip of Newt taking on Scott Pelley over killing enemy combatants. So what do you say about this one? Update:  Ann Althouse enjoyed Newt’s performance also: He listens to the precise question...
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