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Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 25, 2010 19 Comments

This is the latest in a series on the use of the race card for political gain:Democrat Loretta Sanchez (CA-47) is being challenged by Republican Van Tran, who is of Vietnamese descent.  Sanchez made news when she said:"El Viatnamese y los republicanos tratando de tomar...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 22, 2010 5 Comments

Don't you just love it when someone in the mainstream media admits to the pervasive bias against conservatives?Via NewsBusters, here is the transcript of a segment between Harry Smith and John Dickerson on the CBS Early Show this morning, regarding Christine O'Donnell's announcement last night...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 20, 2010 3 Comments

When a tape of Christine O'Donnell commenting in the 1990s that she had "dabbled into witchcraft" surfaced, the media and left-wing blogosphere (and unfortunately, a few on the right) went wild.  There was nothing of substance to the story, as it turns out O'Donnell was talking about events...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 17, 2010 4 Comments

Kirsten Powers, almost alone among liberals, has been willing to denounce the sexualized attacks upon Christine O'Donnell, and now she does it again in a column at The Daily Beast titled Tea Party Mocking Needs To Stop:The Washington establishment has its nose out of joint...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 16, 2010 13 Comments

Tweet of the Day.Kirsten Powers gets it.  Once again, the mainstream media and left-wing blogosphere -- including liberal feminists -- are sexualizing a conservative female candidate.  They obsessed over Sarah Palin's breast size, and now they are obsessing over whether Christine O'Donnell masterbates and has had sex.Here is...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 16, 2010 3 Comments

Christine O'Donnell's nomination is HISTORIC because if she wins, she will be the first female Senator from Delaware. Ever.This is big and HISTORIC.  Which should guarantee overwhelmingly favorable mainstream media coverage.  Because we are not allowed to be against HISTORIC candidates, particularly one who will break...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 10, 2010 27 Comments

I really hope my high school classmates don't plan to burn any Korans, or my name may be in a headline like this:Rush Limbaugh, Pastor Terry Jones Were High School ClassmatesTerry Jones, the Florida pastor threatening to burn a Koran tomorrow on the anniversary of...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 03, 2010 5 Comments

There is no other reasonable interpretation.Here is how Obama described the end of combat operations in Iraq in his speech Tuesday night:Tonight, I'd like to talk to you about the end of our combat mission in Iraq, the ongoing security challenges we face, and the need...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 03, 2010 1 Comment

...That Vanity Fair still exists.--------------------------------------------Related PostsCNN Distorts 60 Min./Vanity Fair Poll About Sarah Palin Is Obama's Grandmother Now a Prop?Follow me on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 31, 2010 2 Comments

Nevada journalist and talk show host John Ralston is trolling for Harry Reid.  Ralston published an article in The Las Vegas Sun on Sunday titled Angle in 2005: I would have voted “no” on Katrina relief funds.The article is based on a tape given to Ralston...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 30, 2010 11 Comments

The headline of the day at CNN is TRENDING: Clear majority says Palin not qualified to be president (emphasis mine):Two days after Sarah Palin fired up a large crowd at Glenn Beck's Restoring Honor rally in Washington, a newly released survey suggests a clear majority of...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 30, 2010 7 Comments

Some vehicles were torched at the building site for a Mosque in Tennessee.From Glenn Greenwald on down, the incident has been declared to be another act of anti-Muslim bigotry inspired by the Corboda mosque controversy, similar to the (now-debunked) Cabbie Stabbing.They may be right.  Or...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 29, 2010 11 Comments

According to Dave Neiwert, Eliminationist theorist in chief, when he looked at the crowd at the Restoring Honor rally, he was sure the next Timothy McVeigh was out there:Well, Glenn Beck's eyes certainly weren't dry. He started weeping while telling the crowd that somewhere out...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 28, 2010 39 Comments

The image on The Washington Post [see note below] website of the Restoring Honor rally today in Washington, D.C., reminded me of the advertising concept of subliminal seduction, where images are inserted into an advertisement in such a way as to send a message to...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 19, 2010 4 Comments

Instead, use the terms:"Nearly Worthless AP" or "Almost Worthless AP"Because AP is not literally Worthless.  Hell, even Newsweek sold for a buck.For consistency of message, here is a succinct summary of President Obama’s position on AP:Obama has said he believes AP has the right to publish as a...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 18, 2010 2 Comments

The New York Times has a pretty fair article by Adam Nagourney about Sharron Angle, after a pretty fair interview.Sure, I could nitpick some of the characterizations in the article, but it really was pretty fair. None of the John Ralston Geraldo-like grandstanding, or usual...

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