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Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 10, 2011 14 Comments

This photo montage from National Review Online perfectly reflects what I have been writing about all weekend regarding the lie that Sarah Palin, the Tea Parties or right-wing "vitriol" caused Jared Loughner to shoot and kill dozens of people in Tucson:There really is no difference at...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 09, 2011 72 Comments

The shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and the killing of several people by gunman Jared Loughner in Arizona yesterday has revealed two sicknesses.The first and most serious is the sickness living in Loughner's head.  Evidence in the form of farewell videos, internet postings, and the...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 01, 2010 9 Comments

This post is not about The Coffee Party, because I know I'm not allowed to go there.This post is about Son of Coffee Party (emphasis mine):TV's Joe Scarborough, who today dismissed Sarah Palin as a symbol of "anti-intellectualism" with a "dopey dream" of being president, will...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 30, 2010 16 Comments

There is a lot which could be said about Joe Scarborough's very personal and demeaning screed against Sarah Palin, but I'll rest on this response:"You are the Alan Colmes of MSNBC, and I mean no offense to Alan Colmes."On second thought, maybe I just insulted...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 15, 2010 7 Comments

Via Howard Kurtz (who seems to me to be much more relaxed in his writing and worth reading since he left WaPo), comes a tale of infighting at NBC and MSNBC over Keith Olbermann's politicial contributions and personality:From the moment Olbermann was found to have...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 08, 2010 9 Comments

Well, that was quick.  Keith Olbermann will return to MSNBC primetime tomorrow night, after a long weekend off the air, most of which time he would have been off the air regardless.If Olbermann's violation of MSNBC's rules or policies was significant enough to warrant an...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 05, 2010 10 Comments

If Alan Grayson and Al Franken could do it, why not Keith?  Now that he is suspended indefinitely without pay by MSNBC for failing to disclose his campaign contributions to Democrats, Olbermann can become part of the team, instead of just watching from the bleachers.What other...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 05, 2010 12 Comments

Once again I have a seemingly unsolvable dilemma.  If "the enemy of my enemy is my friend," which one of these guys has to be my friend?Via Breitbart TV:[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8FipvbDI6E?fs=1]--------------------------------------------Related Posts:Greenwald Agonistes Hey Progressives, Are You Motivated Yet?The Left Brought The Wave Down On Itself Follow...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 29, 2010 6 Comments

I'm not buying all the phony expressions of outrage from left-bloggers and pundits over the Gawker article about Christine O'Donnell.From the moment she won the primary, O'Donnell was sexualized by the left with the excuse being O'Donnell's 1996 video regarding masturbation.  That 14-year old tape has...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 05, 2010 13 Comments

MSNBC has given up any pretense of being a news organization, and is staking out an explicitly left-wing political persona as part of a new marketing campaign under the slogan, "Lean Forward."As reported by The New York Times:MSNBC, once the also-ran but now the No. 2...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 16, 2010 6 Comments

When Chris Matthews is good, he's very good; when he's bad, he's tingly.  In this clip, Matthews makes some good points:http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32545640Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy-------------------------------------------- Follow me on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube...

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 August 30, 2010 10 Comments

Obama was interviewed by Brian Williams yesterday.  Once again, Obama exhibited the sort of disdain towards a substantial portion of the population as he did in his bitter clinger comments back in 2008.You will remember that at a private cocktail party in April 2008 in...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 21, 2010 7 Comments

This is the latest in a series on the use of the race card for political gain:I will not use that word even to talk about the word.  I will not say the word even in condemning people who call other people the word.  I also will hesitate...

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

Sharron Angle has a secret weapon: Keith Olbermann hates her.The video below, in which Olbermann calls Angle the "Worst Person In The World" (start at 1:50) is being used as a fundraising tool for Angle by Mike Pence, as reported by The Hill:Indiana Rep. Mike...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 28, 2010 3 Comments

Chuck Todd, of NBC, whose nomme de guerre is "Chuckie T.," has lost sleep over the Journolist, as quoted by Roger Simon at Politico in a column, Journolist veers out of bounds:“Journolist was pretty offensive. Those of us who are mainstream journalists got mixed in...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 17, 2010 3 Comments

This is the latest in a series on the use of the race card for political gain:I have a dream.That the week will arrive when the race card will not have been played. And I will have nothing about which to write on a Saturday...

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