Record Anti-Semitic Attacks in U.K.

The U.K.’s Jewish Community Security Trust recorded more than 900 anti-Semitic incidents in 2009, the most since the group started keeping track in 1984. This sort of tabulation is always problematic, but the total included many serious incidents. Presumably most incidents were the work of Muslims seeking to bring the war home, so to speak, but at least one outburst reminds us that the anti-Semites have friends in high places:

Rowan Laxton, a Foreign Office official, was convicted of racial abuse after shouting ”——- Israelis, ——- Jews” in a gym as a news report on the death of a Palestinian farmer was shown on television.


Tune in to AM 1280 the Patriot

Brian Ward is on assignment tomorrow, so I will be doing our radio show on AM 1280 the Patriot solo, from 11 to 1 central time. You can listen on the web by following the link. At noon central I’ll be joined by Big Hollywood’s John Nolte to talk about this year’s Academy Award nominees. It should be a fun show.


Quotes of the day

“Her growing cast of advisers and support system could be working in the service of any number of goals: a presidential run, a de facto role as the leader of the Tea Party movement, a lucrative career as a roving media entity — or all of the above. [...] Read the rest »

Birtherism Takes Center Stage at TeaBagCon – Update: Gets Standing Ovation

Joseph Farah of World Net Daily gives us a preview of his speech to the First National Tea Party Convention: What I’ll say today at 1st Tea Party Convention.

Here’s a sneak peak at what I will be talking about in my keynote address to the first National Tea Party Convention in Nashville tonight. I wish you could all be there, but it’s a sellout. …

I have a dream.

My dream is that IF Barack Obama even seeks re-election as president in 2012, he won’t be able to go to any city, any town, any hamlet in America without seeing signs that ask, “Where’s the birth certificate?”

(Hat tip: Cato.)

UPDATE at 2/5/10 7:38:03 pm:

Dave Weigel is at the TeaBagCon, and just tweeted that Farah received a standing ovation for his Birther speech.


John Cornyn on Senate GOP Question Time with Obama: Er, no thanks

If there were any lingering doubts about who got the better of last week’s Question Time session, this should settle them. [...] Read the rest »

Michael Steele: “After taxes, a million dollars is not a lot of money”

I’m a tad alarmed that this is not only an AP headline, but that it’s considered newsworthy even in the conservative Boston Herald. [...] Read the rest »

Rasmussen: “Tea party candidate” would beat Democrat in Texas governor’s race

Not just any generic Democrat either. [...] Read the rest »

Doubling down: Second Tim Tebow pro-life ad now set to run during Super Bowl

Alternate headline: “White House Super Bowl party now to feature two awkward moments.” [...] Read the rest »

Retract, Said the Tick Tock Man

I’m privileged to announce that Andrew Breitbart has added me to his list of everyone in the world who must immediately bow before his might and retract, retract, retract: Retraction Requests: Charles Johnson, Big Journalism.

Breitbart seems to believe I should retract my statement that the 2006 event titled “Race and Conservatism” was a “white nationalist conference,” which I initially made based on the description from One People’s Project.

Let’s sum up what we know so far, not from OPP but from an article published at the American Renaissance hate site:

%%LIST=Marcus Epstein, who has a long history of writing pieces for white nationalist websites and recently pleaded guilty in an assault on a black woman during which he screamed the ‘N’ word at her, was in charge of inviting speakers.
The event was organized by VDARE, American Renaissance, and the Robert A. Taft Club, and was promoted on white nationalist websites, including the neo-Nazi Stormfront.
Jared Taylor, arguably the lead speaker, has such a notorious reputation as a white nationalist and “academic” racist that the event was almost canceled, and other “establishment conservative” speakers who initially agreed to attend backed out when they discovered he was going to speak.%%

Do they need to be wearing SS uniforms before we call it a “white nationalist” event?

After learning more about the event, directly from the websites of the racist groups that organized it, it’s quite clear that the description by One People’s Project was correct.

I hope Retracto the Correction Alpaca is used to working at high altitudes, because he’ll need to hold his breath for a really long time waiting for a retraction from this Little Green Lizard.


Hugh Hewitt: “Half Past Kansas” by Facing Sunday –Amaze.fm Song of the Week

Here’s the link to the Amaze.fm song of the week..

There’s a New Kid in Town

The Democrats in congress will have plenty of time to think about Sen. Scott Brown (R-MA).

On a swanky tip from TED (I think).

Report: NYT ready to drop scandal bombshell on New York governor

HuffPo’s got all the links you need pointing to a sex scandal, which makes the deja vu here doubly intense. [...] Read the rest »

Hugh Hewitt: Jay Riemersma For Congress

Jay Riemersma, former U of M Wolverine and Pittsburgh Steeler, was a guest on today’s show. First time I have ever had that combo as a guest, so you must realize what a good guy he is. Help him out..

“Bipartisan” White House Super Bowl party to feature … one Republican

That Republican? [...] Read the rest »

Video: Obama eulogizes woman buried in Obama t-shirt whose name he can’t remember

Skip ahead to 8:25 of the clip. [...] Read the rest »

Overnight Open Thread

Friday, Friday, Friday and Saturday morning too. “Too Late to Apologize”: The American Revolution as a Music Video And hey it’s better than most hit songs these days plus the Founders look good on stage. Be sure and check out…