tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post164203684884490143..comments2023-10-24T11:23:31.580-04:00Comments on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion: Maligned? No, Palined.William A. Jacobsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16433685588536441422noreply@blogger.comBlogger76125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-90010501049772621332010-11-16T19:57:11.795-05:002010-11-16T19:57:11.795-05:00I especially like this tripe: "I doubt this, ...I especially like this tripe: "I doubt this, but it truly doesn't help the case for Palin that someone would be so outspoken in what is supposed to be a part of the country most amiable to her presence."<br /><br />So it's somehow bad for Palin when someone makes a false accusation against her and not the accuser?<br /><br />And since when does Bacchus represent the entirety of a "part of the country?"<br /><br />It's elitist Noonan and career politician Bacchus who had the bad week. "Nincompoop?" What is Peggy, six years old?FZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18407705272229976468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-5059249930659623812010-11-16T18:55:32.905-05:002010-11-16T18:55:32.905-05:00Who cares about Bauchus and Noonan. How is the opi...Who cares about Bauchus and Noonan. How is the opinion of two old out of touch relics a bad week for Palin? They are threatened by Palins clout. Palin having a good or bad week has nothing to do with what others think and say about her.<br /><br />Whether you like Palin or not should not be based on the opinion of others, not matter how supposedly "respected." Make up your own mind.FZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18407705272229976468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-11212485583169149322010-11-14T20:19:07.294-05:002010-11-14T20:19:07.294-05:00I don't get what the beef is? If you want to ...I don't get what the beef is? If you want to argue about the word significant- fine. But for most people, given the awkward state of the economy- any increase is not good. Particularly for those at the bottom of the economic ladder.<br /><br />My issue with Reddy's article is that he took Palin's comments on QE2 and its impact on inflation and zeroed in to nitpick about food inflation. And for many people, the only thing that matters is their balance at the end of the month and no one can argue that the cost of food has increased.<br /><br />Even in his response he has to admit that she's right. QE2 could impact future inflation (her main point) and the cost of food has gone up. <br /><br />As for Bauchus and Noonan- it's to be expected. They choose to ignore her 18/20 win for the "Take Back the 20" initiative. Also her wins when it came to congressional candidates.DarkGravityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11553405429405311925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-82396083498004538372010-11-12T18:32:14.196-05:002010-11-12T18:32:14.196-05:00http://www.cnbc.com/id/40135092
"The “inaugu...http://www.cnbc.com/id/40135092<br /><br />"The “inaugural price survey shows a small, but meaningful increase on an 86-item grocery basket,” said Patrick McKeever, MKM Partners analyst, in a note. Most of the items McKeever chose to track were every day items like food and detergent and made by national brands."<br /><br />Seems as thought Walmart's data confirms Palin was correct.Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09596691562992227213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-54719271144838185812010-11-11T10:40:04.805-05:002010-11-11T10:40:04.805-05:00Kathleen -
You are free to cut and paste this as ...Kathleen -<br /><br />You are free to cut and paste this as you see fit to reply to the whiners:<br /><br />"Cancel your own goddamn subscription"<br /><br />W.F. BuckleyDanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01984684046299295092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-1431341577918536712010-11-11T08:25:07.307-05:002010-11-11T08:25:07.307-05:00Wow! 80+ comments! Like I said, Ms. McCaffrey is...Wow! 80+ comments! Like I said, Ms. McCaffrey is the Allahpundit of LegalInsurrection! ;)<br /><br />Overall, this discussion has been one of the best I've ever read on any blog comment thread. Kudos, Professor! I may not agree with the posting, but I love that there are THINKING PEOPLE out there in the blogosphere having open debate and candidly discussing the topic! :DDINORightMariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01067345219054999889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-44945723796848704892010-11-11T07:41:15.504-05:002010-11-11T07:41:15.504-05:00Legal Insurrection has its very own insurrection o...Legal Insurrection has its very own insurrection on its hands and for very good reason. This post is really dreadful on so many levels. To quote Nobel physicist Wolfgang Pauli's comment on one student's paper, "Not only is it not right, it's not even wrong". It is in fine irredeemably bad.<br /><br />See also http://hotair.com/archives/2010/11/10/ap-poll-palins-favorable-rating-highest-in-almost-a-year/LIAM HODDERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11241193035033757955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-41428714973175895272010-11-11T07:40:07.161-05:002010-11-11T07:40:07.161-05:00Group calls into question the validity of the Bure...Group calls into question the validity of the Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI methods.<br /><br />http://www.inflation.us/sarahpalin.htmlListKeeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04056405860539636956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-12512792487848363872010-11-11T05:25:52.707-05:002010-11-11T05:25:52.707-05:00Noonan wields incredible power in the GOP? Not har...Noonan wields incredible power in the GOP? Not hardly since she went all Obama-girl on us! <br /><br />The rest of this post is petty and poorly reasoned. Not impressive.kkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09125835454946022159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-25671107996972312362010-11-11T05:25:41.438-05:002010-11-11T05:25:41.438-05:00To those who feel the need to malign (ironically, ...To those who feel the need to malign (ironically, given the title of her post) Kathleen, remember that she is still a college student. I can tell you with certainty that my political leanings have changed since I was in school, greatly influenced by Ronald Reagan. Criticism is fine, but damnation of a callow adult is cruel.<br /><br />Sarah Palin evokes vociferous defense by average Americans because they see so much of themselves in her. She is not part of the ruling elite, yet she champions their cause and doesn't suffer fools gladly. So when you attack Palin with half-truths, complete falsehoods, conflated arguments, etc., you can expect a full throated rebuttal from one of her followers.<br /><br />And follower is exactly the right word, too. She is truly a leader. Think about it for a moment. When was the last time someone in the public sphere got people to notice what was going on over at the Federal Reserve? How about starting a national conversation about Monetary Policy? <br /><br />It isn't our current "President".<br /><br />It isn't any of the men expected to announce their intentions for the GOP nomination.<br /><br />It's the housewife from Wasilla, AK.<br /><br />If someone were to suggest this unlikely scenario to you even a year ago you would dismiss it as pure poppycock. But here we are.turfmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15634603924130558414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-12907669630295856912010-11-11T02:52:26.763-05:002010-11-11T02:52:26.763-05:00Oh Kathleen. This is no way to begin. Let's ...Oh Kathleen. This is no way to begin. Let's review:<br /><br />"It has been a less than stellar week for Sarah Palin."<br /><br />She actually had a great night last week, as many of her endorsees won. Some didn't but 0.666 is a pretty good average.<br /><br />"Last Friday, Peggy Noonan insinuated that she was a nincompoop, and chastised her characterization of Reagan as “just an actor.”"<br /><br />Actually she outright <i>called</i> her a nincompoop. You'd think a grande dame like Noonan could do better than childish namecalling, wouldn't you.<br /><br />"Drudge is reporting that Rep. Spencer Bacchus (R-AL) claims “[the] Senate would be Republican today except for states (in which Palin endorsed candidates) like Christine O’Donnell in Delaware, … Sarah Palin cost us control of the Senate.” I doubt this, but it truly doesn't help the case for Palin that someone would be so outspoken in what is supposed to be a part of the country most amiable to her presence."<br /><br />If you doubt it, why are you using it as evidence to bolster your initial assertion? Plus, it's patently false, because Palin endorsed both conservative and non-conservative candidates depending on the location. Bachus had to walk it back and you ought to as well. <br /><br />The WSJ kerfuffle was entirely over an ellipsis. An ellipses! Her overall point, that QE would lead to inflation, was right on and her posting drew necessary attention to it. Going off on her quotation style just makes you look petty. <br /><br />"Palin brands herself as a fiscal conservative voice, though her misquote, and subsequent retort, can only lead one to question her understanding of the economy."<br /><br />Really? Do you disagree that QE will lead to inflation? Please, enlighten us with your superior knowledge and insight.<br /><br />"This snafu is only conflated by her seemingly-superficial understanding of the political system."<br /><br />Do you have any basis whatsoever for this assertion?<br /><br />"I'm not particularly anti-Palin, but this certainly doesn't warrant any respect on my end."<br /><br />Well I'm sure Mrs. Palin stays up nights wondering how to earn back your respect. You sound like a petulant college student. Perhaps you could examine your own irrational emotional response to Palin in future posts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-79716840804936407902010-11-11T01:56:22.704-05:002010-11-11T01:56:22.704-05:00Yeah, what they all said!Yeah, what they all said!JoAnnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00551343945828962133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-90922929035373970832010-11-10T23:50:47.758-05:002010-11-10T23:50:47.758-05:00Hmmmm.
@ Kathleen McCaffrey
I hope subsequent ef...Hmmmm.<br /><br />@ Kathleen McCaffrey<br /><br />I hope subsequent efforts will be better then this trash. Frankly if future posts are of this quality then this site will go on my block list because I don't have either the time nor the inclination to bother with trash.<br /><br />As for you insinuation that Palin has it all wrong about rising food prices perhaps you haven't been food shopping lately. Choose an internationally traded commodity that isn't produced domestically; coffee. You'll see the price has stayed approximately the same but the net portions are much smaller. Only a couple years ago coffee was sold in 16oz bags. Now they're being sold in 12oz and even 10.5oz bags for the same price.<br /><br />On top of which do you really think that many conservatives care about the WSJ or some of the idiotic nonsense that is written therein? The vast majority of WSJ sales are to people in the stock, bond, commodities and other brokerage businesses. As for Noonan perhaps you haven't kept up with the rest of us but she lost her credibility a long time ago. Any reflected glory from working in the Reagan White House has long since worn off.<br /><br />...<br /><br />Frankly you haven't impressed me and IMO I've got better things to do than read your particular brand of nonsense.edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11554432958239793555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-62679000375859580392010-11-10T23:15:46.713-05:002010-11-10T23:15:46.713-05:00PS: (since this is my second response to this post...PS: (since this is my second response to this post)...If the Professor looks at his website stats, he will be able to tell whether or not Kathleen is really affecting his readership or not.<br /><br />Stats are real (over time)...unlike several people having temper tantrums :-)<br /><br />We'll see.<br /><br />But, as a very minor blogger myself, I do really sympathize with the difficulty of trying to keep up with all that's going on (especially moving towards the 2012 election cycle) and the implied obligation to provide a good service to loyal readers. Keep in mind that Prof. Jacobson's stated goal was to make this a better and more productive experience for us due to the fact that, unlike Prof. Obama, he is actually human and has some limitations!<br /><br />In any case, 2012 is the true test of whether conservatives will keep our constitutional republic intact. Godspeed.lgstarrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02752386918407342437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-25503400432539661482010-11-10T22:20:06.671-05:002010-11-10T22:20:06.671-05:00Thank you dave v, you said it perfectly. It's ...Thank you dave v, you said it perfectly. It's not as if we don't have an array of sites that devote themselves to Palin-bashing on an almost daily basis. I came here for a little discussion, some laughs & a lot of camaraderie. I really thought the post was tongue in cheek until I read it a second time.<br /><br />I guess this explains The Economist & Vanity Fair.Jeanne Pattersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08214081669265679010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-35505986831355018412010-11-10T22:02:12.879-05:002010-11-10T22:02:12.879-05:00I really did think this was a satire piece when I ...I really did think this was a satire piece when I first read it. I now realize this person is serious. Or at least is pretending to be. Maybe our Prof has decided to follow Hot Air's lead and went out and hired Allahpundit's twin. But thanks to AllahP, I deleted my bookmark to Hot Air long ago and have never gone back. Looks like I'll be doing the same here if this is the new normal.<br /><br />-brian<br />http://www.linkedin.com/in/bdpaaschAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-85887142587387105872010-11-10T21:16:41.915-05:002010-11-10T21:16:41.915-05:00"This snafu is only conflated by her seemingl..."This snafu is only conflated by her seemingly-superficial understanding of the political system." <br /><br />Pot, meet Kettle.<br /><br />Prof Jacobson, I am disappointed that your blog has been intellectually tainted in your absence.<br /><br />Perhaps in the future, you could make it more obvious who the poster is, so I can skip this person's drivel.<br /><br />Much appreciated.Stop shouting...https://www.blogger.com/profile/18364109205720825690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-66034730511306481162010-11-10T21:05:34.722-05:002010-11-10T21:05:34.722-05:00I'm all for alternative viewpoints. God knows ...I'm all for alternative viewpoints. God knows I'm incessantly bombarded with them via the AP, the NYTs, and every other vestige of journalism on my Yahoo homepage. Where I'd prefer NOT to see them is the few webpages I bookmark under the heading "conservative." Mind you, this comes from a person who defines himself as both libertarian (a la Ms. McCaffrey) and conservative. The last place I need a "nuanced" and poorly informed critique of Palin is legalinsurrection.com. Hint: stick to drug legalization and free trade.dave vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03162727760872492396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-80407097612030012302010-11-10T20:26:41.210-05:002010-11-10T20:26:41.210-05:00See comments from Paul Gigot, WSJ editor, about Pa...See comments from Paul Gigot, WSJ editor, about Palin's grasp of monetary policy.<br /><br />http://bit.ly/aGnXgJListKeeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04056405860539636956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-31295580491001829762010-11-10T20:01:32.518-05:002010-11-10T20:01:32.518-05:00I think Sarah Palin needs to be defended vigorousl...I think Sarah Palin needs to be defended vigorously by anyone who thinks her voice is important in the current debate and possibly for our future. She and her family have been attacked mercilessly by the establishment, with Noonan being a very good example, but also by 400 members of the Journolist who conspired, with malice, to destroy her. These attacks are ongoing. If we do not defend her, who will? They will succeed in her destruction if people do not use all their resources rebut any and all attacks on her.viatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09210255358385745222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-946124790022942652010-11-10T19:54:04.888-05:002010-11-10T19:54:04.888-05:00After reading this article several times to be sur...After reading this article several times to be sure that I was seeing what I was seeing, I went back and reread the two in front of it on medical care and realized that the authors on this blog are not pointing the way to recovery, you are part of the problem.<br /><br />Governor Palin did not cost us senate seats! She did not overcome the opposition from the GOP national organization. Among the lessons learned--don't send money any place except to candidates and organizations COMMITTED to the victory of those candidates.<br /><br />On the earlier subject, most of the people who do not have "insurance" (pre-paid care, actually) don't want it and say so by not buying it or by selecting life-styles that don't offer it.<br /><br />The "insurance" that pr4ovides my wife and I excellent care was purchased as a result of me selecting employers who offered the stuff we bought as a portion of my compensation. I have it because I earned it.<br /><br />The system provides me and my family outstanding care that fortunately has not deteriorated much since we got to the age that Medicare was forced on us driving total costs up significantly. (I will spare you my views on what lawyers have done to th4e cost structure. Say "Thankyou".)<br /><br />Back on the subject of the "uncovered" people--did you know that we used to have a Salvation Army Hospital, a Methodist Hospital, a Roman Catholic Hospital, A Lutheran Hospital, an Episcopalian Hospital....?<br /><br />The have been pretty much bee driven out of the charity business by lawyers and governments, but I notice that one of them (that is now owned by the State University) still has signs all over waiting rooms, halls, so on that say "If you have been here 15 (or 20) minutes without attention, please check in at th4e desk" and something about "Ability to pay will not determine the care you get."<br /><br />It was interesting to note that in two recent visits to hospitals for emergency care, one processed the paper work first only because the bleeding and pain were under control and it made things simpler for everybody, the other incident say me in the OR and I'm not sure they knew my name (they must have, because they had some history information.<br /><br />The point is, by every indication, everybody gets the care they need here.<br /><br />And there is no part of the socialized medicine and non-medical features of Obamacare that we need.<br /><br />I am sorry to have to remove this blog from my "must read" lists, but I am known by the company I keep.Larry Sheldonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12653436584890594776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-9984810215841850902010-11-10T19:39:59.234-05:002010-11-10T19:39:59.234-05:00Peggy Noonan of the open mike fame. Seeptember 3, ...Peggy Noonan of the open mike fame. Seeptember 3, 2008<br /><br />"Peggy Noonan and Mike Murphy, two Republican insiders who have shaped the images and messages of presidents and presidential wannabes, really don't like Sen. John McCain's selection of Gov. Sarah Palin to be his running mate.<br /><br />And Noonan evidently believes the choice of Palin means the presidential race is "over" and presumably not in a way that would favor McCain.<br /><br />We know this because Noonan and Murphy were on MSNBC today and pulled a "Jesse Jackson," which means expressing one's true feelings when you believe the microphone is off.<br /><br />Murphy, who's consulted McCain in the past, referred to the Palin pick as "cynical" and that it clashed with McCain's reputation as a non-cynical politician. He also said he didn't think the McCain campaign's strategy was going to work.<br /><br />Noonan, who wrote important and memorable speeches for Presidents Reagan and Bush the first, used an earthy word to describe the Republican strategy.<br /><br />Here's a transcript I've produced of what the participants thought was an off-air exchange.<br /><br />Murphy: You know, I come out of a blue, swing-state governor world. Engler, Whitman, Tommy Thompson, Mitt Romney, Jeb Bush, I mean, and these guys, this is all like how you win a Texas race, you run it up. it's not going to work.<br /><br />Noonan: It's over.<br /><br />Murphy: Still McCain can give a version of the Lieberman speech to do himself some good.<br /><br />Todd: Don't you think the Palin pick was insulting to to Kay Bailey Hutchison?<br /><br />Noonan: I saw Kay this morning.<br /><br />Murphy or Todd: She's never been comfortable about that.. I mean<br /><br />(Someone says something unintelligible.)<br /><br />Todd: Is she really the most qualified woman?<br /><br />Noonan: The most qualified no. I think they went for this excuse me political bullshit about narratives..<br /><br />Todd: Yeah, they went to narratives.<br /><br />Noonan: Every time Republicans do that, because that's not where they live and it's not what they're good at, they blow it.<br /><br />Murphy: You know what's really the worst thing about it? The greatness of McCain is no cynicism<br /><br />Todd: and this is cynical. And as you called it gimmicky.<br /><br />Murphy: Yeah.<br /><br />Tood: Thanks guys.<br /><br />Murphy: See you later.<br /><br />What makes Noonan's comments over the open microphone so fascinating is that in her column which appeared in the today's Wall Street Journal she certainly seemed a lot more supportive to Palin than she did on the NBC set when she thought the mic was turned off.<br /><br />Because she jumbles up so many cultural categories, because she is a feminist not in the Yale Gender Studies sense but the How Do I Reload This Thang way, because she is a woman who in style, history, moxie and femininity is exactly like a normal American feminist and not an Abstract Theory feminist; because she wears makeup and heels and eats mooseburgers and is Alaska Tough, as Time magazine put it; because she is conservative, and pro-2nd Amendment and pro-life; and because conservatives can smell this sort of thing -- who is really one of them and who is not -- and will fight to the death for one of their beleaguered own; because of all of this she is a real and present danger to the American left, and to the Obama candidacy.<br /><br />True, Noonan seems ambivalent about Palin in much of the rest of what she wrote about the Alaska senator. She describe's McCain's choice as a "Hail Mary" pass that will either succeed or fail spectacularly. But she doesn't come close in the piece to saying what she said on the unexpectedly open mic."<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrG8w4bb3kgviatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09210255358385745222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-45643747157938716382010-11-10T19:31:00.202-05:002010-11-10T19:31:00.202-05:00This is nothing new from Noonan: http://www.youtub...This is nothing new from Noonan: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrG8w4bb3kg&feature=player_embeddedAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15586888987864426986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-17940342567688872552010-11-10T19:27:25.024-05:002010-11-10T19:27:25.024-05:00"With Rep. Spencer Bachus of Alabama locked i..."With Rep. Spencer Bachus of Alabama locked in a fight for chairmanship of the financial services committee with Rep. Ed Royce of California, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is pushing back at comments Bachus made to a local newspaper that “Palin cost us control of the Senate.”<br /><br />Palin’s comments are important because they could provide a major boost to Royce, who is campaigning against Bachus in part by arguing his record is more conservative.<br /><br />Referring to Bachus’s votes for government bailouts for Wall Street and the “Cash for Clunkers” program, which Palin called “the Bachus bigger government agenda,” Palin told The Daily Caller via e-mail, “No wonder he’s not thrilled with people like me, Mitt Romney, Mike Huckabee and all the others who also endorsed commonsense conservative candidates.”<br /><br /><br />http://dailycaller.com/2010/11/09/palin-pushes-back-at-bachus-cites-his-bigger-government-agenda/#ixzz14veqfgfFviatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09210255358385745222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-27560523148287786522010-11-10T19:22:45.410-05:002010-11-10T19:22:45.410-05:00Alabama Republican says his comments about Palin c...Alabama Republican says his comments about Palin costing GOP the Senate were misinterpreted<br /><br />"In a statement Tuesday, Bachus spokesman Tim Johnson said the congressman was expressing a widely held belief that stronger Republican candidates could have won in states such as Delaware and Nevada, where Republicans Christine O'Donnell and Sharron Angle lost.<br /><br />"That's a lesson going forward," Johnson said. "As the article noted, (Bachus) was extremely complimentary of the tea party movement and Governor Palin in crediting them with the great turnout of conservatives that led to many of the successes on Tuesday."<br /><br />A little Spencer Bacchus walk back.<br /><br />http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/politics/wire/sns-ap-us-republican-palin,0,1465245.storyviatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09210255358385745222noreply@blogger.com