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How Wrong Was Michelle Goldberg About Wisconsin Planned Parenthood Bombing? UPDATE: ‘I Lit Up the Clinic,’ Suspect Told Police; Offers Guilty Plea at Hearing

“Typically, we see an upsurge in anti-abortion violence . . . when the anti-abortion movement kind of thinks it was on the verge of victory, and then finds itself somehow thwarted. . . . When there’s frustration among the anti-abortion forces, violence often results.” — Michelle Goldberg on MSNBC, April 2, 2012 What do we […]

Police Charge Career Criminal in Wisconsin Planned Parenthood Bombing

Jim Collar of the Appleton (Wisc.) Post-Crescent reports: Police and federal investigators suspect a Brillion man who has an extensive criminal record was responsible for planting the homemade explosive that ignited a Sunday fire at a Planned Parenthood clinic. The 50-year-old man was jailed early Tuesday morning for violating terms of his probation, though police […]

WISCONSIN, MARYLAND REPUBLICAN PRIMARY RESULTS HQ

UPDATE 10:50 p.m. ET: Chris Moody of Yahoo News writes about Santorum’s campaign in Wisconsin, which included visits to seven bowling alleys and more than a few beers: He has arguably been one of the hardest working candidates in the race, having labored his way up from the bottom of the polls when he held […]

BREAKING: Police Arrest Suspect in Planned Parenthood Bombing

A man with a criminal record — he was out on probation — has been taken into custody in connection with the incident in Grand Chute, the Appleton (Wisc.) Post-Crescent reports: Police say they have identified the person who placed a homemade explosive device that went off Sunday and damaged Planned Parenthood’s Gillett Street clinic. […]

Why Is the U.S. Justice Department Monitoring the Wisconsin Primary?

Dan Collins at The Conservatory calls attention to a news item: The U.S. Justice Department says it is dispatching observers to watch over Wisconsin’s presidential primary on Tuesday. The Justice Department said Monday its poll watchers will be in Milwaukee to ensure compliance with the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and other federal voting rights […]

Tom Maguire’s Excellent Idea: Let’s Pretend We Take Rod Dreher Seriously

This kind of thing never works out well for Dreher, whom Maguire catches accusing George Zimmerman of being “paranoid,” which is doubly hilarious given that Dreher was writing in the context of being cautious about the facts of the case. In fact, I have said all along that we have to be wary of trying […]

Question the Timing: Planned Parenthood Bombing Before Wisconsin Primary?

Watching MSNBC can be a weird experience. About 3 a.m., unable to sleep, I was flipping around the channels and happened onto Ed Schultz — who reminds me of every mean drunk I ever knew — going on and on about the alleged Republican “War on Women.” I had the sound muted on the TV […]

Newt Neutered: Gingrich’s Pathetic Shadow Campaign Stumbles Onward

Being without means of transportation at the moment — thanks to the vigilant police officers of Livonia, Louisiana — I couldn’t have attended this, even if I’d wanted to, but I’m actually kind of glad I missed Newt Gingrich’s appearance today in nearby Frederick, Maryland. Byron York was there to witness Newt’s disgrace: Strapped for […]

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