Year: 2003

Michael Van Winkle over at The Chicago Report disagrees with the rhetorical beating about the head and shoulders that I gave to Mohamed ElBaradei over his ridiculous comments about nuclear weapons. Here’s a sample of what Michael had to say… “If the mission of the War on Terror, with respect to nukes, is ever to […]

Most of you capitalist, Yankee, pigdogs who are reading RWN probably have some concerns about nuclear weapons. Maybe you’re concerned that the rabidly anti-American, anti-Israeli, Islamo-fascists in Iran will get nukes and launch them before their regime is pulled down in a bloody revolution. Then there’s that pumpkin-headed goon Kim Jung-Il who’s so crazy he […]

Following the publishing of a report stating that France does not consider Hamas or Islamic Jihad to be “terrorist” organizations, France is now openly soliciting new ideas which could further alienate and offend its neighbors and former allies. The statement, made just two days after Hamas assumed responsibility for killing twenty civilians on a bus […]

Just for the heck of it, here are my 31 favorite editorial columnists in order. 31) George Will 30) Larry Elder 29) Michael Ledeen 28) Peggy Noonan 27) Johnathan Last 26) Daniel Pipes 25) Charles Krauthammer 24) Rich Lowry 23) Jackie Mason & Raoul Felder 22) John Leo 21) David Limbaugh 20) Heather Mac Donald […]

There are a lot of people in America, mainly on the left, who have a great love of international institutions, coalitions, and who crave approval from the rest of the world for every action our nation takes. Now don’t get me wrong, there’s nothing wrong with cooperating with other nations or taking help from countries […]

The United States will send 22 million troops to Iraq this year to ensure the safety of every Iraqi and every structure in the country. Dubbed ‘Operation Buddy System’ by Pentagon planners, the idea is to pair each Iraqi citizen with a battlefield-equipped soldier or Marine. “Since we disturbed the peace by overthrowing Saddam Hussein,” […]

I wasn’t particularly pleased when I originally heard that Dick Lugar was going to become the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. I say that because I knew the day would come when he’d make a boneheaded proposal like this one… “As violence escalates in the Middle East, the chairman of the Senate Foreign […]

If you needed any evidence that France doesn’t see the war on terrorism as America does, you need look no further than this… “France voices objections to placing Hamas and Islamic Jihad on the European Union’s list of terror organizations, ynet reported Monday. Diplomatic advisor to President Chirac, Maurice Gourdault-Montagne, is quoted to have said […]

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Right Wing News emailed more than a 125 right-of-center bloggers and asked them to send us a list of who they considered to be the “worst figures of the 20th century”. Representatives from 39 blogs responded. All bloggers were allowed to make anywhere from 1-20 selections. Rank was determined simply by the number of votes […]

I found Bob Herbert’s editorial in the New York Times yesterday to be particularly grating for a number of reasons. His ridiculous comparisons to Vietnam & his complete inability to grasp the basics of the situation (among other things) make me wonder how he could even hold a job as an editorial writer for the […]

The United Nations today began distribution of mandatory prescriptions of Ritalin for all Iraqis. A spokesman said the U.N. hopes to reduce the incidence of violence through use of the medication, which is often prescribed for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) among American school boys. “Iraqis cannot be held responsible for their misbehavior,” said the […]

I should have already put this up. A comparison between the left and the right on the greatest figures of the twentieth century along with my own selections. My selections were Kemal Atatürk, David Ben-Gurion, Vinton Cerf, Thomas Edison, Albert Einstein, Dwight Eisenhower, Alexander Fleming, Henry Ford, Sigmund Freud, Mahatma Gandhi, Bill Gates, Douglas MaCarthur, […]

Here some of my favorite quotes from some of the best baseball, basketball, and football coaches of all-time. Hope you enjoy them. (Cont)

The reparations lawsuits are of course completely ridiculous. But, you want to know what would make them even sillier? Imagine if white people were suing blacks because their ancestors carried away some farming tools when they were freed from slavery. Well, here’s something that’s just as laughable as that… “Egyptians may sue Jews over the […]

Jeff Taylor from Hit & Run writes…. “If you haven’t at least encountered the Sobig virus in your inbox you must not get much email. Estimates are that 75% of all mail could be Sobig or a Sobig-caused error message. Time to retool the system. The only possible solution is sender-pays email. Right now we […]

I’m sure most of you are aware of the tragic and senseless bombing of the UN compound in Iraq on Tuesday. So who is Kofi Annan now slamming for this terrorist attack? Saddam Hussein and the thugs who are following him? Al-Qaeda? Perhaps Hizbollah or the Palestinian terrorist groups who have sent men into Iraq? […]

You know, I like Michael Fumento’s work, so much so that I actually interviewed him. Because I enjoy his writing, think he does important work, and since he was nice enough to do an interview with me, I’m naturally quite hesitant to rip into him. However, his latest comments about bloggers and the blogosphere are […]

Argghh…I caught some sort of mutant flu bug from my roommate. I still feel terrible. Had to skip work, can’t eat, and am about to go back to bed. I may be in shape to post a little later tonight, but by then I’ll be prepping for tomorrow. So I’ve decided to only make this […]

Since Douglas MacArthur finished a very respectable #14 in the Conservative bloggers list of The Greatest Figures Of The 20th Century, I thought it might be a good time to post his famous speech from 1951. Truman had relieved MacArthur of command in Korea 8 days earlier for “openly challenging the U.S. civilian leadership by […]

Not even a tinfoil hat and voting for Dennis Kucinich will be enough to save you when global mind control online comes online in 2004…or so says Rev. Terry-ana Robinson… “By Spring 2004, an invasive mind control technology known as a “Frequency Fence” is slated for implementation onto global society. This Frequency Fence is a […]

So Friday night I discovered that the keys to my car were missing — the ONLY keys to my car. I had been meaning to get a copy of the key made, but I’ve busy as hell working on everything from RWN to unsuccessfully trying to teach my Jack Russell Terrier, Patton, that he’s not […]

Right Wing News emailed more than a hundred left-of-center bloggers and asked them to send us a list of who they considered to be the “greatest figures of the 20th century”. Representatives from 23 blogs responded. That number of bloggers responding was down significantly from last week’s totals. There are a variety of reasons why […]

I just had a bizarre instant messenger conversation with Andrew Ian Dodge of Dodgeblogium. It started when he referred me to this post on his page. Here’s an excerpt from what he said that caught my attention… “Let’s put it this way, while I don’t condone what the Columbine killers did, I perfectly understand why […]

Tragically, cameraman Mazen Dana was shot and killed by US troops in Iraq on Sunday. Apparently, they mistook his “camera for a rocket-propelled grenade launcher” which I’m sure is an easy enough mistake to make from a distance, especially given than, earlier in the day there was, “a mortar attack in which six prisoners were […]

Back on August 8th in a post about the California recall, I said… “Although we’ll know a little more once all the final candidates are set and the real polling begins, Bill Simon & Peter Ueberroth are going to split the GOP vote and could guarantee that a Democratic victory right from the start.” Well, […]

Right Wing News emailed more than a hundred right-of-center bloggers and asked them to send us a list of who they considered to be the “greatest figures of the 20th century”. 31 bloggers responded. All bloggers were allowed to make anywhere from 1-20 selections. Rank was determined simply by the number of votes received. Without […]

— 2004 isn’t shaping up to be a very good year for the left. If the economy rallies as expected, Bush is going to be extraordinarily difficult to unseat. Furthermore, because of redistricting, the chances of the Dems retaking the house are practically nil. Then in the Senate, again the GOP has a numbers advantage. […]

Fred Barnes isn’t the first person to say something like this about President Bush… “The case for Mr. Bush’s conservatism is strong. Sure, some conservatives are upset because he has tolerated a surge in federal spending, downplayed swollen deficits, failed to use his veto, created a vast Department of Homeland Security, and fashioned an alliance […]