Year: 2003

Robbins Backs Lott Reinstatement By Rip Rowan: Tim Robbins, best known for his strong anti-war stance, has come out strongly in favor of returning Trent Lott to his position as US Senate Majority Leader. Lott stepped down from that post after critics blasted his comments at Strom Thurmond’s 100th birthday party. At that party, Lott […]

Dennis Miller Blackballed By Hollywood Liberals For Showing Their Ignorance: Dennis Miller has been blackballed from Hollywood, according to celebrity spokesperson Janeane Garofalo, because he is “articulate, intelligent, informed, well-read and does not take himself too seriously and thereby we have decided that he does not ‘fit in’ with the rest of us.” Garofalo went […]

Rick Santorum Isn’t Another Trent Lott: Rick Santorum, R-Pa has gotten the “outrage industry” all upset with his recent comments about Lawrence v. Texas, a case dealing with sodomy laws that is in front of the Supreme Court. Here’s the money paragraph that has been getting the most play… “And if the Supreme Court says […]

The Canadians Shall Feel The Wrath Of The Zionist/VRWC Alliance!: I have an Israeli friend that I chat with on ICQ. I thought you might find part of our conversation from last night entertaining — especially if you live in “New Israel” — ehr Canada. I did edit this a bit and he wanted to […]

Neocons = Conservative Jewish Hawks To The Kooks?: I probably wouldn’t even bother to comment on this article from “Arab News” entitled, “Protocols of the Elders of Neocons” if I hadn’t seen the sentiments in it slipping into mainstream leftist and Paleocon thought. But, since there are some people out there who buy into this […]

With All the Different Types of Governments to Choose From, How Can You Go Wrong? By Frank J: So now the question is what kind of government should we, the benevolent U.S., establish in Iraq. Before they had a dictator, which made them a dictocracy. Most people want to now establish a democracy, but that […]

Misc: A few things of note… — First off, I have a new email policy which largely consists of ignoring most of my email =D. Unfortunately, despite the fact that I delete spam and answer a certain percentage of my email as it comes in, in a typical week I end up trying to sort […]

The Iraqi Museum Was Looted — Big Deal: In my opinion, the whole hubbub about the Iraqi museum being looted is much ado about…well I won’t say nothing, but quite frankly it’s not all that important in the scheme of things. I know, I know, I’m a philistine because obviously these ancient antiquities were lost […]

The Arafat Obituary: As some of you may have heard, CNN accidentally posted pre-created obituaries for a number of prominent figures including “Reagan, Hope, Fidel Castro, Pope John Paul II, Nelson Mandela, Gerald Ford and Dick Cheney.” But RWN reader NC noticed one prominent figure who didn’t make the cut — Yasser Arafat. So in […]

They’re Coming To Take Me Away — Ha-Ha!: I was perusing the Democratic Underground today and I ran across an interesting, although not necessarily out of character thread for DU. It seems that there are more than a few members of the DU who fear that the Bush administration is going to declare martial law, […]

The Music I’m Listening To Right Now: Just for entertainment value on a lazy Easter Monday, here is the current playlist I’m listening to right now on my computer… Barenaked Ladies — One Week Big Brovaz — Nu Flow Counting Crows — The ghost in you The Cure — Lullaby Dido – Thank you The […]

U.S. Finds Iraq Contractor with No Political Ties By Scott Ott: The U.S. government has awarded a $7.9 Billion contract for the redevelopment of Iraq’s oil industry to the only company it could find that had no political connections. The White House, under pressure from Democrats to avoid awarding bids to major campaign donors, located […]

Ask A Random Person: Hollywood Censorship By Shamus Young: Many leading Hollywood players have taken bold and controversial stances against the war, and have had to deal with unpleasant public backlash as a result. Many stars, such as Tim Robbins, Susan Sarandon, Eddie Vedder, Madonna, and Martin Sheen, have complained that this is unfair censorship. […]

Gene Simmons — A Celebrity Who Gets It?: Gene Simmons of Kiss, a man who freely admits he’s to left of center politically, wrote a surprisingly powerful editorial on his homepage defending the invasion of Iraq and America itself. It was so good that I thought I should I quote a big chunk of it […]

That’s Not Patriotism, It’s Crossing The Line: Knuckleheads like this guy shouldn’t be defended by Conservatives… “A Soldotna man who dumped buckets of cold water on war protesters and produced a video of it set to patriotic music pleaded not guilty to criminal harassment Thursday in Kenai. …Webster, who has a son serving in the […]

PETA Protests Animals Being Killed by Other Animals By Shamus Young: PETA has championed the cause of animals for years, fighting for their right to live without fear of being killed and eaten. While some success has been made in persuading people to stop the barbaric practice of eating other creatures, a new study released […]

Chatting About The Mainstream Media Coverage Of The War With Emily Jones And Michele Catalano: I got together with Emily Jones from Give War A Chance and Michele Catalano from A Small Victory & The Command Post to discuss how the mainstream media has covered the war. Read and enjoy! (Cont)

The Democrats Learned The Wrong Lesson In 2002: Something Nancy Pelosi said caught my eye and I thought it was worth commenting on… “What is important, she (Pelosi) said, is that “never again will Democrats go into a campaign where it’s not clear about who we are, what we stand for, how different we are […]

Eddie, Go Home By Dave Francis: I hear a lot of people complaining about the way the Bush administration has treated our allies. “We have lost our allies,” they wail, citing that as one more reason we shouldn’t have gone to Iraq and shut down the torture chambers, (One of which specialized in pediatric torture.) […]

The David Horowitz Interview: Last night, I did an interview by phone with none other than David Horowitz. If you haven’t seen him on Fox News, C-SPAN, or Nightline, then you’ve probably read his editorials on Frontpage Magazine. Read and enjoy! (Cont)

So When Does The EU Go Fascist?: Here is a quote from Margaret Thatcher about the EU that I wholeheartedly agree with… (On The European Union) “What we should grasp, however, from the lessons of European history is that, first, there is nothing necessarily benevolent about programmes of European integration; second, the desire to achieve […]

Freedom Of Speech Means You Can’t Criticize Tim Robbins: I love how these anti-war celebrities want to have it both ways on Freedom of Speech. As an example, just look at the latest comments from Tim Robbins… “In the 19 months since 9/11, we have seen our democracy compromised by fear and hatred,” he claimed. […]

Mainstream Media Mention: I was the token Conservative quoted in a Dallas Morning News story by Hector Cantu along with Ted Rall, Colin Quinn, Aaron McGruder, & others yesterday about wartime humor. I’d suggest checking it out, but be forewarned, their registration process is a bear. Here’s the money quote from the article… “John Hawkins, […]

It’s Probably Not As Bad As It Sounds: This doesn’t sound like the most pleasant way to check out, even for a chicken… “Two California poultry farmers who fed some 30,000 live chickens into wood chippers will not face criminal charges because they had permission from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, prosecutors said on Friday. […]

Frank J’s Fun Facts About Syria: We’ve been hearing a lot in the news about Syria lately, so I got my crack research staff to find all the relevant information about them that you need to know. FUN FACTS ABOUT SYRIA * Syria is not in South America. * Syria just barely avoided being put […]

How About Taking Some Personal Responsibility Instead Getting A Lawyer?: Sometimes you just have to live with the consequences of your mistakes. One of those mistakes is letting your three-year-old run around while you’re mowing the lawn… “A Springfield family is suing Sears and the makers of Craftsman lawnmowers for millions of dollars. Dale Ortman […]

Misc: A few things of note… — How about showing our advertisers for this month that they made a smart decision by advertising with RWN by taking a look at their web pages? Take a gander at Between The Coasts, Zogby Blog, Electric Venom, Deserve Victory, & Belly Flop. — Speaking of advertising, you too […]

Kook Or Faker — You Decide!: RWN draws more than its share of weirdos because of the ACPOTI section and one of them is a reader called “Patriot”. Here’s a response from him in the, “Sick — No New Posts Until Tomorrow” thread… “Excellent! No Nazi propaganda today. Let me tell you what you don’t […]

What Are We Doing In Syria?: So why is the Bush administration shaking the Syrian’s cage? Are we getting ready to invade? No, rattling Syria’s cage like this is all part of the plan. Way back in August of 2002, I predicted in large part what’s happening now…. “In 1998, Hafez al-Assad of Syria was […]