Advertisement: Shadow Patriot

Mark Dubbin, the author of “Shadow Patriot” bought a main page ad on RWN to get the word out about his book. Here’s the description of it from Amazon… “The events of 9/11 affected many things in New York and the Mafia was no exception. Business suffered for Don Remondini after the attack, but he […]

 

Misc Commentary For Dec 9, 2003

— This makes such perfect sense that you know it’ll outrage the anti-war left… “Citing national security reasons, U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz has ruled that prime contracts to rebuild Iraq will exclude firms from nations such as France and Germany that opposed the U.S. war. In a policy document released on Tuesday, Wolfowitz […]

 



The Geneva Accords Are A Waste Of Time

I wish I could say that I was surprised by all the attention that the utterly pointless Geneva Accords have been getting, but there’s absolutely no reed too thin for people to grasp at when it comes to making peace between the Israelis and the Palestinians. But people are just fooling themselves again. Let me […]

 



Achtung! Es Ist Canadian!

Being passionate about winning the war on terrorism is a good thing. This is the most important conflict our country has been in since WW2 and failing to get the job done could literally cost millions of American lives. However, that doesn’t mean everyone who doesn’t see it our way is a traitor who must […]

 

Medicare Signing Photo Used as Opposition Fundraiser By Scott Ott

A youth-oriented lobbyist group will use a photograph of today’s Medicare reform law signing ceremony to raise money for efforts to overturn the most expensive elements of the $400 billion entitlement expansion. A spokesman for the American Association of Far-From-Retired Persons (AAFFRP) said the picture (shown below) illustrates how “old people feel about spending our […]

 




Howard Dean’s Tax Problem

If you want to know why Howard Dean would be such a horrible candidate for the Dems in 2004, look no further than the reaction of his campaign manager to a campaign ad run by the Club for Growth (which you can read or watch here). I really love this ad because it talks about […]

 

Jesse Jackson Stands Up for Peripheral Components Rights By Scoop Ladleton

Los Angeles officials have asked that computer manufacturers, suppliers and contractors to stop using the terms “master” and “slave” on computer equipment, saying such terms are unacceptable and offensive. The request which has some suppliers furious and others busy re-labeling components came after an unidentified worker spotted a videotape machine carrying devices labeled “master” and […]

 


November Was RWN’s Best Month Ever + Ad Deal

Two things. First off, last month was RWN’s best month ever traffic wise. I pulled 148,931 daily uniques & 288,796 impressions. That’s particularly impressive since I spent an entire week on vacation in November. Just as a point of comparison, I pulled roughly around 130,000 impressions in November of 2002. Secondly, I have a lot […]

 

The 25 Best Blogs That Didn’t Win A Thing

In every contest — well, unless it’s one devised by liberals — there have to be winners and losers. Of course, that also applies to the The 2003 Warblogger Awards. While there’s no way to mention every deserving blog, I thought it would be worthwhile to list what I consider to be the 25 best […]

 


Misc Commentary For December 4th, 2003

A few things I wanted to mention that I didn’t think merited their own posts… — This excerpt from a Howard Kurtz article about Joseph Wilson, who has long claimed that his wife would be put in danger if her identity was revealed, is so funny that you’d think it was satire if it wasn’t […]

 



Bangladesh Upsets Nigeria to Win “Most Corrupt Nation” Title By William Grim

Lagos, Nigeria – Crying foul play and accusing the judges of accepting bribes, members of the Nigerian Parliament expressed dismay today that upstart Bangladesh has upset Nigeria to win the coveted “Most Corrupt Nation” title. “How could this be?” demanded George Bungaloo, chairman of Nigerians United for Corruption, the leading organization of Nigerian bribers, flim-flam […]

 

The 2003 Warblogger Awards

In order to recognize the excellent work some of our fellow bloggers have been doing, RWN has put together the “2nd Annual Warblogger Awards”. More than 150 bloggers were invited to vote for their favorite blog in 16 different categories including… — Most Annoying Left-Of-Center Blogger — Favorite Columnist Who’s Not A Blogger — Most […]

 


The Hawkins Theory Of Political Hatred

Wesley Pruden is the latest columnist to weigh in on “Bush Hatred”. This topic has been hit from almost every angle over the last few months. Comparisons between Bush hatred and Clinton hatred, trying to figure out why the left hates Bush, lefties reveling in Bush hatred, etc, etc, etc. I’ve already chipped in my […]

 

Explaining What Rumsfeld Means

Donald Rumsfeld has won something called the “Foot in Mouth” award for bad English from someone called “the Plain English Campaign”. “The award singles out what judges believe to be the most baffling statement made by a public figure in the past year.” Here’s the statement that won the award for Donald Rumsfeld… “Reports that […]

 

McCain Apologizes to Navy Alcoholics Group By Scott Ott

An embarrassed Senator John McCain, R-AZ, today apologized to members of the U.S. Navy’s version of Alcoholics Anonymous for comparing Congressional spending to that of “a drunken sailor.” “It was a mean, insensitive remark,” said Mr. McCain. “A drunken sailor could never spend as much money as Congress has, with that kind of speed. My […]

 



Quotes Of The Day: Ouch Dean & Hill, Ouch

Our first quote of day comes from Bob Dole who apparently can’t stand Howard Dean. How else can you explain a man who generally comes off as a grandfatherly statesman saying this about George McGovern, ehr..I mean Jimmy Carter, oh shoot, I mean Howard Dean (sorry, you can barely tell the three of them apart […]