Year: 2003

Debunking The War For Oil Theory: As I read the latest & greatest piece of diarrhea to be penned by one of the ‘war for oil” crowd, I was struck by how shallow and ill-thought out this theory it is. In fact, when I called it the “war for oil theory” in the title of […]

Political Rhetoric Or Insanity?: I was reading the “Required Reading of 2002” on A Small Victory and I ran across an article written by someone named Ezrael from back in November. Here’s the super kooky part of the article that I’d normally slap in the ACPOTI section… “America, you will conform, or you will be […]

The North Korean Gulag Nightmare: As a general rule I tend to be pretty jaded about man’s inhumanity to man. Not that I don’t care, but I’ve already ready about every bit of cruelty and barbarism you can imagine. But, even I was sickened when I read about what’s going on in the gulags of […]

The Fisking Dutchman: Glenn Reynolds of Instapundit fame linked a ridiculous letter from a Dutch journalist that I thought was worth fisking. To the Ambassador, the US embassy, CC. President George W. Bush “The Foreign Press Foundation in The Netherlands strongly condemns the attempt by right wing forces to destabilize Venezuela and overthrow the democratically-elected […]

VRWC Spam Letter To Europe: If a bunch of nearly illiterate Nigerian thugs can scam suckers out of millions of dollars with their email scams, then why can’t I do the same thing? Introducing the Vast Right Wing Conspiracy spam email…. Dear Sir, I got your contact from a nice young Democratic activist who we […]

Huffington’s Hypocrisy!: In case you’ve missed it somehow, Arianna Huffington is the sponsor of TV spots that equate owning SUVS with supporting terrorism. Of course, that doesn’t stand up to the barest logical scrutiny. If owning an SUV means you support terrorism, well then doesn’t driving a small car mean you’re supporting terrorism? Heck, what […]

More Fan Mail: I received a terrific email that I thought I would share with all of you. I did edit it a bit to cut down on the length, removed a few parts of the email that went off on unrelated tangents, and corrected a few minor errors, but otherwise, the email appears as […]

The Democratic Underground Post Of The Day: Someone from the Democratic Underground ran across the “Can We Call You Unpatriotic Now That You’re Rooting For Your Own Country To Lose A War” episode of ACPOTI and posted a link to it on the DU forums. That prompted this hilariously overwrought response among others… brensgrrl: “So […]

All Prisoners Released From Jails In U.S. By Scott Ott: (2003-01-03) — Inspired by Illinois Governor George Ryan, who commuted the death sentences of 167 death row inmates this week, governors across the nation have decided to release all prisoners from all jails. “Ryan said there are errors in the system. If we can’t do […]

So What If The People Of Illinois Want A Death Penalty: In case you haven’t heard, outgoing governor George H. Ryan of Illinois decided to thwart the will of the people of Illinois by commuting the sentence of “every inmate on Illinois’ Death Row.” “Declaring the state’s capital punishment system “haunted by the demon of […]

Quote Of The Day: From Victor Davis Hanson’s editorial on anti-Americanism that appeared on the Wall Street Journal website today, “Earlier Romans knew what it was to be Roman, why it was at least better than the alternative, and why their culture had to be defended. Later in ignorance they forgot what they knew, in […]

Why Invade Iraq And Just Talk With Canada?: Many of the same people on the left who snickered when Bush included North Korea in the ‘Axis of Evil’ are now frantic about the threat that North Korea presents, or at least they’re pretending to be. So they’re demanding that Bush forget all about that “Iraq […]

The Walter Williams Interview: Yesterday, on my birthday, I received one heck of a gift. I was able to do a phone interview with the inimitable Walter Williams. Williams is the ex-chair of the Economics department at George Mason University, he has six books to his credit, and he is an, “occasional substitute host” on […]

Can We Call You Unpatriotic Now That You’re Rooting For Your Own Country To Lose A War? Some of the left-wingers at the Democratic Underground are now openly rooting for Iraq to prevail if we go to war. You have see it to believe it in the latest edition of ACPOTI… (Cont)

Ramsey Clark’s Moral Equivalence Gone Mad: Left-winger Ramsey Clark, perhaps upset that he didn’t make the “Twenty Most Annoying Liberals List” this year, has said one of the most breathtakingly stupid things I’ve heard in years… “The Christian Church overwhelmingly — there are exceptions — who choose to call Mohammed a terrorist. They could call […]

Disturbing Video Game Of The Year: The content of video games has never been a big issue with me. I loved the carnage of Doom, gunning down drug dealers in the street playing Narc, and dispatching my opponents with gory fatalities playing Mortal Kombat. But the Hentai games they’re making overseas are SCARY as you’re […]

Driver’s License? Slap The Cuffs On ‘Em Instead: Giving driver’s licenses to people who obviously have no respect for our laws is a terrible idea. So someone tell that to the police in Georgia… “Gone are the days when law-enforcers were at odds with law-breakers. Now a cadre of police chiefs has come out in […]

What Benefit Did The Japanese Get From Supposedly Bombing Pearl Harbour?: It has been too long since the last version of ACPOTI (anyone can post on the internet). So, I decided to head over to the AlterNet Forums looking for posts worthy of inclusion in the ACPOTI archives. Well, AlterNet didn’t disappoint — and neither […]

Good…Bad…Bush Will Be Holding The Smoking Gun In Feb: I’m sure some people are already starting to worry that Bush isn’t going to order an invasion of Iraq in Feb. After all, the UN inspectors said today that, “there’s no “smoking gun” to prove Iraq has nuclear, chemical or biological weapons.” Also today it’s being […]

Suggest Some Music: This is a little off the beaten track for RWN, but I have to admit that I’m a little bored with the music I’m listening to right now. So how about giving me some suggestions? Give me a band you like, the type of music they play, and a couple of songs […]

The Washington Post On ‘Wedge Driver’ George Bush: The lefties at the Washington Post have written an editorial claiming that President Bush is a “wedge driver”, is “spoiling for combat”, is launching an “all-out war”, and is seeking “ugly combat”. What could W. have done to make the Washington Post flip out like this? Did […]

Do Vegetarians Taste Like Chicken? (By Ron Marr): Being a Southern boy, I like chicken. I like it baked or broiled or broasted or barbecued. It’s hard to beat a mess of fowl that’s been soaked in buttermilk, rolled in corn meal and dunked in the deep fryer. I’ve never been quite certain whether or […]

Hey Elliot Ness, Prohibition Is Over: I guess they’ve solved every real crime in Northern Virginia because the police are so bored that they have nothing better to do than to harass law abiding citizens who are having a few drinks with their friends… “During the holiday period, undercover agents went to 20 bars in […]

Column Of The Day: Former General Dick Hawley gave a memorable speech that’s been written up as a column on Frontpage Magazine. Here are just a few quotes from this excellent article… “Here’s the truth, which you know in your heads and hearts already: Ineffective, unfocused violence leads to more violence. Limp, panicky, half-measures lead […]

You Missed The Call — I’m Going To Sue!: This idiocy just makes my head hurt… “A New Jersey lawmaker wants the National Football League to make restitution for a botched call made during the New York Giants’ playoff game on Sunday. Assemblyman Anthony Impreveduto, D-Hudson, wants the league to allow New Jersey to host […]

Michael Moore: A Psychological Analysis: I punched something up about the latest embarrassing incident featuring Michael Moore, but it lacked a certain pizzazz. Maybe it’s just that hearing Moore say something dumb isn’t surprising anymore, you know, it’s just another “dog bites man” story. But Rachel Lucas had an interesting take on the situation and […]

Bush Is A Dummy?: I was reading Taegan Goddard’s Political Wire and I came across a post about a book called, ” Bush’s Brain: How Karl Rove Made George…”. Apparently, the theme of this book is that George Bush is nothing but a puppet in the hands of Karl Rove. Here are a few quotes […]

Look Baby, I Know You Love Animals But…: As K. In Men In Black said, “This has GOT to be a nine-point-oh on my weird-sh*t-o-meter.” Meet Allison Adams, animal enthusiast…you may notice something strange about her. Yes, she’s the woman with possums & squirrels writhing around in her bra =D… “The baby possums are easier […]

Is After-School Detention A Human Rights Violation?: You may not believe this, but the following Paragraph appears in the Independent, not on a satire website like The Onion or Broken Newz “After-school detention for pupils has been banned in hundreds of schools across Scotland amid fears that the punishment could be in breach of human […]

The Bush Speech On The Economy: GWB’s speech today on the economy was so chock full ‘o’ goodness that I thought I should point out some quotes of note from the speech…. For those who claim this tax cut only helps the rich “We also know that middle-income families need additional relief. So today, I’m […]