Year: 2004

Well, that’s all the posts I’ve got time for tonight. If I didn’t get to your question, sorry, but there are only so many hours in a day =D This was a lot of fun and I got a lot of questions, so I will probably try this again in 2-4 weeks. If you think […]

Question: “I want to know how many lives can be sacrificed for the war to still be considered moral. Where is the line that when crossed it could be said that it wasn’t worth it; that more harm than good came out?” — P_Stick Answer: Imagine if in WW2 Patton was rolling towards Germany and […]

Question: “When someone says to you “Haliburton is evil and they sneaked past all the bidding wars and got exclusive rights to Iraq because of Cheney” how are you supposed to respond? Any facts to back up a different viewpoint then that?” — LordJezo Answer: Look, Dick Cheney has nothing, zero, nada to do with […]

Question: “Rush limbaugh made an editorial about the events at Abu Ghraib being no worse than mild hazing. Surely he did not knpow that hazing is a crime in most states if not all and most schools have rules forbidding hazing. Isn’t Rush an embarrasment to the RW’ers with his drug addiction and his past […]

Question: “Anyway John, what’s your opinion on NASA? Do you think we should continue to federally support it to ensure that America continues to lead in spaceflight, or do you hold the view that private organizations will do it for us?” — jchristopherfeng Answer: I don’t have a problem with private organizations getting involved in […]

Question: “When a working democracy comes about in Iraq and ultimately brings some degree of peace to this deeply troubled region, do you think Bush will get the credit he deserves?” — Archangel Answer: Peace in the Middle-East, even if Iraq were to turn into a prosperous, functioning, democracy in a relatively short time frame, […]

Question: “How do you explain the seeming anomaly of Louisiana as a Democratic stronghold in a very conservative deep south region?” — huckupchuck Answer: My best guess would be that there is a higher than normal concentration of conservative, yellow dog Democrats (Democrats who’d rather vote for a “little yellow dog” than a Republican) up […]

Question: “A while back I seen you had ICP’s ‘The Wraith’ CD on your wish list. I was wondering if you often listen to the Insane Clown Posse. If so, then thats great! That means there’s a whole 2 Republicans that listen to ICP!” — LotusClown Answer: Yep, I’m a big ICP fan. I have […]

Question: “I’d like to see you comment on the sarin and mustard gas findings in Iraq. Finally some actual chemical weapons and not just leads, yet the liberals are saying they don’t count as evidence of weapons of mass destruction because they are most likely from the time of the first Iraq war.” — Entropy […]

Question: “Does John McCain still belong in the Republican party, or can we work out a trade of him for Zell Miller?” — Rastus Answer: I like Zell Miller much more than that ego maniacal, left-leaning, blowhard, John McCain, so I’d love to make a trade. But, Miller is retiring this year and McCain’s still […]

Question: “John, do you actually read the comments? It seems that you only make comments about our comments every once in a while. Do you just post and sit back and watch what happens? Or do you just post and occasionally check in on what we’re talking about?” — bungoman85 Answer: I probably read about […]

Question: “Something that has been frustrating me a lot lately is that the left, along with the “international community” has been screaming bloody murder because the prisoners at Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo Bay were not treated in accordance with the Geneva Conventions. Now, I don’t condone torture, however, do not the Geneve conventions only apply […]

Question: “What is your position on abortion? Do you think that, as the “Millennial” generation (which many consider to be more conservative and moral than GenX or the Baby Boomers) comes of age and takes over, Roe vs. Wade will be overturned in favor of unborn babies’ rights? Okay, that’s two questions, but they’re related […]

Question: “I have been reading your log for two months and it is now my favourite, even ahead of Mark Steyn’s, which I began reading when he disappeared from the NATIONAL POST. I would now like to ask you a question. As I am seventy years old [they were not mispent years, I can assure […]

Question: “Do you think a prisoner exchange would be justified to facilitate the return of Pfc. Keith Matthew Maupin? Especially in view of the evnts that transpired at Abu Ghraib?” — John7714 Answer: Regrettably, the answer to that is “no”. Once you start allowing people to kidnap your soldiers and trade them for prisoners, it’ll […]

Question: “John do you ever play tabletop wargames or (Role Playing Games)? If so which ones? (nice non political question)” — Polish_Crusader Answer: I used to be big into Dungeons and Dragons. At one point, I and a group of friends played a lot of laser tag, paintball on occasion, and we’d also play a […]

Question: “Why is Bush doing so poorly in the polls? I read that relative to other presidents at this time in the election cycle Bush is far behind and he has spent $100 million plus on ads. I am a little hopeless.” — conservet Answer: First off, W’s approval rating is lower than it should […]

There’s a little experiment I’ve been wanting to try for a while and I thought today would be as good a day as any to give it a whirl. Think of this as “Open Line Friday” on RWN. If there’s a subject you’ve been wanting me to tackle or an issue you want to hear […]

As I checked the blog of Dizzy Girl today, I was saddened to hear that her nephew, Jeremiah Savage, a marine, was killed in Iraq. I wished Gennie and the rest of Jeremiah’s family and friends my condolences in the comments section, but I also wanted to share with you a speech given by Captain […]

On Monday night at a Constitution Hall event in Washington, in front of Kweisi Mfume and other self proclaimed “black leaders,” Bill Cosby laid down the truth just like he was Walter Williams or Thomas Sowell. Here’s what Cosby had to say…. “Cosby said, according to Leiby: “Ladies and gentlemen, the lower economic people are […]

After meeting for an hour to discuss issues related to the upcoming presidential election, independent candidate Ralph Nader said that Democrat John Forbes Kerry should withdraw from the race and rally his party around Mr. Nader’s candidacy. “If Al Gore had pulled out and endorsed me in 2000,” said Mr. Nader, “George Bush would be […]

It’s time to take another trip into the moral equivalence sewer that so much of the American left seems to enjoy frolicking in these days. So put on your rubber galoshes and get ready for these quotes from the Democratic Underground thread called “Are Americans supposed to be better than Al Qaeda?“ — DrWeird: Are […]

Yes, you read that title right. Lynndie England, who’s now infamous for mocking naked Iraqi prisoners in the Abu Ghraib abuse photos, has a fansite. And the guy seems obsessed with taking her to Denny’s for some reason. “Yum…I wish I could take her to Denny’s for some coffee.” Hey, she has a stint in […]

In the wake of the International Olympic Committee’s decision to allow transsexuals to compete as women, Carl Lewis announced that he had always been a girl at heart. “When the boys played outside with their GI Joes and the girls played inside with their Barbies, I always felt more comfortable staying indoors, combing Barbie’s hair, […]

Normally, I don’t bother to comment about banning someone from RWN because it only encourages them to try to be pests, but today, just this once, I thought I would. You see, I banned somebody today from the comments section and indignation about it was so the over-the-top, that I thought might be entertaining enough […]

If there was such a thing as a “Warblogger Magazine,” this is about what it would look like…

One of the more bizarre Kerry campaign talking points is the repeated assertion that President Bush “has no record to run on.” Kerry even used it himself on Meet the Press. This is nonsense, to the point where you wonder how stupid these guys think the voters really are. If you take off your partisan […]

Abu Ghraib would never have been a front page story in the first place without the sickening, S&M style photos that the press got their hands on. But now, since it has been awhile and there appear to be no new photos forthcoming, the story is starting to peter out. So in an effort to […]

After the King of Jordan encouraged Palestinian leader Yassir Arafat to “have a long look in the mirror to be able to see whether his position is helping the Palestinian cause or not“, Mr. Arafat reported today that he has “seen the face of terror.” “I was shocked and dismayed,” said Mr. Arafat. “All of […]

Once again, it’s time to rank my favorite 40 blogs, this time for the 2nd quarter of 2004. You can see last quarter’s results here. Do keep in mind that as the quarter has progressed, some blogs have of course moved and others have dropped, based on how often I visit them, how much I […]