Year: 2004

I was pleased to get an opportunity to do an email interview with someone of Thomas Sowell’s stature. Sowell, who is a former Marine, is a well known economics professor who has written numerous books (including “Basic Economics” & “The Vision of the Anointed”) and is syndicated in more than 150 newspapers. Because of time […]

As millions of Americans watch the New England Patriots take on the Carolina Panthers, every minute of the game will be scrutinized, from all angles and with action replays. But, amid the cheers of victory and cries of disappointment, you won’t hear a whisper of complaint from fans about the players’ multi-million dollar salaries–$3.8 million […]

I’m sure you’ve noticed RWN’s text ads on the left hand side of the page in the support section. So far, I haven’t made much of an effort to promote them, but as of today, that’s going to change. In order to induce people to buy these text ads on RWN, for February only, I […]

I have to laugh when I hear left-wingers claiming that Bush is some sort of radical who’s going to “undo the New Deal”. Bush is a big spending, government expanding, RINO on the domestic side. Jonah Goldberg elaborates, “For more than a year, we’ve heard one leftist after another complain that President Bush is the […]

If you want to see the very concerns conservatives have had about the international criminal court unfolding before your eyes, then you need look no further than a Reuters article called “UK cluster bombs may be war crime“. It starts off like so, “British use of cluster bombs in the Iraq war could count as […]

Here are a few thoughts on Bush’s State of the Union Address… — This was an important line, “Our greatest responsibility is the active defense of the American people. Twenty-eight months have passed since September 11th, 2001 — over two years without an attack on American soil — and it is tempting to believe that […]

Apparently, this email has been floating around the net because a friend of mine sent it to me yesterday… You’re walking down a deserted street with your wife and two small children. Suddenly, a dangerous looking man with a huge knife comes around the corner, locks eyes with you, screams obscenities, raises the knife, and […]

I would be remiss in my duties as a blogger if I didn’t weigh in on the topic du jour, Howard Dean’s disappointing 3rd place finish in Iowa. In my opinion, Dean nosedived in Iowa because, 1) He go so far out ahead of the pack after the Gore endorsement that the other Democratic candidates […]

With the characteristic charm that earned him the love and respect of roughly 18 percent of Iowa Democrats, presidential candidate Howard Dean bid the state farewell as he stepped onto his private jet tonight. “Shut up, you gun-toting, God-fearing homophobes,” Mr. Dean said to a cheering crowd of Iowa Democrats. “Your caucus is a meaningless […]

Bill Gates, one time CEO of Microsoft Corporation (MSN) and one of the wealthiest men in the world, announced today that a recent research scheme backfired, rendering him penniless and his company destroyed. Two weeks ago, Gates made the following offer to the world: “For every person that you forward this e-mail to, Microsoft will […]

Marc Miyake from Amaravati: Abode Of Amritas alerted me to the existence of a Yahoo group with over 4000 members called “amputee-by-choice“. Now, I know that right now you’re probably thinking, “Hawkins, please, please, please, tell me there aren’t a bunch of sickos out there who want to chop off their own bodyparts”. Sorry folks, […]

How often have we heard stories like this? “A 17-year-old boy who said voices told him to kill was charged with stabbing his father to death and slashing his younger brother with a butcher knife Sunday, authorities said. Jordan Michael Carter, of Edinboro, was arrested and charged with homicide, attempted homicide and aggravated assault. …Jordan […]

You can really tell that Wesley Clark is Bill Clinton’s boy by watching him handle his big flip-flop on the war. Incredibly, Clark is still claiming, “I was against the war then, I’m against the war now. It was a strategic mistake for America.” Now, don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying that Clark was […]

A Democrat in California’s state assembly said she has 24 co-sponsors for a bill she described as “fresh, outside the box thinking” to deal with that state’s $15 billion budget deficit. “The basic idea is pretty radical for Democrats,” said Assemblywoman Wilma Chan, “The bill calls for raising taxes on high-income earners to pay for […]

I am a big fan of David Horowitz’s work. Not only have I interviewed him, but I can honestly say that his book “Radical Son,” was one of the most fascinating things I’ve ever read. So with that in mind, I decided to pour through his columns from last year so I could compile a […]

Do you believe Bush was behind 9/11, had Paul Wellstone murdered, and suspect that W. is going to throw all the liberals in deathcamps one day? If so, you’re a member of the “tinfoil hat crowd”! But, while your head may be covered with a glorious, aluminum, stetson that will keep out the mind control […]

Something Awful is a brilliant & hillarious humor website (although be forewarned, it’s also very crude & obscene). One of the features SA does daily is called the “Awful Link of the Day”. In some ways, it’s similar to ACPOTI (Anyone Can Post On The Internet), except SA tends to cover a lot of bizarre […]

After hearing about that mother who found it more important to become a “martyr” than take care of her children, I realized that I never appreciated my own mom enough. So, I’ve written her a poem: Thank You Mom For Not Blowing Yourself Up By Frank J. Mom, you’ve always been there for me, Whether […]

Do you want to know why we have such a huge budget deficit and why it has proven impossible over the long-term to keep spending under control? It’s because of good ideas. Make no mistake about it, given the depth of the AIDS crisis in Africa, spending 15 billion dollars to help fight AIDS over […]

A few things I wanted to mention that I didn’t think merited their own posts… — My 5 least favorite Republicans/Libertarians/conservatives: Jerry Falwell, Pat Robertson, Justin Rainmondo, Pat Buchanan, & Paul Craig Roberts. — I think the internet and the blogosphere is going to make it much tougher for a candidate to campaign on the […]

Former Senator and Ambassador Carol Moseley-Braun will abandon her White House bid so she can help Howard Dean find qualified African-Americans for his presidential cabinet, according to an unnamed party official. “I know that I can’t win this race,” said Ms. Braun. “And I also know that in 12 years as governor of Vermont, Howard, […]

I received an email RWN reader David Bernstein which said, “I’m just curious, do you have a reason for liking Bush, or do you just like Bush because he’s a republican. If you do have a reason for liking (him), what (is it)?” Well David, I will admit that George W. Bush sure isn’t another […]

Because Howard Dean has been the frontrunner, he has drawn most of the attention away from the other candidates. I believe that has helped the Dems #2 candidate, Wesley Clark, quite a bit because he’s every bit as controversial and deserving of scorn as Dean is. So, I took it upon myself to put together […]

NGLOCOKTAN, SUBTERRAIN VOLGATH – Broadcast marketing analysts at Xanthro, Inc. reported an overnight ratings bonanza for the widely anticipated landing of the Exploration Rover Spirit, dispatched from Earth only two and one half maxi-Kline solar revolutions ago. The Rover, which was detected inbound for the Upper Reaches Northern Division early in its journey, landed safely […]

John Kerry has been surging in Iowa. In fact, he has moved so far, so fast, that he’s now in a statistical tie with Howard Dean & Dick Gephardt for the lead (Dean 24%, Kerry & Gephardt 21%, & a 4.5% margin of error). Some people may believe that Kerry’s campaign took off because of […]

Democratic Underground poster ThomWV explains his strategy for the 2004 election — lie, lie, lie!!! ThomWV: “I live in West Virginia. At least in this rural area I am certain that the major perception causing so very many of these good Democrats to have voted for the chimp in 2000 was that ‘Gore wants to […]

I received an email from 15 year high school student named Sam Burke who is a bit perplexed about how to counter the arguments of moonbats he runs into in high school. He describes some of the things they debate and then goes on to say, So by now we’re insulting each other’s parties, pointing […]

If you believe — as I do — that a lot of Democrats oppose things Bush does for no other reason than because Bush is the one proposing them, I think you’ll find these poll numbers to be quite revealing… “President Bush’s plan to build a space station on the moon and eventually send astronauts […]

What should we remember on Martin Luther King Day? In his “I Have a Dream” speech Dr. King said: “I have a dream that my four children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.” This statement […]

“Today marks President Dean’s first one hundred days in office, and it certainly has been an interesting time,” Wolf Blitzer commented. “And to think that no one thought he could win the presidency against George W. Bush with the economy so strong and the War on Terror doing so well,” Paula Zahn remarked. “It has […]