Year: 2005

(From Lorie Byrd) Those in the anti-war, anti-Bush crowd may want to celebrate the President’s low public opinion numbers on Iraq while they can. Those like Michael Moore and Cindy Sheehan, aided by those in the media who do not support success in Iraq, have painted such a picture of doom and gloom and utter […]

“I actually felt myself become a republican today. It was around 10am, when I read the latest update of the Cindy Sheehan saga in CNN.com. I then shot over to read some blogs about it, and perused the comments in some of them, which was nothing but a long series of petty (albeit entertaining) partisan […]

The Minneapolis Star Tribune quoted RWN in a section called Shortcuts. It’s basically just a quote section and unfortunately you have to register to view it. Here’s the Cindy Sheehan related quote they posted: Wrecked marriage “I’ve seen a lot of whining and carping about Michelle Malkin scooping the MSM on Cindy Sheehan’s divorce. It’s […]

Just for the fun of it, the 10 best action sequences ever in the movies, in order… 10) The Crow: The invincible Brandon Lee vs. an entire room full of gangsters in a bloody gun battle with slamming music pumping in the background. It was murderous fun! 9) Troy: The Duel between Achilles and Hector […]

Man, it’s rough for us pundits (or those of us who play pundit on the internet). August is always the most boring month politically… and this is an off-year! No big elections for over a year! I mean, we’re really grasping at straws for something to talk about. Does it have to be this way, […]

“On the bright side, Sheehan shows us what Democrats would say if they thought they were immunized from disagreement.” — Ann Coulter As per usual, Ann makes a brilliant point. Cindy Sheehan has been lionized, revered, and put up on a pedestal so high that you can barely see her feet. People in the anti-war […]

Foreign 3 Car Bombings Kill 43, Wound 89 In Iraq Bangladesh Hit By 300 Bombs; 1 Dead, 125 Injured, Official Says Israeli Troops Forcibly Remove Gaza Settlers Prime Minister Ariel Sharon Says An Israeli Settler Accused Of Killing Three Palestinian Workers In The West Bank Committed “Jewish Terror.” The United Nations Bankrolled Latest Anti-Israel Propaganda […]

Meanwhile, a splendid group of economic data points show clearly the effectiveness of the president’s marginal tax-rate reductions of two years ago. The tax-cut package was in large part directed at stock market and business capital formation, both hard hit a few years back. This was the correct target. Share prices have recovered about 70 […]

— This could be interesting: “Republican Party leaders are courting Joe Scarborough to replace U.S. Rep. Katherine Harris in the 2006 Senate race against Bill Nelson.” Normally, I don’t think it’s a good for pundits to run for office for a number of reasons. They tend to be too uncompromising, they’ve built up a long […]

— I’ve seen a lot of whining and carping about Michelle Malkin scooping the MSM on Cindy Sheehan’s divorce. It’s not surprising that liberal blogs would bitterly complain, since they complain about everything, but some conservative blogs have even been on her case. That’s ridiculous! Since when are the divorces of public figures NOT covered […]

He won’t be so happy looking when I take him to get his rabies booster, heartworm check, and nails clipped later today. Poor dog, he has no idea…. *** Update #1 ***: He’s back and with a clean bill of health and nobody mauled, I’d say that’s a successful trip.

Some infants have been stopped from boarding planes because their names have been the same or similar to that of terrorists. The parents then had to produce passports to prove their babies were not terrorists. Some say this is ridiculous and babies should not be scrutinized as terrorists. I say that this is the CRAZIEST […]

Domestic California: Two Men Believed To Have Been Planning September 11, 2005 Attack Arrested U.S. Was Warned Of Bin Laden Threat In 1996, Documents Show Roberts Unlikely To Face Big Fight. Many Democrats See Battle as Futile (Free WAPO Reg Req) Officer Says Pentagon Barred Sharing Pre-9/11 Qaeda Data With F.B.I. (Free WAPO Reg Req.) […]

“Like the March of Dimes’ victory against polio in the U.S., civil-rights organizations can claim victory as well. At one time, black Americans did not enjoy the same constitutional guarantees as other Americans. Now we do. Because the civil-rights struggle is over and won doesn’t mean that all problems have vanished within the black community. […]

Want to read a telling story about the nature of the left today in America? Somehow, I just knew you would ;) The Pentagon, along with the Washington Post got together and were going to sponsor a “Freedom Walk” on the anniversary of 9/11. What’s a “Freedom Walk,” you ask? Here’s a description from the […]

I’ve been interviewed again, this time at the National Journal’s Blogometer. Make sure to check out the interview, which is near the bottom of the page, or you may REGRET IT FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE…well, assuming you do regret it and the earth is hit by a giant meteor right that very second…or […]

In an effort to be fair and balanced, Right Wing News has decided to present some quotations from Cindy Sheehan, her family, and her supporters. Enjoy! “…We should call her “Mother Sheehan”. We should never call her Cindy; I don’t know her. “Mother Sheehan” is her title, and expresses her ceremonial status as a bereaved […]

With the fourth anniversay of the hot war between al Qaeda and the West approaching, it is interesting to see how al Qaeda’s strategy and objectives have evolved since the United States committed to engaging in open warfare. The Word Unheard points us to an article in Spiegel Online by a Jordanian journalist Fouad Hussein, […]

The Hotline’s Blogometer asks a rhetorical question: “If Both Sides Hate You, Are You Necessarily Doing Something Right?” The answer to the question is usually no, no, no! Sure, there may a good reason for everybody to hate certain people & things like Nazis, roaches, & Pauly Shore movies, but if you’re talking about politics, […]

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Foreign Iraq Constitution Deadline Extended One Week Gas Prices Around The World. Think You Pay A Lot For Gas? Bali Bomb-Maker Dies In Shoot-Out (Applause) Domestic Cindy Sheehan’s Husband Files For Divorce Forecasters See Drop In Budget Deficit Roberts Memo Shows School Prayer Sympathy Massachusetts May Require Mental Screenings For Returning Soldiers (That’s Some Welcome […]

“Syrinx: The Conspiracy Is Real And It Must Be Stopped. Now tell me again why “conspiracy theories” are out of bounds? If conspiracies don’t exist, why are there federal laws against them, and laws against them in every state? There most definitlely is a conspiracy in place, ongoing, that is transforming our country into a […]

“Cindy Sheehan’s makeshift protest camp near the president’s ranch in Crawford is a brilliant piece of political theater, and it’s beginning to make people say things they almost surely know they shouldn’t say about a grieving mother, but just can’t quite help themselves. One blogger over at redstate.org used a term relating to prostitution to […]

Over at the WAPO, this article about whether the Democrats are too nice for their own good, comes from such a skewed perspective, that it almost sounds like a Scrappleface parody. There are a few token Republicans quoted, but the whole piece is chock full of Democratic hatchet men bemoaning the fact that the Donks […]

By replacing an aggressive, anti-America, pro-terrorist regime with a democratic society in Iraq that’s capable of handling its own internal security. That’s victory. But, what about… The insurgency? We should try to beat them down as much as possible before we leave, but it isn’t necessary to wipe them out before we leave. Instead, the […]

“Republicans took over Congress in 1994 promising in the “Contract with America” to cut taxes, reduce federal spending and eliminate unneeded bureaucracy. They’ve used the same message to retain majorities in both chambers for all but a couple of the succeeding years. Despite the GOP majority and its promises, federal spending – including wasteful pork […]

Foreign Chemical Weapons Factory Found Iraq. It’s Believed To Have Been Created After The Invasion Iran Boasts They ‘Kept EU Talking’ While It Finished Nuclear Plant Inside Iran’s Secret War for Iraq Bush Raises Option Of Using Force Against Iran Iraqi Leaders Race To Finish Draft Constitution Israel Begins Historic Gaza Withdrawal (Free WAPO Reg […]

RWN returns on Monday. Until then, enjoy the reading material and consider this an open thread… Conservative Grapevine Conservative Outpost It Comes In Pints? Moonbat Central A North American Patriot Power Line Blog News PunditGuy Roger Ebert’s Brutally Funny Review Of “Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo” Richard Miniter Sisu Tinkerty Tonk Varifrank

Somehow, I can’t get too excited about the big Able Danger scandal: “A. A SOCOM unit, run by Gen. Shelton himself, then Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, identifies Atta and the Brooklyn cell as a threat as early as 1999. (It doesn’t hurt that the unit has a cool sounding name, too.) B. A year […]

The nationwide campaign to drum American Indians out of the public square chalked up another win this week as Norad announced it would stop using Indian names to describe its air defense exercises. This follows last week’s decision by the NCAA to ban Indian mascots from its college sports tournaments. “Naming things after Indians gives […]