Year: 2005

On Saturday, I did an interview via phone with Ed Klein, author of “The Truth About Hillary: What She Knew, When She Knew It, and How Far She’ll Go to Become President.” This interview covers Bill Clinton’s affairs, whether Hillary had an affair with Vince Foster, Hillary’s role in the Clinton White House, her “anti-military” […]

This one practically speaks for itself: From the Democratic Underground Forums, we have a post called: “Chaney’s in the Hospital..is it wrong to want him to die and burn in hell?.” Here are some of the replies — very representative replies, I might add — from that thread before it was locked (Feel the love […]

The Discovery Channel finished polling the American people on who they thought the Greatest Americans of all-time were. The first 5 were pretty good selections, but 6-10 on the list were so abysmal it makes me worry about the future of the Republic…OK, it’s not quite that bad, but it’s bad. Here are the public’s […]

“For those of you who do, as a matter of principle, oppose war in any form, the idea of supporting a conscientious objector who’s already been inducted [and] in his combat service in Iraq might have a certain appeal. But let me ask you this: Would you render the same support to someone who hadn’t […]

If you’re not reading my other blog — Conservative Grapevine — then you should be. It covers some of the best posts from around the blogosphere and it’s a great supplement to RWN’s daily news. Here are some of the headlines today on CG: — Melbourne Age editor Andrew Jaspan criticizes Douglas Wood, for being […]

Question: What are your views on the Flag Burning Amendment that was passed again today by the house? Do you think it will pass the senate? And if it passes the senate do you think it will be ratified by the states? — nolan1286 I strongly support the flag burning Amendment, but think it should […]

Question: Given the continued(and largely self inflicted) marginalization of the Democratic Party, mixed with increasing disenfranchisement of both libertarian and socially conservative Republicans, do you think it is likely we will see one or more influential new political parties emerge soon? What pros and cons do you see in this scenario vs. our traditional two […]

Question: “God does not appear in the US constitution. Why does Christianity appear to play such a major role in US political thinking?” — simonbegg Answer: There are two major reasons for that in my opinion. #1) America is an overwhelmingly Christian nation that was originally settled in large part by people looking for religious […]

I made Howard Kurtz’s Media Notes in the WAPO again. This time it’s for my post commenting on Bill Kristol’s speculation that it’ll be O’Connor stepping down instead of Rehnquist. The lion’s share of the post was spent railing against the possibility of Bush selecting Alberto Gonzales for the SCOTUS. I did note that it’s […]

Question: “Should all ‘hacking’ be a crime? Or do you think that some hackers actually do some good.” — Chairman_Mao Answer: Way back in the day when I ran Brass Knuckles Webzine, I read a couple of books about hackers, read some of the online hacking websites semi-regularly, interviewed a couple of hackers, and even […]

Question: “Where do you think the Republican Party should stand on teaching evolution/ID in public schools? Should we let the scientific community decide – or should non-scientists have a say in scientific matters even if they are at odds with the scientific community itself? What’s your opinion of evolution? Where do you think most of […]

Question: “Do you read all the comments? Skim through them? What are your over all thoughts and impressions of the day to day dialogue here.” — cmcnally Answer: I usually read the first few replies on all the posts and on a good number of them, I read everything. However, this being the internet, a […]

Question: How do you respond to a liberal that says stuff like, “If you support Chimpy McHalliburtonstein’s war, then you should fight it. If not you are a hypocrite, zionist pig!!!!” I am exaggerating a bit, but you get my drift.” — bomberman Answer: So basically, how do you respond to someone who says, “You’re […]

Tomorrow will be Q&A Friday #18 at RWN. So, if there’s a subject you’ve been wanting me to tackle or an issue you want to hear my opinion on, just ask your question in the comments section. Your question can be about politics, ideology, history, blogging, RWN, from a liberal, conservative, or libertarian perspective; heck, […]

After you finish reading Right Wing News today, make sure to check out my other blog, Conservative Grapevine. Today at CG, there are multiple links to Rove vs. the wimpy liberal brouhaha, the Supreme Court vs. private property owners brouhaha and links to other…uh, brouhahas or something — like: — The top 9 signs that […]

“But, lest we build up the enemy into 10-foot-tall supermen, it’s important to realize how weak they actually are. Most of the conditions that existed in previous wars won by guerrillas, from Algeria in the 1950s to Afghanistan in the 1980s, aren’t present in Iraq. The rebels lack a unifying organization, ideology and leader. There […]

Democrats are terribly upset with Karl Rove for telling the truth about how wimpy, weak, and generally useless they’ve been in the war on terror. Here are the remarks from Rove that are drawing the Dems’ ire: “Liberals saw the savagery of the 9/11 attacks and wanted to prepare indictments and offer therapy and understanding […]

From CNN The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that local governments may seize people’s homes and businesses — even against their will — for private economic development. So much for private property rights. Kennedy and Souter voted with the majority, proving once again just how essential it is that Bush pick somebody reliably – and […]

As I perused the Democratic Underground, I came across another kooky Republicans =’s Nazis thread, which admittedly is rather unexceptional these days. While it would be easy to just call a moonbat a moonbat here, I decided to do something a little different this time. What I would like to do is reassure all you […]

Here’s an interesting juxtaposition: Dick Durbin’s comments on Gitmo and the Rasmussen polling data on how the American people view what’s going on at Gitmo. First, let’s look at Durbin’s infamous comments — which, by the way, were just the cherry on top of a Sundae of hysterical Democratic Party & MSM complaints about Gitmo: […]

Would this be a blockbuster or what? From Bill Kristol at the Weekly Standard: “Warning: THIS IS SPECULATION. Obviously, I think it’s somewhat well-informed speculation, or else I wouldn’t be writing this. But it is speculation. There will be a Supreme Court resignation within the next week. But it will be Justice O’Connor, not Chief […]

Since AFI’s Top 100 Movie Quotes is getting a lot of attention today, I just thought I’d point out that RWN has “been there, done that”. RWN’s 100 Favorite Movie Quotes Of All Time Here are some of my 12 faves from the list: 12) “Like maple syrup, Canada’s evil oozes over the United States.” […]

Ok, before I get started, I just want to allay your fears, I’m not going to be doing a post a day bashing MSM darling John McCain — well, until the 2008 nomination gets going, then I’m probably going to beat on John McCain the way I did Kerry last year. That being said, I […]

11-year-old Brennan Hawkins, missing for four days in the Wasatch-Cache National Forest, has been found alive by Michael Jackson. Rescuers say that the King of Pop was acquitted just in time to fly to Utah and save the boy. “It is like a miracle,” said rescue worker Aaron Anderson, “Michael arrived at the campsite and […]

“…Many studies have found that women make about 75 cents for every dollar a man earns. Activists say the pay difference is all about sexism. …But how could this be possible? Suppose you’re an employer doing the hiring. If a woman does equal work for 25 percent less money, businesses would get rich just by […]

Make sure to check out the latest links at my other blog, Conservative Grapevine. Here are just some of the headlines at CG today: — Dick Durbin finds a new torture victim: Otis the Drunk from Mayberry — Retro-Blogging: The famous faux lesbian pics featuring Wonkette & the Washingtonienne — The early 2006 Senate Scorecard […]

You see that bumper sticker? It represents my feelings. I do “heart” Gitmo. You know why? Because we do lock up terrorists there…and not just any terrorists, terrorists who are determined to see Americans die. Am I concerned about their rights? About as concerned as I would have been about the rights of Nazis captured […]

Mainly because of name recognition, John McCain, like Joe Lieberman in 2000, tends to do pretty well when polls are taken on who’s going to be the Republican nominee in 2008. Furthermore, since McCain is the favorite Republican of the mainstream, they love to come up with little scenarios that allow him to become the […]

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