Year: 2005

Popular left-winger blogger Matthew Yglesias takes note of an anti-French book advertised at National Review and opines that: “I don’t even know what this obsession with France-bashing is supposed to be about at this point. During early 2003 it was a useful way to distract the public from the serious questions being raised about the […]

Of late, we’ve been seeing a lot of assaults on conservatives speaking at college campuses. This has been treated like a joke, because these conservatives have been hit with food. William Kristol, Pat Buchanan, Richard Perle, Ann Coulter are the most recent examples. This is extremely dangerous behavior for obvious reasons. The truth is, when […]

I’m a believer in states’ rights, but there seems to be a lot of disagreement these days about what states’ rights are in the first place. For example, I would argue that the Federal Government’s attempt to pass a Constitutional Amendment that defines marriage as being between a man and a woman is not an […]

This is the last post about Terri Schiavo that I intend to make until after her funeral mass next week. If you’d like to read what has been written previously about Terri Schiavo on RWN, here’s a list: — I Come To Bury Terri Schiavo, Not To Praise Her — Answering Some Frequently Asked Questions […]

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Because of the suspected use of performance enhancing substances by the overwhelming majority of people in the artistic community, a number of great works have now been called into question. As a result, the United States Department of Education has been forced to place an asterisk beside numerous pieces once considered to be part of […]

Lol, the left-wing election fraud racket never ends. Here’s the latest from a group of University Professors: “Officially, President Bush won November’s election by 2.5%, yet exit polls showed Kerry winning by 3% [1] . According to a report to be released today by a group of university statisticians, the odds of a discrepancy this […]

As most of you know, the Korean War began with a devastating sneak attack from a Nork military that was larger, much better armed, and more experienced than the South Korean forces. In essence, the Norks cut through the South Koreans like a hot knife through butter and had the US not gotten involved, the […]

Getting Social Security reform done was ambitious and worth trying, but from Day 1, it was going to be a tough sell. Americans — like most people — are usually only inspired to make significant changes in policy when there’s a crisis of some sort and even those of us who think something needs to […]

…at 9:03 this morning. My condolences go out to the Schindler family and all of her friends. May Terri rest in peace…

Many liberals just eat up kooky conspiracy theories about electronic vote rigging. Even the wife of the Democrats’ last Presidential candidate is out there publicly floating the idea that the elections may have been rigged. Meanwhile, it’s many of those very same people who bitterly complain that you can’t trust election results, who then turn […]

Get ready for even more of the ultimate spring break intellectual experience! You won’t believe the academic insanity as Iowahawk’s Dave Burge and his inquiring camera crew catch real live college faculty getting their freak on at the beach… in the clubs…. even the hot transgressive action back in their hotel symposia! From Rocky Mountain […]

Despite the best efforts of many of us on the right, nothing short of a miracle is going to save Terri Schiavo at this point. My guess is that even if the feeding tube were reinserted today and they started rehydrating her immediately, it’s probably too late. Today is the 13th day since she has […]

Sorry there were less posts than normal today, but it was a weird day. I was getting sick about the time I finished the Terri Schiavo FAQ at 5:30 AM or so, went to bed, was up two hours later & feeling lousy, was back in bed by noon, up at like 6 PM, back […]

Heather MacDonald on “diversity” in the blogosphere: Diversity grievances follow the usual logic: Victim-group X is not proportionally represented in some field; therefore the field’s gatekeepers are discriminating against X’s members. The argument presumes that there are large numbers of qualified Xs out there who, absent discrimination, would be proportionally represented in the challenged field. […]

Welcome to 1st Amendment bizarro world, where newspapers, magazines, and bloggers can be sued for ACCURATELY REPORTING claims made by politicians that are later ruled libelous: ” The Supreme Court refused Monday to shield the news media from being sued for accurately reporting a politician’s false charges against a rival. Instead, the justices let stand […]

*** Note: There’s an enormous amount of conflicting information floating around about the Terri Schiavo case. So in an effort to clarify some of the particularly controversial points, I took the time to do some heavy research. While I have a very strong opinion about this case, I consulted numerous sources on both sides of […]

In the past, to inspire people to suggest new music that I might be interested in and just for entertainment’s sake, I’ve posted the music I was currently listening to on RWN. But, thanks to wonders of modern technology, I can now tell you which songs I listened to the most over the last month. […]

I’ll admit that it’s a little early to do my 2nd quarter blog rankings, but since I’m doing all lists today, it seemed like a good time to do this again. Do keep in mind that as the quarter has progressed, some blogs have of course moved up and others have dropped, based on how […]

1) Scott Keith: Wrestling’s One Ring Circus: The Death of the World Wrestling Federation (A for wrestling fans) 2) Joe Scarborough: Rome Wasn’t Burnt in a Day : The Real Deal on How Politicians, Bureaucrats, and Other Washington Barbarians are Bankrupting America (A-: The real deal on how Congress wastes your money) 3) P.J. O’Rourke: […]

Thanks to TiVo, I’ve gotten an opportunity to expand my viewing horizons on the tube. Here are my current faves — in order… 10) Total Nonstop Action Wrestling! 9) The Twilight Zone (The Original) 8) 24 7) Family Guy 6) The Simpsons 5) The Venture Brothers 4) Sealab 2021 3) South Park 2) Futurama 1) […]

One of the myths about conservatism is that there is a huge split between market based conservatives who’re primarily concerned about taxes, free trade, & deficit spending and social conservatives who’re only moved by issues like abortion, prayer in schools, and smut on TV. This is for the most part untrue. That’s not to say […]

As a change of pace, today — and today only on RWN — will be a day of lists. Each and every post will have at least one list in it…

It looks like Frank J. from IMAO is finally marrying his gun slinging t-shirt babe, SarahK. I even got a thank-you from Frank J. in his post announcing the wedding: “Then I have to thank Geeks with Guns and John Hawkins of RightWingNews for sending me my first real traffic. John Hawkins later asked for […]

After reading the post below by Jayson Javitz, RWN reader Joe R. opines: “Republicans spend more than they should, but not as much as Democrats would” hardly leaves me with a warm, fuzzy feeling.” Dittos to that. But unless changes are made to the system, we’re going to continue to see large deficits for the […]

Some people out there believe Republicans and Democrats are “all the same,” when it comes to profilgate federal spending. Yep. And other people still believe in the Tooth Fairy. Here are some raw statistics regarding the U.S. Senate’s most recent budget deliberations: a) There were 17 distinct amendments by which extra federal spending was proposed, […]

The inimitable Mark Steyn on Terri Schiavo: “There seems to be a genuine dispute about her condition — between those on her husband’s side, who say she has ”no consciousness,” and those on her parents’ side, who say she is capable of basic, childlike reactions. If the latter are correct, ending her life is an […]

After I reupped on my apartment for another 6 months, the apartment people kicked in a free carpet cleaning which is great because Patton has the unfortunate habit of throwing up on the floor ever so often which produces some rather “colorful” stains. Anyway, I asked them to call before they came by so I […]

There has been quite a bit of talk about a Republican crack-up over the Terri Schiavo case. The WAPO even says that: “Republican lawmakers and others engaged in the debate say an internal party dispute over the Schiavo case has ruptured, at least temporarily, the uneasy alliance between economic and social conservatives that twice helped […]

From RWN over the last week or so: — I Come To Bury Terri Schiavo, Not To Praise Her — Beautiful Bible Stories Rewritten For These Days & Times: King Solomon Cuts The Baby In Half — We Wouldn’t Even Treat A Dog This Way — Cows Have More Protection Under The Law Than Terri […]