Year: 2005

Because of the increasingly loud anti-Christian zealots on the left, we’ve seen more and more businesses and schools having “Holiday celebrations” instead of “Christmas celebrations.” That’s understandable. It allowed these schools and businesses to claim that they were being more inclusive (See? We’re celebrating not just Christmas, but Hanukkah and Kwanzaa!), it helped them steer […]

Back when Cindy Sheehan was in the news every day and liberals were fawning over her as the “Rosa Parks” of the anti-war movement, a few people, myself included, had the temerity to ask if Cindy Sheehan was using her son’s death to rake in the bucks. Back on August 11th of this year, when […]

Senator Arlen Specter, the Pennsylvania Republican who chairs the Judiciary Committee, held a news conference decrying the Philadelphia Eagles’ “vindictive and inappropriate” treatment of Terrell Owens and hinted that he might launch an investigation. Senator says Terrell Owens treated unfairly (AP) Sen. Arlen Specter has accused the NFL and the Philadelphia Eagles of treating Terrell […]

Domestic Hillary Clinton: Iraq War Vote A Mistake Harry Reid Publicly Claims Osama Bin Laden Is Dead RT Strategies: 70% Of People Surveyed Said That Criticism Of The War By Democratic Senators Hurts Troop Morale — With 44 Percent Saying Morale Is Hurt “A Lot,”. 55% Of Democrats Believe Criticism Hurts Morale(Free Wapo Reg Req) […]

On Tuesday of last week, I was fortunate to have the opportunity to do my 3rd interview with Michelle Malkin, this time by phone. As most of you know, Michelle is a fill-in host at Fox News, has a very successful blog, and has just published her 3rd book, Unhinged. This interview focused mainly on […]

Ever wondered how the Nielsen TV ratings work? Well, I was actually picked to be one of the people who did the ratings last week, and while it wasn’t exactly a rocket ride down the side of Mount Everest, I thought people might be interested in reading about how the whole thing works. First of […]

RWN reader Jim in Texas writes: “When I saw the cover of this old comic book, I immediately thought of Rightwing News and made a couple small (of) changes to retcon it into this far future 21st Century where we live in our current continuity, :)” Immediately, I knew this had to go up on […]

“Wal-Mart’s critics allege that the retailer is bad for poor Americans. This claim is backward: As Jason Furman of New York University puts it, Wal-Mart is “a progressive success story.” Furman advised John “Benedict Arnold” Kerry in the 2004 campaign and has never received any payment from Wal-Mart; he is no corporate apologist. But he […]

Yet more healthcare-in-Canada-sucks information: Take Canada’s much vaunted health-care system. In a recent poll, more than 80 percent of Canadians rate the system “in crisis.” People wait for practically any diagnostic test, surgical procedure, or specialist consult. The doctors’ shortage is so severe that, in Norwood, Ont., winning the town lottery isn’t a ticket to […]

It’s really great to be able to take a day off and have your guest bloggers do 11 posts that pull in even more traffic than normal. So, I’d like to give an extra-special thanks to all of the guest bloggers on RWN yesterday who did such a phenomenal job: Lorie Byrd from Byrd Droppings […]

From Right Wing News on June 13, 2005 “I can’t say that I know a whole lot about California Congressman Randy “Duke” Cunningham (R-CA) — well, other than the fact that he looks to be about as crooked as a dog’s hindleg. …If Cunningham is honest (which I sincerely doubt), then he’s too dumb to […]

Domestic Republican Congressman Randy “Duke” Cunningham Pleaded Guilty Monday To Conspiracy And Tax Charges And Tearfully Resigned From Office, Admitting He Took $2.4 Million In Bribes To Steer Defense Contracts To Conspirators Bush Defends Immigration Record, Touts New Measures To Stem Human Tide (Not Impressed) Cindy Sheehan Book-Signing A Very ‘Lonely Affair’. Photos By Associated […]

Soon, it’ll be time for the 4th annual warblogger awards here at RWN. More than 225 bloggers will be asked to select their favorite bloggers in a number of different categories. Here’s the current list of categories the bloggers will be voting on: The Funniest Blog Best Looking Blog Most Missed (The best blog that’s […]

Sen. John McCain may be the most cynical politician in American history. I explain why at the JunkYardBlog.

To my way of thinking, rightwingers like you and me should take a great deal of interest in the state-to-state battles between the cable companies and the so-called “Baby Bells” over who controls the airwaves. It started in Texas. And now various levels of government in New Jersey and New York are taking up the […]

I’ve been writing about postmodern warfare for about a year and a half now on the JYB. To put it as succinctly as I can, in postmodern warfare the illusion of defeat is as good as the real thing. Our first postmodern war was Vietnam, and during that war the press continually spun victories–during Operation […]

Nestled in the folds of this Sunday’s WaPo was a remarkable essay. It contained a quote that should be required reading for the clueless panderers who currently infest Capitol Hill. Viewing the hijinks up there, I frequently find myself searching for glimpses of the Yellow Brick Road. I just know it must be there, because […]

I don’t agree with everything in Polipundit’s excellent post about what the Republicans are doing wrong and what they need to be doing differently, but I agree with almost everything in it. I differ in that I think the President and Vice President’s speeches on Iraq have been a necessary and very welcome addition to […]

Everybody’s talking about it, but nobody in public at least seems to realize how exquisite a maneuver drawing down U.S forces in Iraq is unless you just want to cut and run and let the country collapse as Pennsylvania Dem. John Murtha does. It isn’t a simple mathematical formula of being able to withdraw X […]

In Iraq, the trial of Saddam Hussein will recommence today. The former president of Iraq is to face a series of trials for his crimes against humanity. Meanwhile, here in the United States, the manner in which Hussein was brought to justice – the U.S. led invasion of 2003 – faces a trial of its […]

Just because a former Democrat Attorney General is defending Saddam Hussein in his trial on charges of committing crimes against humanity, that’s no reason to question anyone’s patriotism. Just because former President Jimmy Carter, who by the way is a Democrat, is lying to the country about the war in Iraq, and most Democrats agree […]

The President has spent a good bit of time the past month setting the record straight on the way we went into Iraq and those efforts appear to be bearing some fruit. There is now a poll showing that 70 percent of Americans believe the criticism of the war by Democratic Senators hurts troop morale […]

Over the years, this Marine wife has seen attitudes towards the military undergo many changes, but I never thought I’d see the day when the United States military finally got the respect it deserves in Washington. What a welcome change of pace! As our Democratic Brethren-in-Christ constantly remind us, it’s time to heal the bitter […]

This week has been a particularly up and down week for me, ending on a note of despair so deep I didn’t think I’d ever recover. As I moped to my living room sofa and collapsed like a sack of sugar, I shut my eyes and wearily thought: this is such a 9/11 day. And […]

Well, folks, Thanksgiving is almost here and that means that almost everyone, myself included, is getting ready to take a little vacation. So, let me give you the holiday schedule for RWN: Thursday: Best of RWN links go up Friday: More best of RWN links go up. Monday: For only the second time in RWN’s […]

Columns Part 3 Take My Word For It, Jews Don’t Rule The World The Chickenhawk Slur Making The Case For A Federal Marriage Amendment Get Your Antennae Up! Answering 20 Frequently Asked Questions About Conservatism Blogosphere How Long Did It Take To Build An Audience? 25 Pieces Of Advice For Bloggers The ‘Very, Very’ Rule […]

Columns Part 1 If The World Treated WW2 Like the War On Terrorism Confessions Of An Isolationist Wannabe What’s So Great About America? The Questions Conspiracy Theorists Need To Ask Themselves Rules Of Thumb Columns Part 2 Is America Better Off Being Feared Or Loved? The Two Year Old’s Tantrum That Never Ends The Conservative […]

Sometimes, the quotes from the left are so good, that you don’t have to do much more than let them speak for themselves. This is one of those times. So, enjoy these excerpts from a column called No Thanks to Thanksgiving by (big suprise here) journalism professor Robert Jensen at AlterNet: “One indication of moral […]

My radio alarm clock woke me this afternoon with the horrifying news that an “Air Stagnation Warning” would be in effect for the Greater Seattle Area throughout the entire holiday weekend. Good Goddess! What terrible new ecological nightmare has Bush sprung on us now? Arsenic in the drinking water, global warming, hurricanes, tornadoes, tsunamis, and […]

Now, why did we need a Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit again? “The justification for a broad drug benefit was always flimsy. When Congress passed it, about three quarters of Medicare recipients already had drug coverage: the poorest had it through Medicaid; many retirees had it from their former employers; some had it through Medicare managed-care […]