Year: 2006

Here’s (now fired) Air America host, Mike Malloy, filling in for Randi Rhodes on August 28, (about 3/4’s of the way through the show): Mike: Ray is calling from New Jersey. Welcome to the program. Thanks for holding on. Ray: Hi Michael. Mike: Hey. Ray: You were asking for a conservative or a bush supporter […]

— As most of you know, Steve Irwin, “the Crocodile Hunter,” was killed when a stingray put a barb into his chest. The poor fella was only 44 years old and had a wife along with two young childen, so it seems particularly tragic for him to be killed in such a bizarre way. But, […]

Here I am on the North Carolina coast and I made it through Ernesto without the slightest incomvenience and today, during a hard rain, my power and phone went down. Can you believe that? Gah! So, I’m using somebody else’s computer to update. That’s causing a bit of a slow down, but the updates are […]

The Examiner reminds us that this week will mark the 60-day period in which the McCain-Feingold reform package has outlawed advertising by outside groups that mention a candidate for federal office. Before 2006, American election campaigns traditionally began in earnest after Labor Day. Unless McCain-Feingold is repealed, Labor Day will henceforth mark the point in […]

Movie Review #1: Crank If Grand Theft Auto were made into a movie, it would be Crank, a movie about a Hitman who’s poisoned with a drug that will kill him by shutting down his adrenalin gland. His only mission? To keep his adrenalin flowing long enough by moving, fighting, or having sex to get […]

Foreign Missile Fired At Mccain Escort Helicopter During European Visit No. 2 Al-Qaida Leader In Iraq Arrested 200 Taliban Killed In Fighting Friendly Fire Kills Canadian In Afghanistan Europe Nixes Landing Rights For El Al Planes With IDF Cargo Domestic G.O.P. Sets Aside Work on Immigration (Free New York Times Reg Req) Illegal Immigration Rallies […]

RWN returns to a regular schedule tomorrow. Until then, enjoy the links below, have a great Labor Day, and consider this to be an open thread. Your Guide To The Liberal View Of Foreign Policy & Defending America The Difference Between Conservatives And Liberals The Difference Between The Liberal And Conservative ‘Debate’ Over The War […]

First of all, thanks to all of RWN’s guest bloggers for doing such a great job. Make sure to check out their websites: Patrick Hynes from Ankle Biting Pundits Danny Carlton from Jack Lewis La Shawn Barber from La Shawn Barber’s Corner Lorie Byrd from Wizbang Next up, let me remind you that on Monday, […]

I am a huge fan of David Limbaugh’s columns, but his latest is my all time favorite. I really, really wish I had written it. Please, if you only read one column this weekend, read this one. (If you read more than one, please read my Plame piece next.) If you are a supporter of […]

Well, this race, the 2006 off-year race to control Congress, is about many things. According to Susan Page and Jill Lawrence in USA TODAY, this race is about, “voters’ unease over Iraq, jobs and health care and a sense that the nation is on the wrong track.” And if those “moral values” happen to creep […]

John Hawkins sometimes quotes outrageous statements he finds posted at The Democratic Underground. Some of those quotes are pretty shocking, but since the posters are anonymous I sometimes wonder if they are all written by crazed liberals or if some are left by jokesters. I find that preferable to believing there are so many crazy […]

Hey, RWN readers. I’m guest-blogging for John today. Hope you enjoy my scribblings. – La Shawn Barber Part I — How to Avoid a Blogosphere Scandal: Disclose! Part II — How to Avoid a Blogosphere Scandal: Don’t Plagiarize! I’m not a big fan of the anonymous (or pseudonymous) blogger or commenter. I blog under my […]

From Phyllis Schlafly’s Safe-Not Sorry… For the privilege of building 1,700 TFX fighter planes, bids were submitted in January 1962 by two manufacturers: the Boeing Company and General Dynamics Corporation. Much suspense and anticipation built up during the many months the decision was pending, because whoever won the contract would get the choicest plum in […]

At Townhall today I write about how my childhood memories of Emily Litella come to mind when I see the way the media treat corrections to major stories that they have gotten wrong — with little more than a “never mind.” There have been quite a few “never mind” media opportunites during the Bush years. […]

I’m going to be taking a couple of days off for the Labor Day holiday. However, as always, the show must go on. Today, RWN will have guest bloggers. Make sure to give a warm welcome to: Patrick Hynes from Ankle Biting Pundits Danny Carlton from Jack Lewis La Shawn Barber from La Shawn Barber’s […]

Question: “Do you think that if the NYT or other liberal news outlet were to get word of an upcoming terrorist attack on US soil, they would let the government know about it?” — klaatuwolf Answer: Some of them would issue a warning and some of them would just get in position to make sure […]

“I don’t have a definite date, but I can see, 12 to 18 months, the Iraqi security forces progressing to where they can take on security responsibilities with very little Coalition support.” — General George Casey Read it all at Redstate.

Question: “I actually have a question for John (rather belatedly). John, while you’ve linked to the articles, I notice you haven’t had much to say about the ‘fauxtography’ scandals- the questionable photos and practices highlighted in the recent fighting over in Lebanon. Any reason why? Do you feel it has enough coverage in the blogosphere? […]

“Politics to the X-Treme,” did a podcast interview with me about Rightroots on their debut show. You can catch it here.

Question: “In spite of most of the evidence to the contrary, so many people feel the economy is not doing well. Is this due to gasoline prices? Or do people really think that this economy is no good?” — cubsfan3325 Answer: Most people don’t care much about GDP and the overall strength of the economy. […]

Question: “If you could take the place of any musician (living or dead) and be in any band, who would it be? For example, you wanna lead the ultimate rock star life – then *snap* you’ve just become Mick Jagger. Or you wanna go more the crooner route and hang in Vegas….*snap* you’re Frank Sinatra…” […]

Question: “I have noticed that your a pro wrestling fan and with that in mind, are you a Mixed Martial Arts (or MMA) fan? Do you think MMA will eventually overcome boxing in terms of popularity?” — DMaestas Answer: I’ve always enjoyed martial arts movies and when I was in college, I spent about a […]

Here’s a fascinating glimpse into the mind of a 19 year-old Muslim beauty queen in Britain: The first Muslim to be crowned Miss England has warned that stereotyping members of her community is leading some towards extremism. …She said: “The attitude towards Muslims has got worse over the year. Also the Muslims’ attitude to British […]

Question: “If you could choose one Liberal/Democrat politician/blogger/pundit to announce tomorrow that they are resigning/quitting tomorrow and vow to never speak about politics again in public, who would you choose? Which Conservative/Republican would you choose to do the same thing?” — DMaestas Answer: On the left, it would be Jimmy Carter. He’s embarrassingly naive, foolish, […]

Domestic Bush Nominates 5 As Appeals Court Judges A California Accord That Will Give The State The Toughest Laws In The Nation On Cutting Greenhouse Gas Emissions Video: Muslim Hit And Run Killer In San Francisco Referred To Himself As A Terrorist According To A Witness Republican Pork King Ted Stevens Is Responsible For The […]

Today is Q&A Thursday #47 at RWN. Of course, the Q&A day is Friday normally, but since there will be guest bloggers on RWN Friday (I’m taking it off for Labor Day Week-end), I thought it made sense to move it up a day. So, if there’s a subject you’ve been wanting me to tackle […]

Some people, perhaps because of the humiliation they suffered when their assumption that Mark Karr killed JonBenet Ramsey turned out to be false, have been lashing out at District Attorney Mary Lacy for having Karr flown back to the US from Thailand: “The prosecutor in the JonBenet Ramsey case Tuesday defended her decision to bring […]

A month and a half ago, few people thought the Senate race in Michigan would be competitive. Mike Bouchard and Keith Butler were going head to head in a primary battle and both of them were polling 12-15 points behind Democratic Senator Debbie Stabenow. But then, Bouchard won the primary, picked up a lot of […]

Over at the Daily Kos, DK diarist pinche tejano gets all hyped up to murder people in the insurance industry: “There’s this thing, called a tidal surge, big f*cking wall of water that announces the arrival of any hurricane when it hits land. I should know, Brazoria deals with hurricanes a lot. We also distrust […]

The folks over at Human Events liked my, “Conservative Case Against Rudy Giuliani In 2008,” post so much, they asked to run it for them as a column this week. However, there is one twist. I’ve added a chapter on Bernard Kerik for the HE version of the post. You can check it out here. […]