Year: 2006

If you want to see how non-serious the Democrats are about foreign affairs, then look no further than their call to disinvite Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to speak in front of a joint session of Congress: “Al-Maliki, a Shiite Muslim, was quoted in The New York Times and elsewhere calling Israel the aggressor in […]

A lot of people on the right side of the blogosphere are unhappy with Michael Steele because of these comments, which he thought he was making anonymously to WAPO reporter Dana Milbank: “In 2001, we were attacked and the president is on the ground, on a mound with his arm around the fireman, symbol of […]

Foreign Israel Plans to Occupy Strip Inside Lebanon (Free New York Times Reg Req) Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni: “There Can No Longer Be Militias And Terrorist Organizations Such As Hezbollah. Hezbollah Must Be Completely Disarmed. They Should No Longer Have The Ability To Be Armed By Syria And Iran.” Report: 12 Israeli Troops Die […]

Over at the Washington Times, they have a very strange take on the latest Harris poll: Half of Americans now say Iraq had weapons of mass destruction when the United States invaded the country in 2003 — up from 36 percent last year, a Harris poll finds. Pollsters deemed the increase both “substantial” and “surprising” […]

Here’s a quick quiz that relates to the picture. 1) If Hezbollah leaders deliberately congregate in areas where there are lots of civilians and the Israelis attempt to assassinate them, which party is responsible for any innocent lives lost? A) Hezbollah B) Israel 2) If Hezbollah soldiers set up an ammo dump in a mosque […]

“The Americans are 120 percent biased in favor of Israel. That’s why Rice is coming to save Israel from defeat and humiliation. The US always intervenes when Israel is in trouble.” — Osama al-Mazini, a Hamas political leader Dear Condi Rice: In order to be fair to our friends in the Palestinian territories and Lebanon, […]

“Setting aside the fact that the UN is extremely hostile to Israel and has great difficulty raising large numbers of troops, as we’ve seen over and over again in the past, any UN force that doesn’t have the United States or Britain doing most of the heavy lifting isn’t capable of fighting its way out […]

Over at the rabidly pro-illegal immigration Wall Street Journal, Brendan Miniter is offering up one of the more bizarre defenses of the Senate Amnesty Bill that has been presented so far: “Today the Republican Party again confronts the choice of whether to cut the overall size of the welfare state–by reforming Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security […]

Foreign The Israel Defense Forces Chief Of Military Intelligence, Amos Yadlin, Said Sunday That Close To 2,200 Hezbollah Rockets Have Been Destroyed By The IDF During Its Offensive On Lebanon Over The Last Two Weeks. Gaza Groups Ready To Deal On Cease-Fire, Release Of Shalit (This Isn’t Much Of A Deal For Israel) Hezbollah Banks […]

Once again, Senator Flip-Flop has decided to remind Americans of why they couldn’t trust him to handle foreign policy in 2004: “U.S. Sen. John Kerry, D- Mass., who was in town Sunday to help Gov. Jennifer Granholm campaign for her re-election bid, took time to take a jab at the Bush administration for its lack […]

Over at GOPbloggers, they’ve polled the readers on the right side of the blogosphere to find out which candidates they found to be acceptable and unacceptable as the GOP’s nominee in 2008. They’ve had over 6000 responses (including more than 1880 from Right Wing News) and here’s how things broke out: The Top Tier Candidates […]

You have got to love this headline from the Associated Press: “Survival may equal victory for Hezbollah” Isn’t that a pretty low threshhold for victory? If the Israelis don’t kill ever single member of Hezbollah, then Hezbollah wins? By that standard, didn’t the Nazis win World War 2? But, that’s the least of the problems […]

“It goes without saying that what Fred Phelps and the rest of the lunatics in God Hates F*gs are doing is completely beyond the pale, especially when they’re protesting these funerals. That community can — and should — be able to legally ban their funeral protests without running afoul of the First Amendment. If it’s […]

You cannot throw a cyber stone on the right side of the blogosphere today without hitting a post about Glenn Greenwald’s sock puppets. It’s either bloggers trying to prove Glenn Greenwald has sock puppets, other bloggers getting angry at the people claiming Glenn Greenwald has sock puppets, or a third group going, “Wow, Glenn Greenwald […]

Hugh Hewitt looks at the Democratic House members who voted against the resolution supporting Israel and notes how many of them would become committee chairmen if the Democrats took the House. The final vote on the House resolution supporting Israel was, unlike its counterpart in the Senate, not unanimous. Eight voted against the resolution and […]

Foreign Israel Punches Into Lebanon As Civilians Flee Iran: Israel Doomed To ‘Destruction’ Condoleezza Rice Will Arrive In Jerusalem Today Israel Said It Would Accept A NATO-Led International Force To Keep The Peace Along The Border Day 12 Of Fighting: Some 1,300 Israelis Hurt. 875 Of Them Treated For Shock Arabs Press Syria to Help […]

Right Wing News will return on Monday. Until then, enjoy the links below, consider this to be an open thread, and have a fantasic week-end! AmSpec Blog BuzzJungle Centrist Democrats Ponder How To Counter Netroots The B*tch Girls Digg: Politics Ed Driscoll Cam Edwards Kung Fu Quip Rice Rejects Quick Fix In Mideast (Applause) Sky […]

Question: “Do you see the current situation in the Middle East as ultimately a good thing in the sense that it may galvanize the world into a decisive (albeing probably very destructive) global struggle the termination of which will lead to the irrevocable ascendency of liberal Democracy throughout the entire world, but particularly throughout the […]

Question: “How would the U.S.’s relationship with the Arab world be different if there was no oil in those countries?” — D-Vega Answer: Aside from Israel, if there were no oil in the Middle-East, it probably wouldn’t be much different than a more Islamic version of Africa. So, we’d treat them about the same way […]

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Question: “At what point (if ever) does Israel consider a nuclear weapon (ala WW II) to take out a city and force unconditional surrender from (pick one) terrorist country bent on wiping Israel off the map?” — Arbiter Answer: In my opinion, there are 4 situations in which Israel should consider putting nukes in play. […]

Question: “John, will you see the new Oliver Stone movie World Trade Center when it comes out?” — karensp9 Answer: Early on, I didn’t think there could be a worse choice for a director of a 9/11 movie than Oliver Stone. I figured it would include conspiracy theories, have a very left-wing slant, be tacky….but […]

Question: “If you had your choice of any super human power (super strength, flight, telekinesis, teleportation, invulnerability, to name a few), what would you choose for yourself and why? To what purpose would you use said ability?” — Good_Ol_Boy Answer: I always thought the Highlander style, “You never age and you only die if someone […]

Question: I’ve asked this one before, Mr. Hawkins, but here goes: What’s the absolute worst movie you’ve ever sat at the way through?” — Good_Ol_Boy Answer: Steel Magnolias. I only made it through the whole film because I was on a date and couldn’t just walk out. It’s also worth noting that it was our […]

Question: “Is Chris Simcox really abusing donations sent in to the minutemen or is this a sleazy trick by the WSJ to blackguard Simcox. Despite all the time and treasure they’ve spent, the editorial board at the WSJ hasn’t changed anyone’s mind that our country will collapse next week without a diaspora of tens of […]

Foreign Israel Hints at a Full-Scale Invasion Thousands Of IDF Troops Operating In S. Lebanon Lebanese PM Tells Italian Daily That Hezbollah Must Be Disarmed Lebanese Army May Join Forces With Hizbullah 56% Of Americans Say That Lebanon-Based Terrorist Group Hezbollah Is To Blame For The Conflict. Just 18% Place The Blame On The Government […]

Today is Q&A Friday #45 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, it […]

Yesterday, George Bush used his first veto to block government money from being used to fund embryonic stem cell research. Although, I’d have preferred for him to use that big first veto, that will get so much attention, to block a pork barrel spending bill, I support his decision. That being said, the debate over […]

From Rasmussen Reports: A week into the renewed violence between Israel and Lebanon triggered by the kidnapping of two Israeli soldiers, 56% of Americans say that Lebanon-based terrorist group Hezbollah is to blame for the conflict. Just 18% place the blame on the government of Lebanon and 12% say Israel.” When the American people think […]

“The House voted Wednesday to bar federal courts from ruling on the constitutional validity of the Pledge of Allegiance. The legislation passed 260-167. It now goes to the Senate where its future is uncertain. … “We are making an all-out assault on the Constitution . . . which, thank God, will fail,” said Minority Leader […]