Year: 2007

Gail Heriot had a column in the Wall Street Journal exposing the latest method of affirmative action proponents to keep information from being used to study the effects of affirmative action on black achievement. She is referring to the research of UCLA law professor Richard Sander who three years ago concluded that there were higher […]

RWN returns on Monday. Until then, enjoy the links below, consider this to be an open thread, and have a great week-end! Babalu Blog The Clark Howard Show IMAO Media Blog Debbie Schlussel Freedoms Watch Rightroots Popholic Protein Wisdom Sister Toldjah

Question: “With your background in psychology, could you give a clinical opinion as to the underlying causes for the BDS (and the general anti-America sentiment) that is so very prevalent on the Left side of the political spectrum today?” — Good_Ol_Boy Answer: If you want to get to the root of it, you really don’t […]

Question: “Why is it so hard to find Republican politicians who truly support and will fight for smaller government? Why is it that no serious candidates are willing to make this a defining issue? They act as if the ‘libertarian’ tag is to Republicans what the ‘liberal’ tag is to Democrats, but is that really […]

Question #72: Who would win in a no holds barred, three-way cage match between Neil Diamond, Ron Paul and Bruce Campbell? Answer: It is Ron Paul’s ultimate destiny to snap Neil Diamond’s spine, crush Bruce Campbell’s pelvis like an eggshell, and then go on to win the presidency so he can save America from the […]

Question: “I am wondering just how our Government found itself in such a mess with immigration enforcement. They must have believed in these laws once upon a time or why bother to pass them in the first place. They must have thought enforcement necessary at some point or, again, why have the laws they do? […]

Last night, I spent an hour on the internet radio show of A Newt One. It’s called “American Truth warriors” and I came on about 30 minutes into it. We talked about grassroots activism, the 2008 elections, and several other topics. You can listen to it here.

Question: “What would be the best way to raise the issue of the four dozen or so corpses piled up along Hillary’s path to power? You know, like Vincent Foster, James McDougal, Mary Mahoney, Ron Brown, Ed Willey, Jerry Parks, Kathy Ferguson, Bill Shelton, Suzanne Coleman, Major William S. Barkley Jr., Captain Scott J . […]

Question: “The Right consistently said there are no parallels between Vietnam and Iraq yet the President used Vietnam recently as a caveat against pulling out of Iraq. Should he just leave Vietnam out of it or are there comparisons to be made that are worthwhile?” — libliever Answer: “The Right consistently said there are no […]

The 2008 election season has been a bit short on dramatics so far. We’ve had lots of mostly dull debates, not a single candidate has been caught making out on a yacht with his mistress, and hordes of third rate candidates with no chance to ever get elected, are refusing to get off the stage […]

Make sure to check out Conservative Grapevine today, where you’ll find links like: Celebslam: Jenny McCarthy hits the beach in a bikini. The People’s Cube: Joke of the day: The insensitive Marine The Wall Street Journal: The greens try to sue their way to an energy policy. IMAO: How Tony Snow is trying to make […]

Money quote: “I love this stuff because if you ever doubt your own sanity, all you have to do is read this stuff and realize that you’re okay.” — Charles Krauthammer A hat tip for the video goes to Hot Air

Today is Q&A Friday #72 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, I did a short interview via phone with Bettina Inclan. Bettina is the former Executive Director of the Republican National Hispanic Assembly and is currently the Communications Director for Rep. Thad McCotter (R-MI), Chairman of the Republican House Policy Committee. We discussed how the Republican Party can do a better job of reaching out […]

Make sure to check out Conservative Grapevine today, where you’ll find links like: Ann Coulter: 1 down, 11,999,999 to go Cracked: The top 10 deadbeat celebrity relatives. TMZ: Beyonce has a wardrobe malfunction in concert. Radar: If we read it: Excerpt’s from O.J.’s canned confessional, ‘If I Did It’ MSN: What I learned from bad […]

James Carville needs your help! Political pundit James Carville has sent out a mass e-mail on behalf of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee seeking “the bumper sticker slogan that will carry us through the 2008 elections.” Carville — lead strategist for Bill Clinton’s successful 1992 presidential campaign — said the slogan will be used on […]

Oh, good grief! They’re actually asking George Bush, Stephen Harper, & Felipe Calderon about the moronic North American Union conspiracy theory…well, wait, I shouldn’t call it “moronic.” I mean sure, most of the people who buy into it are morons, but some of them are incredibly uninformed, crazy, or in a few cases, dishonest con […]

Yesterday, I put in about 30 minutes on the Political Vindication online radio show. We talked about Ron Paul, conspiracy theories, and the 2008 race. You can listen to it here!

Whether your dream candidate gets the nomination or NOT, will you vote for a Republican over whichever Dem gets the nod? Yes, I will vote for whoever the Republican candidate is. No, I will either stay home, vote for the Dem, or cast a protest vote.    Free polls from Pollhost.com This poll was inspired […]

Back on August 3rd of this month, I wrote this, I tried to buy some chicken jerky for the dog from Wal-Mart the other day. However, there was a block on the product at the register. Apparently, that’s how they keep you from buying poisoned Chinese dog treats that will make your dog’s liver explode […]

This is one of the ads that Freedoms Watch is spending 15 million dollars to run around the country. Hat tip to Hot Air for the video.

Right Wing News emailed more than 240 right-of-center bloggers and asked them to answer 7 questions. The following 59 blogs responded, Aaron’s CC, The Absurd Report, The American Princess, Argghhhh!, AtlanticBlog, Bad Example, BizzyBlog, Blogs of War, Blonde Sagacity, Boi From Troy, Conservative Grapevine, DANEgerus Weblog, David All Group, dcthornton.com, Dissecting Leftism, Dizzy Girl, Dr. […]

Make sure to check out Conservative Grapevine today, where you’ll find links like: Dr. Melissa Clouthier: How political correctness hinders scientific research. Egotastic!: Jennifer Aniston bikini pictures Popular Mechanics: Popular Mechanics investigates 9/11 myths: FAQs Fred Thompson: I spent quite a bit of time in New York City. There are lots of things about the […]

It’s no big surprise anymore when liberals politicize funerals, but who knew that they looked at weddings through exactly the sames lens? From the Huffington Post, here’s Peggy Drexler on Jenna Bush’s upcoming marriage, Here’s to the Happy Couple — and a 10 Point Bump Jenna Bush and Henry Hager plan to marry. And there […]

“And my view is that if you can’t run your own house, you certainly can’t run the White House.” — Michelle Obama That seems like a fair point. Hillary’s engaged in a marriage of convenience with a man who has cheated on her over and over again and is probably still cheating on her right […]

These poll results have to be a little scary for Democrats, California voters are inclined to support a proposed ballot initiative that would change how the Golden State allocates its electoral votes in presidential campaigns, but they’re not yet sold on the idea, a Field Poll released today showed. Currently, California employs a winner-take-all system […]

The fools among us… A three-judge panel of an appeals court in Kansas just held that an illegal alien’s “ongoing presence in the United States in and of itself is not a crime” unless the illegal alien reentered the country after a previous deportation. (Source) Can you believe it? Entering the U.S. in violation of […]

With New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg today definitively rejecting a 2008 White House bid, Republican and Democrat presidential hopefuls alike scrambled to woo the unnamed Bloomberg supporter. Speculation among political pundits had run rampant in recent days as the trans-party politician made public remarks positioning himself first in the middle of the road and then […]

Here are the best quotes from Ann Coulter’s columns over the last year. Enjoy! Democrats resolutely refuse to tell the poor the secret to not being poor: Keep your knees together until marriage. Under (Rudy Giuliani’s) mayoralty, New York City became a lot safer for cab drivers — and everyone else. The murder rate went […]

Make sure to check out Conservative Grapevine today, where you’ll find links like: Planet Gore: Overturning the global warming “Consensus” in one fell swoop. Hot Air: Border Patrol officer: BP agents aren’t responsible for stopping illegal immigrants The Grumpiest: Michelle Rodriguez in a bikini walking the dog. Yahoo! News: The ‘Obama girl’ is no hit […]