Year: 2008

Question: “A US Soldier currently deployed to the Iraq Theater of Operations and actively supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom, I have followed with great interest the rumors of General David H. Petraeus possibly running for President of the United States of America upon his retirement from the US Army. As you are a consistent blogger who […]

Question: “Here’s a question, John: do you have any plans to address the problems with the comments on RWN? First, we can’t post more than one embedded link without getting a message claiming that “the comment has been held pending approval by the blog owner.” Second, posted comments sometimes take up to twenty minutes to […]

From Conservative Grapevine, 20) Mark Steyn: The gollygamist is out. How did it get to this? 19) Lorie Byrd: Why the Democrats are kicking the Clintons to the curb 18) Dark Roasted Blend: Oops! Weirdest accidents (Pics) 17) Cracked: 14 Valentine’s Day gifts guaranteed to not get you laid 16) Karl Rove: Obama’s new vulnerability […]

Yesterday, I was in on another teleconference with John McCain. Unfortunately, I wasn’t given an opportunity to ask a question. Here’s the write-up of the teleconference. Keep in mind that these are notes, not quotes. Opening Statement Senator Obama’s said that he would go back to Iraq if Al-Qaeda has a base there. Well, they […]

Today is Q&A Friday #85 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 […]

Over at the Daily Kos, they’re handling William F. Buckley’s death with exactly the sort of class and decorum we’ve come to expect from the Left at times like this — you know, none whatsoever. Here’s an excerpt from a post by Daily Kos diarist d2, called “Tinplated Cryptonazi — Good Riddance.” Rather than waste […]

Make sure to check out Conservative Grapevine today, where you’ll find links like: Ann Coulter: William F. Buckley: R.I.P., enfant terrible The Daily Kos: Ten reasons not to elect Obama Cassy Fiano: Southwest Airlines vs. pretty bimbos Stuff White People Like: Stuff white people like The Grumpiest: Gisele Bundchen bikini pics You can check out […]

“(White nationalists like me) don’t see much difference in Barack Obama than Hillary Clinton–or, for that matter, John McCain.” — David Duke When even America’s most prominent ultra-racist, former KKK member doesn’t have a problem with a black President, it’s a pretty good sign, isn’t it?

Since John McCain foolishly went overboard and attacked one of his own supporters for calling Barack Hussein Obama, Barack Hussein Obama, there’s been a controversy over his name. First off, just to be clear: Barack Hussein Obama is his name, just like George Herbert Walker Bush is George Bush’s full name or George Felix Allen […]

I don’t have anything to say about William F. Buckley’s passing that will surpass the eloquent tributes that are being posted all across the net on the Right, but I thought I should at least say a few words about the man. Long story short, Buckley was an enormously important figure who, through his efforts, […]

“Hillary has won white Democrats in all primary elections but two. She won the white Democrat vote in Wisconsin. Therefore, white Democrats hav remained faithful [to Clinton]. When you say that she lost “every demographic category, including whites with only high-school diplomas and whites earning less than $50,000 a year”–you may not realize that she […]

I’m getting ready to buy an MP3 player. I want something I can use at the gym and to plug into a car stereo (I’m getting ready to buy that too) for long trips. Music wise, I’m not sure I’d need to put more than oh, 500 songs in it? Well, that’s my initial impression, […]

So last night, I stop my car at Subway and I’m getting ready to get out and grab dinner, when I hear a commercial that makes me stop in my tracks. It starts with a woman complaining about how hairy her arms are. Then, she says that she went out on a date and she […]

Original post: At 4:00 PM EST, I’m going to be on the Jaz McKay show. Click on Stickam in the left corner to listen to the show. Update: Also, last night, I was on the Conservatives With Attitude show. I thought I was a guest, but Michael Illions roped me into co-hosting =D It runs […]

So, John McCain has a conservative supporter warming up the crowd for him who takes some shots at Obama Bill Cunningham, who hosts “The Big Show” with Bill Cunningham, a local program here that is also syndicated nationally, was part of a line of people lauding Mr. McCain and revving up the crowd before his […]

Make sure to check out Conservative Grapevine today, where you’ll find links like: John Stossel: Guns save lives Cracked: The 9 most baffling theme parks from around the world (NSFW) Dr. Melissa Clouthier: How to get a woman Celebslam: Rachel Ray in a swimsuit You can check out all those links and more by clicking […]

Last night, I was talking with a political operative I’m friends with about an illegal immigration ad the op’s candidate is developing. Here’s the advice I gave them: Simply talking about amnesty or border security first doesn’t work because politicians lie so much about illegal immigration. Whether you’re talking about the biggest advocates of amnesty […]

There has been a lot of angry chatter on the Left side of the blogosphere today about Tim Russert’s badgering of Obama on Louis Farrakhan. Here’s the transcript, MR. RUSSERT: Senator Obama, one of the things in a campaign is that you have to react to unexpected developments. On Sunday, the headline in your hometown […]

A funny thing happened during mankind’s inevitable march towards a fiery apocalypse caused by global warming — it got cold, Over the past year, anecdotal evidence for a cooling planet has exploded. China has its coldest winter in 100 years. Baghdad sees its first snow in all recorded history. North America has the most snowcover […]

Just astounding: London, Feb 26, 2008 (CNA).- A committee in the British House of Commons will investigate Catholic schools following the Bishop of Lancaster’s instructions to schools to place crucifixes in every classroom and stop “safe sex” education, the Independent reports. Patrick O’Donoghue, Bishop of Lancaster, had circulated a 66-page booklet instructing Catholic schools to […]

Hat tip to Sweetness & Light.

Later tonight, at 9 PM EST, I’ll be liveblogging the Democratic debate. If you’re going to be watching, make sure to head over to RWN, refresh to read the commentary, and feel free to write a few words in the comments section. 8:54: I am so not looking forward to this. Hillary and Barack’s debates […]

Despite being linked there, I don’t recall hearing of the Freedom Fighter’s Journal before today, but that doesn’t make it any less disturbing that this was written there on the 17th, I understand the ______ building is more than 150 feet tall. At the time of my last recon I noticed easy access to the […]

Make sure to check out Conservative Grapevine today, where you’ll find links like: Melanie Phillips: The decision by Britain, America and certain other European countries to recognise Kosovo as an independent state is mind-blowingly stupid Ace of Spades HQ: Hmmm… Way more people would definitely vote against Obama than McCain Rachel Lucas: Why women date […]

Yesterday, after being inspired by Ben Smith at the Politico, I created a poll question for RWN’s readers that read, Does Barack Obama show the proper patriotism for someone who wants to be the President of the United States? Early on, roughly 89% to 94% of RWN’s readers were saying, “No,” Obama doesn’t “show the […]

Near the end of his campaign, Fred Thompson got grief for refusing to wear a fireman’s helmet because he had a “funny hat” rule. However, it’s a wise policy — and one that shouldn’t just apply to hats, as you’re about to see. Barack Hussein Obama creates a pic that will forever be included in […]

Sometimes the email I get is so stupid that it’s post-worthy and the one you’re about to read is one such classically moronic missive. What you’re about to read was blasted out to a wide variety of bloggers on the Left and Right, JOHN MCCAIN HAS A MUSLIM DAUGHTER “Bridget” McCain whom the McCain’s adopted […]

Yesterday, I mentioned that I was going to try to arrange a Googlebomb against Barack Obama to counter the one liberals are aiming at John McCain. After getting some suggestions yesterday, I put together a list of links to push based on a combination of how damaging they are to Obama and the size of […]

This story was so unintentionally funny that I just had to post it, The figure in the bark appeared about four months ago. Donna Pascariello poured coffee that October morning and looked through her back window, hoping to see a deer or a fox or maybe a squirrel through the fog. She saw the figure […]

Last week, I posted some quotations from Dexter Yager, who is a big wheeler dealer in the business world and in Amway (AKA Quixtar). That prompted a couple of emails asking if I was in the business or not. Actually, back in college, I used to be and for good or ill, it was one […]