Year: 2009

Not just Jackson though…he also urged against Rep. Danny Davis and State Sen. Emil Jones. All of these individuals just so happen to be black. However, Dingy Harry put his stamp of approval on Tammy Duckworth or Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan. These two individuals just so happen to not be white. If this would […]

In today’s WSJ, there’s an op-ed from Dianne Feinstein, urging Obama, when president, to shut down America’s nuclear arsenal. To make her point, she opens with an anecdote about Ronald Reagan: When Barack Obama becomes America’s 44th president on Jan. 20, he should embrace the vision of a predecessor who declared: “We seek the total […]

I had told my 72-year-old mother exactly how to get to the parking lot at the Petersen Building in Los Angeles, right between Beverly Hills and the Miracle Mile. I had forgotten that it is right across the street from the Israeli Consulate. When I entered the parking lot I first saw what appeared to […]

And right in the nick of time: NEW YORK CITY, NY – In deep financial trouble , the New York Times has ceased printing news stories and, instead, begun selling a variety of home-baked pies. “Some of our staff have experience making such things,” said Times spokesperson Julian Van Dyke. “As a result, we’ve laid […]

This morning I said I’d defer all future Blago blogging to Marathon Pundit, but the revelation of Harry Reid’s involvement in the Illinois Senate Auction (what else would you call it?) is too rich to ignore. I especially appreciate liberal blogger Chris Bowers’ take: [U]sing “electability” as the rationale, Reid did advocate on behalf of […]

I assume that most lists of the Best Conservative Books of 2008 will place Jonah Goldberg’s Liberal Fascism in the number one spot. The long-awaited first book by the National Review‘s deservingly popular young writer didn’t disappoint; not only was it an instant bestseller, but it contributed a new phrase to the conservative vocabulary, and […]

Hamas brags about using innocents as human shields: Hamas – Fathi Hamadby bivouac-id “For the Palestinian people, death has become an industry In which excel the women and all the people of this land: The older people excel, the jihadists excel And the children excel Consequently, [the Palestinians] created a human shield of women, children […]

Here’s the Right Wing News guest blogger line-up this week-end. Saturday ——– Bookworm from Bookworm Room Cassy Fiano Kathy Shaidle Five Feet Of Fury Morgan from House of Eratosthenes Gina Cobb John Stephenson from Stop The ACLU Little Miss Attila Cassandra from Villainous Company Sunday ——- Ron Coleman from Likelihood of Success Sister Toldjah William […]

The coming spectacle of seating IL Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s choice for the vacated Senate seat of Barack Obama promises to be quite a show. You have a sitting governor charged with corruption in government, specifically a little pay-to-play scandal concerning the Obama Senate seat, refusing to step down as demanded and appointing a replacement anyway. […]

You don’t have to travel to the Middle East to witness the rise of Islamofascist insanity. This was the scene in downtown Fort Lauderdale Tuesday: The shouts of “Nuke Israel” and “Go back to the oven” nicely sum up the politically correct, pro-terrorist attitude toward Israel. The guy with the Obama hat and terrorist kaffiyeh […]

Not everyone wants rotting hippie corpses in their neighborhood — unfortunately for an aspiring moonbat mortician. MACON, Ga. — Elizabeth Collins, a gardener, birdwatcher and a self-described “renaissance woman,” wanted to start a “natural” cemetery where bodies would be buried without embalming, coffins or vaults. She and a partner bought a plot of land here […]

The problem with Obama’s plan for government run healthcare is the same as for socialized health care.  Yes, there is a difference, but ultimately, his plan will end up costing more than it is expected too.  I wrote about this extensively here.  For a great example of why this is destined to happen, look to […]

Wow. You’ll just have to see it to believe it, Prison officers have been told not to refer to their charges as “inmates” because it might offend them. Ministers claim the age-old term is not appropriate if criminals are to be treated with “respect and dignity”. …Earlier this year prison inspectors at Bullingdon jail in […]

There’s a certain level of unreality we have in this country about the debt the government runs up. It’s almost as if people believe that the government can go as far in the red as it likes without there being any significant consequences. Somehow, it’ll just all work out. However, any taxpayers in California who […]

On Monday, I’ll be putting out a once a year list: the most annoying liberals of 2008. I’m hoping you can help me out by suggesting some libs who belong on the list. Keep in mind that this is a list for 2008 — so, when you suggest a liberal, make sure to explain what […]

Here are the top 20 most viewed articles on Conservative Grapevine for 2008 that were written by columnists. 20) Mark Steyn: Obama nears the ‘now what?’ moment 19) Ann Coulter: My father passed away Friday morning… 18) Robert Novak: Trouble ahead for Obama 17) Peggy Noonan: They’re paying attention now. 16) Ann Coulter: This is […]

Make sure to check out Conservative Grapevine today, where you’ll find links like: Ann Coulter: Teaching Democrats new tricks Cracked: 5 homeless guys who accomplished amazing things Daily Express: Man takes day off. Asks his customers to just leave the money in a honesty box. How do you think that worked out? Flickr: Real life […]

I’ve got a new feature at RWN: homemade polling that only registered members at RWN can vote in. This system should be built out and working and this is the first public test. So, if you’re registered at RWN, go ahead vote in the poll. If you’re not registered, go ahead and register — it’ll […]

I received this in my email yesterday and thought it was funny enough to post,

I have 3 separate media relations people pitching me anti-card check articles. Card check is a terrible idea and it’s all good that there are people getting paid to pitch articles to bloggers (I’ve done it myself before), but at a certain point, it’s just like, buy a d*mn ad already.

20) China hosts the Olympics: The ChiComs held the Olympics and although most of the event has already gone down the memory hole, the massive opening ceremony, Michael Phelps winning eight gold medals, the filthy air, and the rampant Chinese cheating in gymnastics won’t soon be forgotten. 19) Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar: Had 130,000 people […]

YouTube is at it again, or something. We’ve blogged before and even taken to the airwaves to discuss the political abuse of YouTube’s terms of use, the copyright laws and the trademark laws. YouTube seems to have a great deal of tolerance for pretextual use of supposedly content neutral rule systems that just happen to […]

A few months ago a well-meaning friend — ok, ok, a consultant — told me that if I really wanted my blog to take off at this mature stage of the development of the general blogosphere, a good way to do it would be to get involved in Twitter. At first I was utterly stumped […]

From the inimitable Johnny Dollar at Olbermann Watch: A new year means a time to look back and honor those who have achieved greatness in the year preceding. For that reason, we take this opportunity to reveal the winners of the 2008 Olby Awards, as determined by the Olbermann Watch Awards and Recognition Committee. If […]

We bloggers like to bash the mainstream media, and often our ire is justified by the media’s persistent and deliberate refusal to hold themselves accountable to their own stated standards of professional conduct. Such behavior becomes particularly egregious when professional journalists tout the supposedly sacred trust reposed in them by the reading public to act […]

Overdid it last night? If you think your head hurts now, try listening to the caterwauling of these pro-terrorist moonbats: The enthusiastic support of British progressives for the Islamic terrorists who insist on picking fights with Israel is so extreme, they are actually attacking the BBC for being too sympathetic to civilization. Two protesters demonstrating […]

Incredible but true: the government may use money it takes from us by force to bail out the socialist mainstream media, which is going the way of the dinosaurs because ever fewer people will voluntarily subject themselves to the malignant lies it passes off as news. Unsurprisingly, it’s starting in moonbat-infested New England, where Connecticut […]

And you know what the United friggin’ Nations is doing to mark 2009? In his New Year’s message to Koreans, United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon urged the Korean government to take a more active role in global efforts to tackle climate change. Ban stressed that this is the UN Year of Climate Change, urging […]

A good day, which the Washington Post treats with respect, at least where it counts, ie, the first few paragraphs: As Clock Strikes 12, U.S. Hands Iraq Control of Green Zone The walls of the majestic Republican Palace in Baghdad’s Green Zone have been stripped bare. The vaults that secured American cash and classified documents […]