Year: 2009

It seems that every time Howard Dean shows up on the national stage, there is an impulse to tell him “dude, chill. You are losing you mind.” But, then, everyone reflects for a second or two and realizes that happened long ago. He’s like your Mom’s brother, who never got married and shows up every […]

It has to be the ultimate hypocrisy, but the Democrat Party has been touting its support for the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA), a bill that would eliminate the secret ballot for potential union members, but recently decided that a secret ballot for Senators on whether or not to vote in committee chairmen is quite […]

Byron York wonders where the anti-war movement has gone since GW Bush is gone. He notes that Cindy Sheehan is protesting this weekend at Martha’s Vinyard where President Obama is vacationing, but wonders if the left cares or whether the media will cover that. As York demonstrates in his piece, the answer to both questions […]

It’s a controversial issue because it involves a debate over what is moral and immoral, but the argument for government-ruled compassion toward illegal immigrants is one that is dangerously deceptive (as just about all liberal arguments tend to be), unbeknownst to even some bleeding-heart liberals themselves. I know it’s nothing new, but I’m particularly peeved […]

Burkinis may be banned in France for health and safety reasons, but not in more Islamoconquest-friendly Britain — and in a country run by liberals, that which is not forbidden is mandatory. [A]cross the UK municipal pools are holding swimming sessions specifically aimed at Muslims, in some case[s] imposing strict dress codes. For example, Croydon […]

According to Gallup, conservatives outnumber liberals in all 50 states. In 2009, 40% percent of respondents in Gallup surveys that have interviewed more than 160,000 Americans have said that they are either “conservative” (31%) or “very conservative” (9%). That is the highest percentage in any year since 2004. Only 21% have told Gallup they are […]

I’m trying to figure out the point of this article, headlined “Man carrying assault weapon attends Obama protest.” (By the way, “assault weapon” is an utterly meaningless term invented by anti-gun propagandists, used to make plain old rifles sound scarier.) The story is actually about several people who displayed guns on holsters at protests, which […]

I met Bob Novak once at the RightOnline conference in Austin. I quickly walked up to him and asked him for a picture. I got the impression he wasn’t wild about the idea, but he graciously smiled for the camera anyway: My friend Emily Zanotti had been standing with me when Novak walked up and […]

“You can almost feel the conventional wisdom shifting, day by day, from more Democratic gains in 2010 to big GOP gains in 2010.” — John Hawkins, April 2010 That shift I mentioned back in April? It’s now fully in place. At Netroots Nation, they were telling people to expect to lose 20-50 seats. Now, the […]

There have been a spate of stories about people bringing guns to Townhall meetings. Most people on the Left have been treating it like an outrage, while on the Right, it has generally been shrugged off with a “It’s their right” and left at that. In my view, it’s a bit more of a complex […]

Many of you still don’t see the point of Twitter. This is why I Twitter: Imagine you could gather 200 of the smartest people in a room and they had access to areas of expertise you had no time or hope of gathering. Those people would sift through information and bring up the best stuff […]

More networking and more fun at the Right Online conference sponsored by Americans For Prosperity. John Hawkins and I also talk about scary hotels–hello Newark, N.J.–and my first apartment where I had to be the only unsubsidized renter in a subsidized housing complex. We also discuss dog fighting and Michael Vick. And much more! Download […]

Hey, remember all the times Obama said that AARP has endorsed his health care plan (well, really, the Congressional Democrats health care plans, since Obama basically outsourced the whole thing to them)? Saying that “they were onboard,” despite the fact that, while they endorse health care reform to reduce costs (just like most of us […]

I’ve said before, many, many times, that I enjoy the basic debate over Obama’s BC. The debate where I wonder what is on it, since he and other Democrats are fighting so hard to keep from releasing it. I have also stated that I believe he is a natural born US citizen till proven otherwise. […]

Although racism certainly exists in this country, it has become blessedly rare and marginalized. Some of the best evidence you can find for that is Barack Obama’s election as President. Only in a country as colorblind as America could a black man easily win the Presidency when 75% of the votes were cast by white […]

How coincidental that John Hawkins should have addressed this topic just yesterday. OK, so maybe Ms. Espinosa could use a few lessons in HTML coding, but it was this techno-friendly grandmother from Arizona who enabled me to produce a report yesterday about a protest in Phoenix: Had Ms. Espinosa not been in the crowd, I […]

A few weeks ago the Weekly Standard had a ridiculously hopeful editorial about how President Obama couldn’t possibly go any further to the left with his next SCOTUS pick because of the ideological basis upon which they sold Justice Sotomayor. For the Standard, Terry Eastland was sure that the logic by which Sotomayor was sold […]

Many people believe, erroneously, that old people can’t figure out new technology. This was something that came up while I was at RightOnline. Does this really make any sense? While there may be SOME physiological changes that make it harder to “teach an old dog new tricks,” they can’t be too significant given the number […]

On paper, we are a Constitutional Republic, meaning we elect representatives to represent our interests in Congress. So in theory and reality these representatives work for us, since they can’t get into office unless we hire them via the vote. We elect them, we direct them, and if and when we become displeased with their […]

The Orwellian Fairness Doctrine is behind us for good; too many realize that stifling political dissent on the airwaves is anything but fair. But that doesn’t mean our moonbat rulers have suddenly acquired respect for freedom of speech. As with many of our liberties, the First Amendment will now be attacked under the banner of […]

When left-wing propagandists like David Gregory attempt to portray patriots who speak up at Town Hall meetings as savage mobs, it’s as if they don’t know what a savage mob looks like. That could be because they are invariably composed of fellow liberals, so Gregory and friends look the other way. For the MSM’s edification, […]

Well, it was a productive weekend. Met lots of wonderful people and just had a great time in Pittsburgh. Another underrated American city–gorgeous skyline, the rivers, the foothills, the spectacular vista and of course, the Steelers. The weather was balmy, so that helped my impression. Trudging through snow might not be so much fun. For […]

The Dems are doing it again. First, it was talking “reform” instead of overhaul, which would be a more accurate representation of their legislative aims. Now, they’re taking the “public option” out [the word has become synonymous with single payer which is synonymous with Government Run Health Care] and using Co-ops, instead. It’s all the […]

This week-end, I headed up to the RightOnline Conference in Pittsburgh that was put on by Americans for Prosperity. It was a great event, I had a fantastic time, and I’d recommend these AFP conferences to everyone reading RWN. To give you an idea of what they’re like, I’m going to give you a basic […]

‘Memba this from the Wall Street Journal last week? Palin Wins – If she’s dim and Obama is brilliant, how did he lose the argument to her? The first we heard about Sarah Palin’s “death panels” comment was in a conversation last Friday with an acquaintance who was appalled by it. Our interlocutor is not […]

USA Today makes a few interesting points There’s a growing movement at town hall meetings and online to make sure members of Congress read the entire health care reform bill before they vote on it, and to make it available to the public at least 72 hours before a vote. “Read the bill” is typically […]

(I missed putting up “This Week in quotes” on Friday because I was at RightOnline. Still, there are too many great quotes in there to skip. So, enjoy!) I have found myself saying, in conversation, “I’m afraid Obama is going to kill me.” Now, I’m not picturing him or one of his minions coming over […]

Charles Coop, a blogger for CBS News, has returned from a much too short vacation and has chimed in with another prosaic opinion that has been making the rounds of the extreme left of late. Republicans and shadowy, behind the scenes right wing activists are ginning up “Baracknophobia,” Coop says. They are making hate for […]

Traverse Legal: Mary Roach has a great post at CircleID on an area that we have talked about extensively, namely, copyright takedowns under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. Mary’s post covers the more specific strategy of sending takedown notices to search engine providers, such as Google, Yahoo, and MSN, to effectively reduce access to stolen […]

Barack Obama editorial in the NY Times is another part of cranking up the left wing scream machine in effort to counter the detrimental effect townhall protesters have had on the Democrat’s health care grab. It is mostly appeals to emotion and the repeating of discredited talking points (to include the “AARP supports this” nonsense). […]