Year: 2011

Union Admits It Hates Voters And Loves Communist Imagery With Help of Dropkick Murphys Band

Posted on by Warner Todd Huston

Proving that there seems to have been a good reason that in many eras of American history the “Irish Need Not Apply,” a bunch of drunken morons calling themselves the Dropkick Murphys have added their off key voices to American union thuggery by writing a protest song that the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) has […]

 

Video: Stop Obama and His Union Bosses!

Posted on by Warner Todd Huston

Courtesy of the Republican National Committee… This is exactly right. While every state is drowning in debt, Barack Obama and the billions that unions have spent on him and his Democrat Party is being put toward thwarting the will of the voters and to making the state’s and the federal government’s debt far, far worse.

 

Vast Oil Reserves Go Unexploited in Alaska

Posted on by Dave Blount

The skyrocketing price of oil will pull all other prices behind it, reducing the value of every dollar you’ve earned. Rising prices are a result of insufficient supply. In the case of oil, insufficient supply is a result of moonbattery: A new study says drilling on Alaska’s Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) could make Alaska the […]

 

Moonbat Tech: Coral Reef Haitian Eco-Village

Posted on by Dave Blount

Once again (see here and here and here) moonbats would like to exploit picturesquely squalid Haiti as a testing ground for concepts so insane, not even Democrats dare impose them closer to home. As Haiti marches onward towards reconstruction, Vincent Callebaut continues to pump out amazing concepts for utopian eco villages for Haitians. Inspired by […]

 

Most Lawless President Ever: Hiding Lobbyist Meetings, Refusing to Prosecute Laws, Ignoring Duties

Posted on by Warner Todd Huston

In 2008 Obama ran for president claiming that he wanted to make Washington more transparent than ever. Obama ran as the law-and-order man, he ran as the anti-lobbyist man, and he ran as the man for all the people, the great centrist that would finally work for the people. He ran saying that Bush was […]

 

How Did Your Representatives Vote on Cost Cutting (HR1)?

Posted on by Warner Todd Huston

Last week, the House of Representatives passed HR 1. This bill was the 2011 continuing appropriations act, the bill that makes provisions to fund the federal government. It also contained $61 billion in cuts. There were 21 different cost cutting measures in the bill. Sicne I am from Illinois (yes, I accept the condolences) I’ll […]

 

Pelosi To DNC: Your Resolution Honoring Me Doesn’t Go Far Enough

Posted on by Sister Toldjah

The word “chutzpah” came to mind after reading this: The Democratic National Committee wanted to honor Nancy Pelosi Thursday — but its praise wasn’t good enough for the House minority leader. When the DNC’s Resolutions Committee brought up a resolution commemorating Pelosi’s years as speaker of the House, Pelosi’s daughter sought to alter the proposal […]

 

Obama Admin to Save Us From…Drilling Technology?

Posted on by Unicorn Jones

Most Americans would really like to not be unemployed right now, but none more than Gulf drillers, who, following months upon months of bureaucracy are still sitting, twiddling their thumbs, not drilling anything, while the Obama Administration’s panel of experts decides whether their industry is safe enough. But just in case you were wondering whether […]

 

Snap! Eco-Classroom Too Cold To Use, Thanks To Solar Panels

Posted on by William Teach

It appears that solar power isn’t quite at the stage where it can fight off the chills from globull warming induced cold. A funny story to start off your Friday Eco-campaigners who built a classroom powered by the sun believed they were paving the way for the future. Instead they have been taught a valuable […]

 

DU Today: Koch Brothers Are Mean Because They Won’t Just Give People Money

Posted on by William Teach

So far, I’ve personally stayed away from most discussion of the Koch Brothers, because it just enables the insane left to come up with more conspiracy theories, but, this one at the Democratic Underground by LynneSin takes the cake: Dear Koch Brothers: You have BILLIONS of dollars! Why keep the rest of us from having […]

 

Q&A Friday #104: Why Don’t We Spend Enough Money To Cure Cancer?

Posted on by John Hawkins

Question: If we can pour billions of dollars into a whole host of things, why can’t we put the necessary resources into finding a cure for cancer once and for all? — D-Vega Answer: The success of the Apollo Project is rightly remembered as one of the greatest achievements of the United States. However, there […]

 

Q&A Friday #104: Should We Still Have Troops In Germany And Japan?

Posted on by John Hawkins

Question: Why don’t we bring the troops home from Germany and Japan etc? Is it really worth the hundreds of millions of dollars we have spent over the last 20 years? — Gayunemployedmexican Answer: It’s hard to say exactly how many overseas bases the United States has. According to Nicholas Kristof, who’s the closest thing […]

 

Q&A Friday #104: What About The “Higher Education Bubble?” Should Kids Go To College?

Posted on by John Hawkins

Question: I was wondering if you had any thoughts about what is being referred to as the ‘higher education bubble’? Any advice to younger people in light of such a bubble. — Martin Hale Answer: This is a complex question to answer. First off, yes, there is a “higher education bubble.” A college education in […]

 

Q&A Friday #104: What Shows Are You Currently Watching On TV?

Posted on by John Hawkins

Question: What shows are you currently DVRing? — Good Ol Boy Answer: Some of these are deep in reruns, but they’re still set to run on my DVR, so I’m going to list them. Incidentally, despite having all these shows listed, I watch less than 15 hours of TV a week on average and even […]

 

Q&A Friday #104: The Comments Section

Posted on by John Hawkins

Question: StanW 10 hours ago Would you consider any of the following: 1) Returning the comment counters to the main page. 2) Requiring all persons posting to register with Discus in order to post? 3) Having a daily “Open” Thread? Answer: 1) Returning the comment counters to the main page. The comment count dropped off […]

 

This Week In Quotes: Feb 18 – Feb 24

Posted on by John Hawkins

Partisans tend to love very partisan-sounding politicians because such politicians give voice to their beliefs and feelings. And not very partisan sounding politicians are often derided as squishy. But at the end of the day it’s the guy who doesn’t sound partisan, but is unflinching on principle, who actually gets things done. — Ace Americans […]

 

Q&A Friday #104

Posted on by John Hawkins

Tomorrow will be Q&A Friday #104 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 on just about anything: politics, ideology, history, blogging, RWN, movies, music, literature, or TV. […]

 

Tulsa Police Captain Paul Fields Investigated for Not Succumbing to Dhimmitude

Posted on by Dave Blount

Let’s hope God rewards Paul Fields for his integrity and courage, because the snivelingly politically correct bureaucratic establishment sure won’t. When asked to order police officers to serve as props for an Islamic propaganda charade, Fields responded with the bravest word in the language: No. The Tulsa Police Department is investigating a captain who refused […]

 

All Teachers Unions Must Fall, Not Just Wisconsin’s

Posted on by Warner Todd Huston

The lies that have been peddled by the unions in Wisconsin are legion. They are claiming that Walker has a budget surplus he’s hiding, he isn’t. They have been claiming that it “isn’t about the money,” but it is. They have even claimed to be “sick” by having real doctors issue falsified sick letters so […]

 

Hate is What Unions Sell

Posted on by Warner Todd Huston

This situation in Wisconsin has brought out the truth about unions: they peddle hate. Unions are exactly what Democrats try to claim the Tea Party is, a hate-filled, uncivil, mob of name callers. Unionistas use hateful and violent rhetoric, they call everyone that opposes them Hitler and they lie about their ultimate goals. Many of […]

 

Grist: You Don’t Care About Globull Warming Because Your Brain Is Wired Wrong

Posted on by William Teach

The headline at Grist is an attention grabber: Maybe no one cares about climate change because we’re wired for extinction. Yet, the article doesn’t really support that, as George Black goes on a tear that our brains are wired wrong In my unending (and thus far, I have to confess, largely fruitless) attempts to figure […]

 

A Study In Contrasts: Results Of Idiotic Choice Of Words By A Republican And A Democrat

Posted on by William Teach

We had dueling idiocy from both Parties, starting with this fool, who is a Republican An Indiana deputy attorney general “is no longer employed” by the state after Mother Jones magazine reported he tweeted that police should to use live ammunition against Wisconsin labor protesters, the attorney general’s office said Wednesday. The magazine reported Wednesday […]

 

New Tone: Union Thugs Assault Woman, Arbitrate ‘Badness’ of Jews, Berate Black Man

Posted on by Lori Ziganto

Yesterday, Massachusetts Democrat Representative Mike Capuano encouraged: unionmembers to go out in the streets and get a little bloody, as: Guy Benson at: TownHallreported earlier: A Democratic Congressman from Massachusetts is raising the stakes in the nation’s fight over the: future: of public: employee: unions, saying: emails aren’t enough to show support and that it is time to “get a little bloody.” “I’m […]

 

What Republicans Should Learn From Mitch Daniels Failure In Leadership

Posted on by John Hawkins

In an appalling display of spinelessness, Mitch Daniels completely caved when Democrats in Indiana fled the state rather than vote on a union bill. So, how was Mitch Daniels rewarded by the Democrats for his bipartisan, moderate choice to reach across the aisle in the spirit of compromise? Did they all immediately head back to […]

 

Obama’s Limp-Wristed Response To The Bloodshed In Libya

Posted on by John Hawkins

Gadhafi is a monster who richly deserves to be overthrown by the people of Libya. But, what comes after Gadhafi? That’s unknown. It could be anything from a democracy, to a theocracy, to another dictatorship, to a civil war. There’s a huge leadership void in that country and it’s hard to know who or what […]

 

It’s About The Courts, Not Public Opinion For Supporters Of Gay Marriage

Posted on by John Hawkins

Many people have wondered why liberals get furious at conservatives for believing marriage should be between a man and a woman, when they don’t get angry at Barack Obama, who claims to believe the same thing. There’s a simple reason for that: Liberals believe he’s lying. Incidentally, they’re right. The Obama administration announced Wednesday that […]