Author: John Hawkins

The Supreme Court Gives A Get Out Of Jail Free Card To California Convicts

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Wow, don’t you love it when judges usurp the role of the legislature and arbitrarily release thousands of criminals into the community? If you said yes, you might be a liberal or alternately, Anthony Kennedy. California prison officials must remove tens of thousands of inmates from its prison rolls in the next two years, the […]

 

Should All Republicans In Congress Vote For The Ryan Plan? No, They Shouldn’t.

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Scott Brown is defecting on the Ryan plan. U.S. Sen. Scott Brown announced Monday he would vote against a controversial Republican budget plan that has the GOP on the defensive across the country. The plan authored by Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wisconsin, has passed the House, but polls show its provision changing Medicare into a voucher-like […]

 

5 Reasons We Need To Reform Medicare Right Now

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Are we going to reform Medicare before 2012? No, unfortunately the Democrats have decided that using Medicare as an election issue is more important than actually doing the right thing for the country. So, they’re going to lie and tell every senior in America that the GOP is going to take their Medicare away. Then […]

 

This Is America And We Do Speak English Here, Even When Ordering Sandwiches

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What we have here is a failure to communicate. Some men you just can’t reach…and then you’re not allowed to order a sandwich. Some chefs spend their lifetimes unsuccessfully slogging away to improve business. But all it took for Reedy Creek Diner chef Greg Simons in Lexington, North Carolina, was to put up a controversial […]

 

Is Cynthia McKinney Committing Treason?

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Is this hang-by-the-neck until dead treasonous? If not, it’s awfully close to the line. A former U.S. congresswoman slammed U.S. policy on Libyan state TV late Saturday and stressed the “last thing we need to do is spend money on death, destruction and war.” The station is fiercely loyal to Moammar Gadhafi and her interview […]

 

Q&A Friday #106: How Do We Appeal To More Independent Voters?

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Question: After 2.5 years of Obama, conservatism seems to have plateaued, and in some cases (Ohio, and WI) we are seeing some push back on the right’s agenda. Do you see any opportunities to make more progress to appeal to voters about the freedom loving principles upon which the country was founded? Or should we […]

 

Q&A Friday #106: Who Blew It Worse? Herman Cain Or Tim Pawlenty?

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Question: Which is worse: -Tim Pawlenty embracing cap n trade, then re-examining the issue, backing away from it, and admitting that it was a wrongheaded and stupid idea. -Herman Cain embracing TARP, and standing by that decision to this day. — President Friedman Answer: In all fairness to Herman Cain, his spin is that he […]

 

Q&A Friday #106: Are We Failing To Educate Boys?

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Question: A civic organization I belong to recently gave out our annual scholarship to a senior at our local high school. We had 22 applications from females, and one from a male. The high school’s student body government is completely made up of girls. At my daughter’s academic awards ceremony this week, they passed out […]

 

Q&A Friday #106: Under What Conditions Do You See A Primary Challenger Emerging From The Democratic Party

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Question: Under what conditions do you see a primary challenger emerging from the Democratic Party? — Martin Hale Answer: If you’re talking about a Kucinich type protest candidate mounting a futile challenge, that might not take much. The Left is unrealistic, impossible to please, and who knows what sort of “last straw” could convince a […]

 

A Teleconference With Jeff Sessions

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Right off of his vote to filibuster Goodwin Liu (And, yes, he was stopped), Jeff Sessions hopped into a new media teleconference. Here are my notes, not quotes, from the teleconference. Opening statement It has been 750 days since Congress passed a budget. We have never faced a more predictable economic crisis than the debt […]

 

What Did I Tell You? Here’s Proof That Obama LOVES The Birther Story

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Had Barack Obama actually wanted to nip birtherism in the bud, he could have released his long version birth certificate back in 2008. That would have certainly done it back then, when the conspiracy hadn’t really gained traction. What I’ve been saying is that Obama liked having Republicans talking about whether he was born in […]

 

The Twitter Trap, The Facebook Feint, And The Cell-Phone Cover.

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There’s not much that I’d agree with NY Times Executive Editor Bill Keller on, but his latest column, The Twitter Trap has a lot of truth in it. Joshua Foer’s engrossing best seller “Moonwalking With Einstein” recalls one colossal example of what we trade for progress. Until the 15th century, people were taught to remember […]

 

Is Dominique Strauss-Kahn Guilty? (Updated)

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Holy Roman Polanski, Batman! Ze French seem to be absolutely outraged that a rich and important Frenchman like Dominique Strauss-Kahn could risk imprisonment over a rape accusation from a mere maid. What a barbaric injustice! Yet, from what we know at this early juncture, the maid’s story seems credible. Jeffrey Shapiro says his client is […]

 

Giving Illegal Immigrants The Edge Over American College Students?

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If, let’s say, you’re a student from North Carolina, Ohio, or Arizona who wants to go to a public university in Maryland, you have to pay a higher rate than teenagers who live in the state. On the other hand, if you’re in the country illegally, you get the cheaper in-state rate. This week, Maryland […]

 

A “Meet The Press” Teleconference with Newt Gingrich

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Newt Gingrich, who’s still getting pancaked by conservatives for his harsh comments about the Ryan plan on Meet the Press, has been doing full throttle damage control efforts since then. Today, he did a new media teleconference. I was in on that and what follows are notes, not quotes, from the teleconference. Opening Remarks from […]

 

The Enquirer Tackles Bin Laden: Rape, Pot, And Sex Slaves.

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The print version of the Enquirer has a scandalous new story out about Osama Bin Laden. The piece features quotes from ex-wives and mistresses talking about his private life and it’s quite twisted. Everything from paranoia, to Bin Laden’s terrible fear of American soldiers, to his sexual perversity is discussed in the piece and normally, […]

 

7 Of The Most Ridiculous Cries Of Racism Ever Made

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If you just assume EVERY cry of “racism” in politics is illegitimate, you’ll only occasionally be wrong. That’s a consequence both of liberals thinking all conservatives are racist, sexist, homophobic and generally awful people by virtue of being conservative and because yelling “racism” is at the crux of the Left’s political appeal to black Americans. […]

 

Answering The Question: Why Do One-In-Five American Voters Now Believe Osama Bin Laden Is Still Alive?

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Over at the LA Times, Andrew Malcolm asks, “Why do one-in-five American voters now believe Osama bin Laden is still alive?“ This incredulity phenomenon is a curious creation of a high-speed global media so full of unverified and unverifiable information floating about, combined with a modern cynicism about political leaders masquerading as voter wisdom. After […]