Author: John Hawkins

The 9th Annual Right Wing News Conservative Blog Awards

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In order to recognize the excellent work some of our fellow bloggers have been doing, RWN has put together the “9th Annual Right Wing News Conservative Blog Awards.” More than 250 bloggers were invited to vote for their favorite blog in numerous categories and 46 responded. Ace of Spades HQ, Dodgeblogium, Ed Driscoll, The Underground […]

 

What The Illegal Immigration Curse Is Doing To California

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Victor Davis Hanson spent three weeks biking around California and he wrote a column about the experience. The column was particularly noteworthy because in it, Hanson reveals that many of the ills that conservatives have feared would come along as a result of illegal immigration, multiculturalism, and the Left’s attacks on America have already come […]

 

Julian Assange and Bradley Manning: Liberal Hypocrisy On Rape And Torture

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Whenever I hear liberals talk about Julian Assange and Bradley Manning, I’m reminded of a particular Ann Coulter quote, We need to execute people like John Walker in order to physically intimidate liberals, by making them realize that they can be killed too. Otherwise they will turn out to be outright traitors. Liberals tend to […]

 

The 25 Best Conservative Columnists Of 2010 (Version 4.0)

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25) Ross Douthat 24) Mike Adams 23) Bill O’Reilly 22) Dick Morris and Eileen McGann 21) David Harsanyi 20) Byron York 19) Wes Pruden 18) Tony Blankley 17) Rich Lowry 16) Michael Barone 15) Brent Bozell 14) Robert Samuelson 13) Jeff Jacoby 12) Peggy Noonan 11) Rachel Marsden 10) Walter Williams 9) David Limbaugh 8) […]

 

Paying More Taxes Than Anyone Else On The Planet And Still Being Called “Greedy.”

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Liberals loot the most successful people in our country, give their tax money away in exchange for votes, and then congratulate themselves for being so generous while they accuse the people they’ve robbed of being selfish. If liberals were left to their own devices, they would take this just as far as the Communists did […]

 

Why I’ve Changed My Mind About The Obama/Republican Tax Compromise

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Five days ago, I tentatively supported the The Obama/Republican Tax Compromise, In other words, the choice is to take this deal or let the Bush tax cuts expire in the middle of a recession, when we desperately need to stimulate the economy. On the merits, it’s far from a perfect deal, but it moves the […]

 

10 Life Changing Books To Give This Christmas

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It’s tough to find good Christmas gifts for some people. That’s because once you get to a certain age, if you don’t have fancy taste and have made a certain amount of money, you’ve probably already bought or been given most of the things you want. But, no matter how many things you may have, […]

 

The Honorary Mentions For The Best Quotes Of 2010

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Last week, I ran the The 2nd Annual 40 Best Political Quotes Of 2010. There were a few outstanding quotes that didn’t quite make the cut, but were still good enough to see the light of day in the post. Here they are! Enjoy! At some point, some high-profile Arizona pol really should call the […]

 

The Problem With “Intellectuals”

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Intellectualism has become the readiness, willingness and ability to call dangerous things safe, and safe things dangerous. — Morgan Freeberg What’s wrong with “the new elite?” Forget cultural insularity or smugness. The main problem with the “new elite” is that they’re not an elite at all. That is, they aren’t particularly smart, or competent. — […]

 

Michael Steele Made The Right Call (***Updated:*** Just Kidding, Steele Blew It)

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When Michael Steele ran for RNC Chairman, I was behind him 100%. There were certainly other qualified candidates, but he seemed like the best selection. He understood the conservative base, he had a great personality, and we definitely needed some new blood at the RNC. Well, Steele got the nod and his tenure at the […]

 

The Best Quotes From Speak Like Churchill, Stand Like Lincoln: 21 Powerful Secrets of History’s Greatest Speakers

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Do you ever have to get up and do a speech? Well, if so, I’d highly recommend reading Speak Like Churchill, Stand Like Lincoln: 21 Powerful Secrets of History’s Greatest Speakers. The book was written by James Humes, who has been a speechwriter to five Presidents, including Ronald Reagan. Here are the best quptes from […]

 

Greenhouse Gasses Aren’t Going To Be A Problem For Centuries Say Scientists From NASA…Wait, What?

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You’ve heard the same arguments many times over, haven’t you? Conservative: I’m pretty skeptical of global warming. Global Warming Alarmist: YOU HATE SCIENCE! POLAR BEARS WILL DIE BECAUSE OF YOU! Conservative: Okay, give me some scientific evidence that proves global warming is occurring? Global Warming Alarmist: There’s a scientific consensus it’s occurring! Conservative: “Scientific consensus” […]

 

This Week In Quotes: Dec 3 – Dec 9

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It is a statistical impossibility that the group of Katie Courics, Contessa Brewers, Keith Olbermanns, et al. have never in their lives gotten unexpectedly and unwantedly pregnant. So what are they all really mocking Bristol Palin for? Not that she became pregnant out of wedlock; at least 35% of them (if not more) have gotten […]

 

New Environmentalist Craziness: We Can’t Drill For Oil Because Of Global Warming!

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The environmentalist movement in this country is run by people who are so out of touch with reality that it’s like a form of mental illness. If we listened to the average environmental wacko in this country, we’d end up driving civilization back 1000 years. They don’t like air conditioning, cars, airplanes, or plastic bags. […]

 

Sarah Palin Drives Aaron Sorkin Out Of His Ever-Loving Mind

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Maybe this is a little perverse — but I can’t help but admire Sarah Palin’s ability to drive liberals ABSOLUTELY INSANE just by living her life. Imagine if you will, being Sarah Palin. She goes hunting, like millions of other Americans do — like John Kerry did at least once, when he was running for […]

 

The Obama/Republican Tax Compromise: Should Conservatives Support It?

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Liberals are furious that Obama has cut a deal with the GOP on taxes. However, some conservatives aren’t happy about it either. Jim DeMint and the Club for Growth, for example, aren’t fans: Senator Jim DeMint (R-SC) says he will oppose the tax deal President Obama made with the Republican leadership. He’ll join the likes […]

 

The Daily Kos Reaction To Obama Cutting A Deal On Taxes

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This may shock some of you, but liberals are….unhappy. I know, I know. It’s stunning. How can it be that such cheerful, contented people have been so sour for…what is it now, like 600-700 straight days? Of course, in all fairness, they do have a reason to be upset: Barack Obama has lied to them […]

 

The School Lunch Program Probably Does More Harm Than Good

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Predictably, the folks over at Crooks and Liars have a case of the vapors because Kate O’Beirne harshly criticized the school lunch program I’m speechless. This little rant by Kate O’Beirne at a Republican strategy session is so evil, so incredibly cold-hearted, and so predictably right-wing that it makes me want to shove a big […]

 

The 10 Biggest Conservative Stand-Outs of 2010

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There are a lot of great conservative Americans and almost everyone reading this column could quickly and easily run off many of their names. People like Rush Limbaugh, Thomas Sowell, David Limbaugh, Mark Levin, Mike Pence, Joe Arpaio, Walter Williams, Michelle Malkin, and Ann Coulter have done more good for people than they’ll ever know. […]

 

If Only Some Of You Would Die In A Terrorist Attack, It Might Help Barack Obama…

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Is that headline a bit of exaggeration? Yes. Mark Halperin didn’t go quite that far, but that’s the general thrust of his argument, What Obama really needs, Halperin says, is a stroke of good luck. “Busy as he’s been, he has not yet experienced a single major moment that has benefited him politically,” Halperin writes. […]

 

ANWR Shows You What A Bunch Of Wackadoodles Make Up Today’s Environmental Movement

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You couldn’t pick a much better spot in the United States for a massive lake of oil than ANWR. You hear people talking about it being a “pristine natural wilderness,” but in fact, it’s not a vacation spot — it’s in the middle of nowhere. Moreover, drilling can be done without harming the wildlife in […]

 

The Obama Administration’s Solution To The Wikileaks Problem: Gov’t Employees Can’t Look

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The only thing worse than the Wikileaks spy disaster has been the Obama administration’s flaccid response to it. Julian Assange is doing everything he can to humiliate and damage the United States. So, what is the Obama administration doing about it? Has someone walked up to Assange, stuck a pistol in his mouth, and introduced […]

 

The Best Quotes From Viktor Frankl’s “Man’s Search for Meaning”

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Between 1942 and 1945, Viktor Frankl spent time in four different Nazi concentration camps. The experience was every bit as miserable as you’d imagine and then some. His family died, he suffered horribly, and he spent years watching everyone around him suffering and dying. Out of this came Man’s Search for Meaning. In the first […]