Author: John Hawkins

A Two Step Process That Would Do More To Alleviate Poverty Than The Entire “War On Poverty.”

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“You will always have the poor among you.” — Mark 14:7 What a waste of time and money this will turn out to be. Obama unveiled a new “big hearted” but “hard headed” US aid policy to push the poorest countries toward prosperity. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon launched a 40 billion dollar drive to […]

 

The Astonishing Mediocrity Of The GOP’s Pledge To America

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For years now, conservatives have been asking the GOP to come out with another “Contract with America.” Finally they have, and quite frankly, they shouldn’t have bothered. Not only is the GOP’s Pledge to America gutless pabulum, it’s gutless pabulum that shows that behind the wall of “no’s” they’re throwing up, the GOP still has […]

 

40 Days Out: Analysis Of All The Key Senate Races

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As you read these run-downs, keep in mind that we have yet to reach the most crucial part of the campaign season. Over the next 40 days, the voters will be paying attention, the candidates will be spending everything left in their coffers, and you will see surprisingly rapid changes in some of these races. […]

 

Shorter Bob Woodward: Obama Is Guided By Politics In Afghanistan, Doesn’t Listen To Generals, & Doesn’t Care About Winning.

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Libs should be flattered that conservatives are so ferocious these days. After all, we’re just imitating what they did in the Bush years. When it came out that Bob Woodward was doing an Obama book, there was one thing people wondered about: Would he let people know what was really going on or sugarcoat everything […]

 

How The Tragedy Of The Political Commons Is Destroying Our Country

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Have you ever heard of the Tragedy of the Commons? It’s a classic lesson of economics that was, believe it or not, best summarized by an eco-hippie named Garrett Hardin: The tragedy of the commons develops in this way. Picture a pasture open to all. It is to be expected that each herdsman will try […]

 

Dan Maes, The Republican Candidate For Governor Of Colorado, Should Drop Out Of The Race

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Despite the fact that I have long been a fan of Tom Tancredo, when he announced that he was going to put in a third party bid for the governorship of Colorado, I harshly criticized him: Despite the fact that he has a disturbing tendency to go over-the-top and say dumb things on occasion, I […]

 

Free Home Calling for Any Conservative Candidate/Cause

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My friend Aaron Marks is a sharp, conservative tech guru. He goes to Republican events, he works with campaigns, and he really wants to see the GOP do well this year. So, he wants me to help publicize an offer he’s making — and, yes, this is legit: Our Phone From Home platform allows a […]

 

It’s Moronic For Conservatives To Call For A “Truce” On Social Issues

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First it was Mitch Daniels who was out in public saying we need a “truce” on moral issues. This was an extraordinarily dumb thing for a man who wants to be President to say because many people, myself included, stuck him in the “I don’t know whom I’m supporting in 2012, but it won’t be […]

 

7 Things The Establishment Gets Wrong About The Tea Party

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You can barely look at a political website these days without reading a post about the Tea Party movement. Of course, we’ve heard plenty from liberals. “They’re fascist-racist KKK-Nazis!” The Rockefeller Republicans have tut-tutted their opinions from the cocktail circuit as well, “Egads! Some of these people look as if they shop at Wal-Mart!” However, […]

 

How Defunding Obamacare Became A GOP Strategy

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Right after Obamacare passed, I realized that if the GOP managed to take back Congress, it wasn’t going to be possible to immediately repeal the bill. Moreover, without 60 votes in the Senate, I knew it was going to be extremely difficult to make any significant changes to it before it went into effect. So, […]

 

The Top 15 Lisa Murkowski Campaign Slogans, Courtesy Of Twitter

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As you have heard, after being defeated in Alaska’s Republican primary, Alaska’s most famous beneficiary of nepotism, Lisa Murkowski, has decided to run a write-in campaign. Given how the early numbers look, she may simply be trying to throw the seat to the Democrat out of spite. So, from #murkowskislogans on Twitter come the 20 […]

 

A Negative Article About Democrats In Key Congressional Races (3 of 3)

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Mike McIntyre David Wu Jason Altmire Tim Holden David Cicilline Jim Matheson Ron Kind Bobby Bright Gabrielle Giffords Jim Costa Loretta Sanchez Ed Perlmutter Jim Himes John Carney Ron Klein Sanford Bishop, Jr. Walter Minnick Joe Donnelly Ben Chandler Gary Peters Ike Skelton John Adler Martin Heinrich

 

A Negative Article About Democrats In Key Congressional Races (2 of 3)

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Julie Lassa Steve Kagen Steve Raby Ami Bera Joe Garcia Trent Van Haaften Stephene Ann Moore John Callahan Jon Hulburd Jon Hurlburd Stephen Pougnet Lori Edwards Ravi Sangisetty Pat Miles Tarryl Clark Tom White Matthew Zeller Paula Brooks Manan Trivedi Brett Carter Suzan Delbene Colleen Hanabusa Robert Dold Cedric Richmond Lisa Murkowski Barbara Boxer Michael […]

 

A Negative Article About Democrats In Key Congressional Races (1 of 3)

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Travis Childers Dina Titus Carol Shea-Porter Ann Kuster Harry Teague John Hall Michael Arcuri Larry Kissell Earl Pomeroy Steve Driehaus Mary Jo Kilroy Zack Space Kathy Dahlkemper Bryan Lentz Patrick Murphy Chris Carney Paul Kanjorski John Spratt Stephanie Herseth Sandlin Roy Herron Chet Edwards Ciro Rodriguez Glenn Nye Tom Perriello Denny Heck Mike Oliviero

 

Acid In The Face Of A Pretty Girl: There’s More To The Story Than You Might Think

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It was one of those disturbing little stories that briefly catches your attention and makes you mutter a little curse about the unfairness of the universe before you move on. A young, pretty girl was randomly attacked, and hit with acid that disfigured her face, A 28-year-old woman severely burned when a stranger threw an […]

 

The 25 Best Conservative Columnists Of 2010 (Version 3.0)

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25) Doug Giles 24) Bill O’Reilly 23) David Harsanyi 22) Larry Elder 21) Mike Adams 20) Brent Bozell 19) Wes Pruden 18) Tony Blankley 17) Rich Lowry 16) Karl Rove 15) Ronald Kessler 14) Robert Samuelson 13) Dick Morris and Eileen McGann 12) Byron York 11) Michael Barone 10) John Stossel 9) Michelle Malkin 8) […]

 

Game Over, Man! The Democrats Just Decimated Us!

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Conservatives should be proud of what we’ve accomplished so far. We fought city hall, we spoke the truth to power, we did what we could. But, let’s face it: We knew the Democrats weren’t just going to sit there and take it. We knew they were going to fight back. Yesterday, like an ominous, dark […]

 

The New York Times: Don’t Be Fringe Like Those Nazi Tea Partiers

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The very responsible, level headed, non-partisan New York Times wrote an article encouraging Americans to give those scandalous Tea Party ruffians what-for at the ballot box by voting down their candidates. In the article, they referred to Tea Partiers as the, “new fringe in American politics,” accused them of having the “basest political instincts,” said […]

 

Slatecard’s Back! Contribute Money To Conservatives Who Deserve It

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In the 2008 cycle, Slatecard raised more than $600,000 for Republican candidates. This year, they’re getting a very late start, but not too late to make a difference. So, are you a blogger who wants to let your readers know which conservative candidates you think they should support? Maybe you just want to let your […]

 

How Liberal Regulations Destroy People’s Live: The Coal Example

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When liberals get into power, they ceaselessly churn out reams of job killing red tape with no concern whatsoever about how it impacts people in the real world. But, the fact of the matter is that real people’s lives are damaged by these thoughtless regulations that are put in place by these liberal politicians. Just […]

 

Burning The Koran Is Unconstitutional? Says Who? Only A Supreme Court Justice

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We don’t live under the Constitution in this country anymore. Instead, we have conservative judges who follow the Constitution and liberal judges who take whatever position is currently fashionable on the Left, and then they call that Constitutional law. In other words, justice isn’t blind in this country, it’s random. If you want a great […]

 

The All Around Festival Of Jackassery That Was The O’Donnell Vs. Castle Race

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The big story from last night was, of course, Christine O’Donnell’s victory over ultra-RINO Mike Castle in what may have been the biggest festival of jackassery in years. It was a really nasty, ugly campaign on both sides. On the Castle side, not only were their insults over the top, but the squishy GOP state […]

 

The Top 20 #ObamaChildrensBook Suggestions

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On Twitter, the super hawt hastag of the day is #ObamaChildrensBook. Here are 20 best suggestions, Chitty Chitty Blame Bush — @nohammernosickl Michelle Obama and the boob belt of mystery! — @johnhawkinsrwn Where the Red ACORN Grows — @nohammernosickl Where the Red Fern Grows is a Protected Wetland So You’re Not Allowed to Farm There […]

 

Should Men Pay On The First Date?

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……And THAT’S Why You’re Single is a New York dating blog that gets semi-regular links on Linkiest. The author of the blog, Christan Marashio, has a very different opinion than I do about paying for the first date. Here’s Christan on the topic, (M)any women are letting go of these “traditions” and changing with the […]

 

My BlogCon Speech: What It Takes To Make It As A Blogger

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It is a great honor to be here at the first inaugural Tabicon 2010, which is being thrown by my close personal friend Tabitha Hale. I understand Freedomworks also has some small role or another in putting on this event; so I’d like to thank them for their efforts as well — whatever they may […]