Author: John Hawkins

Why Are Liberals So Ashamed Of What They’ve Done Since Obama Got Into Office?

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Story after story like this one keep popping up in the news, Polls show the public knows Democratic policies have hurt the country. Having no defense, Democrats have ramped up efforts to blame George W. Bush for today’s troubles, going so far as to distribute “Blame Bush” pocket cards with talking points attacking the former […]

 

Ground Zero Mosque Update: Has The Worm Started To Turn?

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Pamela Geller & Robert Spencer deserve credit for being on point in the fight against the mosque at Ground Zero. They were first out of the gates and of course, the pioneers get hit with most of the arrows. Both of them were unfairly attacked, maligned, and pilloried as racists, bigots, and generally horrible people […]

 

Wednesday Awesome: A Round-Up Of Liberal Bloggers Eviscerating Robert Gibbs For Taking A Shot At Them

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“A gaffe is when a politician tells the truth.” — Michael Kinsley In a rare moment of candor, Robert Gibbs popped off about all the new media libs out there who’ve been complaining that Barack Obama’s socialistic agenda hasn’t gone fast enough or far enough for their taste, During an interview with The Hill in […]

 

The 7 Worst Presidents Of The Last Hundred Years

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Liberal historians have been ranking Presidents for years and of course there’s always a heavy leftward skew to their evaluations. Republicans are inevitably ranked lower than they deserve to be while Democrats are sure to be portrayed in the kindest historical light. Here’s a different take on the issue: A look at the worst Presidents […]

 

Everything You Need To Know About How Liberals Kill The Economy In A Single Column

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This column by small business owner Michael Fleischer is absolutely extraordinary because it gives people who’ve never worked for themselves a window into the world of the small business owner. These are the people who are endlessly vilified by the Left despite the fact that they create most of the jobs in our country. They’re […]

 

Vacation Rules: Not The Same For Obama And You

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Barack Obama seems to have the same attitude towards vacations that Al Gore has about cutting back because of global warming: That’s a good idea for you peons, but not for him. Barack Obama is the same guy who’s made a big deal about other people’s vacations, hasn’t he? This was the guy who quite […]

 

What Do You Owe Your Social Networking Pseudo-Friends?

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The short answer to that question is: Very little. The longer, more interesting answer was inspired by a question one of my real friends posed this week-end: She has a guy she doesn’t know very well on Facebook who is getting on her nerves. She wants to just block him, but she doesn’t know how […]

 

The New RNC Website

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The RNC hasn’t exactly thrived since Michael Steele took over, but in one area, they’ve improved markedly: That’s their new media division. They’ve done a great job of blogger relations, they’ve upgraded their tech capabilities tremendously, and they’ve got a new website. IT looks tight and the volunteer page is particularly a big step forward. […]

 

Comment Here And Win Super Bowl Tickets Or A Free 4 Day Trip To New York To See Bill O’Reilly

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The Society Of St. Vincent De Paul is holding a raffle — and it’s not just any raffle. The tickets for this raffle are $100 a pop, they’re worth every penny, and this week, I’ll be giving some of them away for free. So, if these raffle tickets cost $100, they must be for a […]

 

“What This Country Needs Is A Movement To Lower The Voting Age To 10. Hear Me Out.”

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Liberals have such a childlike mentality that they can’t even see the problem with letting children vote. Think I’m kidding? Then read this piece by Matt Miller in the Washington Post, What this country needs is a movement to lower the voting age to 10. Hear me out. Wherever you look, from debt to schools […]

 

This Week In Quotes: July 30 – August 5th

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And these programs that you mentioned — that Obama has going with Reid and Pelosi pushing them forward — are all entitlement programs built to make government our God. And that’s really what’s happening in this country is a violation of the First Commandment. We have become a country entrenched in idolatry, and that idolatry […]

 

So, If Bigotry Is Behind Opposition To The Ground Zero Mosque…

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One of biggest mistakes the Left has made during the Obama presidency is overplaying the race card. Not only do they play the card constantly, they’ve applied it to an ever growing circle of people. In fact, there’s probably not a non-liberal in America who hasn’t been called a racist or a bigot by some […]

 

Who’s To Blame For Omar Thornton Killing 8 People? Barack Obama & Keith Olbermann

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You’ve heard the story by now. Fired union member Omar Thornton murdered 8 people after being fired for stealing because he claimed he was a victim of discrimination, Omar Thornton, who walked into a Connecticut business on Tuesday, opened fire and killed 8 then himself, was being forced to resign from his truck driving job […]

 

The Right Side Of The Blogosphere’s Reaction To The Prop 8 Ruling

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One of the more despicable things about liberalism is the way that it has destroyed the rule of law in this country. That’s because when the laws conflict with liberalism, liberal judges have no qualms whatsoever about substituting their own judgment for the law, for the will of the people, or the decisions of legislators. […]

 

Gruesome Trainwreck Averted: Bristol And Levi Break Up!

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Somewhere right now, Sarah Palin is doing this: If Bristol Palin were your daughter and you got this news, you’d be celebrating tonight, too: And just like that, they were off again. “It’s over. I broke up with him,” Bristol Palin tells PEOPLE exclusively of her second try at an engagement to Levi Johnston, father […]

 

“Those Lamenting The Good Old Days Of Conservativism Have Blinders On.”

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In his latest column, Jonah Goldberg pounded home a point that some of the intellectuals, wonks, and elitists in the conservative movement really needed to hear: Conservatives, being conservatives, have a soft spot for the good old days, but this is getting ridiculous. It seems every day another colleague on the right wants to click […]

 

The Case Against The Mosque At Ground Zero In Quotes

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In recommending that a different location be found for the Islamic Center, we are mindful that some legitimate questions have been raised about who is providing the funding to build it, and what connections, if any, its leaders might have with groups whose ideologies stand in contradiction to our shared values. These questions deserve a […]

 

We Shouldn’t Need A Constitutional Amendment To End Birthright Citizenship

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American citizenship is a very precious thing and it should be treated that way. That’s part of the reason illegal immigration has been such a contentious issue. It’s also why anchor babies have been in the news of late. Simply put, a child of two illegal immigrants that’s born on American soil or the child […]

 

Anne Rice Leaves Christianity, But Hopefully, Christianity Won’t Leave Anne Rice

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Famed vampire novelist Anne Rice made some news when she noted on Facebook no less that she was leaving Christianity, As I said below, I quit being a Christian. I’m out. In the name of Christ, I refuse to be anti-gay. I refuse to be anti-feminist. I refuse to be anti-artificial birth control. I refuse […]

 

6 Reasons Moderates Should Vote Republican In 2010

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The Democrats are the party that says government will make you smarter, taller, richer, and remove the crabgrass on your lawn. The Republicans are the party that says government doesn’t work and then they get elected and prove it. — P.J. O’Rourke Picking a politician to support is like trying to decide whether you want […]

 

Paul Krugman Liberals Vs. Sanity On Spending

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The man who may be the most famous liberal columnist in America, the New York Times’ Paul Krugman, is an advocate of completely unrestrained spending. His attitude, which seems to be shared by the Democratic leadership in D.C., is that America can spend an unlimited amount of money with no serious consequences, that we should […]

 

My Fave 25 Random 140 Character Thoughts For July

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* Ever notice Obama regularly “takes full responsibility” for things & then immediately points the finger elsewhere? * Poor Roman Polanski. You rape a girl and these conservatives never want to let you forget it – even though you’re famous! * It would be a better world if more people in politics were close enough […]

 

9 American Muslims Speak Out Against Violence In The Name Of Islam

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Many people, myself included, have complained that far too few moderate Muslims speak out against radical Islam. So, when it happens, it’s worth noting and promoting. With that in mind, here are 9 Muslims speaking out genuinely and unambiguously against Islamic terrorism: Now, I don’t know any of these guys from Adam, but I will […]

 

Special

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The 40 Best Conservative Columnists of 2019 (11th Annual) (23 Dec, 2019) The 20 Most Annoying Liberals of 2018 (15 Jan, 2019) CPAC 2018 in 25 Tweets, Videos & Pictures (26 Feb, 2018) The 40 Best Conservative Columnists of 2017 (9th Annual) 25 Conservatives Worth Following on Twitter John Hawkins is Interviewed About His New […]

 

Quotes

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The 20 Most Obnoxious Quotes of 2019 (05 Jan, 2020) The 15 Best Quotes of 2019 (05 Jan, 2020) The Top 20 Stats and Quotes From Ben Shapiro’s New Book, ‘The Right Side of History’ (04 Jul, 2019) The Best Quotes From Will and Ariel Durant’s ‘The Lessons of History’ (29 Jun, 2019) The 30 […]

 

Interviews

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Interviewing Matt Lewis About His New Book, “Too Dumb to Fail: How the GOP Betrayed the Reagan Revolution to Win Elections (and How It Can Reclaim Its Conservative Roots)” (Feb 05, 2016) Interviewing Thomas Sowell About His New Book, “Wealth, Poverty and Politics: An International Perspective” (Oct 20, 2015) A Right Wing News Interview With Donald Trump (Aug 21, […]