The Rightosphere Temperature Check For May, 2009

Right Wing News emailed more than 265 right-of-center bloggers and asked them about their least favorite elected Republicans. The following 43 blogs responded, All That Is Necessary, The American Princess, Argghhhh!, Axis of Right, Bad Example, Bookworm Room, Bright & Early, Melissa Clouthier, Conservative Grapevine, Ed Driscoll, Cara Ellison, Conservatism Today, Election Projection, Eternity Road, […]

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Why I Feel Sorry For People Thrust Into The Spotlight

There are a lot of people around the world, particularly in this country, who sincerely deserve to be punched in the mouth really hard for the things they say about other people– and who I am kidding? I’m probably among them. We live in a world when it’s considered acceptable to say just about anything […]

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The O’Reilly Factor Vs. Hot Air

Last night on his show, Bill O’Reilly read off what were supposed to be blog comments about the Sonia Sotomayor nomination. You can see the whole segment on this video, which features Bill talking to my friend, Amanda Carpenter from the Washington Times, For those that don’t want to watch the video, here’s the comment […]

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2012 Republican Power Rankings

Sure, it’s early and we don’t know for sure who’s going to get in the race yet, but it’s still fun to speculate about who the GOP nominee in 2012 will be. Here’s a short, but sweet rundown of the strength of the most likely candidates. This can and will change — perhaps considerably — […]

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Obama Motors: The Coming Disaster

You can spot the trainwreck coming a thousand miles away, In better times, many employees of General Motors called their company “Generous Motors” because of its rich benefits. The latest plan for the troubled automaker, which is expected to file for bankruptcy by Monday, calls for the Treasury Department to receive about 70 percent of […]

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The Sotomayor Dilemma

Here’s Michael Steele on Sonia Sotomayor, The head of the Republican Party wants his forces to watch their steps when it comes to Supreme Court hopeful Sonia Sotomayor. Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele told CNN Radio Tuesday the party that he hopes will include more Hispanics must be cautious in how it scrutinizes a […]

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When Is The Change Coming To North Korea?

When is the change coming? I thought when Barack Obama was elected, he was going to get together with all the world leaders and bring world peace. Remember that? Because everybody loves Barack Obama. Everybody loves Barack Obama. Apparently, everybody doesn’t love Barack Obama, okay? Apparently, this guy is a paper President created by the […]

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The California Supreme Court’s Prop-8 Decision

Back in 2008, the judicial activists on the California Supreme Court overruled the will of the voters by overturning Prop 22, which said that “only marriage between a man and a woman is valid and recognized in California.” So, the voters of California once again voted on the issue via Prop 8. and once again, […]

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Operation Save Teh Kittehs Part 2!

When last I updated you on “Operation Save TeH Kittehs,” the cat and her kittens were under my house and I had decided to wait a few weeks for them to start running around before I trapped them. The goal was, of course, to get the kittens, socialize them while they were young, and give […]

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Everything You Need To Know About The Sonia Sotomayor Nomination In Under 200 Words

Barack Obama picked Sonia Sotomayor because she’s Hispanic, female, and is willing to put liberal political concerns above the Constitution. That checks a couple of important political boxes for him and gets him a liberal judge on the court. Happily (well, as happily as it gets under these circumstances), Sotomayor will be replacing David Souter, […]

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An Interview With Mike Adams

Mike Adams is a criminology professor at UNC Wilmington and one of the most popular columnists at Townhall. I got together with him last week for an interview and what follows is the slightly edited transcript of our conversation. Now you’re a university professor, a very conservative one. Why do there seem to be so […]

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20 Hypocrisies Of Liberalism

Everybody is guilty of being hypocritical sometimes. It’s just part of being human; however, modern liberalism has taken this concept to stunning extremes. The entire liberal belief system, from top to bottom, is a series of logical blind alleys, bottlenecks, and jaw-dropping contradictions. To be a politically active liberal is to a be a person […]

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John Cornyn & The NRSC: Give Us Your Money And Shut-Up!

John Cornyn and the NRSC have never had the slightest problem asking conservatives to give them money — but, that’s as far as it goes. They don’t want to hear from you. You see, in their view, your job is to hand them your money and then shut your mouth and do as you’re told. […]

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This Week In Quotes: May 15 – May 21

Our government prevented attacks and saved lives through the Terrorist Surveillance Program, which let us intercept calls and track contacts between al-Qaeda operatives and persons inside the United States. The program was top secret, and for good reason, until the editors of the New York Times got it and put it on the front page. […]

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A Teleconference With Andy McCarthy and Ed Whelan About Harold Koh

Barack Obama has nominated Harold Koh to be the State Department legal adviser to the full Senate. Koh’s views are virulently anti-American and run directly counter to the Constitution, but unless something changes, a man who does not have this country’s best interests at heart is going to be in a position where he can […]

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The Real Problem with the Republican Establishment

“The big mistake of Republican leadership is thinking that going through the motions of listening to their ‘base’ is the same thing as actually listening to the base. They keep trying to drag us to where they think we should be instead of joining us where we are.” — Yael If candidates who believe in […]

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As It Goes In California, So Shall It Go With Obama’s America

Arnold Schwarzenegger ran on a platform of fiscal conservatism and social liberalism, but like most other politicians who sell themselves that way, he quickly abandoned any and all pretenses of financial responsibility. As a sidenote, that’s very common. Many people falsely believe that social conservatives tend to be fiscally irresponsible — and while such animals […]

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The Globe: Michelle Obama Vs. Oprah!

I do cover the trash tabloid beat and when I saw that the Globe said Michelle Obama and Oprah were at each other’s throats, well, I was already there. After reading this article, you will be, too. Here are the juicy details which, given that this is the Globe, have about a 20% chance of […]

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Bloggers To The NRSC: Stay Out Of Primaries

It was disappointing to many Republicans to see the National Republican Senatorial Committee get involved in the Charlie Crist vs. Marco Rubio primary in Florida. We’ve had the leadership of the Republican Party saying we need to get back to our principles and talking about how important it is to attract more young voters and […]

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Criticism And Praise For Obama On Immigration

Seldom do I have a good thing to say about the Obama Administration’s policies because, well, seldom does he do anything good for the country. But, assuming this program pans out — which is a big “if” given the history of immigration enforcement in this country — it has my full approval, The Obama administration […]

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The Six Problems With Modern Liberalism

1) You really didn’t learn everything you needed to know in kindergarten: Liberals love to think of themselves as sophisticated, nuanced intellectuals, but the truth is they have a kindergartner’s view of the world. If it has been defined as “nice” to people they like, they’re for it. If it has been defined as “mean” […]

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Black Americans Vs. Gay Marriage

There is a deep disconnect between the religious beliefs of most black Americans and how they vote. From a mid-2008 article in Newsweek, The more religiously active an American is, the more likely he is to vote Republican–unless he’s black. That fact emerged in the second part of a Pew Forum study on the landscape […]

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