Author: John Hawkins

This post is definitely going to be over-the-line or more aptly, below the belt, but sometimes you just have to do who what you gotta do. In this case, my lovely and talented pal, Ann Althouse, came across a piece of Obama kitsch over at The New Republic that just has to be seen to […]

I was pleased to get an opportunity to interview Tony Blankley about his new book, American Grit: What It Will Take to Survive and Win in the 21st Century. While I don’t agree with everything Tony had to say, most particularly on the draft, I think that he raised a lot of worthy points and […]

Just consider this to be constructive criticism aimed at idiots who are too dumb to ever take it. The Anti-Prop 8 mob in California: How bizarre is it to see gangs of angry, atheistic, liberal homosexuals in California — who seem to spend 98% of their free time lecturing everybody else in America about tolerance […]

Here’s a little experiment that I wanted to try. 10 comments, on 10 issues, with 250 characters or less per comment. * Republicans shouldn’t vote to confirm Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State. She has too many scandals and too many conflicts of interest. * There’s no way Eric Holder or Tim Geithner deserve to […]

There are a few things that I, as a conservative, believe about culture. 1) All cultures are not equal. 2) American culture, despite its flaws, is the best of them. 3) When other people come here to live, they need to drop their old culture and adopt ours. Many people, particularly liberals, don’t believe those […]

Maybe it’s just me, but this story should be a screaming front page headline in every newspaper in the country that isn’t so broke that it has had to already stop putting out a print version on Thursdays, Mexico is one of two countries that “bear consideration for a rapid and sudden collapse,” according to […]

Judge Roberts and the rest of the conservative justices on the Supreme Court (along with Kennedy) deserve a big pat on the back for this ruling, The Supreme Court said Wednesday that evidence obtained after illegal searches or arrests based on simple police mistakes may be used to prosecute criminal defendants. The justices split 5-4 […]

Somehow or another, Kathleen McKinley from over at RightWingSparkle always seems to be the person who finds these pictures of a naked Barack Obama riding a unicorn, Where do you even go from here artistically? Hmmm…this would be a tough act to follow. Oh wait, I’ve got it! Naked Barack Obama playing poker with a […]

Bu..bu..bu..bu..bu, but I thought this sort of thing wasn’t going to happen anymore if we elected Barack Obama! Dozens of Iranians burnt posters of U.S. President-elect Barack Obama in Tehran on Tuesday and waved Palestinian flags in support of Gaza, according to a witness and photographs. Iranian demonstrators have often burnt effigies or pictures of […]

Rick Warren has gotten all the attention at Obama’s inauguration, but don’t forget that this quasi-Christian bishop is going to be there, too. President-elect Barack Obama has asked V. Gene Robinson, the openly gay Episcopal bishop of New Hampshire, to deliver the invocation at an inaugural event on Sunday on the steps of the Lincoln […]

Barack Obama has Rick Warren at his inauguration and liberals flip out. Don’t be surprised if the reaction to this is similar, The president-elect tonight is having dinner with some ideological adversaries: four of the most widely-read conservative columnists. He’s dining at the Chevy Chase home of Washington Post columnist George Will with the Post’s […]

“Of course, when a regulatory agency fails, the usual response is to make it bigger, not abolish it. Economist Robert Murphy notes, “In the private sector, when a firm fails, it ceases operations. The opposite happens in government. There is literally nothing a government agency could do that would make the talking heads on the […]

If you read a lot of blogs, you’ve probably noticed that the hottest thing on Planet Earth right now seems to be Twitter. Not only are the bloggers using it, famous people like Karl Rove, Britney Spears, & Shaquille O’Neal have Twitter accounts as well. Here’s a guide that will tell you a little more […]

Since I grew up in the country, I got a chance to sample a few unusual foods over the years. I’ve eaten deer, bear, turtle, rabbit, ostrich, bison, frog legs, eel, and gator. No squirrels though. Even I turned up my nose at those tree rats, although I’ll admit I wouldn’t mind trying one now […]

God help our British cousins. Christianity is nearly dead there, militant Islam is on the rise, they’ve lost pride in their once great culture, criminals have more rights than their victims and they’re creating a busybody nannystate that may be unsurpassed in the annals of human history, Home cooks will also be told what size […]

Is the ultimate expression of feminism to live life without children? It may sound a little wacky to you, but to freethinkr over at Feministing, it seems to make perfect sense, But what if there were no families? What if we say no to reproduction? My understanding of reproduction is that it is the basis […]

Over the last few years, I’ve criticized the Republican Party many times for failing to use new technology. However, there’s an even more important institution that has the same problem: that’s the Christian church. Maybe it’s just me, maybe it’s just this area, but when I go to church, I see a crowd that is […]

The fine folks over at One Jerusalem set up a blogger teleconference with my favorite Israeli politician, former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Here are my notes, not quotes, from the teleconference. Opening Statement Hamas and their backers in Iran want to destroy Israel and will use any method to do it. This is the front […]

As you’ve probably heard, PETA wants you to call fish “sea kittens,” Radical international animal rights group PETA has launched its most bizarre campaign yet, demanding fish be renamed “sea kittens”. PETA – People For The Ethical Treatment of Animals – believes calling fish sea kittens will make sea food less appealing. It wants to […]

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has FINALLY created a YouTube channel. For that, I will give him a tiny smidgen of credit. However, McConnell’s YouTube goes to show exactly how clueless the Republican Party is with technology. Currently, McConnell’s channel has a grand total of 2, count ’em, 2 subscribers. He has 6 videos in […]

In order to recognize the excellent work some of our fellow bloggers have been doing, RWN has put together the “7th 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. Here were the rules of the contest: 1) For […]

Apparently, Barack Obama is appearing in the comic book of my favorite childhood super-hero, Spider-Man. I don’t know every detail of the issue, but my guess is that it goes something like this, PS: I look forward to next month’s edition of the X-Men where Obama convinces Wolverine to turn to non-violence and starts unconditional […]

I’m sure a lot of people will claim that bloggers will miss these papers when they’re gone, but every time a liberal paper or journalist loses his job, it puts a little smile on my face, The future of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer appeared uncertain tonight after a local television station reported the newspaper is setting […]

Unsurprisingly, Bambi’s administration is going to have talks with Hamas, The incoming Obama administration is prepared to abandon George Bush’s :­doctrine of isolating Hamas by establishing a channel to the Islamist organisation, sources close to the transition team say. The move to open contacts with Hamas, which could be initiated through the US intelligence services, […]

* Note that all of the quotes you are about to read come from the writers at the Daily Kos, not the commenters. 10) “You Americans Aren’t Selfish Enough “You pay all these taxes but you don’t want anything in return for it. You don’t want free health care. You don’t want time off of […]

More constructive criticism aimed at idiots who are too dumb to ever take it: (See part 1 here) America’s colleges: Why is it that it seems like every former terrorist, communist, and kook with an IQ over 100 seems to be able to get a job teaching our kids in a university? Meanwhile, Jay Leno’s […]

There has been a lot of back and forth about America’s dependence on Middle-Eastern oil, but Europe’s dependence on Russian oil is bringing the whole European Union to its knees, The heads of the Russian and Ukrainian gas companies held a surprise meeting today after the EU gave Russia 24 hours to restore gas supplies. […]

Did the United States spin off into some alternate universe of infinite money, record surpluses, and incalculable opulence when I wasn’t looking or are we actually spending more than a billion of our tax dollars to help people upgrade their televisions? The Federal Government has run out of money to help analog TV owners go […]

Earlier this week, I released the The 7th Annual “20 Most Annoying Liberals Of 2008.” That was my opinion, but now I want to see yours. PS: Keep in mind that you have to be registered in order to vote. So, if you’re not registered, go ahead and register — it’ll allow you to vote […]

Yesterday, I posted The 40 Most Obnoxious Quotes For 2008. However, there were some fairly obnoxious quotations that didn’t quite make the grade and it seems a shame to just let the runners-up go down the memory hole. So, without further ado, here are those that didn’t quite make the cut for the 40 most […]