Author: John Hawkins

Normally, I cover the Enquirer beat, but thanks to the sleazebags at Gawker, I don’t even have to buy a copy of the rag to cover their “big” Sarah Palin story. Here’s the short version, Based primarily on the word of an ex-con, the Enquirer is claiming Sarah Palin had an unconsummated (unconsummated?) affair more […]

They were for it, before they were against it, before they were for it again — aww, who can keep up? This would be an outstanding ad to run in West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Colorado, and Indiana.

If the GOP supports this ridiculous bailout plan, so be it, but understand two things: Number One, I don’t give a d*mn how many 10 million dollar earmarks you oppose, there is no such thing as a fiscal conservative who supports throwing 700 billion dollars of taxpayer money down a rathole in a socialistic government […]

One of the reasons most people are so skeptical of polls is that the media tends to promote polls that seem to show shocking results. If you have ten polls that show a two point race and the eleventh poll shows one of the candidates up by fifteen points, guess what ends up on the […]

“We all understand that partisan attacks are part of the political process in this country. The debate that stems from these grand and sometimes unruly conversations is what makes this country so exceptional. Indeed, our nation has a long and proud tradition of news organizations that are ideological and partisan in nature, the Huffington Post […]

You have absolutely just got to read this story about a reporter who tracked down Barack Obama’s brother. (One caveat: I had not heard of the Thailand website this story is posted on before, although I did look it up and it’s very widely read. So, while the story does seem credible, take it with […]

…Ok, not really. But, after the most gaffe-filled 48 hours I’ve ever seen from a major political candidate, on either side of the aisle, Barack got roped into saying this after being asked about Hillary, “Joe Biden is also an outstanding public servant, and I am very proud of the choice that I made.” Know […]

A few days ago, it seemed like the only thing you were hearing about the bailout was “We’ve got to do it right now, this instant, or it’ll lead to all out higglety-pigglety! We’ll have cats living in sin with dogs, the Amish flying rocket ships, Michael Jackson becoming attracted to women! It’ll be financial […]

“This massive bailout is not a solution. It is financial socialism and it’s un-American,” — Sen. Jim Bunning, R-Ky.

Those of us who are pro-life have some ferocious debates with the people who are pro-abortion, but one thing you’d think all of us could agree on would be that once a child gets outside of the womb it is a child; it deserves medical treatment and legal protection. However, Barack Obama, during his time […]

You know what the scariest thing about Joe Biden is? He’ll be the voice of reason and experience in the White House if Obama wins. That’s right, this guy… Joe Biden isn’t backing down from his startling claim last week that raising taxes on the rich is the “patriotic” thing to do. On Thursday he […]

My latest Townhall column, Barack Obama’s Top 10 Campaign Gaffes, just made it into the top 7 most read columns for the week at Townhall. It is a real honor to be in the kind of company once again.

Like most Americans who pay attention, I marvel on an almost daily basis at the self-destructive stupidity of the Left. They are a gang of squalling brats with an absolute sense of intellectual superiority despite the fact that they literally would be incapable of surviving without people who are more worldly than themselves doing the […]

Late last week, I was pleased to have the opportunity to interview the Wall Street Journal’s John Fund about his book, “Stealing Elections, Revised and Updated: How Voter Fraud Threatens Our Democracy.” With the election coming up in November, it’s a timely and important read. What follows is a very slightly edited transcript of our […]

When you’re running a presidential campaign, you hit your opponent’s weaknesses, respond to attacks, etc., etc., but you always need to keep a central narrative in mind. What is that core message you want voters to keep in mind about you and your opponent when they step into the voting booth? For McCain, prior to […]

So, I am off on Friday and Monday and then naturally, last night as I am just getting ready to start updating at around 12:15 EST, I am unable to pull a web page. I pick up the phone, call my provider, and they tell me they’re getting a bazillion calls and that they must […]

As a general rule, I’m against the government bailing out anything, ever, and going by the latest Rasmussen poll, most Americans seem to agree with me, “Only seven percent (7%) of voters think the federal government should use taxpayer funds to keep a large financial institution solvent. Sixty-five percent (65%) say let the company file […]

“It must stink being a network global warming alarmist. They just can’t seem to get their stories straight. It’s only been a couple months (since) the networks were screaming about Arctic ice disappearing this summer. And, no surprise, they were entirely wrong. By 1.74 million square miles. As Maxwell Smart used to say: “Missed it […]

Hannity did a fair, but dull interview and Palin gave fair, but dull responses. He didn’t ask a lot of hard questions, she didn’t make any mistakes, and all it all, I don’t think it was particularly helpful or harmful to the campaign. I’m not opposed to softball interviews. In fact, that’s what I like […]

You probably don’t know Daniel Edwards, but oh, you will remember his work. Remember this bust of Hillary Clinton? Those of you who haven’t already hurled after seeing Hillary done up like a “wrinkled, effeminate man,” should probably turn your head before you look at this sculpture of Britney Spears giving birth, Well now, Edwards […]

Since McCain selected Palin and went into the convention, he hasn’t released as many ads and he hasn’t been continuing to fiercely attack Obama’s unreadiness to be President. That’s a big mistake and it is blunting his momentum. Let me tell you why: the media simply will not cover a positive message from McCain. So, […]

John McCain in Feb of 2008, when he was trying to get conservatives to support him in the primary, And while I and other Republican supporters of the bill were genuine in our intention to restore control of our borders, we failed, for various and understandable reasons, to convince Americans that we were. I accept […]

If you want to know why people have so little faith in the media, you don’t really need to look much farther than the hot, new Carly Fiorina story that’s making the rounds. If you go to Google News, here are the headlines you’ll see, Sarah Palin, others don’t have heads for business, Carly Fiorina […]

Has there ever been a vice-presidential nominee who has inspired as much hatred, fear, and outright sexism as Sarah Palin has in such a short period of time? Keep in mind that quotes about Sarah Palin and her family you are about to read — many of which are from members of the mainstream media […]

Here are the results from a poll of RWN’s readers on the, “most serious threat to success and prosperity for Americans over the long haul.” There were 859 replies at the time when I compiled the answers. Gay Marriage: 0% Nuclear proliferation: 1% Abortion / Declining Birthrate: 2% National Debt: 8% Reliance on foreign oil: […]

“Senator Obama is not interested in the politics of hope, he’s interested in his political future and that’s why he’s hurling in insults and making up facts about his record. Today, he claimed that the Congressional stimulus package was his idea. That’s news to those of us in Congress who supported it. Senator Obama didn’t […]

“The enduring scandal of the McCain campaign is that it wants to win. The press had hoped for a harmless, nostalgic loser like Bob Dole in 1996. In a column excoriating Republicans for historically launching successful attacks against Democratic presidential candidates in August, Time columnist Joe Klein excepted Bob Dole — not mentioning that Dole […]

I didn’t even realize The Weekly World News website was still going after the print edition went bust, but they’re still out there, reporting the sort of positive stories about Sarah Palin that the mainstream media refuses to cover — like this one! Records and eyewitnesses have come to light that prior to announcing her […]

What’s the most serious threat to success and prosperity for Americans over the long haul? Abortion / Declining Birthrate Decline of Christianity Government Corruption National Debt Gay Marriage Islamic terrorism Nuclear proliferation Out-of-control immigration Reliance on foreign oil Skyrocketing taxes & regulations    Free polls from Pollhost.com