Author: John Hawkins

Question: “The Republican candidates for President in 2000 consisted of George W. Bush, John McCain, Steve Forbes, Alan Keyes, Gary Bauer, Lamar Alexander, Orrin Hatch, and Elizabeth Dole. How does that field stack up in relation to this one?” — maledicta Answer: This field is better overall. There are several reasons why people are so […]

Question: “Why are all the old threads wiped out?” — mightysamurai Answer: All the old comment threads on Right Wing News are eventually automatically deleted for a variety of reasons. One of the most important is that before RWN had its back-end updated, spam bots would tend to target to old threads (with the idea […]

Today is Q&A Friday #82 at RWN. So, if there’s a subject you’ve been wanting me to tackle or an issue you want to hear my opinion on, just ask your question in the comments section. Your question can be about politics, ideology, history, blogging, RWN, from a liberal, conservative, or libertarian perspective; heck, it […]

Tonight at 9 PM EST, I’m going to be liveblogging the GOP debate out of South Carolina. I had considered actually foregoing the liveblogging and attending in person, but I figured it would be a madhouse and that I’d get more traffic out of liveblogging than actually attending and taking pictures. So, liveblogging it is: […]

This afternoon, along with what sounded like 5 gazillion other bloggers, I was on a teleconference with Fred Thompson. It was a bit shorter than I would have liked and I didn’t get a chance to ask a question, but here’s a round-up (Everything that follows is from my notes, not actual quotes). Before Fred […]

Some people will tell you that illegal immigration is a victimless crime, but they’re wrong. Officer Rodney Johnson could tell you that if he had survived his encounter with an illegal alien by the name of Juan Leonardo Quintero, On Sept. 21, 2006, officer Johnson stopped a truck owned by Camp’s company for a traffic […]

Make sure to check out Conservative Grapevine today, where you’ll find links like: Michelle Malkin: “The best part is someday you will die of anorexia or choke to death on your own purging. That’s my dream.” Cracked: The 5 current genetic experiments most likely to destroy humanity Pat Sajak: A solution to man-made global warming […]

I can guarantee you that there were a lot of Republicans at the RNC, NRCC, & NRSC sighing with relief when Hillary Clinton won New Hampshire. That’s because they DESPERATELY want Hillary Clinton to be the Democratic nominee. Why? Because the Republican base isn’t energized and because we’re probably heading towards a nominee who doesn’t […]

While Mike Huckabee isn’t as conservative as I’d like, John McCain has done more damage to conservative causes over the last decade than anyone else, Democrat or Republican, and Rudy Giuliani has as much in common with pro-war, liberal Democrats like Joe Lieberman and Christopher Hitchens as he does with conservatives. Mitt Romney may be […]

Here’s how RWN’s readers broke it down when they voted on the 2007 conservative of the year, John Boehner: 2% NumbersUSA: 4% Mike Huckabee: 5% Tom Tancredo: 9% Jim DeMint: 14% Mark Steyn: 18% Rush Limbaugh: 48%

“There is great virtue in the American way, which expects CEOs to perform on a quarterly basis, presidents and Congresses to reinvent politics in 100 days, generals to wipe out opponents in 100 hours without taking significant casualties, doctors to save life and limb every time, search engines to yield a million results in less […]

Hillary’s willingness to tolerate Bill’s compulsive philandering is a function of her general contempt for men. She distrusts them and feels morally superior to them. Following the pattern of her long-suffering mother, she thinks it is her mission to endure every insult and personal degradation for a higher cause — which, unlike her self-sacrificing mother, […]

At 4:15 PM EST today, I am going to be on the Politics Of Money radio show for 15 minutes. You can listen to me by going here and clicking on the Listen Online link in the top left-hand corner.

I have a hunch I won’t be getting an invitation to the Inaugural Ball if McCain wins the presidency.

Make sure to check out Conservative Grapevine today, where you’ll find links like: Atlas Shrugs: German businessman who printed name of Quran on toilet paper will face trial Cracked: The 15 most cringe-worthy James Bond puns Pajiba: The 10 worst films of 2007 (some bad language) Egotastic!: Penelope Cruz bikini pictures You can check out […]

Republicans Huckabee won in Iowa, but his victory didn’t give him any sort of big boost in New Hampshire, where he finished a weak 3rd. McCain finished in 4th Iowa and although he did win New Hampshire by a decent margin, Hillary Clinton’s stunning come from behind victory has stolen a lot of his thunder. […]

Did Diebold Help Hillary Rig New Hampshire Or Was It The Bradley Effect? I know, you’re probably thinking: “Wait a second, I thought Diebold was supposed to be a firm that was in the bag for Republicans, so why would they be helping Hillary Clinton steal the election in New Hampshire?” I have no idea, […]

New Hampshire was supposed to be a strong state for Ron Paul. In fact, there was one poll last week that had him finishing in the #3 slot with 14% of the vote. But, in the end he ended up in 5th. So, for curiousity’s sake, I decided to head over to the Daily Paul […]

Over at the Democratic Underground, they’re in full tinfoil hat mode over Clinton’s surprise victory over Obama. Here are just SOME of the threads that they have going over there, * NH vote concern, One man controls the counting * ALL Diebold, ALL the Time – It’s the NH Primary * …… Warning….. Do Not […]

I’m not a fan of John McCain and I don’t want him as the nominee, but if I could give him one piece of advice, it would be this: support for amnesty nearly killed your campaign earlier this year and if you get the nomination, your support for amnesty will kill fundraising for your campaign […]

At 9:14 EST, with 34% of the vote counted, McCain has already won on the Republican side, but shockingly Hillary is ahead of Obama by 4%. Moreover, from The Campaign Spot, Michael Barone: “I think there is a real possibility that Hillary Clinton could win this.” UPDATE: Wow. From a media source: “The exit polls […]

The Runners-Up John Boehner: He has not gotten the credit he deserves for turning things around in the House, but Boehner has been a markedly better leader for Republicans in the House than Dennis Hastert. He has led the GOP in the House considerably to the right on ethics, spending, and immigration. Boehner isn’t perfect, […]

Make sure to check out Conservative Grapevine today, where you’ll find links like: The Daily Gut: In a nutshell: Obama is a stripper and Hillary is your wife. Boing Boing: TV star publishes bank details in anti-privacy editorial, gets ripped off Michelle Malkin: Video: Duncan Hunter fakes the media into thinking he’s dropping out. When […]

First of all, here are my predictions, Republicans 1) McCain 2) Romney 3) Huckabee 4) Giuliani 5) Paul 6) Thompson Democrats 1) Obama 2) Clinton 3) Edwards 4) Richardson Now, here are the rest, Here’s Robert Novak, 1st Place: McCain, but vulnerable. 2nd Place: Romney, but rallying. 3rd Place: Huckabee. 4th Place: Giuliani. 5th Place: […]

SurveyUSA has out a new batch of head to head polls vs. Obama. First of all, here’s the data. Iowa Obama (55%) vs. McCain (38%) Obama (58%) vs. Huckabee (35%) Obama (66%) vs. Giuliani (26%) Obama (59%) vs. Romney (33%) Ohio Obama (43%) vs. McCain (50) Obama (46%) vs. Huckabee (46%) Obama (49%) vs. Giuliani […]

As you may know, Gmail actually scans your email and serves up ads based on it. Well, yesterday, I got an ad for Michael Bloomberg’s website. Now, interesting question: why in the world would the mayor of New York want people to take a look at his personal website? He isn’t running any ads, so […]

“Hey ah — when does that North American Union go into effect? When does Tony Snow announce that last night, Bush merged the country with Canada and Mexico and that our new national sport is hockey and that we’re taking orders from Felipe Calderon? Probably right after the draft that the Democrats were predicting that […]

In this scary video, a yowling, menacing mob of Ron Paul supporters follow Sean Hannity down the street screaming profanities at him. All you need are some brown uniforms and to replace Ron Paul’s name on the sign with “Hitler” and it would probably look about like Germany, circa 1920.

Honorable Mentions: ACLU, Barbra Streisand, Bill Clinton, Bill Moyers, Bill Richardson, Brian DePalma, CAIR, Chuck Schumer, Code Pink, Columbia University, David Gregory, Dennis Kucinich, Ellen DeGeneres, George Soros, Glenn Greenwald, Helen Thomas, Howard Dean, Jack Cafferty, James Cameron, Jesse Jackson, Joe Biden, John Cougar Mellencamp, John Kerry, John Murtha, John Soltz, John Kerry, Juan Cole, […]

Make sure to check out Conservative Grapevine today, where you’ll find links like: Mark Steyn: It’s the secular Left vs. the Christian Left Mitt Romney: A top ten list of John McCain’s attacks on other Republicans Gina Cobb: Why did the chicken cross the road according to Dr. Phil, Oprah, John Kerry, Nancy Grace, etc. […]