Author: John Hawkins

Question: “Who was the worst United States President in the 20th Century, Jimmy Carter, or FDR?” — AppleMacJimmy Answer: FDR was a disaster domestically who pushed incredibly harmful, socialistic policies that extended the depression for years. The Supreme Court went horribly awry under pressure from FDR as well. However, he deserves an enormous amount of […]

Question: “Obviously I have definite opinions to keep asking this question, but would really like your opinion on it – would you prefer a Balanced Budget Amendment or a Line Item Veto Amendment, and why?” — RtWingNtCase Answer: A Balanced Budget Amendment because it would force Congress to work seriously to curb entitlement spending. The […]

Question: “Are private armies like Blackwater the wave of the future? Will they replace our current armed forces?” — BrightHorizons Answer: Will private armies replace our armed forces? No. Are they likely to be used more and more in the future? Yes. Why? Because most European nations are no longer willing and/or able to make […]

Question: “Last night’s YouTube debate again highlighted CNNs bias toward the Democratic Party, by asking about issues that Democrats “care” about, but Republicans generally place those issue much lower. Do you anticipate another YouTube debate after the primaries when it is the Democrats vs. the Republicans?” — canddmf Answer: I hope it’s not the last […]

I am considering buying a digital camcorder this month, but unfortunately, I don’t know a lot about them. Any suggestions, thoughts, or ideas that will help me decide what to buy?

Here are the results of the two polls about the debate that I ran on RWN yesterday, Who won the debate? Tom Tancredo: 2% Duncan Hunter: 6% Rudy Giuliani: 7% John McCain: 7% Mitt Romney: 12% Mike Huckabee: 22% Fred Thompson: 44% Who lost the debate? Duncan Hunter: 1% Tom Tancredo: 2% John McCain: 3% […]

Today is Q&A Friday #79 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 […]

Folks, it was a pretty lousy debate last night. So, if you just catch the highlights, consider yourself to be fortunate.

At 3:30 PM EST, I’m going to be on the Jaz McKay show. Click on Stickam in the left corner to listen to the show.

A few comments of note and calls on winners and losers in last night’s debate from around the right side of the blogosphere, “It Was One of the Worst Debates. McCain Won It, For What It’s Worth.” — The Campaign Spot “What a depressing debate. CNN’s long slide into mediocrity accelerates. Is this what running […]

The hot story of the moment in the blogosphere is about Retired Brig. Gen. Keith H. Kerr’s question to the candidates about allowing gays to serve in the military. The question itself wasn’t objectionable. However, Kerr was in the audience and here’s where CNN got in trouble. First, they asked him if he thought that […]

An answer Mike Huckabee gave last night, while superficially well done, was more than a little bit troubling to me. Here’s the question and answer, Joseph: I am Joseph. I am from Dallas, Texas, and how you answer this question will tell us everything we need to know about you. Do you believe every word […]

Make sure to check out Conservative Grapevine today, where you’ll find links like: Ann Coulter: NYT: An undocumented newspaper Cassy Fiano: One of the most inspiring stories of determination you’ve ever heard Cracked: The 10 most ridiculous inventions ever patented — John_Hawkins Egotastic!: Jennifer Love Hewitt bikini pictures! You can check out all those links […]

After the success of last night’s CNN/YouTube debate, the Cable News Network today announced that for the next Republican presidential debate it would also team with YouTube’s parent company, Google, to do background research on the questioners. “We were excited to learn about Google this morning,” said the CNN source. “We want to introduce this […]

The attack on a Hamas terrorist position in Khan Yunis Wednesday afternoon which killed two was the first sign of a new IDF policy regarding Gaza terrorists. Military sources told Maariv/NRG that from now on, the IAF will attack a random Hamas target in Gaza every time a mortar shell or rocket hits an Israeli […]

Who won the debate?Duncan HunterFred ThompsonJohn McCainMike HuckabeeMitt RomneyRudy GiulianiTom Tancredo  Free polls from Pollhost.com Who lost the debate?Duncan HunterFred ThompsonJohn McCainMike HuckabeeMitt RomneyRon PaulRudy GiulianiTom Tancredo  Free polls from Pollhost.com

Tonight, I’ll be liveblogging the CNN/YouTube debate that starts at 8 PM EST. PS: Since we have less than 5 weeks to go until the first primary and we have Rudy in first place nationally with 4 other candidates, for all intents and purposes, tied for 2nd place, this is going to be the most […]

This thread at the Democratic Underground, “Poll question: Do you believe George W. Bush was elected in 2000 and re-elected in 2004?,” is a real eye catcher. Take a look at these poll results, What this shows is how the conspiracy theorists have taken over the Left, lock, stock, and barrel because the “stolen election” […]

Make sure to check out Conservative Grapevine today, where you’ll find links like: Dennis Prager: The world doesn’t hate America; the Left does Slapstick Politics: Denver diversity training video–“Hammer the white guy” Wesley Pruden: Short on science, the global warming faithful are long on politics. Shoutmouth: 25 hottest women who deserve record contracts You can […]

“Hillary Clinton has already proven to a generation of women that there are no limits for success. She is driven by her passion for public service and her belief in the enormous potential of our country. Smart, capable and strong in her convictions, Hillary has transcended the dictates of what is thought to be possible […]

The liberal capacity for self-delusion knows no bounds as evidenced by the George Soros funded study that inspired John Lott’s latest column, According to a brand-new and extensively covered study by the JFA Institute, a George Soros funded group, the U.S. prison system doesn’t deter crime and is “a costly and harmful failure.” Prison is […]

This column by Heather Harrison, which appeared in Canada’s Vancouver Sun, actually advocates — well, just take a look… Should political parties impose quotas in the nomination process to increase female representation? The answer is an emphatic “Yes.” Not only has gender equity not been achieved in Canada, but in the past 20 years the […]

There’s another big Middle-Eastern peace conference underway that features Israel negotiating for peace with a guy (Abbas) who can’t deliver it or, for that matter, offer them anything of value whatsoever. Just to emphasize how insane the whole process is from Israel’s point of view, Hamas, which controls half of the disputed territories isn’t participating […]

Right Wing News emailed more than 240 right-of-center bloggers and asked them to answer 8 questions about the 2008 candidates. The following 61 blogs responded: The Absurd Report, David All Group, AtlanticBlog, The American Princess, Betsy’s Page, Bit’s Blog, BizzyBlog, Blogs of War, Blonde Sagacity, Bluey Blog, Boi From Troy, Bookworm Room, Keith Burgess-Jackson, Cassy […]

Make sure to check out Conservative Grapevine today, where you’ll find links like: Mike Adams: I’m embarrassed to be white The First Post: Clinton camp angry at rumours of lesbian affair with aide Deal Hudson: Giuliani adviser is an accused pedophile priest? Popholic: Killer Brooke Hogan bikini pictures You can check out all those links […]

As most of you have probably heard, the #2 Republican in the Senate, Trent Lott, has decided to call it a career and retire before the end of 2007. Since Lott was just reelected in 2006, my first thought after hearing that Lott resigned was that either he was ill or caught up in a […]

“I think the fact of the matter is that Sen. Clinton is claiming basically the entire eight years of the Clinton presidency as her own, except for the stuff that didn’t work out, in which case she says she has nothing to do with it. There is no doubt that Bill Clinton had faith in […]

Here’s Stephen King — a guy who used to be one my favorite authors until he started regularly pumping out third rate crap instead of brilliant horror — kvetching about waterboarding and the lack of real news coverage from the MSM, “Yeah. You know, I just filmed a segment for Nightline, about [the movie version […]

Following in the tradition established by the recent spate of antiwar, anti-troops, anti-America films Hollywood has been trying to foist on the public, Brian DePalma’s “Redacted” made just over $25,000 on its opening weekend. From the New York Post: Americans won’t see their movies. While the public is staying away in droves from “Rendition,” “Lions […]

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