Author: John Hawkins

While I was on vacation, this was one of my favorite stories because of the way it tries to spin pathetic left wing bottom feeders as principled heroes taking a stand, “Peace activists are considering a mass tax resistance campaign next April to step up pressure to end the war in Iraq, Benn said. Many […]

Do you think the GOP would be better off politically in 2008 if the Senate immigration plan passed or failed? Passed Failed    Free polls from Pollhost.com

On Monday, Right Wing News and Conservative Grapevine will go back to a regular schedule. In the interim, enjoy the links to people who guest blogged at RWN and CG this week, consider this to be an open thread, and have a great week-end. Amanda Carpenter Alarming News Sister Toldjah Dr. Melissa Clouthier Kim Priestap […]

1. Made more than three jokes about his tiny Prius. 2. Won a bet over whether the Bush twins or Al Bore III would be arrested next. 3. Watched and enjoyed Fox News. ALL day. 4. Bought a life-sized Joe Lieberman doll. 5. Threw compact fluorescent light bulbs at hippies. Mercury is good, doncha’ know? […]

Make sure to check out Conservative Grapevine today, where you’ll find links like: IMAO: Top ten ways to tell if your doctor is an Islamic terrorist. Moonbattery: Turkish pop singer announces on plane that she “has some planes to bomb”, and then complains about being treated like a terrorist. YouTube: Video: Duncan Hunter’s grandaughter sings […]

Here’s the guest blogger schedule while I’m on vacation this week, Mon —- Amanda Carpenter from Townhall Karol from Alarming News Sister Toldjah Dr. Melissa Clouthier Kim Priestap from Wizbang! Tue —- Frank J. from IMAO Rob Bluey from Bluey Blog Matt Margolis from Blogs For Bush Patrick Ruffini Cassy Fiano Wed — Retro-RWN Thur […]

A Message From The Citizens Of The ‘Great Satan’ To The Rest Of The World America, Superman, Liberia, & Magic Buttons Anti-Americanism Is Nothing New Envy & Anti-Americanism Great Patriotic Quotes Humor: The Guide to Anti-Americanism Patrick Henry & The Bookbag Massacre! Patriotism Litmus Test. America vs. the U.N Quotes from Reagan on America, Freedom, […]

The now defunct Payback Project got a mention in a Wall Street Journal article on bloggers and the immigration bill.

This week-end, I talked immigration with the guys at Meet the New Press for about 25 minutes. You can listen to it here.

Next week, I’m going to be taking a vacation. However, the news stops for no man, so CG and RWN will have guest bloggers taking up the slack M, T, Th, and Fri. On Wed, July the 4th, RWN will have retro posts up since a lot of you will out of pocket because of […]

Those of us in the conservative movement have always been friendly to the business community. We believe in low taxes, a light touch on regulation, and we’re stalwart champions of the free market. When liberals start talking about limiting CEO pay, harassing Wal-Mart, beating up on oil companies, or generally trying to place new burdens […]

Make sure to check out Conservative Grapevine today, where you’ll find links like: Ann Coulter: That was no lady — That was my husband. The Superficial: Kim Kardashian bends over. Hugh Hewitt: Mark Steyn on the Senate vote today, and how to mend the immigration fences in the GOP. Debbie Sclussel: Insert b*tch joke here: […]

Question: “If President Bush has really “alienated” the conservative base with this recent immigration push, why is it that his approval rating in every poll is just about where it has been since January (low 30s)? Who are these unseen 30-35% of Americans who still approve of the job he’s doing, if not conservative Republicans?” […]

Question: “Having read your post on Lugar and Voinovoich, do you advocate a military strike against Iran? Do you really believe Bush is directly allowing Iranians to kill Americans? And finally if the Republicans lose their resolve as they seem to be doing aka Lugar what would be the best exit strategy? I know that […]

Question: “Okay, so the whole Romney-and-the-dog thing. Big deal? Kind of a deal? Who cares? Weird in your view?” — maledicta Answer: First of all, here’s the story, “Before beginning the (12 hour) drive, Mitt Romney put Seamus, the family’s hulking Irish setter, in a dog carrier and attached it to the station wagon’s roof […]

Question: “Are there any non-lethal crimes (aside from treason) for which you would favor the death penalty as punishment?” — maledicta Answer: Rape and child molestation immediately come to mind. I’d favor the death penalty in both of those cases.

Question: “John, if someone had asked me to lay money on a professional wrestler committing murder, current or former, I could name a few and none of them, until this past Sunday, would be Chris Benoit. Even with the facts still coming out, are you like me just as shocked?” — Corperate_Cabana “I would like […]

Question: “How about a topic that we all can enjoy? How did you decide on Patton for a pet? Why a dog instead of a cat or canary? Why his breed? Why him instead of one of his other litter mates? Temperament? Looks? Will you ever breed him?” — Cartman Answer: When I was in […]

Yesterday, I put up a list of the 10 hottest celebs out there — in my opinion, anyway (Unfortunately, I forgot Posh Spice). Here are some pics of all these celebs for you to check out. Jessica Alba Jennifer Aniston Mariah Carey Lisa Edelstein Kim Kardashian Lucy Liu Denise Richards Kelly Ripa Sarah Silverman Michelle […]

Today will be Q&A Friday #68 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, […]

At 10:50, EST, the cloture vote is scheduled to start. I am going to be watching it live on C-Span 2 and reporting with news as soon as it becomes available. Refresh to see updates of this post. 11:00: Harry Reid is still blathering on, over time, and we’re still waiting to vote. 11:03: Here […]

Yesterday, a GOP aide, who is one of my sources in the Senate, gave me the rundown on what’s happening with the Senate immigration bill (This is the same person whom I talked to before, here (1), here (2), and here (3). First of all, on Tuesday, after the first cloture vote, the bill was […]

Make sure to check out Conservative Grapevine today, where you’ll find links like: The Superficial: Kim Kardashian’s butt defies explanation (w/pics). Hot Air: Audio: George Voinovich humiliates himself in shamnesty debate with Hannity Newsmax: Tancredo sends Michael Chertoff lettuce. IMAO: I just got this campaign e-mail from Elizabeth Edwards, and I thought I’d share it […]

Technically, even if the cloture bill fails today, there is one more chance to kill it, when the final vote on the bill comes up. However, realistically, the cloture vote today is going to decide the fate of the bill. If it gets 60 votes, the amnesty bill is going to make it through the […]

According to USA Today, the Hispanic backlash against the GOP for the immigration bill is already underway, “A new USA TODAY/Gallup Poll indicates that Hispanics, by nearly 3 to 1, say they’re Democrats or lean that way. …Including independents who “lean” to one party or the other, Democrats lead Republicans among Hispanics 58% to 20%.” […]

I dumped a post that was here for a short period of time about illegal immigration and the “Chamber of Commerce” crowd because I wanted to rewrite it, improve it, add to it, and run it as a column. Tomorrow, the new and improved post will run at Townhall and RWN.

Here are the hottest women in Hollywood — according to me. Take a look at their pics and then vote in the poll to decide who’s the best looking of the bunch. Jessica Alba Jennifer Aniston Mariah Carey Lisa Edelstein Kim Kardashian Lucy Liu Denise Richards Kelly Ripa Sarah Silverman Michelle Trachtenberg Who’s the most […]

Hat tip to Blackfive for the video.

Earlier today, I went through the extensive quote section at Right Wing News and picked out 100 of my favorite quotes. Enjoy! For the time will come when men will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what […]

Make sure to check out Conservative Grapevine today, where you’ll find links like: Celeb Slam: Britney Spears flashed her boob yesterday at the Jill Roberts boutique in Beverly Hills. (w/pic) Wrestling-News: WWE publishes timeline and text messages received from Chris Benoit. Hot Air: Video: The love song of Edward M. Kennedy. NumbersUSA: Video: Trent Lott […]