Author: John Hawkins

A week ago Rightroots was introduced to the blogosphere. If you missed the unveiling, Rightroots is the blogger led effort (initiated by John Hawkins at Right Wing News) to fund conservative congressional candidates and help the GOP retain control of Congress. You can read a more detailed description here, then follow the links to the […]

According to a Siena College Research Institute poll of New Yorkers, Hillary is far from politically bulletproof: “Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., is maintaining big leads over potential Republican re-election opponents but would not fare as well among New York voters if she were to face former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani in a […]

Foreign Israel Intensifies Airstrikes In Lebanon Israel Is Studying Lebanon’s Offer To Deploy Some 15,000 Lebanese Troops Along The Israel-Lebanon Border To Take Control Of The Hezbollah Stronghold (Free New York Times Reg Req) Arab Moves Stall Ceasefire Deal As Israel Threatens More Attacks The Lebanese Prime Minister Says Only One Person Died In An […]

Right Wing News emailed more than 225 right-of-center bloggers and asked them to send us a list of whom they considered to be their “Favorite People On The Right.” Representatives from the following 51 blogs responded… The Absurd Report, Ankle Biting Pundits, The Anchoress, And Rightly So, Argghhhh!, AtlanticBlog, Bad Example, Betsy’s Page, Bit’s Blog, […]

12) Victor Davis Hanson: This is a man who understands the lessons of history and how to apply them. 11) Clarence Thomas: The embodiment of what conservative judicial philosophy should be. 10) Donald Rumsfeld: Other than George Bush, he’s had the toughest job in politics since 9/11 and he’s done it well. 9) Ann Coulter: […]

The hottest story in the blogosphere this week-end was a photoshopped picture that Reuters ran. The pic was put together by Adnan Hajj, who has now been fired. Of course, this raises a lot of questions. For example, are there other photoshopped pics out there by Adnan Hajj? Although I’m not a photoshop junky, this […]

Joseph Lieberman (D) vs. Ned Lamont (D): (Big Edge to Lamont) If, as expected, Lamont wins, expect him to get a boost and for Joe’s support among Democrats to plunge. Still, heavy support from Republicans and Independents along with some significant Democratic support as well could very well be enough to put Lieberman in office […]

This movie might as well have been called, “Six Hot, Foreign Chicks in a Cave with Monsters,” which admittedly doesn’t sound like the most promising movie concept you could ever come up with. However, this was no plodding, formulaic movie. To the contrary, it did everything you could ever really ask a horror movie to […]

Here are a couple of podcast interviews with candidates endorsed by Rightroots. First, we have Captain Ed interviewing Michelle Bachman. You may also enjoy this podcast interview of Diana Irey, who’s going toe to toe with John Murtha. If you like the interviews, remember that both of these ladies could certainly use your support!

Just for the fun of it, here are the TV shows I’ve got my Tivo set to record regularly: Blade: The Series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Eureka Family Guy Futurama House Korgoth of Barbaria Mind of Mencia The Outer Limits Reno 911! Sealab 2021 South Park Supernatural TNA iMPACT! The best new show on the […]

In the process of defending Mel Gibson, Jackie Mason accurately described a whole cottage industry in the United States these days: professional grievance mongers. Here’s Mason on Mel: “When Cavuto asked, “So you think a lot of this is jealousy?” Mason fumed: “Jealousy and hate, their contempt for a guy who’s doing too good! Also, […]

Foreign Nearly 400 Rockets Were Fired At Israel This Weekend, Killing Six People Israel Captures Hezbollah Kidnapper Saudi Religious Leader Blasts Hizbullah (Free Jerusalem Post Reg Req) Mideast War Rages On Despite Draft Of UN peace Resolution (Syria, The Government Of Lebanon, Hezbollah, And Israel All Reject) Israel Kills Two Palestinians, Detains More Hamas Leaders […]

Right Wing News returns on Monday. Until then, consider this to be an open thread, enjoy the links below, and have a great week-end! Rightroots 2,996: A Tribute to the Victims of 9/11 The Assessments Of August (This Is Great) Day By Day Dennis Byrne: Illinois Races Draw National Attention (Rightroots Mention) Funny Rap Video: […]

Question: A couple of weeks ago you defended the 1945-bombing of Dresden’s civilian population on rightwingnews1.wpenginepowered.com. Traditionally, the estimates of the German casualties from this attack range from 10.000 to 30.000 civilian deaths. I would very much like you to elaborate on this point and, if possible, relate it to the ethical question of how […]

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Question: “What is some of the best life advice you have ever received?” — President_Friedman Answer: Off the top of my head, here are a few (Some of these are paraphrased): — Find a way to make a career out of something that you love doing so much that you’d do it for free. — […]

By the way, I just realized today that I’ve never talked about the two goals Rightroots has for the 2006 election cycle. #1) From our debut on Aug 1 onward through the elections, we want to raise more money for our candidates than the Netroots crowd raises for their candidates. #2) We want the Rightroots […]

Question: “In re your conspiracy post: Why DO people believe in deep, dark conspiracies, when there is a perfect rational, reasonable explanation. e.g., 9/11 WAS a conspiracy, and a successful one, by Al Queda. Why the barking moonbat LIHOP, MIHOP, controlled demolition lunacy? Where does it come from?: — N. O’Brain Answer: If you boil […]

Questions: “To what degree are we assisting Israel, covertly or otherwise?” — mojoe “Syria is about to launch an attack on Israel. Any thoughts on Israel’s 2006 War for Freedom?” — JMHoffer Answer: My guess is that the only thing we’re doing to aid them in the actual fighting is shipping them laser guided bombs […]

Question: “There are countless clips of Muslim leaders on Arab tv calling for death to Israel, Jews, United States and democracy. Why doesn’t the MSM take these threats seriously? Why don’t they take these radicals at their word?” — Anna_Venger Answer: They don’t take them at their word because if they did, they’d feel obligated […]

Tomorrow, my buddy Right Thinking Girl is going to be getting married. Congrats, monkey girl! I hope you have a lifelong, happy marriage and a house full of children!

Question: “Ok John,I know this has nothing to do with politics but I am in need of a man’s opinion: A good friend of mine that I went to high school with contacted me after 9 years through my fishing license here in Oregon he got my sister’s number in California and contacted her to […]

Question: Does anyone have an estimate of what fraction of Lebanese casualties are civilian? Given that terrorists, by definition, pose as civilians, how reliable are the estimates?” — Pete_E Answer: It’s impossible to estimate the number of civilian casualties vs. Hezbollah casualties in Lebanon because Hezbollah doesn’t wear uniforms, they regularly launch attacks from civilian […]

Foreign Ahmadinejad’s Mideast Solution: Destroy Israel Iran’s Supreme Leader Khamenei: ‘America Can Expect A Resounding Slap And A Devastating Fist-Blow From The Muslim Nation’ Hezbollah Kills 11 In Deadliest Day For Israel EU Enlists Syrian Help With Lebanon Crisis (How Pathetic) IDF: “We Are Continuing With Our Message That We Are Not Interested In Fighting […]

Today is Q&A Friday #46 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 […]

Yesterday, I did an interview with David Siegel, the spokesman at the Israeli embassy in Washington. What follows is an edited transcript of our conversation, including part of the pre-interview, which he agreed to allow me to include. Enjoy! John Hawkins: If you notice, in general, the right side of the blogosphere is extremely pro-Israeli. […]

If you’re thinking about investing in that new tinfoil hat manufacturing firm, this would seem to be a pretty good time to invest: “More than a third of the American public suspects that federal officials assisted in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks or took no action to stop them so the United States could […]

Jack Kingston challenged the conservative blogosphere to raise $26,000 by Friday at midnight and said that if we pulled it off, his PAC would give $14,000 to candidates of his choice from the list. Certainly, there were people who were skeptical that we could pull this off. For example, over at Blog P.I. (beta), William […]

A few excerpts from Ann Coulter’s latest column, which features questions and answers that were left out of a Baltimore Sun interview with her: SUN: The last time we spoke, you told me you’re routinely misquoted by newspaper reporters. What are a couple of the more egregious examples? Why does this happen? Ann Coulter: It […]

Oh boy, oh boy — it looks like the fun is about to really get started in Connecticut: “Millionaire businessman Ned Lamont opened a double-digit lead over veteran Sen. Joe Lieberman less than a week before Connecticut’s Democratic primary, according to a poll released Thursday. Lamont, a political novice, has support from 54 percent of […]