Author: John Hawkins

You have got to love this headline from the Associated Press: “Survival may equal victory for Hezbollah” Isn’t that a pretty low threshhold for victory? If the Israelis don’t kill ever single member of Hezbollah, then Hezbollah wins? By that standard, didn’t the Nazis win World War 2? But, that’s the least of the problems […]

“It goes without saying that what Fred Phelps and the rest of the lunatics in God Hates F*gs are doing is completely beyond the pale, especially when they’re protesting these funerals. That community can — and should — be able to legally ban their funeral protests without running afoul of the First Amendment. If it’s […]

You cannot throw a cyber stone on the right side of the blogosphere today without hitting a post about Glenn Greenwald’s sock puppets. It’s either bloggers trying to prove Glenn Greenwald has sock puppets, other bloggers getting angry at the people claiming Glenn Greenwald has sock puppets, or a third group going, “Wow, Glenn Greenwald […]

Hugh Hewitt looks at the Democratic House members who voted against the resolution supporting Israel and notes how many of them would become committee chairmen if the Democrats took the House. The final vote on the House resolution supporting Israel was, unlike its counterpart in the Senate, not unanimous. Eight voted against the resolution and […]

Foreign Israel Punches Into Lebanon As Civilians Flee Iran: Israel Doomed To ‘Destruction’ Condoleezza Rice Will Arrive In Jerusalem Today Israel Said It Would Accept A NATO-Led International Force To Keep The Peace Along The Border Day 12 Of Fighting: Some 1,300 Israelis Hurt. 875 Of Them Treated For Shock Arabs Press Syria to Help […]

Right Wing News will return on Monday. Until then, enjoy the links below, consider this to be an open thread, and have a fantasic week-end! AmSpec Blog BuzzJungle Centrist Democrats Ponder How To Counter Netroots The B*tch Girls Digg: Politics Ed Driscoll Cam Edwards Kung Fu Quip Rice Rejects Quick Fix In Mideast (Applause) Sky […]

Question: “Do you see the current situation in the Middle East as ultimately a good thing in the sense that it may galvanize the world into a decisive (albeing probably very destructive) global struggle the termination of which will lead to the irrevocable ascendency of liberal Democracy throughout the entire world, but particularly throughout the […]

Question: “How would the U.S.’s relationship with the Arab world be different if there was no oil in those countries?” — D-Vega Answer: Aside from Israel, if there were no oil in the Middle-East, it probably wouldn’t be much different than a more Islamic version of Africa. So, we’d treat them about the same way […]

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Question: “At what point (if ever) does Israel consider a nuclear weapon (ala WW II) to take out a city and force unconditional surrender from (pick one) terrorist country bent on wiping Israel off the map?” — Arbiter Answer: In my opinion, there are 4 situations in which Israel should consider putting nukes in play. […]

Question: “John, will you see the new Oliver Stone movie World Trade Center when it comes out?” — karensp9 Answer: Early on, I didn’t think there could be a worse choice for a director of a 9/11 movie than Oliver Stone. I figured it would include conspiracy theories, have a very left-wing slant, be tacky….but […]

Question: “If you had your choice of any super human power (super strength, flight, telekinesis, teleportation, invulnerability, to name a few), what would you choose for yourself and why? To what purpose would you use said ability?” — Good_Ol_Boy Answer: I always thought the Highlander style, “You never age and you only die if someone […]

Question: I’ve asked this one before, Mr. Hawkins, but here goes: What’s the absolute worst movie you’ve ever sat at the way through?” — Good_Ol_Boy Answer: Steel Magnolias. I only made it through the whole film because I was on a date and couldn’t just walk out. It’s also worth noting that it was our […]

Question: “Is Chris Simcox really abusing donations sent in to the minutemen or is this a sleazy trick by the WSJ to blackguard Simcox. Despite all the time and treasure they’ve spent, the editorial board at the WSJ hasn’t changed anyone’s mind that our country will collapse next week without a diaspora of tens of […]

Foreign Israel Hints at a Full-Scale Invasion Thousands Of IDF Troops Operating In S. Lebanon Lebanese PM Tells Italian Daily That Hezbollah Must Be Disarmed Lebanese Army May Join Forces With Hizbullah 56% Of Americans Say That Lebanon-Based Terrorist Group Hezbollah Is To Blame For The Conflict. Just 18% Place The Blame On The Government […]

Today is Q&A Friday #45 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, George Bush used his first veto to block government money from being used to fund embryonic stem cell research. Although, I’d have preferred for him to use that big first veto, that will get so much attention, to block a pork barrel spending bill, I support his decision. That being said, the debate over […]

From Rasmussen Reports: A week into the renewed violence between Israel and Lebanon triggered by the kidnapping of two Israeli soldiers, 56% of Americans say that Lebanon-based terrorist group Hezbollah is to blame for the conflict. Just 18% place the blame on the government of Lebanon and 12% say Israel.” When the American people think […]

“The House voted Wednesday to bar federal courts from ruling on the constitutional validity of the Pledge of Allegiance. The legislation passed 260-167. It now goes to the Senate where its future is uncertain. … “We are making an all-out assault on the Constitution . . . which, thank God, will fail,” said Minority Leader […]

The New York Times has an article on the so-called “Ghetto Tax:“ “Drivers from low-income neighborhoods of New York, Hartford and Baltimore, insuring identical cars and with the same driving records as those from middle-class neighborhoods, paid $400 more on average for a year’s insurance. Those were just two examples among several cited in a […]

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Via Taegan Goddard’s Political Wire, we have this news out of Connecticut: “In the Connecticut U.S. Senate race, Ned Lamont (D) has surged ahead of Sen. Joe Lieberman (D-CT) and now holds a razor-thin 51% to 47% lead among likely Democratic primary voters, according to a new Quinnipiac poll. In possible general election matchups: …Running […]

Foreign Israeli Troops Battle Hezbollah Guerrillas In Lebanon IAF Foils Rocket Transports From Syria IAF Attempts To Assassinate Hizbullah Leadership 2 Children Killed by Hezbollah Rocket In Nazareth Lebanon ‘Has Been Torn To Shreds’ Turkey Signals It’s Prepared To Enter Iraq Taliban Vow Revenge After Being Smashed By Coalition And Afghan Forces

Yesterday, I got together with Mimi Miyagi, a former porn star running for Governor of Nevada as a Republican. Her campaign is quite a ways back in the polls at the moment, but I thought she’d still be a fun interview — and she was! What you’ll find below is an edited transcript of our […]

“By 2010, the integration of Mexico, Canada and the U.S. will be almost complete. Congress and the media will not know what happened. Americans will be as clueless as ever; thanks to the complicity of the brain-dead media, the triumph of a bloodless bureaucratic elitist coup will become a reality, or close to it.” — […]

Gallup has a new poll out comparing the Democratic and Republican 2008 candidates on an “acceptable/not acceptable” basis. You can take a look at the numbers here. A few things of note from the poll: — First place among Republicans is Rudi, with 73% acceptable rating and only 23% calling him unacceptable. Those are nice […]

From Lebanon: Americans wiped away tears, hugged relatives and grumbled about evacuation delays Wednesday before boarding a luxury ship that was to carry them from war-torn Lebanon. Crew members of the Orient Queen welcomed aboard parents pushing strollers and clutching their children. Many expressed frustration that it had taken the U.S. government so long to […]

Helen Thomas: The United States is not that helpless. It could have stopped the bombardment of Lebanon. We have that much control with the Israelis. MR. SNOW: I don’t think so, Helen. Helen Thomas: We have gone for collective punishment against all of Lebanon and Palestine. MR. SNOW: What’s interesting, Helen — Helen Thomas: And […]

Foreign Israeli Ground Troops Enter Lebanon Israeli Tanks Move Into Gaza Refugee Camp Forty To Fifty Percent Of Hizbullah’s Military Capability Has Been Destroyed In The Six Days Of The IDF Counter-Attack Hezbollah Fires Rocket-A-Minute At Israel Israeli General Says Lebanon Offensive Will Last Weeks (Free New York Times Reg Req) British Officials Privately Acknowledged […]

George Allen: A reliably conservative Reagan Republican. We could use another 60-70 Senators just like him in the Senate. Tom Coburn: The man who’s always on point against government spending in the Senate. Jim DeMint: He’s conservative, pugnacious, and looks particularly impressive beside of the other Republican Senator from his state, Lindsey Graham. Jack Kingston: […]