Author: John Hawkins

Today, I was fortunate enough to get in on a Human Events / Heritage Foundation listen-in on a conference with Newt Gingrich. Newt, who came across very well, mainly focused on the war on terror, which he did again refer to as World War 3. He had a lot of interesting things to say and […]

Chuck Schumer is complaining that the Democratic Party can’t explain what they stand for to the American people. “We don’t have 80 words” to sum up the Democratic agenda. We don’t have eight.” Conservatives generally have no problem explaining what they want to do, although Republicans often fall short of their ideals once they get […]

“Just as the Republican Party pays obeisance to the demands of the 37% of its base that is white evangelical Christian, the Democrats feel they must not offend the 22% of their core voters who claim no religious affiliation. Why not? Because although they make up less than one-quarter of the coalition, these secular Democrats […]

Some people claim that conservatives just aren’t funny — which isn’t true, especially in the political arena. There are actually a lot more funny conservative blogs than liberal blogs out there. Just name to few, there’s Ace of Spades HQ, Tim Blair, BlameBush!, IMAO, Iowahawk, The Nose On Your Face, Potfry, Scrappleface, and Wuzzadem among […]

…Over the past few weeks, our enemies have challenged thesovereignty of the State of Israel and the safety of its residents – first in the southern sector, then on the northern border, and deeper into the home front. Israel did not seek these confrontations. On the contrary. We have done a lot to prevent them. […]

Foreign Olmert: “We Will Search Every Compound, Target Every Terrorist Who Assists In Attacking The Citizens Of Israel, And Destroy Every Terrorist Infrastructure, Everywhere.” Olmert Vows No Mercy for Terrorists Bush Caught On Mike: “What They Need To Do (Is) To Get Syria To Get Hezbollah To Stop Doing This Sh*t.” Video Of Bush’s Private […]

Whatever the problem may be, you can always count on the UN to propose a hopelessly unworkable solution to it. The fighting between Lebanon and Israel is par for the course: “French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin on Monday joined British Prime Minister Tony Blair and United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan in calling for the […]

“The Israelis know that if the Iraqi or the Iranian army came across the Jordan River, I would personally grab a rifle, get in a ditch, and fight and die.” — Bill Clinton Hat tip to Polipundit for reminding me of the quote.

I was a big wrestling fan when I was a teenager and one of the best “bad guys” in wrestling was Nikolai Volkoff. Back in the eighties, he played a Commie goon who’d walk around the ring waving a Soviet flag and he’d infuriate the fans by singing a “Russian National Anthem” before his matches. […]

Over at the WAPO, Glenn Frankel is the latest person to speculate about the, “oooh, so scary,” pro-Israel lobby. Here’s a sample to give you the flavor of his long article about the American Israel Public Affairs Committee: “It’s not that Olmert is a more commanding figure than Ben-Gurion. Far from it. No, it’s about […]

They’ve got another nifty thread going over at the Democratic Underground. It’s called, “Poll question: Is supporting Bush tantamount to Treason?” Just to make it clear that this isn’t hyperbole, that the person who started the thread means what he says, this picture (it’s edited down a bit) was posted under the title. So, in […]

“In the old days, the idea of fear of a nasty response from a well-armed power often acted as a deterrent (remember that word?) to attacking that country. In fact, that was one of the reasons countries had armies and weapons–not necessarily to use them, but to keep from having to use them very often; […]

“If the benefits of the current generation of migrants are small, the costs are large and growing because of America’s vast range of social programs and the wide advocacy network that strives to hook low-earning legal and illegal immigrants into these programs. A 1998 National Academy of Sciences study found that more than 30 percent […]

Foreign U.S. Evacuation Teams Arrive In Lebanon Hezbollah Rockets Kill 9 In Israeli City Israel Steps Up Raids After Haifa Attack Israel Has No Plans “At This Present Moment” To Attack Iran And Syria Shimon Peres: “There Are Iranian Officers Belonging To The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Among Hezbollah And They Operated The Missile.” (I Doubt […]

RWN returns on Monday. Until then, enjoy the links below, consider this to be an open thread, and have a great week-end. Yoni When Katherine Harris Attacked A TV Pundit, Insiders Say The Incident Revealed The Depth Of Problems With Her Campaign — Which Was Hit Again By Six Staff Departures. (The Harris Campaign Is […]

…I would further strongly urge Democrats who don’t believe marriage is between a man and a woman but who feel they ought to pretend to believe this in order to win elections (a plausible position) need to do a better job of pretending. I’ve heard a shockingly large number of politicians say things, in rooms […]

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Last night, my liberal pal Dani Cutler and I had a conversation on instant messenger about Israel’s fight with its neighbors and I thought it might translate well into a post on RWN. I got permission from Dani to post it and here it is, cleaned up a bit for clarity’s sake: John Hawkins: So […]

The Democrats have a lot of trouble appealing to religious voters not only because of the positions that they hold on issues like gay marriage and abortion, but because there are a large number of liberals who are extremely hostile to religious people. So, how can the Democrats appeal to the religious voters out there […]

“Comprehensive reform” is just another way of saying, “We want amnesty for illegals now and then we’ll talk about securing the border and enforcing our immigration laws later.” Here’s one more piece of proof that’s the case: “Less than two months after voting overwhelmingly to build 370 miles of new fencing along the border with […]

Last night, Hugh Hewitt did his weekly interview with the best pundit walking the earth, Mark Steyn. And Steyn, who has been to Israel and the Palestinian territories, had some really fascinating things to say. Mark Steyn: If you were born in Gaza or the West Bank in 1948, and you’re told this is just […]

This article about Democratic poll numbers is producing a lot of buzz: “Republicans are in jeopardy of losing their grip on Congress in November. With less than four months to the midterm elections, the latest Associated Press-Ipsos poll found that Americans by an almost 3-to-1 margin hold the GOP-controlled Congress in low regard and profess […]

Here are the most annoying people on the planet, as voted for by the general public at Am I Annoying (All the top 10 and the others who jumped out in the top 50 are included) 1) Jamie Foxx 2) Oprah Winfrey 3) Michael Jackson 4) Star Jones 5) Terry Nichols 6) Donald Trump 7) […]

Foreign Israel Blasts Lebanon Airport, Air Bases Israel Orders More Strikes Claim: Israel Has Information That Lebanese Guerrillas Who Captured Two Israeli Soldiers Are Trying To Transfer Them To Iran Bush Backs Israel’s Right To Self Defense US Vetoes UN Resolution Urging End To Israeli Attacks In Gaza (Applause) Syria: Khaled Meshal, The Damascus-Based Head […]

There are now claims that the kidnapped Israeli soldiers are being moved to Iran. Well, since the Israelis are already bombing everything that moves, have called up their reservists, and the Israeli people are prepared for an attack, why not go ahead and use the pretense to bomb the nuclear sites in Iran? Since diplomacy […]

Did you know that it was Bush’s fault that Zidane headbutted Materazzi? Apparently, it is. Zinedine Zidane, who is of French and Algerian ancestry, head-butted an Italian player who insulted him. Although Zidane in an interview Wednesday would not say what words provoked him, a lip reader hired by the Times of London claims Marco […]

This tells you everything you need to know about how popular the Senate Immigration Bill is with the American people: “House Republicans are so critical of the Senate bill that they can’t bring themselves to call it by the name of any of the several Republicans who played a larger role in passing it than […]

“In place of “Land for Peace,” the Israeli political activist and columnist Yael Amishav (who happens to be married to my father) suggests a new concept of “Land for Terror.” For each terror attack across the border, Israel will seize more land — establishing a publicly declared ratio of acres-per-casualties. The seizures must be firm, […]

Hawkins: …(S)o no chance of a bill or only a chance if the Senate goes 90% of the way towards the House? Anon Aide: They need to drop certain provisions Anon Aide: Reid/Kennedy is one of them Hawkins: Reid/Kennedy/McCain is the whole bill =D Anon Aide: Yup :) Hawkins: Heh

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