Author: John Hawkins

“Bible Scholars Predict an 85 Percent Probability of a Nuclear Terrorist Attack on the UN Complex in Manhattan on June 9 or 10.”

Is this another official endorsement of wife-beating from a prominent member of the “religion of peace”? Why, yes it is! “Following are excerpts from an interview with the Mufti of Egypt Dr. Ali Gum’a, which aired on Al-Risala TV on May 26, 2006: Ali Gum’a: Wife-beating is associated with the cultural status of women in […]

Domestic Millions of Visa Overstays Overlooked Gay Marriage Ban Short of Votes in Senate Army Manual to Skip Geneva Detainee Rule (Free LA Times Reg Req) California Jury Awards $61m To Those Who Claimed They Were Called “Terrorists” & “Camel Jockeys” At The FedEx job In 1999, 2000 Limbaugh, Hannity Face Armed Forces Radio Loss […]

The Senate is poised to vote on a gay marriage amendment again and that’s a good thing, despite the regrettable fact that there won’t be enough votes to enshrine the protection of marriage in the Constitution. But, if the good guys aren’t going to win, then why have the vote? Because only by voting are […]

Just for the fun of it, I decided to put together a list of the Democratic candidates who’d have the best chance to beat a GOP nominee in 2008. This list is based purely on electability, not on the likelihood the candidate will take the nomination. 1) Mark Warner: Warner is easily the best candidate […]

The most significant congressional race that you probably haven’t heard much about occurs tomorrow: the special election to fill Duke Cunningham’s seat out in California. Normally, an election in this district, which is heavily Republican would be about as exciting as watching paint dry, but not this time, buddy. The Republican candidate, Brian Bilbray, beat […]

This sort of “Who cares?” attitude that the government takes towards enforcing our immigration laws has a lot to do with the anger and distrust so many Americans have towards the Federal government on the issue: “The southwestern border gets all the attention, but it’s staggering the number of people who come and overstay their […]

“George is doing a hell of a job during very difficult times, more power to him. Screw all them people who don’t like him.” — Mickey Rourke

Foreign Canada Nabs 17 Terror Suspects in Toronto Accused ‘Inspired By Al-Qaeda,’ Say Police London: Terror Cell ‘Was Planning Nerve Gas Attack On Capital’ Terrorists Kill 21 Commuters Near Baghdad Iran to Make Offer by Six Powers Public (Free WAPO Reg Req) Palestinian Support ‘Crashes’ In Europe (Free Jerusalem Post Reg Req) England Afraid To […]

RWN returns on Monday. Until then, enjoy the links below, consider this to be an open thread, and have a great week-end! Blogs For Bush Ed Driscoll Election Projection Euphoric Reality Gateway Pundit The Jawa Report La Shawn Barber’s Corner Matt Lewis And The News My Vast Right Wing Conspiracy Protein Wisdom Robert Rector: Immigration […]

Question: “Why the hell would the feds slash anti-terrorist funding for huge cities like New York and give more to boonie towns that wouldn’t be hit in a million years?” — kmb Answer: Actually, I think Homeland Security made a made a pretty good case for cutting their funding. #1) Despite the implication that New […]

How about helping me out by taking a looking at all 11 of these ads? 11 is too many? Well Ok, how about just clicking on 3 ads then? It would really help me out… Link #1 Link #2 Link #3 Link #4 Link #5 Link #6 Link #7 Link #8 Link #9 Link #10 […]

Question:“Do you think Dr. Rice will be able to make any progress with Iran and the nuclear situation or will she merely be giving them more prestige by chatting with them? Is there any chance at all of Europe taking this matter seriously?” — Anna_Venger Answer: When you’re talking about a rogue nation like Iran, […]

Question: “What’s the deal with this whole Net Neutrality bill? I got an email from the CEO of eBay wanting me to contact my reps. Can you explain it in simple terms and why I should be concerned? Thanks!” — possum11 Answer: I’ve written about this before and although it’s very important, there’s a lot […]

Question: Do you believe that George Bush is a globalist and if so do you believe that he is putting the global community ahead of the US?” — Marine_Momma Answer No, I don’t think George Bush is a globalist, although I can understand why some people might think so. Bush is, despite the softwood lumber […]

Question: “When we newbie small fries are blogging, how do we know what is ethical to use? If we cite the source of all facts and quotes and link to them is that good enough or are there other legalities and niceties to consider? Btw, Blogger help says they don’t support trackbacks.” — Anna_Venger Answer: […]

Question: Another question about the bill. Everybody keeps talking about the back taxes the illegals will be paying, but I don’t hear much about the earned income credit. (welfare light) These illegals are going to get refunds for every year they file back taxes. Most EIC recipients get refunds between $3000-$4000 without paying a dime […]

The left-side of the blogosphere is all atwitter about an interminably long article, by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. in Rolling Stone, that posits that the vote was rigged in Ohio in 2004. It’s really nothing more than a silly conspiracy theory piece and therefore, unsurprisingly, it uses a technique commonly used by kooks: the old, […]

“Perhaps sooner or later the Democratic Party will realize that their problem with “values voters” is not that they have failed to clearly articulate their message on values issues. It is that they have succeeded in communicating their positions, loudly and clearly, despite their efforts to obfuscate near election time. The problem isn’t that conservative […]

Domestic Fired Undocumented Immigrants Demand Jobs Back FEC Adopts Hands-Off Stance on ‘527’ Spending (Free WAPO Reg Req) ABC News Poll: 86 Percent Say The FBI Should Be Allowed To Search A Congress Member’s Office If It Has A Warrant. Homeland Honcho Cuts New York Anti-Terrorism Funds By 40% A New York Democrat Apologizes For […]

Today is Q&A Friday #41 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 […]

It has been more than 3 months since the last time I ranked my favorite 40 blogs, so I thought it was about time to do it again, for the second time in 2006. Do keep in mind that as the quarter has progressed, some blogs have, of course, moved up and others have dropped, […]

Automobiles. Electricity. Indoor plumbing. Private ownership of property. Steady employment. Food. Americans have selfishly enjoyed such extravagances for decades, and the environment has suffered for it. Now, Mother Nature is beginning to strike back. Powerful hurricanes descend on the tranquil Gulf Coast region every year, so numerous that we have run out of names for […]

Up the road a ways, here in my beloved home state of North Carolina, a state-appointed commission is urging North Carolina to pay reparations for riots that happened more than a hundred years ago. Of course, that’s a completely idiotic idea, but let’s take a look at what the hand-out commission came up with anyway: […]

While reviewing Peter Beinart’s The Good Fight, prominent liberal blogger Kevin Drum, has, apparently by accident, laid out a pretty good case against trusting liberals to handle the war on terrorism. Here’s an excerpt from Drum’s review: “One of Beinart’s biggest concerns is that liberals are throwing out the baby with the bathwater when it […]

Peggy Noonan says America is ready for a third party. “Something’s happening. I have a feeling we’re at some new beginning, that a big breakup’s coming, and that though it isn’t and will not be immediately apparent, we’ll someday look back on this era as the time when a shift began. All my adult life, […]

In the past, to inspire people to suggest new music that I might be interested in and just for entertainment’s sake, I’ve posted the music I was currently listening to on RWN. Now, thanks to wonders of modern technology, I can tell you which songs I listened to the most over the last month. Here’s […]

Domestic Immigration Agency Head Slams Senate’s Alien Bill A Researcher Estimates There Are About 240,000 Illegal Immigrant Sex Offenders In The United States Who Have Had An Average Of Four Victims Each U.S. Asks Internet Firms To Save Data Reid Says He Won’t Accept Any More Free Tickets GI’S Big Fat Suit Vs. Michael Moore […]

Fark held an Al Gore photoshop contest. Here are the instructions: “Al Gore has a new movie coming out called “An Inconvenient Truth.” Photoshop some other inconvenient truths from Al Gore’s life.“ Because there are few politicians out there who are more worthy of mockery than Al Gore, I thought you might enjoy seeing the […]

Daniel Gross at Slate had this to say about birth rates: “But for developed nations, the birthrates may have dropped too far. Europe and Japan face a shortage of children that endangers pensioners and undermines economic dynamism. Even China is facing a labor shortage, thanks to its one-child policy. Can the market fix this? Extremists […]