Author: John Hawkins

Today will be Q&A Friday #38 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, […]

I want to post something here about an old poll, one that I discussed on RWN back in 2002, because I think it highlights an issue that isn’t getting enough attention in the illegal immigration debate: “Nearly three out of five Mexicans believe there should be no border control for Mexican nationals crossing into the […]

Although there is much debate about how long we have until Iran has a functional nuclear weapon, it’s entirely possible that President Bush, in months, not years, may have to decide whether to bomb the Iranians in order to set their program back or whether to allow them to acquire nuclear weapons. If we do […]

I’m scheduled to be on the Tammy Bruce show today at 2 PM EST. It’ll be a short, 10 minute long segment and you can listen to it here. *** Update #1***: Tammy and I spent the segment talking about Iran and illegal immigration. Overall, I think it went well and I’d like to thank […]

On the one hand, it’s great to see this happening: Immigration agents arrested seven executives and hundreds of employees of a manufacturer of crates and pallets Wednesday as part of a crackdown on employers of illegal workers. Authorities raided offices and plants of IFCO Systems in at least eight states, the culmination of a yearlong […]

“The problem plaguing new energy developments is no longer NIMBYism, the “Not-In-My-Back-Yard” movement. The problem now, as one wind-power executive puts it, is BANANAism: “Build Absolutely Nothing Anywhere Near Anything.” The anti-wind brigade, fierce though it is, pales beside the opposition to liquid natural gas terminals, and would fade entirely beside the mass movement that […]

A growing movement of retired and active-duty U.S. military officers, angry at the mismanagement, arrogance and even deception that have hampered U.S. efforts to secure peace and democracy in Iraq, have begun quietly calling for the resignation of top leaders they blame for the difficulties. “I believe that it’s time for them to step down,” […]

From Michelle Malkin’s Website: “You know who you all are. And if you think I’m going to stop blogging/writing/making a living because you’ve plastered my family’s private home address, phone numbers, and photos and maps of my neighborhood all over the Internet to further your manufactured outrage and pathetic coddling of a bunch of lying, […]

Here are a few tips that will help make life easier for bloggers over the long run: 1) If you have a comments section, make sure people have to register to use it and run it with an iron fist. If you don’t keep on top of your comments section, it can be turned into […]

Up until this point, I’ve avoided writing about the Duke Lacrosse team’s rape case because I wasn’t really sure what to think. However, today I’m….well…still, not sure what to think. I can tell you that it has been handled horrendously. The Duke Lacrosse team had their season canceled, the coach resigned, and you had 46 […]

I believe this is a first for RWN. An entire post culled together (after being cleaned up just a bit and adding links) from posts made by two people in the comments section. Let’s see just how racist conservatives are… 1. Emancipation Proclamation issued by…a Republican President. 2. Slavery abolished under…a Republican President and a […]

It’s because they’re so handcuffed by all the silly, unspoken rules that they apply to foreign policy… (A few examples out of many) — Being liked by other countries is more important than defending American lives. — If Europe doesn’t approve, we shouldn’t move. — We shouldn’t use our military unless it doesn’t benefit us. […]

Domestic George Bush: “I’m The Decider, And I Decide What Is Best. And What’s Best Is For Don Rumsfeld To Remain As The Secretary Of Defense.” Rumsfeld Says No One Is Indispensable But He Is Not Considering Quitting In The Face Of Criticism From A Handful Of Retired Generals Graphic: How Many Generals Oppose Rumsfeld? […]

Thank you, Tom Cruise. Because you’re such a wacko, most Americans are learning more than they ever wanted to know about what some deranged people do with their baby’s placenta: “TOM Cruise yesterday revealed his latest bizarre mission..to eat his new baby’s placenta. Cruise vowed he would tuck in straight after girlfriend Katie Holmes gives […]

Buy that SUV! Do it for the dinosaurs! Fossil fuels are the local, dependable, natural source of power. Hat tip to the hilarious Evil Conservatives website for the images.

6 retired generals have come out against Donald Rumsfeld? What’s my response to that? It’s, “so what?” There are 4700 retired general officers in the US and if there were 7 times as many of them complaining publicly about Rumsfeld right now, they wouldn’t make up 1% of the total. This is a story that […]

Folks, you remember that illegal immigration “compromise” bill that came so close to getting signed in the Senate that they actually gave a press conference telling Americans that it was basically a done deal (before it went down the tubes the next day)? Well, according to Senator John Cornyn, “immigration enforcement would stop upon enactment […]

Liberals love to claim that conservatives hate minorities. If you believe the left, no matter what we say or do to the contrary, every conservative is really a hate mongering bigot. However, if you ask me, a lot of that is pure projection. One of the reasons I say that is because a lot of […]

“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 […]

Foreign Suicide Bomber Kills 9 At Tel Aviv Eatery Palestinians: Tel Aviv Bombing Justified Iranians Claim To Have 40,000 Suicide Bombers Ready To Attack America New Worry Rises After Iran Claims Nuclear Steps France Tries To Pay Illegal Aliens To Go Home And Finds Few Takers Domestic 2 Duke Lacrosse Players Indicted in Rape Case […]

Under threat of United Nations Security Council sanctions for its own nuclear program, Iran has been elected to a vice-chair position on the U.N. Disarmament Commission, whose mission includes deliberations on preventing the spread of nuclear weapons. …It happened on the same day that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad promised his people “good news” about the […]

Over at the DU forums, they’re having a discussion about whether they should leave America now (Yes, go, go, go!) or whether they should stay and try to fight against the government, presumably Red Dawn style, after all the liberals are sent to camps. Enjoy the delusional liberal ranting! helderheid: For those planning on leaving […]

I tend to be very skeptical of internet polls because they can be so easily manipulated. But, the results of these two polls on illegal immigration over at Free Republic caught my eye because it breaks out the FR members from the general public. That makes it much less likely that the poll could be, […]

It’s never a surprise when Democrats want to raise taxes, especially when it comes to the windfall profits tax, which is like a liberal dream. Not only do they get to increase taxes, but in the process, they get to play the class warfare card and pretend to do something about the high cost of […]

One of the hot topics around the blogosphere this week-end was a WAPO piece on an extremely angry, liberal blogger by the name of Maryscott O’Connor — and did I say angry? I meant enraged, furious, a regular little, glowing ball o’ hate ‘n’ rage: “In the angry life of Maryscott O’Connor, the rage begins […]

I sure could use a little racism like that in my life. Funnyman Dave Chappelle cites racial prejudice as the reason for his abrupt walk-out from his hit Comedy Central series, “Chappelle’s Show” last year. The stand-up comedian made headlines in May 2005 when he quit the show during its third season, leaving behind a […]

Foreign Istanbul blasts wounds 31 Zarqawi, Al Qaeda Are Heading Out, U.S. General Says (I’m Skeptical, But This Is Still Interesting) Shiites Propose Deal To End Deadlock Iraqi Sunni Leader Turns His Guns On Foreign Insurgents Iran Issues Stark Military Warning To United States Iranians Volunteer For “Martyrdom Missions” Blair Refuses To Back Iran Strike […]

RWN is taking Good Friday off and will return on Monday. Until then, consider this an open thread, enjoy the retro posts below and the links in this post, and have a great Easter week-end! Bare Knuckle Politics BuzzMachine Dawn Yang’s Blog Diary of a Carny (Some Bad Language) Digg Does It Do Any Good […]

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