Author: John Hawkins

Kevin from Eckernet attended the illegal immigration rally in Minnesota yesterday and has lots of pics. Here are a couple that stood out: Guatemala’s flag hoisted above the US flag Ecuador’s flag flies over the US flag. It was at this point I think someone realized I wasn’t a “friendly” and tried to knock my […]

From last to first… (Currently Reading) Mona Charen: Do-Gooders: How Liberals Hurt Those They Claim to Help (and the Rest of Us) 40) Roy Hazelwood & Stephen Michaud: Dark Dreams: Sexual Violence, Homicide and the Criminal Mind (B: If you enjoyed abnormal psych in college or are interested in profiling, this is a capitivating, albeit […]

The memo you’re about to see, dated March 17, 2001, comes from a brigadier general in the Iraqi Air Force and if it’s genuine, and it certainly seems to be at first glance, it should be front page news in every paper in America: Top secret memoranda sent to Al-Kadisseiya Military branch No.2205 dated 04/03/2001 […]

Pretty surprising. But then, the Washington Post has, even while being a liberal-leaning paper, attempted to be a straight-shooter and not make its double-standards too untenable. Unlike the New York Times, of course. PRESIDENT BUSH was right to approve the declassification of parts of a National Intelligence Estimate about Iraq three years ago in order […]

Foreign Plane Carrying House Members Fired On With Russian Missile C-130’s Defenses Repelled Anti-Aircraft Device Aimed At Delegation On ‘Lights-Out’ Iraq Flight Iran ‘Shoots Down Unmanned Plane’ North Korea’s Defence Chief Has Warned That Pyongyang Could Also Launch A Pre-Emptive Attack Against The United States, With State Media Saying Soldiers Were Ready To Be “Human […]

RWN returns on Monday. Until then, consider this to be an open thread and enjoy the links below. The Absurd Report An Interview With Claire Berlinski (I Think She Looked Better Blonde) Benelli Brothers Hollywood Interrupted Michelle Malkin Newsbeat 1 Power Line News Reformed Chicks Blabbing Debbie Schlussel Something…And Half Of Something TexasRainmaker

Question: “How do you deal with liberals who trot out the old “dissent is patriotic” line when conservatives challenge their anti-war views? There seems a fine line between dissent for a good cause, like the kind that sparked the American Revolution, and dissent for its own sake. On top of that, the slogan is used […]

Question: What would you do about Iran if you were the POTUS?” — Nostradamus6006 “Which do you think would be more viable, taking on the Iranian military in an invasion, or taking on their new radar avoiding missiles in an air strike? Obviously, an air strike will be cheaper and have less casualties, but which […]

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It’s been a little dry here, so I go outside to water my plants. I head into the backyard, where a faucet, a hose, and this new-to-me, but cheap and 2nd hand hose wheel. The hose wheel has been a little tough to operate, it seems to tangle the hose a lot, but that’s Ok […]

Question: If our economy can absorb 11 million illegals with low paying field, yard, manual labor, maid, cooks, etc.. jobs that no Legal American Citizen is willing to take, then how many more illegals can we take in before things start falling apart? And at what point do those jobs run out before you start […]

Question: “My question for John: Would you trade a democratic Iraq for secure borders and ports in America? Assume for the sake of this question that you couldn’t have both.” — President_Friedman Answer: A democratic Iraq would be more important to our security. Let me tell you why. The United States is a vast, open […]

Question: “I have been wondering something for some time now. I see Sean Hannity mentioned from time to time and of course Rush is a constant fixture as well as a few others. Now I have never, and granted I can’t always get to this site because of deployments and whatnot, heard Bill O’Reilly mentioned. […]

It looks like the game’s not over in the Senate, folks! “Democrats and Republicans blamed each other Friday for problems stalling the progress of an immigration bill that would let millions of illegal immigrants remain in the U.S. Votes were scheduled to break the logjam, but both supporters and opponents of the bill said that’s […]

Question: “John: Who would you have picked as your “Man of the Twentieth Century,” Ronald Reagan or Winston Churchill?” — lumberjack7393 Answer: I think Reagan was the greatest American President of the 20th Century, but I’d have to give the nod to Churchill over Reagan if the whole world was included. Not only did he […]

Domestic Tom Tancredo: “I Can Just About Guarantee You We’re Not Going To Get A Majority Of The House Members [To Agree] On Amnesty To 10 Million People.” (The House Republicans Are Our Last Line Of Defense On This One) Gingrich Calls Immigration Reform Compromise ‘Cave-In’ Drag Racing Illegal Immigrant Kills Football Coach In KC […]

Today is be Q&A Friday #37 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, […]

To the best of my knowledge, Rush didn’t mention RWN today, but he did link again today (twice): That is something! Thanks again, Rush!

My husband, Sgt. Paul Fisher, died in November 2003 when his Chinook helicopter was shot down by a missile over Fallujah, Iraq. His life was the military and he believed in it 100%. Read more about Paul’s story here. Paul believed in his mission of fighting the war in Iraq. He also believed that they […]

“81, 76, 50, 49, 43, 25 What are these numbers? This week’s Powerball winners? A safe deposit combo? New numbers to torment those poor b*stards stranded on the island in Lost? No, they’re the number of troops that have died in hostile actions in Iraq for each of the past six months. That last number […]

ASAP, which is produced by the Associated Press and aimed at readers under 35, asked me to answer a simple question, “What should Tom DeLay do next?” You can see my answer here.

“(The Senate Illegal Immigration Compromise) is amnesty wrapped in bureaucracy surrounded by fraud.” — Congressman J.D. Hayworth “The apparent principle underlying these proposals are that the longer and more comprehensively you have broken the law, the better deal you will get from the federal government. But everyone illegal has won and all shall have prizes. […]

Ankle Biting Pundit reports that: Tom Vilsack wants to know which ten words best describe the Democrat Party. His project, called the Our Ten Words Project, is based on the faulty premise that Democrats can’t win elections because they can’t dumb down their sophisticated message into ten words the simple voters can understand. Ten words? […]

America may be a land of opportunity for ordinary people, but for criminals, the land of opportunity is Britain, where their rights are guarded with the sort of zealotry that would make teachers’ unions in the US jealous: Burglars will be allowed to escape without punishment under new instructions sent to all police forces. Police […]

Yesterday, I got in on a teleconference with Deborah Pryce, Jack Kingston, and Michael McCaul. Also participating were Sheriff Arvin West of Hudspeth Co, Sheriff Rick Flores of Webb Co, Sheriff Tom Hererra Maverick Co, Rick Glancey of the Texas Border Sheriff’s Coalition, Sheriff Sigi Gonzalez of Zapata Co and Sheriff Oscar Carrillo of Culberson […]

Domestic Senate Republicans Strike Immigration Deal On Amnesty Proposal (This Would Be A Nightmare Bill That’s Bad For America) Rep. Tancredo: We’ll Stop The ‘McKennedy’ Immigration Plan From An Insider To The Corner: No Illegal Immigration Bill Likely To Pass The Senate Schools Ban Patriotic Clothes, Flags To Avoid Offending Illegal Immigrants High-School Coach Fired […]

Harvey from Bad Example sent me an email that said the following: “First, please forgive the unsolicited e-mail, but I’m doing some research for a post on blogging, and I’m hoping you can help me. Someone recently remarked to me that bloggers with high-traffic sites don’t read e-mails from – or link to – anyone […]

I got an email today from someone saying Rush mentioned RWN again today. I only caught part of the show today, so can anyone confirm or deny that RWN was mentioned and give details? *** Update #1 ***: I spoke with my step-brother, who heard the show today, and he did confirm that Rush mentioned […]