Author: John Hawkins

“Some Democrats are furious that their party doesn’t have its own ideas. Other say they do have ideas, they’re just keeping them secret for now. That sounds a lot like the high school geek who insists that his girlfriend is really hot but lives in an undisclosed location in Canada. …A man may take to […]

Foreign Suicide Blast, Clashes in Pakistan Kill 22 Taliban Offer Gold Reward For Murder Of Dutch Cartoonists Chirac Warns Media Over Cartoons Rice: Iran, Syria Stoke Cartoon Anger Bush Urges End To Violence Over Cartoons Islamic Groups Call for End to Riots Yahoo Accused In Jailing Of 2nd China Internet User Domestic ‘Pen Pals’ Mccain […]

Right Wing News is often unfairly labeled as a partisan, conservative blog when really, this blog is just dedicated to presenting people a fair, balanced, and unbiased look at the news. Just like the New York Times and CNN! Now most people might say, “But John, the blog is called Right Wing News! You spend […]

Jim Geraghty of National Review’s TKS had a column in the Washington Times today giving bloggers most of the credit for stopping the Harriet Miers nomination. “The withdrawal of the Miers nomination and the subsequent dynamics of the fight over Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito demonstrate that the debate in Washington is now set by […]

Cox & Forkum, who may be the best editorial cartoonists on the planet, take aim at the American mainstream media for refusing to show the Danish cartoons: They also note that CNN is actually running a little disclaimer on their articles saying that “CNN has chosen to not show the cartoons out of respect for […]

I haven’t talked a lot about Bush’s warrantless wiretaps, so I thought I should take a few moments to unequivocably let people know where I stand. This was a secret program and revealing it to the world helped our enemies. That’s why I believe the people responsible for leaking the details of it to the […]

Paul Craig Roberts, a man who was once, (admittedly long, long, ago) a fairly reliable conservative, has now gone so far off the deep end that even the likes of Pat Buchanan may start to get a little nervous about associating with him. From Roberts’ latest editorial in Counterpunch (Counterpunch! What self-respecting conservative would ever […]

Foreign Israel’s Ambassador To The United States Danny Ayalon: ‘Iran Is World’s Most Serious Threat Since WWII’. Must Be Stopped By The End Of This Year. Ex-Officer Spurned on WMD Claim Three More Die In Cartoon Protests In Afghanistan Taiwan Says It Needs More US Missiles To Counter China Threat Domestic A House Republican Whose […]

Originally, the Danish daily Jyllands-Posten commissioned and posted the now notorious Mohammad cartoons to prove a point: that members of the media were self-censoring themselves out of fear of Muslim extremists. As we’ve found out since then, not only was that occurring then in Europe, it’s still occurring today. More importantly, our own mainstream media […]

“I went to the Coretta Scott King funeral and all I got was this lousy liberal political rally.” — Cold Fury “At a service Monday night, the Revs. Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton galvanized the crowd with fiery speeches that blasted the government and public figures for trying to make the King legacy their own […]

When you blog for a living, deciding whether to allow an advertiser to use your site as a forum to get their message out can be a tough call. Of course, like any capitalist, you want to make as much money as you can. On the other hand, Gawd, some of these people who want […]

From Carl Sheeler, a Democrat running for the Senate in Rhode Island, here’s a billboard he obviously thinks will convince liberals to vote for him in the primary: Yes, why don’t more Democrats start calling for Bush to be impeached for listening in on the conversations of people talking to Al-Qaeda without a warrant and […]

After a day in which Attorney General Alberto Gonzales faced tough questions from the Senate Judiciary Committee about the legality of America’s best-known secret terrorist surveillance program, the National Security Agency (NSA) said it would alter its wiretap protocol to reduce the threat to civil rights. Under the new procedures for intercepting a telephone call […]

Foreign Protests Over Muhammad Caricatures Continue; Four Killed In Afghanistan Iranians Hurl Petrol Bombs At Austrian Embassy Iran To Publish Holocaust Cartoons Claim: Syria Behind Torching Of Danish Buildings? Lebanese Leader Accuses Damascus Of Using Undercover Soldiers In Cartoon-Protest Attacks Cleric Calls On Mohammed Cartoonist To Be Executed Dutch Politician: ‘Everyone Is Afraid To Criticize […]

1. “Freedom of speech doesn’t mean you can insult people’s most cherished beliefs.” Actually, that’s precisely what “freedom of speech” means. If only the most inoffensive opinions are protected, what’s the point? 2. “We have decided not to publish the cartoons out of respect for Islam.” What do you call a newspaper that won’t show […]

As you likely remember, Charles Pickering was one of the judges filibustered by the Democrats. After spending a year on the bench as a result of a recess appointment by President Bush, the judge retired and decided to write a book. Last week, I was fortunate enough to get an opportunity to do an interview […]

Usually, RWN doesn’t cover sports, but the day after Super Bowl Sunday is an exception. Not because of the game, but because Democratic consultant Bob Fertik over at Democrats.com must have been even more out of his mind than usual when he wrote this… From a post called (Are you ready for this?) “Is Rove […]

“(The American media) won’t publish (the Danish) cartoons, but they will run anything they can get out of Abu Ghraib. Both sets of images provoke Islamic anger; note how the media behaves when that anger is directed at them.” — Tim Blair

If there were such a thing as a best fake protest sign of 2006, this would be it so far… Hat tip to Ace of Spades HQ and Wuzzadem for the pic.

Foreign Lebanon Apologised To Denmark On Monday After Demonstrators Burned Down The Danish Consulate In Beirut Few U.S. Papers To Publish ‘Muhammad’ Cartoon (Gutless) Al-Qaida Terrorists Escape From Prison In Yemen. Global Alert Issued For Islamic Extremists Including Mastermind Of USS Cole Attack Frist Says Military Action A Posssibility Against Iran Domestic Sen. Arlen Specter, […]

RWN will return on Monday — with a Judge Charles Pickering interview. Until then, consider this an open thread, click on a few advertiser links if you’re so inclined, and enjoy the links below. Classical Values Club For Growth Blog Fraters Libertas GetReligion INDC Journal Larry Sabato: Democrats Will Probably Pick-Up A Few Governorships In […]

— A mini-meme that has begun developing is that, “Conservatives are taking a 2nd look at McCain.” That seems extremely doubtful. As the Right-Of-Center Bloggers Select The Most & Least Desired 2008 Republican Nominee (2006 Edition) poll showed, McCain is despised by much of the right side of the blogosphere and is even less popular […]

Over at the liberal blog, Seeing the Forest, blogger *Dave Johnson is apparently feeling frightened, offended, and downright threatened by the Pentagon denouncing that offensive Tom Toles cartoon in the WAPO. Just look at this hilariously over-the-top response: “This is THE MILITARY DIRECTLY THREATENING A NEWSPAPER on behalf of the Republican Party. This is WAYYYY […]

An angry protest in the West Bank over an unflattering cartoon of the prophet Mohammed was extensively delayed today when the angry mob realized they had no idea what the flag of Denmark looked like or where to find one. Indeed, while flag burnings are as common as random gunfire in the West Bank, this […]

While it should be a priority of the Republican Party to try to invite more black Americans in, it’s a waste of time to try to reach out to black voters through the NAACP. In fact, the NAACP should be treated like persona non gratis by everyone in the GOP. That means Republicans shouldn’t say […]

Initially, I didn’t intend to post any of the Danish cartoons that have started such an uproar with Muslims across the world. That’s not because I was worried about some Jihadi wanting to saw off my head, but because I wanted to be respectful to Muslims. We Christians certainly get aggravated when we feel that […]

Domestic Senate Approves $70 Billion in Tax Cuts (Free WAPO Reg Req) US Military Chiefs Denounce Washington Post Cartoon NAACP Chairman Compares GOP to Nazis. Bond Delivers Blistering Partisan Speech In North Carolina Mexican Border Incursions Rattling Arizonans Dead Soldier’s Mother Praises Bush’s Devotion To Troops The Secret Service Is Investigating A Seventh-Grader Who Wrote […]

Rep. John Boehner of Ohio defeated Roy Blunt to replace Tom DeLay as the new Majority Leader in the House. Here are the details of how the vote broke down: “Blunt’s position in leadership had made him the front-runner, but he ended seven votes short of the necessary majority on a first-round secret ballot. He […]

This sounds like a really classy flick: “In the most expensive Turkish movie ever made, American soldiers in Iraq crash a wedding and pump a little boy full of lead in front of his mother. They kill dozens of innocent people with random machine gun fire, shoot the groom in the head, and drag those […]

Mike Malloy, “a former news writer and editor for both CNN and CNN-international,” is a radio host on the US’ most prominent liberal radio network, Air America. He was also the focus of a puff piece on the Democratic Underground, one of the popular web pages out there today. The piece on the DU was […]