Author: John Hawkins

The blogs are abuzz with this story: December 28, 2005—Sixty-four percent (64%) of Americans believe the National Security Agency (NSA) should be allowed to intercept telephone conversations between terrorism suspects in other countries and people living in the United States. A Rasmussen Reports survey found that just 23% disagree. This is good news. The country […]

“I’ll tell you something wonderful I learned from practicing law. Lawyers are burdened with tremendous responsibility, and the consequences for screwing up can be draconian. So you have to watch yourself constantly. Living with that kind of responsibility taught me the following lesson: in this life, when something goes wrong, you should always look for […]

Kathleen Parker, the foxy and talented columnist, normally does good work. However, for whatever reason, she has a real bee in her bonnet about the blogosphere. Back in February of this year, she wrote a nasty little piece about the blogosphere which, among other things, said that bloggers “can become a cyber-mob that acts, as […]

Domestic Rasmussen Polling: 64% Of Respondents Said The NSA Should Be Allowed To Intercept Telephone Conversations Between Terrorism Suspects In Other Countries And People Living In The US Supreme Court Asked To Transfer Padilla Bill To Take Profit Out Of Anti-Religion Suits Foreign Israel Bombards Gaza Security Zone 65% Of Palestinians Applaud Terror Attacks On […]

Sometimes, even in today’s polarized political environment, the petty vindictiveness of Republican hating liberals can be surprising. For example, take what’s being done to Dome Village, a homeless shelter in LA…wait, more accurately…look at why Dome Village is going to have to change locations. From an email/press release* received by RWN, which was written by […]

Unfortunately, as I’ve gotten older, I’ve developed a flaw common to many older people: there’s nothing I want for Christmas. You all know what I mean. All of us have had a conversation like this with one of our relatives: You: So what do you want for Christmas? Older Relative: Don’t get me anything. There’s […]

One of the proposals nearest and dearest to the hearts of Republicans who are soft on illegal immigrants is a guest worker program. In their view, it solves all of our problems with illegals in one fell swoop. We bring all of the illegals into the system by giving them guest worker status and since […]

Here are RWN’s top referrers for 2005. Feel free to go check a few of these blogs out. After all, it’s only fair to send them a little traffic back for helping out RWN so much. Also, as a point of comparison — and because I’m a statistics junky — you can see the comparable […]

The Bush Junta has long used the so-called “War on Terror” as an excuse to incite fear and erode our civil liberties. But now shocking new evidence has come to light that suggests Bush may have been defending us against “terrorist attacks” much sooner than we would like to believe – at least before receiving […]

Thanks to all my guest bloggers who did a great job of filling in yesterday. Ladies, I really appreciate the help! Betsy Newmark from Betsy’s Page. Right Thinking Girl (Blog defunct). Sister Toldjah Cassandra from Villainous Company (Blog defunct). Mary Katharine Ham from Hugh Hewitt’s Blog

Foreign Israeli Planes Attack In Lebanon Israeli Military Fires Barrage Into Gaza Israeli Overseas Intelligence Service Mossad Chief Meir Dagan Said On Tuesday That Iran Is Seeking More Than One Nuclear Bomb And It Will Attain Technological Independence Within A Number Of Months Andrei Illarionov, President Vladimir Putin’s Chief Economic Adviser But Also An Acerbic […]

Ohhhkay, here I am to guest-blog finally. I’ve had a busy day and then a tiny little login problem, which all of my fellow guest-bloggers and John were able to help me fix quickly. As I told them, I really wanted to get a word in tonight so as not to miss the opportunity to […]

This amazing flow chart makes several convincing arguments against assertions the anti-Iraq war crowd often makes regarding how things are going in post-war Iraq. Make sure to bookmark it, and pass it along to your friends so they can use it to help counter those faulty assertions often made about post-war Iraq by the usual […]

The flag never left Jim Cathey. From the moment his body departed Iraq, the sturdy, heavyweight cotton flag remained nearby, following him from the desert to Dover Air Force Base, Del., where a mortuary affairs team received his body. According to the Department of Defense, Cathey was killed in Al Karmah, Iraq, on Aug. 21. […]

My fellow Americans, we’re now in Week 3 of the latest series of national nightmares brought to you courtesy of the NY Times (how else would we know we’re in the midst of a national nightmare?). And no, I’m not talking about that national nightmare. Thankfully, the horrific rampage of that Aryan-looking symbol of the […]

First, many thanks to John for inviting me to guest blog here at RWN. It’s an honor. Via the AP this morning, we have a story out of Rocksboro, NC in which a reporter from the Associated Press writes about the so-called “African-American holiday” Kwanzaa by way of an interview with Bill Nesmith, who is […]

Stanley Crouch has a great column bemonaing the tendencies of some hustlers to try to color every issue that involves minorities as a denial of civil rights. So, the transit workers strike in New York City that inconvenienced black and white New Yorkers alike so that workers with cushy benefits could strike for even better […]

Thank you to John for this opportunity to guest-blog on his page. John was one of the first to pay any notice to my blog and I’ve always appreciated his support as well as his own “Right Wing’ take on the news. Davids Medienkritik, who blogs about the German press, links to this interview on […]

Ah Liberals. Can’t live with them, can’t trust them with national security. They make such noise about loving their country and civil rights and once you try to talk to them about their positions, their arguments go down like a five dollar whore. When the New York Times revealed that Bush had authorized the NSA […]

Because it’s that time of year–and because LaShawn Barber and Sister Toldjah reminded me of it this morning– I blogged my own story about Kwanzaa today. It is a tale of a holiday, the felon who created it, the reporter who reported it on it, and the editors who spiked her story (or at least, […]

Humor The Ultimate Karl Rove T-Shirt The Greatest Terrorist Threat: Babies That Wacky Patton Q&A Friday #24: About The Latest Burger King Commercial Interviews RWN’s 2nd Victor Davis Hanson Interview The Peter Schweizer Interview The Jack Kelly Interview An Interview With Senator Sam Brownback RWN’s Mark Steyn Interview #2 An Interview With Newt Gingrich The […]

RWN’s Holiday Schedule Well, folks, it’s almost time for Christmas, which means that everyone, myself included, is getting ready to take a little vacation. So, let me give you the holiday schedule for RWN: Thursday: 1/2 day Friday: Part 1 of the best of RWN posts for 2005 goes up. Monday: Part 2 of the […]

Blogging 5 Misconceptions About Blogs & The Mainstream Media Who Says There Is No Money In Blogging? Why There’s A Dearth Of A-List Female Bloggers 25 Pieces Of Advice For Bloggers Bloggers Select Right-Of-Center Bloggers Decide Who Should Rule The World Right-Of-Center Bloggers Select Their Least Favorite People On The Right Right-Of-Center Bloggers Select Their […]

Back on June 16, 2004 I wrote a post talking about how people like Wonkette and Michelle Malkin were good for the blogosphere Here’s a little snippet: “…(I)t’s fantastic that people like Ana Marie Cox at Wonkette are growing so big, so fast, with the help of contacts and mainstream media publicity. The more readers […]

There are more than a few people in this country who focus so obsessively on race that they constantly see bigotry where it doesn’t exist. In fact, some people have gotten so ridiculous about it that there is even speculation that a radio station’s change of formats from R&B to country must be prompted by […]

Karol sent this to me, noting that she felt dumber for having read it. So, in a way, it’s like a really cheap way to get drunk.. Could somebody please stop the spread of democracy in the Middle East? I do not like the way it’s turning out. Iran for example has been having elections […]

Domestic Cheney Breaks Senate Tie on Spending Cuts Democrats block ANWR Drilling USA Patriot Act Extended For 6 Months ‘Warrantless’ Searches Not Unprecedented Report: Satellite Used After Ok. Bombing The Organizers Of The Illegal Strike In New York May Face Jail Time If The Strike Continues Abramoff May Strike Deal With Prosecutors. Plea Could Mean […]

The towering arrogance of some of the top politicians from our bad neighbors to the South is almost beyond belief. It’s bad enough that they make no serious efforts to stop illegals from crossing the border. In fact, to the contrary, the Mexican government actually tacitly encourages their citizens to enter the US illegally. But […]

You almost have to admire the chutzpah (Well, not really) of Osman Karahan, a Turkish lawyer, who argued that his terrorist clients, who were responsible for the deaths of 58 innocent people, should be allowed to skate because it was their religious duty as Muslims to commit murder. “A lawyer defending al Qaida-linked suspects standing […]

Politics started getting nastier during the Reagan years onward and it has gotten particularly cutthroat since Bush got into office. For example, comparing Bush to Hitler has become so commonplace that it’s passe. Even worse, when William Rehnquist died, there were lefties publicly talking about how they wanted to expel various bodily fluids all over […]