Author: John Hawkins

Question: Mr. Hawkins, I’ve asked this question before but got no response so I’ll try again: Do you have a list of “guilty pleasure” movies? (movies that you know are terrible, B and C grade, but you enjoy regardless) If you’re embarrassed, I’ll go first: Hudson Hawk, Nothing But Trouble, Purple Rain and Action Jackson. […]

Question: “…Where is the man’s right to choose? (again, other than to have sex, because that isn’t the type of choice accepted by the pro-choice crowd). Firstly I don’t believe in abortion, I find it disgusting, and just this side of murder (I think most defendents would be able to use the insane defense, because […]

Question: “How about the notion of replacing liberal Republican Senators with conservative Republicans via the primary elections? It’s a great idea but doesn’t seem to happen. So I’m wondering why doesn’t it happen?” — bertd Answer: Incumbent Senators have numerous enormous advantages over their challengers. They have high name recognition, find it easier to get […]

Question: “You’ve talked about your least favorite right wingers, but who’s your favorite liberal? Not just a moderate, has to be a very left wing individual.” — oneisnotprime Answer: Ugh! This is a tough one. It’s like picking the most preferred place on your body to be whacked with a baseball bat. But, I’m going […]

Question: “Here’s a good social conservative question: A quick glance at boxofficemojo.com reveals that only one of this year’s Top 10 grossing movies is rated R (Wedding Crashers), while half of the 16 biggest bombs of the year are rated R. Since it’s plainly obvious that family friendly movies make more money, why is Hollywood […]

Question: “If you had to pick a set of, say, 5 or so books that were required for every American to read, which 5 books would you choose? They can be any kind of books, fiction, non-fiction, it’s up to you.” — SKatuska Answer: 5 books, huh? It’s tough to pick out just 5, but […]

Question: “Will we finally get the nuclear option triggered in the Senate because the donkeys have changed the rules of the game and dropped all pretenses that they always apply an abortion litmus test to judges will try to filibuster Alito?” — AlexinCT Question: “Will the Alito nomination put a nail in the coffin of […]

Foreign Ariel Sharon: Israel Will Not Accept Iran Nuclear Weapons The White House Called Irresponsible On Thursday Those Democrats Who Said That President George W. Bush Lacked A Strategy On Iraq Troops Said To Oppose McCain Interrogation Restrictions Suicide Bombings Fell In November To Their Lowest Level In Seven Months, The American Military Said CNN/USA […]

Today is Q&A Friday #28 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 […]

“An obvious problem with the grievance aspect of identity politics is that the grievance needs to be perpetually maintained in order to justify the identity aspect of the politics. And in an era of academic specialization wherein just about every individual identity groups has its own set of researchers and theoretical champions—as well as a […]

Barbara Walters’ list of the most fascinating people for 2005 came out and it was well, execrable. Camilla Parker Bowles? Tom Cruise? Kayne West? What a list! But, if Barbara Walters could do a list that lame, why couldn’t I do my own lame list — of bloggers? So, without further ado, here’s my off […]

If you want to see an example of towering liberal arrogance, then turn your eyes to Boston: “School Superintendent Thomas W. Payzant rejected a request to close Boston schools tomorrow, when black leaders and antiwar activists plan a rally honoring the anniversary of Rosa Parks’s refusal to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Ala., […]

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. But, thanks to wonders of modern technology, I can now tell you which songs I listened to the most over the last month. […]

10. Falling Jobless Rate Has Perverse Effect: Higher Salaries Result In Rising Labor Costs 9. Amidst Boom, A Piece of Americana Lost: Fewer Rummies Raving In The Streets 8. Rising Incomes Mean More Americans Caught By Alternative Minimum Tax; Minorities, Women Hardest Hit 7. Falling Gas Prices May Lead To Increased Greenhouse Gas Production 6. […]

Some demagogues charge that jobs at Wal-Mart and McDonald’s only pay the minimum wage. That’s plain wrong, as are many other things said about jobs that start at the minimum wage. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Sixty-three percent of minimum wage workers receive raises within one year of employment, and only 15 […]

Domestic US Economy Roars Despite Hurricanes; Growth Upgraded To 4.3 Percent A Chart Showing The Incredible Positive Impact Bush’s Tax Cuts Have Had On The Economy Alito Pushed Abortion Fight Under Reagan (Applause) Rasmussen Poll: Just 25% Of Americans Say They Would Definitely Vote For Hillary Clinton For President While 40% Say They Would Definitely […]

We’ve had hysterical environmental scaremongers predicting gloom and doom because of greenhouse gasses for decades. Through the seventies and into the early eighties, the big scare was over global cooling. Yes, unless we retarded progress and shackled the economy with incredibly expensive new technology of dubious worth, look out, Ice Age, here we come. Then, […]

The sooner they put Tookie Williams, a cold blooded murderer and co-founder of the Crips, into the ground, the better. But, don’t tell that to the folks at the NAACP, who’re working overtime to save Tookie’s life: “The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People on Monday announced a two-week “crusade” through California to […]

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Because of the increasingly loud anti-Christian zealots on the left, we’ve seen more and more businesses and schools having “Holiday celebrations” instead of “Christmas celebrations.” That’s understandable. It allowed these schools and businesses to claim that they were being more inclusive (See? We’re celebrating not just Christmas, but Hanukkah and Kwanzaa!), it helped them steer […]

Back when Cindy Sheehan was in the news every day and liberals were fawning over her as the “Rosa Parks” of the anti-war movement, a few people, myself included, had the temerity to ask if Cindy Sheehan was using her son’s death to rake in the bucks. Back on August 11th of this year, when […]

Senator Arlen Specter, the Pennsylvania Republican who chairs the Judiciary Committee, held a news conference decrying the Philadelphia Eagles’ “vindictive and inappropriate” treatment of Terrell Owens and hinted that he might launch an investigation. Senator says Terrell Owens treated unfairly (AP) Sen. Arlen Specter has accused the NFL and the Philadelphia Eagles of treating Terrell […]

Domestic Hillary Clinton: Iraq War Vote A Mistake Harry Reid Publicly Claims Osama Bin Laden Is Dead RT Strategies: 70% Of People Surveyed Said That Criticism Of The War By Democratic Senators Hurts Troop Morale — With 44 Percent Saying Morale Is Hurt “A Lot,”. 55% Of Democrats Believe Criticism Hurts Morale(Free Wapo Reg Req) […]

On Tuesday of last week, I was fortunate to have the opportunity to do my 3rd interview with Michelle Malkin, this time by phone. As most of you know, Michelle is a fill-in host at Fox News, has a very successful blog, and has just published her 3rd book, Unhinged. This interview focused mainly on […]

Ever wondered how the Nielsen TV ratings work? Well, I was actually picked to be one of the people who did the ratings last week, and while it wasn’t exactly a rocket ride down the side of Mount Everest, I thought people might be interested in reading about how the whole thing works. First of […]

RWN reader Jim in Texas writes: “When I saw the cover of this old comic book, I immediately thought of Rightwing News and made a couple small (of) changes to retcon it into this far future 21st Century where we live in our current continuity, :)” Immediately, I knew this had to go up on […]

“Wal-Mart’s critics allege that the retailer is bad for poor Americans. This claim is backward: As Jason Furman of New York University puts it, Wal-Mart is “a progressive success story.” Furman advised John “Benedict Arnold” Kerry in the 2004 campaign and has never received any payment from Wal-Mart; he is no corporate apologist. But he […]

Yet more healthcare-in-Canada-sucks information: Take Canada’s much vaunted health-care system. In a recent poll, more than 80 percent of Canadians rate the system “in crisis.” People wait for practically any diagnostic test, surgical procedure, or specialist consult. The doctors’ shortage is so severe that, in Norwood, Ont., winning the town lottery isn’t a ticket to […]

It’s really great to be able to take a day off and have your guest bloggers do 11 posts that pull in even more traffic than normal. So, I’d like to give an extra-special thanks to all of the guest bloggers on RWN yesterday who did such a phenomenal job: Lorie Byrd from Byrd Droppings […]

From Right Wing News on June 13, 2005 “I can’t say that I know a whole lot about California Congressman Randy “Duke” Cunningham (R-CA) — well, other than the fact that he looks to be about as crooked as a dog’s hindleg. …If Cunningham is honest (which I sincerely doubt), then he’s too dumb to […]