Author: John Hawkins

Question: “Have you seen the commercials for Adult Swim’s new show “The Boondocks”, in which the main character claims that “Jesus was black, Ronald Reagan was the devil, and the government is lying about 9/11″, and do you have a problem with pop culture advertisements based on partisanship?” — maledicta Answer: I’ve seen the commercials […]

Question: “Should Cheney resign? An article by Conservative Michael Graham suggested that so that Bush is freed from some of his baggage (even if not his fault). What say you?” — seschub Answer: I would be strongly opposed to Dick Cheney leaving the White House unless he has health problems that make it impossible to […]

Domestic US Senate Approves Of 36 Billion In Spending Cuts (Nice) Scooter Libby Pleads Not Guilty in C.I.A. Leak Inquiry (Free New York Times Reg Req) The Liberal Ninth Circuit Court: “There Is No Fundamental Right Of Parents To Be The Exclusive Provider Of Information Regarding Sexual Matters To Their Children, Either Independent Of Their […]

Today is Q&A Friday #26 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 […]

One thing that may surprise people who are not familiar with conservative judicial philosophy is the way that Samuel Alito ruled on abortion cases that came before him. From the Christian Science Monitor: “If there was any doubt about where US Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito stands on abortion, his 90-year-old mother quickly and decisively […]

After seven nights of riots by youth in predominantly-Muslim sections of Paris, French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin (who is a man) announced today that police would pull out of areas where dozens of cars burn each night to “let the freedom-fighting insurgents govern themselves.” “Just like the United States should not force democracy upon […]

The job of a Supreme Court justice is, in many respects, similar to that of a judge or umpire — or at least it should be. The reason that Democrats and Republicans have such enormous battles over judges is because conservatives and liberals have very different ideas of what the role of the “umpire” should […]

Ingrid Newkirk, the head of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, is a complete and utter wack-job. However, assuming this story is legit, she does get major style points for selling her services on Ebay as a Personal Assistant for a Day with this description attached: “Here’s a unique chance to hire hands-on corporate […]

All across the right side of the blogosphere yesterday, there were posts about this article from the Washington Times: “Black Democratic leaders in Maryland say that racially tinged attacks against Lt. Gov. Michael S. Steele in his bid for the U.S. Senate are fair because he is a conservative Republican. Such attacks against the first […]

Domestic US Bids Farewell To Civil Rights Icon Rosa Parks House Declines to Exempt Political Web Sites From Spending Rules Molotov Cocktail Flies At Anti-Bush Rally In Downtown San Francisco Poll: Schwarzenegger Ballot Measures Lagging Denver Voters OK Marijuana Possession (Boo!) Colo. Voters Suspend Taxpayer Rights Bill (There Goes Bill Owens’ Chance To Be President) […]

Few animals in nature are as sensitive to changes in their ecosystem as the moonbat. When times are good, the moonbat is more cheerful, bathes regularly, and is confident that the American people will start to see the world from the moonbat’s perspective. But, if the political winds start to shift, the moonbat may suddenly […]

Apparently, there are some Islamo-Fascists out there getting steamed about all the Muslims who prefer playing soccer to blowing themselves up on Iraqi school buses. So, in an effort to make the world’s most boring sport even less interesting, these kooks have issued, “fatwas forbidding the game of soccer except when played under certain conditions […]

Yesterday, the Democrats pulled a puerile publicity stunt that is sure to get a lot of coverage this week: “Accusing Republicans of ignoring questions about pre-war intelligence, Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid forced the Republican-controlled Senate into an unusual closed session today, igniting anger from GOP leaders. …Speaking to reporters in the hall outside the […]

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. […]

With Fitzmas a bust and conservatives reenergized by the nomination of Alito, the Democrats needed to do something really futile and stupid to grab the attention of the American people and encourage their wacky base. Exclusive to IMAO, we have obtained a list of rejected political stunt ideas that happen to be ten in number: […]

Domestic Senate Emerges From Closed Session On Iraq Knife-Wielding Man Slashes At Four Outside White House Bush Outlines $7.1B Flu-Fighting Strategy (Free WAPO Reg Req) Judge Removed From DeLay’s Criminal Case Fed Raises Rates To 4 Percent Trent Lott Questions Rove’s Future Clarence Thomas Not A Real Black? Paper Arguing For Court ‘Diversity’ Wants Asterisk […]

We’re starting to hear from some of the more moderate Democrats and it doesn’t sound like they’re armed and ready for a filibuster fight. “I haven’t heard any of my colleagues on the Democratic side talk about extraordinary circumstances,” Nebraska Democrat Ben Nelson told reporters. “The question hasn’t even been raised.” Still, Nelson wouldn’t rule […]

Here are some of the more interesting early reactions to the Alito nomination from the right side of the blogosphere. “I wanted President Bush to nominate someone like John Roberts, and I think Samuel Alito in fact deserves to be considered a stronger nominee than Roberts.” — Ann Althouse “I have known Judge Alito for […]

— This week-end, Wired quoted me on the Plamegate investigation. — Right Wing News also made the New York Times again for my post on Alito yesterday. Apparently, the “blogger reaction” “dealy-who” is going to be a regular thing for them. — I’ve always had this theory that when dead tree papers look for bloggers […]

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“Harry Reid wants Bush to fire Rove; would also like to magically regain the Senate majority, a simple solution to Iraq, to be 20 years younger, and free cookies” — Fark

Alito The Text Of Bush And Scalito’s Comments Yesterday Morning James Dobson: “We Are Extremely Pleased By President Bush’s Selection Of Judge Samuel Alito…” Explaining Alito’s Dissent In The Planned Parenthood v. Casey CBS Reporter To White House: Alito ‘Sloppy Seconds?’ Chris Matthews Whacks For Bringing Up ‘Ethnically Charged’ Alito Issue Did The ‘Ethnically Charged’ […]

Note the hand. Hat tip to Bench Memos for the pic.

Conservatives said, “No,” to Harriet Miers and decided to take a chance on what was behind Door #2 instead. Today, out of that door popped Samuel “Scalito” Alito, a man who will inspire celebration on the right. Remember when Bush promised to give us judges like Thomas and Scalia? Well, Alito is so much like […]

Right Wing News emailed more than 200 right-of-center bloggers and asked them to send us a list of whom they considered to be their “Most & Least Desired Nominees For The Supreme Court.” Representatives from the following 37 blogs responded… Aaron’s CC, Annika’s Journal, AtlanticBlog, Backcountry Conservative, Balloon Juice, The Baseball Crank, Betsy’s Page, Brainster’s […]

Most Desired Nominees Edith Hollan Jones Emilio M. Garza Janice Rogers Brown Miguel Estrada Karen Williams Maura Corrigan Michael Luttig Michael McConnell Priscilla Owen Samuel Alito Least Desired Nominees Alberto Gonzales Raoul Cantero Consuelo Carnahan Edith Clement Chris Cox Maureen Mahoney Mel Martinez Edward Prado Larry Thompson J. Harvey Wilkinson

One of the worst things about our legal system is the way that the buck is often passed from the people primarily responsible for injuries or crimes to tangentially involved businesses for no other reason than because that’s where the money is. Here’s a prime example of that: “On an early May morning three years […]

Domestic Bush Expected To Announce Supreme Court Pick Monday Libby Lawyer Outlines Defense In Leak Case Matt Cooper: What Scooter Libby And I Talked About Prosecutor Plans On Calling Cheney As Witness In Open Court; Executive Privilege Fight Looms Foreign Bombs Kill More Than 40 In Indian Capital Blair Hints At Military Action After Iran’s […]

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