Author: John Hawkins

Michael Brown, the former director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, has spilled his guts to the New York Times. What did he say, you ask? Well, the short version basically comes down to: my biggest mistake was not immediately realizing how incredibly incompetent the locals were in Louisiana, especially Blanco. Here’s the longer version, […]

Of course, even after reading the same things you read in “Mike Brown Part 1,” the New York Times turns things around and blames Bush: “But Mr. Brown’s account, in which he described making “a blur of calls” all week to Mr. Chertoff, Mr. Card and Mr. Hagin, suggested that Mr. Bush, or at least […]

Just for the fun of it, I decided to put together a list of my favorite right-of-center writers. Keep in mind that this isn’t about content, it’s about skill at putting together the written word in an interesting fashion. In fact, I came up with this list by trying to think of who would write […]

We’ll see. It should be noted that the families — yes, the families — previously expressed concern about the crescent design, specifically about calling it “the Crescent of Embrace.” The idiots in charge, and the architecht, refused even a name change to “Arc of Embrace” and the like. They wanted that crescent in the title. […]

Domestic California Judge Declares Pledge Unconstitutional Mass. Legislature Rejects Proposed Amendment Banning Gay Marriage Architect Offers To Alter Flight 93 Memorial To Appease Critics White House to Fortify U.S.-Mexico Border NBC / WSJ Poll: Bush’s Approval 40% The New York Times To Start Charging To Read Its Columnists Next Week There Will Be No Welcome […]

Holy mother of God! How can any Republican, especially Tom DeLay, be so out of touch that he could possibly say or believe this: “House Majority Leader Tom DeLay said yesterday that Republicans have done so well in cutting spending that he declared an “ongoing victory,” and said there is simply no fat left to […]

Today was a first in that I was actually woken up by the wind blowing outside my window. Taking the dog out to poop was a real adventure too. There were big tree limbs down in the yard and these huge trees were swaying and bending waaaaaay too much for my taste….oh, and those are […]

Folks, if you’re for a single news story that is so jam packed with irony that it could actually inspire Alanis Morissette to write a song called “Ironic Part 2,” then today is your lucky day. That’s because Stacy Willis at the Las Vegas Weekly has written one of the most irony packed columns that […]

Since Katrina hit, there have been a lot of people who’ve managed to end up with a foot in their mouth. But, there has been one man, one anti-semitic, loony man who has stood out above all others: Louis Farrakhan. Yes, Mr. million man march’s mouth has been a regular fountain of stupidity that has […]

As a blogger, I can tell you that there’s nothing quite like getting acerbic, barely coherent, hate mail from semi-literate cretins. But, don’t take my word for it! Now you too can experience the same thrill as you read some of these very real emails that I’ve received of late. Enjoy! From: (BOBBYBEE100@**********) Subject: i […]

Hurricane Katrina New Orleans Death Toll Climbs To 423 La. Nursing Home Owners Charged With 34 Cases Of Negligient Homicide Nagin May Allow Uptown, French Quarter And Algiers Residents Back Monday Ray Nagin Buys House In Dallas New Orleans Airport Reopens After 2 Weeks Foreign Bush, Talabani Say No Timetable For Withdrawal. Iraqi President Appears […]

Ophelia has been upgraded to a category 1 hurricane and it’s moving like it has drawn a bead on my location. They’ve even done mandatory evacuations of some of the nearby areas that are on the beach front. Also, this isn’t exactly encouraging news: “North Carolina Gov. Mike Easley said coastal residents should be prepared […]

Don’t get too up, too down, or too excited in general about the Roberts hearing because it’s unlikely anything really crucial is going to happen. Instead, here’s how you can expect it to go if there are no big surprises: grandstanding Democratic Senators and a few RINOS will unleash stemwinders about whatever issue they want […]

“You 60 million losers who voted for this loser open YOUR wallets. This president declared war on the poor long ago, and while some of us cared enough to vote for someone who gave a d@mn, you buried your heads in the sand, babbled about abortion and family values, and voted for the doofus. And […]

“Judges and justices are servants of the law, not the other way around. Judges are like umpires. Umpires don’t make the rules; they apply them. The role of an umpire and a judge is critical. They make sure everybody plays by the rules. But it is a limited role. Nobody ever went to a ball […]

Over at the Huffington Post, pollster John Zogby has been left scratching his head by the results of one of his own polls. It seems that in the latest Zogby Poll, he asked likely voters to choose between George Bush and every President from Jimmy Carter on + John Kerry. Here are the results: Bush […]

Foreign Iraqi President Jalal Talabani Said In An Interview Yesterday That The United States Could Withdraw As Many As 50,000 Troops By The End Of The Year (Free WAPO Reg Req) Iraq Mounts New Raid On Guerrillas, US Warns Syria Gaza Synagogues Face Likely Desecration. PA Leader Admits Palestinians Can’t Be Trusted With Israel’s Holy […]

If you’ve had problems getting to Right Wing News, Conservative Grapevine, or much of the rest of the blogosphere for the last few hours, it’s because blogads is down. I’ve taken blogads down on RWN and CG and that’s has fixed the problem for the moment. Hopefully, blogads will be back up soon…

This is just too good not to post. It’s Mary Landrieu completely crumbling, live on air, over the Ray Nagin Memorial Motor Pool. From Fox News Sunday… WALLACE: I think it’s fair to say that both of you have been very tough on the federal response in the first days after Katrina hit. Senator Vitter, […]

“If we weren’t prepared, and we didn’t do our part, no amount of work by FEMA could overcome the lack of preparation.” — Jeb Bush Since Katrina hit, the partisan mainstream media has spent a great deal of time trying to exploit the hurricane to attack the Bush administration. So, while Kathleen Blanco & Ray […]

Currently, hurricane Ophelia is hovering off the NC/SC Coast. While the path the hurricane is going to take is uncertain, it looks as if it’s either going to hit the area I live in or maybe, just maybe, it’s going to make landfall to our north. In any case, I am planning to hang around […]

This week-end, as I pondered the massive political spin the Democrats & their allies in the mainstream media engaged in after hurricane Katrina, I had an epiphany. Bush started campaigning in early 2004, continued right up to the elections, then Bush moved on from there to governing. However, that’s not the case for the Democrats […]

This is beyond pathetic: “Appearing on NBC’s “Dateline,” Nagin was asked by host Stone Phillips: “What was mobilized? I mean were national guard troops in position. Were helicopters standing by? Were buses ready to take people away?” “No. None of that,” the Big Easy mayor replied. “Why is that?” an incredulous Phillips asked. Nagin replied: […]

“… In the dark days of our revolution, George Washington’s army had been decimated in New York. A British admiral told three of our founding fathers that the revolutionaries could have peace if only they would reject the Declaration of Independence and give up their rebellion. To many it might have seemed a tempting offer. […]

Foreign Blair Assassination Plot American Al Qaeda Operative Threatens New Attacks Against Cities In The Us And Australia Israeli Troops Left The Gaza Strip On Sunday Iran Military Says Katrina Showed U.S. Could Be Turned Into “War Zone” Iraqis, GIs Raid ‘Qaeda’ Town Iraq Constitution Talks Go On As Referendum Nears Baghdad Airport Closed By […]

That’s it for Q&A Friday folks! RWN returns on Monday. Until then, enjoy the links below & consider this to be an open thread. Cake Eater Chronicles Donate To The Humane Society For Katrina Animal Rescue FEMA’s Response Time After Hurricane Floyd In 1999: Nearly A Month Discovery Channel: The Flight That Fought Back — […]

Question: “Who will be the Rep nom in 08, and will they be to theh right or left of Bush?” — D-Vega Answer: It’s too early to know whom the nominee will be. However, assuming the GOP doesn’t bomb out in 2006 (and I don’t think we will), I expect a nominee more conservative than […]

Question: “Seriously, John, I think you may be going off the deep end. You’re very, very bright and have great ideas. Please go back to putting forth your views with your logical arguments and style…and stop giving airtime to the DU nitwits. Thanks for considering this! I have to third(?) this we see loons here […]

Question: “What mistakes, if any, do you think the right made during the failed nomination of Robert Bork to the Supreme Court in 1987, and what should they do differently this time in the event of another highly controversial nominee?” — maledicta Answer: If you ask me, Bork was “Borked” for 3 reasons. 1) The […]

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