Author: John Hawkins

I am inclined to support the new proposed amendment to McCain/Feingold, exempting the Internet from any regulation whatsoever under campaign finance reform laws. The language is very straightforward: Paragraph (22) of section 301 of the Federal Election Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431(22)) is amended by adding at the end of the following new sentence: […]

Want to know why so many conservatives would be thrilled if the National Endowment of the Arts were disbanded? Because this is what passes for “art” these days: “Organizers of a politically charged art exhibit at Columbia College’s Glass Curtain Gallery thought their show might draw controversy. But they didn’t expect two U.S. Secret Service […]

D@mn, this was a hell of an email. RCL just put me some knowlege in a big way, dropping hot links like rappers name-check fast-food joints. I just formatted it and added a little here and there. The rest is his. The Passion of Justice Ginsberg …”[U.S. Supreme Court Justice] Ruth Bader Ginsberg gave a […]

The hypocrisy on the left about gay marriage is as deep as the Marianas Trench as evidenced by Bill Clinton’s comments about Republican strategist Arthur Finkelstein: “NEW YORK Former President Bill Clinton unleashed an attack against a gay Republican strategist who plans to work against the re-election of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, suggesting that, to […]

Here’s Glenn Reynolds on religion in politics: “Likewise, I think there’s a lot of sentiment in favor of people being able to practice their religion, and talk about their religion, without discrimination or ridicule. And I think there’s some support (though less so) for efforts to inform legislation with religious values. There’s also a commonsense […]

Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-CA, continued her verbal assault on President Bush’s nominee for U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. today — this time questioning the source of Undersecretary of State John Bolton’s mustache. During a withering barrage of rhetorical questions, Sen. Boxer told Mr. Bolton that he needs anger therapy and virtually accused him of stealing […]

*** I’m going on vacation this Thursday and instead of doing retro-RWN posts for Friday, I thought I’d just do a Q&A Friday instead. All questions will be answered by Wed night at midnight, so if you want to submit a question, make sure you do it by then. *** This Friday will be the […]

There has been a lot of talk about a “Conservative crack-up” of late. The Libertarians are squabbling with the Social Conservatives, the Fiscal Conservatives are duking it out with the Rockefeller Republicans, the Paleocons are railing against the Neocons, & there are dogfights going on about immigration, deficits, and all manner of issues related to […]

From Newsmax: “For Ann Coulter, the failure of Pima County authorities to charge her attackers undoubtedly led to the other attacks on conservatives. “I’m not a victim,” she told NewsMax.com in an e-mail. “Neither of the pies hit me and one guy ended up with a broken shoulder and the other with a broken nose. […]

Once again, it’s time to post some of the deranged, semi-coherent hate mail that has come to my very inbox (although their email addresses have been removed). Enjoy!: — From: Christy Bley Subject: your hate Dear John, Your hate makes all hate. I’m so sorry for you. Anything anybody can do? Your desire to backhand […]

From ex-warblogger Michelle Catalano who laments the state of the political blogosphere: “Sometimes people ask me, how do you become a popular blogger? How do you make a name for yourself and get readers? I’ll tell you. Controversy. Raging anger. Venom and spitfire. That’s what sells, for the most part. If you aren’t a forerunner […]

One phrase you often hear tossed around during immigration debates is, “Illegal immigrants do jobs Americans won’t do.” However, that’s totally untrue. There is no such thing as a “job Americans won’t do;” there are only “jobs Americans won’t do at a certain price.” For example, how many people out there would be interested in […]

On April 1, hundreds of American descended on the Arizona-Mexico border to highlight the vast national security problem at the southern border. Their president, in conjunction with the liberal media, called them vigilantes. The “patriots” of the American Civil Liberties Union, which purports to protect the rights of Americans, are “monitoring” their countrymen to make […]

Remember Jonathan Klein’s famous quote? “…(Y)ou couldn’t have a starker contrast between the multiple layers of checks and balances [at ’60 Minutes’], and a guy sitting in his living room in his pajamas writing what he thinks.” Of course, Klein’s quote was in defense of the forged CBS memos…oops! But, let’s face it — Klein […]

Do you think people who disagree with you have a right to speak at all? Apparently there are more than a few people who think not including Dadahead, a blogger who had his fascistic rantings actually linked by Salon’s Daou Report. Here’s Dadahead’s take on why conservatives should have food flung at them when they […]

News that Virginia has banned the use of red light cameras reminded me of the minor stir kicked up a couple of years ago when my friend and colleague Eugene Volokh surprised his fellow libertarians by defending their use (see his op-ed and blog post). In contrast, I hate the d@mn things, but I figured […]

This is no big deal, but have you seen the newest Burger King commercial? No, not the one featuring Hootie singing the almost hypnotically appealing cowboy song about having a “Tendercrisp Bacon Cheddar Ranch” while hot women wander around playing with food…the other one. You know, this guy turns around and there’s a creepy looking […]

After U.S. troops this week arrested a cameraman employed by CBS who apparently also worked for the Iraqi insurgency, the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) asked CBS News president Andrew Heyward for “some tips on infiltrating enemy organizations,” according to an unnamed source. “The CIA has not been able to get any reliable human intelligence […]

It’s hard to say if this report in the Daily Telegraph should be given any credence since none of the sources for the story are willing to go on the record, but if it’s true, it’s a very bad idea: “Saddam Hussein could avoid the gallows under a secret proposal by insurgent leaders that Iraq’s […]

It has been a long time coming and it’s finally here: the first Right Wing News T-Shirt! The cost is $15.95 for short sleeves and $19.95 for long sleeves. You can get them here. PS: If you have any great ideas for a RWN T-Shirt, feel free to leave them in the comments section. I’d […]

I have to get my taxes done by someone other than myself because I live in North Carolina, worked in South Carolina in 2004, plus I want a professional to handle the blogging income and write-offs. Unfortunately, I made just enough to go up to a tax bracket higher than the year before and despite […]

Supposedly there’s another “Terri Schiavo story” out there unfolding in Georgia. It involves a woman by the name of Mae Magouirk. The round-up from WorldNetDaily makes it sound almost like premeditated murder: “Mae Magouirk was neither terminally ill, comatose nor in a “vegetative state,” when Hospice-LaGrange accepted her as a patient about two weeks ago […]

Wesley Clark is living proof that not all generals understand military strategy. He still to this day misunderstands the war: The United States must reassure Syria and Iran about its intentions rather than trying to destabilize them, a former U.S. Democratic presidential candidate said. The U.S. retired general Wesley Clark said that President George W. […]

After reading this article, most people probably think: “Isn’t it worth it if it saves just one life?” Regrettably, I have to say, “no.” Read it and make your own call: “New passenger cars must have tire pressure monitoring systems in place by the 2008 model year, the government announced Thursday. To comply with the […]

Unfortunately most pundits, myself included, tend to spend a lot more time pointing out what’s wrong with proposals made by our political opponents than explaining what they believe should be done. That’s why I wanted to take a moment to give a brief explanation of what I think should be done about some of the […]

This was so bizarre and creepy that it actually took my mind a few moments to comprehend exactly what I was looking at: Yes, that’s a piercing! “Artist James Sooy proudly displays his piercings and metal jewelry, from the two captive bead rings in his upper ears to the thick stainless steel rings on each […]

From Mickey Kaus: “(Bill) Bradley wants the Democrats to emulate Republicans and generate ideas from a stable, pyramid-like institutional base–with “Democratic policy organizations” engaged in the “patient, long term development of new ideas or of new ways to sell old ideas.” Just plug in a candidate at the top of this institutional pyrmaid and … […]

WASHINGTON (IFOC) – President Bush signed legislation today authorizing the creation of the Department of Neverland Security and a Cabinet-level position to manage the new bureaucratic entity. “Visitors to the Neverland Ranch will never again experience the fear of a terrorist attack by Michael Jackson,” said Bush at a press conference. “We hope that we […]

Illegal Immigration has been one of Hillary Clinton’s pet issues lately and now Virginia Governor Mark Warner is getting in on the act: “Virginia Gov. Mark Warner yesterday signed into law a measure that denies illegal aliens public benefits, including access to Medicaid, welfare and local health care services.” Politically, going after illegals may be […]