Author: John Hawkins

A man died and went to heaven. As he stood in front of St. Peter at the pearly gates, he saw a huge wall of clocks behind him. He asked St. Peter, “What are all those clocks?” St. Peter answered, “Those are Lie-Clocks. Everyone on Earth has a Lie-clock. Every time you lie the hands […]

Everywhere I’ve turned today, I keep running across the same bogus claim that Al-Qaeda has 18,000 members. That number comes from a report by a British think tank called the International Institute of Strategic Studies. So how did the “super geniuses” at the International Institute of Strategic Studies determine that there are 18,000 potential members […]

It’s bad enough that the mainstream media hasn’t given the discovery of artillery shells in Iraq, one filled with sarin and the other containing traces of mustard gas, anywhere near the attention that it deserves. But, in this story about Hussain Shahristani, the man who may be the premier of a new interim Iraqi government, […]

10. “For those who say this war is excessive, I propose a twenty percent reduction in the size of Ted Kennedy’s head and a hundred percent reduction in the sounds coming out of it.” 9. “I’ll hand over Iraq when they leggo my Eggo.” 8. “For those who are vehemently opposed to the war in […]

Boy, did I luck up or what when I ran across the kook website called the Above Top Secret forums? I mean how long has it been since I did an edition of ACPOTI (Anyone Can Post On The Internet) that focused on a bunch of nutjobs babbling about how demons, aliens, and the Bible […]

Just a little note for the Democrats and the media, you’re drinking a little too much of your own bathwater right now. Bush’s press coverage has been as bad as it gets for about two months now, I’m hearing about how conservatives are divided, Bush’s approval numbers are lower that ever and the left is […]

Last week, I put out My Favorite 40 Blogs For The 2nd Quarter Of 2004. Well, although those 40 blogs are great, there are a lot of top notch blogs that didn’t make the list. So, I decided to put out another list of 50 blogs that I like & check at least semi-regularly. If […]

After the stunning triumph of Michael Moore’s Fahrenheit 9/11 at the Cannes Film Festival in France, the winner of the coveted Palme d’Or headed to the Gulf state of Qatar to accept another best film award from Al Jazeera. The Arab network’s Palme d’Tree award recognizes Mr. Moore’s anti-Bush documentary as a “stunning journalistic and […]

If there was such a thing as a mainstream media magazine, it might look something like this…

Well, that’s all the posts I’ve got time for tonight. If I didn’t get to your question, sorry, but there are only so many hours in a day =D This was a lot of fun and I got a lot of questions, so I will probably try this again in 2-4 weeks. If you think […]

Question: “I want to know how many lives can be sacrificed for the war to still be considered moral. Where is the line that when crossed it could be said that it wasn’t worth it; that more harm than good came out?” — P_Stick Answer: Imagine if in WW2 Patton was rolling towards Germany and […]

Question: “When someone says to you “Haliburton is evil and they sneaked past all the bidding wars and got exclusive rights to Iraq because of Cheney” how are you supposed to respond? Any facts to back up a different viewpoint then that?” — LordJezo Answer: Look, Dick Cheney has nothing, zero, nada to do with […]

Question: “Rush limbaugh made an editorial about the events at Abu Ghraib being no worse than mild hazing. Surely he did not knpow that hazing is a crime in most states if not all and most schools have rules forbidding hazing. Isn’t Rush an embarrasment to the RW’ers with his drug addiction and his past […]

Question: “Anyway John, what’s your opinion on NASA? Do you think we should continue to federally support it to ensure that America continues to lead in spaceflight, or do you hold the view that private organizations will do it for us?” — jchristopherfeng Answer: I don’t have a problem with private organizations getting involved in […]

Question: “When a working democracy comes about in Iraq and ultimately brings some degree of peace to this deeply troubled region, do you think Bush will get the credit he deserves?” — Archangel Answer: Peace in the Middle-East, even if Iraq were to turn into a prosperous, functioning, democracy in a relatively short time frame, […]

Question: “How do you explain the seeming anomaly of Louisiana as a Democratic stronghold in a very conservative deep south region?” — huckupchuck Answer: My best guess would be that there is a higher than normal concentration of conservative, yellow dog Democrats (Democrats who’d rather vote for a “little yellow dog” than a Republican) up […]

Question: “A while back I seen you had ICP’s ‘The Wraith’ CD on your wish list. I was wondering if you often listen to the Insane Clown Posse. If so, then thats great! That means there’s a whole 2 Republicans that listen to ICP!” — LotusClown Answer: Yep, I’m a big ICP fan. I have […]

Question: “I’d like to see you comment on the sarin and mustard gas findings in Iraq. Finally some actual chemical weapons and not just leads, yet the liberals are saying they don’t count as evidence of weapons of mass destruction because they are most likely from the time of the first Iraq war.” — Entropy […]

Question: “Does John McCain still belong in the Republican party, or can we work out a trade of him for Zell Miller?” — Rastus Answer: I like Zell Miller much more than that ego maniacal, left-leaning, blowhard, John McCain, so I’d love to make a trade. But, Miller is retiring this year and McCain’s still […]

Question: “John, do you actually read the comments? It seems that you only make comments about our comments every once in a while. Do you just post and sit back and watch what happens? Or do you just post and occasionally check in on what we’re talking about?” — bungoman85 Answer: I probably read about […]

Question: “Something that has been frustrating me a lot lately is that the left, along with the “international community” has been screaming bloody murder because the prisoners at Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo Bay were not treated in accordance with the Geneva Conventions. Now, I don’t condone torture, however, do not the Geneve conventions only apply […]

Question: “What is your position on abortion? Do you think that, as the “Millennial” generation (which many consider to be more conservative and moral than GenX or the Baby Boomers) comes of age and takes over, Roe vs. Wade will be overturned in favor of unborn babies’ rights? Okay, that’s two questions, but they’re related […]

Question: “I have been reading your log for two months and it is now my favourite, even ahead of Mark Steyn’s, which I began reading when he disappeared from the NATIONAL POST. I would now like to ask you a question. As I am seventy years old [they were not mispent years, I can assure […]

Question: “Do you think a prisoner exchange would be justified to facilitate the return of Pfc. Keith Matthew Maupin? Especially in view of the evnts that transpired at Abu Ghraib?” — John7714 Answer: Regrettably, the answer to that is “no”. Once you start allowing people to kidnap your soldiers and trade them for prisoners, it’ll […]

Question: “John do you ever play tabletop wargames or (Role Playing Games)? If so which ones? (nice non political question)” — Polish_Crusader Answer: I used to be big into Dungeons and Dragons. At one point, I and a group of friends played a lot of laser tag, paintball on occasion, and we’d also play a […]

Question: “Why is Bush doing so poorly in the polls? I read that relative to other presidents at this time in the election cycle Bush is far behind and he has spent $100 million plus on ads. I am a little hopeless.” — conservet Answer: First off, W’s approval rating is lower than it should […]

There’s a little experiment I’ve been wanting to try for a while and I thought today would be as good a day as any to give it a whirl. Think of this as “Open Line Friday” on RWN. If there’s a subject you’ve been wanting me to tackle or an issue you want to hear […]

As I checked the blog of Dizzy Girl today, I was saddened to hear that her nephew, Jeremiah Savage, a marine, was killed in Iraq. I wished Gennie and the rest of Jeremiah’s family and friends my condolences in the comments section, but I also wanted to share with you a speech given by Captain […]

On Monday night at a Constitution Hall event in Washington, in front of Kweisi Mfume and other self proclaimed “black leaders,” Bill Cosby laid down the truth just like he was Walter Williams or Thomas Sowell. Here’s what Cosby had to say…. “Cosby said, according to Leiby: “Ladies and gentlemen, the lower economic people are […]

After meeting for an hour to discuss issues related to the upcoming presidential election, independent candidate Ralph Nader said that Democrat John Forbes Kerry should withdraw from the race and rally his party around Mr. Nader’s candidacy. “If Al Gore had pulled out and endorsed me in 2000,” said Mr. Nader, “George Bush would be […]