Author: John Hawkins

On March 19th, American forces launched a “decapitation attack” designed to take out senior Iraqi leadership (including Saddam) in the opening moments of the war. But by March 24th, the media had already started sinking into a deep funk. That was the first day that the dreaded “V-Word” came up at a press conference. Then […]

It seems like you can hardly watch TV, listen to talk radio, or open a newspaper without coming across some celebrity complaining to millions of people that their “dissent is being squashed”. Well, we here at Right Wing News believe that these celebrities have a right to say whatever they want and we want more […]

“Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.” –John Adams “I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy. ” — John Adams “Let justice be done though […]

“Tin soldier politicians in Washington have allowed us to kick the Hell out of one b*stard and at the same time forced us to help establish a second one as evil or more evil than the first…This time we’ll need almighty God’s constant help if we’re to live in the same world with Stalin and […]

“Float like a butterfly, Sting like a bee.” — Muhammad Ali “Frazier is so ugly he should donate his face to the US Bureau of Wild Life.” — Muhammad Ali “I’m the most recognized and loved man that ever lived cuz there weren’t no satellites when Jesus and Moses were around, so people far away […]

“It was not until the Abraham Lincoln administration that an income tax was imposed on Americans. Its stated purpose was to finance the war, but it took until 1872 for it to be repealed. During the Grover Cleveland administration, Congress enacted the Income Tax Act of 1894. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled it unconstitutional in […]

These quotes all come from the James Lileks: Newhouse: columns. They go from his first one back in 2002 to the present day — August 8, 2003. “The al-Qaida cell broken up near Buffalo, N.Y., contains some citizens who also found themselves in Afghanistan, training for the Great All-Around Satan Smiting. Treason? Oh, of course not. They […]

“People of medicore ability sometimes achieve outstanding success because they don’t know when to quit. Most men succeed because they are determined to.” — George Allen “The only correct actions are those that demand no explanation and no apology.” — Red Auerbach “Don’t go to the grave with life unused.” — Bobby Bowden “Never quit. […]

If you enjoy these quotes from Frank J’s “In My World” series, you can read more of Frank J’s work at: IMAO. Buck ventured into the nearby town where many citizens watched. “Hello, I’m Buck the Marine, from America. I’ve come to help some of you for’ners and kill others. If you are a for’ner I’m […]