Author: Kathleen McKinley

This post might be the most rebellious of all the posts I’ve written. Maybe because it came about from a discussion with my oldest son, who in his younger years was known to rebel. My son’s take on Julian Assange is that it doesn’t matter who he is, why he is doing this, or his […]

After reading through the Wikileaks stories and seeing this story, I think the spy novels we read, and the spy movies we see aren’t really that fictional. The U.S. believes that Iran is developing a nuclear warhead. Iran insists it’s all for peaceful purposes. We all know that is a lie though. This is so […]

The guy who runs new media for the TLC show, “Sarah Palin’s Alaska” asked me and Bobby over at the Tubular blog to do a podcast with them for the website. They liked the whole “red team vs. blue team” thing. It should be up tonight. I’ll link it then. He asked some really good […]

I know you guys remember Congressman elect Allen West. He was one of the bright new black conservative faces I blogged about and featured here. Well, he is already taking on The Congressional Black Caucus. And he is going to do it from within. He’s joining them: West: “The Congressional Black Caucus cannot continue to […]

Although I have certainly expressed support for some kind of guest worker program for illegal aliens, I do NOT support the Dream Act. The Democrats would have you believe that it’s just about allowing young people whose parents brought them here illegally to become citizens. But don’t buy it. Senator Jeff Sessions lays it out: […]

You think I’m kidding? I’m not. Check out this flashy mag. It’s got it all. Inspiring quotes, color pictures, and juicy articles. Articles that feature bomb making instructions titled, “How to Make a Bomb in the Kitchen of Your Mom,” and an article written by…you guessed it… Osama bin Laden. This glossy magazine is posted […]

Here is a prime example of the complications of our government doing nothing on illegal immigration. I want to hear from you, both sides of the issue, regarding this. Pedro Ramirez, Fresno State’s student body president, is an undocumented immigrant serving in the position without pay. Ramirez, 23, attends school on scholarships and pays in-state […]

New Mexico Governor-elect Susana Martinez has promised to revoke the thousands of drivers’ licenses which have been issued by her state to illegal aliens under Gov. Bill Richardson. Under Richardson illegals did not have to show proof of citizenship to obtain a license. As the link points out, “The policy has made New Mexico a […]

My past post on Affirmative Action and this post at HotAir, got me to thinking about the term “a level playing field.” Sarah Palin has given this piece of advice to the incoming freshman Republicans: Remember that some in the media will love you when you stray from the time-tested truths that built America into […]

I wondered what your thoughts were now on Affirmative Action. I was a great believer in it in the 70’s and early 80’s. I had grown up with such unfairness towards blacks in hiring and school, that I thought it necessary. Then we passed laws against discrimination, and anyone my age (49) or younger had […]

As you may have heard, “Sarah Palin’s Alaska” premieres November 14 at 8pm central. I’m excited to announce that I will be co-blogging the show over at “Tubular, blogging TV” at The Houston Chronicle with Bobby Hankinson. If you enjoy TV shows and haven’t been to Tubular, then you have been missing a lot of […]

Cook’s Final Report: “In its final forecast for the election cycle, The Cook Political Report expects a gain for Republicans of 50 to 60 seats in the House, with six to eight seats in the Senate.’ “Governors Outlook: The Cook Political Report’s current outlook is for a 6 to 8 seat net gain for Republicans. […]

I saw this yesterday at BBC News, I’m surprised it hasn’t gotten much attention here. Terrorists took 100 Church members hostage in a Catholic Church in Baghdad yesterday. Iraqi forces went in and the terrorists blew themselves us. The AP is reporting that 52 are dead, among them 2 priests, with dozens wounded. Local radio […]

I have had a lefty Brit friend for years named Dave Bones. We don’t agree on anything, but we respect each other’s opinion. He has been e-mailing me lately on why our media and lefty bloggers are not screeching about the Wikileaks documents that show severe abuse of Iraqi detainees by Iraqi Army officers that […]

Ron Miller writes about how he believes that Planned Parenthood’s “Negro Project” lives on. What is The Negro Project? It was a project created by Planned Parenthood’s founder, Margaret Sanger in the 1940s. She wanted to build birth control clinics in black neighborhoods. Abortion was still considered the horror that it is. It wasn’t considered […]

Well, this is fascinating. New polling in a new book called, “Beyond a House Divided: The Moral Consensus Ignored by Washington, Wall Street and the Media,” finds that Americans are actually in overwhelmingly agreement on social issues. Those of us who believe in God, have successful marriages, oppose abortions in most instances, want less government […]

We only have a week to go until elections. If you are wondering about our (GOP) chances in Congress, I think Charlie Cook does a good job of predicting. In the Senate, Cook puts the “over-under” at eight seats. We can hope for more, but that’s at the very least what I think we will […]

Five U.S. Presidents have gone to Yale, including four of the last six. More presidents attended Harvard than any other college. Interestingly, the best President in my lifetime, Ronald Reagan, the one President who really understood the constitution and our liberty, went to Eureka College. Eureka College is a small residential liberal arts college Many […]

The controversy over the GQ photos of the “Glee” actors illustrates exactly what I was talking about the other day in my post on liberal culture. (1st link NSFW) If you don’t know what I’m talking about, take a look at the link (NSFW). It’s a series of photos of two of Glee’s female stars […]

Adding to my post yesterday about the recent suicides of gay teens, I read this interesting article by Maggie Gallagher. We will get to Maggie’s article in a moment. What I am seeing now in the media and the left, is an attempt to make these tragedies political. I blame culture, and they blame anyone […]

I had an intense twitter debate yesterday with Tommy Christopher who writes for Mediaite. He had written about the story that was all the rage yesterday, which was that pop star, Justin Bieber, had been called a “faggot” by another teenager during a game of lazer tag. The spate of suicides of gay teens (or […]

I’ve have had many discussions about the financial meltdown. I have tried to encourage my left leaning friends to see Congressman Barney Frank’s crucial role in the meltdown. Investors Business Daily has an excellent piece that breaks it down in simple form: Boston entrepreneur and Marine Sean Bielat came out swinging in a pair of […]

This is fascinating: Likely voters in battleground districts see extremists as having a more dominant influence over the Democratic Party than the GOP. This result comes from The Hill 2010 Midterm Election Poll, which found that 44 percent of likely voters say the Democratic Party is more dominated by its extreme elements; whereas 37 percent […]

We have been on hiatus for a short time due to work schedules, moving, and sickness. But SmartGirlNation is BACK and we are talking feminism! Is conservative feminism the future of feminism? We think so. Go here to listen!

Horrific. We are now having decapitation on THIS side of the border in Arizona: Chandler police are investigating the bizarre case of a man who was stabbed, decapitated and left in a pool of blood in a central city apartment. One man has been arrested and police are seeking three more suspects in what may […]

I read this interesting piece by Krystal Ball (yes, that’s her real name. She explains it in the piece). She is a candidate for Congress in Virginia running against incumbent Rep. Rob Wittman. Recently there was a leak of raunchy photos of her showing her wearing a Santa hat and simulating a sex act with […]

If there is one thing that unites the left and the right it is the disgust we feel over the Westboro Baptist Church gang led by the monster that is Fred Phelps. The Supreme Court is now hearing a case for the Westboro Baptist Church’s right to their sickening protests at the funerals of fallen […]

This C.L. Bryant who spoke so passionately at the 9/12 rally. I did NOT know that he is a former NAACP chapter President! Related: “Is Black Support For Obama Racist?” An interesting article. Here is an excerpt: Worse, black poverty is higher now than under President Bush. In fact, during the Bush years, black unemployment […]

By now you have probably read or seen in the news all you ever wanted to know about Meg Whitman, Republican running for Governor in California, and her illegal housekeeper/nanny. Here, another employer who worked for Whitman for a couple of months years ago, gives her opinion on the matter. I find it interesting that […]

I always hesitate to write about things that are big in the blogosphere if I think the general public wouldn’t care about it, but I’ll comment on these two things because they are about two people who have been very much in the public view. Let’s start with Rick Sanchez. He was a CNN anchor. […]