Category: Q&A Friday

Question: Oooh! What do you think the effect of statistical analysis – a la Sam Wang at PEC or that Nate guy that everybody loves – on punditry in upcoming elections? — MightyMooMan Nate Silver’s % chance of o winning on his blog is actually the chance he’ll be called a genius if Obama wins […]

Today will be Q&A Friday #112 at Right Wing News. So, if there’s a subject you’ve been wanting me to tackle or an issue you want to hear my opinion on, just ask your question in the comments section. Your question can be on just about anything: politics, ideology, history, blogging, RWN, movies, music, literature, […]

Question: “How can you support Gingrich given that he will institute some kind of mass amnesty? Giving citizenship to illegal immigrants is the quickest way to ensure that conservatives never win another election.” — David Answer: If you’ve been reading Right Wing News for a few years, you know that my position is that I […]

Question: Should conservatives consider it acceptable to get rid of subsidies and tax breaks for special interests (and lets be honest, we are mostly talking about wealthy special interests), even though it is effectively a tax increase on those groups? — President Friedman Answer: Here’s the thing: We’ve spent way too much for way too […]

Question: America is a simmering cauldron of social unrest; some justified, some not. Should things boil over and become violent do you think it more likely the USA would break up like the USSR or would remain intact? Should Mr. Obama be re-elected he may jump the shark and this may cause freedom loving peoples […]

Today is Q&A Friday #110 at Right Wing News. So, if there’s a subject you’ve been wanting me to tackle or an issue you want to hear my opinion on, just ask your question in the comments section. Your question can be on just about anything: politics, ideology, history, blogging, RWN, movies, music, literature, or […]

“What do you think the endgame of the Occupy crowd will be, and when are we likely to see it?” — baoxian Answer: The endgame is that it gets cold and they go inside. I’m only sorta kidding about that. I don’t think they have an endgame in any meaningful sense. The Occupy Movement has […]

Today is Q&A Friday #109 at Right Wing News. So, if there’s a subject you’ve been wanting me to tackle or an issue you want to hear my opinion on, just ask your question in the comments section. Your question can be on just about anything: politics, ideology, history, blogging, RWN, movies, music, literature, or […]

Question: Why no stories on RWN about the News Corp./NOTW hacking scandal? — Vega – Sugar & Spice Answer: We live in a world where newspapers publish classified documents that compromise America’s security without consequence. Compared to that, phone hacking is small potatoes. Certainly, that doesn’t excuse it. I hope anyone involved is prosecuted to […]

Question: If Tim Pawlenty had the same record, personality, and policy platform, but was a hot latino female, would he be the frontrunner in The Republican Primary? — President Friedman Answer: Of course! Let me add, if Sarah Palin were a man, she wouldn’t be 1/10 as popular. If Barack Obama were white, he would […]

Question: Who is the greatest mind in the history of the United States? Doesn’t have to be nec. in the field of science, could be any field. My candidates would be either Thomas Edison or Ben Franklin. Bonus if you want to name the greatest mind in the history of mankind. — Vega – NY’s […]

Question: There should be a Liberal Party. And a Democrat Party. Just like there should be a Conservative Party and a Republican Party. Then you would have to build coalitions in order to get stuff passed, rather than just having two sides that dig in their heels, and then you have “gangs” of small groups […]

Question: After 2.5 years of Obama, conservatism seems to have plateaued, and in some cases (Ohio, and WI) we are seeing some push back on the right’s agenda. Do you see any opportunities to make more progress to appeal to voters about the freedom loving principles upon which the country was founded? Or should we […]

Question: Which is worse: -Tim Pawlenty embracing cap n trade, then re-examining the issue, backing away from it, and admitting that it was a wrongheaded and stupid idea. -Herman Cain embracing TARP, and standing by that decision to this day. — President Friedman Answer: In all fairness to Herman Cain, his spin is that he […]

Question: If all drugs were legalized, which one would you consume? — Vega – NY’s Smart Sexy Liberal Answer: None: I don’t drink, I don’t smoke, and I really don’t think adding heroin, meth, crack, or marijuana to my life would be an improvement.

Question: Under what conditions do you see a primary challenger emerging from the Democratic Party? — Martin Hale Answer: If you’re talking about a Kucinich type protest candidate mounting a futile challenge, that might not take much. The Left is unrealistic, impossible to please, and who knows what sort of “last straw” could convince a […]