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The New York Times decided to use its major story on the World Trade Center Sunday to hammer critics of the proposed Victory Mosque at Ground Zero. Indeed, the Times basically claims it’s time to bury the hallowed terminology of “Ground Zero” altogether. I guess that’s just so much Bush-era jingoism in the new age […]

More details and photos here: “My Buddy’s 1913 American Underslung Traveler Type 56A 7 Passenger Touring.” My youngest son and I visited my good friend and colleague Saturday afternoon. He showed us his car, estimated at about $1.3 million, out in his garage in temporary storage: More photos at the link. And more blogging at […]

Astute Bloggers breaks the story, once again. But see BBC story (via Memeorandum). This is a feature interview with the former prime minister, on the eve of the publication of his memoirs, where he indicates that: “There is the most enormous threat from the combination of this radical extreme movement and the fact that, if […]

Newsweek‘s Jonathan Alter just doesn’t get it. See, “‘The Illustrated Man’.” Obama’s certainly socialist — or neo-socialist, as Jonah Goldberg has explained — and that’s to say nothing of “terror-coddling.” Our maddening times demand that the truth be forthrightly stated at the outset, and not just that the president has nothing in common with the […]

Alternate title: And the award for most hilarious example of irony in a major American city goes to…Detroit! Although, as usual, the irony in this story is open to interpretation: Following the embarrassing news that Mayor Dave Bing’s GMC Yukon was hijacked by criminals this week, Detroit’s Channel 7 reports that the Reverend (Jesse Jackson)’s […]

Gary Andres, writing in The Weekly Standard, raises some doubts about our current President; specifically, His correct understanding of His own job: Last week House Republican leader John Boehner of Ohio delivered a stinging critique of the Obama administration’s economic policies. But the White House’s swift and tart reaction to Boehner was both illuminating and […]

My NEW Talk Radio Watch column is now up! Enjoy FREE audio and webcam highlights from the world of conservative talk radio this week: Mark Steyn sits in for Rush Limbaugh Michael Savage praises “Restoring Honor” rally — without mentioning Glenn Beck‘s name Mark Levin‘s stirring history lesson goes viral and so much more! PLUS: […]

At FrontPage Magazine, David Horowitz has some background on his new book, Reforming Our Universities: The campaign we launched can only be understood in the context of previous developments in higher education. The modern research university was created in the second half of the 19th Century during the era of America’s great industrial expansion, its […]

We’re doomed! Mass extinctions have served as huge reset buttons that dramatically changed the diversity of species found in oceans all over the world, according to a comprehensive study of fossil records. Get ready, now. Here comes the bold prediction: The findings suggest humans will live in a very different future if they drive animals […]

Astute Bloggers has the scoop, and it is big. See New York Times, “New York Poll Finds Wariness About Muslim Center.” (And click the image for the full survey.) The most amazing thing here to me is that a full 69 percent of those polled approve of President Barack Obama’s job performance, but an almost […]

Figures. See Politico, “Few Options for Barack Obama on 9/11“: Every year it’s a challenge for the White House: how to commemorate the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. This year is especially awkward, given the controversy around President Barack Obama’s remarks in support of an Islamic cultural center and mosque planned for a neighborhood near […]

I am loving this story. Maybe, just maybe, the GOP is finally understanding that in order to really reach out to minorities you don’t just offer similar values and beliefs, but you make sure they understand that they are a part of us as well. GOP gubernatorial candidate Rick Scott on Thursday morning announced that […]

I’ve laid out a full analysis here: “Biden Grudgingly Credits Bush on Success of Iraq Surge.” But check the clip. Man, this guy is hatin’ it! Can’t give the dreaded Bush neocons the slightest acknowledgement of firmness and resolve, not to mention pragmatism and smarts:

Follow up to John’s essay: “My Short, Obligatory Obama Speech Review.” *********** I anticipated the president’s address in my previous post, “President Barack Obama Claims Credit on Iraq War.” I can’t add too much here, except to reiterate that I’m ashamed at Obama’s political posturing. I’m ashamed at Obama’s political opportunism, and I wish for […]

Some days you just want to scream. The Arizona law is overwhelmingly popular with the American people. It mirrors federal law, and the only reason Arizona needs the law is because the federal government refuses to do it’s job. But now the Obama administration is using the law to say to the international community, “Hey, […]

Not only is Renee Ellmers an outstanding congressional candidate with a fantastic chance to take Bob Etheridge’s seat in November, she has been a real friend to Right Wing News. She has done four guest posts so far and she gave her first written response to Bob Etheridge’s infamous video here at Right Wing News. […]

I was taking a “wait and see” approach to Glenn Beck’s “Restoring Honor” rally in D.C. this past Saturday. Happily, it was pretty much what I expected. Beck has become deeply religious in the past decade, after hitting rock bottom in his life as a drug addict many years ago. He knows what it is […]

For all of the socialism and Islamist-appeasement of this administration, the one thing that has bothered me the most about this president (and candidate in 2007-08) is his screechingly perverse antiwar ideology and opportunism. Barack Obama was the most antiwar Senator in Congress throughout 2007 and in 2008 he tried to play both sides of […]

It is atomic. In my never-to-be-humble opinion… None of this is anything like what it sounds like. “Atomic” sounds like “Thermonuclear,” and the mind leaps to conclusions. No, I mean it in a literal sense. Our blogger friend in New Mexico, Buck, has chosen to excerpt from the tract. That’s quite alright, but I have […]

…this story: KABUL, Afghanistan — U.S. and Afghan troops repelled attackers wearing American uniforms and suicide vests in a pair of simultaneous assaults before dawn Saturday on NATO bases near the Pakistani border, including one where seven CIA employees died in a suicide attack last year. If you’re keeping score at home, yes: donning the […]

Tweets Amanda Carpenter: More photos at Instapundit and Weasel Zippers. Michelle will be linking pics throughout the day, and she has this: We’re hearing a lot about people criticizing the timing of the event, calling it insensitive for having the rally on the anniversary of Dr. King’s speech – but since most of this criticism […]

Maybe I’m just being sensitive today, but this headline: EPA Surrenders to NRA on Gun Control Issue The noble but tragic EPA, finally succumbing to the overwhelming dark and brutal strength of the NRA, those jerks. I dunno. Maybe I am being too sensitive. Anyway, it’s good news: In a swift and unexpected decision, the […]

Via Jiblog, who asks: Plants Scream – What will vegans do now?! The lovely scent of cut grass is the reek of plant anguish: When attacked, plants release airborne chemical compounds. Now scientists say plants can use these compounds almost like language, notifying nearby creatures who can “rescue” them from insect attacks. How does that […]

I propose an update to Hiram Johnson‘s famous line, “the first casualty when war comes, is truth.” The alteration I propose — the time is right for it — is: “The first casualty, when left-wing ideas are made to look good, is truth.” It doesn’t quite roll off the tongue, but has war ever had […]

Here’s a shocking story: black students barred from running for class president at a Mississippi middle school. My first thought – like yours, I’ll bet – was: you have got to be kidding me. But no. That was the policy, and it was so ingrained into their “that’s just how we do it” that it […]

No more free smokes, all you old fogies. HAVANA (Reuters) — Cuba is phasing out its longstanding monthly allotments of subsidized cigarettes as President Raul Castro works to jump-start the island’s sputtering economy. Beginning next month, some 2.5 million Cubans over the age of 54 no longer will get their four packs of cigarettes as […]

I love this! From the House GOP Conference: While President Obama and Vice President Biden continue to seek credit for “ending the combat mission” in Iraq, this video praises the contributions of our troops for helping bring greater stability and security there — significant progress that was only made possible through a surge strategy most […]

Here’s your situation, contestants. You get to decide: Ironic? Or Not? Bruckner Chase staggered ashore at San Carlos Beach in Monterey on Tuesday evening after a 14-hour swim to raise awareness about the fragile nature of the local marine environment. Ironically, some of the creatures native to that environment made Chase pay dearly for his […]