Hey, remember all the times Obama said that AARP has endorsed his health care plan (well, really, the Congressional Democrats health care plans, since Obama basically outsourced the whole thing to them)? Saying that “they were onboard,” despite the fact that, while they endorse health care reform to reduce costs (just like most of us […]

I’ve said before, many, many times, that I enjoy the basic debate over Obama’s BC. The debate where I wonder what is on it, since he and other Democrats are fighting so hard to keep from releasing it. I have also stated that I believe he is a natural born US citizen till proven otherwise. […]

Although racism certainly exists in this country, it has become blessedly rare and marginalized. Some of the best evidence you can find for that is Barack Obama’s election as President. Only in a country as colorblind as America could a black man easily win the Presidency when 75% of the votes were cast by white […]

How coincidental that John Hawkins should have addressed this topic just yesterday. OK, so maybe Ms. Espinosa could use a few lessons in HTML coding, but it was this techno-friendly grandmother from Arizona who enabled me to produce a report yesterday about a protest in Phoenix: Had Ms. Espinosa not been in the crowd, I […]

A few weeks ago the Weekly Standard had a ridiculously hopeful editorial about how President Obama couldn’t possibly go any further to the left with his next SCOTUS pick because of the ideological basis upon which they sold Justice Sotomayor. For the Standard, Terry Eastland was sure that the logic by which Sotomayor was sold […]

Many people believe, erroneously, that old people can’t figure out new technology. This was something that came up while I was at RightOnline. Does this really make any sense? While there may be SOME physiological changes that make it harder to “teach an old dog new tricks,” they can’t be too significant given the number […]

On paper, we are a Constitutional Republic, meaning we elect representatives to represent our interests in Congress. So in theory and reality these representatives work for us, since they can’t get into office unless we hire them via the vote. We elect them, we direct them, and if and when we become displeased with their […]

The Orwellian Fairness Doctrine is behind us for good; too many realize that stifling political dissent on the airwaves is anything but fair. But that doesn’t mean our moonbat rulers have suddenly acquired respect for freedom of speech. As with many of our liberties, the First Amendment will now be attacked under the banner of […]

When left-wing propagandists like David Gregory attempt to portray patriots who speak up at Town Hall meetings as savage mobs, it’s as if they don’t know what a savage mob looks like. That could be because they are invariably composed of fellow liberals, so Gregory and friends look the other way. For the MSM’s edification, […]

Well, it was a productive weekend. Met lots of wonderful people and just had a great time in Pittsburgh. Another underrated American city–gorgeous skyline, the rivers, the foothills, the spectacular vista and of course, the Steelers. The weather was balmy, so that helped my impression. Trudging through snow might not be so much fun. For […]

The Dems are doing it again. First, it was talking “reform” instead of overhaul, which would be a more accurate representation of their legislative aims. Now, they’re taking the “public option” out [the word has become synonymous with single payer which is synonymous with Government Run Health Care] and using Co-ops, instead. It’s all the […]

This week-end, I headed up to the RightOnline Conference in Pittsburgh that was put on by Americans for Prosperity. It was a great event, I had a fantastic time, and I’d recommend these AFP conferences to everyone reading RWN. To give you an idea of what they’re like, I’m going to give you a basic […]

‘Memba this from the Wall Street Journal last week? Palin Wins – If she’s dim and Obama is brilliant, how did he lose the argument to her? The first we heard about Sarah Palin’s “death panels” comment was in a conversation last Friday with an acquaintance who was appalled by it. Our interlocutor is not […]

USA Today makes a few interesting points There’s a growing movement at town hall meetings and online to make sure members of Congress read the entire health care reform bill before they vote on it, and to make it available to the public at least 72 hours before a vote. “Read the bill” is typically […]

(I missed putting up “This Week in quotes” on Friday because I was at RightOnline. Still, there are too many great quotes in there to skip. So, enjoy!) I have found myself saying, in conversation, “I’m afraid Obama is going to kill me.” Now, I’m not picturing him or one of his minions coming over […]

Charles Coop, a blogger for CBS News, has returned from a much too short vacation and has chimed in with another prosaic opinion that has been making the rounds of the extreme left of late. Republicans and shadowy, behind the scenes right wing activists are ginning up “Baracknophobia,” Coop says. They are making hate for […]

Traverse Legal: Mary Roach has a great post at CircleID on an area that we have talked about extensively, namely, copyright takedowns under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. Mary’s post covers the more specific strategy of sending takedown notices to search engine providers, such as Google, Yahoo, and MSN, to effectively reduce access to stolen […]

Barack Obama editorial in the NY Times is another part of cranking up the left wing scream machine in effort to counter the detrimental effect townhall protesters have had on the Democrat’s health care grab. It is mostly appeals to emotion and the repeating of discredited talking points (to include the “AARP supports this” nonsense). […]

America needs to come together in this time of mean-spirited, backroom organizing. Yes, in this age of never before seen racism, in this age of the Nazi-like machinations of the un-American protester, we need to come together in a spirit of healthy debate where only the good is heard. Our national ruler, The One, Barack […]

If you’re like me, you haven’t paid much attention to Meghan McCain – not during and not post-election, outside of knowing that since the election she seems to have deemed herself as the “unofficial spokeswoman” for the GOP. And why shouldn’t she feel that way? The mainstream media, always on the hunt for self-loathing Republicans, […]

I have to say, I am getting really, truly, sick and tired of the health care debate. All we tend to hear are the same talking points repeated again and again and again from President Obama and the Democrats, along with their supporters. Most of which are lies and/or covers for slowly implementing single payer. […]

I’ve noticed there seems to be some confusion in the MSM and elsewhere about the meaning of the word “AstroTurf” when used to describe the town hall meeting protests we’ve been seeing the past couple weeks. I’ve seen the word used to describe everything from bussed-in ACORN members to ad-hoc gathering organized by ordinary folks […]

USA Today is attempting to pass off an effort to push a higher minimum wage law as an effort by “churches” when in reality it is a left wing effort sponsored by ACORN, unions and the extremist group American Progress headed by former Clinton front man, John Podesta. With a misleading headline and an artfully […]

Sickeningly, an effluvium of nostalgia over the debacle concert near the town of Woodstock, New York in August of 1969 is everywhere. It’s the big 4-0. We should take this anniversary to remember that the catch phrase of the Woodstock generation eventually became “don’t trust anyone over 30.” In the case of the white wash […]

To leftists, there’s never a bad time to call somebody or something “racist.” But if a conservative uses the word “racist,” he must be destroyed! As you may or may not recall, Glenn Beck said Obama had a “deep-seated hatred for white people or the white culture" on FOX & Friends back on July 28. […]

I come from a strange, faraway planet…the third one from its sun, a place known as “Earth” popuulated by humanoid people who have red blood in their veins. Perhaps because of my strange otherwordly origins I have some strange thoughts in my head, like these… I know certain things because a whole lot of people […]

Remember the hope-n-change we were gonna get if The One were to take the White House? ‘Member how it was going to be a new era in ethics, and all? Do ya remember all the wonderfulness of no lobbyists and a new day dawning? Are ya feeling a bit let down on the hopie-changie stuff, […]

Sounds almost ordinary enough at first — this tweet from @EFF (the Electronic Reefer Freedom Foundation): Another Obama image fair use controversy: http://bit.ly/vhWCk Oh, sure. Another vhWCk?! What are you, stoned? Whoah, no. Much better! No, no, no. Oh, ma-a-a-a-a-a-a-n!: It was only a matter of time before someone combined a certain memorable image of […]

I’d never have remembered this, except my buddy Mike H reminded me: today is V-J Day. At 6:10 p.m. EDT on August 14, 1945, The United States received word of Emperor Hirohito’s surrender and declared Victory in Japan or V-J Day. As the news spread, celebrations began throughout the world. Mike links to a story […]

You know I’ve watched the Southern Poverty Law Center’s rise over the years as the self-proclaimed expert on “extremist hate groups”. But what I’ve also deduced over those years, mostly by observing when and what we hear from them, is it is primarily an organization that sees the “right-wing” as the primary threat to America. […]