Hint: it wasn’t Republicans. Not surprising, considering that the top five recipients of campaign contributions from Fannie and Freddie were — shockah — Democrats! 17 out of the 25 top recipients were Democrats. No wonder they weren’t willing to reform Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. It would’ve killed their cash cows. And, surprise surprise, look […]

Earlier this year, Obama said he’d slash funding for “unproved” missile defense systems. At last night’s debate when he wanted to look hawkish, he said he was for them. When he’s campaigning somewhere like Seattle, Berkeley, or New York, will he be against them again? Here’s the video comparison: Flip-flopping you can believe in. Hat […]

Matthew Sheffield, Newsbusters. In recent memory, every presidential debate eventually distills down into a few catchphrases. Al Gore became known for his sighs and love of lockboxes. John Kerry actually served in Vietnam. Dan Quayle was no Jack Kennedy. Barack Obama has a bracelet, too. That inartful comeback will likely filter out through the political […]

The wackjobs at PETA have asked Ben & Jerry’s ice cream founders Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield to stop using cow’s milk in their ice cream, and start using human breast milk instead. Is it just me, or does the thought of eating ice cream made from human breast milk make your stomach churn? Here’s […]

Shocking news this morning. After a long battle with cancer, actor Paul Newman has died at 83: Paul Newman, the legendary actor whose steely blue eyes, good-humored charm and advocacy of worthy causes made him one of the most renowned figures in American arts, has died of cancer at his home in Westport, Connecticut. He […]

Last night I watched the debate with some like-minded friends at a small debate party. There was beer, there were elephant-shaped cookies. A good time was had by all. Please take a moment to vote for the best/most memorable line of the night below. Each of the above lines is featured in one or more […]

This whole “bailout” thing — the actual money it’s going to cost is, is only a portion of the real damage, and it’s a minority portion. The real crippling payment for it comes out of the purse of our thinking. This is the price we really can’t afford. We can’t have bipartisanship in the United […]

By the time the “show trial” against Mark Steyn and Maclean’s began on June 2, 2008 the case had become a cause celebre in the formidable U.S. conservative media network of blogs and talk radio. Four heavyweight pundits — Jonah Goldberg, Robert Spencer, David Harsanyi and Pat Buchanan — rebuked the censors of “Soviet Canuckistan” […]

There is no stopping this viral video…Sarah Heath, now known as Sarah Palin’s swimsuit competiton in the Miss Alaska Pageant! Hey, sorry to get off topic here but does anyone care who won the Presidential debate tonight? Its a scandal in Andrew Sullivan’s eyes! Eye candy for others. Crossposted from Stop the ACLU

Here’s the Right Wing News guest blogger line-up this week-end. Saturday ——– Bookworm from Bookworm Room Cassy Fiano Kathy Shaidle Five Feet Of Fury Morgan from House of Eratosthenes Gina Cobb John Stephenson from Stop The ACLU Little Miss Attila Sunday ——- Ron Coleman from Likelihood of Success Sister Toldjah William Teach from Pirate’s Cove […]

I watched the debate and I thought… McCain won Obama won    Free polls from Pollhost.com

First off, Jim Lehrer did an absolutely magnificent job as a debate moderator. He was fair, he asked good questions, and he pressed both guys when they didn’t answer questions. Loved him! The debate started off on the bailout and the economy and I gotta say: McCain was just AWFUL for the 15 minutes or […]

This may come as a surprise, but it looks like there are some decent conservative candidates running for office this year in the very blue state of New Jersey. Over the next few weeks, I’ll be posting my interviews with a few of them. For those who live in liberal states or communities, these individuals […]

Here we go….. Okay weird thing, what happened to Obama’s eyebrows? He looks like he has eyebrow shadows. Obama pins the problem on McCain. Um…. Now, why isn’t McCain bringing up his solutions? Obama says that two years ago he warned about the problem. Really? When? I’ve seen the McCain legislation, what did Obama do? […]

After the success I had with posting comments on Twitter during the conventions, I decided to do the same thing for tonight’s debate. (For those who are unfamiliar with Twitter, it is a micro-blogging program that allows people to write mini “blog posts” of 140 characters or less.) I posted my intention to “Twitter” the […]

As John announced earlier, I will be liveblogging the debate tonight here on Right Wing News. In addition to posting my thoughts before, during and after the debate tonight, I will be participating in a unique user-generated media review called “Rate the Debates”–and I encourage you all to do the same. Here’s some of the […]

Since I’m nearly always wrong about this thing, I want to reiterate what I’ve predicted before: McCain will win in a landslide. Maybe this time I’ll be right. Cross-posted at MelissaClouthier.com

The White House, in a failed attempt to save George Bush’s legacy, is pushing a cataclysmically bad, socialistic bailout plan. This plan is unpopular on the left and the right, it’s getting more unpopular by the day, and by election day, the fallout from it will be nuclear. The House Republicans, on the other hand, […]

One of the reasons, or “sticking points” was the usual crap by Democrats trying to shape a bill which would reward their constituencies at the tax payers expense: The payoff to this corrupt organization is one of the major sticking points of the legislation. Yesterday, Senator Lindsey Graham said: “Twenty percent of the money that […]

At last, a lawsuit that deserves to succeed: Former Marine Lance Cpl. Justin Sharratt, 24, of Canonsburg [Pennsylvania], will file a civil lawsuit against U.S. Rep. John P. Murtha, D-Johnstown, who was widely quoted two years ago saying that eight Marines carried out a cold-blooded killing of 24 civilians in the Iraqi town on Nov. […]

I got together this afternoon for a short interview with Jim DeMint, the man who could fairly be called the conservative leader of the Senate, to hear what he has to say about the bailout. What follows is the slightly edited transcript of our conversation. Did Congress help create this problem and if so, how? […]

It’s no wonder we get vague, convoluted hogwash from the media instead of an accurate description of how the economic crisis came about. The true story isn’t all that complicated, but if it were known, the Democrat Party would be finished for a generation. On a tip from Smoke TNT. Cross-posted at Moonbattery.

House Republicans “rebelled“, eh? Maybe it’s because their constituents are burning up the phone lines in all out mutiny. The Republicans have acted like Democrats “lite” for years now. I have a newsflash for the Republicans, including McCain, about this whole bill: It feels wrong to fiscal conservatives and taxpayers generally. My most liberal of […]

Tonight, Katie Favazza will be liveblogging the speech (Maybe Melissa Clouthier, too) So, make sure to tune in to RWN at 9 PM EST!

Make sure to check out Conservative Grapevine today, where you’ll find links like: The Volokh Conspiracy: Sleep with me or I’ll leave you =’s forced sexual intercourse? Cracked: 6 baffling mistakes every movie criminal makes Michelle Malkin: The Ant and The Grasshopper, 2008 edition Coed Magazine: Jillian Beyor bikini pics You can check out all […]

Heather Mac Donald, who is an excellent columnist, has a column out called “Anti-Elitism Goes Too Far.” Here’s an excerpt, Now a natural woman has burst onto the political stage, eliciting the same tropes of authenticity–shootin’, skinnin’, ridin’ (in this case, a snowmobile), and, for the first time, jumpin’. And, as the tradition requires, the […]

“Dear Editor San Francisco judges forbidding our Pledge of Allegiance? They will take the phrase ‘under God’ away from me when my cold, dead lips can no longer utter those words. God Bless America” — Sarah Palin, letter to the editor, 2002

If you closely follow politics, one thing you’ll learn is that liberals often go to great lengths to try to hide what they really believe from the public while conservatives inevitably seem to be trying to correct some misperception that has been spread about them. So, as a creature of the Right and as someone […]

I was talking to one of my sources yesterday and told him that the reaction to the bailout deal reminded me of the very early stages of the immigration debacle, before people became completely infuriated — except, this time the anger is on the Right AND the Left. Every single day since this lousy deal […]

Yesterday afternoon, I put up a poll that asked, “Do you support the 700 billion dollar bailout?” The response was 85% “No” and 15% “Yes.” For once, I think we’ve found something that the Left and Right agree on because via Redstate, we learn that the Kos of Daily Kos fame is actually invoking the […]