Politico.com reports on Michelle Obama’s Princeton senior thesis: “My experiences at Princeton have made me far more aware of my ‘blackness’ than ever before,” the future Mrs. Obama wrote in her thesis introduction. “I have found that at Princeton, no matter how liberal and open-minded some of my white professors and classmates try to be […]

It was 28 years ago today that the USA Hockey Team, and back then, it was college kids playing, not today’s “dream team” concoctions that never win, shocked the world. The USA Hockey Team defeated the Soviet Union 4-3 in Lake Placid to advance to the Gold Medal game, which they won against Finland. In […]

Who here is familiar with the Westboro Baptist Church and its “leader”, the P.O.S. excuse for a human being named Fred Phelps? For those not in the know, let’s get you acquainted. Fred Phelps is the pastor of the Westboro Baptist Church of Topeka, Kansas. Phelps & Co. are well-known for picketing any event supportive […]

You’ll find Peggy Noonan’s latest column linked at Conservative Grapevine. She articulates well the trouble with Obama’s candidacy that is beginning to percolate: Mr. Obama did not really have a good week, in spite of winning a primary and a caucus, and both resoundingly. . . . . His problem was, is, his wife’s words, […]

People, even on the right, are sick of Iraq and Afganistan and “the war on terrorism.” This is a shame but also a fact. Without ever forgetting the heroism of our soldiers abroad, and the very real threats from Iran, we can revive morale, dedication and passion by re-focusing on the war at home: creeping […]

When Barack Obama said publicly that he’d meet with leaders of rogue nations with terrorists, it wasn’t wise, but you figured he was just really naive. However, after reading this story, you have to wonder if perhaps Obama thought it would just be fun to hang out with people like that, In 1995, State Senator […]

Here’s the Right Wing News week-end guest blogger line-up this week-end. Saturday ——– Cassy Fiano Rob Port from Say Anything Kathy Shaidle Five Feet Of Fury Gina Cobb John Stephenson from Stop The ACLU Sunday ——- Ron Coleman from Likelihood of Success Sister Toldjah William Teach from Pirate’s Cove Michael Illions from Polipundit MCQ from […]

Last week, I wrote my contact with the McCain campaign and asked for an interview, something I have been doing on and off for months. I always give them the old “Sure I’m a harsh critic of the guy, but I’ll be fair, too” line, which incidentally, is true. I am not a big fan […]

Right Wing News emailed more than 240 right-of-center bloggers and asked them to answer 9 questions. The following 59 blogs responded, Aaron’s CC, Absinthe & Cookies, The Absurd Report, Argghhhh!, AtlanticBlog, Baldilocks, Betsy’s Page, Blonde Sagacity, Bluey Blog, Keith Burgess-Jackson, Lorie Byrd, The Captain’s Journal, Conservative Grapevine, Dispatches from Blogblivion, Classical Values, Dr. Melissa Clouthier, […]

Make sure to check out Conservative Grapevine today, where you’ll find links like: Peggy Noonan: Eloquence is deep thought expressed in clear words. With Mr. Obama the deep thought part is missing. Pajamas Media: Is male bashing curable? Cracked: The 15 most bizarre animal mating rituals Hollywood Tuna: Hot Gemma Atkinson bikini pictures You can […]

“For the first time in my adult life, I am really proud of my country, because it feels like hope is making a comeback.” — Michelle Obama Is that a surprising sentiment to hear from a woman who wants to be first lady? You might think so, until you realize that she is married to […]

“So, if McCain can be accused of an affair just because he spent a lot of time with a lobbyist…hasn’t he been shagging Tim Russert for 8 years? Not to mention damn near every journalist within 800 miles of D.C.?” — Erick Erickson Hat tip for the story to The Campaign Spot

How’s this for irony? “The nation’s top federal election official told Sen. John McCain yesterday that he cannot immediately withdraw from the presidential public financing system as he had requested, a decision that threatens to dramatically restrict his spending until the general election campaign begins in the fall. …But McCain’s attempts to build up his […]

“Aside from the Xerox moment, this debate was a big snooze. But it may be noteworthy because it was so boring. If Clinton thought that she had a chance, she would have done everything possible to shake things up. Sure, she took lots of shots at Obama’s healthcare plan, but she never really got that […]

Hat tip to The American Princess.

I’ll be liveblogging the 8 PM EST debate tonight. If you’re going to be watching, make sure to tune in, refresh, and check out the commentary and comments section while you watch. 7:46: On the one hand, this debate may be relatively dull, because almost all of the other Democratic debates have been dull. On […]

“I’m not even going to pull the (New York Times) passage for further circulation, but unnamed sources think there might have been a sex scandal but aren’t really sure, which may or may not have been connected to an ethics scandal that they’re not even sure existed, the evidence for which all comes from eight […]

Make sure to check out Conservative Grapevine today, where you’ll find links like: Ann Coulter: How to keep Reagan out of office Cracked: 20 tacky religious products guaranteed to anger God Co-Ed Magazine: The most anticipated movies of 2009 Cassy Fiano: Let me explain why this “five signs your date is into you” article is […]

“Barack Obama will require you to work. He is going to demand that you shed your cynicism. That you put down your divisions. That you come out of your isolation, that you move out of your comfort zones. That you push yourselves to be better. And that you engage. Barack will never allow you to […]

What you’re about to read comes from a column by Fareed Zakaria called, “The End of Conservatism,” “Conservatives are a gloomy bunch at the moment. Many believe that their party–the Republican Party–has lost its way and that it has done so by abandoning its principles. Aside from his foreign policy and Supreme Court appointments, conservatives […]

From “Die for Gaia, save the planet?,” by Tim Worstall, “The enviroloonies seem to have found their way out of the asylum again: this time to tell us that 70 per cent of Britons should die for the sake of Gaia. That’s not quite the way they put it, of course. Rather, the Optimum Population […]

Yesterday, hillariously, Obama supporter, Texas State Senator Kirk Watson, got pinned down by Chris Matthews and was forced to admit that he supported Obama despite the fact that he couldn’t name a single thing that Obama had ever accomplished. Here’s the video if you’d like to watch Watson being humiliated, But, wait — it gets […]

Here are my favorite quotes from Dexter Yager’s Dynamic People Skills, which is an excellent book. “Here’s the good news: you can create permanent change in your life. There is a way to get beyond mediocrity and gain self-respect. But you can’t play games anymore — not with your bank account, your personal dignity, your […]

Make sure to check out Conservative Grapevine today, where you’ll find links like: Mark Steyn: So what would it take to alarm you? Gary Hubbell: In election 2008, don’t forget the angry white man Cracked: The 15 most annoying video game characters (from otherwise great games) Celebslam: Audrina Partridge from The Hills wears a bikini […]

If you listen to liberals, they’ll tell you that conservatives are angry, homophobic, racist, misogynist people…which is why the time I spent surfing through the liberal blogosphere this morning was so surprising — well, it would be surprising if I didn’t already realize that liberals have a tendency to project their more unsavory beliefs and […]

Have you ever noticed that global warming alarmists relentlessly hype anything that they think proves their case, but then they immediately go quiet when enormous holes are blown in the key pieces of evidence that they’ve been using? Isn’t that a pretty good indication that they’re more interested in pushing political propaganda than science? For […]

As we all know, John McCain has an enormous decision to make, one that has been much talked about and one that will probably mean the difference between success and failure for his campaign. That’s right; John McCain has got to decide what his campaign theme song is going to be. There has been some […]

The Democrat party is the party of hope. The Republican party is the party of fear. Democrats say: “I hope the terrorists don’t attack us!” Republicans say: “To hell with that. I want them to fear us.” This content was used with the permission of Patterico.

How do you make sure that patients get treated within four hours of arriving at the hospital? You leave them in the ambulances for a few hours until the hospital is ready to take them. That is what is happening in England to comply with a new law. Seriously ill patients are being kept in […]

Over at the HuffPo, the reaction to Castro stepping down has been about what you’d expect from their commenters — well, about what I’d expect anyway. About 1/3, “glad he’s gone,” about 1/3 “Castro is great,” and about 1/3 “I hate Bush and/or America.” Incidentally, the “I hate Bush and/or America” posts are about a […]