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RWN Is Mentioned In The Chicago Tribune

RWN has been mentioned, albeit briefly, for the first time in the Chicago Tribune (free registration required). The column was called “It’s officially a living: Bloggers find ad boom can pay their rent”. The article was really well researched and does a fab job of talking up advertising in the blogging world. Here’s the quote […]

The Myth Of The Spitting Myth Part 2

The archetype of the America hating left-winger, Ted Rall, has spewed forth just the sort of drivel you’d expect to see in a column entitled “Boycott The Military”. You know, things like “World War II, won six decades ago by a storied generation of draftees and volunteers, was fought to defend American freedom. But we […]

10 Questions For John Kerry

I’ve long thought that the mainstream media does a lousy job of asking pertinent questions to candidates for office, particularly Democratic candidates. In fact, they do such a terrible job of it, that I believe I can come up with 10 questions in just 15 minutes that will be better than any 10 questions the […]

Misc Commentary For July 13, 2004

— The Media Research Center brings us the latest comments from Evan Thomas, the Assistant Managing Editor of Newsweek. If you ever needed more proof of the obvious liberal bias of the mainstream media, this is it…. “There’s one other base here: the media. Let’s talk a little media bias here. The media, I think, […]

Thank You Big Corporations!

Too often today, we hear people beating up big corporations. Liberals attack them, movies vilify them, politicians try to score cheap points with the public at their expense. But few people ever talk about everything that big corporations provide for America. They sell us quality goods and services, contribute vast sums to charity, and most […]

Suggest Some Quotations From The Bible

One of the things I’m working on right now is a list of my fave quotes from the Bible. Of course, as you all know, that is a massive undertaking. So, I was hoping that you could suggest some of your favorite quotes in the comments section. That would certainly be a helpful way to […]

Ridge: Election Not Postponed, CIA Misread Threat By Scott Ott

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge today announced that the November presidential election will go on as scheduled despite his recent warning of terrorist threats to disrupt it, and news that a postponement plan may be in the works. “Central Intelligence misread the threat,” said Mr. Ridge. “They started with the presumption that terrorists want […]

The Liberty & Security Trade-Off

The liberal curmudgeon once known as the “most trusted man in America,” Walter Cronkite, spews out the typical spiel in his latest column that we’ve heard from the left every time the Bush administration has tried to make the country more secure from terrorism… “The system of rights and liberties, checks and balances, created by […]

The Utter Waste of Recycling By Alan Caruba

People are recycling less. In my home State of New Jersey the recycling rate for household garbage dropped for the fifth straight year in 2002, hitting 34 percent according to the most recent statistics available. Nationwide, it’s the same. The national average dropped to 27 percent in 2002, the most recent year for such data. […]

40 Reasons To Vote For George Bush Or Against John Kerry

1) “John Kerry. In his 20 years in the Senate, he’s been a standard-issue Massachusetts liberal, with a lifetime rating from Americans for Democratic Action of 93 on their 0-100 scale. By contrast, the other Senator from the Bay State, Teddy Kennedy, has a lifetime rating of 88. “That makes Kennedy the conservative of the […]

Q&A Friday #3: Would School Vouchers Lead To Overcrowding?

Question: “You’ve written several times that you support vouchers so children won’t be stuck in public schools that are failing to give them the skills they need. What would you say to people who are concerned that the good schools will become overcrowded if everyone has the option to attend any school they choose? Do […]

Q&A Friday #3: What Question Would I Ask Kerry?

Question: “If you could ask kerry one question on live television, that he could not dodge, what would you ask him?” — acerocula7788 Answer: If John Kerry couldn’t dodge, if he had to tell the truth, I’d ask him, “Are you a liberal?” The moment he said “yes,” the election would be as good as […]

Q&A Friday #3: The ACLU VS. Christianity

Question: “Would you comment on the ACLU and their threat of law suits to LA County and other areas for having “Christian” symbols on their seals? Do you think they’ll ever go so far as to threaten cities with lawsuits to change their Christian/Catholic names? (Like Sacramento?)” — Libby Answer: I think we have the […]

Q&A Friday #3: Who’s Worse, Neocons Or Lefties?

Question: “Who poses a greater threat to the principles of American republicanism: the leftists or neoconservatives?” — Goose Answer: I think ThaSickness covered this one pretty well in the comments section so I’ll just use his reply… “HAHAAHA! Is there ANY doubt? That’s like asking what tastes better… Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups or Sandpaper! Hahaha! […]

Q&A Friday #3: Stopping Iranian Nukes

Question: “What do you think about Israel saying that they will use military force to stop Iran from becoming a nuclear power?” — GodBlessAmerica Answer: As far as I’m concerned, we’d be better off going to war with Iran than letting them get nuclear weapons. If we allow a bunch of “Death to America” chanting, […]

Q&A Friday #3: Spider-Man 2

Question: “Would you agree with me that Spider Man II is nothing more than a series of tired cliches and melodramatic, pseudo-tormented souls? Thumbs down on this one.” — huckupchuck Answer: Maybe I’m biased because Spider-Man was my favorite comic as a kid, but I thought it was a blast to see a super-hero whose […]

Q&A Friday #3: Vegetarianism?

Question: “what do you think about vegetarianism” — johnson Answer: “I think it’s probably healthier for you than a diet containing meat. If they could make yams that tasted like fried chicken, green beans that tasted like steak, and squash that tasted like hamburger, I’d go vegetarian myself.”

Q&A Friday #3: Favorite Conservative Fictional Character?

Question: “Do you have any favorite, fictional characters that you believe to be conservative?” — CloaknBlade Answer: This is a tough question to answer because my favorite fictional character is Conan and it is of course a bit difficult to figure out which way he’d go on partial birth abortion and free trade. On the […]

Q&A Friday #3: The Iraqi Kidnappings

Question: “Given that they have unsuccessfully tried the same tactics with Italian, Japanese and American hostages, why do you think Michael Moore’s “minutemen” are now threatening Filipino hostages with beheading unless they pull their forces out of the ‘unilateral Coalition?’” — Cujeau Answer: Fighting against American and British troops will get you killed, killing Iraqis […]

Q&A Friday #3: The Continuation Of The Iraqi Insurgency

Question: “What is the significance, in your mind, of the Iraqi resistance group’s new threat to kill Abu Musab al-Zarqawi? Will there be more opposition to the foreign fighters in Iraq now that the occupation is officially over, or is the American presence enough to “provoke” the Iraqis that are supporting the insurgency to continue […]

Today Will Be Q&A Friday #3

Today, I’m doing the third Q&A Friday at RWN. 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 about politics, ideology, history, blogging, RWN, from a liberal, conservative, or libertarian perspective, […]

Q&A Friday #3: Should Conservatives March For The War?

Question: “Do you think it would be worthwhile for conservatives to organize a march on Washington to show support for the war?” — Bildo Answer: No, I don’t. Those sorts of marches just don’t make any sort of lasting impact — just look at all the anti-war rallies in the run-up to the war in […]

Q&A Friday #3: Alan Keyes On The Ticket?

Question: “What would it take to get Alan Keyes on the ticket should Cheney drop out?” — Ned_Schnittt Answer: Not. Going. To. Happen. The problem Alan Keyes has is that he’s a pundit, not a politician, and like most pundits, I don’t think he’s capable of making the transition. That’s not a slap at Alan […]

Should Bush Dump Cheney?

Former New York Senator Alfonse M. D’Amato is the latest person to suggest that W. drop Cheney from ticket… “Mr. D’Amato, famous for his blunt candor and shrewd political skills, has suggested twice in the past two days that Mr. Bush could replace Mr. Cheney with one of two big-name Republicans who he said could […]

Bring On The Hate Mail!

Cheerio old chaps! I thought you might like to peruse some of the hate mail I get from liberal loonies! Read & enjoy! — From: David Dermody Subject: Your brilliant Hi John, anyone who supports this moron and his war mongering cronies has to pretty lost and not to bright. If you ever pull you […]