RightNation.US (Walter Scott Hudson) Blog v2.0

EU Envy Spawns New Arms Race?

Tue, 08 Feb 2005 05:00:21 GMT

Ingratitude is one thing. If I do something for you, something meaningful, something that requires a moderate amount of personal sacrifice, and you are simply ungrateful, I can deal with that. I�ll be upset, sure; but I can deal with it. What I cannot deal with is having a favor repaid with betrayal. That tends to send me off the deep end. Assuming that mine is not an unusual trait and can be applied on a grander scale, America herself must be livid right about now. For a dear old...

Pay No Attention To That Festering Fiscal Cancer Behind The Curtain

Thu, 03 Feb 2005 05:00:36 GMT

Anyone else notice the new mantra regarding social security being preached by Democratic operatives in the media recently? Apparently the order came down from somewhere to start taking the president to task for his planned changes to the antiquated nanny program. The new theme is, in essence, �What social security problem?� I first noticed the trend watching tidbits of interviews with Democratic spokespeople on various cable news programs. Oh, there is no problem with social security,...

It's Good To Be Right

Wed, 02 Feb 2005 05:00:32 GMT

I couldn't believe my ears early this week, listening to the mainstream media, even traditionally liberal propaganda stations like National Public Radio, ooh-ing and ahh-ing over the emerging democracy in Iraq. Word on the proverbial street is that even Europe is down with the Red, White, and Blue these days; well, at least they were for a day. Even French President Jacques Chirac tipped his hat to the west. Have I arrived in the Twilight Zone? Have I reached the...

Nazi See, Nazi Do

Thu, 20 Jan 2005 05:00:00 GMT

When I was a wee lad in beige corduroy pants with a fro for a mop, I was taught the concept of freedom of speech. I was told freedom of speech meant tolerating speech with which you vehemently disagree. Specifically, I was given the analogy of a Nazi or Ku Klux Klan rally which, in spite of its extremely offensive nature, must be tolerated so long as the participants are lawfully assembled in a peaceful demonstration, �peaceful� referring to their actions if not their rhetoric. So it...

Atheist Loses His Mind On Government Dime

Wed, 19 Jan 2005 05:00:38 GMT

Michael Newdow is a retard. I�m sorry. I know I should keep the dialogue elevated above the level of name-calling. But there is simply no other conclusion I can be expected to come to. You may recall Newdow as that nut who won a court case a couple years ago that temporarily got �under God� thrown out of the Pledge of Allegiance as recited in California schools. That was until the Supreme Court overturned the ruling. Well, now the same guy is on the...

That's Just A Guy In A Suit

Tue, 18 Jan 2005 05:00:46 GMT

As you may have noticed, our blogs have been rather scarce since the New Year. For my part, I can tell you that my lack of writing has not been due to laziness, so much as disillusionment. I have been spending time re-evaluating some of my positions and considering alternative perspectives. Such introspection has removed much of the certainty that one requires in order to post political statements on the internet. Recently I have been having several �Santa Claus moments.� Growing up as...

Dropping Science In Aisle Five

Tue, 04 Jan 2005 05:00:46 GMT

Lately, I have not felt particularily inspired to spout off. Today is no different. I just want to pass along the text of an email that was recently forwarded to me. Whether the story is completely accurate or not, the message is spot on:

As some of you may know, one of my sons serves in the military. He is still stateside, here in California. He called me yesterday to let me know how warm and welcoming people were to him, and his troops, everywhere he goes, telling me...

Foreign Aid Rant

Thu, 30 Dec 2004 13:29:39 GMT

What�s all this crap I keep hearing about America not providing enough aid to foreign countries? You�ve got Michael Moore complaining that more money is being spent on President Bush�s inauguration than on the tsunami. You�ve got U.N. pansies complaining that the United States is �stingy.� And you�ve got government reps all over the news trying to counter the accusations and demonstrate just how generous America has been and continues to be, as if we need to justify ourselves. It doesn�t...

The Emerging Police Of Thought

Thu, 16 Dec 2004 12:38:06 GMT

In the days immediately following the September 11th attacks, I would have been fully prepared to accept martial law. The fear and anger that the attacks induced was sufficient to convince me to freely relinquish my rights in order to gain some chance at security, some chance at revenge. That attitude persisted through the following months, because I trusted my president implicitly, trusted him to use his authority in a responsible and effective manner to fight Terror and protect Americans....

A Draft Lifts America's Skirt

Wed, 15 Dec 2004 05:00:32 GMT

It is the accusation that will not die � a draft is coming! Even though the president, his administration, Congress, and the military have all stated definitively that there will not be a draft, rumors persist. I have encountered the believers myself; and they are rabid, irrational, beyond dissuading. �It�s coming! Bush is a liar! The draft is coming!� Like Japanese extras in a Godzilla movie,...