Douglas MacKinnon was press secretary to former Senator Bob Dole. Douglas MacKinnon is also a former White House and Pentagon official. Douglas MacKinnon has published hundreds of columns in every major paper in the country, and Douglas MacKinnon is heard and seen regularly on radio and television as a political commentator. Douglas MacKinnon is also an author and novelist. Douglas MacKinnon's latest novel entitled "America's Last Days," about an imminent revolution in the United States, will be out in January of 2007. http://www.townhall.com/columnists/DouglasMacKinnon http://media.townhall.com/TownHall/icons/TH-feed-icon-128x128.gif http://www.townhall.com/columnists/DouglasMacKinnon TownHall.com, Where your opinion counts. 128 Copyright (c) 2009 Townhall.com, A Salem Communications Web. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED jim.dearras@townhall.com (Jim De Arras) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:01:00 GMT Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:01:00 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ WASHINGTON -- Bob McDonnell's decisive victory is even more impressive if one stops to acknowledge that it came in the face of incredibly daunting opposition, misleading and low-brow campaign commercials, and a "news" http://www.townhall.com/columnists/DouglasMacKinnon/2009/11/05/mcdonnell_1__washington_post_0 c96edb85-d010-4a56-9791-45027fb4685b Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:01:00 GMT It appears that the purveyors of political correctness and the ignorant or hate-filled on the far-left are about to exact their revenge against Rush Limbaugh. With the majority of the liberal mainstream media in their... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/DouglasMacKinnon/2009/10/15/what_is_happening_to_rush_limbaugh_matters 7f40c68f-fa22-4cef-8b62-74c9b7b825a1 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 04:01:00 GMT Simply because he spoke out in the best interests of his troops and our nation, the liberal intelligentsia, certain White House aides and some Democrat Members of Congress are trying to discredit and disparage General... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/DouglasMacKinnon/2009/10/08/general_mcchrystal,_my_novel,_and_free_speech e8e6eca0-ab4c-45ec-86ef-7a9f221b4516 Thu, 08 Oct 2009 04:01:00 GMT Years ago, I was involved in a Republican primary campaign back in Massachusetts where we pranked Boston Brahmin Elliott Richardson with campaign signs that read: "Vote for Elliott Richardson. He's better than... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/DouglasMacKinnon/2009/09/22/david_brooks_is_impressed_with_himself_and_obama 528da2f5-4d25-47bb-886e-e578b3b28f4c Tue, 22 Sep 2009 04:01:00 GMT Recently, I read a piece in the left-of-center New York Times where a select group of "historians" were giving advice to former Vice President Dick Cheney regarding his forthcoming memoir. After reading the highly... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/DouglasMacKinnon/2009/07/30/historians_for_obama 334f0ce6-a338-4daf-8e75-a774b30e3e46 Thu, 30 Jul 2009 04:01:00 GMT With Sarah Palin's understandable announcement that she is resigning as Governor of Alaska, predictable and outright cruel invective oozed out of the mouths of the loathing left. Why do so many liberals have such an... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/DouglasMacKinnon/2009/07/07/sarah_palin,_liberal_nerds_and_an_envious_spinster 1f6352e0-3458-4cfc-955d-92b510a6a75b Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:24:48 GMT With each passing day, various Democrats, members of the media, and even certain Republicans, declare the conservative movement or the heyday of the Reagan era a relic of the past. Really? Well, in the age of Obama, a... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/DouglasMacKinnon/2009/06/30/creeping_socialism_awakens_conservative_beliefs 0aff5917-037b-4464-80d2-00a64dafde28 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 04:00:21 GMT It's official. Flies now have a longer life-expectancy than the political viability of most 2012 GOP presidential contenders. At least the male contenders. Two weeks after David Letterman's forced apology to... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/DouglasMacKinnon/2009/06/26/sarah_palin_--_the_last_republican_standing 7dd0c834-428d-4cbe-8bc2-f0dd5a2f9e09 Fri, 26 Jun 2009 04:00:27 GMT It's never good when opportunists, the unprincipled, and outright ingrates seek to advance themselves at the expense of past friendships, past favors, or the truth. It's especially troubling when those who act in such... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/DouglasMacKinnon/2009/06/09/rush,_hannity,_and_the_america_of_our_parents 100aff12-1243-4194-b7f0-dffbb192ca25 Tue, 09 Jun 2009 04:01:00 GMT In his recent syndicated column entitled "Glimmers of Hope for the GOP," Pat Buchanan missed the most important reason why Barack Obama was elected and why the Republican Party finds itself on the outside looking... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/DouglasMacKinnon/2009/05/13/what_pat_buchanan_failed_to_mention 450ee962-5598-422e-a635-0cdb6c0b0ffa Wed, 13 May 2009 04:01:00 GMT Pulitzer Prizes for journalism were just awarded and almost no one knew or cared. Most Americans -- and even the "journalists" who seek these prizes -- have long-since realized that the prizes are awarded from a... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/DouglasMacKinnon/2009/04/30/retire_the_disgraced_pulitzer_prize 2ad8efe7-3668-4a79-833e-5fc7862ad54a Thu, 30 Apr 2009 04:01:00 GMT A little over two years ago, my novel depicting a conservative revolution from within the United States against the "liberal onslaught eradicating traditional America," was released. It is entitled "America's Last... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/DouglasMacKinnon/2009/03/31/book_acts_as_barometer_measuring_the_fear_of_obama 4a9bd24b-ce18-4ef8-8ffe-89a51b690d80 Tue, 31 Mar 2009 04:00:10 GMT The enraged mob came to the doors of Congress in the dead of night with their torches glowing, their pitchforks raised, and their voices screaming for the blood of anyone from A.I.G. In response, 85 alleged... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/DouglasMacKinnon/2009/03/26/shameless_republicans_fuel_mob_anger_against_aig bb0eaf00-ba78-40a6-a7e8-b31f0657e71f Thu, 26 Mar 2009 04:01:00 GMT As we suffer through the worst economic crisis of our lifetimes, it seems that aside from constantly vilifying the banks, CEO's, and "corporate greed," President Barack Obama and most of the mainstream media that has... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/DouglasMacKinnon/2009/03/24/why_won't_big_media_probe_democrats'_role_in_economic_crisis 54a28e4b-019c-4ec5-8587-07f12e600b9b Tue, 24 Mar 2009 04:00:01 GMT The abrupt closing of The Rocky Mountain News seems to have finally gotten the attention of many in the newspaper business. Sadly, too late to save what was once a noble profession. Recently, a friend of mine who... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/DouglasMacKinnon/2009/03/04/liberal_media_unemployment 658378c7-61c0-4f00-a081-1408d53e827b Wed, 04 Mar 2009 16:45:15 GMT