One of the more popular right wing websites has been given the cold shoulder by the RNC. John Hawkin at Right Wing News was not approved for the convention, even though he attended the 2004 convention and raised of $300,000 in 2006 for Republican candidates.

What is the deal?

My best guess as to why I’m not being allowed to go to the RNC is a post I wrote back in March called, “Why I Will No Longer Support John McCain For President.” The piece savagely denounced McCain for his breathtakingly dishonest flip-flop over illegal immigration, was widely linked, and a source of mine inside the campaign told me they were very aware of it.

Of course, it also wouldn’t surprise me if there were some hard feelings over at the Republican National Committee because of some of the things I’ve written, so it’s possible someone over there put the kibosh on me.

There was the time I did a short interview with RNC Chairman Mike Duncan, thought his answers to 4 out of the 5 questions I asked him weren’t very good, and only ran the answer to one question. I’ve also criticized them for supporting RINOs in the primaries, for refusing to try to even the playing field for conservatives in the presidential primaries, and for generally moving backwards since Ken Mehlman left.

I don’t imagine I would have been too welcome either, considering what I have written on this site. It is really too bad that conservatives and libertarians critical of John McCain would get the axe, but that is the nature of politics.

If you are looking for some convention coverage, our buddy Rob Ballew was selected by Newsvine, along with The Otto Show and Adam Hobson to travel to Minnesota and record the events. Adam Hobson will also be covering the Ron Paul event, if you are interested in that.