Soon I will rule the world.
I’ve gotten interview requests before but was always too chicken to do them. Might say something even stupider than what I write here. But John Hawkins, who runs and , is the one who asked this time and I knew he wouldn’t let me look like TOO much of a tool, so I took the plunge.
Lucky for him, I was only one of a group of subjects so he didn’t have to build an entire article around your Retard Overlord. Frankly I cannot believe he included me in this group: Pamela Gellar of , Amanda Carpenter of , Ericka Anderson of , and .
Seriously. Do not ask me how this happened.
Anyway, check it out! .
I didn’t know what the subject matter would be until we got on the phone, and as soon as Hawkins asked me the first question, I thought oh SHIT. Watch your piehole Rachl Lukis! Don’t start yapping about stupid women and how much you hate MommyBloggers! Then I realized he wasn’t talking about MommyBloggers so I channeled my inner adult and answered all the questions honestly. It was terrifying but I managed to get through it without saying anything too dumb; you be the judge.
By the way, Hawkins doesn’t mention it in the section about how I got started, but he himself was the first of the two bigger bloggers to ever link me. Thank him for the monstrosity you see on your screen right now. I don’t remember exactly but I believe I was surfing the net to find something about 9/11, and came upon RWN and saw that it had links to smaller web sites like mine, so I sent Hawkins an email asking if he’d check my site out. He did, and blogrolled me, and in one day I went from about 50 readers to about 400, which encouraged me enough to write Instapundit to ask for a link, and the rest is the most important history of all time. Hawkins still sends me huge gobs of traffic from CG and is just really an all-around nice guy. (With a Southern accent that surprised me.)
Oh and based on your feedback and on what Malkin says in her part of the article, I’m going to try a bold new experiment: posting more than once or twice a day to see what it does to traffic as part of my scheme of capitalist greed. Watch out, next thing you know I will own FoxNews and shall rename it Tough Shit, America.
Post often and we will return often for our proper dose of abuse, cussin’, dog yappin’ and fun. Yup, at bats count, as they say.
March 4th, 2008 at 11:07 amNot wanting to turn this into a “Where I heard about Rachel Lucas” thread…I found your site linked on the blog of my favorite gun nut, Cam Edwards.
March 4th, 2008 at 11:08 amI think I came from Hog On Ice, but I also might have come here on direct orders from God, I’m not sure now.
March 4th, 2008 at 11:26 amNot sure where I was when I found your blog. Bill Whittle’s perhaps? Anyway, it was back in the day, Version 1 I guess, before the Blue Eyed Infidel iteration.
And I’d like to say you were some kind of inspiration for me to try my hand at running one of these bloggy thingies. I said to myself, “self, Rachel posts pictures of her dogs wearing underwear, and writes about hating shoppers in the grocery store. And she gets fame and fortune. How hard can it be?”
Naturally it’s turning out to be much harder than anticipated. Plus I have no pets, and very little underwear worth taking pictures of.
March 4th, 2008 at 11:30 amWhy no picture for you?
I first found your blog a while back when cruising on Kim du Toit’s blog. He linked to your list of what not to do when posting up a personal ad.
March 4th, 2008 at 11:32 amNo need to be so humble: you absolutely belong in that group. Good interview, and I don’t blame you for not posting a picture. After reading that Michelle Malkin had to move because of psycho moonbat stalkers it makes me want to go to the shooting range.
March 4th, 2008 at 11:35 amCrap, how cool are you? Good interview.
March 4th, 2008 at 11:43 amBWF. I like that. Has a certain classiness to it. Kinda like “MOR*.”
*Morbidly Obese Ridgeback
March 4th, 2008 at 12:02 pmThis is getting scary. You aren’t going to forget us when you are Queen of Earth, are you? Cuz ya’ know it’s comin’.
March 4th, 2008 at 12:03 pmI too found you on Kim’s website. Cannot get enough of him and the Mrs!! You too Rachel!
March 4th, 2008 at 12:09 pmI just now found you from Michelle Malkin’s site and read about your Italian vacation. I am already hooked. Damn, I don’t have time for this. Why’d you have to be so funny and enjoyable to read.
March 4th, 2008 at 12:10 pmI found you on Protein Wisdom.
March 4th, 2008 at 12:31 pmI found you from Instapundit.
I think it was the what not to do in a personals ad as well.
And you ARE in good company. I read you more than I read Michelle (though I do like her).
March 4th, 2008 at 12:41 pmVia Bill Whittle, way back when.
March 4th, 2008 at 12:43 pmI came to you through Fuzz Martin - I think it was when you were blogging about personal ads. Been hooked ever since.
March 4th, 2008 at 12:52 pmKept seeing you on people’s blogrolls … I think I first checked you out via Eject!Eject!Eject!
Great story: I liked what you had to say, and you came off very well. I appreciate John Hawkins for doing this piece. I daresay most of us regulars stop by to be amused, entertained, and informed not realizing how generous you are to put up with all the stalking and harrassment just so we can share your domain.
March 4th, 2008 at 1:01 pmDear Rachel: Now how did this happen? :=)
March 4th, 2008 at 1:13 pmBy the way — I “found” you in late 2001, I believe, [via Glenn?] happily donated…. and was disappointed when you dropped out-of-site. I loved your take-down of Fox News, etc. on their incessant use of the “crawls” that seemed to delight in scaring the everlovin’ crap out of us. I even saved your great “Review” of fat-ass Mikey’s “Bowling for Columbine” on . Very glad you’re back, kid.
I could live with Rachel owning foxnews:) Ratings would soar.
I envision more pieces on:
gun pron
March 4th, 2008 at 1:27 pmdoggie dress up
common sense rules on how to NOT be an asshat
“celebrity or politician asshat of the day” a new series kind of like “biography” only with Rachel’s special spin exposing the morons for what they are.
I found you throug the comic strip “Shabot600″’s webpage. The author linked you about the personal ads post as well.
March 4th, 2008 at 1:29 pmBTW I had no idea you had so many readers… good to know you’re appreciated as you should! Congrats!
I forget where I found out about you.
But I’m glad I did.
March 4th, 2008 at 1:47 pmEven Michelle Malkin recognizes the Awesomeness of our OverTard:
March 4th, 2008 at 1:50 pmDid you see my comment over there?
[not sucking up to our hostess or anything....]
March 4th, 2008 at 1:52 pmDearRachel,
I first came to you via Kim duToit also. Unfortunately, I am now on a government computer which filters KdT so I dont routinely go there any more. (only from home and I rarely turn that computer on).
I also first read you in your blog prior to Blue Eyed Infidel and I still cant grasp why you left me, and your other devoted readers of your first blog.
But I am grateful that you returned in your current incarnation. I also read you more than Malkin; I used to read her religiously but kind of drifted away from her and I dont know why.
You are gifted - in a special way. “tough shit, America” being a great example. When you do, inevitably, take over the world, can I be one of your Evil Minions? Perhaps a subaltern position? Not High and Mighty Evil Overlord Assistant, but maybe Deputy Assistant Asshat to the Assistant Deputy Evil Overlord (for Military Affairs) or something? (yes - I did a tour in OSD so am adept at Important Sounding but Menial Job Titles)
mike
March 4th, 2008 at 1:53 pmYou’re so not going to believe this. I found your site via . Instinct, of , posted a link to you. I thought it was funny and stayed. Now you give me most of my referrals. Funny how things work out.
March 4th, 2008 at 1:55 pmI found you through Bill Whittle’s glowing recommendation just last year. I mean, “Smart, funny, fearless, cute and the inventor of the! slam! critique! format! The nicest person I have never met.” is pretty damned persuasive.
Is it wrong to be slightly bummed that your picture didn’t appear alongside your interview as it did with the others? Conservative women are simply more beautiful than liberal women. It’s easily proved, albeit inductively, and that’s good enough for me!
March 4th, 2008 at 1:59 pmThe only disappointing part of the interview was that you didn’t dress Sunny in something daring and use her picture; other than that it rocked…..
March 4th, 2008 at 2:05 pmI think I found your site through Insty.
When you take over Fox, you’re going to have to pick a different name. The government has ruined the initials TSA for all time.
March 4th, 2008 at 2:14 pmI found your site through Bill Whittle, who needs to get off his tank and motivate me some more.
Oh, and in case anyone has seen Malkin’s post today, she officially said she would work for Rachl Lukis.
All hail to the Retard Overlord!
March 4th, 2008 at 2:46 pmI am sure I found you through James Lileks’s site — or was it Bill Whittle?
March 4th, 2008 at 2:47 pmBTAIM I’ve been reading you since your first permutation, then the Blue Eyed Infidel thing. I think I came around again via Bill and here you are!
I also bought one of your ‘Imagine No Liberals’ mug with the BabyHead® from the original site. My younger sister thought it was just too cool, and when I tried to order one for her, they were all sold out. So, being the Uber Generous brother I am, I gave it to her. Now I drink my tea from my YES Mexico ‘99 Tour mug.
When ARE those mugs gonna be available again, Raych?
I guess my post was eaten by Kismet, eh?
March 4th, 2008 at 2:49 pmI think I’ve told you how I found you. Frank was always going on and on and on and on about how awesome you are, and so I secretly hated you, because you could write about putting a leash on your dog, and everyone would praise it as the best blog entry of all time and you’d get about a million links to it. “Rachel Lucas put a leash on her dog! She’s so awesome! Heh!” And then I realized that the only reason everyone would praise you for any tiny thing you wrote is because you really are that awesome. So I sucked it up and stopped hating you for being awesome. You’re welcome, chicky.
Anyway, about Hawkins’s voice! I know, right? The first time I heard it I was like… “Dude?” I don’t know why the voice surprised me the first time I heard it, but I think my jaw actually hit the floor.
Oh, and I have your voice perfectly in my head, and one day we’re going to talk on the phone, and you’d better sound exactly as I imagine. Or else!
March 4th, 2008 at 2:51 pmi found your blog through RWN, which i checked every so often, but then john hawkins posted a link about your golden retriever story and i read it and i was like, this chick is really cool. and it went on from there.
congrats on the interview! here’s to many more
March 4th, 2008 at 3:03 pmI will own FoxNews and shall rename it Tough Shit, America.
I almost crapped my pants from laughing at that little nugget. I’m thinking of writing a book: Rachel Lucas’ Pearls of Wisdom. I just don’t know if I should
a) market it as fiction
b) market it as non-fiction or
c) cut you in on the profits
What to do, what to do.
March 4th, 2008 at 3:28 pmFriendsofDearRachel,
To show you how awesome I am (at least in my own mind), and in my never-ending quest to be recognized by Rachel in by-God electronic print, I will say that I not only once had a floating baby head “Imagine No Liberals” mug but that Rachel GAVE IT TO ME!!! Yes, the Supreme Capitalist of Awesomeness gave me (ME!! Two. Exclamation. Points. of. Emphasis.) one.
Which I stupidly dropped onto the hard floor about six months later and broke. And by then the One and Only Original Family RashelLukis blog was defunct so I could not buy a replacement. I was brokenhearted.
mike
March 4th, 2008 at 3:56 pmAnd, in all seriousness, look how some of us try to talk like Rachel when posting to her blog. This is flattery in its most sincerest ever form.
We just want to be like her. Awesome.
Mike
March 4th, 2008 at 4:02 pmmhuete,
I often envision the Grand Central Station locker creatures when I think of Rachel’s commenters. (From Men in Black II)
I want to be the mayor of that town…
March 4th, 2008 at 4:39 pmI’m very grateful for the Hawkins piece because I had no idea you were back in the sphere. It was worse off without you and we all missed you. Welcome back.
March 4th, 2008 at 4:39 pmCarbo,
Excellent visualization. Kudos.
March 4th, 2008 at 4:47 pmNow develop the chant we must all repeat.
Pleeze
mike
This sucks, but I have to put something down before the thread dies:
♪ Weeee’ve been waitin’ on the Raaaay-Tard, all the live-long day… ♪
[One of these days, my mouth is going to get my ass thrown out of here, as it seems Lance's has]
March 4th, 2008 at 6:22 pmI read your blog twice (at least) daily. Love the stuff.
March 4th, 2008 at 6:39 pmI got here from his Ejectiness, , at his last re-incarnation. Return of the Queen indeed.
You’re a riot girl, and you do it all by your own damn self (’ceptin for them mongrels of yours). That’s a rare feat with all the team-blogging that’s published nowadays.
I love this blog and visit several times a day. Keep ‘em coming.
March 4th, 2008 at 7:38 pmAs I often read your blog at work, I tend to keep my reactions to the funny stuff you write as low-key as possible (lest anyone discover that my look of intense concentration is not actually work related), but the line about taking over Fox News and renaming it “Tough Shit, America” made me laugh out loud.
Lucky no-one was around to witness it or I might have some explaining to do.
March 4th, 2008 at 7:46 pmI found my way here via Kim’s as well, and remembered laughing my backside off at some typical Rachelism. I haven’t been able to stay away since. Lass, you’re like crack for anyone who loves a good laugh and/or a good rant - and I do. All in your own awesome style.
March 4th, 2008 at 8:00 pmHey, if everyone keeps building up Rachel’s ego, she’ll never leave again.
Oh wait. That’s kind of the point, isn’t it? Eesh. I picked the wrong week to stop sniffing glue.
March 4th, 2008 at 8:39 pmhaiku wishing you
March 4th, 2008 at 10:42 pmcontinued success a long
time…you and rupert.
They interview someone named Rachel Lucas, and what I like is how whiny the question is. I felt almost kind of bad for her.
” Rachel explains why she doesn’t have a picture on her blog now (and why there isn’t one with this piece)
It’s maybe 5% because of the stalkers, but it’s mostly because I have seen what they do to other people. I have seen what they do to Ann Coulter, Michelle Malkin. They photoshop them. Do nasty stuff to them. Like pictures of Michelle Malkin hanging from a noose. That sort of thing.”
Boo! The interview is short, and I imagine the readers are perfectly happy about that. Pictures, dammit! This is about fantasizing that there’ s a hot woman out there who doesn’t truck with all that equality and intelligence crap, which is a lot harder to do without the pictures. It’s worth noting that Amanda “feminists are Teh Sluts” Carpenter has the picture up that’s the most likely to be the one she also has on her Match.com profile. Even Pamela went with a shot that says “read me” more than “date me”.
Best wishes Rachel. “Congrats” on getting noticed by one of the chief feminist stalkers of the left blogosphere. It’s too bad she felt that she needed to “objectify” you and couldn’t listen to what you had to say as a woman. If you were a “real” feminist in her book, I think she would have been agreeing with you.
March 4th, 2008 at 10:51 pmI came here from The Man himself….FrankJ.
Also sarahk & serenitys sites.
All the other weird/funny/strange places I found on my own.
March 5th, 2008 at 12:20 amI found you from Emperor Misha’s site many moons ago.
March 5th, 2008 at 6:21 amOh shoot…I forgot to begin my comment with “Dear Rachel”. Sorry mhuete…I’ll do better next time.
March 5th, 2008 at 6:23 amHi Rachel
March 5th, 2008 at 8:14 amI found you from Andrew Olmsteads blog which I unfortunately did not start reading until after he was killed. People like you are the reason I loved living in Texas so much and will again one day. Keep on planning your takeover of Fox News. And the rest of the world too.
I’d be happy for you to take over the world except that I probably qualify as a mommyblogger, though I’m an old one and vote Republican. Please let me live.
I found you on . But I’ve been here before from somewhere else.
Congrats on your interview!
March 5th, 2008 at 1:00 pm