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The Media's Double Standard On Showing Neda's Death

Chris Weigant | Posted 07.25.2009 | Media

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Either show us the Neda video uncensored, or don't show the poster. You can't really have this one both ways. The American public can either handle this image or we can't. Decide, and be consistent.

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Barney Frank Introduces Marijuana Legislation

Chris Weigant | Posted 07.23.2009 | Politics

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How many Democrats do we need to elect to Congress before such commonsense laws are passed to rein in some of the excesses of past eras?

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Gays To Obama: "If Not Now, When?"

Chris Weigant | Posted 07.18.2009 | Politics

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The political reality is that -- especially for contentious issues -- there is a very small window for presidents to get things done.

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An Ad Script for Teddy Kennedy on Healthcare Reform

Chris Weigant | Posted 07.16.2009 | Politics

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In the debate about healthcare reform, why are the loudest voices in the room the ones who seemingly are against all reform? Where are the champions ...

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My Third Anniversary Blogging

Chris Weigant | Posted 07.11.2009 | Politics

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This column apparently shares a birthday with none other than Donald Duck, who turned 75 years old yesterday. Who knew? Yes, my column turned three years old yesterday.

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A Question for Dick Cheney: Should We Now Waterboard Tiller's Murderer?

Chris Weigant | Posted 07.09.2009 | Politics

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Roeder is claiming the now-infamous "ticking time bomb" scenario of what can only be termed domestic terrorism. Doesn't this mean that he should immediately be waterboarded?

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Friday Talking Points [80] -- Parsing Obama's Cairo Speech

Chris Weigant | Posted 07.06.2009 | World

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This is an interesting and refreshing subtext in Obama's entire speech -- he says things are "facts" and not opinions. Considering the lunacy that passes for "political debate" on American television screens -- where there are always two points of view, and every "fact" is subject to spin from one side or another -- it is a breath of fresh air.

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Senator Sessions, Judge Sotomayor, And Racism

Chris Weigant | Posted 07.04.2009 | Politics

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In all the hoopla over Judge Sonia Sotomayor being nominated to the Supreme Court, there is one interesting side story that the media is largely ignor...

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Obama Poll Watch [May 2009] -- Obama v. Clinton (First Term)

Chris Weigant | Posted 07.02.2009 | Politics

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The stability of Obama's numbers (especially the approval rating) continued in May, which is remarkable compared to other presidents during the same time period in their terms.

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Friday Talking Points [79] -- Judicial Activism And Bias

Chris Weigant | Posted 06.29.2009 | Politics

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"Judicial activism" (or, alternatively, "legislating from the bench") is defined -- no matter what your political beliefs -- as "judges not ruling the...

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Exclusive Interview With Geoffrey Nunberg, On The Years Of Talking Dangerously

Chris Weigant | Posted 06.20.2009 | Media

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Epithets like "socialist" and "fascist" enable people on the right to bond with each other and -- though they may not acknowledge it -- to alienate everybody else.

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What, Exactly, Was Pelosi Supposed to Do?

Chris Weigant | Posted 06.18.2009 | Politics

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Pelosi can be defended for being in an impossible situation at the time. Even if she disagreed with the policy, there simply wasn't much for her to do about it.

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First Milestone Approaches In Iraq Withdrawal Timetable

Chris Weigant | Posted 06.13.2009 | World

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America pulling combat forces out of Iraqi cities is going to have multiple effects within the country. At this point, nobody can accurately predict what those effects are going to be with 100 percent reliability.

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Solving Kashmir

Chris Weigant | Posted 06.11.2009 | World

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If Pakistan and India could declare peace and accept a line through the region as their final national boundaries, it could pay off huge dividends in the fight against terrorists.

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Time Magazine Hacked, Proving Unreliability Of Online Polls

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.30.2009 | Media

The folks responsible are overjoyed that their ballot-stuffing was so successful. They will tell you -- in full technical detail -- how they accomplished the feat.

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Digging In To Obama's (And Republicans') Poll Numbers

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.28.2009 | Politics

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Barack Obama continues to ride a wave of public support as we approach the magic "100th day" of his presidency. Since I wrote about his 100 days (94 ...

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First 100 Days Retrospective: Ford, Carter, Reagan

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.23.2009 | Politics

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What is striking is how often the media gets it wrong when measuring up new presidents. Journalists should approach judging a president's first 100 days with some humility.

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American Violet: A Powerful Movie about Race and the Drug War

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.16.2009 | Politics

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Without spoiling the ending, American Violet is an excellent movie, and tells the story in a moving and heart-wrenching fashion.

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Tea And Sympathy

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.14.2009 | Politics

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If the modern-day Tea Parties are smart, they would try to educate the public and hang their whole protest on the "anti-bailout" hook.

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Obama Should Be Ashamed Only Two-Thirds Approve of Him

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.09.2009 | Politics

People are weighing their own impressions of our new president with what the media is telling them to believe. For the most part, they are deciding that the media's take is wrong.

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Is Cap-And-Trade Dead This Year?

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.07.2009 | Politics

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Democrats are all but admitting that they're killing off cap-and-trade for this year's legislative season. When the time comes, they will be blaming the Republicans, even though their own cowardice is the real culprit.

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Obama Declares Himself President-For-Life (No Fooling!)

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.02.2009 | Politics

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"I am ashamed at getting my stimulus bill passed so quickly. Republicans, those masters of bipartisanship, offered their sincere efforts to delay this bill for months and, I admit, I ignored them."

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Oh, The Humanity! Godless Huffington Post Commenters Wickedly Destroying Conservatism

Chris Weigant | Posted 04.30.2009 | Media

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Due to a genetic deformity among conservatives, they are seemingly born without being able to spot irony in all its delicious forms.

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Question For Obama: How About A Science-Based Drug Policy?

Chris Weigant | Posted 04.25.2009 | Politics

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A Surprise In Obama's Poll Numbers

Chris Weigant | Posted 04.18.2009 | Politics

Rather than looking at the overall picture of how Obama's doing in the polls, I have been noticing something interesting which I don't believe others have picked up on.

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