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Friday Talking Points [38] -- Whiners And Cheeseheads

Chris Weigant | Posted 07.11.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Welcome back to Friday Talking Points, after a one-week hiatus! While plenty has happened in the past two weeks which bears close and careful analysis...

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Friday Talking Points [37] -- Welcome, New Readers

Chris Weigant | Posted 06.27.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

McCain flip-flops on torture, tax cuts, the religious right, Roe v. Wade, lobbyists, gay marriage, creationism, Iraq, talking to enemies, and just about any other subject you care to name.

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Precedent George Bush

Chris Weigant | Posted 06.25.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Bush's term in office will be remembered for the precedents it set, particularly in relation to the presidential power, and the separation of powers between the three branches of U.S. government.

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Where Is Hillary On The Campaign Trail?

Chris Weigant | Posted 06.18.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Hillary Clinton needs to start making some campaign appearances for Barack Obama and get on board the bandwagon in order to help this process along.

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6 Other Things that Aren't "Change We Can Believe In"

Seth Grahame-Smith | Posted 06.05.2008 | Politics

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Seth Grahame-Smith

McCain's "green speech" was one of the funniest half-hours of television since Arrested Development was canceled, and had all the energy and eloquence of Frankenstein on barbiturates.

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Hillary Holds Her Voters Hostage

Cenk Uygur | Posted 06.04.2008 | Politics

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Cenk Uygur

Clinton has shown, once again last night, without a shadow of a doubt that the one thing she cares about most is -- Hillary Clinton. That's not someone you want on your team.

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Friday Talking Points [32] -- Democrats Throw Bush A Few Elbows

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.16.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Borah Peak, at 12,662 feet high, is the highest point in Idaho. [That may sound like a strange place to begin this column, but please bear with me.] I...

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Friday Talking Points [31] -- Time To Beat McCain

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.09.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Now that that's all over with, can we please focus on beating John McCain? Virtually everyone (with the possible exception of Hillary Clinton -- I gue...

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August 28th -- A Good Date For Historic Speeches

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.07.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

August 28th will be the final day of the Democratic National Convention. Unless Hillary Clinton soon acquires the ability to perform miracles, the nominee giving the acceptance speech is going to be Barack Obama.

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Letting History Be Our Guide

Mike Lux | Posted 03.27.2008 | Politics

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Mike Lux

What Democrats need to do if we win is to cast off the caution and defensiveness of recent decades, and be bold in pushing for the major changes this country needs.

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Race Is Not A Black And White Issue

Chris Weigant | Posted 03.19.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

This campaign season isn't the last time race is going to be an issue in America. But the next conversations we have may come from a completely unexpected direction.

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The Impact Of Obama's Speech: A Pennsylvania Political Expert Weighs In

Laura J. Mansfield | Posted 03.19.2008 | Home

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Laura J. Mansfield

Barack Obama delivered a speech yesterday that is a rarity in the world of politics. Some called it historic. His speech addressed the controversy reg...

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We Are Here Because Of Ashley

Karen Russell | Posted 03.18.2008 | Politics

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Karen Russell

The cynics will continue to blather on about Rev. Wright and the politics of guilt by association. Others, like me, will be inspired by Obama's call to action and continue this provocative and healing dialogue on race.

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Sam Stein

Jesse Jackson: Obama Just Turned Crisis Into Opportunity

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 03.18.2008 | Politics

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JULY 9, 2008 UPDATE: Jesse Jackson's vulgar comments about Obama caught on tape... +++ Reverend Jesse Jackson, who is no stranger to America's raci...

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Speeches Do Matter

Michael Seitzman | Posted 02.14.2008 | Politics

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Michael Seitzman

The Clintons seem to have nothing left to add to the national conversation other than to tell us that the conversation itself is beneath them.

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From Obama Supporter to Volunteer in Three Days

Matt Townsend | Posted 02.02.2008 | Home

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Matt Townsend

My younger sister called me Saturday afternoon from Denver, Col. with excitement in her voice. "I just got back from phone banking, and it was aweso...

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Friday Talking Points [16] -- The State Of The Blog

Chris Weigant | Posted 01.25.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Netizens, fellow bloggers, Speaker Pelosi, Majority Leader Reid, Members of Congress, Supreme Court Justices, and all Americans... I am proud to stand...

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The Power Of Words

Susan Smalley | Posted 01.17.2008 | Living

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Susan Smalley

As I ponder the power of the word to incite and divide, to calm and connect, or to create and effect change, I am ever more cautious in what I say and how I listen to the words around me.

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Sam Stein

Clinton's Speech At MLK Rally Creates Awkward Environment

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 01.14.2008 | Politics

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Sen. Hillary Clinton found herself in an ironic scheduling quirk on Monday when, in the midst of a controversy over statements she made about Martin L...

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Church And State Revisited: The Story Of Smoot

Chris Weigant | Posted 12.10.2007 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Much ink was spilled over Mitt Romney's speech last week about his Mormon faith. Very little attention was paid to America's dark history of anti-Mormonism.

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MITT IS PROUD! TO! BE! A! (mumble)... mrmn

Barry Yourgrau | Posted 12.06.2007 | Politics

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Barry Yourgrau

Mitt's speech on his Mormonism today was meant to echo Kennedy's on Catholicism--was it? In his address--to a groomed audience--Mitt used the term MORMON, how many times? Once.

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The Democratic Candidate Campaign Speech Series

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.14.2007 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Nobody else -- nobody in the entire universe of media requests -- is asking for speech transcripts of presidential candidates. This should be a signal that the mainstream media is not even interested in what the actual candidates have to say.

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How George Bush Can Salvage His Presidency. Today.

Stephen Collins | Posted 09.05.2007 | Politics

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Stephen Collins

George Bush can re-write his place in history and be remembered as a great president. All he has to do is give this little speech I've written for him.

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