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Friday Talking Points [14]

Chris Weigant | Posted 01.11.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Time for another fun round of Democratic talking points for the weekend ahead! After a hiatus for the year-end awards, and then a special "all electi...

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We Got It Wrong. New Hampshire Voters Got It Right.

Chris Weigant | Posted 01.09.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

On the morning after the New Hampshire primary, one strong conclusion can be drawn: the media collectively blew it. This should be seen as downright ...

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Hillary, We're Just Not That Into You

Paul Jenkins | Posted 01.08.2008 | Politics

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Paul Jenkins

We want to say it's nothing personal, but it is, and the Clintons have now progressed from denial to anger, as they realize that it's not going to happen.

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Political Earthquakes

Jim Wallis | Posted 01.08.2008 | Politics

Read More: Change, Democrat, Poverty, New Hampshire Primary, Iowa Caucus, Mike Huckabee, Iraq War, Republican, Election Year, Barack Obama, Religion, Religion and Politics, 2008 Election, Politics News
Jim Wallis

Both are "religious" candidates. Obama is virtually a public theologian; Huckabee is actually a former Baptist pastor who can out-preach, out-charm, and out-Bible almost anyone.

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My Primary Picks For New Hampshire

Chris Weigant | Posted 01.07.2008 | Home

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Chris Weigant

Welcome to the second of a continuing series of my attempt to emulate a television sports reporter by giving "picks" for the winners in the New Hampsh...

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My Picks For Iowa

Chris Weigant | Posted 01.02.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Tomorrow's Iowa caucuses are certainly reaping a bumper crop of blather in the news. Pundits everywhere are weighing in on every aspect of both the D...

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We Need Edwards to Get the Nomination

Kevin Law | Posted 12.31.2007 | Politics

Read More: Iowa, Politics, Democrat, Obama, Edwards, Ob, New Hampshire, Clinton, Election, Nomination, Politics News
Kevin Law

Every single problem we face as a nation is stymied by the money interests that have bought up Washington. If you think these problems can be handled with the present system, forget it.

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My "McLaughlin Awards" For 2007 [Part 2]

Chris Weigant | Posted 12.28.2007 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

OK, here we go with Part 2 of my annual McLaughlin Awards. Last week's column covered the first half of these awards. Unfortunately (as of this writi...

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Predictions For 2008

Chris Weigant | Posted 12.17.2007 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

A reader recently took me to task for an article I wrote a month ago -- "What Will Be The Big Issue A Year And A Day From Now?" His complaint was tha...

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Friday Talking Points [Vol. 12]

Chris Weigant | Posted 12.14.2007 | Politics

Read More: White House, Gwen Ifill, Pat Leahy, Fisa, Rumsfeld, Telecom, Witch Hunt, Fatuous, John Kerry, Midotw, Contempt of Congress, Most Impressive Democrat of the Week, Reid, News Hour, Special Counsel, Witch, Warrantless Wiretapping, Oversight, Democrat, Edwards, Congress, Joe Biden, Richardson, Justice Department, Democrats, Investigation, Mddotw, Interrogation Tapes, Wiretapping, Alberto Gonzales, Nixon, Up or Down Vote, Wiccan, Cocaine, Stuart Bowen, Cloture, Cia, Cheney, Filibuster, Iraq, Chris Dodd, Obama, Privacy, Bush, Pelosi, 10-Year War, Continuing Resolution, Most Disappointing Democrat of the Week, Scooter Libby, Hex, Inspector General, Judiciary Committee, Specter, Attorney General, Contempt, Robert Wexler, CIA Tapes, Roadblock Republicans, Executive Branch, Independent Counsel, Wicca, Telecommunication, Torture, King George, Grassley, Politics News
Chris Weigant

The whole Obama flap over cocaine (fueled by the Clinton camp) needs to get shot down right away, before any Republicans consider using it to attack Obama. And it's so pathetically easy to shoot this one down.

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The Democratic Candidate Campaign Speech Series

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.14.2007 | Politics

Read More: Speech, Primary, Transcript, Democrat, Chris Dodd, Joe Biden, 08, Campaign, Bill Richardson, Barack Obama, Election, President, Mike Gravel, Nomination, Primaries, 2008, Dennis Kucinich, Stump Speech, John Edwards, Hillary Clinton, Politics News
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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Friday Democratic Talking Points [Vol. 5]

Chris Weigant | Posted 10.12.2007 | Politics

Read More: Al Gore, Democrat, World Court, Nuremburg, United Nations, Catholics United, Iraq, John Rockefeller, Bush, Charles Rangel, AT&T, Armenia, Talking Points, National Security, Blackwater, Nancy Pelosi, Childrens Health, Health Care, Rule of Law, War Crime, Abortion, Turkey, Marines, Amnesty, Catholic, Congress, Nobel Peace Prize, Pro-Life, Ted Kennedy, Talk Radio, Genocide, Schip, Wiretapping, Verizon, Death Penalty, Nazi, Christian, Senate, Torture, Politics News
Chris Weigant

Welcome back to the weekly talking points for Democrats appearing on television this weekend. Before I begin, I'd like to wish Ted Kennedy a fast and...

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Public School Teachers Endorse Hillary Clinton

Dan Brown | Posted 10.09.2007 | Politics

Read More: Education, American Federation of Teachers, Merit Pay, John Edwards, Democrat, Head Start, Hillary Clinton, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Bill Richardson, Republication, Aft, Politics News
Dan Brown

Hillary Clinton has received the backing of the 1.4 million-strong American Federation of Teachers, the biggest union endorsement so far for any presidential candidate.

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Friday Democratic Talking Points

Chris Weigant | Posted 09.28.2007 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Time for another round of Democratic talking points, for the benefit of whoever's going to be on this weekend's Sunday morning talk shows (or for any ...

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Is It Time For Harry Reid To Step Down?

Chris Weigant | Posted 09.24.2007 | Politics

Read More: Leadership, Russ Feingold, Civil Liberties, Bill of Rights, Cloture, Patrick Leahy, Civil Rights, Filibuster, Chris Dodd, Iraq, Campaign, Ex Post Facto, Jim Webb, Bush, 2008, John Kerry, Carl Levin, Vice President, Judiciary Committee, MoveOn.Org, Budget, War, Attorney General, Democrat, Congress, Majority Leader, Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Election, Ted Kennedy, Wiretapping, Brass Balls, Harry Reid, Hillary Clinton, Veto, Senate, Politics News
Chris Weigant

Is it time to call on Harry Reid to step down from his position as Senate Majority Leader? This column poses the question, but admittedly, provides no...

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Friday Democratic Talking Points

Chris Weigant | Posted 09.21.2007 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Why are Democrats so lame on basic PR? Someone asked me that question on my blog the other day, and I didn't really have an answer. Why are Democrats...

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Counting Senate Votes On Iraq... 56... 57... 60... 67....

Chris Weigant | Posted 09.19.2007 | Politics

Read More: Section 8, White House, Moderate, Congress, Pentagon, Lamar Alexander, Oregon, Terminator, Mccain, President, Commander-in-Chief, Pence, Murtha, Military, Norm Coleman, Elizabeth Dole. Judd Gregg, Black, Constitution, Reid, Petraeus, Ramstad, Hispanic, Webb, Warner, Democratic Response, Republican Party, West, Robert Bennett, Latino, Democrat, Minnesota, Nebraska, Micromanagement, Vermont, Iraq, Liberal, South Dakota, Bush, California, Lieberman, Article 1, Kanye West, Maine, Northeast, New Hampshire, Strawman, Kanye, Indiana, Governator, Pete Wilson, Libertarian, Gordon Smith, Tim Johnson, Minority, Sununu, Domenici, Virginia, Prop-186, Reed, Collins, Murkowski, Gates, Snowe, Hagel, Schwarzenegger, Voinovich, Politics News
Chris Weigant

When you parse it all out, it comes down to 50-50 on the subject of Iraq, but there are four names being floated as candidates for GOP aisle-crossing.

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Open Letter To Speaker Pelosi And Majority Leader Reid

Chris Weigant | Posted 09.10.2007 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Either the polls are lying to me, or you guys are just ignoring the public and conspiring to prove that Democrats have no backbone whatsoever.

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Watch Basra

Chris Weigant | Posted 09.05.2007 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Watch Basra. Because as goes Basra may go the entire Iraq debate in Washington.

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September: Democrats' Last Chance To Show Some Backbone

Chris Weigant | Posted 09.04.2007 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

It's September, and Congress is back in Washington. I hope they got nice and rested on their month-long vacation, because the next month is going to ...

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