Comments on: In (Partial) Defense Of Michele Bachmann http://www.chrisweigant.com/2010/04/08/in-partial-defense-of-michele-bachmann/ Reality-based political commentary Wed, 17 Jun 2026 13:31:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Chris Weigant http://www.chrisweigant.com/2010/04/08/in-partial-defense-of-michele-bachmann/#comment-8383 Chris Weigant Tue, 13 Apr 2010 06:27:22 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=1843#comment-8383 dsws - Aha! That makes more sense, indeed. :-) -CW dsws -

Aha! That makes more sense, indeed.

:-)

-CW

]]> By: dsws http://www.chrisweigant.com/2010/04/08/in-partial-defense-of-michele-bachmann/#comment-8374 dsws Mon, 12 Apr 2010 16:22:23 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=1843#comment-8374 Thanks for the welcome. Yes, I'm the same dsws as on HuffPo, Dan S. Wylie-Sears (although if I ever start an organization I'll call it Don't Subsidize Wall Street). Sorry I wasn't clear. I was griping about the MSM, not about you. I say it so often I was thinking you must have heard it from me on HP. You're getting it right: all-out partisanship within the bounds of full respect for facts even when some facts favor the other side. The MSM gets it wrong: even-handedness to the point of pretending that there's no distinction to be made between flat-earthers and round-earthers. I just get elliptical about it when I feel like I'm turning into a johnny-one-note. Coming from me, "you'd never make it in the MSM" is a compliment. As you say, why would you want to? Thanks for the welcome. Yes, I'm the same dsws as on HuffPo, Dan S. Wylie-Sears (although if I ever start an organization I'll call it Don't Subsidize Wall Street).

Sorry I wasn't clear. I was griping about the MSM, not about you. I say it so often I was thinking you must have heard it from me on HP.

You're getting it right: all-out partisanship within the bounds of full respect for facts even when some facts favor the other side. The MSM gets it wrong: even-handedness to the point of pretending that there's no distinction to be made between flat-earthers and round-earthers. I just get elliptical about it when I feel like I'm turning into a johnny-one-note.

Coming from me, "you'd never make it in the MSM" is a compliment. As you say, why would you want to?

]]> By: Chris Weigant http://www.chrisweigant.com/2010/04/08/in-partial-defense-of-michele-bachmann/#comment-8369 Chris Weigant Sun, 11 Apr 2010 21:53:53 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=1843#comment-8369 dsws - First off, welcome to the site, I'm assuming you're the same dsws from over at HuffPost... Secondly, why would I want to make it in the MSM? Heh. Seriously, though, are you sure this didn't get posted to the wrong article? I mean, this is indeed a valid criticism for Friday's column, as we endulge in all-out partisanship on Fridays here (for which I get a lot of heat for, but still enjoy doing). But this article is all about facts -- the fact that Bachmann is technically right in her statement (although not in her far-flung conclusions, of course). So I really don't understand your complaint. Which facts did I ignore? Or do you take exception to the conclusion I drew? I'm confused. I'm not being sarcastic, just encouraging you to expand on your comment a bit. -CW dsws -

First off, welcome to the site, I'm assuming you're the same dsws from over at HuffPost...

Secondly, why would I want to make it in the MSM? Heh.

Seriously, though, are you sure this didn't get posted to the wrong article? I mean, this is indeed a valid criticism for Friday's column, as we endulge in all-out partisanship on Fridays here (for which I get a lot of heat for, but still enjoy doing). But this article is all about facts -- the fact that Bachmann is technically right in her statement (although not in her far-flung conclusions, of course). So I really don't understand your complaint. Which facts did I ignore? Or do you take exception to the conclusion I drew? I'm confused. I'm not being sarcastic, just encouraging you to expand on your comment a bit.

-CW

]]> By: dsws http://www.chrisweigant.com/2010/04/08/in-partial-defense-of-michele-bachmann/#comment-8365 dsws Sun, 11 Apr 2010 10:20:02 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=1843#comment-8365 You would never make it in the mainstream media. Facts? No, there's only the controversy. It must never be suggested that the earth actually has a shape, independent of what the two sides (of the controversy, not the earth) say about it. You would never make it in the mainstream media. Facts? No, there's only the controversy. It must never be suggested that the earth actually has a shape, independent of what the two sides (of the controversy, not the earth) say about it.

]]> By: Chris Weigant: Friday Talking Points [118] — Cold War Jumps Shark « Read NEWS http://www.chrisweigant.com/2010/04/08/in-partial-defense-of-michele-bachmann/#comment-8337 Chris Weigant: Friday Talking Points [118] — Cold War Jumps Shark « Read NEWS Sat, 10 Apr 2010 03:37:03 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=1843#comment-8337 [...] was yesterday, when I felt compelled (for some strange reason) to post a column entitled “In (Partial) Defense Of Michele Bachmann,” which is not the usual thing, shall we say, in this column [...] [...] was yesterday, when I felt compelled (for some strange reason) to post a column entitled “In (Partial) Defense Of Michele Bachmann,” which is not the usual thing, shall we say, in this column [...]

]]> By: Chris Weigant: Friday Talking Points [118] — Cold War Jumps Shark http://www.chrisweigant.com/2010/04/08/in-partial-defense-of-michele-bachmann/#comment-8336 Chris Weigant: Friday Talking Points [118] — Cold War Jumps Shark Sat, 10 Apr 2010 02:29:33 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=1843#comment-8336 [...] was yesterday, when I felt compelled (for some strange reason) to post a column entitled “In (Partial) Defense Of Michele Bachmann,” which is not the usual thing, shall we say, in this column [...] [...] was yesterday, when I felt compelled (for some strange reason) to post a column entitled “In (Partial) Defense Of Michele Bachmann,” which is not the usual thing, shall we say, in this column [...]

]]> By: Chris Weigant: Friday Talking Points [118] — Cold War Jumps Shark | Updated News http://www.chrisweigant.com/2010/04/08/in-partial-defense-of-michele-bachmann/#comment-8334 Chris Weigant: Friday Talking Points [118] — Cold War Jumps Shark | Updated News Sat, 10 Apr 2010 01:20:00 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=1843#comment-8334 [...] was yesterday, when I felt compelled (for some strange reason) to post a column entitled “In (Partial) Defense Of Michele Bachmann,” which is not the usual thing, shall we say, in this column [...] [...] was yesterday, when I felt compelled (for some strange reason) to post a column entitled “In (Partial) Defense Of Michele Bachmann,” which is not the usual thing, shall we say, in this column [...]

]]> By: ChrisWeigant.com » Friday Talking Points [118] -- Cold War Jumps Shark http://www.chrisweigant.com/2010/04/08/in-partial-defense-of-michele-bachmann/#comment-8332 ChrisWeigant.com » Friday Talking Points [118] -- Cold War Jumps Shark Sat, 10 Apr 2010 00:52:25 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=1843#comment-8332 [...] In (Partial) Defense Of Michele Bachmann [...] [...] In (Partial) Defense Of Michele Bachmann [...]

]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2010/04/08/in-partial-defense-of-michele-bachmann/#comment-8331 Michale Fri, 09 Apr 2010 11:34:37 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=1843#comment-8331 Yea, politicians do love their conspiracy theories.. The problem is, like so many other things they say and do, it's always situational-based... Michale..... Yea, politicians do love their conspiracy theories..

The problem is, like so many other things they say and do, it's always situational-based...

Michale.....

]]> By: Chris Weigant http://www.chrisweigant.com/2010/04/08/in-partial-defense-of-michele-bachmann/#comment-8329 Chris Weigant Fri, 09 Apr 2010 00:05:11 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=1843#comment-8329 The site appears to be back up and running. Let me know if anyone has any problems with it in the next few days. I don't know what maintenance my ISP did, but everything should be back to normal, so let me know if it isn't. Thanks, and sorry for the interruption in service. -CW The site appears to be back up and running. Let me know if anyone has any problems with it in the next few days. I don't know what maintenance my ISP did, but everything should be back to normal, so let me know if it isn't. Thanks, and sorry for the interruption in service.

-CW

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