Comments on: My 2010 "McLaughlin Awards" [Part 1] http://www.chrisweigant.com/2010/12/17/my-2010-mclaughlin-awards-part-1/ Reality-based political commentary Tue, 05 May 2026 04:46:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Chris Weigant: My 2010 “McLaughlin Awards” [Part 2] » Grubbyhub Blog - Get Your Latest Info Here! http://www.chrisweigant.com/2010/12/17/my-2010-mclaughlin-awards-part-1/#comment-12557 Chris Weigant: My 2010 “McLaughlin Awards” [Part 2] » Grubbyhub Blog - Get Your Latest Info Here! Sat, 25 Dec 2010 11:41:05 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=3180#comment-12557 [...] Awards” (named for the television show where we get these categories, of course) ran last week, so check it [...] [...] Awards” (named for the television show where we get these categories, of course) ran last week, so check it [...]

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]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2010/12/17/my-2010-mclaughlin-awards-part-1/#comment-12485 Michale Mon, 20 Dec 2010 18:26:05 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=3180#comment-12485 <I>Disappointed that the DREAM act didn't, but progress is progress. </I> I was for the DREAM act.... Before I was against it. :D Michale..... 184 Disappointed that the DREAM act didn't, but progress is progress.

I was for the DREAM act.... Before I was against it. :D

Michale.....
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]]> By: akadjian http://www.chrisweigant.com/2010/12/17/my-2010-mclaughlin-awards-part-1/#comment-12481 akadjian Mon, 20 Dec 2010 16:41:51 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=3180#comment-12481 On a happy note ... I have to say I was pleasantly surprised to see that DADT passed. Disappointed that the DREAM act didn't, but progress is progress. -David On a happy note ...

I have to say I was pleasantly surprised to see that DADT passed.

Disappointed that the DREAM act didn't, but progress is progress.

-David

]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2010/12/17/my-2010-mclaughlin-awards-part-1/#comment-12474 Michale Sat, 18 Dec 2010 11:13:18 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=3180#comment-12474 <I>But the real irony here is that the feds didn't go ballistic when Assange published his war documents, but when he released diplomatic cables.</I> Glad to see that I am not the only one who noticed this. The hypocrisy from the Administration is appalling.. And I can imagine the grunts on the ground are pretty disgusted with their civilian leadership.. Michale..... 178 But the real irony here is that the feds didn't go ballistic when Assange published his war documents, but when he released diplomatic cables.

Glad to see that I am not the only one who noticed this.

The hypocrisy from the Administration is appalling.. And I can imagine the grunts on the ground are pretty disgusted with their civilian leadership..

Michale.....
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]]> By: akadjian http://www.chrisweigant.com/2010/12/17/my-2010-mclaughlin-awards-part-1/#comment-12471 akadjian Sat, 18 Dec 2010 02:03:35 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=3180#comment-12471 Good call on person of the year! Time Magazine totally chickened out - probably afraid they'd somehow draw the ire of the Justice Department. <i> almost nobody is talking about punishing respected news organizations (the New York Times, among them) for doing essentially the same thing Wikileaks did, with the same documents </i> Seems like they might be investigating just this idea ... http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6BH03F20101218 I have no idea what they're hoping to gain from this as the more they go after Wikileaks, the more people are curious about it. Unless they've finally started playing by conservative rules of "gaming the media" w/ fake national security issues :) Good call on person of the year! Time Magazine totally chickened out - probably afraid they'd somehow draw the ire of the Justice Department.

almost nobody is talking about punishing respected news organizations (the New York Times, among them) for doing essentially the same thing Wikileaks did, with the same documents

Seems like they might be investigating just this idea ...
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6BH03F20101218

I have no idea what they're hoping to gain from this as the more they go after Wikileaks, the more people are curious about it.

Unless they've finally started playing by conservative rules of "gaming the media" w/ fake national security issues :)

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