Comments on: Program Note http://www.chrisweigant.com/2012/07/26/program-note-27/ Reality-based political commentary Tue, 05 May 2026 04:46:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: nypoet22 http://www.chrisweigant.com/2012/07/26/program-note-27/#comment-24266 nypoet22 Sun, 29 Jul 2012 23:56:32 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=5954#comment-24266 i've been AWOi (away without internet) this week, driving through new york state, but i'd be happy to put in another column at some point. ~joshua i've been AWOi (away without internet) this week, driving through new york state, but i'd be happy to put in another column at some point.
~joshua

]]> By: michty6 http://www.chrisweigant.com/2012/07/26/program-note-27/#comment-24195 michty6 Fri, 27 Jul 2012 19:31:51 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=5954#comment-24195 Wrote another article about how Romney can learn something from the UK instead of insulting them and gaffing left, right and centre... :) Wrote another article about how Romney can learn something from the UK instead of insulting them and gaffing left, right and centre... :)

]]> By: michty6 http://www.chrisweigant.com/2012/07/26/program-note-27/#comment-24168 michty6 Fri, 27 Jul 2012 14:06:29 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=5954#comment-24168 FWIW my piece was totally satire (but obviously the best satire works because there is an element of truth in there ;)) FWIW my piece was totally satire (but obviously the best satire works because there is an element of truth in there ;))

]]> By: michty6 http://www.chrisweigant.com/2012/07/26/program-note-27/#comment-24163 michty6 Fri, 27 Jul 2012 13:52:56 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=5954#comment-24163 Chris, I already sent one. I take it it didn't work? Chris, I already sent one. I take it it didn't work?

]]> By: Elizabeth Miller http://www.chrisweigant.com/2012/07/26/program-note-27/#comment-24153 Elizabeth Miller Fri, 27 Jul 2012 11:46:20 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=5954#comment-24153 CWC, Okay, now THAT was funny! Seriously, I think most of the inmates here know precisely who I'm talking about. And, I won't have much trouble making it funny as Michele Bachmann figures prominently. Heh. She is SUCH a hoot! ... "A hapless Republican House member tries to ask an intelligent question at a committee hearing ... WAIT! A Republican House member tries to do WHAT!?" Frankly, the real fun would come in the comments section ... if you know what I mean and I'm pretty sure that you do! :) CWC,

Okay, now THAT was funny!

Seriously, I think most of the inmates here know precisely who I'm talking about. And, I won't have much trouble making it funny as Michele Bachmann figures prominently. Heh. She is SUCH a hoot! ...

"A hapless Republican House member tries to ask an intelligent question at a committee hearing ... WAIT! A Republican House member tries to do WHAT!?"

Frankly, the real fun would come in the comments section ... if you know what I mean and I'm pretty sure that you do! :)

]]> By: CWCunningham http://www.chrisweigant.com/2012/07/26/program-note-27/#comment-24150 CWCunningham Fri, 27 Jul 2012 05:13:35 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=5954#comment-24150 Elizabeth, Thank you for your comment on the other thread. I fully expected that the last line in #5 was going to be "I'm just trying to figure out who that is", which would have been funny. But seriously, I think "funny" is a great place to go when you've got nothing else, but thoughtful and well reasoned trumps funny every time. Some things scream out PLEASE MAKE FUN OF ME, but I doubt Chris is exclusively looking for funny items, I think that was more a suggestion to inspire the creative juices. There's no sense trying to fit a square peg into a sows ear. Go with a sincere piece, and if Chris says it's not funny enough, preface it with: "A republican walks into a bar, and everybody left. Which brings me to a serious story ..." Go for it! Elizabeth,
Thank you for your comment on the other thread.

I fully expected that the last line in #5 was going to be "I'm just trying to figure out who that is", which would have been funny.

But seriously, I think "funny" is a great place to go when you've got nothing else, but thoughtful and well reasoned trumps funny every time. Some things scream out PLEASE MAKE FUN OF ME, but I doubt Chris is exclusively looking for funny items, I think that was more a suggestion to inspire the creative juices. There's no sense trying to fit a square peg into a sows ear. Go with a sincere piece, and if Chris says it's not funny enough, preface it with: "A republican walks into a bar, and everybody left. Which brings me to a serious story ..."

Go for it!

]]> By: Kevin http://www.chrisweigant.com/2012/07/26/program-note-27/#comment-24149 Kevin Fri, 27 Jul 2012 05:05:45 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=5954#comment-24149 Elizabeth, looking forward to it if it makes it past the Chris screen :) Elizabeth, looking forward to it if it makes it past the Chris screen :)

]]> By: Elizabeth Miller http://www.chrisweigant.com/2012/07/26/program-note-27/#comment-24148 Elizabeth Miller Fri, 27 Jul 2012 04:35:49 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=5954#comment-24148 Kevin, Your quip about sensors was very, very nice. Well, I've been kicking an idea around for a piece that has something to do with one of my favourite Obama administration officials and I'm not talking about the vice president. It would be about one of the other hardest working and dedicated public servants America has ever had and someone who has accomplished quite a lot for the American people under difficult and unprecedented circumstances and who has been largely unthanked by an ungrateful nation. I'm just trying to figure out how to make it funny. Kevin,

Your quip about sensors was very, very nice.

Well, I've been kicking an idea around for a piece that has something to do with one of my favourite Obama administration officials and I'm not talking about the vice president.

It would be about one of the other hardest working and dedicated public servants America has ever had and someone who has accomplished quite a lot for the American people under difficult and unprecedented circumstances and who has been largely unthanked by an ungrateful nation.

I'm just trying to figure out how to make it funny.

]]> By: Chris Weigant http://www.chrisweigant.com/2012/07/26/program-note-27/#comment-24147 Chris Weigant Fri, 27 Jul 2012 04:33:02 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=5954#comment-24147 Kevin - Take my threats along the lines of "Don't make me pull this car over, because I will!" -- take them with a grain of salt. :-) -CW Kevin -

Take my threats along the lines of "Don't make me pull this car over, because I will!" -- take them with a grain of salt.

:-)

-CW

]]> By: Kevin http://www.chrisweigant.com/2012/07/26/program-note-27/#comment-24146 Kevin Fri, 27 Jul 2012 03:22:44 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=5954#comment-24146 What about you, Elizabeth? I certainly know you have many opinions, and I'd enjoy reading them in a piece about your overall philosophy. With Michale, I just hope anything relates to the world most of us live in; hence my quip about sensors. What about you, Elizabeth? I certainly know you have many opinions, and I'd enjoy reading them in a piece about your overall philosophy. With Michale, I just hope anything relates to the world most of us live in; hence my quip about sensors.

]]> By: Elizabeth Miller http://www.chrisweigant.com/2012/07/26/program-note-27/#comment-24142 Elizabeth Miller Fri, 27 Jul 2012 00:59:57 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=5954#comment-24142 Kevin, Michale is working on his article as we speak. And, it's guaranteed to be a real page turner ... I mean, page scroller ... that will definitely get past the <i>sensors</i> :) Let's just hope it gets published! Kevin,

Michale is working on his article as we speak.

And, it's guaranteed to be a real page turner ... I mean, page scroller ... that will definitely get past the sensors :)

Let's just hope it gets published!

]]> By: Kevin http://www.chrisweigant.com/2012/07/26/program-note-27/#comment-24141 Kevin Fri, 27 Jul 2012 00:26:08 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=5954#comment-24141 Chris, no one ever thought this would be easy. I've been mulling over an idea for a little while; I wasn't aware there was a time frame. I foolishly assumed that during the month, if there wasn't a piece that passed your scrutiny, you'd re-run an old post. Which would be fine by me, I implicitly trust your judgement. Am I misreading your threat? I'd even read a Michale piece if it made it past your sensors :) Chris, no one ever thought this would be easy. I've been mulling over an idea for a little while; I wasn't aware there was a time frame. I foolishly assumed that during the month, if there wasn't a piece that passed your scrutiny, you'd re-run an old post. Which would be fine by me, I implicitly trust your judgement. Am I misreading your threat? I'd even read a Michale piece if it made it past your sensors :)

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