Comments on: Listen To The Candidates, Not The Beltway Cocktail Party Chatter http://www.chrisweigant.com/2018/05/17/listen-to-the-candidates-not-the-beltway-cocktail-party-chatter/ Reality-based political commentary Wed, 06 May 2026 16:52:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Chris Weigant http://www.chrisweigant.com/2018/05/17/listen-to-the-candidates-not-the-beltway-cocktail-party-chatter/#comment-119126 Chris Weigant Tue, 22 May 2018 07:06:58 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=15480#comment-119126 Kick [1] - Thanks for the kind words! TheStig [2] - I have no specific hatred of "unpacking." Although a friend of mine and I did have a converstaion about the phrase "thinking outside the box" recently, but I've never had a real opinion on unpacking, I think... TheStig [3] - I think, if Trump ever blows his top on Avenatti, that you have put your finger on the reason why it'll happen -- Avenatti is getting better ratings than Trump! Heh. AS for the rest of this thread, as Neil Sedaka put it: "breaking up is hard to do..." :-) -CW Kick [1] -

Thanks for the kind words!

TheStig [2] -

I have no specific hatred of "unpacking." Although a friend of mine and I did have a converstaion about the phrase "thinking outside the box" recently, but I've never had a real opinion on unpacking, I think...

TheStig [3] -

I think, if Trump ever blows his top on Avenatti, that you have put your finger on the reason why it'll happen -- Avenatti is getting better ratings than Trump!

Heh.

AS for the rest of this thread, as Neil Sedaka put it: "breaking up is hard to do..."

:-)

-CW

]]> By: nypoet22 http://www.chrisweigant.com/2018/05/17/listen-to-the-candidates-not-the-beltway-cocktail-party-chatter/#comment-119103 nypoet22 Sat, 19 May 2018 03:35:01 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=15480#comment-119103 just because they lived 250 years ago and wrote a few useful legal documents does not excuse their racist sexist classist behavior :/ just because they lived 250 years ago and wrote a few useful legal documents does not excuse their racist sexist classist behavior :/

]]> By: nypoet22 http://www.chrisweigant.com/2018/05/17/listen-to-the-candidates-not-the-beltway-cocktail-party-chatter/#comment-119098 nypoet22 Sat, 19 May 2018 01:52:01 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=15480#comment-119098 no, ts is breaking up with the founding fathers. keep up don. no, ts is breaking up with the founding fathers. keep up don.

]]> By: TheStig http://www.chrisweigant.com/2018/05/17/listen-to-the-candidates-not-the-beltway-cocktail-party-chatter/#comment-119089 TheStig Fri, 18 May 2018 22:31:25 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=15480#comment-119089 Re-5 non-European <b> descent </b>....uuuhhh sloppy proofing. Re-5 non-European descent ....uuuhhh sloppy proofing.

]]> By: John M http://www.chrisweigant.com/2018/05/17/listen-to-the-candidates-not-the-beltway-cocktail-party-chatter/#comment-119088 John M Fri, 18 May 2018 19:56:33 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=15480#comment-119088 There has been yet another school shooting. This time in Texas. Reports are 10 dead with another 10 wounded. The shooter, a 17 year old, gave himself up. A small town between Galveston and Houston. Apparently he used a 38 and a shot gun both of which belonged to his father. There was a school resource officer at the school. There has been yet another school shooting. This time in Texas. Reports are 10 dead with another 10 wounded. The shooter, a 17 year old, gave himself up. A small town between Galveston and Houston. Apparently he used a 38 and a shot gun both of which belonged to his father. There was a school resource officer at the school.

]]> By: TheStig http://www.chrisweigant.com/2018/05/17/listen-to-the-candidates-not-the-beltway-cocktail-party-chatter/#comment-119087 TheStig Fri, 18 May 2018 16:17:27 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=15480#comment-119087 DH-4 "see founding fathers" If we look to our founding fathers we see widespread disenfranchisement of women, people of non-European decent, slaves etc. No uniformity of policy among the states. Maybe we should see other people. DH-4

"see founding fathers"

If we look to our founding fathers we see widespread disenfranchisement of women, people of non-European decent, slaves etc. No uniformity of policy among the states.

Maybe we should see other people.

]]> By: TheStig http://www.chrisweigant.com/2018/05/17/listen-to-the-candidates-not-the-beltway-cocktail-party-chatter/#comment-119082 TheStig Fri, 18 May 2018 13:12:26 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=15480#comment-119082 Comment 2 explains why Avenatti is cutting through Trump several times a week like a box cutter thru an empty box. The Stormy D Affair, unlike most things (say, for instance, Trump's Life Style and how it manages to stand up on two legs), is quite simple to grasp and relatable to the average American. Avenatti is a media savvy legal expert with a National Megaphone. In short, a politician's worst nightmare...and boffo ratings! Comment 2 explains why Avenatti is cutting through Trump several times a week like a box cutter thru an empty box.

The Stormy D Affair, unlike most things (say, for instance, Trump's Life Style and how it manages to stand up on two legs), is quite simple to grasp and relatable to the average American.

Avenatti is a media savvy legal expert with a National Megaphone. In short, a politician's worst nightmare...and boffo ratings!

]]> By: TheStig http://www.chrisweigant.com/2018/05/17/listen-to-the-candidates-not-the-beltway-cocktail-party-chatter/#comment-119080 TheStig Fri, 18 May 2018 12:28:12 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=15480#comment-119080 Unpacking this column * and placing the contents in my mental "hutch." All politics is interpreted locally. Every citizen is a local and most are getting their news primsrily from a national outfit staffed by people who live in a few key locations. NYC, DC and LA come to mind. It is impossible to be an expert on more than a few things. One size fits all if you not greatly concerned about how nicely something fits. If "good" politicsl choices depend on "quality" news then we" are screwed. That seems about right. I agree with Kick. * I know CW hates this turn of phrase, but i think it fits human info processing quite well. Unpacking this column * and placing the contents in my mental "hutch."

All politics is interpreted locally.

Every citizen is a local and most are getting their news primsrily from a national outfit staffed by people who live in a few key locations. NYC, DC and LA come to mind.

It is impossible to be an expert on more than a few things.

One size fits all if you not greatly concerned about how nicely something fits.

If "good" politicsl choices depend on "quality" news then we" are screwed.

That seems about right. I agree with Kick.

* I know CW hates this turn of phrase, but i think it fits human info processing quite well.

]]> By: Kick http://www.chrisweigant.com/2018/05/17/listen-to-the-candidates-not-the-beltway-cocktail-party-chatter/#comment-119077 Kick Fri, 18 May 2018 01:28:21 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=15480#comment-119077 Nailed it! :) Nailed it! :)

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