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OK, folks, so far this experiment has to be judged a failure. Tuesday, I threw down a challenge in an attempt to inspire people to submit their own columns to ChrisWeigant.com so we could feature them on Tuesdays and Thursdays for the next month. So far, I have gotten none.
If I don't get [...]
OK, I took Monday off, playing hooky in the warm summer sun.
Regular column service will resume Tuesday.
-- Chris Weigant
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Blogging is a unique method of mass communication in one important sense -- it is (at the blogger's discretion) a two-way conduit of information. I am always amazed at the number of bloggers who don't bother to answer (or even, it seems, read) their comments. To me, this is the heart and soul of blogging -- the instant feedback, good or bad. To hear what others say about what you write is simply not possible in more traditional methods of communication (books, for instance), and to have this instantaneous marketplace of ideas, to me, is the best thing about what I do.
I certainly said a lot more than just this to the guy, but then again I can't complain, since he ran with one of the quotes I gave him. Would have been nice if he had spelled my name right, though....
[Program Note: Continuing our look back to four years ago, here is one of the more fun columns I've ever had to research. This originally ran on June 6, 2008.]
[Program Note: We continue with our look back to what was happening four years ago in the 2008 election during June. The following was certainly a fun column to write, and originally ran on June 5, 2008.]
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[Program Note: From today until next Monday, we will be re-running columns as we attend Netroots Nation. We decided that it was worth a look all the way back to the 2008 election season, so we just went back to June, 2008 and dug a few columns out. The first of these ran on June 2, right before the final Democratic primary of the year. Barack Obama had yet to "cross the finish line," but he was a lot closer than Hillary Clinton. So turn your thoughts back to four years ago, and enjoy my final primary pick of the 2008 season.]
-- Chris Weigant
OK, we have three program notes today, one small bad one, one good one, and then another bad one.
First, the small bad one. There will be no column today.
The good news is that I have reached a milestone in the writing project I have been working on for the last ten months, which means [...]
There will be no column today, as I spent the time "occupying" the library, furthering my research. Tomorrow is "Obama Poll Watch" day, though, so that should make up for it. Also, preparations have begun for the general election season's "Electoral Math" column series as well, so you've got that to look forward [...]
Because last year's fundraising drive was so overwhelmingly successful, we have decided not to mess with a good thing. In other words, to be blunt, there will again be kittens.