Exposure: When Democracy Does Not Count

The Watcher on Nov 19 2008 | Filed under: Nominations.

This weeks submissions come at a time when Democracy is under attack from the usual suspects in the activist community. Gays across the nation have been protesting in angry, sometimes violent, hate filled demonstrations over their displeasure with the Prop 8 Constitutional amendment banning gay marriages. Advocates in favor of redefining marriage have shunned the democratic process as they seek familiar relief by shopping for activist judges to overturn the will of the people.

Speaking of weasels, retiring Senator Chuck Hagel continued paving the way for liberals in Republican disguise by lashing out at the Bush administration and conservative talk radio hosts such as Rush Limbaugh. Speaking for the rest of the Watcher’s Council I wish Mr. Hagel all the best in hoping for a quiet obscure retirement alongside Ted Stevens and other “moderates” that have failed the Republican Party base in way too many ways to count. Don’t let the door hit you on the way out.

Never fear though, there are plenty of weasels left to write a about as demonstrated by this week’s entries that were hand picked by our council members.

Please enjoy this week’s submissions:

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Winners: New Strategies for New Times

The Watcher on Nov 14 2008 | Filed under: Nominations.

This weeks winners are in and it is clear that the overriding topics were concerned with the failure of the GOP and the new challenges we face going forward under an Obama administration.

Both winning entries discussed what must be done to rebuild the GOP going forward. This was echoed by many other posts. That topic alone will be a pressing issue going forward as conservatives look back on two consecutive defeats thanks to a lackluster leadership and the failure to reach independents.

Please enjoy this weeks’ winning entries:

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Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes

The Watcher on Nov 12 2008 | Filed under: Nominations.

Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes
(Turn and face the strain)
Ch-ch-Changes
Don’t want to be a richer man
Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes
(Turn and face the strain)
Ch-ch-Changes
Just gonna have to be a different man
Time may change me
But I can’t trace time

Oh yes, welcome to the first post-election week Watcher of Weasels event.

In 1971 David Bowie released an album called “Hunky Dory” that contained a relatively low profile song that started out as a parody. Bowie was surprised at the cult like status the song reached after its 1972 release as a single despite staying out of the top 40. From that point on however “Changes” became a crowd favorite. The song that had been rejected by the mainstream took on a cult like following prompting David Bowie to state “I had no idea it would become such a popular thing.”

Sixteen years later another cult like force brought an era of change to America as Barack Obama became the first black man to be elected President of the United States. A majority of Americans voted for change, any change, that would distance themselves from the Bush years.

Now that change is upon us our work is just as hard if not harder. We are facing an unprecedented attack on free speech as Democrats float another stab at the Fairness Doctrine to shut down talk radio. But that could be the first step in a larger move to stifle political dissent across the internet.

Please enjoy this week’s submissions:

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The Watchers Council Announces Two New Members

The Watcher on Nov 11 2008 | Filed under: WoW News.

After a long and arduous selection process we are proud to announce two new members to the Watcher of Weasels Council.

Please join me in welcoming Mere Rhetoric and The Provocateur as our newest members.

We have spent a couple of months revamping the site and looking for writers that will bring the most compelling topics to your attention.

Please visit our new members and read what they have been up to.

Regards,
The Watcher

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Post Election Winners - The Era of Change Has Begun

The Watcher on Nov 07 2008 | Filed under: The Council Has Spoken!.

The election of Barack Obama is hardly over and the weasels are already coming out of the closet. The GOP may be the first casualty of the election but it was already on life support before John McCain pretended to be its one last hope.

Sadly, the old stalwarts in the GOP leadership are still hanging around to implement a political version of assisted suicide. The party is riddled with secretive and manipulative Kervorkians that are hell bent of hanging on to power by killing off their own.

Hours after the dust had settled McCain staffers began a whisper campaign against Sarah Palin. A willing media was quick to take the lead and happily disseminate the lies that originated from within even though much of what had been said has since been refuted. Thus the battle to redefine the GOP is shaping up; the stage has been set.

The era of change has begun.

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Submissions in a Time of Change

The Watcher on Nov 05 2008 | Filed under: Nominations.

Eight years ago Republican governor George W. Bush was elected to replace Democratic President Bill Clinton. The expectations were high as Republicans enjoyed a House majority and would soon follow that up with a majority in Senate; a comfortable position that was defended until both houses of Congress were turned over to the Democrats on January 4, 2007. The story of how the Republicans had fallen from grace is a mixture of terrible leadership, the inability or lack of desire to defend core conservative values from Democratic Party assaults and a mainstream media that took advantage of both.

Yesterday evening the Republican Party yielded its one potential refuge as the nation elected Senator Barack Obama its 44th President as by a wide margin with at least 349 electoral votes to John McCains 147. The House picked up 25 seats at last count and the Senate at least 5 with a recount about to begin in the Minnesota race between not so funny comedian Al Franken and Republican incumbent Norm Coleman.

The first African American President is one that will be cherished by many as the country’s stain of slavery is lifted by this momentous event. The election is historical and will give way to many challenges on both sides of the aisle.

Those challenges will yield many weasels. Our job is just beginning.

Please enjoy this week’s submissions by the Watcher’s Council:

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No Margin of Error in Picking This Weeks Weasels

The Watcher on Oct 31 2008 | Filed under: The Council Has Spoken!.

This week’s winners touch on many topics while converging on the simple fact that the mainstream media has been illegitimate in its coverage of Barack Obama. Whether the topic is Barack Obama’s character, misleading polls or the perceived racism of anyone that doesn’t support The One you can be assured that the facts contradict the narrative.

While Joe the Plumber went on tour to frequent McCain\Palin rallies (lucky guy) Tito the Builder took the stage and brought the house down!

Please read and pass along these winning entries that expose the weasel of the world and help stop them in their tracks. Enjoy!

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Watch Tito the Hero as he joins a procession of guests that have undressed Alan Colmes with ease.

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Weasel Worthy: Media Insiders Worry About Their Own Bias

The Watcher on Oct 29 2008 | Filed under: Nominations.

There is less than one week left before the nation elects a new President and the race is still to close to call according to some polls.

The gap between Barack Obama and John McCain in Gallup Poll Daily tracking from Saturday through Monday has narrowed slightly, and Obama is now at 49% of the vote to 47% for McCain among likely voters using Gallup’s traditional model, and at 51% to 44% using Gallup’s expanded model.

The ever tightening gap underscores points that pundits made in the weeks leading up to this point: the credibility of the pollsters is on the line so expect the wide gaps in favor of Obama to disappear because the pollsters can’t allow their reputations to suffer from their own biases.

The following submissions have been submitted by the Watchers Council in recognition of the last weasely gasp before the election.

Following the submissions I continued discussing the recap of the week in review.

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Much like the pollsters the rest of the mainstream media is bracing themselves for the fallout from their obvious bias in favor of Barack Obama. The American public is not oblivious to the journalistic malfeasance that has just been witnessed and some insiders are starting to speak out.

Time Magazine’s editor Mark Halperin  appeared on television and bemoaned the institutional bias that undercut the credibility of the entire profession.

MARK HALPERIN (Editor at large, Time) : History and the story is just- it’s great for us. It’s been great for us. He’s a great story. But I think, I think mistakes have been made and people- and people will regret it.

ABC News columnist Michael Malone is embarrassed to call himself a journalist.

The traditional media are playing a very, very dangerous game — with their readers, with the Constitution and with their own fates.

The sheer bias in the print and television coverage of this election campaign is not just bewildering, but appalling. And over the last few months I’ve found myself slowly moving from shaking my head at the obvious one-sided reporting, to actually shouting at the screen of my television and my laptop computer.

But worst of all, for the last couple weeks, I’ve begun — for the first time in my adult life — to be embarrassed to admit what I do for a living. A few days ago, when asked by a new acquaintance what I did for a living, I replied that I was “a writer,” because I couldn’t bring myself to admit to a stranger that I’m a journalist

The fallout is already taking shape. Time Inc. announced it will eliminate 600 jobs starting next week, a 6% reduction in their workforce. At the same time NY Times Inc. is being reduced to junk bond status, Radar magazine’s print edition folded and newspapers across the country are taking massive hits.

Perhaps this is why so many in the media seem opposed opposed to the idea of free markets. It is obvious that market forces may bring about the change that shame could not.

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Winning Submissions Tell A Tale of Two Obama’s (and one media)

The Watcher on Oct 24 2008 | Filed under: The Council Has Spoken!.

This weeks winning entries pit the mainstream media’s pro-Obama narrative against Barack Obama’s actual record of accomplishment and personal identity.

The media has shed what little credibility they had by coming to the defense of Barack Obama’s “share the wealth” statement. Once again those that oppose Barack Obama on substantive matters are being labeled as racist. Attacked by the very people that should protect the rights of those that speak candidly about their political leaders.

The winning entries in both categories touch on these topics. The top entries in each category explore these topics in depth with a focus on the corrupt media and their attempts to rewrite history in real time with the skilled expertise of antagonistic propagandists.

When viewed as a retrospective I doubt that any of today’s so called journalists will publicly admit to their intellectually bankrupt behavior but these entries note it as a public record.

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Submissions During Depress the Conservative Vote Week

The Watcher on Oct 22 2008 | Filed under: Nominations.

Word is starting to spread that the mainstream media is trying to depress the vote by putting out a false narrative that the McCain campaign is pulling out of key battleground states because they are “hopeless”. Nothing could be further from the truth.

Not only would this be political suicide but it runs counter to the respected GWU Battleground poll that shows McCain and Obama in a dead heat.  Compound that with the news that an Obama campaign worker erroneously leaked a memo with internal polling that shows PA in play, within the margin of error. This at a time when Sarah Palin drew a record 22,000 to a rally in Colorado.

The media is also out defending Barack Obama’s socialist policies. The Chicago Tribune solicited a Communist Party USA leader to counter the argument that Obama is not a socialist and the Kansas City Star released an editorial claiming that “socialist” is a code word for “black”. The stupidity never seems to stop.

Please make sure and vote in this election no matter what you hear from the weasels of the world.

Please enjoy this weeks submissions.

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