Records
May 4th, 2008 by micahtillman
WEeding Award Records
- Pieces with Greatest Number of WEedy Sentences
- Pieces with Highest WEediness Quotient
- Authors with Greatest Number of Winning Pieces
- Publications/Sites with Greatest Number of Winning Pieces
Greatest Number of WEedy Sentences
[ Sentences | Quotient | Authors | Publications ]
1: WEedy 26: “Renewing U.S. Leadership in the Americas,” by Barack Obama: 60
2: WEedy 20: “An Unnatural Disaster,” by Michael Hirsh, Newsweek: 14
3: WEedy 29: “Sacrifices to the Climate Gods,” by Roy Spencer, National Review Online: 13
4: WEedy 24: “The Wisdom In Talking,” by John Kerry, Washington Post: 12
5: WEedy 15: “Enabling Hezbollah,” by Ralph Peters, New York Post: 12
6: WEedy 3: Speech to the NAACP, by Jeremiah Wright: 10
7: WEedy 22: “Republicans and Our Enemies,” by Joseph Biden, Wall Street Journal: 8
8: WEedy 13: “Should You Pay $6 Per Gallon?,” by Keith Naughton, Newsweek: 8
9: WEedy 31: “All About Me,” by Victor Davis Hanson, Real Clear Politics: 7
10: WEedy 27: Remarks on Retirement Security, by Barack Obama: 7
11: WEedy 11:“We’re (Still) No. 1,” by the Editors, Investors Business Daily: 7
12: WEedy 21: “Securing the Future,” by William Bennett and Brian Kennedy, National Review Online: 7
13: WEedy 4: Q&A After Speech to the National Press Club, by Jeremiah Wright: 7
14: WEedy 16: “Aid at the Point of a Gun,” by Robert Kaplan, New York Times: 6
15: WEedy 9: “Interview with Senator Barack Obama,” answers by Barack Obama, CNN’s The Situation Room: 6
16: WEedy 32: “Same-Sex Marriage: Giant Leap in the Wrong Direction,” by Frank Pastore, Town Hall: 5
17: WEedy 35: “McCain Takes Obama to School on Iraq,” by David Limbaugh, Town Hall: 5
18: WEedy 5: “Inspiration Versus Degradation,” by Erica Jong, Huffington Post: 4
19: WEedy 19: “The Indianapolis Star,” by David Freddoso, National Review Online’s “The Corner” blog: 4
20: WEedy 17: “Should Burma Be Saved from Itself?,” by George Packer, New Yorker: 3
21: WEedy 23: “To Meet Or Not To Meet?,” by Andy McCarthy, National Review Online: 3
22: WEedy 8: “The View from the Continent,” by Peter Wehner, Commentary Magazine’s “Contentions” blog: 3
23: WEedy 25: “Farming for riches,” by John McCain, Chicago Tribune: 3
24: WEedy 18: “The Race Perplex,” by Howard Fineman, Newsweek: 3
25: WEedy 7: “‘Willful Blindness’ to the Jihad,” David Limbaugh, Town Hall: 3
26: WEedy 34: “New Crops for Afghanistan,” by Lisa Schiffren, National Review Online’s “The Corner” blog: 2
27: WEedy 12: “Getting Away With Torture,” by Dahlia Lithwick, Newsweek: 2
28: WEedy 30: “How We Really Help Ted,” by Jonathan Alter, Newsweek: 2
29: WEedy 10: “Rethinking the Iraq Critics,” by Michael Barone, U.S. News and World Report: 2
30: WEedy 14: “Genetic Discrimination: Unfair or Natural?,” by Michael Kinsley, Time: 2
31: WEedy 1: “How the South Won (This) Civil War,” by Michael Hirsh, Newsweek: 2
32: WEedy 6: “Climate apocalypse: Shock new development!,” by Mark Steyn, National Review Online’s “The Corner” blog: 1
33: WEedy 33: “Feith: The War Is About Eliminating a Security Threat, Not Democracy Promotion,” by Andy McCarthy, National Review Online’s “The Corner” blog: 1
34: WEedy 2: “The Real Cost of Tackling Climate Change,” by Steven Hayward, Wall Street Journal: 1
35: WEedy 28: “In Praise of Liberal Guilt,” by Ron Rosenbaum, Slate [Honorary Winner!]: 0
[ Sentences | Quotient | Authors | Publications ]
Highest WEediness Quotient
[ Sentences | Quotient | Authors | Publications ]
1: WEedy 4: “New Crops for Afghanistan,” by Lisa Schiffren, National Review Online’s “The Corner” blog: 2/0 = ?
2: WEedy 6: “Climate apocalypse: Shock new development!,” by Mark Steyn, National Review Online’s “The Corner” blog: 1/0 = ?
3: WEedy 33: “Feith: The War Is About Eliminating a Security Threat, Not Democracy Promotion,” by Andy McCarthy, National Review Online’s “The Corner” blog: 1/0 = ?
4: WEedy 24: “The Wisdom In Talking,” by John Kerry, Washington Post: 12/1 = 12
5: WEedy 16: “Aid at the Point of a Gun,” by Robert Kaplan, New York Times: 6/1 = 6
6: WEedy 32: “Same-Sex Marriage: Giant Leap in the Wrong Direction,” by Frank Pastore, Town Hall: 5/1 = 5
7: WEedy 17: “Should Burma Be Saved from Itself?,” by George Packer, New Yorker: 3/1 = 3
8: WEedy 29: “Sacrifices to the Climate Gods,” by Roy Spencer, National Review Online: 13/5 = 2.6
9: WEedy 35: “McCain Takes Obama to School on Iraq,” by David Limbaugh, Town Hall: 5/2 = 2.5
10: WEedy 15: “Enabling Hezbollah,” by Ralph Peters, New York Post: 12/5 = 2.4
11: WEedy 12: “Getting Away With Torture,” by Dahlia Lithwick, Newsweek: 2/1 = 2
12: WEedy 23: “To Meet Or Not To Meet?,” by Andy McCarthy, National Review Online: 3/2 = 1.5
13: WEedy 20: “An Unnatural Disaster,” by Michael Hirsh, Newsweek: 14/10 = 1.4
14: WEedy 5: “Inspiration Versus Degradation,” by Erica Jong, Huffington Post: 4/3 = 1.333…
15: WEedy 22: “Republicans and Our Enemies,” by Joseph Biden, Wall Street Journal: 8/7 = 1.142857
16: WEedy 26: “Renewing U.S. Leadership in the Americas,” by Barack Obama: 60/63 = 0.952380
17: WEedy 19: “The Indianapolis Star,” by David Freddoso, National Review Online’s “The Corner” blog:: 4/5 = 0.8
18: WEedy 8: “The View from the Continent,” by Peter Wehner, Commentary Magazine’s “Contentions” blog: 3/4 = 0.75
19: WEedy 30: “How We Really Help Ted,” by Jonathan Alter, Newsweek: 2/3 = 0.66666…
20: WEedy 31: “All About Me,” by Victor Davis Hanson, Real Clear Politics: 7/10 = 0.7
21: WEedy 27: Remarks on Retirement Security, by Barack Obama: 7/11 = 0.6364
22: WEedy 11:“We’re (Still) No. 1,” by the Editors, Investors Business Daily: 7/12 = 0.58333…
23: WEedy 13: “Should You Pay $6 Per Gallon?,” by Keith Naughton, Newsweek: 8/16 = 0.5
24: WEedy 25: “Farming for riches,” by John McCain, Chicago Tribune: 3/6 = 0.5
25: WEedy 21: “Securing the Future,” by William Bennett and Brian Kennedy, National Review Online: 7/19 = 0.368421
26: WEedy 4: Q&A After Speech to the National Press Club, by Jeremiah Wright: 7/20 = 0.35
27: WEedy 18: “The Race Perplex,” by Howard Fineman, Newsweek: 3/9 = 0.333…
28: WEedy 10: “Rethinking the Iraq Critics,” by Michael Barone, U.S. News and World Report: 2/6 = 0.333…
29: WEedy 14: “Genetic Discrimination: Unfair or Natural?,” by Michael Kinsley, Time: 2/7 = 0.285714
30: WEedy 1: “How the South Won (This) Civil War,” by Michael Hirsh, Newsweek: 2/9 = 0.222…
31: WEedy 7: “‘Willful Blindness’ to the Jihad,” David Limbaugh, Town Hall: 3/13 = 0.230769
32: WEedy 9: “Interview with Senator Barack Obama,” answers by Barack Obama, CNN’s The Situation Room: 6/38 = 0.15789
33: WEedy 3: Speech to the NAACP, by Jeremiah Wright: 10/70 = 0.142857
34: WEedy 2: “The Real Cost of Tackling Climate Change,” by Steven Hayward, Wall Street Journal: 1/13 = 0.0769231
35: WEedy 28: “In Praise of Liberal Guilt,” by Ron Rosenbaum, Slate [Honorary Winner!]: 0
[ Sentences | Quotient | Authors | Publications ]
Authors with Greatest Number of Winning Pieces
[ Sentences | Quotient | Authors | Publications ]
Barack Obama: 6 [ WEedy 9 | WEedy 26 | WEedy 27 | WEedy 36 | WEedy 39 | WEedy 41 ]
Michael Hirsh: 2 [ WEedy 1 | WEedy 20 ]
David Limbaugh: 2 [ WEedy 7 | WEedy 35 ]
Andy McCarthy: 2 [ WEedy 23 | WEedy 33 ]
Jeremiah Wright: 2 [ WEedy 3 | WEedy 4 ]
Publications/Sites with Greatest Number of Winning Pieces
[ Sentences | Quotient | Authors | Publications ]
Newsweek: 6 [ WEedy 1 | WEedy 12 | WEedy 13 | WEedy 18 | WEedy 20 | WEedy 30 ]
National Review Online’s “The Corner” blog: 4 [ WEedy 6 | WEedy 19 | WEedy 33 | WEedy 34 ]
National Review Online: 4 [ WEedy 21 | WEedy 23 | WEedy 29 | WEedy 42 ]
Town Hall: 3 [ WEedy 7 | WEedy 32 | WEedy 35 ]
Wall Street Journal: 2 [ WEedy 2 | WEedy 22 ]
[ Sentences | Quotient | Authors | Publications ]
