Winners
May 4th, 2008 by micahtillman
WEeding Award Winners
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Winners By Volume
WEedy 1: “How the South Won (This) Civil War,” by Michael Hirsh, Newsweek
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WEedy 2: “The Real Cost of Tackling Climate Change,” by Steven Hayward, Wall Street Journal
WEedy 3: Speech to the NAACP, by Jeremiah Wright
WEedy 4: Q&A After Speech to the National Press Club, by Jeremiah Wright
WEedy 5: “Inspiration Versus Degradation,” by Erica Jong, Huffington Post
WEedy 6: “Climate apocalypse: Shock new development!,” by Mark Steyn, National Review Online’s “The Corner” blog
WEedy 7: “‘Willful Blindness’ to the Jihad,” David Limbaugh, Town Hall
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WEedy 8: “The View from the Continent,” by Peter Wehner, Commentary Magazine’s “Contentions” blog
WEedy 9: “Interview with Senator Barack Obama,” answers by Barack Obama, CNN’s The Situation Room
WEedy 10: “Rethinking the Iraq Critics,” by Michael Barone, U.S. News and World Report
WEedy 11: “We’re (Still) No. 1,” by the Editors, Investors Business Daily
WEedy 12: “Getting Away With Torture,” by Dahlia Lithwick, Newsweek
WEedy 13: “Should You Pay $6 Per Gallon?,” by Keith Naughton, Newsweek
WEedy 14: “Genetic Discrimination: Unfair or Natural?,” by Michael Kinsley, Time
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WEedy 15: “Enabling Hezbollah,” by Ralph Peters, New York Post
WEedy 16: “Aid at the Point of a Gun,” by Robert Kaplan, New York Times
WEedy 17: “Should Burma Be Saved from Itself?,” by George Packer, New Yorker
WEedy 18: “The Race Perplex,” by Howard Fineman, Newsweek
WEedy 19: “The Indianapolis Star ,” by David Freddoso, National Review Online’s “The Corner” blog
WEedy 20: “An Unnatural Disaster,” by Michael Hirsh, Newsweek
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WEedy 21: “Securing the Future,” by William Bennett and Brian Kennedy, National Review Online
WEedy 22: “Republicans and Our Enemies,” by Joseph Biden, Wall Street Journal
WEedy 23: “To Meet Or Not To Meet?,” by Andy McCarthy, National Review Online
WEedy 24: “The Wisdom In Talking,” by John Kerry, Washington Post
WEedy 25: “Farming for riches,” by John McCain, Chicago Tribune
WEedy 26: “Renewing U.S. Leadership in the Americas,” by Barack Obama
WEedy 27: Remarks on Retirement Security, by Barack Obama
WEedy 28: “In Praise of Liberal Guilt,” by Ron Rosenbaum, Slate [Honorary Winner!]
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WEedy 29: “Sacrifices to the Climate Gods,” by Roy Spencer, National Review Online
WEedy 30: “How We Really Help Ted,” by Jonathan Alter, Newsweek
WEedy 31: “All About Me,” by Victor Davis Hanson, Real Clear Politics
WEedy 32: “Same-Sex Marriage: Giant Leap in the Wrong Direction,” by Frank Pastore, Town Hall
WEedy 33: “Feith: The War Is About Eliminating a Security Threat, Not Democracy Promotion,” by Andy McCarthy, National Review Online’s “The Corner” blog
WEedy 34: “New Crops for Afghanistan,” by Lisa Schiffren, National Review Online’s “The Corner” blog
WEedy 35: “McCain Takes Obama to School on Iraq,” by David Limbaugh, Town Hall
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WEedy 36: Nomination Victory Speech, by Barack Obama
WEedy 37: “Whose Iraq Is It, Anyway?,” by Steve Chapman, Reason
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WEedy 38: Speech to NFIB Summit, by John McCain
WEedy 39: (More) Remarks on Retirement Security, by Barack Obama
WEedy 40: “Drill Here! Drill Now! Pay Less!,” by Rush Limbaugh
WEedy 41: “Tax Relief for the Middle Class,” by Barack Obama
WEedy 42: “Hail the Male,” an Interview with Kathleen Parker (conducted by Kathryn Jean Lopez), National Review Online
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Winners by Author
Alter, Jonathan [ WEedy 30: "How We Really Help Ted," Newsweek ]
Barone, Michael [ WEedy 10: "Rethinking the Iraq Critics," U.S. News and World Report ]
Bennett, William & Brian Kennedy [ WEedy 21: “Securing the Future,” National Review Online ]
Biden, Joseph [ WEedy 22: “Republicans and Our Enemies,” Wall Street Journal ]
Chapman, Steve [ WEedy 37: "Whose Iraq Is It, Anyway?," Reason ]
The Editors [ WEedy 11: "We're (Still) No. 1," by the Editors, Investors Business Daily ]
Fineman, Howard [ WEedy 18: “The Race Perplex,” Newsweek ]
Freddoso, David [ WEedy 19: “The Indianapolis Star ,” National Review Online’s “The Corner” blog]
Hanson, Victor Davis [ WEedy 31: "All About Me," Real Clear Politics ]
Hayward, Steven [ WEedy 2: “The Real Cost of Tackling Climate Change,” Wall Street Journal ]
Hirsh, Michael [ WEedy 1: “How the South Won (This) Civil War,” Newsweek ]
[ WEedy 20: “An Unnatural Disaster,” Newsweek]
Jong, Erica [ WEedy 5: “Inspiration Versus Degradation,” Huffington Post ]
Kaplan, Robert [ WEedy 16: “Aid at the Point of a Gun,” New York Times ]
Kennedy, Brian & William Bennett [ WEedy 21: “Securing the Future,” National Review Online ]
Kerry, John [ WEedy 24: “The Wisdom In Talking” Washington Post ]
Kinsley, Michael [ WEedy 14: "Genetic Discrimination: Unfair or Natural?," by Michael Kinsley, Time ]
Limbaugh, David [ WEedy 7: “‘Willful Blindness’ to the Jihad,” Town Hall ]
[ WEedy 35: "McCain Takes Obama to School on Iraq," Town Hall ]
Limbaugh, Rush [ WEedy 40: "Drill Here! Drill Now! Pay Less!" ]
Lithwick, Dahlia [ WEedy 12: "Getting Away With Torture," Newsweek ]
McCain, John [ WEedy 25: “Farming for riches,” Chicago Tribune ]
[ WEedy 38: Speech to NFIB Summit ]
McCarthy, Andy [ WEedy 23: “To Meet Or Not To Meet?,” National Review Online ]
[ WEedy 33: "Feith: The War Is About Eliminating a Security Threat, Not Democracy Promotion," National Review Online's "The Corner" blog ]
Naughton, Keith [ WEedy 13: "Should You Pay $6 Per Gallon?," by Keith Naughton, Newsweek ]
Obama, Barack [ WEedy 9: "Interview with Senator Barack Obama," CNN's The Situation Room ]
[ WEedy 26: “Renewing U.S. Leadership in the Americas” ]
[ WEedy 27: Remarks on Retirement Security ]
[ WEedy 36: Nomination Victory Speech ]
[ WEedy 39: (More) Remarks on Retirement Security ]
[ WEedy 41: "Tax Relief for the Middle Class" ]
Packer, George [ WEedy 17 ]
Pastore, Frank [ WEedy 32: "Same-Sex Marriage: Giant Leap in the Wrong Direction," Town Hall ]
Peters, Ralph [ WEedy 15 ]
Rosenbaum, Ron [ WEedy 28: “In Praise of Liberal Guilt,” Slate {Honorary Winner!} ]
Schiffren, Lisa [ WEedy 34: "New Crops for Afghanistan," National Review Online's "The Corner" blog ]
Spencer, Roy [ WEedy 29: "Sacrifices to the Climate Gods," National Review Online ]
Steyn, Mark [ WEedy 6: “Climate apocalypse: Shock new development!,” National Review Online’s "The Corner" blog ]
Wehner, Peter [ WEedy 8: "The View from the Continent," Commentary Magazine's "Contentions" blog ]
Wright, Jeremiah [ WEedy 3: Speech to the NAACP ]
[ WEedy 4: Q&A After Speech to the National Press Club ]
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