Now that the ethically dubious publication of some of his private emails has derailed Dave Weigel’s tenure at The Washington Post by raising questions about his
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Now that the ethically dubious publication of some of his private emails has derailed Dave Weigel’s tenure at The Washington Post by raising questions about his ability to report effectively on the conservative movement, we thought it would be a good time to highlight just how effective Weigel can be. Here’s a look back at some of the best pieces of reporting from Weigel’s illustrious time at TWI — a time in which he helped define the birther and Tea Party movements and set a new standard for coverage of conservatives in America:
Ahead-of-the-curve coverage of the special electionin New York’s 23rd Congressional District, where a Tea Party candidate split the GOP vote and led to a Democratic victory. (11/19/09)
A spotlighton conservative attacks on Mike Huckabee for granting clemency to a future suspect in the shooting of four police officers. (11/30/09)
A look at the strange campaignof the antiwar Republican Adam Kokesh to unseat John McCain. (12/18/09)
A series of conversations with key Republicans who expressed their unwillingness to embraceparty-switcher Parker Griffith. (12/22/09)
A previewof Tucker Carlson’s journalism venture, The Daily Caller. (1/17/10)
An investigation of the “perfect storm”that led to Scott Brown’s Senate win. (1/20/10)
A heated conversationbetween Andrew Breitbart and Joseph Farah over the value of “birtherism.” (2/6/10)
An account of growing pessimismamong Tea Partiers that the passage of health care reform could be prevented. (3/17/10)
After reports of the RNC’s lavish spending, a look at past conservative donor frustrationwith RNC habits that made the latest incident the “nail in the coffin.” (4/2/10)