Dan Weigel

Washington Post Reporter's 'Bigots' Tweet Criticized by Right

When The Washington Post recently hired blogger Dave Weigel to cover the conservative movement and the GOP, one right-leaning site, Newsbusters, was not impressed. "The paper has hired another blogger who has been critical of the Right," it wrote, "and his beat will be, you guessed it, covering conservatives." Now, a Tweet Weigel sent out Saturday has confirmed conservatives' fears. While much of official Washington was preparing for the White House Correspondents' Association dinner, Weigel sent out the following Tweet: "I can empathize with everyone I cover except for the anti-gay marriage ...

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