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Robert Weiner, NATIONAL PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND ISSUES STRATEGIST Bob Weiner, a national issues and public affairs strategist, has been spokesman for and directed the public affairs offices of White House Drug Czar and Four Star General Barry McCaffrey, the House Government Operations Committee and Chairman John Conyers (D-MI), Congressman Charles Rangel (D-NY) and the House Narcotics Committee, and was Chief of Staff for the House Aging Committee and Chairman Claude Pepper (D-FL). He also was Legislative Assistant to Ed Koch of New York and a political aide to Ted Kennedy (D-MA) for his Presidential and Senate races. Bob worked at the Democratic National Committee at the Watergate as youth voter registration director in 1971-1972 when the constitution was amended to allow 18-year olds the vote. Since he left the White House in 2001, Bob heads up a public affairs and issue strategies company, Robert Weiner Associates. He is a regular political analyst on Radio America and has appeared on Bill Maher, CNN Crossfire, Today, Good Morning America, and the CBS, NBC, and ABC evening news. He is widely published in columns he writes on national issues in major papers throughout the country including recently the Washington Post, Denver Post, Miami Herald, Christian Science Monitor, New York Daily News, Baltimore Sun, Boston Globe, Cleveland Plain Dealer, Atlanta Constitution, New York Post, Washington Times, Sacramento Bee, Palm Beach Post, Salt Lake Tribune, Minneapolis Star Tribune, and Adweek. He is also regularly quoted in key media coast-to-coast, including the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, USA Today, AP and Reuters, concerning the presidential campaign and national issues. OpEd News Member for 840 week(s) and 6 day(s) 305 Articles, 2 Quick Links, 14 Comments, 3 Diaries, 0 Polls
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Saturday, October 28, 2023Science Doesn't Lie about Climate Change, Politicians Do When Galileo said that the Sun was the center of the universe, not the Earth, hardly anyone believed him. When scientists first warned that climate change was real and human activity was causing it, many Republicans laughed. Yet, the truth always prevails. Even now with Ukraine and Israel wars, the Trump trials, and House Republican chaos dominating the news, climate continues--and always will.
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Monday, September 18, 2023With Zelensky at WH and UN, Biden Can Propose Peace in Ukraine With Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky now visiting both the White House and the U.N., U.S. President Biden can propose a peace in Ukraine that would work. There is denial in both Kyiv and Moscow, but a needed Russia-Ukraine peace deal will not be a total victory by either.
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Sunday, September 17, 2023U.S. Senate leaders must keep their promise for student loan solution by reversing exception in bankruptcy law Schumer and Durbin must make it a priority to re-instill bankruptcy protections through the FRESH START Through Bankruptcy Act, as they pledged. While Congress typically moves like sloths on bill-to-law processes, bipartisan backing leaves no reason for further delay. We have a solution to the student loan crisis; it just needs to be implemented.
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Thursday, August 24, 2023Biden and Raimondo Must Assure Detroit, Nation Never Have Census Count Diminish Minorities Again If voting preferences of demographic groups are not kept out of the Census, then it merely becomes another avenue for the weaponization of political power, a way to manipulate and exploit numbers that matter; numbers that decide where supermarkets, schools, and hospitals are built.
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Wednesday, August 23, 2023Afghan Women Unprotected by Both Biden and Trump Peace and Exit Deals--Can Still Be Fixed What has happened to Afghanistan girls and women is atrocious and inhumane by any standard. World media knows it. The Taliban know it, and we know it. Jointly, we can do something about it. 
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Tuesday, August 15, 2023Fentanyl's Grip: Solving Boston and Nation's Battle with the Deadly Opioid; We had Plan Columbia, We Need "Plan Fentanyl The United States and Boston have been grappling with a prolonged epidemic of opioid addiction and abuse. At the forefront of this crisis now killing over 100,000 annually is fentanyl, a synthetic opioid that surpasses the potency of heroin by roughly fifty times.
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Saturday, August 5, 2023DOD Review of Teixeira Leaks is Cover-up, Blocks Corrections, Denies Regular Intel Errors and Vetting Failures In the history of US leaks, some have benefited the nation, others were a major threat to national security, but none should be possible. An unwarranted release of documents by insiders employees, contractors, even our very own former president is nothing short of embarrassing, and dangerous.
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Saturday, August 5, 2023Federal workers and company employees needed back at office Schools swiftly began the integration back to school in order to catch up -- so why aren't companies and governments doing the same? When we look at the drop in test scores across all ages it is clear that far less true learning was occurring and the same is true when we implement working from home at a company.
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Sunday, July 30, 2023A Congressional Temper Tantrum over Immigration Biden's success with migration also shows America that it's possible to have a successful immigration system without the harsh anti-immigration policies that Republicans campaign on. Biden outmaneuvered them and proved that their methods of building walls and separating families are unnecessary, so the only response they have left is to throw a fit.
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Tuesday, July 18, 2023What motivates Trump and DeSantis supporters? Fear of "Replacement Theory" The only way to confront fear is through understanding. Diversity is America's strength. The day leaders rise above partisan politics and confront the divisive rhetoric that threatens Americans everywhere will be the day that the nation truly thrives on the values it was built upon. There needs to be a new American message that says, "Mix, Mingle, and Learn." The fear just might go away. 
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Saturday, July 8, 2023As Distrust in SCOTUS Grows, Roberts Must Employ Indiana Values He Learned to Police Ethics of the Court The more Chief Justice Roberts and his colleagues actively allow the high court to have considerably low ethical standards, the more they encourage other justices to continue this deception in the future and the public will doubt their objectivity.
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Saturday, July 1, 2023Erasing Black History Makes America Racist Again Now that Juneteenth has just been celebrated, the nation still faces erasing black history in books and college courses, a threat to America's intellect. 
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Tuesday, June 27, 2023Stop Blaming Mass Shootings on Mental Illness Despite the fact that most mass shootings are carried out by people without a diagnosed mental illness, it is still commonly used as a defense for these deadly massacres. Not only is it a misconception that mental health is a primary factor in most of these violent crimes, but these claims demonize the 57.8 million Americans who suffer from one or more mental illnesses.
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Thursday, June 1, 2023There is middle ground on police reform. Scott, Booker must finish the job. If Scott has any chance of leapfrogging Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis or even fellow South Carolinian Nikki Haley in his bid to win the Republican nomination, he needs to differentiate himself from the pack. A bipartisan police reform bill is one way to do it.
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Tuesday, April 11, 2023Better protocols needed to keep classified documents out of the wrong house There is a world of difference between the documents held by Mike Pence, Joe Biden and Donald Trump. Unfortunately, prosecutors appointed to Trump and Biden's cases are themselves making the situations sound the same perhaps to emphasize staying unbiased. All parties have denied any wrongdoing in the handling of these documents. However, there is a clear difference between Trump, Pence and Biden's cases.
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Friday, February 24, 2023Questions for House Oversight Chair James Comer from Bob Weiner, former spokesman Govt Operations & Oversight Committee Now in a Republican controlled House, they have the power to investigate through the House Oversight Committee. However, this Republican controlled Oversight Committee has little interest in exploring former President Trump's family members' business deals.
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Tuesday, February 21, 2023In the Olympics, Age is No Excuse for Cheating As the Paris 2024 Olympics swiftly approach, there are many questions surrounding Russia and whether or not their athletes should be trusted to compete without the influence of drugs.
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Saturday, February 18, 2023Social Security still in danger despite Biden State of Union Success Congress should be aware that Social Security and Medicare are no longer secure. In a time of inflation and economic insecurity, Social Security has proven to be a program that will help people in need. As people face economic insecurity as inflation continues, Congress must get its act together and truly protect Social Security.
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Friday, February 17, 2023Civil rights, Critical Race Theory (CRT), African American Studies AP Attacks, Book Bans the New Jim Crow Civil rights denials, Critical Race Theory (CRT) downing, book bans, and African American Studies AP Attacks by some political leaders -- denying the importance of actual history -- are the New Jim Crow as Black History Month is underway.
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Wednesday, February 8, 2023Self-Driving Cars Still Need Drivers. It's Dangerous to Say Otherwise There is no good reason to push technology that cannot yet perform as advertised. The prioritization of sales over safety is plaguing many industries, but doing so in the autonomous vehicle industry is particularly dangerous. Page 2 of 16 First Last Back Next 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 View All |
