Far-Right fundamentalists launch intimidation campaign against Stevens Creek Elementary School Principal in Cupertino, CA at eRiposte
I’ve had a comment which deserves a full response at Europhobia
Concession Speech by Adam Felber at Fanatical Apathy
Wednesday and Everything After at Folkbum's Rambles and Rants
A Very Old Story by Digby at Hullabaloo
A Respectful Dissent by Digby at Hullabaloo
Evolutionary Theology by Digby at Hullabaloo
Two Faces. One Public, One Private. One Phony, One Real. by Digby at Hullabaloo
"George Will Make Facile, Boneheaded Arguments" at I'm Not One to Blog, But....
Going To Extremes by Matt at It's Matt's World
Make a Stand by Patriotboy at Jesus' General
If America were Iraq, What would it be Like at Juan Cole
Thoughts on Tortureby guest William Polk at Juan Cole
Timeline of Terror Alerts by Julius Civitatus (with help from Biltud) at JuliusBlog
Chart: Bush Ratings vs. Terror Alerts by Julius Civiatus at JuliusBlog
The God of War, Death & Madness at Ken Layne
I Miss Republicans by Rodgers at Kung Fu Monkey
Pecksniffery at Lance Mannion
Progressivism by at Legal Fiction
Downing St.: "Left I on the News had it right" by Eli at Left I on the News
"Foreign fighters" by Eli at Left I on the News
If a tree falls in the forest... by Eli at Left I on the News
"Capitalism kills" by Eli at Left I on the News
Killing at a Distance by Eli at Left I on the News
The 'Disappeared' in Iraq by Eli at Left I on the News
State of the Union - a running commentary by Eli at Left I on the News
It's the West, Stupid by TheBoss at the LIB Team
Happy anniversary by LarryE at Lotus - Surviving a Dark Time
All In on the Pocket Aces at Mahmood's Den
A Thousand Times No by Matthew Yglesias
What Next? Make some f*cking noise at Maud Newton
Using the Language of Our Oppressors by Chris Bowers at MyDD
You Don't Know Shit About Iraq by Chris Bowers at MyDD
The Political and the Personal by David Neiwert at Orcinus
Media Revolt: A Manifesto by David Neiwert at Orcinus
A liberal war on terror by David Neiwert at Orcinus
Posted by MB Williams at January 28, 2005 09:01 PMIf a tree falls in the forest... by Eli at Left I on the News
...gets my vote, though i had some difficulty picking that one over 'killing at a distance' and 'the disappeared'...
Posted by: dedpenguin at January 29, 2005 12:41 PMI'm voting for my post "Killing at a Distance"
Posted by: Eli Stephens at January 29, 2005 06:28 PMI'll vote for mine at Europhobia explaining the differing responses of Americans and Europeans to terrorism. It's halfway decent stuff, if I say so myself...
Posted by: Nosemonkey at January 29, 2005 07:59 PMI have to go with "Pecksniffery" by Lance Mannion. He's a relative newcomer, but definitely worth checking out.
Posted by: Elsie at January 30, 2005 09:25 AMThe Political and the Personal by David Neiwert at Orcinus
Posted by: Mark Gisleson at January 30, 2005 12:06 PMThe Political and the Personal.
Although, it should be correctly pointed out that this was a 2003 post, not 2004. I was frankly dissappointed it didn't win last year ... the winning Billmon post was nice, but had nowhere near the reasonnance of Neiwert's post.
Speaking of Billmon, the best post of 2004 was probably one of his, but not either of those nominated here.
Posted by: Observer at January 30, 2005 06:13 PMI'm definitely going with Professor Cole's post, "If America were Iraq, What would it be Like?"
I vote for the following as Best Posts...
Timeline of Terror Alerts by Julius Civitatus (with help from Biltud) at JuliusBlog
Chart: Bush Ratings vs. Terror Alerts by Julius Civiatus at JuliusBlog
Jack Harris
Posted by: Jack Harris at January 31, 2005 10:38 AMI'll go with the two posts from JuliusBlog:
Timeline of Terror Alerts
Chart: Bush Ratings vs. Terror Alerts
These two posts spread like wildfire last summer, and made many people aware of the kind of games Ashcroft was playing with our minds.
Noticed that after these posts the Bush people stopped advertising their bogus terror alerts. I think this may have been the case of a blog changing the course of a policy.
Posted by: Sarah at January 31, 2005 02:08 PMMy vote goes for the following as Best Posts:
Timeline of Terror Alerts by Julius Civitatus (with help from Biltud) at JuliusBlog
Chart: Bush Ratings vs. Terror Alerts by Julius Civiatus at JuliusBlog
Posted by: J at January 31, 2005 11:14 PMMy votes are for
Timeline of Terror Alerts by Julius Civitatus (with help from Biltud) at JuliusBlog
Chart: Bush Ratings vs. Terror Alerts by Julius Civiatus at JuliusBlog
Posted by: Nancy Richardson at February 1, 2005 07:56 AMWell, hell, if no one else is going to vote for me, I will:
"Wednesday and Everything After."
Posted by: folkbum at February 1, 2005 11:10 PMTough choice, not that I've read all of them, but I tried and read a bunch for the first time tonight.
I'll vote for William Polk's "Thoughts on Torture" guestblogged on Juan Cole's site.
Posted by: ArC at February 2, 2005 02:03 AMA liberal war on terror by David Neiwert at Orcinus
Posted by: Ben at February 2, 2005 06:27 AMDigby
Evolutionary Theology
Digby hits 'em out of the park so often it's hard to choose, but I'll vote for:
Evolutionary Theology by Digby at Hullabaloo
Posted by: modus potus at February 2, 2005 01:00 PMTwo Faces. One Public, One Private. One Phony, One Real. by Digby
Posted by: lea-p at February 2, 2005 05:16 PMEvolutionary Theology, by Digby. I love Digby. Digby, marry me?
Posted by: Free Radical at February 2, 2005 05:54 PMA Very Old Story Digby
(echo, echo)
I'm confused... are we supposed to vote once in each section?
If that's the case, my Part 2 vote goes to Juan Cole's "If America Were Iraq, What Would It Be Like?"
[one time per category. not per-part within a single category divided for technical reasons (explained by mbw) into two or more parts. ebw]
Posted by: Maryscott OConnor at February 2, 2005 09:53 PMEvolutionary Theology by Digby
Posted by: Murray at February 2, 2005 10:46 PMA Very Old Story, by digby
It has to be DIGBY, and of the four you list, A VERY OLD STORY captures what i like best - history, analysis,and an explanation for what is going on in our world.
But, i would have liked to see his take on abu gharib. Of his routine, out of the park, posts, that one is the Ruthian blast of all.
Posted by: melandell at February 3, 2005 12:34 AMA Very Old Story by Digby at Hullabaloo
Posted by: ThatGuy at February 3, 2005 04:11 AMI vote, I Miss Republicans by Rodgers at Kung Fu Monkey, which is simply awesome.
Posted by: Madeup at February 3, 2005 04:47 AMI vote for the "Timeline of Terror Alerts" story from last summer, posted on Julius' blog.
Posted by: LetterMan at February 3, 2005 10:21 AMThese made a lot of difference and get my vote:
Timeline of Terror Alerts by Julius Civitatus (with help from Biltud) at JuliusBlog
Chart: Bush Ratings vs. Terror Alerts by Julius Civiatus at JuliusBlog
Posted by: hopkins at February 3, 2005 10:32 AMThe Juliusblog stories. I read them through tabletalk on salon.com and they were very informative.
Posted by: Andrea at February 3, 2005 10:59 AMThe Juliusblog stories. I read them through tabletalk on salon.com and they were very informative.
Posted by: Andrea at February 3, 2005 10:59 AMThe Juliusblog stories. I read them through tabletalk on salon.com and they were very informative.
Posted by: Andrea at February 3, 2005 10:59 AMThe Juliusblog stories. I read them through tabletalk on salon.com and they were very informative.
Posted by: Andrea at February 3, 2005 10:59 AMThe Juliusblog stories. I read them through tabletalk on salon.com and they were very informative.
Posted by: Andrea at February 3, 2005 10:59 AMThe Juliusblog stories. I read them through tabletalk on salon.com and they were very informative.
Posted by: Andrea at February 3, 2005 11:00 AMThe Juliusblog stories. I read them through tabletalk on salon.com and they were very informative.
Posted by: Andrea at February 3, 2005 11:00 AMThe Juliusblog stories. I read them through tabletalk on salon.com and they were very informative.
Posted by: Andrea at February 3, 2005 11:00 AMThe Juliusblog stories. I read them through tabletalk on salon.com and they were very informative.
Posted by: Andrea at February 3, 2005 11:00 AMTimeline of Terror Alerts by Julius Civitatus (with help from Biltud) at JuliusBlog
Chart: Bush Ratings vs. Terror Alerts by Julius Civiatus at JuliusBlog
"A liberal war on terror" - Orcinus
Posted by: aaa at February 3, 2005 04:38 PMThese are great! Very helpful.
Timeline of Terror Alerts at JuliusBlog by Julius Civitus with Biltud
Charted Bush Ratings versus Terror Alerts at JuliusBlog by Julius Civiatus
My votes for the best post of the year go to:
- Timeline of Terror Alerts by Julius Civitatus (with help from Biltud) at JuliusBlog
- Chart: Bush Ratings vs. Terror Alerts by Julius Civiatus at JuliusBlog
Those were some courageous posts, and I remember they had a huge influence on public opinion. Everyone I know saw that chart. Everyone was talking about that chart. It was the equivalent of Toto removing the courtain to reveal the real Wizard of Oz, only scarier.
I would also like to mention "The Political and the Personal" by Orcinus.
PS: Andrea, don't refresh this page, otherwise you get your post repeated over and over again. OK?
;-)
Posted by: M. Hernandez at February 3, 2005 05:56 PM10 points for incisive - Two Faces. One Public, One Private. One Phony, One Real. by Digby at Hullabaloo
Posted by: Phil Vaile at February 3, 2005 09:48 PMA liberal war on terror by David Neiwert at Orcinus is the best blog post I have ever read, period.
Posted by: Meph at February 3, 2005 11:08 PMEvolutionary Theology. Digby at Hullabaloo.
Posted by: Steeve at February 4, 2005 10:37 AMIf America were Iraq, What would it be Like at Juan Cole
Posted by: dancinfool at February 4, 2005 10:53 AMI will also like to vote for:
- Timeline of Terror Alerts by Julius Civitatus (with help from Biltud) at JuliusBlog
- Chart: Bush Ratings vs. Terror Alerts by Julius Civiatus at JuliusBlog
Notice if Ashcroft issued any more bogus terror alerts after those posts.
(Note: the second link is not working)
Posted by: Myrna at February 4, 2005 02:19 PMA thousand times no by Matt Yglesias
Posted by: ews at February 4, 2005 09:17 PMMy votes go to:
Timeline of Terror Alerts by Julius Civitatus (with help from Biltud) at JuliusBlog
Chart: Bush Ratings vs. Terror Alerts by Julius Civiatus at JuliusBlog
My votes go to:
Timeline of Terror Alerts by Julius Civitatus (with help from Biltud) at JuliusBlog
Chart: Bush Ratings vs. Terror Alerts by Julius Civiatus at JuliusBlog
Digby: Evolutionary Theory
Posted by: poputonian at February 5, 2005 08:04 PMTimeline of Terror Alerts by Julius Civitatus (with help from Biltud) at JuliusBlog
Chart: Bush Ratings vs. Terror Alerts by Julius Civiatus at JuliusBlog
Posted by: em at February 5, 2005 09:27 PMJuan Cole-If America....
Posted by: BillR at February 6, 2005 02:02 PMIf America were Iraq, What would it be Like by Juan Cole
Posted by: NYSusan at February 6, 2005 06:30 PMTimeline of Terror Alerts by Julius Civitatus (with help from Biltud) at JuliusBlog
Chart: Bush Ratings vs. Terror Alerts by Julius Civiatus at JuliusBlog
Timeline of Terror Alerts by Julius Civitatus (with help from Biltud) at JuliusBlog
Chart: Bush Ratings vs. Terror Alerts by Julius Civiatus at JuliusBlog
Nice grassroots effort by Julius and Biltud.
Posted by: Lena at February 7, 2005 12:16 PMThe Political and the Personal (David Neiwert, Orcinus)
Posted by: TSD at February 7, 2005 12:25 PMLots of excellent posts nominated this year, but I will go with these two because of their significance:
Timeline of Terror Alerts by Julius Civitatus (with help from Biltud) at JuliusBlog
Chart: Bush Ratings vs. Terror Alerts by Julius Civiatus at JuliusBlog
Note to Wampum: the link you posted for the Chart is broken; this is the right link as posted in JuliusBlog:
http://img70.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img70&image=aproval_vs_alert_chart_NEW.gif
Julius (with the help from Biltud) did what the mainstream media should have done: research and track those bogus terror alerts. They bypassed the media filter and revealed the fear tactics of Ridge and Ashcroft.
Unfortunately they got lots of crap because of these posts (Julius mentioned in his blog that he got a lot of abuse from freeper types). If only they had been some wingnuts debating font types to debunk Dan Rather, Julius and Biltud would have been treated by the mainstream media like stars.
I would also like to mention Orcinus and Juan Cole for tie-breakers.
Posted by: CMB at February 7, 2005 01:24 PMWhat the others said: JuliusBlog, baby!
Timeline of Terror Alerts by Julius Civitatus (with help from Biltud) at JuliusBlog
Chart: Bush Ratings vs. Terror Alerts by Julius Civiatus at JuliusBlog
Posted by: Caine at February 7, 2005 05:24 PMVery Old Story, Digby
Posted by: sashax at February 8, 2005 11:49 PMTimeline of Terror Alerts by Julius Civitatus (with help from Biltud) at JuliusBlog
Chart: Bush Ratings vs. Terror Alerts by Julius Civiatus at JuliusBlog
Well, I'll vote for myself just so I get a vote -
Happy Anniversary (at Lotus - Surviving a Dark Time.)
Actually, it's an honor just be nominated etc. etc. (It really is - until I saw it listed, I didn't know I'd been nominated!)
Posted by: LarryE at February 11, 2005 05:29 AMI’ve had a comment which deserves a full response at Europhobia -- A great and needed message.
Posted by: TheMiller at February 12, 2005 07:05 PM