The 2005 Koufax Awards -- Nominations Are Open
Nominations are now open for the 2005 Koufax Awards. This is the fourth year of the awards, which in internet time, makes us old and venerable (or perhaps decrepit). The 2002 winners may be found here. The 2003 winners are listed here, and the 2004 winners are here.
The Koufax Awards are named for Sandy Koufax, one of the greatest left handed pitchers of all time. They are intended to honor the best blogs and bloggers of the left. At the core, the Koufax Awards are meant to be an opportunity to say nice things about your favorite bloggers and to provide a bit of recognition for the folks who provide us with daily information, insight, and entertainment. The awards are supposed to be fun for us and fun for you.
Please try not to take the idea of winning and losing too seriously. We hope to help build and promote a feeling of community among lefty bloggers. The primary rules of the contest are be nice and have fun.
For details of how the awards work, please look here. If you have any other questions or suggestions, please do not hesitate to leave a comment or send us an email.
This year, a Sandy will be awarded in each of fifteen categories. Those categories, along with past winners are listed below:
Best Blog
This category seeks to recognize the best overall work across the entire year. Blogs run by professional journalists and blogs sponsored by media organizations compete in their own division. Blog communities also compete in a separate category. With that understanding, which lefty blog do you consider indispensable? Atrios won in 2002 and 2003. Kos won last year. Who was best this year?
Best Blog -- Pro Division
This category is open to bloggers who are professional journalists or blogs sponsored by larger media entities. Josh Marshall of Talking Points Memo won in 2002 and 2004. The category was not included in the 2003 awards. What is your favorite professional or media sponsored blog?
Best Blog Community
This category recognizes the changes in the way blogs are run. Many blogs now have content from a large number of contributors. This category is for them. For intance, Scoop sites, with their large number of diarists, are eligible for this award. The exact line between a group blog and a community is not easily described although I think I know it when I see it. The Leftcoaster with 11 contributors looks like a group blog to me, as does Crooked Timber with 16. The Huffington Post with its multitude of posters looks like a community blog as does TPMCafe. The dividing line is really up to you. I will note that an active comment board, such as at The Political Animal does not turn a blog into a community. If anyone can write a better definition, I will be happy to publish some clarification.
Best Writing
This category seeks to recognize the best writing on a lefty blogger. The fabulous Jeanne D'arc of Body and Soul won in 2002. In 2003, the Sandy for Best Writing was won by Billmon of Whiskey Bar. In 2004, Digby carried off the prize. Who had the best writing in 2005?
Best Post
This category is intended to identify the one post of the year that stands above all others for originality, insight, and writing. In 2002, this category was won by Jim Capozzola of the Rittenhouse Review for his post entitled Al Gore and the Alpha Girls. In 2004, the best post was Billmon's What a Tangled Web We Weave, the WMD quote post. In 2005, Juan Cole of Informed Comment won for If America Were Iraq, What Would it be Like? This is one category in which it is most appropriate to nominate your own work. After all, you know your posts better than anyone else.
When making a nomination in this category, please send along a link. We have hundreds, perhaps thousands, of links to track down and it really makes our life easier if you provide one.
Best Series
This category includes both regular features (such as Liberal Oasis' Sunday Talk Show Breakdown or Holden's Obsession with the Gaggle) as well as the best coverage of a single issue (such as Firedoglake's continuing coverage of L'affaire Plame).
This is another category where we want you to send us your best stuff. Atrios won in 2002 for his coverage of the Trent Lott controversy (links here). In 2003, David Neiwert of Orcinus won for Rush, Newspeak and Facism. In 2004, the award was split between The Rise of Pseudo-Fascism by David Neiwert at Orcinus and Cheers and Jeers by Bill in Portland Maine at Daily Kos.
Best Single Issue Blog
This category is for blogs that focus exclusively or almost exclusively on a single specific area such as politics, economics, law, science, etc. It has been won the last three years by the incomparable Jeralyn Merritt of Talk Left for her coverage of legal issues. Last year Jeralyn split the award with another law blog, Grits for Breakfast. Jeralyn is the only person to have won a category for three consecutive years.
Best Group Blog
A group is defined as two or more regular contributors but short of whatever is needed to be a community blog. In 2003, the Daily Kos community won this category. Last year, MyDD received it. Both are Scoop sites and are more appropriately placed in the Community blog category. Which true group blog was the overall best in 2005?
Most Humorous Blog
This is a self explanatory category. In 2002, Adam Felber of Fanatical Apathy won. In 2003, Tbogg carried home the prize. Last year, The General was particularly manly in victory. Who has consistently made you laugh this year?
Most Humorous Post
In 2002, the funniest post was the parody of Peggy Noonan by Jesse Taylor, formerly of Pandagon. I am having trouble finding a link to that post. Any help would be appreciated. In 2003, it was Atrios' classic Preznit giv me turkee. Last year, the Poorman's Poker with Dick Cheney made us laugh the longest and loudest. What post made you laugh out loud this year?
If you have read or written anything particularly humorous this year, please send us a link. In fact, please provide a link with any nominations for this category.
Most Deserving of Wider Recognition
This category was added last in 2003 year at the request of the readers. It seeks to honor bloggers who are consistently good but for whatever reason do not receive the recognition they deserve. In 2003, it was won by the now departed South Knox Bubba. Last year, the MDWR Sandy was won by the wonderful Susie Madrak of Suburban Guerrilla, who, by virtue of the award, should no longer be eligible (she is eligible for Best Blog, of course). Who do you think is this year's undiscovered gem?
Best Expert Blog
This is another category added in 2003 at the request of the readers. It seeks to honor those who bring particular expertise, by way of knowledge, experience, or academic achievement, to a particular topic. It was won in 2003 and 2004 by University of Michigan history professor Juan Cole who writes about the Middle East at Informed Comment. Who is this year's best expert?
Best New Blog
This category recognizes new members of the community. In 2002, there were almost no lefty bloggers at the beginning of the year. Atrios, for instance, began in the spring of 2002. That year, to qualify as new, the blog had to have begun in September or later. In 2003, I moved the qualifying date to July 1. Now the cut off date is the beginning of the year. Any blogger whose first post was in 2005 is eligible for this category. In 2002, the award went to Roger Ailes. In 2003, the award went to DNC's blog Kicking Ass. Last year, Amanda Marcotte of Mouse Words, now of Pandagon, was the winner. Amanda made some promises to voters last year. In particular, she promised that if she won, "I will make a massive ass out myself, with drunken speechifying and boobies."
There is no rule against making such promises but there is also no statute of limitations on complying with them. Well, Amanda?
One of the real joys of hosting these awards is becoming familiar with new blogs. It is no longer possible for any one person to keep up with all of the entrants. This is a great category for self nominations. Who is the best of the new crop of lefty bloggers?
Best Coverage of State or Local Issues
This is a new category based on reader suggestions. It is intended to honor blogs with a focus on happenings in a single state or single locality. Which state or local blog provided the best coverage this year? When making nominations please include the state of locality of coverage as well as a link
Best Commenter
This category is for those who post comments on other people's blogs. In 2002, the award was won by Digby who now graces us with his prose and insight at Hullabaloo. Last year, the award was won by John Emerson, a/k/a Zizka, who now writes, all too infrequently for my taste, at Seeing The Forest. In 2004, the award was won by Meteor Blades, now of The Next Hurrah. Who was the best commenter of 2005?
Those are the fifteen categories. If you think we should add another or restore one that has been eliminated, don't be shy, just leave a comment and we will consider it.
Hosting the Koufax Awards is a lot of work. It really, really helps if you provide a link when making a nomination, particularly if you are nominating a particular post or series of posts.
Two years ago, the onslaught of traffic generated by the awards crashed Wampum. Eric has worked many hours and we have spent a considerable amount of money to make sure that does not happen again. Once we get to the voting stage of the awards, we really need Eric and his laptop to provide ballot security. His laptop recently died. If you can afford it, please hit our tip jar to keep the Koufax Awards running and running fairly.
We do all of the work of the awards by hand. That has advantages and disadvantages. One of the disadvantages is that I tend to make mistakes. When I make one this year, please let me know I will do my best to correct it.
While you are here for the Koufax Awards, please feel free to look around. You may find some non-Koufax related items of interest.
Please remember that this is an effort to build a sense of community. Let's all try to have fun. Okay, send us some nominations.
NOTE: When the comment thread gets too long, it is very hard for us to manage the nominations list. This thread is about 350 comments long so we have closed the comments here and opened a new thread here. Please use the new thread for nominations. Thank you in advance and we apologize for any inconvenience.
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For some reason my trackbacks are being refused so here goes...
The good folks (and apparently my new neighbors - welcome to Pittsburgh) over at Wampum have opened up the nominations for the 2005 Koufax Awards. Head over and let everyone know what the best blogs on the web are.
Oh, and don't forget us!
Comments From Left Field
Posted by: Goose3five | December 15, 2005 02:30 PM
I nominate Firedoglake for Best Series for its continuing excellent coverage of PlameGate.
Posted by: TalkLeft | December 15, 2005 03:02 PM
As a Yankees fan, I'm a firm believer in dynasties and would love to see
Jeralyn's TalkLeft (http://www.talkleft.com/) win her fourth straight Koufax.
Posted by: Mark Gisleson | December 15, 2005 03:40 PM
While I won't lose any sleep over it one way or the other, I do believe it would be at least a slight injustice to keep counting the Dailykos as an individual blog. Other than being deferential to the 800lb Gorilla in the corner, I can't imagine why it should be allowed to remain so...
Posted by: Caleb G | December 15, 2005 03:48 PM
I would like to nominate my blog for the Best New Blog category
The Supreme Irony of Life ...
Posted by: David (Austin Tx) | December 15, 2005 03:51 PM
ch ck th s t
[devoweled, not a nomination, ebw]
Posted by: Anonymous | December 15, 2005 03:53 PM
Ch ck th s t: Th W z rd f O l. http://www.d lyk s.c m/st ry/2005/12/12/21431/622
[devoweled, not a nomination, ebw]
Posted by: Anonymous | December 15, 2005 03:55 PM
For Best Single Issue Blog category I would like to nominate
Off the Kuff for Texas issues.
Posted by: David (Austin Tx) | December 15, 2005 03:57 PM
Fafblog should win in Most Humorous Blog, Most Deserving of Wider Recognition, Best Expert Blog, and I'll spend the afternoon deciding which of their entries should win in Most Humorous Post.
Posted by: tiny emperor | December 15, 2005 03:58 PM
Come on over and take a look at NoUtopia (www.noutopia.com) for this Year's Koufax awards.
Posted by: J. Culleny | December 15, 2005 04:06 PM
I always come in here to preemptively kiss-ass for the eventual winner. I don't see him anywhere, so I nominate The Poor Man for Most Humorous Blog and his Keyboard Kommando Komics for Best Series and/or Most Humorous Post(s).
Also, I think Charles Kuffner (Off the Kuff) should be in the best State/Local coverage category for his work on Texas politics and society (not Single Issue).
Two nominations in best group blog: Pandagon and Feministe.
Best Expert Blog: PZ Myers at Pharyngula for science-related matters.
Posted by: norbizness | December 15, 2005 04:08 PM
Best single issue blog: Women's Hoops Blog, http://www.womenshoops.blogspot.com/
Most Humorous Blog: Art Pottery, Politics and Food
http://planetsean.blogspot.com/
Best New Blog: FireDogLake
Best Group Blog: ThinkProgress
Posted by: truth | December 15, 2005 04:09 PM
I nominate my own Bark Bark Woof Woof for Most Deserving of Wider Recognition. IMHO, of course.
Posted by: Mustang Bobby | December 15, 2005 04:15 PM
best blog-kos
best pro blog-froomkin (he needs the props these days)
best blog community-huffpo
best writing-billmon at whiskey bar
best series-firedoglake on their continuing coverage of Rovegate
best single issue blog-effect measure, on flu pandemic issues
best group blog-shakespeare's sister
most humorous blog-wtf is it now, by the lovely maru
best expert blog-sterling newberry at bop news
Posted by: merciless | December 15, 2005 04:15 PM
Best Blog: Eschaton
Best Pro Blog: Talking Points Memo
Best Blog Community: Huffington Post
Best Series: Firedoglake's continuing coverage of L'affaire Plame, to coin a phrase.
Best Group Blog: Pandagon
Most Deserving of Wider Recognition: Dictionopolis In Digitopolis, (http://varkentine.blogspot.com/). Also best new blog. Shame is for losers.
Best Expert Blog: Also Firedoglake.
Posted by: Ben Varkentine | December 15, 2005 04:20 PM
Best Blog – Non-Sponsored Division
Pandagon
Shakespeare's Sister
Pharyngula
Legal Fiction
Majikthise
Bitch PhD
Frogs and Ravens
Echidne of the Snakes
Firedoglake
Feministe
Rox Populi
Ed Cone
Hullabaloo
Michael Berube Online
Lance Mannion
Creek Running North
Science And Politics
Best Blog – Pro Division
Talking Points Memo
Yglesias
Tapped
Ezra Klein
Dent
Xark!
Joe Trippi
Bloggermann
Alternet blogs
Daou Report
Political Animal
The Intersection
Best Blog Community
My Left Wing
Booman Tribune
TPM Cafe
Uncsrewing the Inscrutable
The Uncapitalist Journal
European Tribune
Yearly Kos
OAC Blog
Best Writing
Lance Mannion
Creek Running North
Nancy Nall
Neil Shakespeare
Michael Berube Online
Anonymoses
Best Post
Idiot America
Planet of the Hats
I Want Bigger Government
Regressives
1">Perils of Ideological Continua
Best Series
Slacktivist, reading "Left Behind" books so we don't have to.
Pooflingers Anonymous, watching Kent Hovind movies, so we don't have to.
From Science And Politics, a series on Lakoff and understanding the conservative mind: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32,33,34,35,36,37,
Best Single Issue Blog
Evolutionblog
Total Information Awareness
Animal Crackers
Pam's House Blend
The Intersection
East Ethnia
Hugo Schwyzer
NC Conservation Network Blog
MattHillNC
Best Group Blog
Panda's Thumb
Lawyers, Guns and Money
Pandagon
Blondesense
Real Climate
ScienceGate
Cosmic Variance
American Street
Philosophy of Biology
DefCon Blog
Big Brass Blog
Liberal Coalition
Corrente Wire
American Footprints
Orange Politics
NC Conservation Network Blog
Most Humorous Blog
Jesus General
Pearlswine
Neil Shakespeare
Most Deserving of Wider Recongition
Legal Fiction
Tom Watson
Arse Poetica
Archy
Total Information Awareness
Decorabilia
Coeruleus (She Flies With Her Own Wings)
Contrary Brin
Pam's House Blend
Frogs and Ravens
Doctor Biobrain
Linkmeister
Happy Furry Puppy Story Time
Bark Bark Woof Woof
Iddybud
Brilliant at Breakfast
Lenin's Tomb
Five Wells
The Green Knight
Keat's Telescope
Science And Politics
Best Expert Blog
Pharyngula
Circadiana
Leiter Reports
Effect Measure
Afarensis
Mixing Memory
Cognitive Daily
Thoughts From Kansas
Mike The Mad Biologist
The Loom
East Ethnia
Orcinus
Living the Scientific Life
John Hawks
Brad DeLong
Keat's Telescope
Best New Blog
Buridan's Ass
Contrary Brin
Aetiology
Adventures in Ethics and Science (Dr.Freeride)
The Executioner's Thong
Dadahead
Daveawayfromhome
Best State/Local Political Blog
Orange Politics
Ed Cone
NC Conservation Network Blog
Blue NC
GreeneSpace
Sandy's Place
Ruby Sienreich
Hogg's Blog
Southern Rants
The Stinging Nettle
Dent
Best Commenter
johnnybutter
John Mackay
Eric Martin
Eric Gordy
Chris Clark
Posted by: coturnix | December 15, 2005 04:21 PM
Best Series - Firedoglake's Plame coverage
Most Deserving of Wider Recognition - The Talent Show
Most Humorous Post - either the Michelle vs. Michelle debate or "How It Went Down"
Best Group Blog - Daily Kos
Best Post - the "online magazine" post The Talent Show is dead. Long live The Talent Show.
Best Expert blog : Pharyngula
Best Writing : Digby
And the R.I.P. award should go to the Pandagon twins.
Posted by: Lib in Exile | December 15, 2005 04:24 PM
That bad link was this:
Perils of Ideological Continua
Posted by: coturnix | December 15, 2005 04:25 PM
Best Series - Firedoglake's Plame coverage
Most Deserving of Wider Recognition - The Talent Show
Most Humorous Post - either the Michelle vs. Michelle debate or "How It Went Down"
Best Group Blog - Daily Kos
Best Post - the "online magazine" post The Talent Show is dead. Long live The Talent Show.
Best Expert blog : Pharyngula
Best Writing : Digby
And the R.I.P. award should go to the Pandagon twins.
Posted by: Lib in Exile | December 15, 2005 04:26 PM
In the category of: Most Deserving of Wider Recognition:
I would certainly nominate Driftglass as the most Blogspicacious Originalist for 2005.
:-)
Posted by: Karen | December 15, 2005 04:33 PM
Best Series: RubDMC's Iraq War Grief Daily Witness, appearing on the front page at MLW... every single day.
Mindblowing.
Posted by: Maryscott O'Connor | December 15, 2005 04:41 PM
For Best New Blog, I nominate Fired Up Missouri
Posted by: Mays | December 15, 2005 04:42 PM
Best Blog: Crooks & Liars
Best Humor Blog: Jesus' General
Best Writing: I Blame the Patriarchy
Best Coverage of State or Local Issues: Tennessee Guerilla Women
Most Deserving of Wider Recognition: Blondesense
Best Commenter: Rude Pundit
Posted by: MzNicky | December 15, 2005 04:44 PM
I have to nominate TBogg for most humorous post in his Jonah Goldberg fanfic series. It's hard to choose which one -- Part One gave us "Jonah and the Ocean of Lotion" ("This pudgy slightly damp man who smelled of Ding Dongs and Hai Karate and danger"), Part Two was Doughy Pantload Tonight ("Look, lady," Jonah said to her, "is there anything here besides yourself, the Stargate and the sarcophagus and those donuts on that table over there? Because we're tired, we're hungry and I left my asthma puffer in my other pants"), and Part Three - It Was A Dark and Jonah Night (He was about 5' 7", scruffy brown hair, little piggy eyes, garbed in Dockers and a black Billy Joel River of Dreams tour t-shirt that was bunched up around his man-boobs.)
But I have to go with Part Four -- the "Flowers for Goldberg" post. I always consider it the gold standard for snark.
TBogg's just funny, that's all.
Posted by: jane hamsher | December 15, 2005 04:47 PM
Most Deserving of Wider Recognition:
Loaded Mouth
Best New Blog:
Pen & Sword
Best Series Blog:
Firedoglake
Posted by: Capitola | December 15, 2005 04:48 PM
In my opinion, the most humorous post of the past year was The Poor Man's "Greate King George and Ye Olde Parchment Paladins".
Posted by: Ted Barlow | December 15, 2005 04:51 PM
Best series: Obsidian Wings' coverage of torture and extraordinary rendition (OK, it started in 2004 but has continued).
Posted by: ral | December 15, 2005 04:59 PM
It give me great pleasure to nominate Mr. Attaturk of Rising-Hegemon as the most humorous blog in the known Universe, 2004
Posted by: bbbustard | December 15, 2005 04:59 PM
I nominate, for best writing, shakespearessister.
That woman can write!
Posted by: solitaire | December 15, 2005 05:03 PM
Best New Blog:
Dodecahedron
Blog Most Deserving Of Wider Recognition:
Dodecahedron
Most Self-Promoting Blog:
Dodecahedron
Posted by: Horatio | December 15, 2005 05:07 PM
Best Blog – Non-Sponsored Division
Majikthise - http://majikthise.typepad.com/majikthise_/
Firedoglake - http://firedoglake.blogspot.com/
The Sideshow - http://sideshow.me.uk/
Best Post
Helpless - http://sideshow.me.uk/soct05.htm#10281443
Best Single Issue Blog
Effect Measure - http://effectmeasure.blogspot.com/
Most Deserving of Wider Recongition
Factesque - http://casadelogo.typepad.com/factesque/
PSoTD - http://www.psotd.com
Blanton's and Ashton's - http://frogsdong.blogspot.com/
Best Expert Blog
Effect Measure
Posted by: PSoTD | December 15, 2005 05:15 PM
I would like to nominate
Sadly, no! for best group blog and most humorous.
Posted by: BillyD | December 15, 2005 05:18 PM
I'm going to vote for myself. Why? Because I can...
best pro blog: Talking Points Memo
best writing: billmon
best series: Katherine and me on the Graham Amendment (this has links to the first thirteen posts; there are also this, this, and this.)
best group blog: Obsidian Wings
most humorous blog: Fafblog
most humorous post: I Still Know All About These Kittens
best expert blog: Effect Measure (public health)
best new blog: firedoglake
most deserving of wider recognition: Effect Measure
Posted by: hilzoy | December 15, 2005 05:21 PM
Keep going back to FireDogLake, don't know what category.
Steve Clemons Washington Note should win for his writing and also the car accident which is in the realm of speculation of annoying, shall we say, the powers that be and for that a courage award.
I liked The Left Coaster but have been disappointed that there has been no further news on the Katrina victims who were seen behind barbed wire or fences, some by the MSM like the quoted article from the Denver Post on TLC, I wrote to the journalist at Denver Post but received no answer.
I don't have any new information but tried to have one blog that did not forget these victims and so cut and pasted the few articles I could find on these very unfortunate Katrina victims who seem to have been captured for a mind control MK-ULTRA like experiment similar to Gitmo which one US mayor stated she thought a mind control program was going on there.
http://katrinafemacamps.blogspot.com/
This site has information on how to help the Muslims who were snatched by the bush regime and is very important:
http://www.cageprisoners.com/
Some very brave US citizens are outside of the gates of Guantanamo Bay right now and they have an amazing blog:
http://www.witnesstorture.org/
Keith Olbermann's Bloggermann also deserves a courage award, one of the few MSM to consistently tell the truth on real issues.
Posted by: Lena David | December 15, 2005 05:28 PM
Because women aren't very good at self-promotion, I nominate:
Most Humorous Post: The New Youth Craze - Michelle Maklin
Posted by: Roxanne | December 15, 2005 05:30 PM
I nominate Norwegianity ((http://norwegianity.com) as the Best Blog
Posted by: Anonymous | December 15, 2005 05:32 PM
http://roxanne.typepad.com/april_fools/2005/04/the_new_youth_c.html
I nominate the above New Youth Craze spoof for most humorous post.
Posted by: jeneane sessum | December 15, 2005 05:37 PM
I nominate http://www.blogsisters.com for best community blog. or at least the OLDEST women's community blog! ;-)
Posted by: Jeneane Sessum | December 15, 2005 05:39 PM
best blog: obsidian wings (in whatever category seems appropriate)
most humorous post: any of the Poor Man's Keyboard Kommando posts
Posted by: nobody | December 15, 2005 05:40 PM
Most Deserving of Wider Recognition
Norwegianity
Posted by: rmf | December 15, 2005 05:46 PM
This post made during the heat of the Terri Schiavo controversy was not widely seen at the time, but was both unique and powerful, and was certainly the best post I've done.
http://ilpundit.blogspot.com/2005/03/open-letter-to-my-family.html
Posted by: ilpundit | December 15, 2005 05:52 PM
I'll second Norwegianity for more deserving of wider recognition.
Posted by: TalkLeft | December 15, 2005 05:57 PM
FireDogLake for Best Blog.
Posted by: Thesaurus Rex | December 15, 2005 06:16 PM
I would like to nominate Just A Bump on the Beltway for Most Deserving of Wider Recognition especially with all of the work Melanie has done on Avian Flu.
Posted by: Chuck | December 15, 2005 06:17 PM
I nominate Trish Wilson / her blog as BEST in the following categories:
i) Best Blog,
ii) Best Single Issue Blog (re family law issues),
iii) Blog Most Deserving Wider Recognition,
iv) Best Writing,
and most certainly, in v) Best Series - for her series re "Fathers 4
Justice" at http://trishwilson.typepad.com/blog/fathers_4_justice/index.html .
Thank you kindly,
Blue Maas
bluemAAs@yahoo.com
central Iowa
Posted by: Blue Maas, BSN, DVM, PhD | December 15, 2005 06:24 PM
best blog-Crooks and liars
best pro blog-froomkin
best blog community-huffpo
best series-firedoglake on plamegate
best single issue blog-talkingpointsmemo on social security
Posted by: Ravishankar Palanivelu | December 15, 2005 06:32 PM
Best Post: Atrios, Crazy Guy at a Bar.
Posted by: The Liberal Avenger | December 15, 2005 06:34 PM
Best Blog: The Left Coaster
Best Blog -- Pro Division: Bradblog
best blog community-tpm cafe
best writing-Digby
best series-firedoglake
best single issue blog-???
best group blog-The Left Coaster
most humorous blog-chase me ladies, I'm with the cavalry
best expert blog-mydd
Posted by: andy | December 15, 2005 06:38 PM
Best Blog - Dark Wraith
Best Community Blog - Booman Tribune
Best Writing - Courting Destiny
Best Group Blog - Shakespeare's Sister
Most Humorous Blog - I Blame The Patriarchy
Deserving Wider Recognition - Neil Shakespeare
Best New Blog - I Blame The Patriarchy
Best Single Issue - Waiterrant
Posted by: The Fat Lady Sings | December 15, 2005 06:42 PM
Best Writing: Shakespeare's Sister, The Green Knight, and Set Free
Best Commenter: The Dark Wraith
Best Blogs Worthy of Greater Recognition: Pam's House Blend and Agitprop
Posted by: Kathy | December 15, 2005 06:43 PM
Funniest post is called A Joke, by cargoweasel.
http://www.livejournal.com/users/cargoweasel/316274.html
Posted by: Scorpio | December 15, 2005 06:48 PM
Best Blog: Shakespeare's Sister
Best Group Blog: The Liberal Avenger
Most Humorous Blog: I know it was a one day deal and might not qualify, but Rox Populi's Michelle Maklin spoof still gets my vote.
Best Series: Blogenlust's coverage of the endless list of Zarqawi lieutenants and al-Qa'ida number threes
Most Deserving of Wider Recognition; Newshog, Comments From Left Field, Why Are We Back In Iraq?, and if self-plugging is allowed, Loaded Mouth
Posted by: tas | December 15, 2005 06:54 PM
I nominate Susie (suburban guerrilla) for Most Humorous Blog.
Her self-depricating posts, flashbacks (figurative, not literal) of previous loves, grand Philadelphia references (you gotta live it to love it), humility and generosity online & in person are second-to-none.
Check it out: http://susiemadrak.com/
Posted by: lutton | December 15, 2005 06:54 PM
Most deserving of wider recognition?
Two of them:
1. Norwegianity (http://www.norwegianity.com/)
2. By Neddie Jingo! (http://byneddiejingo.blogspot.com/)
3. why not myself, while I'm at it (Wege and Neddie like it): Phronesisaical (http://phronesisaical.blogspot.com/)
Posted by: helmut | December 15, 2005 07:00 PM
Best Blog: Alas, a blog
Best Blog -- Pro Division: Political Animal
Best Blog Community-- TPM Cafe
Best Writing -- Hilzoy of Obsidian Wings
Best Series: Katherine and Hilzoy about the Bingamen/Graham Amendment
Best Single Issue Blog: Alas, a blog
Best Group Blog: Obsidian Wings
Most Humorous Blog: Fafblog
Best Expert Blog Bitch PhD Academia
Posted by: ScottM | December 15, 2005 07:15 PM
Most Humorous Blog: A Gentleman's C
Best Writing: Creek Running North
Someone else can nominate my blog for something. Is there a booby prize?
Posted by: Michael Stiber | December 15, 2005 07:20 PM
Hopefully without being redundant, a few nominations:
Best writing: Roy Edroso of Alicublog, Lindsay Beyerstein of Majikthise, and The Poor Man.
Deserving of wider recognition: Fact-esque, Fantasy Life, and The Happy Feminist.
Best expert blog: Balkanization.
Best new blog: Battlepanda, Firedoglake and Mad Melancholic Feminista.
Best single-issue blog: Feministe
And for best post, I will engage in shameless self-promotion: "GOP: Fetuses Are Rights-bearing Subjects, Adult Women Are Not" at Lawyers, Guns and Money.
I also strongly second the Obsidian Wings series on the Whitman Amendment for best series.
Posted by: Scott Lemieux | December 15, 2005 07:20 PM
Best Coverage of State or Local Issues:
Philly Future
Posted by: PSoTD | December 15, 2005 07:25 PM
Shakespeare's Sister for best group blog.
Posted by: somewaterytart | December 15, 2005 07:30 PM
Best Blog: Digby
Best Writing: Driftglass, Wolcott
Best Series: David Neiwert: Unhinged
Best Single Issue: Pharyngula
Best Group: Pandagon
Most Humorous: Norbizness
Most Deserving of Wider Recognition: Driftglass, A Perfectly Cromulent Blog.
Best Expert: Juan Cole, again.
Best Coverage State/Local issues: Attytood.
Posted by: Grotesqueticle | December 15, 2005 07:32 PM
I'm sorry but this can't go any further without a nomination of eRiposte of The Left Coaster and his IMPORTANT series
Treasongate: The Niger Forgeries
and
WMDgate: Fixing Intelligence Around Policy
Posted by: Seeing the Forest | December 15, 2005 07:38 PM
I'd like to nominate The Poor Man for most humorous blog, not just for their Keyboard Kommando posts, but also their wicked parodies of Powerline and this year's Kipmas Wingnut Awards.
Posted by: moerex | December 15, 2005 07:44 PM
I would differentiate between group blog and community blog as follows:
Group blog -- a blog that has several contributors, but is limited in outside participation.
Community blog -- a blog that has several contributors, but is open to outside participation.
So a blog like the HuffPost, although they have several contributors, would fall more into the "group blog" category because participation from the outside is limited to posting comments, while sites like Daily Kos and Booman Tribune would fall into the "community blog" because anyone who registers can participate by posting a diary, which can be recommended and even "front-paged" so more folks might notice it.
In that vein, I nominate Huffington Post in the group blog category, and Booman Tribune in the community blog category.
Just my $0.02, of course...
Posted by: Cali Scribe | December 15, 2005 07:49 PM
Best Blog - Booman Tribune
Best Pro Blog - Froomkin
Most humorous series - Cheers & Jeers by Bill in Portland Maine
Most humorous post - The Wizard of Oil, Bood Abides
Best Humor Blog - Jesus' General
Best Series - Holden's Obsession with the Gaggle (spin Scotty spin)
Posted by: SallyCat | December 15, 2005 07:53 PM
I would like to nominate my husband's blog, CT Blue for "most deserving of wider recognition". He's part of the Connecticut blogging community, but posts on a wide range of subjects. Please take a look!
Posted by: Mary | December 15, 2005 07:56 PM
Hereby nominating my blog World Wide Webers in the category "most deserving wider recognition."
best professional blog: Altercation
best writing: Hullaballoo
best expert: Mystery Pollster
Posted by: Karl Weber | December 15, 2005 08:03 PM
Best Blog - Pro Division:
Talking Points Memo
Best Blog:
Crooks and Liars
Best Writing:
The Heretik
Lance Mannion
Best Deserving of Wider Recognition:
Idyllopus
The Fat Lady Sings
Donkey O.D.
Best Post:
It was the Best of Times, It was the Worst of Times - Part 1
It was the Best of Times, It was the Worst of Times - Part 2
Best New Blog:
Agitprop
Most Humorous Blog:
Pime Forest Collective
Best Series Blog:
Bushmerika
Best Group Blog:
Bring It On
Posted by: Night Bird | December 15, 2005 08:11 PM
Oh, sure. After nearly three years, I shut down my widely-acclaimed Portland Communique... and now you add a "Best Coverage of State or Local Issues" category. Heh.
Despite the self-imposed death of Communique, I'm self-nominating the site anyway.
Posted by: The One True b!X | December 15, 2005 08:11 PM
I would like to nominate The Fat Lady Sings for Best Writing and for Best New Blog.
Here are some examples of her work
Bookends
Lovers Cross
On The Relative Death of a Child
Pain
Words for the wise
Posted by: George Poden | December 15, 2005 08:12 PM
Honestly I don't really look at alot of blogs. However Crooksandliars is almost like Google to me... as soon as I log on its one of the first places I look.
Posted by: stefan hester | December 15, 2005 08:21 PM
For Best Best Coverage of State or Local Issues, I nominate Hogg's Blog
Posted by: Roch101 | December 15, 2005 08:28 PM
Best Series: Iraq War Grief Daily Witness by RubDMC
Best Community Blog: BoomanTribune
Most humorous series: Advice for Batshit Loopy by BostonJoe
Most humorous post: The Wizard of Oil by Bood Abides
Posted by: DamnitJanet | December 15, 2005 08:28 PM
Forgot one...
Best New Blog: Booman Tribune
Posted by: SallyCat | December 15, 2005 08:29 PM
Best Group Blog - Main and Central We need to love our Veterans, and there isn't a single military/vets blog nominated so far. What's that all about?
Posted by: Mr Anonymouse | December 15, 2005 08:30 PM
THYCWOTI for best commenter (Yosef!)
Posted by: Pinko Punko | December 15, 2005 08:30 PM
Best Blog � Non-Sponsored Division
* My Left Wing
Best Blog � Pro Division
* Bloggermann
Best Blog Community
* My Left Wing
Best Writing
* Shanikka @ MLW
* gottlieb @ MLW
Best Post
* Obscenity
* Blast from the Racist Past
* Bankruptcy Bill
* The Making of a Martyr: Bunnatine Greenhouse
* Profanity, Propriety, Censorship & Semantics
* Death in September
* The Lies & Depraved Indifference of
Republicans
* The Bravest Man Who Ever Died
* Star Trek Socialism
Best Series
* RubDMC, Iraq War Grief Daily Witness
* dhonig: Daily Pulse
* gottlieb, the Postcard Series:
* Postcard from the Gulag
* Postcard from the Abyss
* Postcard from the Motorcade
* Postcard from the Grassy Knoll
Best Single Issue Blog
* Drug War Rant
* Writing on the Wal
Best Group Blog
* The Next Hurrah
Most Humorous Blog
* Rude Pundit
* Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster
Most Deserving of Wider Recognition
* Political Cortex
Best Expert Blog
* Swing State Project
Best New Blog
* My Left Wing
Best State/Local Political Blog
* SoapBlox Chicago
Best Commenter
* Raybin
* eugene
* wu ming
* beagleandtabby
And now, a SUGGESTION for a new CATEGORY:
Best Illustration/Comic Series
There are so many great people doing terrific cartoons on blogs right now, and they'll always be left behind when pitted against "serious" blogging. Kind of like Animated Features at the Oscars®.
Seriously -- consider it?
And... I have some nominations in that category:
* Bateman365, by Scott Bateman
* Political Animal, by Spike
* Hypnocrites, by dhonig
* Duckerford B. Hayes, by Tony Seybert
Posted by: Maryscott O'Connor | December 15, 2005 08:30 PM
Hey, I just worked really hard on nominating some really good blogs and it is not here.
Posted by: Night Bird | December 15, 2005 08:33 PM
Best Blog
Shakespeare's Sister
http://shakespearessister.blogspot.com/
Best Blog -- Pro Division
TPM
http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/
Best Blog Community
Daily Kos
http://www.dailykos.com/
Best Writing
Shakespeare's Sister
http://shakespearessister.blogspot.com/
Best Post
Seven Deadly Sins and the American Right
T. Rex's Guide to Life
http://quinnell.us/b2evolution/index.php/all/2005/12/10/seven_deadly_sins_and_the_american_right
Best Series
Fun With Site Visitors
T. Rex's Guide to Life
http://quinnell.us/b2evolution/index.php/all?cat=60
Best Group Blog
Big Brass Blog
http://www.bigbrassblog.com/
Most Deserving of Wider Recognition
Bark Bark Woof Woof
http://barkbarkwoofwoof.blogspot.com/
Best Expert Blog
Emerging Democratic Majority
http://www.emergingdemocraticmajorityweblog.com/donkeyrising/index.php
Best Coverage of State or Local Issues
FLA Politics
http://www.flapolitics.com/frontPage.do
Florida
Posted by: Kenneth Quinnell | December 15, 2005 08:37 PM
I would like to nominate,
Best Post:
"Here's What Gets Me"
This is Not Over - September 6, 2005
Posted by Glark
http://www.thisisnotover.com/2005/09/index.html
Posted by: Mel Kozek | December 15, 2005 08:38 PM
Best Blog - Pro Division:
Talking Points Memo
Best Blog:
Crooks and Liars
Best Writing:
The Heretik
Lance Mannion
Best Deserving of Wider Recognition:
Idyllopus
The Fat Lady Sings
Donkey O.D.
Best Post:
It was the Best of Times, It was the Worst of Times - Part 1
It was the Best of Times, It was the Worst of Times - Part 2
Best New Blog:
Agitprop
Most Humorous Blog:
Pime Forest Collective
Best Series Blog:
Bushmerika
Best Group Blog:
Bring It On
Posted by: Night Bird | December 15, 2005 08:39 PM
Best Blog: Eschaton
Best Pro Blog: Talking Points
Best Blog Community: Huffington Post
Best Writing: Hullabaloo
Best Series: Firedoglake Fitzmas
Best Single Issue: Talkleft
Best Group Blog: Americablog
Most Humorous Blog: wolcott
Most Deserving of Wider Recognition: Steve Gilliard's News Blog
Best Expert Blog: Juan Cole
Best New Blog: Inflatable Dartboard
Posted by: los | December 15, 2005 08:40 PM
The Koufax Awards � now there's something to get excited about.
Here we go...
Best Blog: Crooks and Liars. A blog is both good writing and an informational source and I can't think of a site I visit more often and count on more consistently than John Amato's C&L.
Best Group Blog: So many good ones but for pure writing style, research and information, I nominate The Left Coaster.
Most Deserving of Wider Recognition: Two wonderful, witty women: Mox at Moxiegrrrl and Taylor Marsh.
Best New Blog: As much as I would love to win this one myself, there's too many others that I think deserve nominations as much or more. Two colleagues I really admire are Pensito Review and FireDogLake.
Best Post: This is where I nominate myself and, because my judgment has been known to be skewed on my own work, I'm going to nominate the two pieces that got, by far, the most reaction in my first nine months of blogging.
A Conflicted Veteran On Memorial Day and
I Know This Little Boy In New Orleans.
I've met (and read) so many wonderful, talented people in our community this year and would be honored to even be considered.
Good luck to all and thanks for letting me hang with you.
Bob
Yellow Dog Blog
Posted by: Bob Geiger | December 15, 2005 08:40 PM
give us a category for videoblogs (Crooks and Liars is a must everyday) and
investigative reporting (The Raw Story)
Posted by: los | December 15, 2005 08:42 PM
Most deserving of wider recognition: No Blood for Hubris
Posted by: Muffy of Muffy's Blog for Random Parenthood | December 15, 2005 08:44 PM
Best Blog
The Sideshow
Most Humorous Post
Michelle Maklin: The New Youth Craze
Most Deserving of Wider Recognition
Byzantium's Shores
Red State Diaries
Best Expert Blog
Effect Measure
Posted by: PSoTD | December 15, 2005 08:48 PM
Since others have broken self-nomination ground before me, I feel comfortable following in their footsteps:
Best Blog
Creek Running North
Pandagon
The Poor Man
Best Blog -- Pro Division
Orcinus
Best Blog Community
TPM Cafe
Best Writing
Hullabaloo
James Wolcott
Pandagon
Best Single Issue Blog
Pharyngula
Best Group Blog
Liberal Avenger
Pandagon
Most Humorous Blog
Sadly, No!
Jesus' General
Three Bulls!
Fafblog
HFPST
Most Deserving of Wider Recognition (here goes...)
Malkin(s)Watch
Liberal Avenger
Best Expert Blog
Orcinus
Best New Blog
Malkin(s)watch
Best Commenter
Chris Clarke
teh l4m3
Posted by: Auguste | December 15, 2005 08:55 PM
I tried earlier, no go. C'mon, we're worthy of some recognition here. Here they are again.
1. Norwegianity
2. By Neddie Jingo!
3. Phronesisaical
All top-notch. Great writing. Good eye for stories and links. Smart. Funny. And, of course, quite handsome.
Posted by: helmut | December 15, 2005 08:59 PM
Best Non-Sponsored Blog: My Left Wing
Best Sponsored/Pro Blog: Bloggermann
Best Blog Community: My Left Wing
Best Writing: Armando @ Daily Kos
Best Post: Autonomous Women by mem from somerville @ dKos
What is to be Done? by eugene @ MLW (my one self-promotional nomination)
Abortion is the Right to My Life by sassy texan @ MLW
Best Series: RubDMC's "Iraq War Grief Daily Witness" @ MLW, crossposted to others
Best Group Blog: Daily Kos
Most Deserving of Wider Recognition: Political Cortex
Best New Blog: My Left Wing
Best State/Local Blog: Horse's Ass
Best Expert Blog: David Neiwert's Orcinus
Best Commenter(s): wu ming, Cathy
Posted by: eugene | December 15, 2005 09:01 PM
Okay, here's some more ...
Best Blog - Feministe
Best Blog Pro - Chris Nolan
Best Blog Community - Pandagon
Best Writing - Michael Berube and Lance Mannion and Chris Clarke
Best Series - Obsidian Wings - Graham Amendment
Best Group Blog - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Most Humorous Blog - Mr. Happy Furry Thing
Most Humorous Post - Can I nominate myself twice?
Most Deserving of Wider Recognition - Republic of T
Best Expert Blog - PZ
Best New Blog - The Heretik and Stop the Spirit of Zossen
Best Coverage of State or Local Issues - I live inside the Beltway. There's no such thing as a local blog.
Best Commenter - sylamore
Posted by: Roxanne | December 15, 2005 09:02 PM
Best Blog:
Blah3 (www.blah3.com)
100 Monkeys Typing (www.100monkeystyping.com/wlog/index.html)
Jesus' General (patriotboy.blogspot.com/)
Most Humorous Blog:
Jesus' General (patriotboy.blogspot.com/)
The Sneeze (www.thesneeze.com/)
Best Group Blog:
Blah3 (www.blah3.com)
Posted by: pax.discordia | December 15, 2005 09:05 PM
Best Blog
Dailykos
Best Blog -- Pro Division
froomkin
Best Blog Community
Booman Tribune
Best Writing
Billmon at Whiskey Bar
Best Post
GOP, RIP by kingubu
Best Series
FireDogLake in a walk
Best Single Issue Blog
Street Prophets
Best Group Blog
FireDogLake
Most Humorous Blog
The General
Most Humorous Post
The Wizzard of Oil by Dood Abides
Most Deserving of Wider Recognition
Political Cortex
Best Expert Blog
Informed Comment
Best New Blog
FireDogLake & Political Cortex
Best Commenter
SusanG
Posted by: NYBri | December 15, 2005 09:12 PM
Best Blog: Arms Control Wonk
Best Blog -- Pro Division: Attytood
Best Post: Covert Operations
Best Single Issue Blog: Arms Control Wonk
Most Humorous Post: Baker Spring: The Great Sophist of All Sophists
Best Expert Blog: Again, Arms Control Wonk. Excellent in numerous categories.
Best Coverage of State or Local Issues: A Smoke-Filled Room
Posted by: JLo | December 15, 2005 09:12 PM
Best Blog: News Corpse
Best Post: The Real Fake News
Best Single Isuue: Why The Media Is Dead
Best Writing: I Wish I Was In New Orleans.
Most Humorous Post: Desperate Whitehousewives Starring Laura "Leno" Bush
Most Deserving of Wider Recognition: News Corpse
Best New Blog: News Corpse
Am I carrying self-promotion too far? Wait...one more thing...
Get your very own George W. Bush Voodoo Doll
There, now I've gone too far.
Posted by: Mark | December 15, 2005 09:14 PM
Best New Blog: Booman Tribune?My Left Wing
Best Humorous Post: The Wizard of Oil: Bood Abides@Booman Tribune/DailyKos
Best Frontpage writer:SusanHu/Booman Tribune
Best action oriented:Booman Tribune
Best Series:Iraq War Grief Daily Rubdmc
Best Professional:Crooks&Liars
Posted by: Alohaleezy | December 15, 2005 09:16 PM
Best Community Blog: BooMan Trib
Posted by: rba | December 15, 2005 09:17 PM
For funniest, I nominate the anonymous Mandarin at http://themandarin.blogspot.com/
Posted by: Geoff | December 15, 2005 09:17 PM
Best Blog - Eschaton
Best New Blog - I've been getting a kick out of jurassicpork.blogspot.com lately...
Posted by: Charlotte Smith | December 15, 2005 09:18 PM
Best New Blog: Booman Tribune?My Left Wing
Best Humorous Post: The Wizard of Oil: Bood Abides@Booman Tribune/DailyKos
Best Frontpage writer:SusanHu/Booman Tribune
Best action oriented:Booman Tribune
Best Series:Iraq War Grief Daily Rubdmc
Best Professional:Crooks&Liars
Posted by: Alohaleezy | December 15, 2005 09:21 PM
Best Blog - Crooks and Liars
Best Blog Pro -Josh Marshall - Talkingpoints
Best Blog Community - The Huffington Post
Best Writing - Arthur at the power of narrative
Best Series - Firedoglake - for Plamegate
Best Group Blog - The Huffington Post
Most Humorous Blog - Jesus General at patriotboy
Most Deserving of Wider Recognition - Crooks and Liars
Best Expert Blog - ??? At what ?
Best New Blog - The Heretik and Stop the Spirit of Zossen
Best Coverage of State or Local Issues - Attytood
Best Commenter - John Aravosis @Americablog
Posted by: Priscilla Kenney | December 15, 2005 09:23 PM
Best Series:
All Spin Zone, for Richard Cranium's determined efforts to find a missing, pregnant black woman, and bring her home.
http://allspinzone.com/blog/index.php?query=latoyia&amount=0&blogid=1
This was a tough category, with many to chose from. The resulting find of Latoyia and bringing her home for her family to give a proper burial to is something that no blogger should ever forget.
Posted by: Desi | December 15, 2005 09:23 PM
Best Post: Patriotism and Nationalism by Matthew Yglesias.
Can we nominate FireDogLake for best new blog?
Best single-issue blog: FireDogLake
Best Coverage of a State or Local Issue Horse's Ass for coverage of the Governor's recount and subsequent lawsuits in Washington state.
Most Humorous post: Lunch Discussion #145: The Crazification Factor by Kung Fu Monkey
Most Humorous blog: Fafblog!, and again I can't see how this is ever a contest. I suppose The Poor Man made it interesting with the Wanker-Wingnut continuum, which I was tempted to nominate for MHP, but still. Not close. See e.g. Update From the Hunt for Bin Laden, Fafblog presents: the Do-it-yourself Emergency Management Guide, Remaining Explanations for Widespread ..., and many, many, more
Best Pro Blog: Matthew Yglesias
Best Group Blog: Lawyers, Guns, and Money.
Best writing: paradox of The Left Coaster, see for instance This Is Our Country
Best Blog Deserving of Wider Recognition & Readership: BattlePanda
Posted by: Nicholas Beaudrot | December 15, 2005 09:24 PM
I won't be shy and will nominate my blog.
Most Deserving of Wider Recognition: Shining Light In Dark Corners
Posted by: Dave Marco | December 15, 2005 09:25 PM
Most Deserving of Wider Recognition: Daily Dissent (dissent.blogspot.com)
Posted by: LB | December 15, 2005 09:25 PM
Huffington Post
Crooks and Liars
BradBlog
Never go a day without any one of them.
Posted by: Agent 99 | December 15, 2005 09:26 PM
Best Humor blog: Dependable Renegade by Watertiger
Best New Blog: Blind in Texas by Elmo, The Daily Curmurdgeon by Crankyboy, and Human Voices by Captain Fogg.
Best Expert Blog: No Quarter by Larry Johnson, National Security and Intelligence division
And please take a look at my blog: Ignorant Hussy
Posted by: phinky | December 15, 2005 09:30 PM
I cannot believe that I forgot this until Desi's post gave me a kick in the butt. Yes, yes, yes -- Richard Cranium's (AllSpinZone) efforts on behalf of Latoyia help bring national attention to the situation. If was blogging and making a difference at its best!
I second the nomination for best series!
Posted by: Bob Geiger | December 15, 2005 09:33 PM
Best blog: Majikthise
Best writing: Michael Berube
Best expert: Cosmic Variance
Best group: Crooked Timber
Humorous: Fanatical Apathy (Adam Felber)
Deserving of Wider Recognition: Lawyers, Guns and Money
Posted by: Alex | December 15, 2005 09:34 PM
I also vote for
Most Deserving of Wider Recognition: Daily Dissent
(dissent.blogspot.com / http://www.dailydissent.org )
We know how good it is . It is time for the wider world to notice too
Posted by: _H_ | December 15, 2005 09:37 PM
Best Post, the $60k post. From Mother Jones Cover Story:
http://www.motherjones.com/news/feature/2005/11/paul_hackett.html
"In a show of blogforce on the campaign�s last day, Swing State Project put out the word at 10:30 a.m. that Hackett needed $30,000 for get-out-the-vote operations. Six hours later, $60,000 had poured in..."
The Post:
http://www.swingstateproject.com/2005/08/oh-02_once_more.php
"Here's the situation, the Paul Hackett decided to shoot the moon. Ohio's second congressional district favors Republicans by 30 pts. Running a safe campaign would result in failure."
"Paul Hackett is a Fighting Democrat and he's gambling, pushing, pull out all of the stops and running like his life depends upon it (if he loses, he'll probably be sent back in Iraq)."
"To Get Out the Vote, we need to raise $30,000 today. Here's why."
"Last week, the netroots stepped up and delivered around $40K a day. The campaign gambled and put all of that on TV (the ads are great and a Democrat is leading the Republicans in gross points in every market in every medium!!!)."
"It worked, and now Independents are breaking rapidly our way. And Democrats in the district are so fired up that the far more than expected are signing up for GOTV."
"This has drastically increased the cost of the GOTV mobilization. The enthusiasm over the weekend was more than expected and more was spend during the huge door-to-door effort. Now the campaign needs money for tomorrow to finish the job."
"The cost breaks down to around $50 a precinct with 600 precincts. The netroots best friend, Matt from ActBlue, is flying in right now to coordinate moving the money."
"But we need enough to finish the job."
"Your investments have made Hackett a contender. Please give one more time so we can win this in the field."
Posted by: CinnciBlue | December 15, 2005 09:38 PM
FiredogLake-best series-PlameGate
Jesus General-Funniest
TalkLeft-Single issue-Law
Wider rec-Driftglass
Digby-Writing
Atrios - Best Blog
Booman Tribune-Community
Crooksandliars-Sunday Morning talk show video series-Best Series
MPetrelis: New Blog
Posted by: John | December 15, 2005 09:39 PM
Best Single Issue Blog:
Confined Space - News and Commentary on Workplace Health & Safety, Labor and Politics.
Jordan provides critically important daily reporting on safety and health issues affecting all working people and so much more. Truly a voice in the wilderness.
Posted by: JO | December 15, 2005 09:39 PM
Best Blog
The Sideshow
Most Humorous Post
HREF="http://roxanne.typepad.com/april_fools/2005/04/the_new_youth_c.html">Michelle
Maklin: The New Youth Craze
Most Deserving of Wider Recognition
Byzantium's Shores
Red State Diaries
Best Coverage of State or Local Issues
Philly Future
Best Expert Blog
Effect Measure
Posted by: PSoTD | December 15, 2005 09:44 PM
Best Blog - Eschaton
Best Blog Community - BooMan Tribune - closest knit around
Best Writing - None
Best Post - 10/25/04: What a Difference a Day Makes - The post that kickstarted the Hackett campaign.
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2005/7/13/121553/890
Best Series - The Hackett campaign coverage on Swing State Project
Best Single Issue Blog - Talk Left
Best Group Blog - MyDD again
Most Humorous Blog - The General -- Any question?
Most Deserving of Wider Recognition - The Last Hurrah -- Kagro X!
Best Coverage of State or Local Issues - OH-02 Blog - Paul Hackett again!
Posted by: deadbeat baghdad | December 15, 2005 09:45 PM
Best Blog = Daily Kos
Best Blog Pro Division = Talking Points Memo
Best Blog Community = Booman Tribune
Best Series = Iraq War Grief Daily Witness by RubDMC
Most Humorous Blog = TBogg
Most Humorous Post (Series) = Cheers and Jeers by Bill in Portland Maine on dKos
Best Expert Blog = Juan Cole
Posted by: shermanesqe | December 15, 2005 09:54 PM
Best Blog: The Carpetbagger Report
Best Blog -- Pro Division: Josh Marshall
Best Writing: Kevin Drum
Best Group Blog: Tapped
Best New Blog: Think Progress
Posted by: evening | December 15, 2005 09:54 PM
Best Post:
The Poorman: "Where the White Woman At?"
Hunter: "Cries from the Lake of Fire"
Posted by: Nikki | December 15, 2005 09:55 PM
Best New Blog Mouse Words
Posted by: Stone | December 15, 2005 09:59 PM
I'd like to nominate dailydissent.org for best blog.
Posted by: Richard Burt | December 15, 2005 10:01 PM
Sorry, wrong link for The Poorman:
"Where the White Women at"
Posted by: Nikki | December 15, 2005 10:02 PM
Best new blog? http://miaculpa.blogspot.com/
Without a doubt
Posted by: Pidomon | December 15, 2005 10:05 PM
Most Deserving of Wider Recognition:
Daily Dissent
Crooks & Liars
Can't go a day without either one. :)
Posted by: Buck | December 15, 2005 10:08 PM
Best Blog
D r i f t g l a s s
Atrios.
AmericaBlog.
Crooks and Liars.
Media Matters.
Best Blog -- Pro Division
Bloggermann.
Best Blog Community
Daily Kos.
Best Writing
D r i f t g l a s s.
Jurassic Pork.
Best Post
”Oh, by the way, which one’s pink?”
Assclowns of the Week: Nightmare Team Edition.
”Emerson, You Magnificent Bastard, She Read Your Book!”
A Man Called Jeff.
Best Series
Assclowns of the Week.
Sunday Morning Comin’ Down.
Best Single Issue Blog
The Writing on the Wal.
Best Group Blog
Shakespeare’s Sister.
Most Humorous Blog
D r i f t g l a s s.
The Rude Pundit.
Jesus’ General.
Most Humorous Post
“Nobody Move Or The Truth Gets It!”
Cheney at Auschwitz.
Most Deserving of Wider Recognition
D r i f t g l a s s.
Grumpy Old Man.
Jurassic Pork.
Best New Blog
Jurassic Pork.
D r i f t g l a s s.
Best Cartoon Series (new category)
Tom Tomorrow.
Get Your War On.
Posted by: Jurassicpork | December 15, 2005 10:09 PM
For Best Blog: the almighty atrios (though I haven't heard him called that lately). Best team: blah3. Wider recognition: invictus. Best humor: bartcop.
Posted by: jim dunn | December 15, 2005 10:11 PM
OK, what's up with the html tags?
Posted by: Jurassicpork | December 15, 2005 10:15 PM
Most Deserving of Wider Recognition -
Yep, another Goddamned blog
">The Cognoscenti
Posted by: J Macdonald | December 15, 2005 10:19 PM
Best Blog
D r i f t g l a s s.
Atrios.
AmericaBlog.
Crooks and Liars.
Media Matters.
Best Blog -- Pro Division
Bloggermann.
Best Blog Community
Daily Kos.
Best Writing
D r i f t g l a s s.
Jurassic Pork.
Best Post
”Oh, by the way, which one’s pink?”
Assclowns of the Week: Nightmare Team Edition.
”Emerson, You Magnificent Bastard, She Read Your Book!”
A Man Called Jeff.
Best Series
Assclowns of the Week.
Sunday Morning Comin’ Down.
Best Single Issue Blog
The Writing on the Wal.
Best Group Blog
Shakespeare’s Sister.
Most Humorous Blog
D r i f t g l a s s.
The Rude Pundit.
Jesus’ General.
Most Humorous Post
“Nobody Move Or The Truth Gets It!”
Cheney at Auschwitz.
Most Deserving of Wider Recognition
D r i f t g l a s s.
Grumpy Old Man.
Jurassic Pork.
Best New Blog
Jurassic Pork.
D r i f t g l a s s.
Best Cartoon Series (new category)
Tom Tomorrow.
Get Your War On.
Posted by: Jurassicpork | December 15, 2005 10:19 PM
Best single issue blog: Chris Mooney on science & politics at http://www.chriscmooney.com/blog.asp
Posted by: Catherine Hatinguais | December 15, 2005 10:21 PM
best new blog: cosmic variance
best expert blog:
+ pz myers
+ Max Speak (economics)
funniest blog(s):
+ fafblog
+ Sadly no!
+ the poorman
+ Roxanne's Michelle Malkin spoof site.
best writing: busy, busy, busy
Deserving of Wider Recognition: Flogging the Simian
best series: FTS' series on jack idema, secret CIA prisons and the london bombings
Posted by: almostinfamous | December 15, 2005 10:23 PM
Best Blog
D r i f t g l a s s
Atrios.
AmericaBlog.
Crooks and Liars.
Media Matters.
Best Blog -- Pro Division
Bloggermann.
Best Blog Community
http://dailykos.com
Best Writing
http://driftglass.blogspot.com
http://jurassicpork.blogspot.com
Best Post
http://driftglass.blogspot.com/2005/09/oh-by-way-which-ones-pink.html
http://jurassicpork.blogspot.com/2005/10/assclowns-of-week-nightmare-team.html
http://jurassicpork.blogspot.com/2005/08/emerson-you-magnificent-bastard-she.html#comments
http://americablog.blogspot.com/2005/02/man-called-jeff.html
Best Series
http://jurassicpork.blogspot.com (Assclowns of the Week)
http://driftglass.blogspot.com/2005/12/sunday-morning-comin-down-part-i.html (Sunday Morning Comin' Down)
Best Single Issue Blog
http://www.thewritingonthewal.net
Best Group Blog
http://www.shakespearessister.blogspot.com
Most Humorous Blog
http://driftglass.blogspot.com
http://rudepundit.blogspot.com
http://patriotboy.blogspot.com
Most Humorous Post
http://jurassicpork.blogspot.com/2005/08/nobody-move-or-truth-gets-it.html
http://rudepundit.blogspot.com/2005/01/cheney-at-auschwitz-dick-cheney-knows.html
Most Deserving of Wider Recognition
http://driftglass.blogspot.com
http://www.grumpyom.com
http://jurassicpork.blogspot.com
Best New Blog
http://jurassicpork.blogspot.com
http://driftglass.blogspot.com
Best Cartoon Series (new category)
http://dir.salon.com/topics/tom_tomorrow/index.html
http://www.mnftiu.cc/mnftiu.cc/war.html
Posted by: Jurassicpork | December 15, 2005 10:24 PM
Yo, Jurassic One...
I think your posts have made it through.
: )
Posted by: Maryscott O'Connor | December 15, 2005 10:26 PM
Obsidian Wings' series on the Graham (now Graham-Levin-Kyl) Amendment was first rate, and I nominate it.
Posted by: CharleyCarp | December 15, 2005 10:26 PM
(Guys, seriously, you really need to enable html here)
Best Blog
http://driftglass.blogspot.com
http://atrios.blogspot.com/
http://americablog.blogspot.com/
http://www.crooksandliars.com/
http://mediamatters.org/
Best Blog -- Pro Division
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6210240/
Best Blog Community
http://dailykos.com
Posted by: Jurassicpork | December 15, 2005 10:27 PM
Best blog: BooMan Tribune
Best community blog: BooMan Tribune
Best new blog: BooMan Tribune
Best series: the work of Dood abides, seen at BooMan & dkos
Best humorous post: The Wizard of oil by Dood abides
Posted by: boran2 | December 15, 2005 10:29 PM
I'd like to nominate the whole Daily Kos community (if that's possible) for doing the entire investigative series in February that brought Jeff Gannon/James Guckert down. It was a series undertaken by the whole community and all I did was write it up and post. The whole community did the investigative work.
Posted by: SusanG | December 15, 2005 10:29 PM
just to be clear, i'm not nominating myself for best post:
http://shavedweasel.blogspot.com/2005/06/karl-rovearse.html
and i'm also not nominating my blog, the terminal velocity of sausage
http://www.shavedweasel.blogspot,com
as best new blog.
wouldn't want there to be any confusion.
Posted by: lazlo pink | December 15, 2005 10:29 PM
Most humorous blog: I Blame The Patriarchy
Most deserving of wider recognition: Factesque
and - since you guys specifically suggested self-nominations in this category
Best Post: Creek Running North - "Life and Death"
Posted by: Chris Clarke | December 15, 2005 10:32 PM
Best Writing:
TvNewsLIES editorials
Deserving of wider recognition:
Jesse's Blog
Posted by: Reg | December 15, 2005 10:33 PM
I nominate Spittle & Ink for 2005's Most Humorous Blog. Link: www.spittleandink.com
I also nominate "Preview of Chalabi's Speech to American Enterprise Institute" as Most Humorous Post for 2005. Link:
http://www.spittleandink.com/simpleblog/default.asp?view=plink&id=134
Posted by: Epstein Llewellyn | December 15, 2005 10:37 PM
Best Blog: Shakespeare's Sister
Best Group Blog: Liberal Avenger
Most Humorous Blog: Though is it was a one day deal and might not qualify, Rox Populi's Michelle Maklin spoof gets my vote.
Best Series: Blogenlust's coverage of al-Qa'ida's five different "number three's" and Zarqawi's numerous lieutenants
Most Deserving of Wider Reccognition: Newshog, Comments From Left Field, Why Are We Back In Iraq?, and partly self-nomination but also recognition of the great group of bloggers I've been lucky to have this year, Loaded Mouth.
Posted by: tas | December 15, 2005 10:40 PM
Best Blog: Atrios
Blog Deserving Wider Recognition: firedoglake
Posted by: Lou in Raleigh | December 15, 2005 10:42 PM
My choices:
Journalists Against Bush's B.S.
HuffAndBlow
Blue Flypaper
Posted by: LiberalThinker | December 15, 2005 10:43 PM
For Most Deserving of Wider Recognition:
Meat-eating leftist
http://www.meateatingleftist.com/
Posted by: John Osbourne | December 15, 2005 10:44 PM
Best Writing: Majikthise; James Wolcott
Best Post: Biodefense: a (very) bad idea whose time has come? on Effect Measure
Best Series: The Lakoff posts on Effect Measure (start here)
Best Single Issue Blog (occupational health and safety): Confined Space
Best Expert Blog: Pharyngula
Best New Blog: Aetiology
Posted by: Revere | December 15, 2005 10:46 PM
Best Blog - Suburban Guerrilla
Best Expert Blog - Informed Comment
Posted by: Peter ve | December 15, 2005 10:53 PM
I nominate Norwegianity. It is the main blog site I check first, then use it to guide me to other sources of info. I probably check it 2-3 times EVERY day. It is indispensible!
Posted by: Dennis Lynch | December 15, 2005 10:53 PM
Dealing With Fitzmas, by Georgia10 at DailiyKos.
Because of that post, even Bill O'Reilly and Limbaugh talked about "Fitzmas."
Posted by: Michelle | December 15, 2005 10:57 PM
Best Blog: blah3.com
Deserving of wider recognition: blah3.com
Best Team Blog: blah3.com
Yeah, there are others I really like.
But, your really oughta check this one out.
Jesse
Posted by: Jesse | December 15, 2005 10:59 PM
Best Blog: Shake's Sis. Best New Blog: Heretik. Pro Blog: Political Animal. Group Blog: Loaded Mouth. Community Blog:Blah3.
Most deserving of wider recognition? Well, Newshog o'course but since I'm the only one who thinks so I will nominate Comments From Left Field.
Regards, Cernig @ Newshog
Posted by: Cernig | December 15, 2005 10:59 PM
If my vote as a Canadian counts, here goes:
Best Blog - Crooks and Liars
Best Community Blog - Huffington Post
Most Humourous Blog - Jesus' General
Best Commentator - Rude Pundit
Best Series - Bradblog on Cindy Sheehan @ Crawford (August)
Anastasia
Posted by: Anastasia | December 15, 2005 11:04 PM
Thoughts from Kansas for Best Coverage of State or Local Issues (for Kansas, natch).
Also for Most Deserving of Wider Recognition. Why not?
Posted by: Josh | December 15, 2005 11:04 PM
Best Blog
Another Day of Empire
deconsumption
Whiskey Bar
Rigorous Intuition
Looking for Someone to Lie to Me
Best Blog Community
MetaFilter
Best Writing
Whiskey Bar
Rigorous Intuition
From the Rooftops
Orcinus
Best Single Issue Blog
ArmsControlWonk
Russian Forces
Best Group Blog
MetaFilter
Most Humorous Blog
busblog
Most Deserving of Wider Recognition
From the Rooftops
Looking for Someone to Lie to Me
Best New Blog
From the Rooftops
Posted by: panoptican | December 15, 2005 11:04 PM
Most Deserving of Wider Recognition
Ethel, the Early-Warning Frog: http://omnium.blogdrive.com/
Fact-esque: http://casadelogo.typepad.com/factesque/
Anne Zook: http://annezook.com/
xymphora: http://xymphora.blogspot.com/
My Very Brain: http://myverybrain.blogspot.com/
Probably more, but that'll get things started on my nomination process.
Posted by: Jeff | December 15, 2005 11:05 PM
Best Commenter
Dark Wraith at Shakespeare's Sister and T. Rex's Guide to Life and others?
Posted by: Kenneth Quinnell | December 15, 2005 11:05 PM
Best Coverage of State or Local Issues:
The original, the one, the only, BlueOregon! http://www.blueoregon.com/
Posted by: Jeff | December 15, 2005 11:08 PM
Most deserving of wider recognition: Hilzoy of Obsidian Wings.
Posted by: John Wedoff | December 15, 2005 11:13 PM
Most Humorous Post:
* The Wizard of Oil, by Dood Abides
Posted by: Maryscott O'Connor | December 15, 2005 11:16 PM
Best Blog - Crooks and Liars
Best Blog (single issue) - Newshounds
Best Blog Community - Uncapitalist
Best Blog -- Pro Division - AmericaBlog
Most Deserving of Wider Recognition - Liberal Street Fighter
Posted by: Bob Riven | December 15, 2005 11:17 PM
Best Blog Community
Booman Tribune
Best Writing
Digby
James Wolcott
Best New Blog
Glenn Greenwald's Unclaimed Territory
Most Humorous Blog
Busy Busy Busy
Posted by: Erik Wilson | December 15, 2005 11:22 PM
Most deserving of wider recognition: The Opinion Mill http://theopinionmill.com/
Best writing: The Opinion Mill
http://theopinionmill.com/
Best community blog: BlueJersey http://www.bluejersey.net/frontPage.do
Best blog: Eschaton
Posted by: Mary Walworth | December 15, 2005 11:24 PM
Most Deserving of Wider Recognition: Random Thoughts: Unfair and Unbalanced (shameless self-promotion)
Best writing: Random Thoughts: Unfair and Unbalanced (when I feel like it)
Best blog: Huffington Post
Best group blog: Huffington Post
Posted by: Susan Nunes | December 15, 2005 11:27 PM
Maybe, Maryscott, but the html ain't. Now my posts are being held back by the blogowner for "approval."
Btw, thanks, Charlotte.
Posted by: jurassicpork | December 15, 2005 11:28 PM
Best new Blog-www.thatsanotherfinemess.com
Posted by: Democrats are Rising | December 15, 2005 11:31 PM
Best Blog - firedoglake
raw story
Best Blog Community - Huff Post
Daily Kos
Best Writing - Billmon
Atrios
Digby
James Wolcott
Best Group - next hurrah
daily kos
booman tribune
AmericaBlog
Best Series - firedoglake
next hurrah
Best Expert - Juan Cole
PressThink
Best New Blog - Unclaimed Territory
Posted by: kedger | December 15, 2005 11:31 PM
Best state/local coverage:
Blue Mass. Group (Massachusetts)
www.bluemassgroup.com
(Shameless self-promotion!)
Posted by: David | December 15, 2005 11:33 PM
An uninhibited combo of local,national,and international political and cultural comment. Not to mention music never heard elsewhere.
Posted by: Geoff Smith | December 15, 2005 11:34 PM
Best blogs:
Digby/Hullabaloo
Billman/Whiskey Bar
Body and Soul
Runners-up
Suburban Guerilla
Carpetbagger Report
Cursor
Political Animal
Best single issue blog
Talk Left
Orcinus
Best post
Body and Soul -- The German Shepherd and the Salvadoran Pastor (4/23/05) (don't know how to do links)
Digby -- The Resentment Tribe (2/25/05)
Posted by: Amelia | December 15, 2005 11:35 PM
Jurassic -- I see all your posts just fine.
CORRECTION on my Comic Strip nomination:
Spike's Political Animals can also be found on his very OWN blog, Political Animals.
Posted by: Maryscott O'Connor | December 15, 2005 11:35 PM
Best Writing: Publius at Legal Fiction
Best New Blog: TPM Cafe
Best Community Blog: Kos
Best Pro Blog: Josh Marshall - TPM
Posted by: Edge | December 15, 2005 11:36 PM
How about a category for Best Design/Art?
Posted by: Mark | December 15, 2005 11:40 PM
Because I'm into self-promotion, I nominate myself for Most Deserving of Wider Recognition --- Ang's Weird Ideas
:)
Posted by: Angie | December 15, 2005 11:48 PM
I nominate The Low Rent Rat
http://lowrentrat.blogdrive.com/
For Most Deserving of Wider Recognition
Posted by: Spanner | December 15, 2005 11:49 PM
Most deserving of wider recognition: By Neddie Jingo! -- came upon this gem of a blog the other day and it's wonderful, sparkling writing and delightfully witty.
Most humorous blog: The Poor Man is my favorite.
Posted by: marisa | December 15, 2005 11:49 PM
Most Deserving of Wider Recognition, Norwegianity http://norwegianity.com/ A wide variety of local,national,and international political social and cultural commentary.Love the russkaya musika.
Posted by: Geoff Smith | December 15, 2005 11:51 PM
Just gotta nominate My Left Wing for both best new blog and More deserving of wider recognition
Posted by: Mike | December 15, 2005 11:54 PM
Best Blog Community
http://www.pandagon.net
Best Series
World o' Crap's Ultimate Wingnut series
Best Group Blog
http://www.shakespearessister.blogspot.com
www.pandagon.net
Most Humorous Blog
World o' Crap
Most Deserving of Wider Recognition
Nothing New Under the Sun
Posted by: R. Mildred | December 15, 2005 11:54 PM
Best Blog - Firedoglake
Best Pro - Wolcott
Community - TPM Cafe
Best Writing - Kid Oakland
Series - Firedoglake's Plame coverage
Best Group - HuffPo
Most Humorous Blog - Jesus' General
Best Expert - Informed Comment
Best Commenter - Meteor Blades
Best State/Local - Michigan Liberal
Posted by: gadget junkie | December 15, 2005 11:56 PM
Best Blog: News Corpse
Best Post: The Real Fake News
Best Single Isuue: Why The Media Is Dead
Best Writing: I Wish I Was In New Orleans.
Most Humorous Post: Desperate Whitehousewives Starring Laura "Leno" Bush
Most Deserving of Wider Recognition: News Corpse
Best New Blog: News Corpse
Am I carrying self-promotion too far? Wait...one more thing...
Get your very own George W. Bush Voodoo Doll
There, now I've gone too far.
Posted by: Mark | December 15, 2005 11:56 PM
I nominate http://nightbirdsfountain.blogspot.com For Most Deserving of Wider Recognition
Posted by: jen | December 15, 2005 11:58 PM
Best Blog: Media Girl
Best Community Blog: Media Girl
Best Post: Monday Afternoon in the Welfare Office, by Kactus at Our Word
Best series: Reproductive Rights Week in Review by Bayprarie at Our Word
Best Group Blog: Tennessee Guerilla Women, Media Girl
Most Deserving of Wider Recognition: Media Girl
Best New Blog: Our Word
Best commenter: Madman in the Marketplace, Media Girl, Moiv
Posted by: anonymous | December 16, 2005 12:05 AM
Left I on the News for deserving wider recognition.
Posted by: Emphyrio | December 16, 2005 12:06 AM
Best Blog _
">http://digbysblog.blogspot.com/"> Digby at Hullabaloo
Best Blog -- Pro Division_
Talking Points Memo
Best Blog Community_
My Left Wing This one goes to 11 – potent, yet unfocused!
Best Writing_
Hunter
Best Post_
My Left Wing Manifesto by: Maryscott O'Connor the shot that launched soapblox ‘s biggest blog.
Best Series_
RubDMC’s Iraq War Grief Daily Witness Hands down, every day, across the blogosphere. A series about what really matters.
Best Single Issue Blog _
Red State Rabble A skeptics dispatches from the flyover zone – Pat Hayes takes on the Discovery Institute, Creationism/ID and the idiocy that is the KS BOE.
__Best Group Blog_
The Next Hurrah
Most Humorous Blog_
Jesus’ General
Most Humorous Post_
The Wizard of Oil
Most Deserving of Wider Recognition _
Red State Rabble A
My Left Wing
and Street Prophets
Best Expert Blog _
Juan Cole
Best New Blog_
My Left Wing
and Street Prophets
and Talk To Action
Best Coverage of State or Local Issues_
Red State Rabble
Hey – you try blogging daily from KS and see what happens….
Best Commenter _
Gottlieb on My Left Wing
Posted by: simplexity | December 16, 2005 12:07 AM
Best Expert Blog:
SoapBlox
Posted by: Maryscott OConnor | December 16, 2005 12:16 AM
Best Blog: Atrios
Best Pro: Josh Marshall
Best Group: HuffPost
Best Blog: Pro Division: The Al Franken Show Blog
Posted by: Sean | December 16, 2005 12:17 AM
dailydissent.org is my fav, prolly for Deserves Wider Recognition. thanks to ya'll above, will check others out i've not perused.
Posted by: tomax | December 16, 2005 12:17 AM
Best Blog
Another Day of Empire
deconsumption
Whiskey Bar
Rigorous Intuition
Looking for Someone to Lie to Me
Best Blog Community
MetaFilter
Best Writing
Whiskey Bar
Rigorous Intuition
From the Rooftops
Orcinus
Best Single Issue Blog
ArmsControlWonk
Russian Forces
Best Group Blog
MetaFilter
Most Humorous Blog
busblog
Most Deserving of Wider Recognition
From the Rooftops
Looking for Someone to Lie to Me
Best New Blog
From the Rooftops
Posted by: panoptican | December 16, 2005 12:21 AM
Twistyfaster at IBlameThePatriarchy.com
No one,no one, blames the patriarchy with the fizzy, sizzling style of twistyfaster.
Posted by: thebewilderness | December 16, 2005 12:21 AM
Best Group Blog: The Panda's Thumb
Best Expert Blog: Pharyngula
Best Coverage of State or Local Issues: Thoughts From Kansas
Most Deserving of Wider Recognition: Red State Rabble
Posted by: Jeremy Mohn | December 16, 2005 12:23 AM
Another series I just thought of - David Brins series on Modernism and Enlightement: Parts 1-10, 11-15, 16-17 and additional posts. He tends to write everything in the fomr of series all the time, so there are other good series since then, but I think this one is the best.
Posted by: coturnix | December 16, 2005 12:24 AM
Best Blog: Atrios
Best Blog (Pro): Josh Marshall (again)
Best Blog Community: Kos
Best Writing: Digby at Hullabaloo
Best Group Blog: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Most Humorous Blog: Fafblog!
Most Deserving of Wider Recognition: Legal Fiction
Posted by: Meph | December 16, 2005 12:27 AM
Best Blog - Firedoglake
Best Blog -- Pro Division - James Wolcott
Best Blog Community - Booman Tribune
Best Writing - Susie Madrak at Suburban Guerrilla
Best Post - Genie in a Bottle
Best Series - Josh Marshall over at Talking Points Memo for keeping Social Security privatization front and center until it was a non-starter. Just go to his archives and click on any link from early to mid 2005 because he did hundreds of articles, never letting up or giving up.
Best Single Issue Blog - Pharyngula
Best Group Blog - The Left Coaster
Most Humorous Blog - Tbogg
Most Humorous Post - The Adventures of Battle-Action Bush and the Keyboard Kommandos
Most Deserving of Wider Recognition - Blah3
Best Expert Blog - Juan Cole
Best New Blog - The Next Hurrah
Posted by: Anonymous | December 16, 2005 12:28 AM
Best Expert Blog: Booman Tribune (Larry Johnson and Patrick Lang are great, along with Booman, SusanHu and others)
Best Blog Community: Booman Tribune, they have fricken art shows, and daily cafes!
Best Group Blog: My Left Wing
Best New Blog: Political Cortex
Best Commentor:
wu ming
jerome a paris
Best series:
RubDMC's Daily War Grief.
Posted by: beano | December 16, 2005 12:36 AM
Most Deserving of Wider Recognition: Carpetbagger Report.
Nicely, it's getting it too.
Posted by: angry young man | December 16, 2005 12:48 AM
Best Blog-
http://thinkprogress.org/ (for some reason the site is down right now)
http://onegoodmove.org/
Most Humorous Blog -
http://patriotboy.blogspot.com/
Best New Blog -
http://www.peacetakescourage.com/
(not sure if this qualifies as a "blog")
Posted by: Anonymous | December 16, 2005 01:02 AM
One more:
Best Post: Chris Clarke's Life and Death
Posted by: Roxanne | December 16, 2005 01:08 AM
Best Non-Sponsored Blog
My Left Wing
Best Professional Blog
Talking Points Memo
Altercation
Best Group Blog
The Next Hurrah
Unbossed
Best Community Blog
My Left Wing
Street Prophets
Best Single Issue Blog
Street Prophets
Calitics
My Left Nutmeg
Best New Blog
My Left Wing
Street Prophets
Political Cortex
Most Deserving of Wider Recognition
My Left Wing
Political Cortex
That's it for now. The other categories are gonna require some more thought.
Posted by: Raybin | December 16, 2005 01:18 AM
American Solidarity - A Beginning: - The Left End of the Dial
Posted by: James | December 16, 2005 01:24 AM
Dear Site Administrator[s]: Kindly delete this post if I **** up the links. Thanx!
Best Blog and Best Writing: The peerless Digby!
http://digbysblog.blogspot.com/
">Digby!
Most deserving of wider recognition: The most excellent Scriptoids: Scriptoids
Most humorous (Teh Funny): The Poor Man: The Poor Man
Best new blog: The brand new Mia Culpa: Mia Culpa
Posted by: kc | December 16, 2005 01:24 AM
Best blog that I didn't notice until this year: dailydissent.org
Posted by: hornet | December 16, 2005 01:25 AM
American Solidarity - A Beginning: - The Left End of the Dial for Best Post
Posted by: James | December 16, 2005 01:26 AM
Best Blog -
First Draft
Eschaton
Crooks and Liars
Best Pro - Wolcott
Community - atrios/eschaton
Best Writing -
Athenae/ First Draft
Digby
Robert Jeffers/Adventus
Amanda Marcotte
Series - Scout Prime's New Orleans post Katrina coverage
Best Group -
First draft
Pandagon
Most Humorous Blog -
Jesus' General
The poor Man
Dependable Renegade
Best Expert - juan cole
Best Commenter -
Best State/Local -
In the Pink Texas
The Pink Dome
Off the Kuff
Most Deserving of Wider Recognition -
Adventus
I Blame the Patriarchy
Posted by: virgotex | December 16, 2005 01:33 AM
Argggh, how could I forget for Best Post - Chris Clarke's Life and Death!
Posted by: coturnix | December 16, 2005 01:37 AM
Most Humorous Post: We Get Letters.
Posted by: Ron Brynaert | December 16, 2005 01:40 AM
This is grossly narcissistic of me, but as a newer blogger please allow me to nominate The Reaction -- by Michael J.W. Stickings for:
-- Best New Blog
-- Best Writing
-- Most Deserving of Wider Recognition
And for Best Series for my ongoing series, Signs of the Apocalypse (linked on my right sidebar). Examples:
-- #4: Paris Hilton, American Princess?
-- #5: Will that be saline or silicone with your existential crisis?
-- #8: Michael Jackson, "human being"
-- #13: Designer Vaginas
-- #14: The era of Diddy
-- #27: Heidi's stud farm
But this isn't all about myself. I'll nominate some great blogs in the other categories soon.
Posted by: Michael Stickings | December 16, 2005 01:41 AM
Since self-promotion seems to be the order of the the day, I'll nominate Left in SF for Best State/Local Blog (San Francisco) and Best New Blog.
Most Humorous: Fafblog
Best Group Blog: houseoflabor.tpmcafe.com
Best Blog: Pandagon
Best Series: Seems to me there should be an award for ongoing series, like Holden's Obsession with the Gaggle or Cheers and Jeers and one for limited series (miniseries, if you will)
Posted by: sasha | December 16, 2005 01:49 AM
http://www.dailydissent.org is a daily must.
I refuse to visit sites that require me to log in, etc. can't be bothered with so much else to choose from.
Posted by: shannon taylor | December 16, 2005 02:11 AM
I don't know where you'd place him and I undertsand his blog will be going into retirement but for gosh sakes there must be a slot for Gorenfeld's Moon blog.
http://www.iapprovethismessiah.com/
he should really get a Pulitzer but I am sure he'd enjoy a Koufax until.
Posted by: Dodd | December 16, 2005 02:13 AM
Whoops, totally forgot:
Best Writing: Creek Running North
Posted by: Auguste | December 16, 2005 02:13 AM
The funniest post I've read all year has to be Dood Abides' "The Wizard Of Oil." Cross-posted at several blogs; here's the link to the Daily Kos version:
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2005/12/12/21431/622
Best new blog, I nominate Maryscott O'Connor's My Left Wing (http://myleftwing.soapblox.net). I'll have to think about the rest.
Posted by: Omir the Storyteller | December 16, 2005 02:21 AM
Any chance of a category for "best sentence written in a blog"? If so, I'd like to nominate this recent gem from Digby:
"Harris shakes out his lace cuff, takes a long whiff of snuff and puts Froomkin in his slaggardly, bloggy place."
Posted by: shiner | December 16, 2005 02:21 AM
Most Deserving of Wider Recognition: Norwegianity
Posted by: Volker R | December 16, 2005 02:26 AM
Blog Community: My Left Wing
Group Blog: BooMan Tribune
Deserves Wider Recognition: Political Cortex
Best Writer: Susan Hu (BooMan Tribune)
Humorous Post(s): Dood Abides takes your questions LIVE! (as Frist, Cheney, etc.) at Kos
Expert/Professional: James Wolcott
Series: Fire Dog Lake on Plame
Commenter: Rude Pundit
Posted by: RubDMC | December 16, 2005 02:27 AM
Most deserving of wider recognition: Elementropy
Best Post: Here Come the Apparatchiks (Derbyshire on Trial-Elementropy)
Best Writing: Michael Berube
Best Series: Orcinus on Michelle Malkin
Posted by: Pinko Punko | December 16, 2005 02:31 AM
Oops, forgot Bag News Notes for commentary/deserves wider recognition/expert.
Posted by: RubDMC | December 16, 2005 02:44 AM
My nomination for Best Group Blog for 2005 is www.theleftcoaster.com. Steve Soto and his colleagues consistently provide up-to-date and accurate information.
Also, at the same blog, I would nominate Eriposte for the Best Series award. He has done very detailed and meticulous worm on explaining the Niger Forgeries.
Avinash Chitnis
Posted by: Avinash Chitnis | December 16, 2005 02:46 AM
Best Blog
Another Day of Empire
deconsumption
Whiskey Bar
Rigorous Intuition
Looking for Someone to Lie to Me
Best Blog Community
MetaFilter
Best Writing
Whiskey Bar
Rigorous Intuition
From the Rooftops
Orcinus
Best Single Issue Blog
ArmsControlWonk
Russian Forces
Best Group Blog
MetaFilter
Most Humorous Blog
busblog
Most Deserving of Wider Recognition
From the Rooftops
Looking for Someone to Lie to Me
Best New Blog
From the Rooftops
Posted by: panoptican | December 16, 2005 02:46 AM
Best Blog: Majikthise
Best Pro Blog: James Wolcott
Best Community: Crooked Timber
Best Writing: Majikthise / Digby / Tristero / Amanda Marcotte / Scott Lemieux / James Wolcott
Best Series: Scott Lemieux of LGM for his 2005 Supreme Court nominee coverage
Best Group Blog: Lawyers, Guns and Money / Pangagon / 3 Quarks Daily
Most Humorous Blog: The Rude Pundit
Most Humorous Post: Rox Populi's Michelle Maklin (April Fool's)
Most Deserving of Wider Recognition: Majikthise / firedoglake
Posted by: DJA | December 16, 2005 03:02 AM
Shameless self-promotion:
Deserving of Greater Recognition:
http://www.littlewildbouquet.blogspot.com
Posted by: Josh Eidelson | December 16, 2005 03:12 AM
Best Blog: FireDogLake
Best Writing: Wolcott
Best New Blog: BagNews
Posted by: Rich | December 16, 2005 03:22 AM
Jeanne is still the best writer. That's the easy one.
For me, Best Blog means the one that's on top of my Yahoo RSS aggregation, and that's always been Atrios. Can't see that changing soon.
Best Expert, Informed comment.
Best Group/Community (you sort it out), Huffington. Arianna is runner-up best writer.
Best Pro, Josh.
Posted by: richard | December 16, 2005 03:26 AM
Best Blog
Americablog
Crooks and Liars
Best Blog Community
Blondesense
Best Series
The rude pundit, for his neverending Christ Weary series
Best Writing
href="http://driftglass.blogspot.com/">Driftglass
Best Single Issue Blog
The Uncapitalist Journal
Most Humorous Blog
href="http://driftglass.blogspot.com/">Driftglass
Most Deserving of Wider Recognition. Too many to be listed here, but here are a few, wich, more or less known, deserve wider recognition anyway.
TBogg,Bionic Octopus,Lenin's Tomb,Red State Son,Suburban Guerrilla,American Leftist,Bitch Phd, and many, many more
Posted by: Big Dave | December 16, 2005 03:48 AM
Most Deserving Wider Recognition: Democratic Veteran
Best Group Blog: Main and Central
Best New Blog: Pen and Sword
Best Blog (and it's not even close here IMHO): Firedoglake
Posted by: Richard Slater | December 16, 2005 04:07 AM
Best Blog, Best Community Blog, Best Group Blog, Most Deserving of Wider Recognition: Media Girl
Posted by: case | December 16, 2005 04:12 AM
Most Humorous has to go to The Poor Man Institute for Democracy and a Pony or something like that.
And his Keyboard Kommandos series has to be the Best Series around...
Posted by: nereus | December 16, 2005 04:23 AM
Best Writer - Digby
Best Post - True Tryanny Defined: Bush Admin. v. Jose Padilla - Glenn Greenwald
Most Deserving Wider Recognition - Liberal Avenger
Best New Blog - Glenn Greenwald - Unclaimed Territory
Best Single Issue Blog - Pam's House Blend
Posted by: Elias-MN | December 16, 2005 04:32 AM
Best Blog: FireDogLake
Posted by: 传说中的石头 | December 16, 2005 05:00 AM
Best Post: Monday Afternoon at the Welfare Office by kactus
Posted by: case | December 16, 2005 05:26 AM
Best New Blog: Our Word
Posted by: case | December 16, 2005 05:29 AM
best commenters
media girl
moiv
madman in the marketplace
parker
Posted by: lavinia | December 16, 2005 05:36 AM
Best writing:
hilzoy at Obsidian Wings
Best series:
Graham amendment at Obsidian Wings. (see above for links)
Marty Lederman on OLC torture memos at Balkinization.
Best post: Requiem.
Best commenter: CharleyCarp (various)
Best pro: Yglesias
Posted by: Katherine | December 16, 2005 06:25 AM
Hands down, best single issue blog is Newshounds!! Pure delight.
Best overall blog is Liberal Oasis.
Best writing Huffington Post
Most Deserving of a wider audience is Meat-eating leftist. Real words from real people on that one.
Posted by: BroomHilda | December 16, 2005 06:34 AM
Also, most humorous post: Wrathful dispersion
Posted by: Katherine | December 16, 2005 06:36 AM
well, I might as well get the slamdunks out of the way:
best commenter: I was going to be in trouble here, but since Doghouse started the best new blog, I can cheerfully give it to D Sidhe
best new blog: Doghouse's blog fills me with delight on a regular basis
best State/Local: his eminent Kuffness of Off the Kuff
Posted by: julia | December 16, 2005 06:37 AM
I want to nominate Daily Dissent for Most Deserving of Wider Recognition
Posted by: Sum1 | December 16, 2005 07:12 AM
(shameless self promotion)
Best Post:
Absolut Corruption (http://2politicaljunkies.blogspot.com/2005/09/absolut-corruption.html)
or:
Dreaming With Bush (http://2politicaljunkies.blogspot.com/2005/06/dreaming-with-bush.html)
or:
"The Plan" (http://2politicaljunkies.blogspot.com/2005/11/plan.html)
Most Humorous Post:
What if the Right is Right? (http://2politicaljunkies.blogspot.com/2005/04/what-if-right-is-right.html)
Most Deserving of Wider Recognition:
2 Political Junkies (http://2politicaljunkies.blogspot.com)
(non-self promotion)
Best Group Blog: Shakespeare's Sister
Best Blog Community: Daily KOS
Most Humorous Blog: The Rude Pundit
Best Coverage of State or Local Issues: The Angry Drunk Bureaucrat (Pittsburgh, PA)
Posted by: maria | December 16, 2005 07:14 AM
Most humorous post
Long form. Billmon "Straight Judges Don't Wear Plaid"
http://billmon.org/archives/002078.html
Short form. TBogg "The All-nighter"
http://tbogg.blogspot.com/2005/08/all-nighter-no-matter-how-many-pots-of.html
Posted by: aemd | December 16, 2005 07:14 AM
Best Blog - driftglass. Best New Blog Jurassic Pork. Funniest Blog Jesus' General. Best Writing Driftglass - Steve Gilliard - Jurassic Pork - Atrios Special Mention DC Media Girl
Posted by: Gaias-child | December 16, 2005 07:20 AM
for Best Coverage of State or Local Issues
Left in the West.com
http://leftinthewest.com
Montana/ the west
even though I'm in Iowa, I find leftinthewest to be significant.
Posted by: Marc D. | December 16, 2005 07:22 AM
I nominate Norwegianity (www.norwegianity.com) for Best Blog Deserving Wider Recognition.
The Norwegian who writes it pouts in long, nutty hours bringing the weirdest and most brain tingling links to his readers.
Lost in the frosty north, many are not aware of this bipolar express.
But I visit it everyday, sometimes four times a day, and am a better man for it.
Posted by: Mike Finley | December 16, 2005 07:26 AM
Best writing - Billmon.org
Most deserving of wider recognition -
lefti.blogspot.com/
Eli does such a good job of calling attention to the utter hypocrisy of the right!
Posted by: sen. bob | December 16, 2005 07:40 AM
i nominate for best group blog
scrutiny hooligans
http://scrutinyhooligans.blogspot.com
for best state/local blog
blogasheville
http://blogasheville.blogspot.com
Posted by: political junkie | December 16, 2005 07:47 AM
Best Blog -- Pro Division
War and Piece
Best Blog Community
Crooked Timber
TPMCafe
Best Group Blog
The Duck of Minerva
Lawyers, Guns, and Money
America Abroad
Coming Anarchy
Most Deserving of Wider Recognition
Eccentric Star
Arms and Influence
Best New Blog
The Duck of Minerva
Posted by: informed consumer | December 16, 2005 07:54 AM
Best Blog: Boing Boing
Best Blog - Pro Division: Hotline - On Call
Best Series: Talking Points Memo on The Nigerian Uranium story
Best Group Blog: Bring It On
Most Deserving of Wider Recognition: Patridiot Watch
Best New Blog: Dump Mike Ferguson
Best Coverage of State or Local Issues: Dump Mike Ferguson
Posted by: NR | December 16, 2005 07:58 AM
Best blog:
AmericaBlog
Eschaton
Best group blog:
Think Progress
Most humorous blog:
TBogg
Most deserving of wider recognition:
Demagogue
ePluribus Media
No More Apples
Best new blog:
firedoglake
Born at the Crest of the Empire
Best writer:
Digby
Posted by: Anonymous | December 16, 2005 08:16 AM
Nominations:
Best Blog: Think Progress
Blog most Deserving of Wider Recognition: Scrutiny Hooligans
Posted by: Screwy Hoolie | December 16, 2005 08:19 AM
Best Blog:
Avedon Carol's The Sideshow.
The Heretik.
Most deserving of wider recognition:
Byzantium's Shores.
Nancy Nall.
By Neddie Jingo.
Me.
Best Group Blog:
Lawyers, Guns, and Money.
Corrente.
Best Writing:
Berube.
Frogs and Ravens.
Nancy Nall.
Roy Edroso.
Myself.
Best post:
And I.
Posted by: Lance Mannion | December 16, 2005 08:30 AM
Best Blog Community: Greensboro101.com
Posted by: Roch101 | December 16, 2005 08:31 AM
Best Humorous Blog: Mr. Sun
Posted by: Roch101 | December 16, 2005 08:34 AM
Best Blog - Bitch PhD, Rude Pundit
Best Post - Monday Afternoon at the Welfare Office - Our Word
Best Series - Reproductive Week in Review - Bayprarie at Our Word
Most Deserving of Wider Recognition - Dadahead, Meat Eating Leftist, Media Girl
Best Blog, Pro Division - Sirotablog, James Wolcott
Best Commentor - Marisacat, Moiv, Media Girl
Best Group Blog - Shakespear's Sister
Best Coverage of local issues - Folkbum's Rambles and Rants, Xoff Files
Posted by: Madman in the Marketplace | December 16, 2005 08:35 AM
Best blog:
Pandagon
Best Blog -- Pro Division
thinkprogress
Best Writing
Amanda at Pandagon, Twisty Faster at I Blame the Patriarchy
Best Post
My own, humbly submitted, Not a Baby Machine http://redneckmother.blogspot.com/2005/11/not-baby-machine.html
Best Single Issue Blog
So What Can I Do - social activism
The Knitting Curmudgeon
Best Group Blog
Pandagon, Feministe
Most Humorous Blog
I Blame the Patriarchy
Most Humorous Post
http://poundy.com/feminizzism/time_for_plan_brat.php
Time for Plan Brat
http://twistyfaster.typepad.com/i_blame_the_patriarchy/2005/11/the_maiden_aunt.html:
The Maiden Aunt Explains Patriarchy
Most Deserving of Wider Recognition
bark/bite, especially with writing like so:
http://barkbite.blogspot.com/2005/07/gay-manaphobia.html
Posted by: kcb | December 16, 2005 08:36 AM
Best Blog
Agitprop
Best Blog -- Pro Division
Daily Kos
Best Blog Community
Big Brass Blog
Best Writing
The Heretik
The Rude Pundit
Best Single Issue Blog
Wake up from your Slumber
Best Group Blog
The Defeatists
Night Birds Fountain
Most Humorous Blog
Jesus' General
Most Humorous Post
Rox Populi
Most Deserving of Wider Recognition
Making conservatives cringe since 1977
Norwegianity
Best New Blog
Making conservatives cringe since 1977
Best Coverage of State or Local Issues
Blanton's and Ashton's
Best Commenter
Comandante Agi T. Prop
That's right, no shame here. I'll nominate myself.
Posted by: Fred | December 16, 2005 08:44 AM
Best Local Blog: Greensboro101.com
Posted by: Roch101 | December 16, 2005 08:57 AM
Most Deserving of Wider Recognition & Best Blog
The Carpet Bagger Report
Posted by: TJ | December 16, 2005 08:58 AM
Best Blog: Think Progress
Best Group Blog: Preemptive Karma
Best New Blog: The Omnipotent Poobah Speaks
Best Expert Blog: Real Climate
Best Single Issue Blog: Feministing.com
Posted by: TJ | December 16, 2005 09:07 AM
Best Blog:
Atrios/Eschaton
Best Expert Blog:
Pharyngula
http://pharyngula.org/
Most Deserving of Wider Recognition:
The Opinion Mill
http://theopinionmill.com/
Best Writing:
The Opinion Mill
http://theopinionmill.com/
Best Post:
The Opinion Mill: "United Scatinos of America"
http://theopinionmill.com/Scatino.html
Best Coverage of State/Local Issues
BlueJersey
http://www.bluejersey.net/frontPage.do
Posted by: Steven Hart | December 16, 2005 09:15 AM
I worry that the best new blogs aren't well enough known. Do check out
Phronesisaical [http://phronesisaical.blogspot.com] before you make
your nominations in this category. Great links to domestic and foreign
news, good analysis and fruit blogging.
If by best blog you mean who I read first every day, then you must mean
Eschaton [http://atrios.blogspot.com/]. Best Blog Pro Division really
should go to Media Matters [http://mediamatters.org/], the Best Blog
Community is Daily Kos [http://www.dailykos.com/], Best Writing should
fall to James Wolcott [http://jameswolcott.com/], Best Group Blog
American Street [http://www.reachm.com/amstreet], Most Humorous is
again TBogg [http://tbogg.blogspot.com/], and my pick for Best Expert
is Nathan Newman [http://www.nathannewman.org/log/] (labor issues).
And thank you to everyone who nominated Norwegianity.
Posted by: Mark Gisleson | December 16, 2005 09:21 AM
Most Deserving of Wider Recognition: Daily Dissent
Hands down, the best "Unreported-by-MSM" content, with a ton of quality video of any blog
Posted by: marcomarco | December 16, 2005 09:23 AM
Left I on the News (Lefti.blogspot.com)for best blog. Encompasses the BIG picture--engendering hope we can break out of the two corporate party miasma.
Posted by: Linda J | December 16, 2005 09:23 AM
Best Blog: The Carpet Bagger Report
Deserving of wider recognition:
The Carpet Bagger again.
Posted by: carolyn13 | December 16, 2005 09:25 AM
Most Deserving of Wider Recognition, http://www.dailydissent.blogspot.com
-FJ
Posted by: Farmer John | December 16, 2005 09:26 AM
Best Expert Blog: Effect Measure, without whom we'd be in far worse shape than we already are dealing with the coming flu pandemic and numerous other public health issues.
Best Writing: James Wolcott, whose writing inspires while putting us all to shame.
Best Blog: Suburban Guerrilla who makes us laugh when we should be crying, and clarifies for those who don't remember, what journalists should be doing.
Bet Post: My own personal favorite is my own: Of Fish and Men: Corporate Penalties And The Law, which describes the absurdity and futility of the current penalties against companies who abuse and kill workers and poison communities.
Posted by: Jordan Barab | December 16, 2005 09:27 AM
For best series, let me give a mention to Dr. Otter's Messages from post-Katrina New Orleans at http://otterside.blogspot.com
and Laura Rozen's ongoing series at http://www.warandpiece.com on the Duke-stir, Wilkes, MZM, and the rest of the Culture of Corruption {rushing backin to DeLay}
Best Conservative/Christian Blog: Jesus' General {hey the Wizbang Gang wouldn't put him in the category, so the Koufax should}
Best writing - Billmon
Best single issue blog: Peking Duck http://pekingduck.org {try getting your message to readers on the wrong side of the Great Firewall of China}
Most deserving of wider recognition: Red State Rabble http://redstaterabble.blogspot.com {I may not blog from Kansas, but I'm a product of the Kansas public school system}
King of Zembla at http://simbaud.blogspot.com
Martini Republic at http://www.martinirepublic.com
Best group blog - {since they haven't been mentioned yet} First Draft at http://www.first-draft.com {at least when the hamsters/chinchillas are properly fed}
Best community anarchy - Open Thread Comments at The Eschaton! How else could I read live moblogging of the horrors of Mansquito half a world away from the Sci-Fi Channel? Besides, where would the 2005 Koufax Awards be without sparkle ponies?
Best commenter - hmm... toss up. Philatheles aka Phila or pseudonymous in nc
Posted by: Tom - Daai Tou Laam | December 16, 2005 09:28 AM
forgot to add
Best Series:
Holden's Obsession with the Gaggle.
(indispensable, and i've got the frickin coffee cup to prove it)
Posted by: virgotex | December 16, 2005 09:33 AM
Progressive Blog Digest is so great--I read it every day for a summary of what's happening with the
totally corrupt and morally bankrupt leaders we have.
Posted by: Marsha Woodbury | December 16, 2005 09:34 AM
Most Deserving of Wider Recognition
Cunning Realist
http://cunningrealist.blogspot.com/
Most Deserving of Wider Recognition
Carpetbagger Report
http://www.thecarpetbaggerreport.com/
Best Series (Bolton nomination)
Best Expert Blog
Washington Note
http://www.thewashingtonnote.com/
Best Series (torture)
Andrew Sullivan
http://www.andrewsullivan.com/
Best Blog
TalkingPoints Memo
http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/
Best Group Blog
TPMCafe
http://www.tpmcafe.com/
Posted by: ET | December 16, 2005 09:35 AM
Most Humorous Blog
Happy Furry Puppy Story Time with Norbizness
More Deserving of Wider Recognition
Resistance
Posted by: eRobin | December 16, 2005 09:42 AM
Best Blog : Political Animal & The CarpetBagger Report
Best Blog - Pro : Dan Froomkin's White House Briefing (does it quialify?)
Best writing : Kevin Drum
Best Series : Dan Froomkin and Bush's Bubble
Best new blog : Chris Cizilla's The Fix (WaPo)
Posted by: Richard A | December 16, 2005 09:45 AM
Yes - there is some bias in my nominations, but I'm still making them. So there.
Best Blog Community - this is a tie between My Left Wing and Street Prophets. Both are hot tubs o' good vibes. (And in MSOC's case, scathingly refreshing rants)
Best Writing - Athenae at First-Draft. She writes not only incisive commentary on the media having been a print journalist, but the quality of her overall essays about life, marriage, and her obsession with Battlestar Galactica & Katee Sackhoff is to die for.
Best Series - Eriposte's current reseach into WMDgate is finally gaining Eri the respect he or she deserves. Since being added to The Left Coaster, Eri's meticulous research and multiple series of exposes on the Bush White House and the media have been at the cutting edge of blogging.
Best Group Blog - I've been hanging around The Left Coaster for the last 2 (or more) years. They've never been better, and they're a better pure blog right now than those overly popular and over-choked bigger websites.
Best Deserving of Wider Recognition - Eriposte for the same reasons mentioned above, & because that man or woman spanks the pants off of journalists and other bloggers.
Best New Blog - Street Prophets, because it's about damn time that a site unafraid of speaking about religion and liberal politics has finally appeared. PastorDan and his crew are building something that I hope will be major force of awareness and faith in liberal politics for the next several years. (I just wish I could post more often!)
Posted by: idiosynchronic | December 16, 2005 09:54 AM
Best Blog: Digby
Best Blog - Pro Division: Kevin Drum
Best Series: The Left Coaster (Erisposte) on Niger/Uranium Forgeries
Best Group Blog: Reality Based Community (Mark Kleiman)
Most Deserving of Wider Recognition: The Anonymous Liberal
Best New Blog: The Anonymous Liberal
Posted by: Mike | December 16, 2005 09:54 AM
Best Commenter: MERKIN PATRIOT
Posted by: piegrrrl | December 16, 2005 09:55 AM
Well, I have no opinion on most of the categories, but i do think that dailydissent.org deserves more recognition.
Posted by: david bier | December 16, 2005 09:55 AM
Best Blog: The Carpetbagger Report
Posted by: Fred | December 16, 2005 09:56 AM
Best Blog
Atrios
firedoglake
First Draft
Best Writing
Athenae
First Draft
Best Post
Scout Prime
Black Bodies Remain Still Parts I and II
Best Series
firedoglake on Plame
Holdens obsession
Scout Prime Post Katrina coverage
Most Humorous
Dependable Renengade
Best new blog
Scout Prime
Best single issue or deserving more recognition
metacomments
Posted by: scout prime | December 16, 2005 09:57 AM
"Most Deserving of Wider Recognition"
Ang's Weird Ideas
Posted by: Blue | December 16, 2005 09:57 AM
Most Deserving of Wider Recognition: The Carpetbagger Report
Best Blog: The Carpetbagger Report
Best Series: Holden's Obsession with the Gaggle.
Posted by: GMF | December 16, 2005 09:57 AM
Best Blog - The Carpetbagger Report
Best Post - A League of His Own http://www.thecarpetbaggerreport.com/archives/3496.html
Posted by: Gini | December 16, 2005 09:58 AM
Best new blog - Scout Prime
http://scoutprime.blogspot.com/
Best series - Scout Prime on Katrina
Blog deserving wider recognition - Scout Prime
Posted by: drainpipe | December 16, 2005 09:58 AM
Best Blog: The Carpetbagger Report
Posted by: Paul Antonson | December 16, 2005 09:59 AM
I second the nomination of Media Matters as Best Professional Blog
Posted by: Maryscott O'Connor | December 16, 2005 10:01 AM
Also best blog - Carpetbagger Report
Best Blog - pro division - Kevin Drum
Posted by: drainpipe | December 16, 2005 10:04 AM
Best New Blog: The Defeatists - http://thedefeatists.typepad.com/
Posted by: blogenfreude | December 16, 2005 10:05 AM
Best Blog:
The Heretik
Can we create a new category for Best Pet/Animal Blog?
Cairo's Place
Best Group Blog:
The Defeatists!
Best Series:
Blogenlust on the 35+ captured leaders of Al Qaeda
Posted by: comandante agi | December 16, 2005 10:09 AM
Best Blog-Carpetbagger Report.
Posted by: Rege | December 16, 2005 10:10 AM
Best Blog: The Carpetbagger Report
Posted by: prm | December 16, 2005 10:13 AM
Best coverage of state or local issues: Bluejersey.net (http://www.bluejersey.net), where you can read all about and even get a lively discussion of the Franklin Township NJ school budget referendum issue from Dec 13 or the appointment of Congressman Bob Menendez to Jon Corzine's Senate seat or the state's bear hunt.
Posted by: DBK | December 16, 2005 10:16 AM
Best Blog: Shakespeare's Sister
Best Pro Blog: Dan Froomkin's White House Briefing at washingtonpost.com
Best Blog Community: TPMcafe
Best Writing: Shakespeare's Sister, of same.
Best Post: Miers Begins to Come Into Focus. So too the GOP.
Best Series: Josh Marshall's Social Security coverage. I firmly believe that Marshall played a role in defeating Bush's privatization plan.
Posted by: shamanic | December 16, 2005 10:17 AM
I absolutely nominate The Poor Man for best blog. Totally overlooked in the Weblog Awards
Funniest post this year was his "Wingnuttery/Wankery" function.
Posted by: k mcg | December 16, 2005 10:20 AM
I would like to nominate The Portland Communique: www.communique.portland.or.us for your 2005 Koufax Award in the category of Best Coverage of State or Local Issues. Launched in December 2002 and supported by its readers, the blog's focus has been Portland, Oregon politics and policies. Be sure to read the acclaim it received both from city leaders and the local press when you click on the "about this site" link. This weblog recently had to shut down because it was the editor's full-time job, and he ran out of funds. Had you this category in prior years, I'm sure it would have one. It deserves the recognition even now.
Posted by: Elaine of Kalilily | December 16, 2005 10:22 AM
second nomination for funniest post this year: The Poor Man's "self similarity of the Wingnut Function" (clearly there should be some sort of special award for advances in math/humor)
Posted by: k mcg | December 16, 2005 10:23 AM
Best Blog: Eschaton
Best Series: Firedoglake - Plame investigation
Best Single Issue: Evolving Thoughts
Most Humorous: The Poorman
Best Commentor: DAS
Best Group: Left Handed Compliment
Best Pro Blog: AmericaBlog
Deserving of Wider Recognition: Scout Prime
Best New Blog: Firedoglake
Posted by: Kung Lao Chicken | December 16, 2005 10:23 AM
Best Series:
Americablog on Jeff Gannon/Guckert
Americablog on Microsoft anti-gay controversy
Americablog on Ford Motors anti-gay controversy
Posted by: ATIguy | December 16, 2005 10:26 AM
Most Deserving of Wider Recognition: Legal Fiction, author Publius, lawandpolitics.blogspot.com
Posted by: Tyrone | December 16, 2005 10:29 AM
Best Blog
Hullaballoo
Shakespeare's Sister
Best Writing
Driftglass
The Heretik
One Good Thing
Best Commenter
The Dark Wraith
Commander Agi T. Prop
oddjob
Me4President2008
John Howard
somewaterytart
Toast
I will have nominations in the other categories later.
Posted by: maurinsky | December 16, 2005 10:29 AM
Best Blog: News Corpse
Best Post: The Real Fake News
Best Single Isuue: Why The Media Is Dead
Posted by: Mark | December 16, 2005 10:29 AM
I nominate Progressive Blog Digest for best blog.
Posted by: A. G. Rud | December 16, 2005 10:31 AM
If I may be permitted, I have two nominations for Most Humorous Blog. LET BLOGTOPIA DECIDE!
Neil Shakespeare-http://neilshakespeare.blogspot.com/
Agitprop-http://agitprop.typepad.com/
Posted by: DBK | December 16, 2005 10:32 AM
Most deserving of wider recognition: Mark LeVine http://hnn.us/blogs/37.html
Posted by: Brian Ulrich | December 16, 2005 10:34 AM
Best community blog: Booman tribune.
Best Frontpage writer:SusanHu/Booman Tribune
Posted by: KMc | December 16, 2005 10:39 AM
Best Blog: Shakespeare's Sister
Best Writing: Shakespeare's Sister
, The Dark Wraith Forums & Lance Mannion
Best Group Blog: Shakespeare's Sister
Best Expert Blog: The Dark Wraith Forums (Economics)
Best Post: Liberals Will Save America (Shakespeare's Sister) & I am Become Battle, How White Be My Tears (The Dark Wraith Forums)
Posted by: Iain McEwan | December 16, 2005 10:55 AM
Best Blog: Digby
Best Blog Community: dKos
Best Writing: Digby at Hullabaloo
Best Group Blog: Firedoglake
Most Humorous Blog: Poorman
Best Post: Heart of Darkness, Never Again, No, they really hate us for what we do
Most Deserving of Wider Recognition: Bluememe
Posted by: Anonymous | December 16, 2005 10:57 AM
Most deserving of wider recognition: Blondesense
Best Group Blog: Blondesense
Best Blog: Crooks and Liars
Most Humorous: Jesus General
Best Writing: Rude Pundit
Best single issue: Blanton and Ashtons
Posted by: BlondeSense | December 16, 2005 10:58 AM
Best Writing: Berube
Best Expert & Best Single-Issue: Pharyngula
Most Humorous: The Poor Man
Most Humorous Post(s) & Best Series: The Golden Winger Awards
Most Deserving of Wider Recognition: Lenin's Tomb
Posted by: Kalkin | December 16, 2005 10:59 AM
Best Post:
This one cannot be nominated enough. Chris Clarke's "Life and Death". I have been a fan ever since.
Posted by: Nikki | December 16, 2005 11:07 AM
Best Blog: The Carpetbagger Report
Best (Pro) Blog: Political Animal
Best Group Blog: The Left Coaster
Best Blog Community: TPM Cafe
Best Expert Blog: Informed Comment
Best New Blog: The Anonymous Liberal
But there are so many that are good, aren't there? I want to nominate everyone on my blogroll.
Posted by: Michael Stickings | December 16, 2005 11:08 AM
Why are my nominations being held for approval, but never getting approved?
Posted by: Mark | December 16, 2005 11:09 AM
Best Blog - The Carpetbagger Report
Best News Blog - The Carpetbagger Report
No day is complete without the TheCarpetBaggerReport.com
Posted by: Chris | December 16, 2005 11:10 AM
In fact, for Best Writing - Creek Running North
Posted by: Nikki | December 16, 2005 11:12 AM
Most Deserving of Wider Recognition: www.simplyleftbehind.blogspot.com
Best Writing: www.redtory.blogspot.com
Posted by: Elderta | December 16, 2005 11:13 AM
Best blog: Billmon- Whiskey Bar - even though he went AWOL the last few weeks, he's always extremely insightful and snarky
Best writing: Hunter (at DailyKos) and/or Billmon - By far my favorite writers
Best post: Hunter: Perspective - Damn, that Hunter can write!
Posted by: It Is Green | December 16, 2005 11:14 AM
I seem to be havign the same problem as Mark: my nominations are beign held for review. What gives?
Posted by: Anonymous | December 16, 2005 11:15 AM
Best Blog -- Pro Division: James Wolcott
Best Blog Community: Fired Up
Best Writing: Hunter
Best Single Issue Blog: Pharyngula
Most Humorous Post: Intelligent Designer Laments Lapse in Intelligence (You gotta read this one, people.)
Best Expert Blog: Juan Cole
Best Coverage of State or Local Issues: FiredUpMissouri
Best commenter: Jim at Nitpicker.
Posted by: Nitpicker | December 16, 2005 11:17 AM
I am nominating Ellen's Illinois Tenth Congressional District Blog for Best Writing. She's running a Democrat of the Year contest now, but check back in the earlier posts.
Posted by: sonny | December 16, 2005 11:17 AM
Best series:
The series from Obsidian Wings by hilzoy and Katharine described thus:
About "Them"
Medical Malpractice
Medical Malpractice 2
Medical Malpractice 3
Caught On The Battlefield
Competent Tribunals
Family Videos
More Frivolity: Now With Human Mops!
"Congress is going to provide oversight"
The Key to the Courthouse Door, Part I
The Key to the Courthouse Door, Part II
Closing Statement
Habeas and Guantanamo: Breaking News
Posted by: Kristjan Wager | December 16, 2005 11:19 AM
Best New Blog: The Anonymous Liberal
Posted by: Deborah | December 16, 2005 11:20 AM
Best series, Unhinged: Unhonest by David Neiwert at Orcinus
1: The Unbearable Lightness of Malkin
2: Eye of the Unhinged
3: The Unhinged Right
4: Hunting Liberals
5: Extremists? What Extremists?
Conclusion: Keeping Our Cools
Posted by: Kristjan Wager | December 16, 2005 11:24 AM
Most deserving of wider recognition: Is That Legal
Posted by: Blake | December 16, 2005 11:25 AM
Most deserving of wider recognition: Mykeru
Best writing: Driftglass
Best commenter: Jerome a Paris @ Daily Kos
Best new blog: European Tribune
Best pro blog: The News Blog
Best blog: Hullabaloo
Posted by: Sirocco | December 16, 2005 11:26 AM
I nominate Republic of T for Most Deserving of Wider Recognition, Feministe for Best Blog, and Hugo Schwyzer for best issue blog (feminism and religion).
Posted by: Chris T. | December 16, 2005 11:27 AM
Progressive Blog Digest for best blog. It has become an absolute morning
necessity, along with coffee, summarizing and commenting on the best of the progressive press (blog
and otherwise) with a focus on the mess being made by the Bush administration and the Republican
Congress. I travel a lot (32 countries in the last 18 months) and have downloaded it on my Treo almost
every day. It is a nice reminder that there are still sane people back home.
Posted by: Craig Murphy | December 16, 2005 11:29 AM
Best New Blog and Best Writing: Thou Shall Not Suck. Very original format.
Most deserving of wider recognition: Either Republic of T or 1115.
Best State or Local: Thoughts From Kansas.
Posted by: Tim | December 16, 2005 11:34 AM
Best Blog
Atrios
Best Blog -- Pro Division
Talking Points Memo
Best Blog Community
TPM Cafe
Best Writing
Athenae - First Draft
Best Series
Holden's Obsession w/ the Gaggle - First Draft
Less the 40 by the 4th - First Draft
Best Single Issue Blog
AmericaBlog
Best Group Blog
Rising Hegemon
Most Humorous Blog
Jesus' General - An 11 on the Manly Scale of Absolute Gender
Dependable Renegade
Rising Hegemon
Most Deserving of Wider Recognition
Dependable Renegade
Spocko's World
Best Expert Blog
Informed Comment
Best Commentor
RMJ - Atrios, First Draft
Posted by: Jason | December 16, 2005 11:37 AM
Okay ... since the links aren't working, let's try this again:
Best New Blog and Best Writing: Thou Shall Not Suck
www.thoushallnotsuck.com.
Very original format.
Most deserving of wider recognition:
Republic of T (www.republicoft.com) or 1115 (www.1115.org).
Best State or Local: Thoughts From Kansas
jgrr.blogspot.com
Hopefully that works ... :-)
Posted by: Tim | December 16, 2005 11:38 AM
Best Blog and Most Deserving of Wider recognition: The Carpetbagger Report
Most Humorous Blog: Fafblog
Best New Blog: The Anonymous Liberal
Best Group Blog: The LeftCoaster
Posted by: Gridlock | December 16, 2005 11:38 AM
Sorry about the blending links (if they show up that way when I hit Post) For some reason Preview shows my links running on after the closing '/a' tag. I'm a web designer and this is pretty easy stuff here, so I'm not sure why it's all jumbled up. Sorry!
Best Blog | Daily Kos
Best Blog -- Pro Division | Josh Marshall's Talking Points Memo
Best Blog Community | ePluribus Media
Best Writing | Hunter
Best Post | Clinton Moves to End Strike by ilona
Best Series | RubDMC's Iraq War Grief Daily Witness
Best Single Issue Blog | Aviation Blog
Best Group Blog | My Left Wing
Most Humorous Blog | Harriet Miers's Blog!!! (short-lived but hilarious...)
Most Humorous Post | Cracking: The Prophecies of the Village People by ilona
Most Deserving of Wider Recognition | Hoffmania!
Best Expert Blog | Juan Cole's Informed Comment
Best New Blog | My Left Wing
Best Coverage of State or Local Issues | SoapBlox/Chicago
Best Commenter | joan reports
Special Accolades | Crooks & Liars and Keith Olbermann's Bloggermann
Posted by: ilona | December 16, 2005 11:45 AM
I nominate:
*Best Blog: TPMCafe (www.tpmcafe.com/)
*Best Blog, Pro: War and Piece (www.warandpiece.com)
*Best Blog Community: TPMCafe (www.tpmcafe.com/)
*Best Writing: Nuthatch at Bootstrap Analysis (nuthatch.typepad.com/ba/)
*Best Single Issue Blog: Pharyngula (pharyngula.org/)
*Most Humorous Blog: Fafblog (fafblog.blogspot.com)
*Most Deserving of Wider Recognition: Shakespeare's Sister (shakespearessister.blogspot.com/)
*Best Expert Blog: Effect Measure (effectmeasure.blogspot.com)
*Best New Blog: Democracy Arsenal (www.democracyarsenal.org)
*Best Coverage of Local/State Issues: Green LA Girl (greenlagirl.com/)
*Best Series: Bitter Greens on GM crops (bittergreensgazette.blogspot.com/)
Posted by: Todd | December 16, 2005 11:48 AM
Best Blog: Left Eye on the News
Posted by: Chris Hildebrand | December 16, 2005 11:49 AM
For either Best Series or Best Post (whichever fits) I nominate The Fat Lady Sings for her series on Subic Bay. I found the series a very good read.
Subic Bay
Subic Part 2
Subic Part 3
Subic Finale
Furthermore, I think that The Fat Lady Sings is a great blog and is deserving of wider recognition.
Posted by: GHP | December 16, 2005 11:50 AM
Best Blog: The Carptebagger Report
Yes!! The best blog,hands down.
Posted by: Don | December 16, 2005 11:53 AM
My vote for Best Blog Community is BLONDESENSE!!!!
Posted by: Scorpiowoman | December 16, 2005 11:53 AM
Best Blog: Left I on the News
Most worthy of more recognition: Left I on the News
Posted by: Chris Hildebrand | December 16, 2005 11:53 AM
Firedoglake for best series.
Anonymous Liberal for best new blog. This guy can write and
has a gift for analysis
Posted by: Pollyusa | December 16, 2005 11:54 AM
Most deserving of wider recognition: Left I on the News
best Blog : Left I on the News
Posted by: Chris Hildebrand | December 16, 2005 11:57 AM
Best Blog - Daily Kos
Best Blog -- Pro Division - Altercation by Eric Alterman, MSNBC
Best Blog Community - HuffPo
Best Writing - Kid Oakland
Best Series - Eriposte from The Left Coaster - Niger Forgeries
Best Single Issue Blog
Best Group Blog - MyDD
Most Humorous Blog - Rude Pundit
Most Humorous Post - Dood Abides - The Wizard of Oil (from dKos)
Most Deserving of Wider Recognition - The News Blog, by Steve Gilliard
Best New Blog - The Next Hurrah
Posted by: AMN | December 16, 2005 11:59 AM
Best Blog: Atrios
Best Community Blog: Kos, of course.
Best Writing: Digby,Wolcott">http://jameswolcott.com>Wolcott
Best Series: firedoglake
Best Single Issue:">http://juancole.com/> Juan Cole
Best Group:First Draft
Most Humorous: http://www.thepoorman.net/ >The Poor Man.
Most Deserving of Wider Recognition: Driftglass, A Perfectly Cromulent Blog.
Best Expert: Juan Cole, again.
Best Blog -- Pro Division: Froomkin.
Best Post/Most Humorous Post: BY FAR The">http://www.thepoorman.net/2005/06/11/nbc-cnn-announce-merger/#comments>The PoorMan....where the white women at
Posted by: maggiemay | December 16, 2005 12:04 PM
Best Single Issue: Cursor.org
Best Blog: Digby
Wider Attention: Politics1.com
Best Post:
1.) Katrina Aftermath: And Then I Saw These
If this week's TIME Magazine "Best Photos of the Year" edition hadn't been overweighted toward TIME commissioned images, photojournalist Alan Chin's Katrina portraits would have more than deserved merit. (Newsweek ran two of the photos at the height of the crisis.) In this case, however, print's loss was the 'sphere's gain. As a regular contributer to the BAGnewsNotes blog, most of Alan's black-and-white series was contained in this one post.
2.) Blinded By The Light
3.) Bill Frist, Volcano
4.) Betty Boop Takes Lebanon
5.) Move Over Zarqawi: The New Iranian President And The 1979 Embassy Take-Over
Posted by: Michael Shaw | December 16, 2005 12:06 PM
Best Blog: Eschaton
Best Blog -- Pro Division: Early Warning
Best Blog Community: WorldChanging
Best Writing: Echidne and Robert M. Jeffers
Best Series: Firedoglake on Plame
Best Single Issue Blog: Arms Control Wonk
Best Group Blog: WhirledView and First Draft
Most Humorous Blog: Metacomments and Alicublog
Most Deserving of Wider Recognition: Stayin' Alive and To The Audient Void
Best Expert Blog: Effect Measure and POGO blog
Best New Blog: Stayin' Alive
Best Commenter: Thers and Robert M. Jeffers at Eschaton
Posted by: Phila | December 16, 2005 12:10 PM
I would like to nominate JABBS for the Most Deserving of Wider Recognition and Best Writing categories.
JABBS launched in the summer of 2004, and has gradually developed a following that now averages nearly 1,000 readers per day. It has been helped along by occasional links from Buzzflash, Crooks & Liars, Daily Kos, Huffington Post, World O' Crap and others.
The blog has 10-15 new posts each week.
For the Best Post category, please accept the following four nominations from JABBS:
McClellan Misrepresents Bush's Words, Creating Dig At War Critics. This was an example of JABBS discovering a (deliberate?) misrepresentation from a McClellan press briefing.
Conservatives Love to Discuss Mythical "Angry Left," But Rarely Refer to Actual "Angry Right."
Why Didn't Bush Discuss Hurricane Relief From The "Western White House"? In the days that followed Hurricane Katrina, this was one of several questions that led to frustration among liberals and progressives.
Russert Fails To Ask Chertoff Relevant Follow-Up Questions on Homeland Security. Consevatives often refer to Tim Russert and Chris Matthews as liberals, purely because of their resumes. (Strangely, they don't do the same for Diane Sawyer.) This is one of several JABBS posts regarding Russert's failure to act like a "bulldog" when talking with a key Republican.
Posted by: david r. mark | December 16, 2005 12:10 PM
Best Blog DailyKos
Best Blog -- Pro Division White House Briefing
Best Blog Community Huffington Post
Best Writing James Wolcott
Best Series "Poll of the Day" on bobharris.com
Best Group Blog skippy the bush kangaroo
Most Humorous Blog Fafblog
Best Expert Blog Informed Comment
Posted by: Suzanne Stephenson | December 16, 2005 12:12 PM
Best Blog --
Talking Points Memo
Best Blog -- Pro Division --
Daily Kos
Best Blog Community --
Big Brass Blog
Best Writing -- 1115.org
Most Humorous Blog -- Jesus' General
Most Humorous Post
As much as I hate to self nominate, I still think ">http://spaces.msn.com/members/tke919/Blog/cns!1pDwH0yAqxe9_IGAiD7GhBOA!197.entry'> this post I wrote is funny.
Most Deserving of Wider Recognition -- Gotta be Republic of T
Best New Blog -- Again, feel kinda dirty for blogwhoring, but Thou Shall Not Suck
Best Coverage of State or Local Issues -- Thoughts from Kansas
Posted by: Mark | December 16, 2005 12:12 PM
Okay, I'll have to nominate myself for best series:
Pooflingers Anonymous with the Hovind Files(frying that many neurons for the sake of blasting fundies has to be worth something).
Best Pro: Pharyngula
Most deserving of wider recognition: Naked Under My Lab Coat
Posted by: IAMB | December 16, 2005 12:15 PM
Best Blog The Carpetbagger Report
Posted by: Will | December 16, 2005 12:17 PM
Have absolutely no idea why my closing '/a' tags are not closing properly; I'm a web designer, and this is easy stuff, so not sure why things are bleeding a bit here. Sorry!
Best Blog | Daily Kos
Best Blog -- Pro Division | Josh Marshall's Talking Points Memo
Best Blog Community | ePluribus Media
Best Writing | Hunter
Best Post | Clinton Moves to End Strike by ilona
Best Series | RubDMC's Iraq War Grief Daily Witness
Best Single Issue Blog | Aviation Blog
Best Group Blog | My Left Wing
Most Humorous Blog | Harriet Miers's Blog!!! (short-lived but hilarious...)
Most Humorous Post | Cracking: The Prophecies of the Village People by ilona
Most Deserving of Wider Recognition | Hoffmania!
Best Expert Blog | Juan Cole's Informed Comment
Best New Blog | My Left Wing
Best Coverage of State or Local Issues | SoapBlox/Chicago
Best Commenter | joan reports
Special Mention | Crooks & Liars and Keith Olbermann's Bloggermann
Posted by: ilona | December 16, 2005 12:20 PM
Best Blog: Pharyngula, Pandagon
Best Blog -- Pro Division: Media Matters
Best Blog Community: Daily Koz
Best Writing: I Blame the Patriarchy, Shakespeare's Sister
Best Series: "Unhinged" - Orcinus, and Boing Boing for Sony DRM and other Copyright/Creative Commons issues
Best Single Issue Blog: Dispatches from the Culture Wars particularly for his coverage of the Dover "ID" trial, Feministe, Unscrewing the Inscruitable
Best Group Blog: Positive Liberty, Alas, The Panda's Thumb
Most Humorous Blog: Norbizness, Jesus's General
Most Deserving of Wider Recognition: Trish Wilson/The Countess
Best Expert Blog: Respectful Insolance, Orcinus
Best Coverage of State or Local Issues: Tennessee Guerilla Women
Posted by: Lizzybeth | December 16, 2005 12:21 PM
TheCarpetbaggerReport.com
For most underread or best. Whatever. Just what I need in my day.
Posted by: Alex | December 16, 2005 12:21 PM
THOUGHTS FROM KANSAS
For best local/state.
Posted by: TRACY | December 16, 2005 12:22 PM
Most Deserving of Wider Recognition:
AND
Best New Blog: Arthur Silber's Once Upon a Time...
Best Series: Slacktivist on Creationism or the Left Behind books
Posted by: kingfish | December 16, 2005 12:26 PM
I'd like to nominate the World War 4 Report blog as most deserving of wider recognition.
Posted by: Nullifidian | December 16, 2005 12:27 PM
Best Blog
Eschaton
Best Blog -- Pro Division
James Wolcott
Best Blog Community
Eschaton
Best Writing
Athenae at First Draft
Best Post
John Rogers' "Learn to Say Ain't"
Best Series
AMERICAblog on Gannon/Guckert
Best Group Blog
First Draft
Most Humorous Blog
Rising Hegemon
Most Deserving of Wider Recognition
Pinko Feminist Hellcat
Best Expert Blog
Pharyngula
Best New Blog
driftglass
Best Commenter
NTodd at Eschaton
Posted by: Wally Whateley | December 16, 2005 12:27 PM
Thanks to everyone who nominated my humble blog. I'd like to make some nominations of my own.
Best Blog: Feministe, Roxanne,
Best Series: Law Dork for coverage of the Senate vote on the anti-lynching bill, My one blog for the Zach files -- the story of a 16 year old kid who came out to his parents and got sent to a reparative therapy camp.
Best Expert Blog: Direland
Most Humorous Blog: Rox Populi, Rotten Ryan
Most Deserving of Wider Recognition: Lean Left, Sisyphus Shrugged
Posted by: Terrance | December 16, 2005 12:35 PM
I'd like to nominate Printculture -- www.printculture.com -- as best new blog.
Posted by: ciborium | December 16, 2005 12:36 PM
Right, since nobody loved me enough to nominate my blogs for anything, I guess I have to do it myself:
Best Group Blog
Progressive Gold, the progressive news blog, run by Republic of Palau and myself
Most Deserving of Wider Recognition
The above, as well as
Wis[s]e Words, the oldest straight socialist weblog still going strong.
Posted by: Martin Wisse | December 16, 2005 12:40 PM
Best Blog: My Left Wing
Best Pro Division Blog: Frookmin
Best Blog Community:My Left Wing
Best New Blog:My Left Wing
Most Deserving of Wider Recognition:Political Cortex.com
Best Series: Iraq War Grief Daily, by RubDMC
Best Writer: Hunter @ Dailykos.com
Most Humorous Post: The Wizard of Oil by dood abides
Best Commenter:
weepingforbrunnhilde
bluebird of happiness
caliliberal
Best Post:
Tough and Competent: Can Democrats learn from NASA? By gottlieb
via My Left Wing
Scythe of the Reaper by Raybin
via My Left Wing
Jesus Tried To Stab Me With a Knife by bluebird of happiness via Daily Kos
Poor, Black and Left Behind by Eugene
via My Left Wing
Sexism, Language and Society by sassy Texan
via My Left Wing
Best Expert Blog: Soapblox.net
Posted by: Cathy | December 16, 2005 12:40 PM
Best Blog= Shakespeare's Sister
http://shakespearessister.blogspot.com
Posted by: DBK | December 16, 2005 12:41 PM
Best post - http://kydem.blogspot.com/2005/11/interview-with-barry-welsh.htmlInterview with Barry Welsh, Interview with Peter Sullivan, Interview with Dr. Chuck Pennacchio
Group Blog - Blogging for Bayh
Humorous Post - Interview with Tina Dupuy, Interview with Bob Wiltfong
Wider recognition - The Kentucky Democrat
New Blog - The Bluegrass Report
Best Coverage of State or Local Issues - Kentucky: The Kentucky Democrat
Best Commenter - Jeff Noble (He leaves plenty at the local blogs)
Posted by: Daniel | December 16, 2005 12:42 PM
Best Blog:
AMERICAblog
Pharyngula
The News Blog
Best Blog Community:
Daily Kos
Best Writing:
Shakespeare's Sister
How to Save the World
Best Single Issue Blog:
10,000 Birds
Living the Scientific Life
How to Save the World
Best Group Blog:
Pandagon
The American Street
Most Deserving of Wider Recognition:
DC Birding Blog (shameless self-promotion)
Best Expert Blog:
Pharyngula
Living the Scientific Life
NO QUARTER
Best New Blog:
DC Birding Blog (shameless self-promotion)
Best Coverage of State or Local Issues:
DC Metro Action
Posted by: John | December 16, 2005 12:42 PM
Best blog: The Carpetbagger Report
Posted by: Jeremy | December 16, 2005 12:44 PM
Two more bloggers deserving nomination I don't see listed:
Best Academic Blog: Timothy Burke
Best Writing: Timothy Burke
Best Expert Blog: National Parks Traveler"
Best Single-Issue Blog: National Parks Traveler"
Posted by: Chris Clarke | December 16, 2005 12:51 PM
Best Blog: My Left Wing
Best Pro Division Blog: Frookmin
Best Blog Community:My Left Wing
Best New Blog:My Left Wing
Most Deserving of Wider Recognition:Political Cortex.com
Best Series: Iraq War Grief Daily, by RubDMC
Best Writer: Hunter @ Dailykos.com
Most Humorous Post: The Wizard of Oil by dood abides
Best Commenter:
weepingforbrunnhilde
bluebird of happiness
caliliberal
Best Post:
Tough and Competent: Can Democrats learn from NASA? By gottlieb
via My Left Wing
Scythe of the Reaper by Raybin
via My Left Wing
Jesus Tried To Stab Me With a Knife by bluebird of happiness via Daily Kos
Poor, Black and Left Behind by Eugene
via My Left Wing
Sexism, Language and Society by sassy Texan
via My Left Wing
Best Expert Blog: Soapblox.net
Posted by: Cathy | December 16, 2005 12:52 PM
Best Blog - Eschaton
Best Blog -- Pro Division - Kevin Drum, Laura Rozen (War and Piece)
Best Blog Community - TPM Cafe
Best Writing - Legal Fiction
Best Post - Enlightened Hardboiled-ness (Total Information Awareness)
Best Series - The Fog of Withdrawal [one, two and three] (Total Information Awareness)
Best Single Issue Blog - Circadiana/Science and Politics
Best Group Blog: American Footprints (nee Liberals Against Terrorism)
Most Humorous Blog - Jesus General, Poor Man, Fafblog
Most Humorous Post - Any from the above humorous blogs
Most Deserving of Wider Recognition: Total Information Awareness (http://www.tianews.blogspot.com/)
Best Expert Blog - Informed Comment, Brad DeLong
Best Commenter: jonnybutter, praktike, nadezhda, avedis (just for throwin bombs)
Posted by: E-mart | December 16, 2005 12:54 PM
I proudly nominate Eric Muller's blog (http://www.isthatlegal.org/)for Most Deserving of Wider Recognition.
Posted by: David Marshall | December 16, 2005 12:58 PM
Deserving of Wider Recognition:
Norwegianity
Best Local:
Eleventh Avenue South
Dump Michelle Bachmann
Best Expert Blog:
Pharyngula
Minnesota's got a lot of great lefty blogs.
Posted by: Minnesota | December 16, 2005 01:00 PM
Nominations:
Best Blog -- The most indispensible one, to me, is Talking Points Memo. As much as I love all the others, Josh doesn't lay it on as thick because he's doing so much reporting, not just rambling. (The other stuff is great too, but I feel Josh straddles the line between reporter and blogger better than anyone else. www.talkingpointsmemo.com
Pro Division -- Josh again.
Best Writing -- Lance Mannion. http://lancemannion.typepad.com/lance_mannion/
Most Humerous Blog -- the fake Harriet Miers blog cracked me up.
http://harrietmiers.blogspot.com/
Deserving of Wider Recognition: JABBS
http://jabbs.blogspot.com/
Posted by: Dave G. | December 16, 2005 01:06 PM