Weblog Award Finalists — Despite My Best Efforts to Avoid It . . .
Really, I try to avoid this Weblog Awards nonsense. Paying attention to it has turned me into a pathetic vote-seeker in the past, and so I steadfastly refused to nominate myself or pay any attention during this last go-round.
But reader Rick W. e-mailed me with a link to the list of Finalists, and imagine my shock to see this list of Finalists for Best Conservative Blog:
Ace of Spades
Captain’s Quarters
Little Green Footballs
Hugh Hewitt
Michelle Malkin
Mary Katherine Ham
Patterico’s Pontifications
Red State
The Jawa Report
Power Line
I can’t look at that list without hearing that Sesame Street song going through my head:
One of these things is not like the others,
One of these things just doesn’t belong . . .
Well, it’s a pleasure to see my name on such a distinguished list, even if it’s a certainty that I will end up at the bottom. I’m okay with that. It’s like that saying: you’d rather have the worst house in the best neighborhood than the best house in the worst neighborhood.
This is a great neighborhood to be in, and I’m thrilled to be an occupant of the worst house of the group.
Your blog is the only one on the list that I read regularly so you must be doing something right.
James B. Shearer (fc887e) — 12/5/2006 @ 10:26 pmHeh. I kinda feel like you’re always hassling me, James, but I’ll take your comment in the kind spirit in which you intended it. Keep reading, and keep hassling!
Patterico (de0616) — 12/5/2006 @ 10:28 pmThat is such a great list, Patterico.
And you deserve to be on it. I have such a hard time rating them 1-10.
I’ll tell you that even amongst such illustrious company, 6 of which I read regularly, three occasionally, and another rarely, you wouldn’t be number 10.
Christoph (9824e6) — 12/5/2006 @ 11:05 pmWell done!
rightisright (2cbc9b) — 12/5/2006 @ 11:51 pmlocation, location, location!
assistant devil's advocate (ce34e1) — 12/5/2006 @ 11:53 pmI bet Xrlq wishes he was on that list.
Bojangles (ec50a9) — 12/6/2006 @ 6:47 amActually, you’re pretty much head and shoulders above the rest of that list.
Then again, I’m a liberal.
Geek, Esq. (7fb9f3) — 12/6/2006 @ 6:53 am“One of these things is not like the others”?
You’re right. These are all serious or semi-serious commentary. Ace of Spades belongs in the Humor, Boobs And Random 80’s Videos From YouTube category. 😉
PCachu (e072b7) — 12/6/2006 @ 7:18 amI hope this makes up for the snubbing that the Nobel Prize Committee gave you?
Pat Patterson (5b3946) — 12/6/2006 @ 7:56 amWell, if you want to avoid such things, you could always make your site crappier; is that the way you want to go?
Dana (3e4784) — 12/6/2006 @ 10:33 amI second James. I read no other blogs.
Leviticus (43095b) — 12/6/2006 @ 10:52 amThere are some quality blogs on the list, but Patterico is way out in front for quality of discussion. Guess that doesn’t warrant its own category…this year. A related category might be the “thinking liberal’s favorite conservative blog”.
biwah (2dcf66) — 12/6/2006 @ 12:03 pmI would doubt that any of these people who run these fine weblogs have a full-time job as a prosecuter. I would not imply that what they do daily in their lives is in any way more or less important than yours. Only that you can do both so well. A father’s son you are.
Congrats!
Rov
Rovin (317330) — 12/6/2006 @ 12:32 pmOh, come one Patrick. Your reverse psychologies won’t work one me! 😉
“See, I really am paying no attention . . . that that award over there. No attention at all.”
“None.”
“See how well I’m ignoring it?”
I see through your little game.
B. Minich (659df0) — 12/7/2006 @ 9:40 amShould beat all those boring award shows with the suail hollywood idiots giving long boring speeches of why they won. I WANT TO THANK ALL THE FISH IN THE OCEAN ALL THE BIRDS IN THE AIR ALL THE ANIMALS IN THE JUNGLE ALL THE BUGS THAT C CRAWL went these critter could,nt give a darn why they won
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