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Ben Smith's Blog — This blog somehow got nominated to the "Best Blog" category of the Weblog Awards, along with the likes of Gawker, Andrew Sullivan, Hot Air, and DailyKos. So, you know, vote for me!

Polls Now Open for 2008 Weblog Awards
JammieWearingFool — ... 2008 Weblog Awards . Your humble hosts here at JWF are up for Best Large Blog after winning the Best New Blog in 2007. So please consider us for Best Large Blog this time around. Others of note in this category are Sister Toldjah and Fausta , and we're proud to be considered in such company. Here are some recommendations in some other categories. As I'm not listing them all, go to the main poll page for some other niche categories. Best Blog : Hot Air. Best Individual Blog : The Anchoress, although Jules Crittenden, ...

The winner takes it all, The loser standing small
SteveAudio — ... And Hot Air is leading the Best Blog category. Damn. Clearly the wingnuts are voting their hearts out, never mind the luncay of their ideas. ...

How piquant.
Rachel Lucas — ... Right now I’m in fourth place which is good enough for me. I just like having the little Finalist logo thingy. I voted for my friend Melissa in my category because I like the cut of her jib. You can actually learn things on her blog, things other than how many different hats one can put on a dog before the dog starts killing. Other votes I cast and you should too: Fuck You, Penguin for Best Pet Blog Hot Air for Best Blog Treacher for Best Humor Blog (sorry Frank! I voted for ...

Voting is Open!
The Anchoress — ... hadn’t realized it but voting opened today for the 2008 Weblog Awards, and you can vote for all of your favorite blogs here. (My li’l old category is here, if you’d like to vote for me!) Who am I voting for? Well, I have my favorites, but so many of them are nominated, that I’ll be splitting many of my votes throughout the days (you can vote once per day in each category). Here are a few of my choices: Best Blog: Hot Air, with my Blogfather, Ed Morrissey, is my go-to-several-times-a-day ...

Vote For The Dish
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan — The Daily Dish has been nominated as a finalist for Best Blog in the 2008 weblog awards. None of this means very much in the grand scheme of things. But if you enjoyed the Dish in 2008 and the work Patrick and I put into it, we'd be chuffed if we did well. You can vote for any number of blogs here, and the Dish here. ...

The 2008 Weblog Awards Endorsements - Val
Babalú Blog: an island on the net without a bearded dictator — ... and support I value. And, of course, had the privilege of enjoying some rather excellent writing to boot. Thus, I look forward to Kevin Aylward's Weblog Awards every year. Not only do you get to support some of your blogging colleagues, but you get introduced to other bloggers you may have never heard of and whose work you might end up reading and linking to often. So, with that in mind, Id like to post my endorsements for many of the award categories in the 2008 Weblog Awards. - Best blog : ...

2008 Weblog Awards - My Picks
small dead animals — ... it's a win-win for the Canadian blogosphere. For those on the right, an opportunity to pull together and score one for Canada! For those on the left, an opportunity to pull together and stick it to the lousy Americans! In the meanwhile, be sure to check out the other categories - here are some of my picks: Best Blog - my ...

2008 Weblog Awards
Patterico's Pontifications — ... category; I’m partial to both Ace and Michelle but ultimately will cast my vote for Michelle. (Sorry, Ace. Looks like you’re winning without my help anyway.) In a graphic depiction of how stupid this contest can be, Hot Air is losing to Andrew Sullivan in the Best Blog category. Ridiculous; go change that. ...

A note on the Weblog Awards
Hot Air » Top Picks — ... Allahpundit and I are getting a lot of mail about the 2008 Weblog Awards, for which this blog has been named a finalist for the Best Blog category .  Kevin Aylward and the ...

Vote For Best Blog
Flopping Aces — ... are going on right now and I wanted to write a short note and beg, plead, conjole, the readers of Flopping Aces to vote for Hot Air for best blog. You may not believe they are the best blog around but it’s a two horse race between HA and Andrew Sullivan, and that nutcase should not win the thing. ...

Remainders: Vote for me
Ben Smith's Blog — ... inauguration to which he's not invited. Biden will finally resign Thursday. Michelle's mom will move in. Ackerman explains Richard Danzig's absence from Defense. Another former top Clinton aide goes to Justice. Goldfarb dredges up a memorable Ken Silverstein piece on a possible Obama appointee. Bloggers fight City Hall. Bloomberg returns to the GOP. Blago stands fast. And vote for this blog, if only to save me from humiliating defeat.

Passive-Aggressive Notes
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan — Why doesn't this get a blog award? I'm particularly struck by this entry. (You can still vote, by the way.)

This is a joke, right?
Sister Toldjah — Andrew Sullivan’s ahead of Hot Air in the “best blog” category by 250 votes? I think I’m gonna be ill if that holds up …

Happy Hour Links
Weekly Standard Blog — Vote for the best blog of 2008. Jeffrey Goldberg explains that Joe the Plumber is, in fact, more qualified to report on Gaza than many Middle East reporters. Greg Mankiw breaks down the federal tax burden. Prepare for the ultimate blue on blue smackdown: Robert Byrd v. Harry Reid. PETA thinks people will be less likely to eat fish if we call them sea kittens.

Nearly There
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan — ... category. Thanks so much for the support. As I've said, none of this means very much in the grand scheme of things - and the main benefit of the awards is to surf around and find new blogs worth reading. All the finalists are well worth reading and that includes our chief competitor, Hot Air. But this is your blog as much as ours, and this is one way of helping us (and our ad department) keep the whole show on the road. You can vote for any number of blogs here, and the Dish here. If you already voted more than 24 hours ago, you can vote again. Please do. ...

Will Holder Appointment Hold Up?
Politics Daily — ... , is in a neck-and-neck battle with Andrew Sullivan's Daily Dish for a 2008 Webbie Award. Since there are no liberal blogs in striking distance, I'd like to urge you all to go and vote for Hot Air. That way, if Ed wins, I can still take credit. You can vote once a day. I do. ...

Vote Dish!
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan — Polls are still open! You can vote for the Dish here. And surf any number of other blogs and vote for your favorites here. Thanks so much for the support. ...

Another Day to Vote. . .
The Washington Note — ... Well, I'm not losing real badly -- but not winning either. I might make a big push on Monday to pull in a couple of thousand votes -- but if you want to help by sending your ten or twenty or hundred best friends to vote for The Washington Note, we'd be quite pleased. Feel free to click here at this link to vote for TWN as the best "very large blog" in the 2008 Weblog awards. I saw Andrew Sullivan at the gym tonight -- and I figure he has the "best blog" category pretty much in his pocket for the year. Congrats Andrew. Many ...

2008 Weblog Awards - The Cheerleader Wars
small dead animals — ... is currently remaining ahead of the execreble Juan Cole. Help keep it that way! My other personal picks - Best Blog - I'm going with ...

Hanging in there at 3rd place
Jim Treacher's Blog That Is on the Internet — ... , but I'm doing about as well as can be expected without a Wonkette link. (Remember when Wonkette was actually a girl?) Sorry for all the posts about this silliness, but it's pretty much the only interesting thing about my life. Ever. Also: Vote for Hot Air. It's the Best Blog. And it doesn't spread conspiracy theories about anybody's children. Posted by Jim Treacher at January 12, 2009 07:56 AM

Conservative Blog Awards
Patterico's Pontifications — ... I was nominated for “Best Original Reporting By A Blog” and managed to come in last. (I came in fourth with 5 votes, right behind the Jawa Report, which came in third with 5 votes. No typo; look for yourself!) I’m cool with that, given the folks coming in ahead of me. P.S. I guess I’m about to lose that 2008 Weblog Awards thing. According to the current standings the prize will go to one of three liberal blogs. And Hot Air will lose its category to the insufferable Andrew Sullivan. It’s almost enough to make one ...

Best Blog
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan — We won. Sincere thanks to everyone who voted.

Congratulations, Miss Amerikkka! [Dan Collins]
protein wisdom — Congratulations, Miss Amerikkka! [Dan Collins] [image] Via Hot Air Headlines , Trig Truther Andrew Sullivan officially America’s fave blogger. Posted by Dan Collins @ 11:32 am | Trackback

Remainders: Confirmation
Ben Smith's Blog — ... care issue. Vilsack looks set to be unanimously confirmed. Panetta faces a rockier process and questions over Clinton-era rendition practices. Poll shows Cuomo at 40% vs. Kennedy at 25% Krausharr notes that a surprisingly large number of CA House Republicans supported Obama. And Allan Hoffenblum examines why the Democrats couldn't steal those seats. The Daily Dish is voted Best Blog of '08, and I'm psyched to have been in the category and not come in last. (with Anna ...

Andrew Wins!
The Atlantic Politics Channel — Congratulations to the 2008 blog of the year:  http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/. The new administration's crystal-clear posture on torture and interrogation can be credited to, as much as anyone and anything else,  Andrew's intellectual agitating. The Obama administration recognizes this. Critics of the Obama administration recognize this. Can a public intellectual be any more powerful?

2008 Weblog Awards - Results Official
small dead animals — 2008 Weblog Awards - Results Official General Categories Best Blog - Andrew Sullivan Best New Blog - ~ synthesis ~ Best Individual Blogger - Driftglass Best Humor Blog - The Comics Curmudgeon Best Comic Strip - xkcd Best Online Community - Strobist Best Liberal Blog - Wonkette Best Conservative Blog - small dead animals Best Political Coverage - FiveThirtyEight Best Celebrity Blogger - Wil Wheaton Other categories of interest to ...