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2 Nov 2009

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Posted by Kevin Aylward on Monday, November 2, 2009 at 2:21 PM

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Like a butterfly emerging from a cocoon, devolved, as a caterpillar, Little Green Footballs has completed its metamorphosis from leading conservative & independent blog into serious Kos Kompetition.



littlegreenfootballs.com


http://littlegreenfootballs.com

libotomy
Author Profile Page libotomy | November 4, 2009 8:49 AM View Profile | Vote up Score: 144

I second LGF as the most perspicacious and yummy of all the pro AGW and Man as the Measure of All Things blogs on the net.

http://littlegreenfootballs.com

Ackomanyuki
Ackomanyuki | November 4, 2009 2:32 PM View Profile | Vote up Score: 96

"Swimming Freestyle" fits quite nicely into the "Best Liberal Blog" category -

http://www.swimmingfreestyle.net

http://feeds.feedburner.com/SwimmingFreestyle

Minnesotastan
Author Profile Page Minnesotastan | November 4, 2009 2:35 PM View Profile | Vote up Score: 12

This Liberal Blog is amazing!

http://littlegreenfootballs.com

Lester
Lester | November 4, 2009 3:49 PM View Profile | Vote up Score: 96

"Quite Concur" on Little Green Footballs.


www.littlegreenfootballs.com

Sharmuta
Sharmuta | November 5, 2009 10:40 AM View Profile | Vote up Score: 68

wrong category clown,
let's see,
1. you hate obama
2. you are against the health care plan
3. you are birthers
4. you advocated for McCain/Palin
5. you are puma

yep, wrong category.

theone1
Author Profile Page theone1 | November 7, 2009 3:03 PM View Profile | Vote up Score: 22

I second this nomination. Wonkette is da best.

proudgrampa
proudgrampa | November 16, 2009 12:28 AM View Profile | Vote up Score: 215

Wonkette FTW!

Joshua R
Joshua R | November 16, 2009 11:22 AM View Profile | Vote up Score: 191

Wonkette gets my nom too. And Jim Newell gets my nomnomnom.

BobLoblawLawBlog
BobLoblawLawBlog | November 19, 2009 6:11 AM View Profile | Vote up Score: 139

I love the meatprod blog!

theone1
Author Profile Page theone1 | November 7, 2009 1:26 AM View Profile | Vote up Score: 13

Definitely Little Green Footballs. It's like watching a fresh new Quisling hatch from its chrysalis!

http://littlegreenfootballs.com/blog/
feed://feeds2.feedburner.com/littlegreenfootballs/Ilds

Brian L.
Brian L. | November 6, 2009 1:47 PM View Profile | Vote up Score: 68

Little Green Footballs absolutely is the best blog out there.

http://littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/

Friarbones
Author Profile Page Friarbones | November 6, 2009 2:19 PM View Profile | Vote up Score: 71

littlegreenfootballs.com

Blazer
Blazer | November 6, 2009 3:54 PM View Profile | Vote up Score: 61

I also nominate Little Green Footballs.

It is a fantastic place to freely exchange ideas and diverse opinions on a wide range of topics such as global warming, evolution, and Kindle books.

Bailey Barksand Piddles
Bailey Barksand Piddles | November 6, 2009 4:12 PM View Profile | Vote up Score: 69

I nominate Small Dead Animals

http://smalldeadanimals.com/

dwo
dwo | November 6, 2009 6:21 PM View Profile | Vote up Score: 3

I nominate the original and still the "Best Liberal Blog":

http://www.dailykos.com/

I call shenanigans! Religious extremists from LittleGreenFootballs are spiking the nominations.

LGF is not really liberal, it's more of a cult, and it doesn't belong here since there is no "Best Cult Blog" category.

LGF's a mind-bending personality cult built up around their Dear Leader: Charles Johnson. It's on par with 'Heavens Gate' or the 'Peoples Temple'. Don't let those nutcases run away with "Best Liberal Blog" award.

fritzkatz
Author Profile Page fritzkatz | November 6, 2009 7:47 PM View Profile | Vote up Score: 25

Actually fritzkatz, it's not LGF readers who are spiking these noms, it's people who think that Charles Johnson (and Andrew Sullivan) are no longer conservatives because they don't toe-the-line of the hard right.

My guess is that the admins will see through it.

The Pajama Pundit
Author Profile Page The Pajama Pundit | November 7, 2009 7:29 AM View Profile | Vote up Score: 3

Little Green Footballs is way more indicative of where modern liberalism is "at" than Kos. Kos is merely a mouthpiece for the DNC, while only Charles Johnson has the courage to deal with global warning, white supremacists in the "conservative" hate movement, and fighting creationist lies.

http://www.littlegreenfootballs.com

Dan
Dan | November 9, 2009 10:43 AM View Profile | Vote up Score: 41

Simply left behind:

simplyleftbehind.blogspot.com

giss
giss | November 9, 2009 12:22 PM View Profile | Vote up Score: 10

Nailing Jello to the Wall
http://nailingjello.wordpress.com/

"Slippery, squishy, and impossible to pin down ...."

Sue J
Author Profile Page Sue J | November 10, 2009 1:01 PM View Profile | Vote up Score: 7

Evil Slutopia deserves it just for the name alone! ha!

Abby
Author Profile Page Abby | November 12, 2009 12:27 PM View Profile | Vote up Score: 14

All,

Don't worry about some of the clowns monkeying with the nominations... They're just nominations - that's why we actually vet them to come up with finalist slates.

I've been spending most of my time working on the unauthenticated comments. I may (or may not) go through and purge some of the authenticated comments, but there's a lot of categories to monitor.

We take our time working the finalist lists in the categories to get things right. We're human, but overall we do a pretty good job.

Kevin Aylward
Author Profile Page Kevin Aylward | November 11, 2009 1:43 AM View Profile | Vote up Score: 3

Perhaps in the future the criteria for determining if a qualifies for a particular category could be provided. For example, the past winners and finalists from a particular category could weigh in on whether or not a particular blog would fit in that category. In the case of LGF, I am confident that the majority of conservative bloggers would not consider that site to be a conservative blog.

Bailey Barksand Piddles
Bailey Barksand Piddles | November 11, 2009 11:24 AM View Profile | Vote up Score: 17

So what? The majority of liberals don't consider it a liberal blog, either. Ditto for the Daily Dish. There are only three blogs started by former Republicans who have become vital contributors to the netroots: Balloon Juice, Dailykos, and the Huffington Post.

Additional progressive blog suggestions: FiredogLake, Americablog, fivethirtyeight, Think Progress, Matthew Yglesias, Spencer Ackerman, Ezra Klein, Wonkette, and Digby's Hullaballo.

Tam
Tam | November 19, 2009 8:28 PM View Profile | Vote up Score: 5

I hope you're able to get more than two or three valid nominations in this category.

fred
fred | November 11, 2009 4:02 AM View Profile | Vote up Score: 1

Wonkette!

www.wonkette.com

Terry in Maryland
Terry in Maryland | November 15, 2009 9:02 PM View Profile | Vote up Score: 167

I nominate www.wonkette.com for Best Liberal Blog! I laughed, I cried, I cheered!

Coleen Schofield
Coleen Schofield | November 15, 2009 9:42 PM View Profile | Vote up Score: 131

www.wonkette.com

BJCCat
BJCCat | November 15, 2009 10:15 PM View Profile | Vote up Score: 157

Wonkette, of course.

http://www.wonkette.com

Also, Pam's House Blend really does deserve recognition beyond the LGBT category:

http://www.pamshouseblend.com

JD
JD | November 15, 2009 10:17 PM View Profile | Vote up Score: 150

www.wonkette.com

YrQueen
YrQueen | November 15, 2009 10:57 PM View Profile | Vote up Score: 154

Yes...Wonkette

http://www.wonkette.com/

Do it....for the trucknutz and for Trig.

The Cheapo
The Cheapo | November 16, 2009 12:21 AM View Profile | Vote up Score: 160

Wonkette

http://wonkette.com/
http://wonkette.com/feed

Vote for snark or die in the black void of outer space.

chascates
chascates | November 16, 2009 3:55 AM View Profile | Vote up Score: 136

Wonkette
www.wonkette.com

Rebecca
Rebecca | November 16, 2009 9:52 AM View Profile | Vote up Score: 126

Wonkette, the champagne of snark.

http://wonkette.com

Barry
Author Profile Page Barry | November 16, 2009 11:44 AM View Profile | Vote up Score: 107

Jesus' General and his Inner Frenchman!!!

http://patriotboy.blogspot.com/

Richard Kincaide
Author Profile Page Richard Kincaide | November 16, 2009 12:22 PM View Profile | Vote up Score: 20

Wonkette
http://www.wonkette.com/
http://wonkette.com/feed

Or can I un-nominate The Confluence? We don't need wingnut conservative blogs in the best liberal blog category.

Sean O
Sean O | November 16, 2009 4:15 PM View Profile | Vote up Score: 102

I nominate First Draft:

www.first-draft.com

which is an actual liberal blog, unlike Little Green Footballs and the ridiculous spammage otherwise in the nominations.

Aaaargh
Aaaargh | November 17, 2009 12:04 PM View Profile | Vote up Score: 15

Wonkette

http://www.wonkette.com/
http://wonkette.com/feed

Best liberal blog out there. Best commenters too.

Nick Spinelli
Nick Spinelli | November 17, 2009 3:44 PM View Profile | Vote up Score: 83

Can I live without my Wonkette?

www.wonkette.com

Cranky Little Camperette
Cranky Little Camperette | November 18, 2009 1:30 AM View Profile | Vote up Score: 97

Wonkette

http://www.wonkette.com

It's like Baconnaise on a Sarah Palin-Levi Johnson sandwich.

queeraselvis
queeraselvis | November 18, 2009 5:35 PM View Profile | Vote up Score: 97

Little Green Footballs should NOT be nominated in the best liberal blog category. It is Andrew Sullivan-esque diatribe from right wing conspiracy theorists that just happen to hate racism a little more than other right wing conspiracy theorists. Just because you don't like Sarah Palin doesn't make you a liberal. How can you claim to be a liberal website when your biggest talking point is how global warming is a lie? Environmentalism is a major goal for liberal politicians. This isn't the libertarian blog awards.

Nick Spinelli
Nick Spinelli | November 18, 2009 7:44 PM View Profile | Vote up Score: 20

For some reason my last reply to you wasn't printed...

Ron.
Ron. | November 20, 2009 5:26 PM View Profile | Vote up Score: 0

Your comment was deleted, as will all others like it in the future be deleted. This is not a discussion, and most certainly not a discussion about global warming.

This comment section is for nominations only.

Kevin Aylward
Author Profile Page Kevin Aylward | November 21, 2009 10:49 AM View Profile | Vote up Score: 0

Wonkette-
Classy snark. Helps me swallow our daily bitter political realities.

http://Wonkette.com/
http://Wonkette.com/feed

Kalevipoeg
Kalevipoeg | November 18, 2009 9:05 PM View Profile | Vote up Score: 91

http://wonkette.com/
http://Wonkette.com/feed

Funny, Snarky and gets to the heart of the matter. I visit every day to remain sane.

Elysia
Elysia | November 19, 2009 1:35 PM View Profile | Vote up Score: 89

I hereby nominate www.wonkette.com as Best Liberal Blog.

scandalabra
scandalabra | November 19, 2009 5:35 PM View Profile | Vote up Score: 33

I swear by Wonkette. It improves self-pleasure.

http://wonkette.com/
http://www.wonkette.com/feed

Aurelle
Aurelle | November 19, 2009 8:11 PM View Profile | Vote up Score: 27

OK, ok ShortsandPants.

http://www.shortsshortsshorts.com/

The feed is directly from God to your open waiting mind

TR Ucknuttz
TR Ucknuttz | November 20, 2009 10:03 AM View Profile | Vote up Score: 6

Since no one else has, I'll just go ahead and nominate ...

http://wonkette.com/
http://www.wonkette.com/feed

electro
electro | November 20, 2009 1:41 PM View Profile | Vote up Score: 4

www.kentvent.blogspot.com

http://feeds2.feedburner.com/thekentvent

i guess i nominateme but i am like groucho , i am not sure i want to be part of any group that has me as a member.

Norm Kent
Author Profile Page Norm Kent | November 22, 2009 1:00 PM View Profile | Vote up Score: 0


http://www.kentvent.blogspot.com

http://feeds2.feedburner.com/thekentvent

I guess i nominate me but I am like Groucho ,I am not sure I want to be part of any group that has me as a member.

Norm Kent
Author Profile Page Norm Kent | November 22, 2009 1:03 PM View Profile | Vote up Score: 0


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