Those kids look too smart to fall for that vegetable propaganda. Vegetables and their oxalic acid and their hidden enzyme agendas. Trying to inculcate our children with the idea that veggies are harmless through that veggie rap music—is their nothing that you Veggiebots won’t stoop to?

“is THERE nothing”. Also, FIRST! Also, SECOND!

Now THAT was a fun contest!
RUMPA-HAKA

Congratulations!!!

And thank you to all the Rumproasters again for your support of my blog.

shafeen

Congratulations!!!

And thank you to all the Rumproasters again for your support of my blog.

shafeen

Shafeen, thanks.  Really glad I found your blog via the contest. I’ve really enjoyed your thoughtful, well-written posts. There are few bloggers out there who can write about Israel-Palestine without lighting a fire under the subject.

And, boy, am I jealous of all of your traveling. I wish I had a favorite bakery in Jaffa. Dangitall.

Now THAT was a fun contest!

The funny thing is, after all the grinding and sweating and thrashing around to win this, all I want is a cigarette and a sandwich.

Suddenly, the award doesn’t matter anymore, and I really hope it doesn’t get all crazy and start calling me in the middle of the night.

I’ve saved this post as a prime example of PUMA hypocrisy for any post mortem on these awards, but I can’t help myself commenting on it now:

Pat Johnson, on January 13th, 2009 at 8:45 am Said:

“The Confluence” will be the breakthrough blog this year. We “backbenchers” not only kept our word but others found their way here as well. How else to account for nearly 5 million hits in less than 12 months.

They may chide, ridicule, demean and dislike what we stand for, but we remain true to our roots. If refusing to buy into the fraud and lies that were so easily fed to us disenfranchised Dems is considered heresy, then count me in as just another heretic.

And against the odds, The Confluence did better than anticipated overall. Let the jokers have their fun. We prefer the facts.

... we remain true to our roots ...

Yup. Like backing Nice Deb and any old RW blogs to further your spiteful ratfucking campaign.

Isn’t it ironic that after all the concentrated bullshit about Obama throwing people “under the bus,” the PUMAs have been more than happy to throw the LBGT community and quite a few other liberal principles under the bus - in a vain attempt just to win or influence some poxy online award?

Isn’t it revealing that despite continued dissent in their ranks about Nice Deb and myiq2xu, they pulled together and swept that under the carpet in the name of PUMA unity - in a vain attempt just to win or influence some poxy online award?

I’ll just add all this to my internal reality-check log for the next time I expose myself to any of their echo-chamber clusterfuck blabbing about politicians compromising strategically to achieve larger goals and being guilty by association.

Given how little was at stake here, are PUMAs obviously a cheap date.

Oh and forgive me for stating the obvious, but it’s priceless seeing them get so excited at the Effluence about the prospect of reaching 5 million visits soon. Since about 1,000 of those probably come from me clicking in, rolling my eyes then backing slowly away, or lingering awhile just to gather stuff I can use to mess with their heads or expose them for the frauds they are - and it’s obvious that’s multiplied by the many who’ve been at all bothered by them and have done much the same.

Maybe they plan to sell the blog to buy that PUMA Paradise island Murphy’s fantasizing about (and I’d donate myself if I thought they’d really do it and never emerge again). I can’t see what other relevance it has.

Many thanks to all of you who voted for us for Best Liberal Blog at the 2008 Weblog Awards.  You still have time to vote if you haven’t yet today.  Apologies to those blogs we recommended whose leads were squashed by the spiteful actions of The Blog That Must Not Be Named.  They sort of ruined the fun for the rest of us.  But as you can see, we rode the wave and we’re still here and not going away.  We’re not interested in caving in to the massive peer pressure tactics in order to be assimilated into the O-borg.  We really believe in our liberal values [...]

yetanotherfreakingbrit, you beat me to it. Wanted to add Riverchucky’s addendum to her morning post though.  “We really believe in our liberal values,” which is why we endorsed rightwing Nice Deb instead of “Black Women, Blow the Trumpet” or, at the very least, the somewhat moderate “The Glittering Eye.” 

*cough* Mega-hack *cough*

And from a posting last night on the front page of the Weblog Awards:

In other important news, results should be certified by Wednesday night.  Winners will be officially announced on Thursday morning.  At this point nothing we’ve seen indicates that there will be any changes to the current vote totals, but of course that is always subject to change as events warrant.

So if the PUMAs managed to freep the awards by begging for votes on Facebook, all of their blogs, etc., it would have been democracy in action. When Wonkette endorses sites like Rumproast, which it sourced and linked to three times last year, Jim and Ken are being “spiteful.” Never mind that Rumproast was also endorsed by a number of other blogs, including some A-listers like Eschaton, Balloon Juice, and Jesus’ General.

They really are incorrigible.

yetanotherfreakingbrit, you beat me to it.

Sorry, Kevin. I didn’t want to pre-empt any arguments you’ll want to make, but it’s a pretty obvious songbook we’re singing from. If a situation like this arises again, maybe I’ll PM you instead (I assume that feature’s enabled on this blog?).

And yes, as you point out this is what provoked my premature rant:

We really believe in our liberal values,

She finished that last sentence you quote with a non sequitur. Perhaps she was interrupted by a furball (and I don’t mean myiq2xu on this occasion *reaches for the peroxide*). I think it should have read:

We really believe in our liberal values, we just don’t bother to put them into practice.

Sorry, Kevin. I didn’t want to pre-empt any arguments you’ll want to make…

No, you nailed it. Preempt whenever you want.

HP Boston 01.13.09 at 9:56 am

  sounds like the Clinton Foundation will be null and void so pasta dick can spread more aides and HIV on the poor!

Anyone care to translate this one for me?  Pasta dick?

pasta dick = Pastor Dick.

Oh, and since I’m posting anyway, “are PUMAs obviously a cheap date” above should read “PUMAs are obviously a cheap date.”

I may be a 20-year editor, but I evidently can’t proof my own ramblings for PUMA poo.

I gagged when I saw the chucky post.  I’ll give it to her: she sure knows how to lose gracelessly.

If I’m not mistaken, the flavor and tone is more or less the concession speech she wanted Hillary to give at the Dem convention.  Something along the lines of:

I would like to thank all the Democrats who voted for me.  As far as the cheating Republican who is now your standard bearer, I hope he knows that his spiteful actions take all the fun out of it for me.  I will now retire to the Isle of Elba.

Something like that.

“Pastor Dick,” huh? Rats. I thought HP was channeling “Three Amigos”:

Lucky Day: Not so fast El Guapo! Or I’ll pump you so full of lead you’ll be using your dick for a pencil!

El Guapo: What do you mean?

Lucky Day: I don’t know.

Althippo: I think we’ve yet to hear RD’s concession speech. A little bird tells me a passage from it will read:

myiq2xu and I want to thank all of you who never gave up on us. It is you who created 5 million cracks in the Weblog Awards glass ceiling, causing a shower of jagged shards to shred your dreams.

h/t Doonesbury

Suck-Up Day at The Confluence:

Pat Johnson, on January 13th, 2009 at 10:21 am Said:

that is the problem — the new generation runs away from substance like vampires run away from the sun.

Truer words were never spoken. Sometimes I think that this blog alone upholds the principles this nation was build upon.

So far, Pat’s in the lead by several lengths and a nose.

murphy 01.13.09 at 9:29 am

  zoinks — hope this c-span thingy works.

Who f*cking talks like that? And she’s turning 40 this year?

“Pasta dick?”  Yet another example of the bizarre PUMA phallic fixation.  Are they just being juvenile, or are these hints of a deeper penis envy breaking the surface of their collective subconscious?  I think any PUMA post-mortem (or pre-moratorium) should include a collection of their rod references.

I think any PUMA post-mortem (or pre-moratorium) should include a collection of their rod references.

I’d have to upgrade to a hosting plan with a larger database capacity.

myiq2xu, on January 13th, 2009 at 10:33 am Said:

Sombody freeped the Best Pet Blog too

“Cute Overload” moved from distant third to a close second in two days. I haven’t checked today but they had passed “I can has cheezburger” and were closing in on F*ck you penguin” last night.

I would be ashamed to know I only “won” by cheating.

Suck-Up Day at pumaPAC:

Pat Johnson 01.13.09 at 11:32 am

I just want to say how fortunate I feel to be part of this moment with such great, like minded PUMAs!

I think Pat needs to back off the dosage, and sponge up some of that loose Serotonin.

Uppity Woman 01.13.09 at 12:05 pm

  Tweety is all over this. I had to force myself to watch his greasy self. Haven’t looked at his face in a year. Does he ever shower?

  I just heard him say the word WOMAN four times in one sentence. Truly, he deserves to date Lorena Bobbit.

  As for Kerry, I find it kind of ironic that he said the words “Smart” and “Intelligent” about Hillary several times. Ever heard anyone say that about a guy being confirmed? Really ironic coming from a jerk whose wife is his meal ticket.

  You guys have GOT to listen to Tweety. Suddenly he’s all about Women. God he’s gross.

  Hillary. She’s going after these Islamic pigs in the ME and their treatment of women. Let’s see if they go over her head with our Chief Pig. Time will tell won’t it?

  And she hasn’t said Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhh and Ummmmmmmmmmm once yet.

It’s an awful shame she won’t win Best New Blog because she’s obviously got a “gift.”

angels81, on January 13th, 2009 at 12:36 pm Said:

I know the Obama hate is heavy on this site, but the man has made great choices in the people he has picked to help him govern. Hillary will make a great SOS, and she would have made a great president, but she is not president. to continue to beat that dead horse is a waste of time. What makes good presidents are who he or she picks to serve with him or her. Obama has made those good choices, and he should be given credit for that., no matter who you voted for.

Anyone want to take bets on how long it takes for this perfectly reasonable comment to be deleted from the Effluence?  Unless this person has commented before, I’ll bet it’s gone by the time I click submit.

Heh, I know these insufferable cowards too well.  It’s gone.

Alas, angels81 was not “One with Landru.”

Don’t rain on the rage, dude. You’re harshing the buzz.

Who f*cking talks like that? And she’s turning 40 this year?

I’ve had to erect chicken wire in front of my laptop screen in case I see another of her infernal “A-yups.”

I’ve had to erect chicken wire in front of my laptop screen in case I see another of her infernal “A-yups.”

Holy smokes, I think we may have today’s comment of the day! Jeepers creepers!

I guess I shouldn’t tell them that on NYC’s NPR station when a reporter from Politico told the host that Hillary was being “gently, lightly grilled,” the host responded, “Gently, lightly grilled?  You’re talking about her like she’s shrimp.”

/end horrible paraphrasing

“Pat Johnson” Day in the Pumasphere:

Pat Johnson, on January 13th, 2009 at 1:34 pm Said:

All I can say is f*ck those Obots who felt they just had to elect that empty suit. F*ck them, f*ck them, f*ck them!!!!

Five bucks says Pat is next seen juggling snakes and speaking in tongues. Earthly beings were not meant to profane The Pantsuit with their gaze.

F*ck them, f*ck them, f*ck them!!!!

When isn’t she saying that? That’s pretty much the fuel the Pumasphere chugs along on.

Hey, and weren’t a lot of the Pumas really big Cindy Sheehan fans?  Well, Nice Deb’s latest post mocks her, including referring to Cindy as “Sheehag.”

Roar?

Yes, Pat. Stamping your feet and cursing is always the best way to feel empowered and build a movement.

Remember all those great MLK speeches where he said shit like “I have been to the mountaintop—and when I got there, I turned and yelled ‘Fuck all y’all cracker ofay motherfuckers! Eat a bowl of big black dicks, you white trash peckerwoods!”

Good stuff. Really stirring!

(Though I can’t really get on RiverUpchuck for her writing tics—I’m sure I’ve thrown a few “Ah-yups” around in my day as well. Am I banned now?)

(Though I can’t really get on RiverUpchuck for her writing tics—I’m sure I’ve thrown a few “Ah-yups” around in my day as well. Am I banned now?)

I’m defending my laptop against Murphy, but yeah, we all have our tics, for sure. Just NOT ON EVERY FREAKING THREAD.

sorry

I’ll gladly (if tearfully) give up my kind nomination in favor of this sadly timeless gem:

That’s so true, Kevin.  I’ve learned that I’m a “self-hating Jew” even though I’m only half-Jewish, so in reality half of me is self-hating and the other half is an anti-Semite.

Comment by Allan on 01/13/09 at 01:10 PM

To echo others: congrats on the nomination rumproast (i’m not going to say “win” ‘cause that would be unseemly, but still… congrats on that too)... do we get to nominate you for best huuuuge blog next year?

and as always, thank you kevin for your support of my humble offering as well..