Comments on: Weblog Awards Endorsements

By: PD Shaw

PD Shaw — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 15:47:14 +0000

I agree w/ Joe R. Andrew's Palin screeds and their subsequent infection of the MSM make his blog the worst of 2008.

By: Joe R.

Joe R. — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 09:25:39 +0000

Has Sullivan stopped believing that Trig is Bristol's baby yet? If not, he deserves nothing.

By: small dead animals

small dead animals — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 04:07:40 +0000

2008 Weblog Awards - The Cheerleader Wars... Come to Momma... "Okay, I've voted for ace every day so far, and I can't undo what I have done, so can you forgive me if I vote for you the rest of the time? Nonetheless, Ace clawed his way......

By: RW Rogers

RW Rogers — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 03:01:21 +0000

Everyone has their likes and dislikes. Sullivan is one of the last people on earth I would ever vote for for anything save perhaps "self-important windbag and whiner extraordinare." For that matter, Malkin isn't my cup of tea either. JMO. YMMV

By: steve s

steve s — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 23:18:59 +0000

I (not the same steve as the one above) was also very surprised that you read Malkin. She's an utterly bonkers partisan, Red State Jonah Goldberg Powerline Hugh Hewitt partisan bonkers.

Then again, I think Joyner, Jonathan Rauch, and Sullivan are almost the only conservatives I read anymore. The parties are really segregating into Smart vs. Stupid. A situation I'm not very happy with, by the way, as Democrats realize that intelligent, modern people have no choice but to vote against the GOP, they'll start taking such people for granted. I'd like to see the GOP get back to being full of sensible, sane people like Eisenhower and GHW Bush. Or as the modern GOP calls them, RINOs.

By: A reader

A reader — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 22:38:23 +0000

Small dead animals are quite the flame throwers themselves.

I subscribe to your blog, James, because it tries to avoid red meat (or partisanism or those who disagree are the devil themselves). So I was also surprised at your Malkin recommendation.

By: James Joyner

James Joyner — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 19:53:06 +0000

I am surprised you read Malkin.

I like Michelle personally and thought her blog was one of the best in the blogosphere when it launched. It eventually because more shtick than analysis and I gradually read it less.

Her spin-off blog, Hot Air, featured the writings of AllahPundit and Bryan Preston when it started. BP moved on a while back and she brought Ed Morrissey on board. It's a more analytic tone than at MM's eponymous site, which is more red meat driven.

By: Wendy

Wendy — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 17:23:15 +0000

I happen to be the owner of one of the blogs which was nominated for the Best Blog Design. Of course there are hundreds of WordPress themes which are nicer but they aren't unique and probably thousands of others are using the same one as yours if you use it.

By: Big Bag of Wind

Big Bag of Wind — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 16:24:57 +0000

You got it! I don't understand how a couple of the blogs got nominated.

By: steve

steve — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 13:43:24 +0000

Given the tenor of your blog, which I have been voting for, I am surprised you read Malkin. I read many, many blogs every day. I start with the milblogs, then go to foreign affairs/politics, then economics blogs. I read both sides of the spectrum. There are a number of blogs I have read for only a few months, then given up on because they are too hopelessly partisan and just not worth the dross. HuffPo, Kos, The Corner are in that group. I regarded Malkin as among the worst. She also does not seem especially bright to me, as I have some research experience and her occasional citing of statistics is just awful IMO.

AS I respect and appreciate your team's writings here, and the New Atlanticist, what do you see in Malkin's writings? Has she changed?

Steve

By: Dave Schuler

Dave Schuler — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 13:40:13 +0000

Like OTB, The Glittering Eye is competing with a number of much larger and obviously more popular blogs. I've checked out all of the competitors in all of the categories. De gustibus non est disputandum. It does irk me, however, when dull, poorly written blogs that don't have much to say that you couldn't find in 10,000 others have such strong followings. For some it may be the case that they were once worthwhile and developed a following back in the day but stopped writing anything interesting on any subject long ago. I think that's the case of 70% of Glenn Reynolds's blogroll, for example. Some of it may be confirmation bias—the echo chamber effect. Some I just don't understand.

By: weblogawards (weblogawards)

weblogawards (weblogawards) — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 04:59:59 +0000

The coveted OTB endorsements have been released. http://tinyurl.com/9kad9b

By: drjjoyner (James Joyner)

drjjoyner (James Joyner) — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 04:59:59 +0000

Weblog Awards Endorsements: Our longtime blogfriend Kevin Aylward (of Wizbang fame) is enjoying record success w.. http://tinyurl.com/9kad9b