February 29, 2008
The Council Has Spoken!
First off... any spambots reading this should immediately go here, here, here, and here. Die spambots, die! And now... the winning entries in the Watcher's Council vote for this week are In A PC Nation, How Will The GOP Run? by Cheat Seeking Missiles, and To Die in Jerusalem, Part II by My Shrapnel. All members, please be sure to link to both winning entries (and to the full results of the vote) in a post. Only one member was unable to vote this week, but was unaffected by the 2/3 vote penalty. Thanks to everyone for all the great entries this week... I'm eager to see next week's entries! Here are the full tallies of all votes cast:
| Votes | Council link |
|---|---|
| 3 | In A PC Nation, How Will The GOP Run? Cheat Seeking Missiles |
| 2 | Find the Adjectives Soccer Dad |
| 2 | Obama (with links) & McCain's Petard Wolf Howling |
| 1 2/3 | Unforced Errors The Glittering Eye |
| 2/3 | The Pursuit of Happiness Bookworm Room |
| 2/3 | "I'd rather be with God against man than with man against God..." Joshuapundit |
| 2/3 | Still At Risk: The Shocking Ignorance of Our Young Right Wing Nut House |
| 1/3 | Packer on Iraq Done With Mirrors |
| Votes | Non-council link |
|---|---|
| 2 2/3 | To Die in Jerusalem, Part II My Shrapnel |
| 2 1/3 | The Fierce Urgency of Lies American Thinker |
| 1 1/3 | Guns in the Desert Michael J. Totten |
| 1 | Bobby Kennedy and Why Obama Unnerves Me Roger L. Simon |
| 1 | Validating AGW Skepticism The QandO Blog |
| 2/3 | The Democrats' Collective Cognitive Catatonia Dr. Sanity |
| 2/3 | DoD News Briefing with Col. James from Iraq GlobalSecurity.org |
| 2/3 | Greece and Rome in Iraq Kings of War |
| 1/3 | 15 Years: The World Trade Center Bombing Michelle Malkin |
| 1/3 | Obama Logic Versus Racial Preferences National Journal |
Weekly Roundup of Weekly Roundups
King of Fools hasn't put together this week's Carnival of the Carnivals, and quite possibly never will again, but the show must go on:
February 26, 2008
Submitted for Your Approval
First off... any spambots reading this should immediately go here, here, here, and here. Die spambots, die! And now... here are all the links submitted by members of the Watcher's Council for this week's vote.
Council links:
- Mrs. Obama's ‘Proud’ Remark: It's the GOP's Fault
The Colossus of Rhodey - Packer on Iraq
Done With Mirrors - Unforced Errors
The Glittering Eye - Find the Adjectives
Soccer Dad - Obama (with links) & McCain's Petard
Wolf Howling - Associated Press, Like Others, Retails Malicious Rumor as "Reporting"
Big Lizards - In A PC Nation, How Will The GOP Run?
Cheat Seeking Missiles - The Pursuit of Happiness
Bookworm Room - John Murtha: Porker of the Year!
The Education Wonks - "I'd rather be with God against man than with man against God..."
Joshuapundit - An Ethics Flap That Isn't
Rhymes With Right - Still At Risk: The Shocking Ignorance of Our Young
Right Wing Nut House
- The Dumbing of America
The Washington Post - Bobby Kennedy and Why Obama Unnerves Me
Roger L. Simon - Greece and Rome in Iraq
Kings of War - To Die in Jerusalem, Part II
My Shrapnel - The Democrats' Collective Cognitive Catatonia
Dr. Sanity - Clark Hoyt, Conscientious Objector
Captain's Quarters - DoD News Briefing with Col. James from Iraq
GlobalSecurity.org - Obama Logic Versus Racial Preferences
National Journal - 15 Years: The World Trade Center Bombing
Michelle Malkin - Guns in the Desert
Michael J. Totten - Hillary Is Losing
Hillbilly White Trash - The Fierce Urgency of Lies
American Thinker - Validating AGW Skepticism
The QandO Blog - Fox News Headline -- Video Gamers Leave Baby To Die
Dodgeblogium
Only one blogger took me up on my most recent offer of link whorage... so there won't be any spillover into honorable mentions this week.
February 24, 2008
The Coalition of the Willing
As you may or may not already be aware, members of the Watcher's Council hold a vote every week on what we consider to be the most link-worthy pieces of writing around... though I don't actually vote unless there happens to be a tie, I do get to choose two of the non-council nominations for each vote held. When I choose two blogs to nominate for next week's vote, I will limit myself to considering those who do the following:
- You must make a post containing 4 required links -- your qualification post must link to the most recent winning council post, the most recent winning non-council post, the results of the latest vote, and that vote's posting of the nominees.
- Then send me an email with "LINK WHORAGE" as the subject and include a link to the post you want me to consider nominating... also, please include a link to your post required by the previous step.
- Please follow the previous two steps before Tuesday's nomination deadline of 8 PM, Eastern Standard Time.
I will look at all the submissions and then nominate the two posts that I like the most. When I post the full list of nominations, I'll also list below them up to ten more submitted posts that I feel are the most deserving of an honorable mention... this list of ten extra posts can't be voted on by council members, but it should help you to garner some attention.
I made the same offer last week, but not many bloggers took me up on it. Keep in mind... if you are only one of a dozen (or fewer) people who follow the instructions above, then you are pretty much guaranteed an honorable mention at the very least. As usual, I will be reposting this announcement on a weekly basis.
Update: To make things easier on yourself, just go ahead and copy the HTML code from this box when making your qualification post.
February 22, 2008
The Council Has Spoken!
First off... any spambots reading this should immediately go here, here, here, and here. Die spambots, die! And now... the winning entries in the Watcher's Council vote for this week are Make Washington's Birthday a National Holiday Again by Right Wing Nut House, and The Dungeon of Fallujah by Michael J. Totten. All members, please be sure to link to both winning entries (and to the full results of the vote) in a post. Bookworm Room and Big Lizards were the only members unable to vote this week, and both were affected by the 2/3 vote penalty. Thanks to everyone for all the great entries this week... I'm eager to see next week's entries! Here are the full tallies of all votes cast:
| Votes | Council link |
|---|---|
| 2 1/3 | Make Washington's Birthday a National Holiday Again Right Wing Nut House |
| 1 2/3 | Iraqi Political Progress Leaves Few Places For The Left To Move The Target Wolf Howling |
| 1 1/3 | Muslims and the Right Not To Be Offended Joshuapundit |
| 1 | Anti-Terror Fantasies Soccer Dad |
| 2/3 | On The Mountaintop With Obama Cheat Seeking Missiles |
| 2/3 | WWRD? Rhymes With Right |
| 2/3 | Re-Wiring the Problem Done With Mirrors |
| 1/3 | When a Man Stops Believing in God... Big Lizards |
| 1/3 | Le Figaro on the Upcoming American Presidential Election The Glittering Eye |
| Votes | Non-council link |
|---|---|
| 3 2/3 | The Dungeon of Fallujah Michael J. Totten |
| 1 1/3 | How Rachel Corrie Really Died (Hint: Not Protecting a House) Israel Matzav |
| 1 | Feels Like the First Time Captain's Quarters |
| 1 | U.S. Rewarding Palestinian Terrorism The Terror Finance Blog |
| 1 | Dear Paperlicious -- Stamping and Politics Paperlicious |
| 2/3 | Obama Imitates Olmert Commentary Magazine |
| 2/3 | Politics, Policy and the Internet EU Referendum |
| 1/3 | Executed for the Crime of Being Different TFS Magnum |
| 1/3 | Moscow and la Hudson Oliver Kamm |
Weekly Roundup of Weekly Roundups
King of Fools hasn't put together this week's Carnival of the Carnivals, and quite possibly never will again, but the show must go on:
February 20, 2008
Submitted for Your Approval
First off... any spambots reading this should immediately go here, here, here, and here. Die spambots, die! And now... here are all the links submitted by members of the Watcher's Council for this week's vote.
Council links:
- WWRD?
Rhymes With Right - Re-Wiring the Problem
Done With Mirrors - Le Figaro on the Upcoming American Presidential Election
The Glittering Eye - Iraqi Political Progress Leaves Few Places For The Left To Move The Target
Wolf Howling - When a Man Stops Believing in God...
Big Lizards - Anti-Terror Fantasies
Soccer Dad - Why You Should Roll Your Eyes and Laugh at Democrats Who "Want Every Vote Counted"
The Colossus of Rhodey - On The Mountaintop With Obama
Cheat Seeking Missiles - Muslims and the Right Not To Be Offended
Joshuapundit - Dumb Question
Bookworm Room - The Disastrous D.C. School System
The Education Wonks - Make Washington's Birthday a National Holiday Again
Right Wing Nut House
- Dear Paperlicious -- Stamping and Politics
Paperlicious - The Book of Love
Naional Review Online - Obama Imitates Olmert
Commentary Magazine - Politics, Policy and the Internet
EU Referendum - Best Advice (From a GOP Perspective) So Far In 2008 for the Eventual Democratic Nominee
BeldarBlog - U.S. Rewarding Palestinian Terrorism
The Terror Finance Blog - Moscow and la Hudson
Oliver Kamm - How Rachel Corrie Really Died (Hint: Not Protecting a House)
Israel Matzav - The Dungeon of Fallujah
Michael J. Totten - Feels Like the First Time
Captain's Quarters - North Dakota Treasurer Kelly Schmidt: Sometimes I Think It Would Be Easier To Be A Democrat
Say Anything - Vote For McCain? Never.
The Queen of Swords - Executed for the Crime of Being Different
TFS Magnum - Moronski on the Potamac votes
Dodgeblogium
Only two bloggers took me up on my most recent offer of link whorage... so there won't be any spillover into honorable mentions this week.
February 17, 2008
The Coalition of the Willing
As you may or may not already be aware, members of the Watcher's Council hold a vote every week on what we consider to be the most link-worthy pieces of writing around... though I don't actually vote unless there happens to be a tie, I do get to choose two of the non-council nominations for each vote held. When I choose two blogs to nominate for next week's vote, I will limit myself to considering those who do the following:
- You must make a post containing 4 required links -- your qualification post must link to the most recent winning council post, the most recent winning non-council post, the results of the latest vote, and that vote's posting of the nominees.
- Then send me an email with "LINK WHORAGE" as the subject and include a link to the post you want me to consider nominating... also, please include a link to your post required by the previous step.
- Please follow the previous two steps before Tuesday's nomination deadline of 8 PM, Eastern Standard Time.
I will look at all the submissions and then nominate the two posts that I like the most. When I post the full list of nominations, I'll also list below them up to ten more submitted posts that I feel are the most deserving of an honorable mention... this list of ten extra posts can't be voted on by council members, but it should help you to garner some attention.
I made the same offer last week, but not many bloggers took me up on it. Keep in mind... if you are only one of a dozen (or fewer) people who follow the instructions above, then you are pretty much guaranteed an honorable mention at the very least. As usual, I will be reposting this announcement on a weekly basis.
Update: To make things easier on yourself, just go ahead and copy the HTML code from this box when making your qualification post.
February 15, 2008
The Council Has Spoken!
First off... any spambots reading this should immediately go here, here, here, and here. Die spambots, die! And now... the winning entries in the Watcher's Council vote for this week are Mandate Me, Baby by Right Wing Nut House, and Are We At War? And What Is the Political Consequence of That For Conservatives In This Election? by BeldarBlog. All members, please be sure to link to both winning entries (and to the full results of the vote) in a post. There was actually a tie in the council category this week... I enjoyed both posts, but Rick Moran's critique of government-run health care ultimately won me over. Thanks to everyone for all the great entries this week... I'm eager to see next week's entries! Here are the full tallies of all votes cast:
| Votes | Council link |
|---|---|
| 3 1/3 | Mandate Me, Baby Right Wing Nut House |
| 2 1/3 | Ann Coulter, Rush Limbaugh and McCain Derangement Syndrome Wolf Howling |
| 2 | Of Israel, the Palestinians and the United States Soccer Dad |
| 1 2/3 | America In a Six-Word Slogan Cheat Seeking Missiles |
| 1 | Philip's Complaint, or Liberal Political Thinking in a Nutshell Bookworm Room |
| 2/3 | Complex Done With Mirrors |
| 2/3 | None Dare Call It Murder Joshuapundit |
| 2/3 | The Balance The Glittering Eye |
| 2/3 | How the Democrats Will Attack McCain... and Fail Miserably Big Lizards |
| Votes | Non-council link |
|---|---|
| 3 1/3 | Are We At War? And What Is the Political Consequence of That For Conservatives In This Election? BeldarBlog |
| 2 2/3 | The Final Mission, Part II Michael J. Totten |
| 2 1/3 | Obama's Politics of Collective Redemption American Thinker |
| 1 | Seven Reasons To Support The GOP's Nominee Hugh Hewitt |
| 2/3 | Tim Rutten Lies About Cheney's CPAC Speech Patterico's Pontifications |
| 2/3 | The White House Wants a $1.4 Billion Stimulus/National Security Package... for Mexico Michelle Malkin |
| 2/3 | The Red King and Equality Before the Law Brits at their Best |
| 1/3 | Obama, Exxon Mobil, Economics and Populism The QandO Blog |
| 1/3 | The Obama Che Flag Flap Ace of Spades HQ |
Weekly Roundup of Weekly Roundups
King of Fools hasn't put together this week's Carnival of the Carnivals, and quite possibly never will again, but the show must go on:
February 13, 2008
Submitted for Your Approval
First off... any spambots reading this should immediately go here, here, here, and here. Die spambots, die! And now... here are all the links submitted by members of the Watcher's Council for this week's vote.
Council links:
- It's Going To Be One Interesting "Race"
The Colossus of Rhodey - Philip's Complaint, or Liberal Political Thinking in a Nutshell
Bookworm Room - The Balance
The Glittering Eye - Ann Coulter, Rush Limbaugh and McCain Derangement Syndrome
Wolf Howling - The Problem of Double Standards In Political Speech/Contribution Limitation Laws
Rhymes With Right - America In a Six-Word Slogan
Cheat Seeking Missiles - None Dare Call It Murder
Joshuapundit - Trying a Child For Her Own Murder: Legalistic Idiocy
The Education Wonks - How the Democrats Will Attack McCain... and Fail Miserably
Big Lizards - Complex
Done With Mirrors - Of Israel, the Palestinians and the United States
Soccer Dad - Mandate Me, Baby
Right Wing Nut House
- Tim Rutten Lies About Cheney's CPAC Speech
Patterico's Pontifications - Obama's Politics of Collective Redemption
American Thinker - Not Ready For Prime Time
Captain's Quarters - The Red King and Equality Before the Law
Brits at their Best - Seven Reasons To Support The GOP's Nominee
Hugh Hewitt - Fear-Mongering Fear
Falling Panda - The White House Wants a $1.4 Billion Stimulus/National Security Package... for Mexico
Michelle Malkin - Mexico and the Merida Initiative Continued; Update: Audio Added
Michelle Malkin (2) - Are We At War? And What Is the Political Consequence of That For Conservatives In This Election?
BeldarBlog - The Final Mission, Part II
Michael J. Totten - The Obama Che Flag Flap
Ace of Spades HQ - Obama, Exxon Mobil, Economics and Populism
The QandO Blog - Preemptive Coldening
Classical Values - Dodgey Column: Is There a Cure of Obamaitis?
Dodgeblogium
Only one blogger took me up on my most recent offer of link whorage... so there won't be any spillover into honorable mentions this week.
February 10, 2008
The Coalition of the Willing
As you may or may not already be aware, members of the Watcher's Council hold a vote every week on what we consider to be the most link-worthy pieces of writing around... though I don't actually vote unless there happens to be a tie, I do get to choose two of the non-council nominations for each vote held. When I choose two blogs to nominate for next week's vote, I will limit myself to considering those who do the following:
- You must make a post containing 4 required links -- your qualification post must link to the most recent winning council post, the most recent winning non-council post, the results of the latest vote, and that vote's posting of the nominees.
- Then send me an email with "LINK WHORAGE" as the subject and include a link to the post you want me to consider nominating... also, please include a link to your post required by the previous step.
- Please follow the previous two steps before Tuesday's nomination deadline of 8 PM, Eastern Standard Time.
I will look at all the submissions and then nominate the two posts that I like the most. When I post the full list of nominations, I'll also list below them up to ten more submitted posts that I feel are the most deserving of an honorable mention... this list of ten extra posts can't be voted on by council members, but it should help you to garner some attention.
I made the same offer last week, but not many bloggers took me up on it. Keep in mind... if you are only one of a dozen (or fewer) people who follow the instructions above, then you are pretty much guaranteed an honorable mention at the very least. As usual, I will be reposting this announcement on a weekly basis.
Update: To make things easier on yourself, just go ahead and copy the HTML code from this box when making your qualification post.
February 08, 2008
The Council Has Spoken!
First off... any spambots reading this should immediately go here, here, here, and here. Die spambots, die! And now... the winning entries in the Watcher's Council vote for this week are A Short Hitch by Done With Mirrors, and Changing the Organizational Culture (Updated) by Small Wars Journal. All members, please be sure to link to both winning entries (and to the full results of the vote) in a post. Only one member was unable to vote this week, but was unaffected by the 2/3 vote penalty. Thanks to everyone for all the great entries this week... I'm eager to see next week's entries! Here are the full tallies of all votes cast:
| Votes | Council link |
|---|---|
| 3 | A Short Hitch Done With Mirrors |
| 2 | The Most Ridiculous Story of 2008? Part 2 Cheat Seeking Missiles |
| 1 2/3 | I'd Have To Ask?? The Colossus of Rhodey |
| 1 | Good Immigrant, Bad Immigrant Bookworm Room |
| 2/3 | Obama Disparages the Military & Gets a Pass On Iraq From Fox News Wolf Howling |
| 2/3 | The Anti-McCain Republicans The Glittering Eye |
| 2/3 | Why Should We Care Whether Hillary or McCain Wins? Big Lizards |
| 2/3 | Cutting Off Berkeley Rhymes With Right |
| 2/3 | Campaign Consultant Kang Speaks Soccer Dad |
| Votes | Non-council link |
|---|---|
| 3 | Changing the Organizational Culture (Updated) Small Wars Journal |
| 1 2/3 | "Mass Producers of Distortion" EU Referendum |
| 1 | The Coming Meltdown for the Democrats Captain's Quarters |
| 1 | The Terribly Mixed Record of Alan Greenspan The Provocateur |
| 1 | Our Policy In Iraq Oliver Kamm |
| 1 | Pandora's Box Global Guerrillas |
| 2/3 | GOP 2008: The Jackpot from the Trifecta of Stupid [Karl] Protein Wisdom |
| 2/3 | The Wing Has Lost Its Nuts (And Bolts), Indeed Washington Hotlist |
| 1/3 | The Power of Myths Houston's Clear Thinkers |
| 1/3 | No Fat People Allowed: Only the Slim Will Be Allowed To Dine In Public! Junkfood Science |
| 1/3 | Intransigent Huck Voters Hugh Hewitt |
Weekly Roundup of Weekly Roundups
King of Fools hasn't put together this week's Carnival of the Carnivals, and quite possibly never will again, but the show must go on:
February 06, 2008
Submitted for Your Approval
First off... any spambots reading this should immediately go here, here, here, and here. Die spambots, die! And now... here are all the links submitted by members of the Watcher's Council for this week's vote.
Council links:
- I'd Have To Ask??
The Colossus of Rhodey - Campaign Consultant Kang Speaks
Soccer Dad - The Anti-McCain Republicans
The Glittering Eye - A Short Hitch
Done With Mirrors - Good Immigrant, Bad Immigrant
Bookworm Room - Why Should We Care Whether Hillary or McCain Wins?
Big Lizards - Cutting Off Berkeley
Rhymes With Right - The Most Ridiculous Story of 2008? Part 2
Cheat Seeking Missiles - Obama Disparages the Military & Gets a Pass On Iraq From Fox News
Wolf Howling - Expelling The U.S. Marines
The Education Wonks - The Super Tuesday Shuffle -- And Beyond
Joshuapundit - The Debate of Almost, Mostly, Republicans
Right Wing Nut House
- Our Policy In Iraq
Oliver Kamm - The Terribly Mixed Record of Alan Greenspan
The Provocateur - Pandora's Box
Global Guerrillas - Changing the Organizational Culture (Updated)
Small Wars Journal - The Power of Myths
Houston's Clear Thinkers - Intransigent Huck Voters
Hugh Hewitt - The Wing Has Lost Its Nuts (And Bolts), Indeed
Washington Hotlist - No Fat People Allowed: Only the Slim Will Be Allowed To Dine In Public!
Junkfood Science - "Mass Producers of Distortion"
EU Referendum - The Coming Meltdown for the Democrats
Captain's Quarters - Taking the Romney Challenge
The Sundries Shack - GOP 2008: The Jackpot from the Trifecta of Stupid [Karl]
Protein Wisdom - Thanks a Bunch, Rush
JunkYardBlog - NGO Sucks Up to Hamas...
Dodgeblogium
Only one blogger took me up on my most recent offer of link whorage... so there won't be any spillover into honorable mentions this week.
February 04, 2008
The Coalition of the Willing
As you may or may not already be aware, members of the Watcher's Council hold a vote every week on what we consider to be the most link-worthy pieces of writing around... though I don't actually vote unless there happens to be a tie, I do get to choose two of the non-council nominations for each vote held. When I choose two blogs to nominate for next week's vote, I will limit myself to considering those who do the following:
- You must make a post containing 4 required links -- your qualification post must link to the most recent winning council post, the most recent winning non-council post, the results of the latest vote, and that vote's posting of the nominees.
- Then send me an email with "LINK WHORAGE" as the subject and include a link to the post you want me to consider nominating... also, please include a link to your post required by the previous step.
- Please follow the previous two steps before Tuesday's nomination deadline of 8 PM, Eastern Standard Time.
I will look at all the submissions and then nominate the two posts that I like the most. When I post the full list of nominations, I'll also list below them up to ten more submitted posts that I feel are the most deserving of an honorable mention... this list of ten extra posts can't be voted on by council members, but it should help you to garner some attention.
I made the same offer last week, but not many bloggers took me up on it. Keep in mind... if you are only one of a dozen (or fewer) people who follow the instructions above, then you are pretty much guaranteed an honorable mention at the very least. As usual, I will be reposting this announcement on a weekly basis.
Update: To make things easier on yourself, just go ahead and copy the HTML code from this box when making your qualification post.
February 01, 2008
The Council Has Spoken!
First off... any spambots reading this should immediately go here, here, here, and here. Die spambots, die! And now... the winning entries in the Watcher's Council vote for this week are Energy Independence -- What It Am And What It Ain't by Joshuapundit, and The Conclusion We Dare Not Face by Dr. Sanity. All members, please be sure to link to both winning entries (and to the full results of the vote) in a post. There was actually a four-way tie in the non-council category this week... some good posts to choose from, but I ultimately cast my tie-breaking vote for Dr. Sanity's post about the compatibility of Islam with free societies. Right Wing Nut House was the only member unable to vote this week, and the only member affected by the 2/3 vote penalty. Thanks to everyone for all the great entries this week... I'm eager to see next week's entries! Here are the full tallies of all votes cast:
| Votes | Council link |
|---|---|
| 2 2/3 | Energy Independence -- What It Am And What It Ain't Joshuapundit |
| 1 1/3 | About Those "Lies" The Colossus of Rhodey |
| 1 1/3 | The Media, Richard Scaife, and the Never Ending Soros Connection Bookworm Room |
| 1 1/3 | How to Lie About Lying Big Lizards |
| 1 | Complicit Soccer Dad |
| 1 | Orwell's Britain Is Halal Toast Wolf Howling |
| 2/3 | A Shot in the Dark Done With Mirrors |
| 2/3 | Quote of the Day: Prez Bill Edition Cheat Seeking Missiles |
| 1/3 | State of the Union, 2008 The Glittering Eye |
| Votes | Non-council link |
|---|---|
| 2 1/3 | The Conclusion We Dare Not Face Dr. Sanity |
| 1 1/3 | A Moral Core for U.S. Foreign Policy Hoover Institution |
| 1 1/3 | Be a Victim! Or Else! Classical Values |
| 1 1/3 | The Muslims of Europe Charter Gates of Vienna |
| 1 | On Term Limits and Government Power Somewhere On A1A... |
| 1 | John McCain's Open-Borders Outreach Director: The Next DHS Secretary?; Update: A "Non-Paid Volunteer" Michelle Malkin |
| 1 | Treaties and Executive Agreements Outside the Beltway |
| 1 | The Audacity of Questioning Obama's Commitment to Israel American Thinker |
| 1 | Capitalism Doesn't Work, Mr. Gates? Rasmussen Reports |
| 2/3 | A List of Regional Pizza Styles Slice |
Weekly Roundup of Weekly Roundups
King of Fools hasn't put together this week's Carnival of the Carnivals, and quite possibly never will again, but the show must go on:
