Political Clown Parade: 2016 Paul Revere Award

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Sunday, June 26, 2016

And The Winners Are…

I must begin our announcement of the winners of the 2016 Paul Revere Award by humbly apologizing to Odd Job who nominated Xenophilic The Return. Somehow his nomination was inadvertently omitted from the list of nominees. It was an honest mistake for which I am truly sorry. I hope a gift card from Amazon will demonstrate how deeply I regret the oversight.

There was strong participation this year in both the nominating process and in the voting. Some bloggers were only too happy to put up posts on their blogs to help call attention to our efforts to recognize the proprietors of small conservative sites—whose work was filled with “the breathings of their heart”—who fed our souls with laughter, championed the freedom of expression and restored our buoyancy in a troubled world.

Our award honors these bloggers because they, like Paul Revere, were not born to wealth. They are ordinary men and women who are involved citizens keeping their readers informed of events which may touch their lives.

Revere is credited by the Central Intelligence Agency as the creator of the first patriot intelligence network on record. An obituary in the Boston Intelligence solemnly noted, "Seldom has the tomb closed upon a life so honorable and useful."

Voting closed at midnight last night. I kept a screenshot of the final results. We utilized polling this year to keep things fair and square.

Our elves are now busily engraving the statuettes with each winner’s name. An email will be sent to the winners with their official badge which they can place on their site if they so choose.

So, without further ado, here are the Top 20 Winners of the 2016 Paul Revere Award as well as our Honorable Mentions. Congratulations to one and all. Thank you to everyone who participated in honoring these fine bloggers.

TOP 20 WINNERS

Woodsterman

The Last Tradition

The Feral Irishman

Diogenes’ Middle Finger

Earl of Taint

90 Miles From Tyranny

The Blog of Monte Cristo

Always On Watch

Bunkerville

Goodstuff’s Cyber World

GoodShit

Bluebird of Bitterness

The Right Way

Diary of a Right Wing Pussycat

PoliNation

HONORABLE MENTION

Zilla of the Resistance

Saturday, June 11, 2016

2016 Paul Revere Award: The Nominees Thus Far

On Tuesday, I announced the Fourth Annual Paul Revere Award to honor bloggers whose work was filled “with the breathings of their heart.” They are the good people who feed our soul—who make us laugh at ourselves or life—and restore our buoyancy in a troubled world. They champion freedom of expression while holding down jobs, raising their families and/or selflessly providing care for loved ones.

These often overlooked bloggers deserve to be recognized for their work. What greater honor is there than to be recognized by their peers and their loyal readers?

Please take a moment to nominate the blog(s) you would like to see recognized for the Fourth Annual Paul Revere Award in the comments section below. Just provide a link to the blog(s) you’d like to nominate and I will take it from there.

Each winner will receive a personalized award in the form of a badge which they can place on their website if they so choose.

Here are the nominees thus far:

Bluebird of Bitterness

Brig

Bunkerville

Comedy Plus

Diary of a Right Wing Pussycat

Diogenes’ Middle Finger

GoodShit

Goodstuff’s Cyber World

Lone Star Parson

McNorman’s Weblog

90 Miles From Tyranny

The Blog of Monte Cristo
The Feral Irishman

Woodsterman

Zilla of the Resistance

Nominations will be accepted through midnight Saturday, June 18th.

Stay tuned as this list will be updated as new nominations are suggested by our readers.

UPDATE: Welcome readers of Pirate’s Cove and we thank the “Admiral” for linking to this blog post.

Tuesday, June 7, 2016

Fourth Annual Paul Revere Award

In 2013 I decided to honor bloggers whose work was filled “with the breathings of their heart.” I refer to the bloggers whose sites are small in comparison to the “corporate” blogs that have an army of writers, resources and capital. These are the good people who feed our soul—who make us laugh at ourselves or life—and restore our buoyancy in a troubled world. They champion freedom of expression.

The brave and resolute men and women behind those blogs hold down jobs and raise their families or selflessly provide care for loved ones. Unfortunately, they are often overlooked. They possess an unwavering dedication to inform and warn their readers.

I chose Paul Revere as the icon for the award because he was an American patriot whose legendary “Midnight Ride” to warn the colonists of Massachusetts before the historic battles at Lexington and Concord played a vital role in America’s struggle to gain independence from Britain.

Paul Revere was not born to wealth—he was an ordinary man who lived an extraordinary life. Revere was a patriot, a businessman, an involved citizen, and a popular and well-respected member of his community.

An obituary in the Boston Intelligence solemnly noted, "Seldom has the tomb closed upon a life so honorable and useful."

Revere is credited by the Central Intelligence Agency as the creator of the first Patriot intelligence network on record.

This year’s award is a representation of Dee Clement’s Paul Revere bronze sculpture located in Heritage Park in Cerritos, CA.

Each winner will receive a personalized award in the form of a badge which they can place on their website if they so choose.

UPDATE: Welcome readers of Adrienne's Corner.

UPDATE II: Click here to see the very latest list of nominees. You have until midnight Saturday, June 18th to submit your nominations.