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
HONORABLE MENTION
