Nice Deb has her round up of 2011′s top stories at her place, and it’s not a bad place to start. Doug Ross has his top blogs and media presences of the Dextrosphere, and it’s a good list, too.
It’s just that time of year.
My thoughts have been on other things, so please excuse the shagginess of this compilation, and feel free to emend anything that you find unsuitable.
Funniest Story of the Year: For me, it’s got to be Weinergate, over which I laughed and laughed. Moe Lane disagrees, insisting it was the moment when Pelosi had to hand over the gavel, as though the results of the election had never registered with her until that moment. Another story that had me guffawing was the one about the Ku Klux Kone.
La Pundette reminds us of this one, too.
Sickest Story of the Year: Kermit Gosnell and company. Thanks to Pundette for that one, and boy am I glad I didn’t pull jury duty.
Iconic Photograph of the Year: Occupy dude pooping on police cruiser. Well done, bro.
Most Overhyped Celebrity of the Year: Lady Gaga.
Most Overhyped Sports Team: Eagles.
Lived Up To Hype: Cam Newton.
Straight to DVD: Cowboys vs. Aliens.
Most Gratifyingly Dead Person: Osama bin Laden.
Most Vilified Politician: Scott Walker.
Shark Jumpers: Krugman, Reich, Coulter, Rove, Beck, Bachmann.
Don’t Care: Jen Rubin.
Most Ridiculous Story: Chick impregnated backstage at Justin Bieber concert.
Absolutely Saddest Story: Japanese tsunami and nuclear meltdown.
D-Bag of the Year: A strong field, but unfortunately John Edwards manages to capture it again (no, no the one on South Park) by claiming he’s too ill to go to trial.
Most Outrageous Story: Fast and Furious.
Stupefyingly Strong MSM Performance: Sharyl Attkisson, CBS.
Most WTF Fad: Occupy movement, with Neti pot and Twilight a distant second.
Aging Badly: David Letterman became Grandpa of the Simpsons.
Greatest American Patriot: Bibi Netanyahu.
Most Gratifying Comeback: Andrew Lawton.
Nicest Guys on the Internet: Jimmie Bise and Peter Ingemi.
Women Who Are Kind to Me on the Internet: Cynthia Yockey, Tree Hugging Sister, Sissy Willis, Pundette, Lisa Graas, The Anchoress, Joy McCann.
Hustlers: Peter Ingemi and Stacy McCain.
Strongest New Voices on the Internet: Anthony Bialy (of this blog) and Sultan Knish.
Funniest Guys on the Internet: Iowahawk and Ling Carter.
Island of Misfit Toys: Jerry Wilson (whose internet show is very good), Richard McEnroe and Fausta, who really ought to be picked up by a network interested in Latin America
Finally Getting Props: Moe Lane.
Back in the Saddle: Jeff Goldstein.
This Bird Has Flown: Ron Paul.
Underappreciated: Men and women of the US Armed Forces.
Underappreciated Online: Ric Locke, TrogloPundit, Coalition of the Swilling, Richard Fernandez.
Grace Under Pressure: Michelle Malkin.
Blogger of the Year: Nice Deb
Best Group Blog: Ace of Spades HQ. Best Tumblr: Gerard. Best Group Blog Compilers: Wombat Socho, Maetenloch. Best Stand-Ins: Aaron Worthing (for good work at Patterico), Doug Powers. Best Solo Blog Aggregator: William Teach, Doug Ross. Best Video Aggregator: Larry O’Connor. Best Media Blog: Big Journalism, NewsBusters. Breaking Stories: Verum Serum. New Faces Linking To Us: Tai-Chi Policy, EBL. Best Blog Empire: Andrew Breitbart. Prayers: BJ Tex, JD Wade, Ric Locke, Michelle Malkin and family, James Joyner. Anyone else you’d like to remember, please put in comments.
I think you made a typo at ‘Blogger of the Year’, (OMG) but otherwise a fantastic list. Nothing needs to be amended.
I especially agree with your nicest guys and hustlers. Heh.
(In the off chance that wasn’t a typo, thank-you so much! I’m truly honored.)
All that nice stuff I said to Breitbart about you? I really meant it, even though it can be hard to know when I’m being serious.
You deserve it, Deb, congratulations and great job!
Spot-on, Zilla.
It’s a terrific compilation, and I have to agree about Jimmie & Peter as the nicest guys on the internet, they are real sweethearts – but you’re not too shabby yourself, Dan!
Happy New Year! And thank you for blogging to rattle my tip jar when I needed help, I cannot even begin to tell you how much that meant to me. May 2012 bring better and more prosperous days for us all.
Oh, Zilla S, I love your blog, too. I’m truly horrible at this kind of thing, because I’m just not reflective enough.
Happy New Year, and thanks!
Thanks, Dan!
I’ve only been blogging since August of 2010, so I try to remember that when I am not named in any of the lists anywhere and start to feel all pouty, and I am not in ANY of the lists anywhere, so no worries!
If anything I’d probably get the sad “Little Matchbox Girl” award for what seems like never ending broke-ity broke-ness. Hopefully 2012 will be better.
Excellent list! Moooo of the same in 2012 from Collins and McCann.
Thank you, Dan! I am not worthy!
Why, thank you, Dan, for the Group Blog Award. We try hard to provide some value, despite our generally disreputable, drunk attempts at humor and commentary. Happy New Year.
Great list and that has nothing to do with being named on it.
You deserved it. And since I don’t blog, I’m not saying that for linkage or anything. I’ve had to wipe my Monitor off a few times when I foolishly go to your site while coffee or other beverages are present.
I hang around here because I seriously enjoy Dan’s stuff, and Joy is no slouch herself. (And I’m leaving folks out, and shouldn’t. They’re all good.)
But it doesn’t hurt a thing that they all tend to point me to things that I really like being pointed to. You are one of them.
Keep on keeping on!
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Don’t be knocking the neti pot. I’ve been using that for years. It’s awesome.
But yes, you should use distilled (or boiled) water + some salt in them. Using plain old tap water without getting the wee beasties out…. that’s somewhat counterproductive, to say the least.
Great list, Dan, except I would have added Erick Erickson to the Shark Jumpers.
I think you need to add:
Most Culture, Free Speech, and Economy-killing Proposed Legislation: SOPA/Protect-IP.