tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14594994.post5883412366423584571..comments2024-01-09T04:20:39.453-05:00Comments on Around the Keg: 1st Annual Keg Stand Awards: The Nomination ProcessNoahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14345059376742159966noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14594994.post-14819083546261477942009-01-09T11:16:00.000-05:002009-01-09T11:16:00.000-05:00You gotta give me a link, steves, because even the...You gotta give me a link, steves, because even the Anchorage paper had nothing. That said, it's old news and I don't really care.<BR/><BR/>For the record, I don't think it would have gotten any mileage if she hadn't established herself as a pathological liar once she hit the national stage.Mr Furioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03781439243585972721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14594994.post-26652431743896903572009-01-08T13:35:00.000-05:002009-01-08T13:35:00.000-05:00What about best beer review of the year?What about best beer review of the year?Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12669616484991718478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14594994.post-40510184182936489402009-01-07T18:09:00.000-05:002009-01-07T18:09:00.000-05:00Mr. F, it had been well documented in Alaska. I d...Mr. F, it had been well documented in Alaska. I don't know why it wasn't when she reached the national stage. It is possible that she thought it was old news and chose to ignore the rumors or that it was just another example of the shitty way the McCain team handled the press.steveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08862590608695420004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14594994.post-80657482155681678472009-01-07T13:40:00.000-05:002009-01-07T13:40:00.000-05:00Steves, I haven't seen anything close to dispellin...Steves, I haven't seen anything close to dispelling the rumors about the Palin baby. I have just chosen to treat them as speculation and rumor in the absence of definitive evidence that it's NOT her baby.<BR/><BR/>There was nothing routine about that birth or the pregnancy, and it has been handled very much like there is something to hide.<BR/><BR/>Like I said, until/unless there's a smoking gun, I give Palin the benefit of the doubt and her privacy.Mr Furioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03781439243585972721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14594994.post-62784381141622638872009-01-06T20:37:00.000-05:002009-01-06T20:37:00.000-05:00I am not sure I would put that post under the "ble...<I>I am not sure I would put that post under the "bleeding heart" catagory, but maybe it should get the lefty-wingnut award.</I><BR/><BR/>I agree that would make more sense. <BR/><BR/><I>Much as I regard that whole story as the flip side of Obama's birth certificate, the circumstances around that baby's birth are anything but normal, and Palin could have cleared it up easily and didn't.</I><BR/><BR/>The circumstances of the birth had been covered a great deal in Alaska, but Kos didn't bother to even make a cursory search of what had already been reported on a variety of media outlets. At worst, nasty rumormongering. At best, fucking lazy journalism.steveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08862590608695420004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14594994.post-10209277186520288152009-01-06T10:37:00.000-05:002009-01-06T10:37:00.000-05:00There's something missing from all of these nomina...There's something missing from all of these nominations... oh that's right, beer!<BR/><BR/>Well I don't yet have a nomination for Best beer of 2008, partially b/c I have not had too many 2008 special releases this year! The best new beers I've drank this year have been Pizza Port's Moonlit Sessions, and Rochefort 10. I'll try to think of something that was released this year though...<BR/><BR/>but I DO have a nomination for worst beer of 2008! And this is kind of a funny one... because the beer itself was perfectly fine! But the brewery who made it was WAY off on style designation, produced the beer as a special release for an inappropriate (if I may be so bold) time of year. Perhaps more appropriate than "worst" beer of the year is to call this the "most dissapointing" beer of 2008: <A HREF="http://aroundthekeg.blogspot.com/2008/11/about-as-michigan-as-michigan-beer-can.html" REL="nofollow">Bell's Christmas Ale</A>. As I was suspicious of, and Smitty helped to confirm, this beer is as FAR from a Scotch Ale as beer can be. Was it pandering to a palateless public? A screwed up recipe? Making do with the ingredients they had that wouldn't make a good Scotch Ale even though the label was already printed? I don't know... all I know is that this beer is sure to disappoint any decently knowledgeable beer fan out there.Soporhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15647578353963214035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14594994.post-71744031896239908052009-01-06T08:40:00.000-05:002009-01-06T08:40:00.000-05:00"I don't think ATK should even be linking to Kos, ...<I>"I don't think ATK should even be linking to Kos, especially when there are plenty of other intelligent left leaning blogs."</I><BR/><BR/>I got slammed once by Smitty for suggesting something similar. Don't count on it. <BR/><BR/>That said, I agree that Kos is a freak. I am not sure I would put that post under the "bleeding heart" catagory, but maybe it should get the lefty-wingnut award. <BR/><BR/>I think I will nominate Kos as the left's wingnuttiest, wingnut of the year. A runner-up is Thomas Freidman of the NY Times.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12669616484991718478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14594994.post-30303790976772629532009-01-06T06:49:00.000-05:002009-01-06T06:49:00.000-05:00Mike . . . got me beat on stubbornness, though.Sha...<I>Mike . . . got me beat on stubbornness, though.</I><BR/><BR/>Shall I rename myself Mr. Stubborn? I think Mrs. Mike would be with you on that one!<BR/><BR/>(Which would make her Mrs. Stubborn, I suppose. I think of her more as Mrs. Persistent rather than Mrs. Stubborn.)Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15398931203483061703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14594994.post-88921749666931398102009-01-05T20:22:00.000-05:002009-01-05T20:22:00.000-05:00Much as I regard that whole story as the flip side...Much as I regard that whole story as the flip side of Obama's birth certificate, the circumstances around that baby's birth are anything but normal, and Palin could have cleared it up easily and didn't.<BR/><BR/>Andrew Sullivan is a pretty reasonable guy, and he stuck with it for a while.Mr Furioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03781439243585972721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14594994.post-10878682509603629132009-01-05T20:07:00.000-05:002009-01-05T20:07:00.000-05:00Bleedingest heart/worst lefty blog, IMO, has to go...Bleedingest heart/worst lefty blog, IMO, has to go to Daily Kos for their gossipy post on Palin's kid who they said was her grandkid. Instead of focusing on something substantive, they took off on that tangent...and never even published a retraction or apology.<BR/><BR/>I don't think ATK should even be linking to Kos, especially when there are plenty of other intelligent left leaning blogs.steveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08862590608695420004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14594994.post-23374986890368060602009-01-05T12:52:00.000-05:002009-01-05T12:52:00.000-05:00Does this guy have a blog? Because he'd win the Fu...Does <A HREF="http://misterfurious.blogspot.com/2007/07/i-got-nothin-on-this-guy.html" REL="nofollow">this guy</A> have a blog? Because he'd win the Furious category in a walk.Mr Furioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03781439243585972721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14594994.post-89835520759848969942009-01-05T12:23:00.000-05:002009-01-05T12:23:00.000-05:00I like to think I hit some funny notes here and th...I like to think I hit some funny notes here and there, but I know I can't hold Rickey's jock in that department. <BR/><BR/>Mike is right there with me in anger—perhaps his long-term bottling-up technique (aka rarely posting) helps him channel it effectively...He's got me beat on stubbornness, though. ;-)Mr Furioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03781439243585972721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14594994.post-36745846638017695612009-01-05T12:20:00.000-05:002009-01-05T12:20:00.000-05:00I'm going to have to go with Olbermann as "Bleedin...I'm going to have to go with Olbermann as "Bleedingest Heart." I love him, but at this point I think he'd do an eight-minute "Special Comment" bemoaning the fact that President Bush left his fly down, <I>"SIR!"</I>Mr Furioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03781439243585972721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14594994.post-60893264438248326882009-01-05T12:16:00.000-05:002009-01-05T12:16:00.000-05:00Wow, an honor indeed...B Mac, I just went back and...Wow, an honor indeed...B Mac, I just went back and read that McCain post—I am pumping with resurgent anger-adrenaline as I type. I actually think <A HREF="http://misterfurious.blogspot.com/2008/09/holy-fucking-bullshit.html" REL="nofollow">my comment</A> in that thread might have been the absolute peak of my anger and disgust in politics and the country.<BR/><BR/>At least for that week...Mr Furioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03781439243585972721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14594994.post-24719764681668924102009-01-04T17:48:00.000-05:002009-01-04T17:48:00.000-05:00All that was missing was a reference to the necess...<I>All that was missing was a reference to the necessity of tin foil hats or those pesky black helicopters...</I><BR/><BR/>Those elements, along with UN troops invading the midwest, seem to only be found in wacko conservative posts.<BR/><BR/><I>In that case, I retract my nomination (with apologies to Steve for the blasphemy), and submit for your consideration E.D. Hill.<BR/><BR/>She isn't a blogger, but she's close enough... and this little classic cannot be overlooked.</I><BR/><BR/>I'll second that nomination. How did I miss that when it first came out?!?!?steveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08862590608695420004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14594994.post-9252091255880775692009-01-03T23:58:00.000-05:002009-01-03T23:58:00.000-05:00hyperbole, lying, bull shit, appealing to emotion,...<I>hyperbole, lying, bull shit, appealing to emotion, and scaring people</I><BR/><BR/>Sounds like the makings of a wonderful whack-o posting. All that was missing was a reference to the necessity of tin foil hats or those pesky black helicopters...B Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01874975455332269325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14594994.post-59764259589987081002009-01-03T18:53:00.000-05:002009-01-03T18:53:00.000-05:00This gets my nomination for Bleedingest Heart Post...<A HREF="http://www.alternet.org/rights/111317/gun_crazy%3A_firearms_proponents_want_a_world_where_college_kids_carry_concealed_weapons/?page=entire" REL="nofollow">This</A> gets my nomination for Bleedingest Heart Post. There have been plenty to touch on the subject of guns over the past year and I am sure this isn't even the worst, but it includes all the elements of an anti-gun screed, including hyperbole, lying, bull shit, appealing to emotion, and scaring people.steveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08862590608695420004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14594994.post-409940112477760172009-01-02T17:27:00.000-05:002009-01-02T17:27:00.000-05:00In that case, I retract my nomination (with apolog...In that case, I retract my nomination (with apologies to Steve for the blasphemy), and submit for your consideration E.D. Hill.<BR/><BR/>She isn't a blogger, but she's close enough... and <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxhpQ6rYigw" REL="nofollow">this little classic</A> cannot be overlooked.B Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01874975455332269325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14594994.post-12402137014694671292009-01-02T16:56:00.000-05:002009-01-02T16:56:00.000-05:00Smitty, help us out here.Steves is right on this o...<I>Smitty, help us out here.</I><BR/><BR/>Steves is right on this one: it's from the Greater Blogosphere, not necessarily specific to ATK. And I generally view steves as well-thought, not drooling sycophant.<BR/><BR/><I>So does Rickey nominate his own posts or is this considered uncouth</I><BR/><BR/>There is very little that is uncouth here on ATK. I really can't think of anything. Nominate away!Noahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14345059376742159966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14594994.post-87514318517798716632009-01-02T12:57:00.000-05:002009-01-02T12:57:00.000-05:00http://ridingwithricky.blogspot.com/2008/09/rickey...http://ridingwithricky.blogspot.com/2008/09/rickey-presents-sarah-palins-new-york.html<BR/><BR/>The NYTimes liked it, so what the heck.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12669616484991718478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14594994.post-3959409561715440742009-01-02T09:48:00.000-05:002009-01-02T09:48:00.000-05:00No answer being given, Rickey shall proceed onward...No answer being given, Rickey shall proceed onwards! Two other posts that Rickey had a lot of fun writing were<BR/><BR/>http://ridingwithricky.blogspot.com/2008/09/rickey-presents-sarah-palins-new-york.html<BR/><BR/>and<BR/><BR/>http://ridingwithricky.blogspot.com/2008/10/rickey-presents-vice-presidential.html<BR/><BR/>Fascists make for great comedy fodder.Rickeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05773465359487671887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14594994.post-18137383856710820302009-01-01T20:46:00.000-05:002009-01-01T20:46:00.000-05:00Hah, thanks for thanks for the nod Smitty. So doe...Hah, thanks for thanks for the nod Smitty. So does Rickey nominate his own posts or is this considered uncouth?Rickeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05773465359487671887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14594994.post-37473445545428426382008-12-31T09:12:00.000-05:002008-12-31T09:12:00.000-05:00That would change everything... We need guidance,...That would change everything... We need guidance, damnit!!!B Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01874975455332269325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14594994.post-84162856166722821902008-12-31T00:32:00.000-05:002008-12-31T00:32:00.000-05:00B Mac, I thought the nomination was for the entire...B Mac, I thought the nomination was for the entire blogosphere, not just this site. I just don't want to be lumped in with Malkin and wingnut conspiracy theorists. <BR/><BR/>Smitty, help us out here.steveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08862590608695420004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14594994.post-21581552835279877542008-12-30T22:04:00.000-05:002008-12-30T22:04:00.000-05:00Oh c'mon, there is way better stuff than that out ...<I>Oh c'mon, there is way better stuff than that out there.</I><BR/><BR/>Absolutely... but everyone else posts crazy-ass Hippie Liberal drivel. My understanding of the category was that it had to be right-wing stuff to qualify.<BR/><BR/>By being a mildly-right-of-center independent, you automatically win this category. The competition in the bleeding heart category will be much tougher...B Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01874975455332269325noreply@blogger.com