DU's being slammed in the weblog awards.

[Old and In the Way]

Check out the funniest blogs award here: http://2007.weblogawards.org/polls/funniest-blog-1.php
Some asshole from FR who runs a kinds dumb site called DUmmy FUnnies is currently polling #1. How's about casting your vote for a blog that delivers some great satire/ridicule of the Right's biggest gasbags - Sadly, No!.

Sorta like killing 2 birds with one stone.

[EFerrari]

1. Yes, the same wit that posted pictures of Andy in prison clothes

while he was in hospital.

A real American humorist. :puke:

[Quixote1818]

41. Here is a post from Freerepublic. They know we are in on the voting now.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1920770/posts

[Quixote1818]

47. Kick

[Quixote1818]

50. Kick

[EFerrari]

68. Hey, PJ, your impenetrable stupidity is showing!

Enjoy your Karma and have a nice day!

:hi:

[orleans]

80. can you just IMAGINE how small all their dicks must be for them to

do the crap they do? someone should clue them in: it's called "overcompensation" fellas--and everyone knows what you're trying to overcompensate for. hey freeps--MAYBE IF YOU WATER IT IT WILL GROW!

[MethuenProgressive]

46. Any pre-teen with a good spam proggy can get megavotes for his blog

Looks like this "DUmmy FUnnies" adolescent has put down his juicebox and skittles long enough to puff up his own site's numbers. Big deal. These online polls are meaningless and too easily manipulated by the site webmaster or hackers - ignoring them is the only intelligent thing to do.

[Old and In the Way]

55. Obviously, a system that allows people to vote daily isn't designed

to reward the best...it values freeping over the democratic priniciple of one person-one vote. I really could care less who "wins" these awards. But I do want PJ Comix to get the exposure he justly deserves.

[johnfunk]

85. Kick!!

[WillyT]

2. Done !!! - K & R !!!

:kick:

[scarletwoman]

3. Done! Thanks for the heads up! (nt)

[mrreowwr_kittty]

4. Done. There is some SERIOUS freeping going on there! nt

[mrreowwr_kittty]

5. Kick just to make sure that people see this. n/t

[Laurier]

6. Done.

[EFerrari]

7. Are these people legit?

I don't recognize any of those blogs. Is this some freaker subculture award? Does anyone know?

[supernova]

8. How in the world did Little Green Footballs

get nominated for best online community and DU isn't even on the list?

:wtf:

[SoCalDem]

9. CNN refers to LGFB all the time.. Glenn Beck probably loves the site

:grr:

[EFerrari]

11. There's something wrong with this site. It looks like a right wing

put on to me, anyway.

[supernova]

13. You noticed that too?

It's like most of the entries in most categories are either right wing or so small you've never heard of them.

[EFerrari]

14. Sure. Rob at OpEdNews just asked us to vote at some contest

a couple of weeks ago, and you'd recognize ALL the contestants.

Who are these people? Does anyone know?

[Old and In the Way]

15. Wizbang is the originator...so, yes, there's a definite RW slant to it.

I guess they get to choose the finalists, so they can skew the field. Thanks for tthe reminder about Andy upthread...all the more reason to vote against this prick.

BTW, here's Sadly No's post on this dufus. http://www.sadlyno.com/archives/7728.html Will Pitt gets defended, too.

[EFerrari]

18. I voted but wish I hadn't.

Any outfit that would put this stalker up for public approval isn't anyone I want to do business with.

[Suich]

10. Done and bookmarked

so I can vote again tomorrow!

[Turn CO Blue]

12. And Rude Pundit isn't on there?

[hootinholler]

31. No shit! His rudeness rocks! n/t

[Old and In the Way]

16. And why isn't DU on there for best Group Blog?

We got one of the most vibrant posting communities on the net....the selection process is a joke.

[Old and In the Way]

17. Can somebody provide links to the threads about Andy's problems with PJ Comix?

Gavin M. @ Sadly, No! is asking for links....I think this would be a splendid opportunity to nail this guy in a hi-profile way.

[EFerrari]

19. I don't have them or I would.

But he was disgusting, in the ring of the people who kept the stalking going. Maybe someone else has the links. Ben did. Others do. I still can't even think about this little prick and how much he hurt Andy.

Edit: I know that the bookmarks are around. I just don't have access to them at this hour.

[Stephanie]

75. See Mogster's post below

And sfexpat's posts in this thread. And I started a thread over at the Weblog Awards forums >

http://weblogawards.proboards85.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=general&thread=1194214175

[Quixote1818]

20. Kick

[silverojo]

21. Consider it done!

Sadly, No! seems to be gaining on DUmmy FUnnies, so let's keep this K&R'ed!

[jonswift]

22. Or Vote for Jon Swift

Please consider voting for my modest blog http://jonswift.blogspot.com">Jon Swift as well for http://2007.weblogawards.org/polls/funniest-blog-1.php">Funniest Blog in the Weblog Awards.

[sandnsea]

23. Done

Start a thread - Vote For Me!!!

[Old and In the Way]

24. Indeed!

You write some great satire for the ages, Mr. Swift! I'll split my votes...that's the best I can do. :-)

[jonswift]

26. Thanks

Much appreciated.

[EFerrari]

25. Hi there and welcome, Jon.

Could you tell who is sponsoring this?

[EFerrari]

27. Here's a link to the wit of PJ Comix.

DUmmie FUnnies 05-10-05 ("About the Andy Stephenson situation"---Skinner)
DUmmie FUnnies ^ | May 10, 2005 | Skinner, DUmmies, and PJ-Comix

Posted on 05/10/2005 8:34:42 PM PDT by PJ-Comix

There are about 300 million people in America and out of that vast number the ONE person who just so happened to have been a partner in crime with the Bev Harris election fraud scandal pleads with DUmmieland to give him $25,000 for an operation at Johns Hopkins hospital. If you remember, Bev Harris conned the DUmmies out of at least $300,000 because of her claim that she was just “$10 away” from proving election fraud. I say at least $300,000 because that is all that Bev unofficially claimed even though by LAW she was supposed to officially let the public know how much she scammed due to filing as a non-profit corporation with the Feds. Soooo….. After being scammed by Bev bigtime guess who comes along and pleads for MORE money? None other than her partner in crime….Andy Stephenson. You would think that would raise alarm bells in DUmmieland but nooooooo, they unquestioningly handed over their money like the good suckers they are. Not only that, after Andy received the $25,000 (which wasn’t delivered to the Johns Hopkins “money lady” as promised) he comes back to the DUmmies and asks for ANOTHER $25,000. At that point I thought even the DUmmies would become somewhat skeptical but nooooooo, led by the cheerleading Pied Piper Pitt, they went over the cliff listening to his reassuring pipe tune and shelled out yet MORE money. So this morning Andy was scheduled to enter Johns Hopkins FOR SURE. Guess what? He didn’t. Perhaps you aren’t the least bit surprised by this OBVIOUS scam but in DUmmieland they are shellshocked. Can it be? Were we really scammed despite all the alarm bells ringing about this for months? So now we come to DUmmie Skinner, the absolute STUPIDEST forum administrator ever to explain that, um yes, there is the possibility that we feeble minded fools were scammed ONCE AGAIN. So now let us laugh at the comedy routine of Skinner’s lame excuses as well as the replies of the feeble-minded DUmmies which you can see in this THREAD titled, “About the Andy Stephenson situation.” As usual the GULLIBLE DUmmie posts are in Bolshevik Red while the commentary of your humble correspondent, continually falling out of his chair from the laughter, is in the :

About the Andy Stephenson situation



Many of you have been following the posts about Andy Stephenson's surgery for pancreatic cancer, and a large number of you have been generous enough to donate to the cause. I am touched by how big-hearted this community is when it comes to our attention that one of our own is in need. Earlier today someone claimed that the entire thing was a hoax to scam our members out of their money.



Allow me to be clear: I have my own opinion about whether this is legit or a hoax, but it is only that: an opinion. I do not know the truth. It has long been the policy of Democratic Underground not to vouch for anyone who uses this website in order to raise money, and we have not done so in this case. It is our preference to let our members weigh the evidence, and decide for themselves if they feel comfortable donating or not.



http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1400691/posts?page=1,50

[EFerrari]

29. And this is who the genius is behind an attack on a dying activist.

Your mother must be so very proud, PJ!

About Me

Profile

I am probably the only writer on NewsBusters to have received an award from the Soviet Union. It was for my work as an American correspondent for Krokodil Magazine which you can see chronicled in I Was A Commie Writer.

I live in South Florida which is full of eccentrics which is why I feel right at home here. My main accomplishments in life were winning a bottle of aftershave when I was eight and having the biggest PING List (almost 1000 Pingees) on the Free Republic forum for my DUmmie FUnnies blog. This is fortunate since I suffer severely from Ping List Envy.

Prior to the advent of the Web, I wrote a syndicated humor column that appeared in dozens of newspapers throughout North America. Only complete humility forbids me from telling you that my columns appeared in the Houston Chronicle, St. Petersburg Times, L.A Herald-Examiner, Winnipeg Free Press, Cleveland Plain Dealer, Vancouver Sun, and lots of other periodicals that I am much to humble to list.

My main goal in life, besides spending a weekend in Vegas with Playboy Playmate Petra Verkaik without my wife knowing, is to get a multi-million dollar book contract for a DUmmie FUnnies book (with CD Rom insert) from Mary Matalin. Oh, I also produced an award-winning satirical comix website called PJ's Comix. Among the people we viciously satirized was James Carville but I hope that Mary overlooks that.

When I lived in Los Angeles, I wrote comedy material for comedians. Sorry, due to business ethics I can't reveal any of their names (Argus Hamilton).


My Other Sites

DUmmie FUnnies




http://newsbusters.org/bios/p-j-gladnick.html

[Old and In the Way]

32. He's almost as funny as Dennis Miller.

And, really, that's not saying much at all. His "humor" is so corny, my grandparents would be embarassed. And I suspect the only place he appeared in the papers he listed was in the 'Job Needed' section of the employment ads.

[kster]

37. Hacking Democracy (2006) Starring: Bev Harris, Andy Stephenson

http://www.amazon.com/Hacking-Democracy-Bev-Harris/dp/B000MKXF28

[Stephanie]

73. Bev, Andy hated your guts

And I'm glad he never had to see that film. He would have puked.

[flyarm]

78. I concur! Andy hated bev harris and he was used for this film and his family was lied to about it!

Andy would have been appalled by that film! as his family was !!

fly

[Stephanie]

76. Please add comments here >

http://weblogawards.proboards85.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=general&thread=1194214175

[DS1]

28. Well, there is a remarkable amount of stupid shit to pick from here

it's not like we're making it difficult

[EFerrari]

30. The first red flag.

lol

[GirlinContempt]

34. oh snap

[Quixote1818]

33. I think you can vote again after 24 hours. nt

[Quixote1818]

48. Kick

[Quixote1818]

35. Kick

[GoddessOfGuinness]

36. He reads a lot like Lush Limpballs

I wonder what he's addicted to, besides himself.

His profile reads: "I am a 30,000 year old reincarnated being from the 5th dimension. Once every 6000 years I materialize in your dimension in a Las Vegas hotel suite where I chant my holiest of mantras: "RAMA DAMA, I WANNA HOT MAMMA!!!""

And he thinks we have loose screws? :rofl:

[CyberPieHole]

38. done...kick and recommend n/t

[Pushed To The Left]

39. Done! n/t

[Quixote1818]

40. Kick

[Quixote1818]

42. Kick

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

43. Closing in...

[mmonk]

44. So if we participate, we get to appear

on their looney rightwing website? Be still my heart.

[Quixote1818]

45. This will motivate your to vote

http://2007.weblogawards.org/polls/funniest-blog-1.php

[Adelante]

49. Got it, thanks nt

[Beelzebud]

51. I refuse to give them credibility by voting for their biased "contest"

[Quixote1818]

52. Kick

[Basileus Basileon]

53. Kick.

DUmmy FUnnies isn't, er, funny. At all.

[Quixote1818]

54. Kick

[mogster]

56. PJ comix made Andy Stephenson's last days on earth hell ...

Cancerous Campaign
Voter activist Andy Stephenson fights charges he faked his illness—from his hospital bed.

The Internet saved Andy Stephenson's life. In May 2005, the voting-rights advocate's online community came together and raised $50,000 in 11 days to pay for surgery to treat Stephenson's pancreatic cancer. Now, the World Wide Web has spawned a bizarre campaign that accuses the nationally renowned activist of faking his illness.
http://www.seattleweekly.com/2005-07-06/news/cancerous-campaign.php

But one day later Andy died, despite his surgery.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x4046336

The campaign, fuelled by PJ Comix, franksolich and other unsavory characters at the FR, Conservative Underground and the campaign domain, scamdy.com, made the last days of a mans life hell on earth. I don't think that's funny.

Here's the anti-Andy Stephenson campaign by PJ Comix, at the FR:

http://www.google.com/search?q=andy+stephenson+site%3Awww.freerepublic.com
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=andystephenson

Here's the DU fundraiser for surgery campaign, I still think this is my happiest moment at the DU:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=3561640

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=3622212

A post about the DUFU blog that now may be awarded Funniest Blog:
http://www.sadlyno.com/archives/7728.html

[EFerrari]

60. Beautiful. It's all there, folks. Check out what this "humorist"

did for Andy.

[Old and In the Way]

62. Thanks mogster!

Hope you had a great hike today....not many days left here in Maine before we'll be covered in the white stuff.

[mogster]

64. Thank you, it was sunny and cold

I took a couple of shots with my mobile:


Moss Tableau


Lonesome Ranger

It's just before the snow comes, I think.

[EFerrari]

66. Everytime I see this work, I want to emigrate!

Any market for a rabble rouser up there?

lol

:applause:

[mogster]

67. Always room for another nerd

In Norway, lol ;-)

[Swamp Rat]

69. Meg også!

Jeg likeledes! ... Hvilken som helst er korrekt Norsk. :D

Hêia :hi:

[mogster]

70. Hi Swamp Rat

How are you doing? :hi:
Did the Norwegians drag you out on Sunday hikes in the Marka while you stayed here? It's just outside Oslo, and my sis and her husband is out many days a week. I'm more of the *cough* urban type, so Sunday trips are enough for me ;-)

On edit, forgot to post picture. Another one of the Lonesome ranger, from 2006.

He was just as lonesome then, it appears. I just love TREES, lol!

[Stephanie]

71. Thanks for that Mog - who do we send this to?

The people running the blog awards need to know this.

[Stephanie]

74. I copied your post to the Weblog Award forums, Mog.

I hope they see it.

http://weblogawards.proboards85.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=general&thread=1194214175

[mogster]

90. Hi, Stef

It's OK - good thread :hi:
The votes are in the disfavor of mr. pjcomix, I think :evilgrin:

[Contrary1]

57. Someone with more know how than me

should start up a blog making fun of posts at their site. They would have endless material to work with.

My suggestion for a name: FReeper FRuckups.

[mwooldri]

58. And I'd be almost tempted to host it :) (nt)

[EFerrari]

59. I like "meanwhile, back in the basement"

lol

[Old and In the Way]

63. Or, maybe subtitled, "MOM, I'M OUT OF FREETOS!!!! I"M SERIES!!!!!III"

:rofl:

[EFerrari]

65. Freepers: In their own underwear

:rofl:

[annabanana]

61. jeez.. Talk about NO LIFE....

pathetic.

[Stephanie]

72. I STARTED A THREAD IN THEIR FORUMS- PLEASE CHIME IN

http://weblogawards.proboards85.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=general&thread=1194214175

[johnfunk]

87. Looks like you're mixing it up on a couple of good threads!

Your takedown of PJComix in Reply 22 of this thread is terrific. But I couldn't help but notice this comment from another new weblogawards.com member, "reaganrepublican":

What is even more interesting is the heightened defensiveness "pjcomix" displays in http://weblogawards.proboards85.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=general&thread=1194147594&page=1 whenever the terms "hate crimes" or "PayPal" are mentioned. Now, maybe it's just me, but the reaction of "pjcomix" to those critics who bring up those two tender spots that are all too conspicuoulsy sore to "pjcomix" might well pique the interest of the legal representatives of Andy Stephenson's estate.

Meanwhile, the question remains: how could the Weblog Awards have not done the proper due diligence on the DUmmie Funnies site?

What's going to be nominated next year? "The Lighter Side of Stormfront.org"?

Nicely said. But I bet he's more of a Goldwater Republican (CeCe Goldwater) than a Reagan GOPer...

[slowry]

77. wtf are the "weblog awards"?

Apparently some no-name thing created by Kevin Aylward (http://kevinaylward.com/ -- malkin fan, anti-aclu'er).

So yeah, faked, or NOBODY WITH A BRAIN CARES (besides us good people here at DU ;)).

[A-Schwarzenegger]

79. I vote for this post as the winner:

http://weblogawards.proboards85.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=1165861151&page=1#1165919285

"They could have a "who is the richest man in the world" award and Crackhead Chuck would win while Bill Gates never got nominated."

[Quixote1818]

81. I second that nomination. nt

[intheflow]

82. You can vote once every 24 hours in this poll.

:wtf:

Still, Sadly, No is now in the lead. Good job, DUer Do-ers! :thumbsup:

[Hoof Hearted]

83. done and kicked.

The boobs, injuries and Dr.Pepper blog was pretty entertaining, but I voted for Sadly, No!

[johnfunk]

84. ROTFLMFAO Alert: Homophobe Stalker PJComix vs. someone who knows something...

A poster spanks "PJComix" for blaming DU, pointing out others talking about the matter:

It's not Democratic Underground that should have homophobic bigot PJComix worried. The e-mail edition of Progressive Patriot, which goes out to over 100,000 readers, made mention of the kerfluffle -- but did encourage readers to check all the nominees for themselves. Interestingly, they also suggested that one of their article contributors has been looking into the activities of pjcomix -- including likely violations of hate crimes statutes.

The Weblog Awards is not exactly acting in its own interest by in effect promoting DUmmie FUnnies, which has been identified by RightsWatchUSA as a hate site.

... so "PJComix" clutches his pearls...

And EXACTLY which "hate crimes statutes" were violated by the DUmmie FUnnies? Notice the LACK of specifics here.

... then gets pwn3d!

Notice the LACK of specifics here.

What a surprise, given that I was summarizing the e-mail dispatch.

But maybe you should stop wasting your time posting your puerile, defensive (and breathtakingly unhinged) posts to this forum and get your defense attorney to refamiliarize himself not only with 18 USC 241 and 42 USC 14141 but local Florida statutes -- not to mention federal and state wire fraud law (can you say, "PayPal"? Sure ya can!)

Methinks weblogawards.com poster "bryanfrompalpatine" may know far more about the matter of the harassment of Andy Stephenson than he is letting on -- and "PJComix" may be saying way too much for his own good. I know 18 USC 241 has been used successfully to go after bigot cyberharassers, but what intrigues me is "bryanfrompalpatine" calling out "PJComix" over lying abou PayPal.

[and-justice-for-all]

86. I do not really give a shit what they think..

Do not care at all. Anyone who cheerleads for Tyrants and crooks deserves to be ignored, but as along as they are talking about DU, all the better...Obviously they are more concerned about what DU is doing and concerned about their own board, it is very apparent..Fuck, have you seen that sloppy mess of a Coummunity Message board? It is horrid to say the least, a red neck cluster fuck.

[seabeyond]

88. i hit jon swift and my mark went to du dummies, no fuckin shit.... then i hit jon swift again

and totals started flashing, so i am hoping it went to swift, but folks, surely we dont have the voting rig of 2004 going on

[zeemike]

89. PJComix is living proof

That the right wing has little talent in the art of comedy, or any other art as well.
No wonder he did not make it as a writer of comedy, he is not funny except to those that have no taste.

[John Kerry VonErich]

91. How many people think that this will be, what you call, Diebolded?

nt