Look, I hate to do this.

I really do.

But if I don't get a few, okay, a lot more votes by midnight tonight...

...well, I might just give Brady here to Glenn Reynolds.

Now we wouldn't want that, would we?

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1 Look! I've voted for you every single day. Don't throw the puppy in the blender.

Posted by: David Earney at December 15, 2005 09:24 AM (1douf)

2 Doing what I can! I'll take Brady. No blender for him! Have you noticed that, in many cases, lefty blogs seem to be doing very well in the balloting? A little ballot stuffing, I bet.

Posted by: William Teach at December 15, 2005 10:12 AM (AkiXU)

3 OK I voted often and early, I almost feel like a Democrat.Now turn off the Puppy Blender and let Brady go!

Posted by: Joe at December 15, 2005 10:47 AM (WGcw3)

4 Turn off the blender. I've voted so much, I may need to put a 'd' behind my name.

Posted by: scgeecheegirl at December 15, 2005 02:15 PM (b3gbN)

5 CY, why do you even care about this crappy award? Do you get a million dollars if you win? No. Does it mean anything to anybody? No. Spend your time on better pursuits.

Posted by: Wayne at December 15, 2005 02:22 PM (3cJC/)

6 A millon dollars? No, but fourth place gets a really cool Spork. Or so I've been told...

Posted by: Confederate Yankee at December 15, 2005 02:32 PM (g5Nba)

7 Wasn't trying to rain on your parade. I hope you win. I just meant that most of us don't judge a blog by the awards it has won, but for the content. I read you before the awards competition, will continue to read you when the dust settles. As long as the content is good, you will have readers.

Posted by: Wayne at December 15, 2005 04:20 PM (h2fcw)

8 As long as the content is good, you will have readers. I didn't realize I was in that much trouble... ;-)

Posted by: Confederate Yankee at December 15, 2005 04:22 PM (g5Nba)

9 That is the cutest puppy I have ever seen! Please don't give him to that evil man to blend up. I'll do ANYTHING YOU WANT. LOL Ok, Ok, those big, adorable eyes convinced me...the PUPPY'S eyes! Going to vote right now.

Posted by: Becky at December 15, 2005 05:51 PM (FVRa0)

10 Okay, okay! I've voted for you! Now put the puppy down and slowly back away.....

Posted by: lady redhawk at December 15, 2005 08:14 PM (YKzgN)

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Look, I know it's an honor just to be nominated, but come on...

Update: Bumped to top...

Update 2: Bumped. Ahem.

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"Which wingnuts keeps voting for that awful Confederate Yankee?"

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Thanks to you, wonderful readers, Confederate Yankee is a 2005 Weblog Awards Finalist in the category: Best of the Top 251 - 500 Blogs.

Go Vote!

Voting begins today, December 5, 2005 and ends December 15, 2005. You may vote once per category every 24 hours.

There are roughly 550 blogs included as finalists in 37 categories in the 2005 Weblog Awards. A huge thanks goes out the Kevin Aylward at Wizbang! for organizing the Weblog Awards again this year, and to his volunteer staff.

Update: Voting is now working. So, like, go vote.

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1 Congrats! Job well done...now my turn is getting there to vote daily...CAN DO! Just waiting for the voting to open in your category....

Posted by: Maggie at December 05, 2005 11:43 AM (QKXCW)

2 All my votes are going to Kos this year

Posted by: don surber at December 05, 2005 04:06 PM (9dzVM)

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Operation Enduring Service blogger and Beauchamp Tower CEO Ward Brewer is about to become the ultimate "gun blogger" on December 7, 2005 when he takes possession of the last serving Fletcher-class destroyer from World War II.

The USS John Rodgers (DD-574) under sail in an undated photo.

Armed with 5 5 in (127 mm) guns, 10 40 mm AA guns, 7 20 mm AA guns, 10 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes, 6 depth charge projectors, and 2 depth charge tracks, the USS John Rodgers (DD-574) was a last serving Fletcher-class destroyer. The 5.5 inch gun could hurl a 54 lb. shell at a surface target over 10 miles away, and the John Rodgers fired 3,600 such rounds at targets on Guam alone during WWII.

The USS John Rodgers (DD-574) will become a floating WWII museum. Read more about the Rodgers' history at Wikipedia. Read more about Operation Enduring Service on its home page or blog.

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Finalists in 37 categories will be announced at 2:00 PM today for the 2005 Weblog Awards, and voting begins tomorrow.

Literally thousands of blogs were nominated this year, and I'd like to thank Confederate Yankee readers for nominating this blog in four categories: Best Blog, Best New Blog, Best Conservative Blog, and Best of the Top 251 - 500 Blogs.

It means a lot to me that you guys would nominate me... and that you take credit cards.

Update: Confederate Yankee is a finalist for Best of the Top 251-500 Blogs. Thanks!

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