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Reading wonderful things

Yup, it’s Thursday again, which is voting day at the Watcher’s Council.  I am therefore engaged in a very pleasurable mental activity, namely reading the posts below: Council Submissions The Noisy Room – To Be Taken With A grain Of Galt The Colossus of Rhodey – O.W.S. still craving a Kent State moment Simply Jews [...]

Watcher’s Council Thanksgiving edition

Amongst other ways I celebrated Thanksgiving, I confirmed my bridesmaid status at the Watcher’s Council.  By the way, to any who thought last week that I was complaining, I wasn’t.  I tend to be a natural and comfortable second placer.  I’m not a general, but I’m a fairly good junior officer.  In any event, given [...]

Always a bridesmaid, never a bride — Watcher of Weasels edition

I’ve noticed lately that I frequently come in second at the Watcher of Weasels.  I don’t mind, because I’m honored to place at all, considering the competition.  It’s just that I’m noticing a pattern, which established itself again this past week: Council Winners *First place with 2 2/3 votes! The Noisy Room–-Book Burning – It’s [...]

Simply awesome Watcher’s Council stuff that I get to read right now

And that you can read right now too, if you so choose: Council Submissions The Noisy Room – Book Burning – It’s All The Rage The Political Commentator – #OWS and Zuccotti Park: Have you ever been to Christiania, Woodstock or a Further concert at Red Rocks? Simply Jews – A fairy tale for the [...]

Watcher’s Council winners for November 11, 2011

Your long wait is over.  Here are the winners from last week’s Watcher’s Council vote.  Please notice, if you will, JoshuaPundit’s extraordinary blow-out victory, which I think is the most spectacular win in Council history.  If you haven’t read his post, you should: Council Winners *First place with 6 1/3 votes! Joshuapundit–-War Drums On Iran? [...]

The wonderful Watcher’s Council

Here are this week’s submissions, which I’m carefully reading as I prepare to cast my vote.  (This is very good practice for being a thoughtful voter next November.) Council Submissions The Noisy Room – Democratic Socialists of America Goes National For Occupy Wall Street Joshuapundit- War Drums On Iran? GrEaT sAtAn”S gIrLfRiEnD – Deadly Dynamics [...]

Watcher’s Council winners for November 4, 2011

Right on time (i.e., four days late), here are the winners from last week’s Watcher’s Council vote.  As always, I cannot recommend highly enough that you read the materials (whether they won, placed, showed, or lingered near the bottom of the list).  They are all excellent: Council Winners *First place with 2 2/3 votes! Joshuapundit–-President [...]

Watcher’s Council submissions and Open Thread

I’m mentally regrouping, so I currently have nothing to say.  If you have something to say, consider this the place. And of course, I can’t offer you any better reading today than these excellent submissions from the Watcher’s Council: Council Submissions The Noisy Room – If This Were An Actual Test… The Political Commentator – [...]

Watcher’s Council results for October 28

If this is Tuesday, it must be time for me to post last week’s Watcher’s Council results.  Yay! Council Winners *First place with 4 votes!Bookworm Room –-Is it true that the poor ye always have with you? Second place with 3 votes – Joshuapundit-Blood And Sand Third place with 1 2/3 votes – The Razor-Watching [...]

Today’s Watcher’s Council reading

It’s voting time for me today, so it’s my chance to share with you the Watcher’s Council articles I have the pleasure of reading: Council Submissions The Noisy Room – Barack Obama and the Enemies Within The Mellow Jihadi – Warm Afghani Feet, a Barefooted Blogger, and One Bear Footsie Rhymes With Right – What [...]

Watcher’s Council results for October 21

I’ve decided that I’m not late in posting these results.  Since I end up posting them every Tuesday, instead of on the Friday they first appear, I’m on time for me.  That is, my internal clock says that Tuesday is the day to relay results.  And here they are: Council Winners *First place with 2 [...]

From the Watcher’s Council — what I’m reading right now

This week’s submissions are, as always, way too good, making it very hard to cast votes: Council Submissions Rhymes With Right – Democrats – Supporting The Terrorist Enemy Is Patriotism, Opposing Obama’s “Jobs Bill” Is Treasonous The Political Commentator – Some in the OWS movement, like the Nazis before them, say “Blame the Jews” Joshuapundit-Egypt [...]

Watcher’s Council winners for October 14

Yeah, yeah.  I’m a few days late with this, but better late than never, right?  And certainly last week’s winners at the Watcher’s Council deserve full recognition for their wonderful posts.  Tomorrow, I’ll post this week’s submissions.  Be sure to read them, since we have two new members on board:  our own friend Navy One, [...]

What I’m reading today from the Watcher’s Council

Neither snow nor sleet, nor any of the other various bugaboos that seem to be bringing the U.S. Postal system to its knees, will stop the Watcher’s Council from its appointed voting.  I’m reading the following very good stuff today: Council Submissions Simply Jews – The Assassination Conundrum The Noisy Room – The Occupiers’ Siren [...]

Last week’s Watcher’s winners

Time keeps on slippin’, slippin’ into the future.  No wonder I forgot to post the results from last week’s Watcher’s Council vote: Council Winners First place with 2 1/3 votes! The Razor–-How Taking the Black Vote For Granted Is Racist Second place with 2 votes – Joshuapundit-How Obama Got Around Congress Withholding $200 Million In [...]

WoW results for the last day of September

I’ve been remiss.  It’s been several days since the Watcher’s Council voted, and since our devoted Watcher counted those votes, and then published them.  Here are the results you’ve been waiting for: Council Winners *First place with 4 votes! Joshuapundit–-Can Israel Survive? Second place *t* with 1 2/3 votes – Bookworm Room-Elizabeth Warren– mob boss [...]

Rosh Hashanah Watcher’s Council edition

Since I am non-observant, I am not doing anything special today, despite the fact that today is a special day. I am, however, doing something nice today, even if its not religious.  I’m reading my Watcher’s Council submissions: Council Submissions Joshuapundit-Can Israel Survive? The Noisy Room – Man of the Hour – Herman Cain Bookworm [...]

Watcher’s Council results for 9/23/11

The Council has exercised its usual wisdom, and passed judgment on this week’s submissions: Council Winners *First place with 2 1/3 votes! The Colossus of Rhodey–-Let me tell ‘ya something Second place *t* with 1 2/3 votes – Bookworm Room-Dakota Meyer; or who carries the seeds of greatness? Second place *t* with 1 2/3 votes [...]

Fresh stuff at the Watcher’s Council

It’s voting day over at the Watcher’s Council, so I’m enjoying myself right now, reading the following posts: Council Submissions The Noisy Room – Anarchist Theater- Days Of Stage Simply Jews – Tankies giving a new job to the Green Helmet? Rhymes With Right – The Last Drive The Political Commentator – What do Barack [...]

Watcher’s Council results for 9/16/11

The post office may not be doing so well, but at the Watcher’s Council, neither rain, nor snow, nor whatever else the heck nature and the Obama administration can dish out, stops the Watcher’s Council from its appointed votes.  Here are this week’s results: Council Winners *First place with 3 votes! Bookworm Room –-Honoring 9/11 [...]

The usual awesomely cool stuff from the Watcher’s Council

Interesting times make for interesting posts.  So it’s another great week at the Watcher’s Council: Council Submissions The Noisy Room – Turning Red – Shedding the White and Blue The Colossus of Rhodey – “The Big Lie” was … a big lie New Zeal – Mark Hatfield: Leftist Oregon Senator Was Targeted by Soviets Joshuapundit-Israel [...]

The Council spoke on 9/9/11

I haven’t forgotten that the Watcher’s Council’s latest round of votes came out on 9/9/11.  I just hadn’t posted those results yet, an omission I correct today.  Here they are: Council Winners *First place with 2 2/3 votes! Joshuapundit–-The Secret Blue State Plan To Steal The 2012 Elections Second place with 2 1/3 votes – [...]

Watcher’s voting time is upon is

I’m reading all of these very interesting posts over at the Watcher’s Council, and trying to pick my favorites.  It’s tough: Council Submissions Simply Jews – Iran irked by errors in Qurans from China The Noisy Room – The Hate That Never Ended The Colossus of Rhodey – Evidence that racism must not really be [...]

What I’m reading today from the Watcher’s Council

The nominations are up (and have been since yesterday), and I’m enjoying reading them right now.  Tune in later, of course, for the voting results: Council Submissions The Noisy Room – Panetta and R2P to Usher in the American Fall The Colossus of Rhodey – Al Gore: climate change skeptics are like old southern racists [...]

Results are in at the Watcher’s Council

As always, it was a good week, with Council members recognizing their fellow members’ worth (and with a lot of ties, showing just how hard it is too separate really good from very good): Council Winners *First place with 3 1/3 votes! Right Truth–-Israel In The Crosshairs Second place with 2 1/3 votes – Simply [...]