The 7th Annual Right Wing News Conservative Blog Awards

by John Hawkins | January 12, 2009 6:37 am

In order to recognize the excellent work some of our fellow bloggers have been doing, RWN has put together the “7th Annual Right Wing News Conservative Blog Awards.”* More than 250 bloggers were invited to vote for their favorite blog in numerous categories and 46 responded.

Here were the rules of the contest:

1) For every category except “The Best Blog Overall,” each judge was allowed to make 1-5 unranked selections. The winner of each category was the blog with the most votes.

In “The Best Blog Overall” category, the judges made 1-15 unranked selections. Rank in that category was also based on the number of votes received.

The winner of each category is presented below with their total number of votes in parentheses beside of them.

2) The judges were not allowed to vote for my blogs since I’m sponsoring the contest.

Before the results are presented, here’s a list of the judges. RWN appreciates their participation…

The Anchoress[1], Atlas Shrugs[2], Betsy’s Page[3], BitsBlog[4], Blonde Sagacity[5], Bookworm Room[6], Bright & Early[7], Dr. Melissa Clouthier[8], Confederate Yankee[9], Conservatism Today[10], Conservative Grapevine[11], Copious Dissent[12], Doubleplusundead[13], Dr. Helen[14], Ed Driscoll[15], Cassy Fiano[16], Gina Cobb[17], Exurban League[18], Katie Favazza[19], Fraters Libertas[20], Ghost of a Flea[21], House of Eratosthenes[22], IMAO[23], Jihad Watch[24], Libertarian Republican[25], Little Miss Attila[26], Lotus Blog[27], Mean Ol’ Meany [28], Moonbattery[29], mountaineer musings[30], My Aisling[31], Neo-Neocon[32], No Runny Eggs[33], The Nose On Your Face[34], The Pink Flamingo Bar & Grill[35], Pirate’s Cove[36], Pursuing Holiness.com/[37], Riehl World View[38], The Rougblog[39], Don Singleton[40], Sister Toldjah[41], SondraK.com[42], Don Surber[43], Villainous Company[44], Vox Popoli[45], Wolking’s World[46],

Now here’s what you’ve all been waiting for, the results:

The Funniest Blog

4) Scrappleface[47] (8)
3) IMAO[23] (11)
2) Ace of Spades HQ[48] (20)
1) Iowahawk[49] (20)

Best Designed Blog

3) Michelle Malkin[50] (6)
2) Little Green Footballs[51] (6)
1) Hot Air[52] (14)

Best Original Reporting By A Blog

4) Patterico’s Pontifications[53] (5)
3) The Jawa Report[54] (5)
2) ZombieTime[55] (7)
1) Michelle Malkin[50] (10)

Best Horse Race Blog (Best election coverage & analysis from a blog)

4) The Corner[56] (4)
3) Redstate[57] (4)
2) The Campaign Spot[58] (5)
1) Hot Air[52] (11)

Favorite Political Website That’s Not A Blog

4) Townhall[59] (4)
3) National Review[60] (6)
2) The Drudge Report[61] (7)
1) RealClearPolitics[62] (9)

Favorite Columnist Who’s Not A Blogger

Charles Krauthammer[63] (6)
Mark Steyn[64] (6)
Ann Coulter[65] (9)
Thomas Sowell[66] (12)

Most Annoying Left-Of-Center Blogger

Glenn Greenwald[67] (7)
Kos[68] (8)
Andrew Sullivan[69] (19)

Most Annoying Right-Of-Center Blogger

2) Andrew Sullivan[69] (4)
1) Debbie Schussel[70] (6)

Most Overrated Blog

4) Little Green Footballs[51] (4)
3) Andrew Sullivan[69] (4)
2) Instapundit[71] (6)
1) Daily Kos[72] (10)

Best Linker

3) Michelle Malkin[50] (5)
2) Hot Air[52] (5)
1) Instapundit[71] (20)

The Best Original Content For A Blog

3) Iowahawk[49] (4)
2) Hot Air[52] (5)
1) Ace of Spades HQ[48] (23)

The Best Blog Overall

12) The Anchoress[1] (4)
12) Betsy’s Page[3] (4)
12) QandO[73] (4)
12) Patterico’s Pontifications[53] (4)
10) Rachel Lucas[74] (5)
10) Power Line[75] (5)
9) The Jawa Report[54] (6)
8) Little Green Footballs[51] (7)
6) Newsbusters[76] (8)
6) Instapundit[71] (8)
5) The Corner[56] (9)
4) Gateway Pundit[77] (10)
3) Ace of Spades HQ[48] (13)
2) Michelle Malkin[50] (17)
1) Hot Air[52] (22)

You can see results from previous years by clicking the links below

The 6th Annual Right Wing News Conservative Blog Awards (For 2007)[78]
The Fifth Annual Warblogger Awards (For 2006)[79]
The Fourth Annual Warblogger Awards For 2005[80]
The Third Annual Warblogger Awards For 2004[81]
The Second Annual Warblogger Awards For 2003[82]
The First Annual Warblogger Awards For 2002[83]
The Best Of The Blogosphere (The Precursor To The Warblogger Awards)[84]

* The name was changed from the “Warblogger Awards” to the “Right Wing News Conservative Blog Awards” last year. That’s because the term “warblogger” used to be regularly applied to conservative bloggers, but has in recent years fallen out of favor. Since the term “warblogger” is so seldom used these days, it was causing some confusion, because some people seemed to associate it with military bloggers. Because of that, it seemed like a good idea to change the name of the awards.

Endnotes:
  1. The Anchoress: http://www.theanchoressonline.com/
  2. Atlas Shrugs: http://atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/atlas_shrugs/
  3. Betsy’s Page: http://betsyspage.blogspot.com/
  4. BitsBlog: http://bitsblog.florack.us/
  5. Blonde Sagacity: http://mobyrebuttal.blogspot.com/
  6. Bookworm Room: http://bookwormroom.wordpress.com/
  7. Bright & Early: http://www.brightandearlyblog.com/
  8. Dr. Melissa Clouthier: http://drmelissaclouthier.blogspot.com/
  9. Confederate Yankee: http://confederateyankee.mu.nu/
  10. Conservatism Today: http://www.conservatismtoday.com
  11. Conservative Grapevine: http://www.conservativegrapevine.com
  12. Copious Dissent: http://copiousdissent.blogspot.com
  13. Doubleplusundead: http://doubleplusundead.mee.nu/
  14. Dr. Helen: http://drhelen.blogspot.com/
  15. Ed Driscoll: http://eddriscoll.com/weblog.php
  16. Cassy Fiano: http://www.cassyfiano.com/
  17. Gina Cobb: http://ginacobb.typepad.com/
  18. Exurban League: http://www.exurbanleague.com
  19. Katie Favazza: http://www.katiefavazza.com
  20. Fraters Libertas: http://www.fraterslibertas.com/blogger.html
  21. Ghost of a Flea: http://www.ghostofaflea.com/
  22. House of Eratosthenes: http://mkfreeberg.webloggin.com/
  23. IMAO: http://imao.us/
  24. Jihad Watch: http://jihadwatch.org/
  25. Libertarian Republican: http://www.libertarianrepublican.blogspot.com.
  26. Little Miss Attila: http://littlemissattila.mu.nu/
  27. Lotus Blog: http://thelotusblog.com/
  28. Mean Ol’ Meany : http://liberalsmash.blogspot.com/
  29. Moonbattery: http://www.moonbattery.com/
  30. mountaineer musings: http://mountaineermusings.com/
  31. My Aisling: http://myaisling.blogspot.com/
  32. Neo-Neocon: http://neoneocon.com/
  33. No Runny Eggs: http://norunnyeggs.com/
  34. The Nose On Your Face: http://www.thenoseonyourface.com/
  35. The Pink Flamingo Bar & Grill: http://www.papadoc.net/PinkFlamingoBar.html
  36. Pirate’s Cove: http://www.thepiratescove.us/?p=4482
  37. Pursuing Holiness.com/: http://pursuingholiness.com
  38. Riehl World View: http://www.riehlworldview.com/
  39. The Rougblog: http://www.rougblog.blogspot.com/
  40. Don Singleton: http://donsingleton.blogspot.com/
  41. Sister Toldjah: http://sistertoldjah.com/
  42. SondraK.com: http://www.sondrak.com/
  43. Don Surber: http://blogs.dailymail.com/donsurber
  44. Villainous Company: http://www.villainouscompany.com/vcblog/
  45. Vox Popoli: http://voxday.blogspot.com/
  46. Wolking’s World: http://wolkingsworld.com/
  47. Scrappleface: http://scrappleface.com
  48. Ace of Spades HQ: http://www.ace.mu.nu/
  49. Iowahawk: http://iowahawk.typepad.com/
  50. Michelle Malkin: http://michellemalkin.com/
  51. Little Green Footballs: http://littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/weblog.php
  52. Hot Air: http://hotair.com/
  53. Patterico’s Pontifications: http://patterico.com/
  54. The Jawa Report: http://www.mypetjawa.mu.nu/
  55. ZombieTime: http://www.zombietime.com/
  56. The Corner: http://corner.nationalreview.com/
  57. Redstate: http://www.redstate.com/
  58. The Campaign Spot: http://campaignspot.nationalreview.com/
  59. Townhall: http://townhall.com/
  60. National Review: http://nationalreview.com/
  61. The Drudge Report: http://drudgereport.com/
  62. RealClearPolitics: http://realclearpolitics.com/
  63. Charles Krauthammer: http://townhall.com/columnists/CharlesKrauthammer/
  64. Mark Steyn: http://steynonline.com/
  65. Ann Coulter: http://townhall.com/columnists/AnnCoulter/
  66. Thomas Sowell: http://townhall.com/columnists/ThomasSowell/
  67. Glenn Greenwald: http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/
  68. Kos: http://dailykos.com/
  69. Andrew Sullivan: http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/
  70. Debbie Schussel: http://www.debbieschlussel.com/
  71. Instapundit: http://instapundit.com/
  72. Daily Kos: http://dailykos.com/
  73. QandO: http://www.qando.net
  74. Rachel Lucas: http://rachellucas.com/
  75. Power Line: http://www.powerlineblog.com/
  76. Newsbusters: http://newsbusters.org/
  77. Gateway Pundit: http://gatewaypundit.blogspot.com/
  78. The 6th Annual Right Wing News Conservative Blog Awards (For 2007): https://rightwingnews1.wpenginepowered.com/mt331/2007/12/the_6th_annual_right_wing_news.php
  79. The Fifth Annual Warblogger Awards (For 2006): https://rightwingnews1.wpenginepowered.com/archives/week_2006_12_10.PHP#006957
  80. The Fourth Annual Warblogger Awards For 2005: https://rightwingnews1.wpenginepowered.com/blogosphere/wba4.php
  81. The Third Annual Warblogger Awards For 2004: https://rightwingnews1.wpenginepowered.com/special/warblogger2.php
  82. The Second Annual Warblogger Awards For 2003: https://rightwingnews1.wpenginepowered.com/special/warblogger2003.php
  83. The First Annual Warblogger Awards For 2002: https://rightwingnews1.wpenginepowered.com/special/warblogger.php
  84. The Best Of The Blogosphere (The Precursor To The Warblogger Awards): https://rightwingnews1.wpenginepowered.com/special/ranking.php

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