And it's a dead heat!
The Grim Rodents of Canuckistan roar!
Update: a narrow lead and the smell of fear, but we must not permit this to soften our resolve. Courage minions! Only a few more hours...
Up 1 ,12006 to 12007.
Posted by: Speedy at January 12, 2009 8:34 PMI've been watching SDA catch up gradually all day, from being nearly 600 votes down.
We've got the big mo.
Go Canada. Go SDA!
Posted by: Lori at January 12, 2009 8:34 PMHey! 'Tsn't just the Northern Rodents who are moving you to the Pinnacle of Conservative Bloggerism.
Posted by: texan at January 12, 2009 8:36 PM
12,038 to 12,047 for the demonic rodent swarm. Woo! Who knew being a flying monkey could be this much fun?!
Posted by: The Phantom at January 12, 2009 8:41 PMWhen Kate got the nomination it was the first time I've felt proud of my country.
Posted by: EBD at January 12, 2009 8:45 PMEBD: way to channel Michelle Obama...
Posted by: mungman at January 12, 2009 8:49 PMPosted by: EBD at January 12, 2009 8:45 PM
Michelle is that you?
Dang I can't vote again till after 9 MST...
figits...
Posted by: Tim at January 12, 2009 8:51 PMUp by 8 votes, the surge is working !
Posted by: Kyla at January 12, 2009 8:54 PMWell done EBD... check the masthead.
Posted by: Kate at January 12, 2009 8:54 PMGreat stuff Kate! Just gave you my vote from this box, but have to wait until after 4pm EST to get the last 5 from my lab computers... Hope they help!
Posted by: NorthernLight at January 12, 2009 8:55 PMThe gopher by four!
Tenacity is as tenacity does.
Syncro
Posted by: syncrodox at January 12, 2009 8:56 PMThis is not the week for 50% of the computers in the house to die!
But I just got my dh to vote too. And I'll be back on in the morning for my last vote for you.
Posted by: CanadianKate at January 12, 2009 9:03 PMI keep refreshing, waiting for my 24 hours to be up. What the hell is taking so long? I should have marked the time down.
Posted by: Gus at January 12, 2009 9:03 PMDo i see a grin on that gophers face? GO SDA
Posted by: pacemakerdoug at January 12, 2009 9:05 PMI went to the shotgun and another site CanadianContent to flog Kate. Everyone should do the same. If you.like me,are proud of this place and the brains,wit and commom sense that draws you here,24 hours to do it.
Posted by: wallyj at January 12, 2009 9:11 PMJust voted, ahead by 18 votes fingers crossed!!!
Posted by: iceFree at January 12, 2009 9:21 PMAwesome battle. They're worried over at AOS. Now it's a matter of who can bring out the vote. Where's ACORN when we need them?
Posted by: sf at January 12, 2009 9:24 PMIM LIKE TIM KATE. i CANT VOTE TILL AN HOUR FROM NOW, BUT I WILL BE THERE BOSS.
Posted by: Norgib at January 12, 2009 9:30 PMHey, I forgot about my daughter's old iMac. One more vote found.
Posted by: TJ at January 12, 2009 9:39 PMThe antediluvian steering hand of Helen Thomas is being unshakably gnawed from the privateer's helm by an invasion of rodents in spades who refuse to go down with the ship.
In fact, they intend on commanding it!
Bravo Zulu Kate
Fait accompli As
I don't believe it, 12000 to 12000 exactly.
Posted by: TJ at January 12, 2009 9:41 PMDone my bit every day.
Geezus you guys - i plugged in an old 386 on Saturday!!
Now even Hunter can vote for the gopher!
I have one more vote after 10:30 tonight.... good luck Kate! I've recruited as many as I could get in touch with.
prairie dogs up by 29.
The Ace will be trumped!
up by 37
Posted by: Larry Weber at January 12, 2009 9:48 PMI fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant small dead animal and fill him with a terrible resolve.
Posted by: Isoroku Yamamoto at January 12, 2009 9:50 PMI have voted for you every day! And while I do love Ace all I got to say is yah yah Canada, nyet nyet... Ace!
Posted by: jenn at January 12, 2009 9:54 PMSDA Pulls ahead! You're up by 46 votes now Kate :D
Good luck!
Don't be nervous now; who's nervous; I'm not nervous; don't be nervous.
Posted by: glasnost at January 12, 2009 10:02 PMWhen we were up one vote I felt a tingle go up my leg.
Posted by: A journalist guy at January 12, 2009 10:10 PMI get my last vote about an hour before deadline tomorrow Kate, but I will be there for you.
Don't stop voting, even if you don't feel like staying up like me because I have to vote latter every night. That is if you think this Blog is worth it?
Posted by: Revnant Dream at January 12, 2009 10:12 PMKate, where is that picture of you looking fabulous and on your motorcycle?
I'm sure if you put that up the warriors will stop at nothing to win the battle.
Posted by: TJ at January 12, 2009 10:23 PMTo lose now to the contemptible Ace would be to endure the unendurable and suffer the insufferable. It will be a day that will live in infamy.
Posted by: Agent Smith at January 12, 2009 10:23 PMHey, I've been proud of Kate all along. My country not so much.
Posted by: sysk at January 12, 2009 10:23 PMDefinitely worth it RD. Really, no contest AOS is boring.This is a great place to be all the time, not just in the middle of this contest.
Check out the other categories. Hot Air isn't beating out Andrew Sullivan for best blog, but has more than double the votes of Huffing Puffer, and Daily Kof.
Fun with Photoshop, or just thinking alike?
http://www.nodemocraticprocess.com/
Posted by: Mr Paul Decker at January 12, 2009 10:27 PMGo you good thing!
Posted by: Margos Maid at January 12, 2009 10:29 PMAretha roars to life after midnight. Stay tuned.
Posted by: Kate at January 12, 2009 10:34 PMWow. Ahead by a (dead) nose...and all without the multiple-transferable ballot!
Posted by: Gen. Lee Wright at January 12, 2009 10:35 PMVoted again, GO KATE!
Posted by: Dana at January 12, 2009 10:38 PMAnother grim-faced rodent votes again. Kate up by 62 when I was there.
Posted by: felis corpulentis at January 12, 2009 10:45 PMFrom Ace's "Who Doesn't Love a Parade" thread
#36 Quick, one of the open bloggers needs to put up a link supposedly to p0*n that actually goes to the poll.
That should lead thousands of morons to vote.
"Click on this link, and then choose 'Ace' to get to the good stuff."
I was wondering how they jumped 600 votes overnight a few days ago when Kate was ahead by a bunch. They are definitely getting worried over there and who knows what they might do? Keep Voting!
I am not sure why they vote for him anyway, he continually bullies and insults them, calling them all morons, then makes vague promises of candy for the faithful... kind of like a few Liberal leaders we have known!
Off to the library in the morning...Tra, ra, tra, ra!
Kate, Watts and Totten (who is really making the lefties annoyed by beating Juan Cole in the Middle Eastern section.)
Kate Wins and then on to Plan B.
Posted by: Jay Currie at January 12, 2009 10:50 PMFinally got through. Been timing out all day.
Kate up by 65.
Paul Decker,
Funny you mention photoshop, since beginning the voting I have been continually spammed re: Photoshop 54C. Methinks some sort of retribution on Kate
Just imagine the wrath of Ace's Hobo Hunters as they guzzle their Valu-Rite Vodka and go on the war path! Any Scandis here better lay low for awhile...
Posted by: Slim at January 12, 2009 10:52 PMPeople I know are shell shocked that a Canadian blog can be this popular all over NA. A few visits to sda and they see why.
Posted by: ron in kelowna at January 12, 2009 10:56 PMPeople I know are shell shocked that a Canadian blog can be this popular all over NA. A few visits to sda and they see why.
Soon, SDA will be in line for government funding, then they'll call it the SDA Institute. Then...
Posted by: glasnost at January 12, 2009 11:02 PMWomen. Packing heat. In our cities. In Canada.
Posted by: Hannibal Lectern at January 12, 2009 11:09 PM"I was wondering how they jumped 600 votes overnight a few days ago "
I was wondering that myself. It all happened within several hours and wasn't repeated again.
Posted by: ChrisinMB at January 12, 2009 11:24 PMUp by 64 votes...well, 63 until I voted a couple of minutes ago! GOOOOOOOOOO Kate!!!!
Posted by: New_Dad at January 12, 2009 11:27 PM"It all happened within several hours and wasn't repeated again."
Bingo! Rather mysterious, wouldn't you say?
Up by 65 votes as of 9:30 MST
Its gonna be a nail bitter folks...
Posted by: Tim at January 12, 2009 11:32 PMKate: This is way more fun than hunting gophers for 10 cent a tail.....Way back when......
Lov'in every minute of this battle!
Three seconds left on the clock, it's fourth and goal from the one.
"...and the hand-off is to McMillan..."
Push, Rider Nation! Pave that running lane!
Posted by: EBD at January 13, 2009 12:00 AMDead heat 12,682
Posted by: ron in kelowna at January 13, 2009 12:12 AMBehind by two votes. Who ARE those SDA regulars who haven't voted? Hmmmm?
We will hunt you down and beat you with a Nerf bat.
Posted by: EBD at January 13, 2009 12:33 AMI love being a minion!
super duper K man is going to be some seriously pissed...
..btw anyone remember what his tally is ?
....i beg your pardon ?...are you saying he wasn't even nominated ?
oh dear....how embarrassing for the poor silly little toilet warrior......
Posted by: john begley at January 13, 2009 1:06 AMI love being a minion!
Posted by: Shane O. at January 13, 2009 12:37 AM
Better then being a "Moron"
Go Kate and SDA
Posted by: rancher at January 13, 2009 1:32 AMI just put a plug in for SDA over on the Political Bull page on Ranchers.net. Maybe i will be able to round up some more votes.
Posted by: rancher at January 13, 2009 1:42 AMOn the fighting fire with fire front, note that were one were a MacBook/iMac user and so inclined, one could use Parallels Desktop to vote from the Windows partition as well. Not saying I just did, just saying it's possible.
Posted by: exetaz at January 13, 2009 1:42 AMA few votes per day since the start for my favourite site for years now. Good luck Kate.
Posted by: bverwey at January 13, 2009 8:24 AM Is there anything Kate can't do? !!!
http://dustmybroom.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10776%3Ahow-to-spot-a-hunter&catid=50%3Ajust-for-fun&Itemid=1
Vote for Anthony Watts.
"I never thought I’d see a post like today on Pharyngula. P.Z. Meyers writes today:
“I want my commenters to be uncivil. There is no virtue in politeness when confronted with ignorance, dishonesty, and delusion.”"
http://wattsupwiththat.com/
Well, SDA won the weblog fandango over Ace. This is the first time visiting, and I must say, you've got the wrong impression about Ace...he doesn't mistreat his moron friends.
And we morons are just as insulting to him and to one another...
It's part of the act.
And by the way, we're all on the same team.
Anyhow, congrats, Kate, for this year's victory. Keep the faith.
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