Thinking Blogger Award

I am honored to receive this award tag and want to thank Spree of Wake Up America for recommending me for this award.

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Now that I’ve been tagged twice for this award, I have the difficult task of tagging just five blogs to also receive The Thinking Blogger Award recognition from our fellow bloggers.

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I read quite a few blogs daily and narrowing this tagging process down isn’t easy because there are so many great bloggers out there. So here goes . . .

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I am going to start with Spree of Wake Up America. Spree is dedicated to providing in-depth coverage of the War in Iraq on a daily basis and often posts breaking news updates several times a day. Her sound conservative commentary is always on the mark and she doesn’t pull any punches.

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Next is Debbie Hamilton from Right Truth. Debbie posts on a variety of subjects dear to our conservative hearts, but her focus is reporting on the Middle East and Islam. Her reports are clear, concise, and to the point. Additionally, Debbie frequently posts several thought-provoking updates daily.

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Woman Honor Thyself is a daily must read. Angel’s biting humor, humorous pics, wise-cracks, and memorable phrases always fall into the category of “I wish I had said that!”

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Maggie’s Notebook is a newer blog, but she’s come on strong and has developed quite a readership in a very short time. Maggie also writes about a variety of political issues and is especially focused on illegal immigration and the political culture divide.

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Last and never least is Jim Simpson of Truth & Consequences. Jim Simpson is a former White House staff economist and budget analyst (1987-1993). His expert analysis of current political issues comes from a deep concern for the fate our nation “Lulled by affluence and self-indulgent apathy . . .”

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Rules of participation:
Should you choose to participate, please make sure you pass this list of rules to the blogs you are tagging.

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The participation rules are simple:

1. If, and only if, you get tagged, write a post with links to 5 blogs that make you think,

2. Link to this post so that people can easily find the exact origin of the meme,
my entry permalink http://faultlineusa.blogspot.com/2007/04/thinking-blogger-award.html

3. Optional: Proudly display the ‘Thinking Blogger Award’ with a link to the post that you wrote.

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P.S. Send an e-mail or leave a comment for the blogs you have recommended for the award. “Congratulations, you won a . . .”

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Once again, thanks to Spree of Wake up America for nominating me.

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Woman Honor Thyself Wins The Blogger Halo Award!

Voting ended this morning at midnight 12:00AM (CST). There were 140 votes cast. Only one vote per voter was allowed. Angel of Woman Honor Thyself won with 54.3% of the votes (76 votes). The runner-up was Debbie of Right Truth with 25.7% of the votes (36 votes). Congratulations to Saint Angel and Saint Debbie!!!

I can say without reservation that Saint Angel and Saint Debbie are well-deserving winners. Saint Angel has been a faithful reader (often leaving comments) and she has always given this blogger encouragement . And Saint Debbie offered advice and hands-on help when I needed it this week.

This has been a wonderful experience for me as well as for the many of us who wanted to have a way just to say “Thanks” to those veteran bloggers who have selflessly helped us navigate this crazy blogosphere. In reality everyone is a winner. Every nominee is a winner because they have gone way beyond the call of duty by demonstrating a selfless commitment to help other bloggers solve their blogging problems. Everyone who made the effort to place a fellow blogger in nomination is a winner for just showing gratitude. And everyone who dropped by to vote is a winner because they cared enough to say “Thanks.”

This was a brain-storm-not-even-a-shoe-string effort that suddenly came together when the idea first dawned on me a little over one week ago. We couldn’t have pulled it off if it weren’t for a couple of blogger’s who helped design The Blogger Halo Award Logo. I want to thank Saint Debbie of Right Truth for designing the logo that delightfully captures the sudden joy we all feel when a total stranger extends a helping hand to pull us up through another blogging challenge. I also want to thank Saint Spree of Wake Up America for creating the hot-link code for the logos, and for always being there to patiently answer my endless questions. Saint Spree's constant hands-on help was the inspiration for this award.

To the other nominee Saints that I personally haven’t come to know as well yet, I just want to say that you now know that someone out there cared enough to nominate you and to vote for you because you cared enough to lend a hand when someone was in need.

This experience has taught me so much about the real kindness of humanity - especially of those who reside here in the blogosphere. It’s all about sharing what we’ve learned from others along the way and about building a real sense of community.

This morning I’m looking forward to the 2nd annual Blogger Halo Award. I hope you are too! We’ll have plenty of time for refinements and improvements. If you have suggestions or would just like to help, contact me at faultlineusa@yahoo.com .

Any nominee who would like to have a copy of the final voting poll screen shot, contact me at faultlineusa@yahoo.com and I’ll sent it to you.

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Nominate a Blogger for a Halo

The “Blogger’s Halo Award” WILL go to the blogger who has not only created a vital up-to-the minute blog with a sizable readership and dedication to excellence, but this blogger would have gone way beyond the call of duty by demonstrating a selfless commitment to help other bloggers solve their blogging problems.

Nominate your favorite Blogger Saint today

1. Link to this post in your blog.
2. Leave a comment here that describes (in about one paragraph) why you think your favorite blog should receive a Halo. You may leave an anonymous comment if you like. (This is the honor system, so don’t nominate your own blog).
3. Return to this blog next weekend (after the 1st of the year) to vote on the finalists.

Note: You may nominate more than one blog, but follow the above directions with each nomination. Limit your nominations to one blog a day.

Read yesterday’s post The Blogger’s Halo Award 2006

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The Blogger’s Halo Award 2006

There are a number of Halo awards on the internet, but I’m suggesting something quite unique here. The “Blogger’s Halo Award” would go to the blogger who has not only created a vital up-to-the minute blog with a sizable readership and dedication to excellence, but this blogger would have gone way beyond the call of duty by demonstrating a selfless commitment to help other bloggers solve their blogging problems.

My nomination for this newly created “Blogger’s Halo Award” goes to Wake Up America.

When I began to express my frustration to other Beta Bloggers about not having trackback capability, Wake Up America’s Spreeezie came to my aid. There was a flurry of e-mails as Spree patiently answered my endless questions and held my hand. Spree sent me HTML codes and gave me explicit directions. But beyond that, Spree actually got my trackbacks going! I owe it all to Spree!

Now we bloggers are a somewhat egotistical lot – thinking that the world needs to hear what we have to say. But, when you discover a blogger out there who is willing to go the extra mile for someone they’ve never met . . . to take time out of their busy day . . to actually do it for you without even wanting to take credit for it – that’s a Blogging Saint.

So Saint Spreeezie, you are the first nominee for the “Blogger’s Halo Award 2006!”

Let’s hear it for Wake Up America! And if there are other Blogging Saints you would like to recognize, leave a comment or trackback here.

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