A shameless plea for votes

Yours truly is one of the nominees for "Conservative Blogress Diva" at GayPatriot.com. Actually, I don't know about "conservative," I've never fancied myself a diva, and I think "blogress" sound a bit too much like "ogress" ... but how ungracious to quibble! It's an honor to be nominated after only 3 months in the blogosphere, and while my chances of winning are close to those of, say, Olympia Snowe getting the Republican presidential nomination, I offer the guys at GayPatriot my humble thanks for the nomination.

Oh, and you can go here to cast your vote.

(Cross-posted from The Y-Files.)

Comments

john | December 27, 2005, 4:17pm | #

Voted, I enjoy your work Cathy.

Not Registered | December 27, 2005, 4:20pm | #

Oh good, we'll get to see if the caught-red-handed miscreants from the last poll-stuffing escapade have learned anything.

thoreau | December 27, 2005, 4:28pm | #

Well, I won't be stuffing any ballot boxes this time. Which doesn't mean that I did last time, just that I won't this time.

Jim Walsh | December 27, 2005, 4:31pm | #

Done. BTW: is it possible to vote for "everyone except Malkin"?

Rhywun | December 27, 2005, 4:38pm | #

GayPatriot.com

How icky! (Republicans, that is.)

Jennifer | December 27, 2005, 4:56pm | #

"Blogress"? Sounds insulting, especially if you erase the first two letters.

Works for Malkin, though. Fun fact: in Shakespearean times, "Malkin" meant "a woman of the lower orders." What's in a name? Sometimes, a great deal.

Number 6 | December 27, 2005, 5:26pm | #

Did we win the last one of these?

Timothy | December 27, 2005, 5:26pm | #

Should she get herself to a nunnery?

cicero | December 27, 2005, 5:58pm | #

If you're not a conservative you should turn down their offer. It only plays into people's confusions. Also, it would give conservatism a good name!

complexisomorphism | December 27, 2005, 6:10pm | #

Nah, Cicero... It is people like Cathy and her peers who must win back our limited government friends from the ranks of the conservatives.

Do I get a 'I voted today' pin?

Chico Lama | December 27, 2005, 6:52pm | #

if it wasn't for your dishonest Thomas Woods-bashing and your seeming comfortableness with the foreign policy (and related 'homeland' policy) of this administration, I might vote for you...

Chico Lama | December 27, 2005, 7:05pm | #

except for your dishonest Thomas Woods-bashing and your seeming comfortableness with the foreign policy (and related 'homeland' policy) of this administration, I might vote for you...

Cathy Young | December 27, 2005, 8:36pm | #

On the one hand, I'd like you to vote for me, because I like me. On the other hand, voting for me would cause an irony superexplosion, since it would require actually making a choice. So, in conclusion, a pox on both their houses.

The Wine Commonsewer | December 27, 2005, 8:59pm | #

Babe, you're up against Cathy Siepp, which makes it a very tough call for moi. Can I vote for both? Actually, the tie-breaker is decided according to who actually works for Reason. Even though Ms Siepp has written for Reason and always shows up at those LA Press Club gigs with the Reason folks, she technically doesn't work for Reason. Therefore, I'll vote for her tomorrow if possible and you today.

And, where is Moxie? She has a gay houseboy, a frothy little mouth, and she's conservative. doesn't that count with these guys?

martin | December 27, 2005, 9:03pm | #

Done Cathy. You're welcome. I've enjoyed your writing. So it comes as a surprise: Conservative, hmmm. Never noticed. And in one lineup with Michelle, gosh.

thoreau,
what's the matter? Is Cathy not conservative enough for you?

Herrick and His Balls | December 27, 2005, 9:39pm | #

Why didn't Andrew Sullivan get nominated for "Conservative Blogress Diva"?

Herrick and His Balls | December 27, 2005, 9:42pm | #

Cathy doesn't appear to be doing that well so far, but if we try hard enough, at least she can do better than that cunt Kathryn Lopez.

Rhywun | December 27, 2005, 9:52pm | #

Why didn't Andrew Sullivan get nominated for "Conservative Blogress Diva"?

Because he's not 6'4" and wearing stiletto heels and sequins?

Shem | December 27, 2005, 10:22pm | #

Uh, guys, I don't know how this happened, but I think I voted for Pat Buchanan.

Rick Barton | December 27, 2005, 11:50pm | #

I just voted for Cathy.

Why doesn't GayPatriot list Reason/H&R on their blogroll?

fellow gay patriot | December 28, 2005, 12:15am | #

GayPatriot is cool and all, it's just that... well... their name is like so... gay

Rick Barton | December 28, 2005, 1:06am | #

Good one! But it brings up an interesting (albeit off-topic) question as well. Should that use of "gay", as a general pejorative, be discouraged with an eye toward promoting tolerance?

Most of Cathy's columns are damn strong.

Herrick and His Balls | December 28, 2005, 3:30am | #

I am all about having manly love, but I still use gay in the pejorative sense just because I grew up using it and because the irony of my using it now makes it even more fun for me.

Yuri | December 28, 2005, 8:02am | #

Wonder whether Cathy could sue them for defamation -- they called her a conservative!

Warren | December 28, 2005, 8:42am | #

So, can I speculate on Cathy's hair as a reflection of her sexuality now?

The Wine Commonsewer | December 28, 2005, 2:25pm | #

Hey, Knock it Off. I'm trying to teach my 4th grade son NOT to use gay in a pejorative way (school is a wonderful socialization tool, isn't it). It's especially helpful at parties and family get togethers where we have actual homosectionals (that's a queer couch) and actual homosexuals on the premises.

Stevo Darkly | December 28, 2005, 2:50pm | #

As a PR move, I suggest that GayPatriot change its name to a more positive and less explicit FabulousPatriot.

raymond | December 29, 2005, 1:12am | #

I voted. But...

Representing the million gay and lesbian Americans supporting President Bush.

I feel so dirty.