The French are at it again

They're trying to marginalize my important conservative message by by calling it humor. I learned the other day that the Northwest Progressive Institute awarded Jesus' General a David Neiwert Award (named to honor some guy who loves fish and detests order) for Northwest bloggers.

Here's a complete list of the awardees.

The first annual David Neiwert Awards:

Best Monitoring of Right Wing Media
Michael Hood of BlatherWatch

Best Humor/Satire
General J.C. Christian of Jesus' General

Best In-State Political Coverage from Out of the State
Carla at Preemptive Karma and T.J. at Also Also

Best Interviews
Lynn Allen of Evergreen Politics

Best Series
Daniel Kirkdoffer of On the Road to 2008

Best Muckraking Award
David Goldstein of HorsesAss

Best News Digest
Carl Ballard of Washington State Political Report

Best Legislative Coverage
Olyscoop

Best Community Driven Blogs
BlueOregon, 43rd State Blues, and Washblog.

Most Valuable Local Coverage
Julie Fanselow of Red State Rebels and Jimmy McCabe of McCranium

Update: Nominations for the Bloggies are open. Go nominate your favorite blogs.

My Inner Frenchman's Nominations:

Best British or Irish Weblog:
Bartholomews Notes on Religion
Blair Watch

Best Asian Weblog: Daai Tou Laam Diary

Best American Weblog: Crooks and Liars

Best Tagline of a Weblog: Jesus' General (Hey, I like my tagline.)

Best Weblog About Politics: Daily Kos

Best Topical Weblog:
Talk Left
Orcinus

Best GLBT Weblog: Pam's House Blend

Most Humorous Weblog:
Tbogg
The Poorman
Norbizness

Best Writing of a Weblog
The Whiskey Bar
Hullabaloo
James Wolcott

Best Group Weblog:
Pandagon
Blondesense
The American Street

Best-Kept-Secret Weblog: Tennessee Guerilla Women

Best New Weblog: FireDogLake

Lifetime Achievement Eschaton

Weblog of the Year: Crooks and Liars