The “Keep Keeping It Light” Barbarian Awards 2009…. What The?

“Holy moly! How are you? Nice to see you. Are you staying warm?”

Private Citizen of the Year 2009: Governor Sarah Palin: “You fully recognize that Governor Palin has a special political talent that in the course of human events only comes round once in a generation or so. Reagan had it, Clinton had it, Obama has it and Palin has it. 'It' being, of course, charisma. No one in the current Republican Party even comes close to her when it comes to working a room or moving a crowd. As you yourself observe, “[i]f money could buy what you have, Romney would have bought it all by now. Good politicians can learn how to win over audiences, but the great ones are born with the ability.” (Joshua Livestro’s open letter to Jonah Goldberg)

Contributor Barbarian of the Year 2009: Some precocious 15 year old, starving artist, right?

Best $10 Investment Made During A Recession: Our Right Honorable Friend From New Jersey.

The Barbarian With The Longest Legs 2009: How else to forge the Rubicon?

Barbarian Commenter of the Year: “[E]very ordinary barbarian who blogged, commented, emailed, twittered, Blackberried, telephoned, made videos, gave interviews, contacted sponsors and advertisers... anyone who stood up to be counted.... anyone who said to themselves ... 'never again' and did something about it. You know who you are.”

Man of the Year 2009: Chuck Heath: [he] "would give me the proverbial slug in the arm and tell me to 'work harder'. I now know why he did that, and [it] did make me work harder and become stronger.”

Speech of the Year 2009: Evansville... always Evansville.

“Type, Type, Send” Top Facebook Post 2009: Statement On The Current Health Care Debate (“death panels”)

Tweet 2009: AKGovSarahPalin: "Couple of thoughts for the day on beautiful bright AK morn: 'You have to sacrifice to win. That's my philosophy in 6 words.' - George Allen." (screenshot archive)

Boom! Taste My Nightstick 2009: "Concerning Letterman's comments about my young daughter (and I doubt he'd ever dare make such comments about anyone else's daughter): 'Laughter incited by sexually-perverted comments made by a 62-year-old male celebrity aimed at a 14-year-old girl is not only disgusting, but it reminds us some Hollywood/NY entertainers have a long way to go in understanding what the rest of America understands - that acceptance of inappropriate sexual comments about an underage girl, who could be anyone's daughter, contribute to the atrociously high rate of sexual exploitation of minors by older men who use and abuse others.”

C4P Videographer Of The Year 2009: Seth Adam Smith (nuff said).

C4P “Go Viral” 2009: Two of our contributors vie for top spot here: Sinistar’s “There’s A Bore In The Woods”; Sheya’s “Quit Making Things Up DNC”.

Top Tribute: Gotta be “Halo”: VidSweet.

Brother-In-Arms 2009: Josh Painter at Texas4Palin: “Those who don't like the way we moderate our comments can burn in hell.”

King of the Threads 2009: No commenter has worked harder to maintain a level of political dialogue in our comment threads (often in the face of merciless Sarc Sister off topic onslaught, lol). He is an iconoclastic, sports alluding, list making, “it is what it is” kind of guy... Techno.

King Of The Threads 2009 Honorable Mention: To Bill in Baltimore, wisetrog, Section 9.

Queen of the Threads 2009: Nancy: "Governor Palin to Republican elites who are now going to suck up to her: Would you mind getting your knife out of my back, before you hold your hand out to me for help? Let's start there, and then we'll see what happens."

Queen Of The Threads 2009 Honorable Mention: To Whitney, Lipstick, hrh.

Sarah Palin Day Citation 2009: Brianus Berkelianus: “I still like the idea of August 29 as THE DAY. Something was born that morning in Dayton, a phenomenon unlike anything we have witnessed in our nation's history. Sarah strode out, to the strains of the "Rudy" theme; she strode onto the stage, and into our hopes, into our dreams, into our lives...forever. We should all give $29 to SarahPac on the 29th of August this year (this was Doug's idea, I believe!!) January 20, 2013 can be PRESIDENT PALIN DAY. 29 August each year should, IMHO, be SARAH PALIN DAY!!”

Sarc Sisters 2009: Nancy, Lipstick, Cruela, Recovering Democrat, defend America, Mia, Kjanlady, et al...: “..I..I feel so USED! When I found this site and signed up I NEVER KNEW I was signing onto a "CULT" site... I...I ...just don't know what to say! I thought I was always an independent thinker....I am so ashamed...I am so embarrassed! I AM A CULT MEMBER! My Mom will never speak to me again!...wait.. that might be a good thing!" (Crueladev)

Have At Thee Troll 2009: The Aged P: (to serial troll Emperor Bob): “I would have thought that as an old hippie you might have had a broader view of the nature of education. But then I always did view your whole flower power culture with a healthy dose of cynicism because it always rested on the assumption that there would always be a sufficient quantity of us little boxes guys who would keep daily life going so that you idlers could posture and pose and pretend to be philosopher kings. I guess most grew out of out and became adults whereas a few remained locked in a time warp and still pretended they were latter day Zapatas when in fact they were sad old poseurs....”(2 June: 8.04pm)

Lemonade Seller of the Year 2009: Piper Palin.



I Am A Sign Man For The Governor 2009: Thomas ‘Sapwolf’.

The Lady’s Not For Turning 2009: “This site's name says it all. We are 4 Palin. My ID says it all, Lipstick. I love how Palin is a woman and she kicks butt. I am a complete Palin supporter. I will support her through thick and thin. I have never considered giving money to a candidate before much less done so. I have donated to SarahPac and her Defense fund and will continue to do so. She has proven to me that she is honest, conservative, pro-life, a fiscal conservative, pro-military, can balance a budget, is against big government, caring, real, a leader, a great governor, speaks out against wrongs, can play hard ball w/ the boys, has a firm grasp on energy issues, the need to defend America....I can go on and on. I am a Sarah Palin supporter, you will not change my mind. Sorry but I am just the type of person you will find here a C4P.” (July 2, 2009, Lipstick)

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Comment Thread Gone Wild: mae day, mae day. (attached to this post)

Most Concerned Troll Commenter 2009: Sandrainoregon (hope that doesn't add to your conCernation, Sandra)

Ex-Dietician’s Root Vegetable of 2009: raphanus sativus fagani.

Doug Brady’s Ichthyologist of 2009: The Arctic Bloater.

“Highlight, Copy, Paste” Services To Journalism 2009: Rachel D’Oro.

Self-righteous Blatherskite 2009: AKMuckraker: “It is never OK to engage in ad hominem attacks on other commenters, the moderation team or the community at large. If you have a gripe, I’m all ears. Email me ……and we can hash it out. If you post a [negative] comment, you’re griping to thousands of people, which is generally disruptive and inflammatory.”

Deluded, Ya Reckon? 2009: Jesse Griffin: “I know you have vilified me and called me a "Trig troofer" (whatever the hell THAT means), but I am really a nice guy. I mean it. If you knew me I bet you would even like me.”

The Combustible Iceberg Epic Fail 2009/ The Man With The Smokeless Gun 2009/ The Man With Least Lead In His Pencil 2009/ The Man Most Likely To Be Shooting Blanks 2009/ Digitus Minimus 2009: Jesse Griffin.

Psychotic Alter Ego of 2009: My Source: “Have no fear, I do not post stories that I am not pretty damn sure are accurate. And that goes for other stories that have still not had corroboration. I have complete confidence that all will be revealed someday.”

The Arctic Cat "For Services To Free Publicity" Award 2009: The Chihuahua Diva.

Bobble Head Virus, Creepy Sleazy Hit Squad’s “Marmot” Of 2009: Jay “Pee Wee” Ramras.

Oh Swear Not By The Moon, You Inconstant Loon 2009: Dan Fagan, editor in chief at The Alaska Standard, raising the banner of journalism, until he changes his mind, again, some day soon.

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5 AWARDS FOR WHICH READERS MAY WISH TO PROVIDE SUNDAY MORNING NOMINATIONS:

The “It Is A Fact That There Is A Rumor” Award For Anklebiting Mendacity 2009.
Toothless Watchdog 2009
Bloviating Blowhard 2009.
The “John Kerry, Why The Long Face” Comic Moment 2009.
The Ricky Pistachio Nut of 2009.

And finally... this thought to take with you into 2010, from reader defendAmerica:

36 more years until I can retire and hang out at C4P all day :)

See you next year... “on the way to Michigan.”