Get Out the Vote; Then Get It Out Again
Despite being nerdy enough to have a blog, we've never really known what the word "p3wn" means. Regardless, we're pretty sure that's exactly what Michael Berube is doing to us now. If you don't know what we mean, take a look at the latest numbers coming out of the Weblog Awards vote tally. Berube's lead has become so unspeakably huge, we're embarrassed to even link to the poll. Come on, people. Where's the overcompetitive spirit that earned you that fat envelope?
Truth be told, this Berube guy is starting to grow on us. He plays hockey. His list of sworn enemies includes David Horowitz (read some choice parry-thrust here). And he tells off insane commenters on our own blog. Who knows what he's like in the classroom, but online, he seems like a stand-up guy.
Which is by no means to suggest he deserves to win. Given his numbers, Berube must have armies hitting up every computer lab, wireless hub, and Apple Store in the state of Pennsylvania. No doubt his American lit students are hacking the Weblog Awards mainframe as we speak. Meanwhile, our silence has cost us: about the only difference we can detect between voting on Sunday (when we were down 50) and Monday (500) is that we haven't written a GOTV update. So damn propriety, screw bloggish indifference, and to hell with this Penn State charmer!
Vote! And don't stop voting until you see Michael Berube's willowy concession speech atop his blog! Although: Whatever happens with Berube, we'll bite the suicide capsule before we let the homeschoolers take the trophy.
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December 12th, 2006 at 7:48 am
My friends, your turn-out-the-vote machine is, indeed, Roveian–in that you’ve now twice inspired me to go vote for Berube.
What can I say? I love you crazy Ivy Leaguers with an undying love. But I’m also, now, an academic, and I’ve gotta support my peeps.
December 12th, 2006 at 8:19 am
Please, Struggle to Care
December 12th, 2006 at 8:52 am
I was always 80% certain that my profs were dicking around when they should have been grading my paper. I now feel validated in that belief. P.S. College profs shouldn’t say peeps…not ever.
December 12th, 2006 at 9:28 am
I think it’s pretty obvious that all the readers of IvyGate are really just conspiring against it and therefore as soon as you reminded them of an opportunity to embarrass IvyGate, they leapt at it. Notice how before you linked to the contest, IvyGate was winning / close to winning. Coincidence? Or crackpot conspiracy theory?
December 12th, 2006 at 9:58 am
guys, I love you, but the self-promotion has gotten out of hand. one post: fine. three? enough already. each further post earns a vote for berube from me (and apparently several others).
December 12th, 2006 at 10:10 am
What makes you think we’re voting for you? I voted for him just because you keep whining about it. More gossip please.
December 12th, 2006 at 11:33 am
Honestly, I agree about the self-promotion thing. I’m not sure I understand the logic of people deciding to vote for Berube instead, but I see their point. It’s getting juvenile … and, I mean, I understand that’s the tone you’re going for, but it turns out it gets uninteresting pretty fast …
December 12th, 2006 at 11:45 am
Yeah, I think we agree too now.
December 12th, 2006 at 11:49 am
Bérubé 2118
SpunkyHomeSchool 1676
IvyGate 1670
December 12th, 2006 at 11:59 am
whatever, you or berube, either way this category is schooled by ivy league (and best of all, columbia) graduates. homeschoolers? over my dead, prestige-saturated body.
December 12th, 2006 at 1:59 pm
each time i read something by david horowitz he seems that much bigger an asshole. he’s almost (almost) as bad as christopher hitchens.
December 12th, 2006 at 2:27 pm
the best thing that can be said for chris hitchens is that he reminded us that extremism is actually much more fluid across the left/right divide than anyone could have imagined before. in other words, he proved that beyond just liberal crazies and conservative crazies, there are pure crazies. like himself.
December 12th, 2006 at 4:54 pm
I vote for you guys to be a better blog! You shot to fame in the Aleksey era with coverage that was at times very clever. Sad to say, you guys have really fallen off since then (at least in my humble opinion). Everything with potential never seems to “take off” in any meaningfully relevant or funny way… hopefully this isn’t the reason why people consider Ivy Leaguers “lame”!
December 12th, 2006 at 7:46 pm
Dude, you’re in third place. BRIBES ARE NOW NECESSARY TO SPUR VOTING. A contest???
December 13th, 2006 at 9:53 am
my god, people, give ivygate a break. if itdont have enough votes, it deserves to complain. anyone so votes for berube just to spurn ivygate is a self-righteous butt-fucker.
December 13th, 2006 at 12:46 pm
In addition to the fact that you assholes that’re voting for homeschool and Berube rely on THIS website for entertainment. IvyGate should tell you all to shove it and not post anything for a week…
December 13th, 2006 at 3:43 pm
“Everything with potential never seems to “take off” in any meaningfully relevant or funny way”
and that is your constructive criticism? where are the examples and your brilliant ideas for improvement? If you’re really so concerend about perceptions that IvyLeaguers are “lame”, then you should at least….
oh fuck, nevermind….
December 13th, 2006 at 3:52 pm
I never heard of this guy before. After many votes for IvyGate I decided to check out this vile ‘enemny’ of ours. And you know what, I like his blog. And I bet his son will be thrilled to get a Playstation. IvyGate rocks, but this Berube guy has more of what I consider to be a real “educational” blog, whereas Ivygate is more like a superbly written tabloid.
December 13th, 2006 at 11:57 pm
Now that IvyGate’s become a third-party alsoran, I suggest we all switch our ballotstuffing efforts to Berube, otherwise the homeschoolers (now only down by 100 votes) may emerge victorious.
December 14th, 2006 at 12:28 am
Throw your support to Michael! Quick! Ironists need to stick together, and he’s a Columbia alum and all.
December 14th, 2006 at 4:17 pm
Yes, I think it’s a good idea for us to vote for Michael Berube at this point. Irony must prevail!! More seriously, though, have you read Berube’s new book, “What’s Liberal about the Liberal Arts?” It’s wonderful!