--- 2005 Year End Poli Awards ---

[RedSkunk]

The third annual NG politics awards thread is here! It's a terribly easy thing to do, vote once in each category for which ever candidate you believe is best suited for that category. Ties were decided by the flip of a coin. A quarter, a Minnesota one to be exact. In one case, there were only two clear nominees with more than a single nomination each, so that category only has two nominees. And there were only about four major news stories nominated, so I included all of them.

I tried, but getting all of it into one post required fragging all of the html, and then it would have been even more difficult to read. It'll be two posts, hopefully most people here know how to respond to two posts at once... (*cough* hint people: it involves opening another browser, and then copy+pasting)

Voting will continue through until the end of next Saturday, the 7th. Midnight-ish.

El Presidente -- The best overall user, who debates intelligently, knows the issues, and is truly an asset to the board.
Proteas -- Proteas got a whopping zero votes for best regular in the '04 awards. But his e-pen0r grew considerably in 2005, as Proteas got a new place to post (the audio forum), received a bit of infamy (his "Why I'm glad Hurricane Katrina hit" was pretty... successful), and won the ban stick late in the year (a surprise to some, although I had been calling it for awhile).
red_skunk -- My activity and interest in the boards declined, and along with it went my debating ability and commitment to a decent board. Still, I managed to post regularly, and remain a pretty visible user throughout the year (for better or worse).
Dr. Arbitrary -- Inbetween March and December of this year, Arbitrary posted a grand total of ten posts. But his activity within the past month has proven to be enough to get him noticed once again. And the resurfacing of one of his "Illegalize Masturbation" threads means Arbitrary is really back, and the noob trap is as good as ever.

Defense Minister -- The user who has the best understanding of international relations, military and war-related issues. They know the facts and just report them, m'am. Along with knocking some heads along the way.
Dr. Arbitrary -- Being one of the few here actively serving in the military, Arbitrary is a sort of authority on the issues, whether he wants to be or not. I'm not saying he's the end-all in knowledge, but the sort of first-hand, primary source stuff we get from him is invaluable (even if he is only swabbing decks around Japan).
Gunter45 -- Gunter garnered enough nominations for this category, not I think, for his all-encompassing knowledge on the subjects (although he's good), but rather for his even-keeled temperament when discussing said issues.
Samuel_HALL -- Of how I just described Gunter, Flagg might be the anti-thesis. He'll make some decent points (although I'm usually left wanting more), and then follow it up with thinly-veiled barbs. Debates between Flagg and others don't usually end peacefully, but his caustic attitude on the boards takes the heat off of me.

Department of the Interior -- To put it succinctly (unlike the rest of this post) - god, guns, and gays. Domestic issues, and the user who best posts about them.
red_skunk -- My personal preference here is domestic issues, since they are - quite literally - closer to home, and impact us all that much more. For this reason, they're also easier to understand, since the effect of policy and such is immediate, and measurable.
fli -- fli's nomination here can be seen in similar terms to Gunter's nomination above. Not only does he have a great understanding of the issues, but fli also posts in such a sane, coherent manner that it's hard not to agree with the guy.
-JoS- -- That Canadian from up north, he keeps us tuned to the daily occurrences of our northern brethren (he also has an almost unhealthy interest in American politics). To know more than you ever wanted to know about Canadian timber, and how it makes it to your bathroom in the form of toilet paper, give this guy a ring.

Economics Advisor -- Economics is a highly divisive issue on the boards, and one that a lot of people are pretty incompetent in. While some simply ignore the issue, others take it head on.
PCHoliday -- Rooster has taken Befell's spot for 'most visible conservative'. When he's not confusing me by occasionally making sense (I can't tell if he's mocking me or not), he'll take economics by its throat, and throttle it. Unlike Befell, however, Rooster makes a convincing argument for his positions. And he wears glasses, like Empanado said.
Samuel_HALL -- The previous bit on Flagg is also suitable for his nomination in this category. I've never noticed a great deal of economic talk coming out of Flagg, but he was probably irritating me so much that I didn't notice. Either way, some of you caught it, and nominated him.

[RedSkunk]

Mr. / Mrs. Troll -- There's a bit of a flamer in all of us. But it really stands out in these users.
Dranigus -- Perhaps not as established of a poster as some would like, but this is indeed the category for the marginal cases.
red_skunk -- Oftentimes, I use NG to release some built up rage. Although I'm usually in a good mood until I come and start reading some of the posts around here.
DMXRoid -- This little fella last posted in early December, something I didn't realize. But he still made a big enough impression to warrant this nomination.

Nice Guy / Gal -- Self-explanatory, and all of you had a pretty easy time picking nominees.
fli -- Of everything you could say about fli, the overwhelming thing would be how gosh-darn nice he is.
Maus -- Likewise, the same could be said about Maus (although you can occasionally ruffle her feathers. Try it, it's fun).
Proteas -- He's usually pretty even-tempered, friendly even, although It's not too difficult to change this (in my experience).

Best Dressed / Groomed -- A category courtesy of TheShrike, you know some of us here have to be better dressed than the average bear.
fli -- Did I add this category just so fli would be a shoe-in for something? No, that's what the last category was for!
LadyGrace -- Trust me, I've seen both fli and LadyGrace, both with and without clothes. Either is a good choice.
FUNKbrs -- Don't vote for FUNK, you guys are just doing it to spite me!

Best Non-US User -- For all those hosers outside the US.
Empanado -- Everyone's favorite Chilean, he's funny.
Blackmagic -- Blackmagic is a worthwhile user that I really only recently started to notice. One of the few from Spain, me-thinks.
Elfer -- Elfer is a pretty infamous Canadian poster, and his recent postings in the politics board has been welcomed.

Best Topic Starter -- The user whose topics make the boards go round.
Dr. Arbitrary -- The good doctor gets another nomination, and it's warranted for the masturbation threads alone.
-Michael- -- Bakshi, his last name, his old SN, and how I always refer to him, is basically one big, walking noob trap these days. But he's a good fellow, honest!
PCHoliday -- Rooster's topics have lately become much more interesting, and they come pretty steady.

News Story of 2005 -- The news stories that kicked the BBS' ass.
Tookie -- This was the upset this year. No one would have thought it'd be true a year ago, but it was tookie-madness on the boards for a while there.
Hurricanes -- The hurricane season was madness this year, with Katrina being the real bad-ass.
Bush -- Love him or hate him, he does give us a lot to talk about.
Terri Schiavo -- Like Tookie, this was another simple news story that blew up and made all of us post like rabid monkeys. I like how fli's "Let's Not Talk About Terri Schiavo" thread got ten pages of replies.

[Elfer]

At 1/1/06 02:03 PM, red_skunk wrote: El Presidente -- The best overall user, who debates intelligently, knows the issues, and is truly an asset to the board.

Proteas. Like I said earlier, good poster all around, and when he makes topics, he gives plenty of information to open up a reasonable debate.

Defense Minister -- The user who has the best understanding of international relations, military and war-related issues. They know the facts and just report them, m'am. Along with knocking some heads along the way.

I stand by my decision in the earlier topic about this, I'm voting for Flagg.

Department of the Interior -- To put it succinctly (unlike the rest of this post) - god, guns, and gays. Domestic issues, and the user who best posts about them.

fli. fli is good at knowing what he's talking about.

Economics Advisor -- Economics is a highly divisive issue on the boards, and one that a lot of people are pretty incompetent in. While some simply ignore the issue, others take it head on.

Undecided. No vote for this category.

Mr. / Mrs. Troll -- There's a bit of a flamer in all of us. But it really stands out in these users.

Dranigus

Nice Guy / Gal -- Self-explanatory, and all of you had a pretty easy time picking nominees.

Maus. Maus is always friendly to the max.

Best Dressed / Groomed -- A category courtesy of TheShrike, you know some of us here have to be better dressed than the average bear.

FUNKbrs (Fuck you!)

Best Non-US User -- For all those hosers outside the US.

Empanado. I know I said Blackmagic in nominations, but Empanado is just a cool dude.

Best Topic Starter -- The user whose topics make the boards go round.

Hmm, my first choice didn't make the category, so I'll go with Rooster, since he does a lot of interesting topics on moral theory.

News Story of 2005 -- The news stories that kicked the BBS' ass.

Terri Schiavo. That one was just long, drawn-out, and completely ridiculous, especially for what should have been a private family matter.

[IllustriousPotentate]

El Presidente -- Proteas
Defense Minister -- Samuel_HALL
Department of the Interior -- red_skunk
Economics Advisor -- PCHoliday
Mr. / Mrs. Troll -- DMXRoid
Nice Guy / Gal -- fli
Best Dressed / Groomed -- FUNKbrs
Best Non-US User -- Elfer
Best Topic Starter -- -Michael-
News Story of 2005 -- Hurricanes

[JoS]

At 1/1/06 02:03 PM, red_skunk wrote: El Presidente -- The best overall user, who debates intelligently, knows the issues, and is truly an asset to the board.

Proteas -- I must vote for him, since he was made a mod at the same time as me.

Defense Minister -- The user who has the best understanding of international relations, military and war-related issues. They know the facts and just report them, m'am. Along with knocking some heads along the way.

Dr. Arbitrary -- Alas I didnt make it for this category, but he does have a good knowledge of the military (even if he is cleaning topilets with a toothbrush).

Department of the Interior -- To put it succinctly (unlike the rest of this post) - god, guns, and gays. Domestic issues, and the user who best posts about them.

-JoS- -- You didnt say anything against self voting, so I am voting for myself, just because it is funny, a Canadian winning the award about American politics.

Economics Advisor -- Economics is a highly divisive issue on the boards, and one that a lot of people are pretty incompetent in. While some simply ignore the issue, others take it head on.

PCHoliday -- I dont always agree with him, but the man knows his stuff and I respect his opinions. Plus in the last little while he has stopped towing the party line and gone from Anne Coulter to a John McCain.

Mr. / Mrs. Troll -- There's a bit of a flamer in all of us. But it really stands out in these users.

DMXRoid -- need I say anymore?

Nice Guy / Gal -- Self-explanatory, and all of you had a pretty easy time picking nominees.

Maus -- She is really helpful to all on the board (even the n00bs who may wander into the Lounge).

Best Dressed / Groomed -- A category courtesy of TheShrike, you know some of us here have to be better dressed than the average bear.

FUNKbrs --The man has style, case and point his bracelettes.

Best Non-US User -- For all those hosers outside the US.

Elfer -- I must vote for my Canadian brothern.

Best Topic Starter -- The user whose topics make the boards go round.

Dr. Arbitrary -- This was a toughy, I mean Michael makes some great topics, but nothing will ever top the masturbation thread, I mean how many years has that been going.

News Story of 2005 -- The news stories that kicked the BBS' ass.

Bush -- Love him or hate him, he does give us a lot to talk about.
The sheer number of topic devoted to him is the only reason I will give it to him. I mean all were news worthy, and quite unexpected (we never had discussions about them before this year) and Bush is old news, but still his name makes it into nearly every thread including those about the other nominees.

[Proteas]

El Presidente -- (undecided)
Defense Minister -- Dr. Arbitrary
Department of the Interior -- -JoS-
Economics Advisor -- PCHoliday
Mr. / Mrs. Troll -- Dranigus
Nice Guy / Gal -- Maus
Best Dressed / Groomed -- Fli
Best Non-US User -- Elfer
Best Topic Starter -- PCHoliday
News Story of 2005 -- Hurricanes

[A-Carrot-By-Dr-Riot]

Can I just get some sort of lifetime achievement award for the masturbation thread? It's been going on for years so I don't think it really deserves a 2005 award. That way someone who actually took a lot of time to think up good topics last year can be rewarded for being thoughtful instead of being beaten out by the masturbation thread.

[MortifiedPenguins]

El Presidente -- Proetas
Defense Minister -- Dr. Arbitrary
Department of the Interior -- red_skunk
Economics Advisor -- PCHoliday
Mr. / Mrs. Troll -- DMXRoid
Nice Guy / Gal -- fli
Best Dressed / Groomed -- Fli
Best Non-US User -- Empando
Best Topic Starter -- -Michael-
News Story of 2005 -- Hurricanes

[MoralLibertarian]

At 1/1/06 02:03 PM, red_skunk wrote:

Voting will continue through until the end of next Saturday, the 7th. Midnight-ish.

:: El Presidente -- The best overall user, who debates intelligently, knows the issues, and is truly an asset to the board.

I'm voting for Red Skunk because even though he can be a bastard, he is one of the few left-wingers on the board that continues to challenge my ideology. Other left-wingers bore me, and the others I either agree with or are inoffensive.

Defense Minister -- The user who has the best understanding of international relations, military and war-related issues. They know the facts and just report them, m'am. Along with knocking some heads along the way.

I am voting for Dr. Abitrary because he has served in the Military and therefore is the only person who can fit this spot.

Department of the Interior -- To put it succinctly (unlike the rest of this post) - god, guns, and gays. Domestic issues, and the user who best posts about them.

I'm voting for fli because he's another person that challenges my point of view, particularly on the issues of gays and immigration (probably cuz he's gay and Mexican-American [omg if you're not Mexican sorry])

Economics Advisor -- Economics is a highly divisive issue on the boards, and one that a lot of people are pretty incompetent in. While some simply ignore the issue, others take it head on.

I vote for Samuel_HALL because he's usually right and voting for yourself is gay (unless you're actually running for something).

Mr. / Mrs. Troll -- There's a bit of a flamer in all of us. But it really stands out in these users.

No vote.

Nice Guy / Gal -- Self-explanatory, and all of you had a pretty easy time picking nominees.

I'm voting for fli because Proteas said that my audio sucked and Maus banned me a while ago. fli may have called me stupid before, but I probably deserved it.

Best Dressed / Groomed -- A category courtesy of TheShrike, you know some of us here have to be better dressed than the average bear.

I'm voting for LadyGrace since she's the only one out of the nominees I have seen with my own two eyes.

Best Non-US User -- For all those hosers outside the US.

I'm voting for Elfer because even though he hates America, he hates America in a very nice way.

Best Topic Starter -- The user whose topics make the boards go round.

I'm voting for Dr. Arbitrary because he made a post about making touching yourself illegal.

News Story of 2005 -- The news stories that kicked the BBS' ass.

I steered clear of almost all those debates except for Katrina. So I'm voting for Hurricane Katrina. I would have voted for Bush, but the official Bush topic sucks up discussion about him at any level, whether it is about his agenda or ad hominem attacks.

[Proteas]

At 1/2/06 03:52 PM, MoralLibertarian wrote: because Proteas said that my audio sucked

You said your audio sucked, I just kind of went... *shrug*

[Gunter45]

My decisions have been made.

El Presidente -- Proteas

Defense Minister -- Dr. Arbitrary

Department of the Interior -- fli

Economics Advisor -- PCHoliday

Mr. / Mrs. Troll -- red_skunk

Nice Guy / Gal -- fli

Best Dressed / Groomed -- LadyGrace

Best Non-US User -- Elfer

Best Topic Starter -- -Michael-

News Story of 2005 -- Hurricanes

[lapis]

Meh, even with my 800 posts this still is a great opportunity to exercise my democratic voting rights.

El Presidente -- red_skunk, all three of the nominees are good posters but I just haven't seen that much of Dr. Arbitrary before his recent comeback and I find myself agreeing a lot more often with red_skunk than I do with Proteas.

Defense Minister -- Gunter45, with his recent posts in the China, A Military Threat? topic as an example

Department of the Interior -- abstain, I hardly ever check out the topics dealing with US domestic affairs so I'm in no position to judge who I think is most fit to win this award.

Economics Advisor -- MoralLibertarian

Mr. / Mrs. Troll -- "I'm all in favor of eugenics" DMXRoid

Nice Guy / Gal -- Maus

Best Dressed / Groomed -- definitely FUNK, taking the viking look to an all new level

Best Non-US User -- Empanado. I mostly agree with Elfer, but I don't really consider Canadians as being 'non-US users'. They speak the same language and seem to keep up with US affairs. I mean -JoS- is up for 'minister of the US Interior', wtf. Empanado on the other hand is a funny guy and he makes good points whenever he's serious.

Best Topic Starter -- -Michael-, obviously

News Story of 2005 -- Tookie, the lovable rogue

[MoralLibertarian]

At 1/2/06 04:03 PM, Proteas wrote:

At 1/2/06 03:52 PM, MoralLibertarian wrote: because Proteas said that my audio sucked

You said your audio sucked, I just kind of went... *shrug*

It was a trap, and you fell in it. Better luck next year. :)

[TheBlueBullet]

President: Proteas
Defense Minister: Gunter45
Department of Interior: Red_Skunk
Economics Advisor: PCHoliday
Mr. /Mrs. Troll: DMXRoid
Nice Guy/ Gal: Fli
Best Dressed/ Groomed: Fli
Best Non-US User: Elfer
Best Topic Starter: Dr. Arbitrary
New Story of 2005: Bush

[Coffin0267]

El Presidente -- The best overall user, who debates intelligently, knows the issues, and is truly an asset to the board.
Proteas

Defense Minister -- The user who has the best understanding of international relations, military and war-related issues. They know the facts and just report them, m'am. Along with knocking some heads along the way.
Dr. Arbitrary
Department of the Interior ---JoS
Economics Advisor -- PCHoliday --

Mr. / Mrs. Troll -- There's a bit of a flamer in all of us. But it really stands out in these users.
DMXRoid -- This little fella last posted in early December, something I didn't realize. But he still made a big enough impression to warrant this nomination.

Nice Guy / Gal -- S
Proteas -- He's usually pretty even-tempered, friendly even, although It's not too difficult to change this (in my experience).

Best Non-US User -- For all those hosers outside the US.
Empanado -- Everyone's favorite Chilean, he's funny..

Best Topic Starter -- The user whose topics make the boards go round.

PCHoliday -- Rooster's topics have lately become much more interesting, and they come pretty steady.

News Story of 2005 -- The news stories that kicked the BBS' ass.
Bush -- Love him or hate him, he does give us a lot to talk about.

[Samuel-HALL]

At 1/1/06 02:03 PM, red_skunk wrote: El Presidente -- Proteas.

Well-rounded, intelligent, and witty. An all around good choice, for this.

Defense Minister -- Samuel-Hall

If there's some rule against voting for one's self (a rule that Red failed to mention), my second choice will be Dr. Arbitrary.

Department of the Interior -- Red_Skunk.

He'll place his arguments in contexts that make you hate him...but he knows his shit better than most. Intelligent, up-to-speed on most issues (even if you disagree with him), and mean enough to make it hurt.

Economics Advisor -- Sameul_Hall.

Second choice (if voting for myself is against the rules) - PCHoliday.

Mr. / Mrs. Troll -- Draningus.

His 'white people have cultural guilt' topic, alone, was enough to warrant this award.

Nice Guy / Gal -- Fli

An all around nice guy. He rarely talks smack, goes out of his way to inform assholes of things they should know (in a polite manner), and hard to anger.

Best Dressed / Groomed -- Fli

Best Non-US User -- Empanado.

Intelligent, and hilarious.

Best Topic Starter -- PCHoliday.

He provides a constant (and intelligent) flow of new topics, which I make a point to at least read over.

News Story of 2005 -- Tookie.

This one was hard, for me, to choose from. I, however, feel that the Tookie topic brought out the true nature, in most of us. It was, literally, a life or death situation...and we all posted accordingly.

[LordXanthus]

At 1/1/06 02:03 PM, red_skunk wrote:

El Presidente -- Proteas. A great overall poster, and that Hurricane Katrina topic was certainly fun.

Defense Minister -- Dr. Arbitrary. I've got to give this one to the insider.

Department of the Interior -- -JoS-. The man knows what he's talking about, and his knowledge of US politics puts some US users to shame.

Economics Advisor -- PCHoliday. I don't agree with him necessarily, but he understands the issue, and makes a good argument.

Mr. / Mrs. Troll -- DMXRoid. He had quite a nack for spewing inflamatory garbage.

Nice Guy / Gal -- fli is easy enough to get along with.

Best Dressed / Groomed -- FUNKbrs. You know it's true! :D

Best Non-US User -- Elfer always seems to have something interesting to say.

Best Topic Starter -- PCHoliday. Funny, thought-provoking, and at times, ridiculous.

News Story of 2005 -- Bush. I've had about enough of that weasely bastard.

[RedSkunk]

I tried to think of a reason not to vote for myself, but I'm "ghey" and also probably losing, so screw it.

El Presidente: red_skunk (ghey)
Defense Minister: Gunter45 (Arbitrary's only been back for a month, damnit!)
Department of the Interior: red_skunk (ghey)
Economics Advisor: PCHolidary (flagg? economics?)
Mr. / Mrs. Troll: red_skunk (might as well)
Nice Guy / Gal: fli
Best Dressed / Groomed: FUNKbrs (fine)
Best Non-US User: Empanado (not necessarily the best, but appreciated nonetheless)
Best Topic Starter: PCHoliday (not necessarily the best, but.. Eh)
News Story of 2005: Tookie (I actually didn't partake in a single Tookie thread)

[Proteas]

My vote for Best Poli-Reg of 2005 goes to Red, because (1) I pity the number of votes he's gotten thus far, and (2) he's the only person on these boards left who can thoroughly PWN me at moment's notice should he so choose. :-)

[Idiot-Finder]

At 1/1/06 02:03 PM, red_skunk wrote:

El Presidente -- Proteas
Defense Minister -- Dr. Arbitrary
Department of the Interior -- JoS
Economics Advisor -- PCHoliday

There!

[Idiot-Finder]

At 1/1/06 02:04 PM, red_skunk wrote: Mr. / Mrs. Troll -- red_skunk
Nice Guy / Gal -- Maus
Best Dressed / Groomed -- FUNKbrs --

Don't vote for FUNK, you guys are just doing it to spite me!
Right.

Best Non-US User -- Blackmagic

Best Topic Starter -- Dr. Arbitrary

News Story of 2005 -- The news stories that kicked the BBS' ass.

ago, but it was tookie-madness on the boards for a while there.

Hurricanes -- The hurricane season was madness this year, with Katrina being the real bad-ass.

[LadyGrace]

El Presidente - red_skunk

Defense Minister - Gunter45

Department of the Interior - -JoS-

Economics Advisor - Samuel_HALL

Mr. / Mrs. Troll - DMXRoid

Nice Guy / Gal - fli

Best Dressed / Groomed - LadyGrace (don't give me shit, I need to win something!)

Best Non-US User - Elfer

Best Topic Starter - PCHoliday

News Story of 2005 - Bush

[Politics]

Since so few are voting, I think I'll contribute my own two cents to help.

El Presidente -- Proteas
Defense Minister -- Gunter45
Department of the Interior -- -JoS-
Economics Advisor -- PCHoliday
Mr. / Mrs. Troll -- DMXRoid
Nice Guy / Gal -- Maus
Best Dressed / Groomed -- LadyGrace
Best Non-US User -- Elfer
Best Topic Starter -- Dr. Arbitrary
News Story of 2005 -- Bush

That'll be the only time I ever vote for Bush

[marshmallow979]

I think if Dr. Arbitrary had a bit more postage he might get sent to the top dog's chair, but I think he's better suited for the defense position. I'd say redskunk should get the top award, although that might be just because I disagree sometimes with Proteas.

[A-Carrot-By-Dr-Riot]

El Presidente -- red_skunk
Defense Minister -- Dr. Arbitrary
Department of the Interior -- fli
Economics Advisor -- Samuel_HALL
Mr. / Mrs. Troll -- Dranigus
Nice Guy / Gal -- fli
Best Dressed / Groomed -- fli
Best Non-US User -- Elfer
Best Topic Starter -- PCHoliday
News Story of 2005 -- Hurricanes

[GunCrave]

El Presidente

I'd say Redskunk, not because I think he's the best overall user (we're all equal) but he truly does give this BBS personality. (Despite the fact the partisan in me hates his guts, hahahaha j/k)

Defense Minister

Dr.Arbitrary, all the way. He is able to give simple answers while maintaining an intelligent manner on these affairs.

Department of the Interior

Certainly -JoS- we need alittle nationality deversity in our nominations.

Economics Advisor

Without a doubt, PCHoliday. I have seen some debates in this field, but PC seems to be the only one who is actually aggressive while coherent on the topic, and nearly infallible.

Mr. / Mrs. Troll

I'm actually going to post someone on my own accord, I doubt any of you remember him but he stopped posting in 03 and a few months ago made a topic in General. That person would be NemesisZ

Nice Guy / Gal

Definetely Proteas. Even though he is easily provoked, as long as you don't ruffle his feathers it's all good.

Best Dressed / Groomed

N/A

Best Non-US User

I would have to pic Empanado, like red said, he's funny as hell.

Best Topic Starter

I'd have to say PC again, I found his topic on why racism is unacceptable a flaw in political correctness.

News Story of 2005

I'd have to say Bush. He has more noobs on here sucking his dick than WadeFulp.(figuratively)

Well, I've only been on the BBS for a month so my opinion probably doesn't mean jackshit, but oh well.

[D2Kvirus]

Right, I'm off to throw a temper tantrum...

[EnragedSephiroth]

El Presidente -- Dr. Arbitrary -- Not just for his forum contributions in the past month, but for being one of the few, rare, SO2 fans.

Defense Minister -- Dr. Arbitrary

Department of the Interior -- Mr. Spanish fli

Economics Advisor -- PCHoliday

Mr. / Mrs. Troll -- red_skunk

Nice Guy / Gal -- Proteas

Best Dressed / Groomed -- LadyGrace --

Best Non-US User -- Empanado

Best Topic Starter -- Dr. Arbitrary

News Story of 2005 -- Hurricanes -- Not just hurricanes, but failiure to prepare for them.

[Empanado]

El Presidente:

Skunk. He's a whiney little bitch, but there's something about him that gives him the "I'm in charge around here" atmosphere. I think.

Defense Minister:

Hard choice, but I'll go with DrArbitrary.

Department of the Interior:

I'll go with fli on this one. He simply sounds like he's right when it comes to domestic affairs, even when most of the time he's not (OR IS HE?).

Economics Advisor:

I'll assume MoralLibertarian/PCHoliday is good at economics because he's an asshole. <3

Mr. / Mrs. Troll:

My candidate(s) didn't make it past nominations round, so I'm afraid I'll have to skip this one.

Nice Guy / Gal:

Maus. Simply Maus.

Best Dressed / Groomed:

LadyGrace. I haven't seen enough of Fli, and Funk is just a fat hairy man.

Best Non-US User:

While I would vote for Elfer under normal circumstances, I'm going to give my vote to Blackmagic because I'm an asshole and I want to win.

Best Topic Starter:

The "Illegalize masturbation" thread has become a symbol of the Politics BBS, just like the Bradenburg gate is a symbol of Germany and the Eiffel Tower is a symbol of total pussies who don't go to war. My vote goes to DrArbitrary.

News Story of 2005:

Tookie, Tookie, Tookie.

[fli]

El Presidente
red_skunk

Pity vote... (no, just kidding... or am I?)

Defense Minister
Gunter45

You know... Just because...

Department of the Interior
-JoS-

Just because...

Economics Advisor
PCHoliday

Yup. Ever since the Mormon got married, all the secksing up takes up his NG time. And... Rooster is quite good looking (like BeFell). Does anyone suspect any Lib vs. NeoCon hijinks and hanky panky coming up? Ah-- good ol' times...

Mr. / Mrs. Troll
DMXRoid

Oh yeah...

Nice Guy / Gal
Proteas

Hard one with Maus.

Best Dressed / Groomed
LadyGrace

one bitch knows when another bitch tastes good.

Best Non-US User -- For all those hosers outside the US.
Empanado

Pity nomination.

Best Topic Starter
-Michael-

I just like how he writes, and his personality. And I love his fascination with kitty cats.

News Story of 2005
Terri Schiavo--

Yeah, it was like a circus. Poor woman couldn't die decently, everyone needed to make this like a friggin Mexican telenovela.