Objection: Nedra Pickler is not a real person.
The fact that ogged's glance slid right past obvious hottie Kerry Howley makes me doubt his analysis.
liz gorman is like four feet tall. just so's you know she doesn't fit your height requirements, ogged.
thanks for the endorsement, though!
The women all have pretty much the same hairstyle.
Okay, the degree to which Catherine is beating the competition is cracking me up.
At least he didn't mention Bridget Garwood.
6: It's unequivocally the Unfogged Effect.
I believe Kerry Howley to be the beneficiary of photo inflation. Do some research, Wolfson.
Andrea Bruce does absolutely have the look of being a lovely person.
Wow, what a good-looking profession.
Dude, GARANCE!
Also, re: On-Air Men, Ari Shapiro is surprisingly gorgeous.
Objection: Nedra Pickler is not a real person.
She seems to be a real person. She just doesn't have a real name.
Do any of the other women on that site have a semi-major blog running their campaign?
5 gets it right.
Based on the one photo given for each, I would have voted for Kerry Howley, but I remembered that I've read her articles and she appears to be evil, so I voted for GFR.
14:
Do any of the other women on that site have a semi-major blog running their campaign?
Does Catherine?
semi-major
This offhanded contempt cuts to the heart, OFE.
Do any of the other women on that site have a semi-major blog running their campaign?
Kerry Howley will get the support of the Reason magazine blog soon enough. If they want to clumsily intrude on the workings of the market, that is.
I believe Kerry Howley to be the beneficiary of photo inflation. Do some research, Wolfson.
I don't believe I should be taken to task for not taking a frivolous amusement to creepy extremes, ogged.
Nedra Pickler is not a real person.
Nedra Pickler is, unfortunately, a real person. Don't vote for her.
Dana Priest should have been given a head start. She probably has several children older than the rest of the ladies.
21: Maybe the results will be tabulated and then multipled by age.
As I said yesterday: Nedra, Tedra, Mulva -- no intelligent person could believe in people with names like that. They're much like God in that respect.
Garance is very nice looking. If she weren't Persian she might have gotten Ogged's vote. (That, and the bluestocking thing.) It's sad, because she's probably not turned off by hairy backs.
so I voted for GFR
What?? You had clear instructions!
Andrea Bruce! Which lizardbrain thinks of her as not hot?
Yeah, I've been in Garance's pocket since the Althouse vid. I voted before this post. Sorry!
No, not like that.
20: From the linked article:
"Nit Picklering," a label devised by popular liberal blogger Atrios to honor Associated Press campaign reporter Nedra Pickler's invention of a new standard for honesty whereby a Democrat is lying every time his or her comments neglect to include literally the whole truth, whether or not the overlooked fact actually contradicts the claim in question.
Nice.
17: I reserve the term "major" for people like Kos and Atrios and their right wing equivalents. I find them all completely unreadable.
You can vote more than once from different computers, or possibly different browsers on the same computer. But certainly not the same browswer on the same computer.
I want you people to know that I voted, and I hate myself for it.
I voted for Catherine without reservation, but I really wish I hadn't clicked on the supplemental Gorman links. I'm a married man, for God's sake.
Anyway, ogged, your "blink" methodology doesn't really allow for research.
CAUGHT OUT IN A CONTRADICTION
The picture linked by the word "Yup" looks like it was taken in 1975.
31: Sorry you weren't nominated. Don't be down on yourself though.
Kerry Howley is totally hot. Pictures don't do justice. Not evil, either, though she's not opposed to selling your organs on the open market. And while they're still warm, if you cross her.
At least he didn't mention Bridget Garwood.
She's in 2nd place.
Anyway, ogged, your "blink" methodology doesn't really allow for research.
So eager to score points, young Ben. I can do research to better moderate the comments of my idiot commenters, quite apart from the blink methodology used to determine my own ordering of rank.
This post is why we need U.S. Attorneys to more aggressively prosecute voter fraud. I have thrown off the yoke of Ogged's political machine and voted for Barrie Hardymon because a)she is hot and b)she works for NPR.
There's been quite a lot of photo switching.
31: I tried to write you in, but now the pen marks won't come off of my monitor.
37: Apo, I just KNOW you voted for Ms. RedCheeks over there.
For shame.
See, I have no problem with selling one's own organs on the open market, but the total laissez-faire policy goes too far. Even if it does reduce market inefficiencies.
People, if you're not voting for Catherine, don't friggin' tell me about it, because I'm going to hold it against you forever.
NB: You're crazy if you're voting GFR or KH over catherine, of course.
For second place, Liz Gorman is a good choice. Once, I skeezed on her in public, and was called out for being creepy by . . . Liz Gorman.
So eager to score points, young Ben. I can do research to better moderate the comments of my idiot commenters, quite apart from the blink methodology used to determine my own ordering of rank.
The point is, ogged, that the fact that your blink methodology didn't pick up on Howley is what puts your analysis in question. You can say that she was ruled out on the basis of further research if you like; that's fine. But that's not how you presented your own ordering of rank coming into being in the post. Face it: you don't know from shit.
The women from WaTimes are frighteningly physically attractive, to the point that I think they're wringers. Let's not pretend otherwise. Evil is the ultimate aphrodisiac . Just accept it.
Kerry Howley really is that hot. Not photo inflation at all.
The following nominees look like their pictures were taken at frat parties:
Amy Dudley
Colby Itkowitz
Christine Delargy
Ben, you maroon--and I mean that in the least nice possible way--part of the magic of "blink" is that it incorporates background knowledge, of which, for me, the picture of Howley I posted in the comments is a part.
Evil is the ultimate aphrodisiac .
We really, really don't want to hear about your night of passion with Ann Coulter.
So either you had already done the research, in which case your Blinky claims are all a sham, or you hadn't, in which case you somehow were able to draw background knowledge out of thin air. It's sad, what you've come to, ogged.
I think that Andrea Bruce's barely-legal appearance hurts her, what with PC and shit. By contrast, Garwood's sulky trailer-trash look helps her.
Except for Catherine, of course, these people are all corrupt, as I've said.
I don't think ben's read Blink, ogged. You're confusing him.
Here's a shot of Liz Gorman in Althouse's Flickr photostream. Weird.
I don't think ben's read Blink, ogged. You're confusing him.
This is what I was about to say. Let us speak no more of this.
44: If we weren't going to tell you about it, why would we even consider voting for anyone other than Catherine?
No one else here liked Gans, eh? She looks a bit Portlandish.
Andrea Bruce's barely-legal appearance
You're showing your age again, John--where everyone under forty looks like a "kid." She's exactly my age.
I tried to write you in, but now the pen marks won't come off of my monitor.
Now I hate myself even more, because I actually found this charming.
You're showing your age again, John--where everyone under forty looks like a "kid."
Not everyone in the world is a pedophile like you, Ogged.
Verified: You can totally vote again from different browsers.
Yes, Ogged, but you look like 50 miles of bad road, and she looks 14.
Apo, I just KNOW you voted for Ms. RedCheeks over there.
No, my Mineshaft allegiance is unwavering.
The women from WaTimes are frighteningly physically attractive, to the point that I think they're wringers.
You mean that they are not just wingers, but ringers as well?
No one else here liked Gans, eh? She looks a bit Portlandish.
She doesn't look lesbian to me.
Yeah, let's pretend that's what I meant.
The only one with 0 votes right now is Nedra Pickler. The system works!
I will admit that Ms. Pickler is more attractive than I'd imagined her (which was frightfully unattractive indeed).
Ms. Pickler is attractive, what's y'all's problem?
Andrea Bruce is hot in part by virtue of being the only woman in the list besides Catherine who'sactually smiling (Garance having more of a shit-eating grin). Does this disturb no one else? Karin Bruillard and Helena Andrews look, like, terrified.
AARGH! Capps is falling behind! Can't tom do something about this?
Andrea Bruce doesn't look barely legal.
The NBC one does.
There were plenty of Mss. Redcheeks.
Jessica Holzer is also supercute, even if I'm not sure how her arms go in those directions.
Karin Bruillard and Helena Andrews look, like, terrified.
In a competition with catherine? And well they should.
76 is crazy. Colby Itkovitz looks at least 5 years younger than any of the others.
Capps is falling behind!
That's b/c y'all are sexist and everyone's macking on the chicks, I bet.
Ms. Pickler is attractive, what's y'all's problem?
She's an attractive person, whose looks are marred by being a bad person and a worse reporter.
Karin Bruillard and Helena Andrews look, like, terrified.
I don't think that's right at all. Brulliard looks pretty relaxed, to me.
OK, I voted for Catherine from my other browser.
She currently has 3 times as many votes as anyone else. In second place of course is the girl with all the cleavage.
Capps is about to fall behind the guy who looks like Jim from The Office and is doing a pose like Jim from The Office.
Capps is falling behind!
Everybody download another browser!
Jessica Holtzer is unfairly trying to use her nipples. Negative points for her.
82, agreed, just that this is all about looks, if I'm not mistaken. Frankly all those women are good looking.
I think simply closing your browser window and reopening it lets you vote again. Not that I did that repeatedly to pull 'Smasher ahead of Network Boy.
89: Do NOT discourage that behavior, will.
I just deleted my mediabistro cookies and I think it let me vote again.
I don't think that's right at all. Brulliard looks pretty relaxed, to me.
It's a small enough picture that there could be some distortion going on, but the eyebrows of relaxed persons don't do that.
Seriously, people, why are so many of these guys so toolish looking?
Take your negative energy to the guy thread, B.
Jessica Holtzer is unfairly trying to use her nipples. Negative points for her.
Nipples, okay. Negative points for the dress.
I think Dana Priest is really good-looking. I'd almost like to vote for her and totally not to give her a "head start", just because.
73 (re:smiling):
I thought thats what the 'is at a frat party' comment meant.
IN any case, why are 75% of them wearing black?
I think simply closing your browser window and reopening it lets you vote again. Not that I did that repeatedly to pull 'Smasher ahead of Network Boy.
LB, you are a golden god. Ess.
I think Dana Priest is really good-looking.
Yeah, she's totally sexy.
The following nominees look like their pictures were taken at frat parties
What, not Kara Rowland?
Damn, I can't even type a one-liner without getting multiply pwned.
I think Dana Priest is really good-looking.
They're all fucking good-looking. That's not the point. The point is to WIN!!!!
If they haven't changed the system since last year, it's based on cookies. The web developer extension for Firefox makes it very easy to clear your cookies for the current domain and no others. So...
I also just posted some code that I used on a friend's behalf last year. With Ezra in the race my loyalties are divided, so I figured I may as well just put the code out there and let someone else incur the karmic cost.
Although: my friend Kyle reports running into Patrick Gavin earlier this week. He said he was aware of last year's fraud (from multiple parties, I suspect) and said he didn't mind, and that everyone was equally welcome to cheat.
With Ezra in the race my loyalties are divided, so I figured I may as well just put the code out there and let someone else incur the karmic cost.
Ezra has admitted he's iffy on Net Neutrality. And is objectively pro-Microsoft. Just sayin'.
Over at the blog Stefanie Gans writes for, they're calling Catherine CHEATER. Can you imagine?
Are we allowed to forgo your second dictum if we know some of the people involved?
Obviously Liz Gorman should be disqualified for looking disturbingly like House's Dr Cameron crossed with Christina Ricci. Looking like celebs is not allowed. The same holds true for Tea Leoni's long-lost sister Jessica.
And come on, there are some very pretty girls in the list, but in terms of raw sex appeal the winner is clearly Bridget.
i am going to CUT that girl who's calling me a cheater. i'm not a cheater...not yet anyways.
You're not cheating, Catherine, we are.
Guys, let's not compromise anyone's plausible deniability in the comments.
The worst that could be laid to your charge, Catherine, is that you have unscrupulous friends, which is all the more proof of your hottness.
Over at the blog Stefanie Gans writes for, they're calling Catherine CHEATER. Can you imagine?
Just for that, I'm voting for Catherine from every computer terminal in this office.
115: Than again, her kitchen's a mess, so maybe pity is the way to go.
but in terms of raw sex appeal the winner is clearly Bridget.
Come on, son, she looks as if she's just been handed down a death sentence in that pic. Many of the others look likewise creepy.
y'all aren't cheating. you're just being very kind.
that said, i'm still gonna cut that girl. i can't stand being called a cheater. unless, of course, i go and cheat. which i haven't. yet.
Come on, son, she looks as if she's just been handed down a death sentence in that pic. Many of the others look likewise creepy.
Be nice! Or be mean while seeming to be nice. You know, work it.
And now for my expert analysis of second place. Using my power of Blink, I immediately narrow the list down to three: Karin Brulliard, Liz Gorman, and Andrea Bruce.
Does this mean *you* would vote this way for second based on Blink or you expect the results to end up this way based on Blink?
Because if it's the latter, I doubt the voting will unfold on the basis of Blink principles, as the herd of people being sent over there to vote from this blog exemplifies...
I'm shocked, shocked, by the suggestion that an Internet hotness poll could be tainted in any way.
The sullky death row trailer trash look gets me off too. One more reason for the no-relationship policy.
you expect the results to end up this way based on Blink?
I expect the results to reflect our implacable will to win.
friday afternoon, i believe. will be hard to keep up this momentum is my only fear.
will be hard to keep up this momentum is my only fear
We can keep clearing cookies and voting through Friday. No problem.
i also want to point out that i was hanging out with patrick gavin last night (the guy who runs the site) and he said the only reason he included kriston (besides his blazing hotness of course) is that whoever nominated him (cough) said they never pick cool hipsters. and they never do. so kriston doubly has to win to beat out all these douchebag frat boy types.
120 gets it right, although she really looks more like she's just been justly accused of being a Grey wearing a human disguise.
Again, maybe it's the lighting.
If ogged reminds us, we can "rectify" any mistakes that earlier voters may have made.
I'm not 100% sure, but it seems to let me vote again if I click away and then re-enter the URL (but not if I just click "back").
131 - to clarify, not that kriston's not ridiculously hot. because he is. but the point is that this site always picks douche-bag looking people, just because that's the way the media is in this town and the general type of look that's considered attractive. so we have to rebel against that and vote capps!
Just delete the mediabistro cookie, all ye shameless.
135: And of course, when he wins, Ogged can claim supreme lordship over the DC media establishment.
It seems right now as if 3 of the top 6 vote-getters have been assisted by unethical flaunting of breasts. The other 3 being Catherine, GFR, and the four-foot-tall girl.
Liz Gorman really is just amazingly pretty. It makes me happy that she's a photographer, rather than being on the other side of the camera. Good for her.
Garwood is pretty, she's just trying too hard in that pic: too much makeup, too tight a shirt. That pic makes me feel kinda squirmily self-conscious, because I'm sure I've done that kind of thing as well.
It also really rocks that the older women all look just really good, dammit.
if i do win, i expect it will be like 90% because of unfogged. so if i pull through i'll get you all a present. of some sort. erm. what kind of present does one get a commenting community?
140: I don't think you want to hear the obvious answer to that.
140: You and Capps have to re-do that video that someone posted (I didn't actually watch it, so I can't describe it, but everyone said it was the funniest thing ever. That one.)
what kind of present does one get a commenting community?
Are you sure you want to ask this group that question?
Cookies. You have to bake cookies for all of us.
alright, no presents like that. i'll think of something worthy though. cookies are good! i'll mail them to, um...each and every one of you. yup.
You listen to good music, Catherine. You should make us mix CDs.
so we have to rebel against that and vote capps!
Being neither female or gay, this is a pure guess, but on the basis of those pics capps might not be the short term hottest, but he'd totally win a dating contest every time.
what kind of present does one get a commenting community?
A redesigned site?
I think dropping the blog name as 'wellknown elite opinion clearing house Unfogged' in anything you publish would do nicely.
Perhaps if a national emergency were declared, the poll would be cancelled and Katherine and Kriston would win the poll before the genuinely major blogs pitched in.
ooh, a mix cd is a good suggestion. maybe i can create some mp3s and put the file up for unfoggeders to download if they're so inclined. i have no designing skills, but i can certainly namedrop at will.
and of course, it goes without saying, anyone who comes to visit dc gets a beer from me.
on the basis of those pics capps might not be the short term hottest, but he'd totally win a dating contest every time.
He really is the hottest. Him and Ezra. And he gets points for the beard and generally looking like himself.
153: All of them look like themselves. You shouldn't get docked points for looking like a douche if you really are a douche. Double jeopardy ring a bell?
I'm waiting for Ogged to tell the boys to take their negativity to the other thread.
Ogged was interviewing someone and is now back and ready to enforce the rules. Negativity to the other thread!
I fear that the douchebaggery of DC men has worn off on Ogged just through *looking* at those pictures. Who refers to themselves in the third person?
He won't, B. Because he's sexist and a tool of the patriarchy.
154: All of them look like themselves. You shouldn't get docked points for looking like a douche if you really are a douche. Double jeopardy ring a bell?
But then they need to show proper self-awareness of their own douchery and frame it properly. Only Crittenden does this.
People, while you chatter idly, Liz Gorman is surging. Clear your cookies and vote for Catherine!
You and Capps have to re-do that video that someone posted (I didn't actually watch it, so I can't describe it, but everyone said it was the funniest thing ever. That one.)
I don't we're getting either of them to shoot bottle rockets out of their ass.
No offense to the chosen Unfogged candidates (lovely people all around), but I had to vote the African-American ticket this time around. Both candidates just looked the most comfortable in their own, ummm, skin. Or maybe I'm a total racist.
People, while you chatter idly, Liz Gorman is surging. Clear your cookies and vote for Catherine!
The important day is Friday, catherine said.
I don't we're getting either of them to shoot bottle rockets out of their ass.
There were four black kids in it or something, and they had nicknames....
I will give you presents "like that".
ah, wonkette encouraged people to vote for liz gorman (she's their photographer). eep! that accounts for the surge.
Liz Gorman - CHEATER
How did she get up to 167 so fast?
151: catherine, not Katherine. I'm just a media apologist, not a member (you probably already knew that but someone had us confused at the last Chicago meetup).
I guess a simple country blog like this one has no chance against a slick big-city blog like Wonkette.
Capps is now far ahead of the pack, though. 200 votes ahead of everyone but Klein and the shrugging guy.
163: SMASHER WILL MAIL YOU TITTY PICS.
ah, wonkette encouraged people to vote for liz gorman (she's their photographer). eep! that accounts for the surge.
Surely someone here has the photoshopping skills necessary to "establish" that Gorman is actually a dude, and therefore in the wrong race.
167: Now is no time for overconfidence! Last year's winners got over a thousand votes, iirc.
Perhaps Ogged should declare a blogwide state of emergency and shut down all comment threads except this one until Friday.
111 - I wonder why they call the one woman PSYCHO and the other one CRAZY.
Wait, Katherine isn't Catherine? I feel cheated now. Is Catherine a regular commenter, or is Ogged currying favor with the media elite?
I voted three times. Once for Catherine, once for Colby Itkowitz (best come-hither look), and once for Dana Priest (most effective opposition to the Bush administration).
catherine goes way further back with this site than I do, I think.
172: I'd guess some combination of inside information, bitter jealousy and "humor."
if i do win, i expect it will be like 90% because of unfogged.
And the Atlantic Monthly.
hey, did they change catherine's picture? it's not as good as the previous one.
Catherine had it changed, I think. I think it's better than the other one. Not that it matters, because you should be clearing your cookies and voting several times per second.
I have a botnet taking care of that for me.
Hey, o-dog, if you're capable of checking your psuedonymous email right now, you should.
All right, catherine is past 400 already.
Time to go stain some cells.
Clearing cookies is ineffective because they will probably check IPs anyway and delete all multiples from the same source, valid cookies or not.
Time to go stain some cells.
So they have wireless in prison now.
161: I call total bullshit on the claim that Andrews looks comfortable in that pic. She's cute as hell, but she totally has that "okay, hurry up and get this over with, please" photo face.
In other words, DS is totally playing the race card.
So they have wireless in prison now.
We're not barbarians, Euro.
183 - nah they won't. they're completely laidback about this contest and realize tons of cheating goes on...the winner of male off-air last year won by a computer script.
you guys are all awesome. thanks for the votes.
they will probably check IPs anyway and delete all multiples from the same source
Now, with my clicking finger about to fall off, is not a good time to tell me that. And Tom said upthread that the guy who runs it doesn't care about cheating.
I forgot it's a DC insider thing, so obviously it's going to be completely corrupt. Never mind.
Where is this Garance surge coming from???
Jesus. It can't be about looks. Those women are all terrific looking. Even the blondes, and near blondes.
I could not possibly choose amongst them. I am so impressed I would move to Washington, if I wasn't broke, repulsive, lazy, and asexual. But I think I am saving that page.
And Kirsten or Kristen or whatever frigging shaved?
I am so outa here.
190: Some multiple voters are splitting their votes. Totally unethical, but what can you do?
She's hot.
I smell a bot! There's no way!
broke, repulsive, lazy, and asexual
You'd fit right in!
Currently, I haven't shaved in about three days, so I'm sporting a beard. If that influences your decision at all.
GFR is very attractive, however, that's an incredibly rapid spike she's experiencing.
No, I didn't read the whole thread. I'll be back.
Funny that Bloomberg & Reason seem to understand marketing and glamour shots. Some of the rest are probably prettier than their photos.
And Robin Wright might be in the half + 7 range.
Catherine seems unconcerned about her plausible deniability. Young women today are shameless.
I smell a bot!
That's just rude, Ogged. I'm sure GFR is as clean as you are.
GFR is very attractive, however, that's an incredibly rapid spike she's experiencing.
Let's keep the campaign clean, Smasher. It's not like MediaBistro can be expected to deny all IP connections from Iran and Syria.
190: She pimped the voting pretty softly on her blog this afternoon, so I got no clue.
Catherine seems unconcerned about her plausible deniability. Young women today are shameless.
Isn't it grand?
GFR totally lost my vote when she came out against irresponsible sexual behavior by college-aged women. Also when she couldn't handle an unhinged, possibly drunken Ann Althouse on bloggingheads. I realize that's a tough standard, but I feel this Catherine woman would have put Althouse in her place.
190: Yeah, that spike is serious; it's a bot.
Wolfson! We need the Catherinebot up and running!
204: Garance is now over 600 and counting...
Wolfson's on a date. You'll have to write your own bot, Ogged.
Or you could give him a call. I'm sure he'd appreciate it.
Wolfson's on a date.
?!?
I'm sure he'll really appreciate you sharing that with us.
I'm sure he'll really appreciate you sharing that with us.
He just might, you know.
