If DU had a 'Person of the Year' who would you nominate?

[LynneSin]

Mind you, it doesn't necessarily have to be a DUer but someone who DUers feel has made an impact on 2006.

Who would you nominate and why?

[Junkdrawer]

1. Al Gore....

He pretty much single handedly changed the public discussion of Global Warming.

[OneBlueSky]

28. second that . . . n/t

.

[rosesaylavee]

2. Besides Skinner?

I would nominate H2O Man because of his well-written, well-researched and always informative posts on the Plame investigation and constitutional matters in general.

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

3. Howard Dean.

I didn't buy into his 50 state strategy to begin with, although I did fully support him anyway. He was very, very right in the end.

[LiberalEsto]

13. Dean

I thought his 50-state strategy was great. I wish he were President.

[PassingFair]

27. Gotta go with Howard! But Colbert comes in a close second!

Both BRAVE guys always tell it STRAIGHT UP!

I'm glad they're on our side.

[jsamuel]

35. I'd have to agree.

[smirkymonkey]

4. Cindy Sheehan

[MethuenProgressive]

5. The VOTER!

The 2006 election has killed the MSN/Republican propaganda that your vote doesn't count.

[Philosoraptor]

6. mark foley

Seriously, he had a huge impact on the election, which was largely about the war and it's failure, but he did have an impact, and it's still being felt.

Whatever happened to that guy anyways?

[Buzz Clik]

22. Good pick.

I chose DeLay and Abramoff for the same reason (see post 20). Foley was certainly important in keeping the corruption of the GOP on the front page at a critical time.

[BOSSHOG]

7. George Bush

To date in 2006:

- 814 American Service personnel have died in Irag
- 5676 American Service personnel have been wounded in Iraq

He continues to make an impact. And continues to be supported by "conservatives."

[NMDemDist2]

8. nance greggs

her rants have been a shining light this year

now don't get me wrong, I follow several DUers posts for different reasons, but her consistant voice and excellent writing skills make her a stand out IMO

[JeffR]

38. I'm biased

but I'll second your choice. She's been my Person of the Year for 14 years now.:)

[NMDemDist2]

42. lucky man!! n/t

[Autonomy]

9. Stephen Colbert

so I could get on his "Who's Honoring Me Now" segment.

[Hoosier Dem]

10. John Tester and Jim Webb

Starting out, these guys were VERY long-shots and, because of them, we now have the US Senate!!

Way to go, guys.

[elehhhhna]

11. kpete, lukery & friends.

[gratuitous]

12. The same person Time named

Me.

By the way, is there some kind of remuneration for all these honors, or is it just some lame lamery that's so lame it makes lame people look able-bodied?

[Canuckistanian]

14. Octafish

His threads are legendary. I usually end up bookmarking them for future reference.

[blm]

17. I'll go with Octafish, and expect CorpGovActivist to join him in 2007.

.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

18. Octafish too! Octafish provides invaluable information to DUers. Information that

exposes the roots of corruption within and outside of our government.

[Canuckistanian]

31. Yes, and the "Know Your BFEE" series is eye-opening

It's hard to believe that such a family exists, let alone being allowed to run free (and for public office as well).

[QuestionAll...]

36. first name that popped in my head too! Octafish!!

and I hardly know him/her, but what an impression that is left!

[demnan]

15. Jim Webb

Incoming Virginia Senator and Miracle.

[LynneSin]

16. I think that Indian-American guy who was part of the 'Macaca' incident

Seriously, that was the turning point in the George Allen downfall and probably what gave us the majority.

Runner-up would be Rush Limbaugh. I think if he didn't make fun of Michael J. Fox's Parkison shaking from that commericial he made for Claire McCaskill, we'd might have a republican majority

[NashVegas]

19. The Admins

:)

For having the good sense to be far less control freaks than many of its posters (myself included).

[Buzz Clik]

20. Tie: Tom DeLay and Jack Abramoff

These two started the disintegration of support for the GOP. Without them, no Dem majority in House and Senate.

[LynneSin]

21. They really affected the house more than the senate

Which goes back to Rush Limbaugh and that guy who Allen insulted as strong candidates

[Buzz Clik]

23. agreed (n/t)

[LynnTheDem]

24. All the world (over 90%) who said

HELL NO to bush's illegal supreme crime hitleresque war of aggression against the nation of Iraq.

[spanone]

25. kpete for the hard work.

[walldude]

40. I second Kpete....

:toast:

[MessiahRp]

26. Keith Olbermann

Keith spoke truth to power and I think helped turn a lot of the momentum in our favor by being the strongest voice out there debunking the rest of the media's BS.

Rp

[Philosoraptor]

30. I second that emotion.

[Beaverhausen]

32. I agree with this one

I think DU and Olbermann is a great symbiotic relationship.

[tinfoil tiaras]

33. i third it

(haha, is that a word?)

and the super cool DUers that come and participate in the nightly KOEB threads in the Keith Olbermann group. y'all are amazing. <3

[TahitiNut]

34. Yep. That's a no-brainer, imho.

:thumbsup: (Last year, it would've been Fitzgerald.)

[AnnieBW]

43. Absolutely!

He's my first choice. Others would be Dr. Dean and Al Gore.

[Hoosier Dem]

47. I'll change my answer to Keith O!

[AngryAmish]

29. Fitzmas

I can't wait for Rove to be indicted.

[WI_DEM]

37. Dean

[Booster]

39. I would nominate Ava because of her beautiful videos.

[warrens]

41. George W. Bush

For the way he has personally destroyed everything he touches. Which fortunately now includes the Repuke Party.

[cool user name]

44. I find that kpete posts very interesting articles ...

Very informative.

Not to take away from any other contributions here.

[brettdale]

45. a few people

Keith Olbermann
Jim Webb
Cindy Sheehan
Nancy Pelosi
Barack Obama

[KamaAina]

46. I was going to say "the founder of Olive Garden"

:spank: but it turns out there isn't one: it was always corporate from the git-go.

Similarly, Liam Gallagher... :evilgrin: but seriously, folks:

* The Army and other military medics, without whose advances in battlefield medicine the death toll from Operation Feckless Quagmire would be anywhere from four to eight times what it already is, i.e. about time for another black granite wall. :(

* Everyone actively rebuilding and resettling New Orleans and the Mississippi coast, including but not limited to our fellow DUers funkybutt, Swamp Rat, merh (where y'at, chere?), markus (now mostly blogging rather than DUing), and tens of thousands of others.

edit: for non-Lounge lizards, both Olive Garden and Oasis' Liam Gallagher have had a major impact on the Lounge in 2006, if nowhere else. :-)