Your posts deserved at least that spot in the awards. As noted, you could easily have been rated higher. It was all very rushed, given the conflicting "real world" business demand of my job. I would have liked to have posted sooner and given more time to each poster. You nailed the "libtards," as you call them, with the posts I highlighted, in a way that can truly put the issues into perspective for people who don't already agree with us. That's an important ability for us on this thread and I, for one, value it when I see it.
More than that, however, I have to tell you that I am truly honored and humbled when folks like yourself, who "have seen the elephant" contribute to our understanding and awareness of what is real and provide us the direct evidence of what the DBM is lying about or ignoring.
You owe me no thanks for doing what I do here. I owe you thanks for what you have done in the real world and, by highlighting your posts in these awards, I'm also trying to give thanks for what you add to us here, what your posts bring to our "Jedi Council" on FreeRepublic. I'm in awe of so many who post on this thread and have to get over a big dose of humble just to go through this exercise in hubris when it's my turn. When I run across posts from folks like you I'm truly honored, whatever you have to say. This week you happened to be hitting on all cylinders, from my point of view, and I'm happy to include you in the list.
Plus, you're a Texan, like me (I was born in Dallas, though I only lived there for 6 months as an infant... but I've always thought of myself as a Texan!). You deserve any praise you get! We're better than the rest and it's only natural that others recognize that fact! <g>
My honorable mention means a lot to me, Phsstpok, coming from you who consistently provides so much information and delightful comment.
Thank you for ALL that you do. Even if I occasionally miss the shows, I never miss reading your pre-Sunday-Shows thread!