I didn’t want to get down in the muck and politic for votes in the ABA Blawg 100 vanity contest, but the China Law Blog has apparently been stuffing the ballot box in the “regional” category that we’re both in. And L.A. Legal Pad is right there in the mix.
I know that personal injury law fans won’t let this outrage stand, me being in second place and all that, but if you were on the fence as to who to vote for, or how many times to vote, then here are the Top 10 Reasons To Vote For the NY PI Law Blog.
(The South Florida Lawyers Blog and the Texas-based Tex Parte Blog are also nominated in the regional category, but either they haven’t figured out how to stuff the ballot box, or inspire their readership, leaving them in the dust.)
10. I’m offering everyone world peace if I win. Plus a toaster. China Law Blog is offering everyone a half-eaten, food-poisoned, jelly donut, sent to you on a slow boat from you-know-where;
9. I heard that L.A. Legal Pad spent $150,000 for its wardrobe. Do you really want to support that kind of spending?
8. That’s my dog Tucker. A vote for me is a vote for the puppy. Do you want to say no to that face?
7. Tucker can bark Alice’s Restaurant. In four part harmony. With feeling;
6. I’m only 21% evil, far below the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s 65% evil limit for my kind;
5. Jewish lawyers in New York are rare. Please support the species;
4. Rumor has it the China Law Blog is employing child labor to vote, in clear violation of local employment and election laws;
3. New York has better Chinese food;
2. We got the Empire State Building; L.A. has smog. China has worse smog
And the #1 reason to vote for the NY PI Blog:
1. If you can’t trust Paris for an unbiased opinion of law blogs, who can you trust?
(Graphic credit: Dan Turkewitz)
If you want to read a really good article on Paris Hilton, I urge you to go here: http://www.chinalawblog.com/2007/05/paris_hilton_is_so_like_just_s.html.
I do have to give you kudos for the Paris Hilton picture though. If you regain the lead I will have to pull out a comparable big gun. Trust me though, I have about 1.3 billion of them in reserve. I also have a couple hundred internet cafes in China on contract, but I don’t think that will ever be necessary.
# posted by Anonymous Dan : December 08, 2008 1:44 AM
“(The South Florida Lawyers Blog and the Texas-based Tex Parte Blog are also nominated in the regional category, but either they haven’t figured out how to stuff the ballot box, or inspire their readership, leaving them in the dust.)”
It’s probably the latter.
Enjoying your blog — good luck!
# posted by Blogger South Florida Lawyers : December 19, 2008 3:32 PM
Given how easy it is to stuff the ballot box, I’m pretty surprised the ABA would lend their name to such a “contest” with voting.
While I appreciate that they would like to drive traffic to their site, I don’t think it is worth engaging in such a charade.
They should just nominate their 100 and be done with it.
# posted by Blogger Eric Turkewitz : December 19, 2008 4:01 PM