[FreeTheHostages]

OK, I'm moving in swift and fasts and pointing at the winning entries like they do in dog contests, before anyone can contest! I like your analysis and your reasons. And I'm calling them out of the box as follows, and I'll repost this announcement in today's Freeper Finest thread, as soon as I patch in the links so that people can go view them:

First prize: SweetLiberty: the book of your choice -- Lynne Cheney's or Carlo3b's -- your call.

Second prize: GailA: whichever book SweetLiberty doesn't want

Third prize: Tgsltakoma: a lovely scenic 2003 Wall Calendar with pictures of America

Honorable Mention (no gift but lots of fame and glory):

Flyer (we're still not sure we believe you ever made the 30-foot high house with the moving train and animated people!)

xJones (deadly failure to ensure that the pretzels were chocolate-coverd)

Aquamarine (music and sweet stuff, great combination!)

Diver Dave (great political analysis!)

[FreeTheHostages]

My draft post 539 look good to you? OK to announce as official in the main thread?

[xJones]

xJones (deadly failure to ensure that the pretzels were chocolate-coverd)

I protest! I swear I protest!. In the history of all sucking up, was anyone more Smooed than moi? I exposultate, I regurgitate, I fabricate - and you should know that this false slur of a slander of a liar of being under-bribed by me, will not be unforgotten. You can get someone else to chocolate-cover your pretzels, some things are beneath anyone.

.LOL!