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We Have a 2011 PUK AWARD WINNER
Pamela Geller, this year’s judge, writes:
In a word, amazeballz.
Really great stuff. I hate that liberal feel good crap, ‘you are all winners!’, but there was more than one that deserved the crown. The importance of the message was a consideration I took into account as well. The Meesh art was particularly biting 
…. but this is an election year and that is a fight. And I mean knock-down-drag-out-save-the-free-world fight.
In a just world, these artists/illustrators would be influencing the culture and media in a much wider, far larger national arena, but the culture is under siege given the low state of the world. These talented readers are guerrilla fighters in the information battle-space. Hey, it’s what we do. And their talents were never so desperately needed. If I had the dough I’d be running these posters on the back of Time, Newsweak, Rolling Stone etc.
Honorable mentions listed in no particular order, they could have just as easily won. (They get a copy of my book and film, Ground Zero Mosque: Second wave of the 911 Attacks.)
BigFurHat/Irony Curtain – nominated by Mary Jane Anklestraps
OMGFor America – Nominated by The Looking Spoon
TerrellAfterMath – Nominated by The Looking Spoon
wolverine – nominated by BigFurHat
Maksim – Nominated by Frosteetoes
OMGfor America, Terrell Aftermath, Wolverine and Maksim, CONTACT PAMELA GELLER TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE: writeatlas@aol.com
ALL BLOGS THAT APPEARED IN THIS THREAD ARE ENTITLED TO THEIR FINALIST BADGE.
STEAL THIS: 
HONORABLE MENTIONS – HERE IS YOUR BADGE
AND THE WINNER IS….
GO HERE TO SEE
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Sacheen Littlefeather
January 15th, 2012
Hello, my name is Sacheen Littlefeather. I am representing Maksim, and he would like me to tell you that regretfully he cannot accept this very generous award. The reasons for this being, the treatment of trolls, by IOTW, Atlas Shrugs, and their users. I hope I have not intruded on this event, and that in the future we will meet, our hearts, and our love, with generosity. Thank you on behalf of Maksim.
Zonga
January 15th, 2012
I wonder what the treatment of trolls means.
Is Littlefeather a troll?
plemmen
January 15th, 2012
Congratulations to everyone at The Axis of Excellence! And major congratulations to Maksim!
plemmen
January 15th, 2012
LOL!!! Shades of the Academy Awards! Maksim and Marlon Brando! What a duo!
RickeyG
January 15th, 2012
Great choice by Pamela, but I’m still partial to Maksim’s “Taxes” poster. It’s the gold one with a gun pointing at you.
bitterclinger
January 15th, 2012
What’s “Meesh art”?
ScratchNSniff
January 15th, 2012
Troll’s are fine, it’s the Ogres that I detest.
Zonga
January 15th, 2012
Littlefeather appears to be a troll. How should she be treated?
Maxim accepts the award, thanks IOTW and Geller
http://imaksim.com/blog/242-puk-iotw-award-winner.html
Maksim
January 15th, 2012
First I’d like to apologize for the statement made by my woman friend Sacheen, and please disregard her comment. I did’nt even know she had access to the internet.
Thank you IOTW, Pamela, and especilly all of you who support and encourage our bad behavior. And thank you Mary Jane for the nomination. I’m honored and most grateful.
Maksim
Oh and RickeyG, I can’t take credit for the graphic you mentioned, that was the ever so talented Red Square.
plemmen
January 15th, 2012
For those too young to remember: Sacheen Littlefeather is a Native American activist who donned Apache dress and presented a speech on behalf of actor Marlon Brando, for his performance in The Godfather, when he boycotted the 45th Academy Awards ceremony on March 27, 1973, in protest of the treatment of Native Americans by the film industry. FROM: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacheen_Littlefeather
Well played, whomever posted it! Still ROFL.
BigFurHat
January 15th, 2012
Sacheen is Maksim’s concubine.
Diogenes
January 15th, 2012
Congratulations Maksim on your win!
And thank IOTW for for honoring a lost friend with a contest in their name, and giving us all a showcase for our efforts.
Zonga
January 15th, 2012
Good to know she belongs to someone Fur.
Merry Poppet
January 15th, 2012
Congratulations, Maksim! You beat out some pretty tough competition.
Zonga
January 15th, 2012
Congratulations Maksim. Good work.
Mary Jane Anklestraps
January 15th, 2012
YaY! Congrats, Maksim!
Very good ones in this and the previous thread.
Rightwingfeather
January 15th, 2012
Those were all great. But, Maksim, fabulous work! It was a real zinger!
A collection of these would make a nice coffee table book.
Will Profit
January 15th, 2012
Congratulations to Maksim and all who won honorable mentions.
Absolutely incredible talent and world class humor.
Duke C
January 15th, 2012
Sarcasm as Art. Maksim was good, the 99% struck me in the heart.
jclady
January 15th, 2012
Congrats Maksim!
As a supporter of Herman Cain, this one hit close to home.
Herbie Mann
January 15th, 2012
I had to send myself a card.
Congrats Maksim!
http://www.hmann.info/images/maksim-is-the-winner.jpg
The Looking Spoon
January 16th, 2012
Maksim absolutely deserved it. The second I saw and read that poster I knew it was going to win.
Of all the pieces that made it to the finals from me/OMG, I had the highest hopes for the 99% piece to make it to the end. So I’m beyond happy with the results!
Thanks to iOTW and Pamela for this high honor
naughtybandit
January 16th, 2012
Love the sarcasm! It is an artform!
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