[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 67 (Tuesday, May 6, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E695]
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                      ACKNOWLEDGING HEATHER PARTON

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                           HON. ALAN GRAYSON

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                          Tuesday, May 6, 2014

  Mr. GRAYSON. Mr. Speaker, it is my great honor to rise tonight to 
acknowledge Heather Parton of Santa Monica, California, on the occasion 
of being awarded a Hillman Prize for ``Opinion & Analysis Journalism''. 
Many in this Chamber, and untold others across the internet, better 
know her by her pseudonym: ``Digby''.
  Digby, a political blogger, is the founder of the blog Hullabaloo, 
and has been called one of the ``leading and most admired 
commentators'' of the progressive blogosphere--by Glenn Greenwald no 
less, the recent recipient of a Pulitzer Prize himself.
  The Sidney Hillman Foundation's announcement this evening sums up my, 
and many others', sentiments:

       Tonight, the Sidney Hillman Foundation will honor Heather 
     ``Digby'' Parton with the 2014 Hillman Prize for Opinion & 
     Analysis Journalism. Digby's blog Hullabaloo has been a 
     fixture in the progressive blogosphere for over a decade. 
     Digby has eloquently opposed injustice and incompetence on 
     issues ranging from the invasion of Iraq to the widening 
     chasm between rich and poor in America. Whatever the topic, 
     Digby approaches her work with a level head and a big heart.
       I will give the last word to Kathleen Geier of the 
     Washington Monthly, ``Since she's the best daily political 
     writer in America, an honor of this sort is the least we can 
     do for her. Congrats to Digby and to the Hillman people for 
     making such an awesome choice. Now and forever: What. Digby. 
     Said!''

  ``What. Digby. Said!'',

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