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Current Events => General Discussion => Topic started by: Godot showed up on December 12, 2010, 12:39:16 PM
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This thread is for reaching a CC consensus on who deserves the title "American Asshole of the Year". The person finally selected must be an American--which, by the way, is going to leave out his Supreme Assholishness in the White House, as I don't really believe he is an American.
The thread is open for nominations. I've given this some thought, and I'm just going to nominate one person--other posters can make multiple nominations. My nominee is:
Jon Stewart
This smarmy POS's offenses are too numerous to catologue, but this is an "of the Year" award, so it's the year's top outrages that he's committed that I'm listing:
For his sanctimonious, ill-disguised ultraleft and really flat-out vomitous "Rally to Restore Sanity" rally, which he didn't think of doing when the Left was calling President Bush Hitler and openly advocating his death, and which he called only to mock other people's serious attendance of Glenn Beck's rally, and
for his compounding of the mockery of Christmas mockery in his loathsome "The War on Christmas that Almost Wasn't," a mockery of others' wholly justified and not at all over-the-top outrage at the hard left's extreme intolerance shown to Christians, every Christmas, in the true, real, and actually happening War on Christmas. Mockery of this kind works only if the thing your mocking ISN'T HAPPENING. This is really happening, it's a direct assault on the Free Exercise clause in the First Amendment to the Constitution, and, of course, it shows him once again to be the uber-hypocrite that he is, because anyone who pretends to want to "restore sanity" in America wouldn't be befouling the airwaves with trash designed only to provoke fury among so many of his countrymen. Stewart is a smarter version of marginalized Maher, and really 1000x as despicable.
Stewart is my nominee for American Asshole of the Year. Nominations are now open. We'll vote later. Wheover finally wins the uncoveted anti-crown of American Asshole of the Year will have his American citizenship nonbindingly revoked by the Conservative Cave, which no doubt the likes of such nomineees as are likely to appear in this thread willl consider an honor.
Nominations close by midnight, December 26, 2010, and the Award will be decided (by CC consensus) by Janurary 2, 2011.
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Couple of obvious typos there. "Your" should be "you're" (a typo whose committing by people who known the diference in an ingrained way says some interesting things about what we believe we know about cerebellar-cerebral connections--I think it could be called "Typo Tourettes"). And January at the end.
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Nancy Pelosi. There isn't a bigger delusional idiot on this planet.
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(http://nimg.sulekha.com/others/original700/robert-gibbs-2009-1-27-17-4-23.jpg)
Asshole or just a total puke? Tough call, but every time I see him on the screen I just want to BS him.
Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay past his expiration date. Time to find a new gig and move on.
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Jimmy Carter. Don't even get me started...
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And here I thought it was fairly conclusive that I was the American Asshole of the Year. :-)
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It should be LIBERAL A-hole of the year. :-)
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Oh.
(http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:l8D44AMclKn5lM:http://i38.tinypic.com/jku0xi.jpg&t=1)
Never mind.
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Nazi Pelosi. I do not know what to say about her except that she is the ugliest person on the planet both physically and in her heart. She needs to retire to san fransicko and leave the country alone.
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Jimmy Carter. Don't even get me started...
What Tanker says.
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Toss up between Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, or Barack Obama.
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Jimmy Carter. Don't even get me started...
No question. Jimmy Carter, hands down, American Asshole of the Year
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9b5xoUHCBsk[/youtube]
(I say this knowing full well his comments shown here were from last year. His outrageous comments, as ridiculous and assholish as they usually are, qualify him for a Lifetime Achievement Award.)
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Gotta go with the crowd touting Jimmah.
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I have a few nominations for the title.
Obama
Harry Reid
Chuck Schumer
Barney Frank
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Chuck and Barney definitely deserve a nomination. I'm ambivalent about nominating Barry because he's looking more and more like an ignorant patsy. He's definitely no Bill Clinton. My nomination is Nancy Peloski. After all, we have to pass the bill to find out what's in it...
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And here I thought it was fairly conclusive that I was the American Asshole of the Year. :-)
:lol:
You don't even hold a candle to ME!!
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:lol:
You don't even hold a candle to ME!!
Oh, I dunno Thor. D6 can be pretty assholish. You can be too, but only in a *****cat way. In other words, you're all bark and very, very little bite. :-)
Now, back to the REAL assholes.
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I was almost swayed to Carter by that clip, but have to stick with Pelosi because she had more influence and airtime. But, Carter was good. Very good at being an a$$.
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I want to return to the Carter nomination for AAHOTY (American Asshole of the Year) by pointing out that Carter, as a former president and supposedly a seasoned statesman, should know better in making the type of comments he makes.
His remarks and his efforts to interfere in diplomatic efforts that are waaaay outside of his purview and element completely transcend any other American's performance in pursuit of the AAHOTY award.
Pelosi is merely an political whore whose own narcissism has failed to give her a clue about her own overall impotence and failure - but that pales in comparison's to Jimmy's overwhelming sense of self-importance and ego for the simple fact that he's been doing it longer than she has.
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I want to nominate the Main Stream Media. It may not be and individual , but they have acted in unison, and they were greatly responsible for giving us Obama in the White Mosque.
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Oh, I dunno Thor. D6 can be pretty assholish. You can be too, but only in a *****cat way. In other words, you're all bark and very, very little bite. :-)
Now, back to the REAL assholes.
I'll give you some "bite"....... how about a few bitchslaps??
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I'll give you some "bite"....... how about a few bitchslaps??
*sigh*
Look at my tote board. Like I really give a shit about bitchslaps, you asshole-in-training? :rotf:
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I would have to cast my votes for the imposter, Nazi Pelosi, Scary Reid, Bwaney Fwank and Chris Dudd. All of these goons have passed/written bills and regulation that hurt America in the very near future.
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The guy that fed wikileaks (or whatever it is called) all the emails. If I recall he was in the military.
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The guy that fed wikileaks (or whatever it is called) all the emails. If I recall he was in the military.
An impostor. Almost everything he did, from the moment he said "I" at the beginning of his enlistment oath, was a lie.
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And I'd like to throw in the perennial nominee--and if he isn't already, he should be. Keith Olbermann.
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An impostor. Almost everything he did, from the moment he said "I" at the beginning of his enlistment oath, was a lie.
I agree. I just do not understand people like that. :censored:
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Summary of nominations thus far (the number in parens is the number of nominations)
Jimmy Carter (4)
Chris Dodd
Barney Frank (2)
Robert Gibbs
Mainstream Media (Thundley makes a good case for this being considered as an "individual"; they act as one)
Bradley Manning
Keith Olbermann (2)
Nancy Pelosi (3)
Fred Phelps
Harry Reid (2)
Chuck Schumer (2)
Jon Stewart
The reason I didn't call this Award The Regressive-Liberal American Asshole of the Year is that it goes without saying that the top sphincter will be a lib or leftist. While there are undoubtedly some conservative assholes, and for sure some Republican assholes, none of them could possibly compete with any lib in the overall, combined category. Lisa Murkowski and Charlie Crist are assholes of the first water, but can they compete with anyone on the list above? And Karl Rove displayed some serious assholishness regarding the Delaware Senate election, but can he possibly compete with the likes of Schumer and Carter?
Obama, I'm afraid, is disqualified from participation, as his American citizenship is in real question.
Edited to add R Wiggum's nomination to Overbite, and Iassa's dark horse nominee. :cheersmate:
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And I'd like to throw in the perennial nominee--and if he isn't already, he should be. Keith Olbermann.
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I see some good names up there.....but I am casting my vote for Fred Phelps. The reasons should be obvious.
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I'm going to add one myself; our despised Mayor here in NYC, who sides with our jihadist enemy: Michael Bloomberg.
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My nomination goes the the most despicable bitch in the public eye. (and that's tough to do, Medusa so give yourself a pat on your plastic back)
Of course, I am talking about.....Nancy Pelousy.
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Demonrats in general.
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I'm going to add one myself; our despised Mayor here in NYC, who sides with our jihadist enemy: Michael Bloomberg.
I didn't think of Bloomberg. :thatsright:
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Toss up between Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, or Barack Obama.
Can't be barack, he's won't prove that he's an American
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Can't be barack, he's won't prove that he's an American
You got a point. I think he is a puppet for Pelosi and Reid, since he is a relative new comer, unlike Pelosi and Reid.
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I see some good names up there.....but I am casting my vote for Fred Phelps. The reasons should be obvious.
Fred Phelps is who I was thinking too. Also, I would case my vote for Elisa Baker, Michael Crook, and South Hadley 6 Bullies.
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I should add two more to the list.
Tom Harkin
John Kerry
Between the two of them they have made the US a laughing stock plus you can add in the fact that both of them went to see little Danny Ortega in Nicaragua during the 80s and tried to open diplomatic relations with the commie in charge. Kerry had done the same thing back in the 70s with the North Vietnamese and we all know his famous bit of tossing those medals over the fence too. Tom Harkin while running for his first term as Congressman in Iowa and as a candidate for President told the press he was a former fighter Pilot that flew missions over Vietnam when in fact all he did was fly jets from Japan to other units in the Pacific not ever going near Vietnam. In fact Harkins career was so stellar he only got one ribbon and left the navy after his term was up as a LT.
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I should add two more to the list.
Tom Harkin
John Kerry
Between the two of them they have made the US a laughing stock plus you can add in the fact that both of them went to see little Danny Ortega in Nicaragua during the 80s and tried to open diplomatic relations with the commie in charge. Kerry had done the same thing back in the 70s with the North Vietnamese and we all know his famous bit of tossing those medals over the fence too. Tom Harkin while running for his first term as Congressman in Iowa and as a candidate for President told the press he was a former fighter Pilot that flew missions over Vietnam when in fact all he did was fly jets from Japan to other units in the Pacific not ever going near Vietnam. In fact Harkins career was so stellar he only got one ribbon and left the navy after his term was up as a LT.
It got tougher to decide.
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I'm going to add one myself; our despised Mayor here in NYC, who sides with our jihadist enemy: Michael Bloomberg.
I'd like to second that one. The way he behaved during the Ground Zero mosque controversy was despicable. And let's not forget his "theory" that the Times Square bomber could be someone who didn't like the health care bill. He's almost as arrogant as Obama.
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Chris Matthews: Obama & Clinton "An Alliance Made By God And The Democratic Party" This guy and oberdorf are the assholes! I wouldn't count the politicians as they are evil and powerful and PISSING ON OUR LEG! They are to be hated by moral and patriotic Americans, but assholes? Think about it, we are the assholes for allowing them power over us!
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This is tougher than I thought it would be... so many good candidates.
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Recap:
Democrats (This, I have to say, seems a bit of a Time-magazine like stretch)
Elisa Baker
Michael Bloomberg
Jimmy Carter (4)
Michael Crook
Chris Dodd
Barney Frank (2)
Robert Gibbs
Tom Harkin
John “Did I mention I served in Vietnam?†Kerry
Mainstream Media (Thundley makes a good case for this being considered as an "individual"; they act as one)
Bradley Manning
Chris Matthews
Keith Olbermann (2)
Nancy Pelosi (4)
Fred Phelps (2)
Harry Reid (2)
Chuck Schumer (2)
Jon Stewart
The South Hadley 6
I’ll recap from time to time so people can see the tallies. I thought what we’d do is take the top 4 nominees (ie, nominees with most votes) by the deadline, and then vote on those 4 by Jan 2. Ok deal?
Ptarmigan, I forgot, where do you live? Because, believe me, when you’re a NYer, this guy is ALWAYS front and center with his assholery. The GZ mosque is the big one, but there isn't a day that the SOB doesn't perpetrate some new outrage on NYC; in the case of the GZ mosque, he just widened his scope of attack to all of America. It’s understandable that people (a category which leaves out regressives) living elsewhere in the country actively NOT think of Osama bin Bloomberg. Oh the pain!
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Where the heck is the Grand Dame, Helen Thomas.
Oh wait, she is American isn't she????
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Where the heck is the Grand Dame, Helen Thomas.
Oh wait, she is American isn't she????
That's fine Vesta. It's non-Americans or possible non-Americans (like Obama) who are excluded. So the Wicked Witch of Washington gets added to the nominee list.
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What?!!
No Michael Moore?!!?
Or is he on the "Automatic Entry" list?
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I'd been busy and missed this thread, and am just now catching up. I was reading through, doing a slow burn over all the assholery in our midst. Then, when I came to Michael Bloomberg, my head exploded. I heard him say on the news last night he has 1,118 days to go in his reign! How the hell did that happen? I don't even live there! I LOATHE that creep!
Anyway.....
Godot, I don't think we should narrow it down to 4 nominees, I'd like to see the field a little more open than that. We should be able to pick more than one, too. Whoops, being bossy. What does everyone else think?
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Hard to lump all categories into one person.
Therefore:
Politics - Nancy Pelosi
Entertainment - toss-up between Bill Maher and Kathy Griffin
Other - Fred Phelps
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I'd been busy and missed this thread, and am just now catching up. I was reading through, doing a slow burn over all the assholery in our midst. Then, when I came to Michael Bloomberg, my head exploded. I heard him say on the news last night he has 1,118 days to go in his reign! How the hell did that happen? I don't even live there! I LOATHE that creep!
Anyway.....
Godot, I don't think we should narrow it down to 4 nominees, I'd like to see the field a little more open than that. We should be able to pick more than one, too. Whoops, being bossy. What does everyone else think?
I don't have a problem with a "Top Ten" list....God knows there are plenty of assholes to choose from.....
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I'd been busy and missed this thread, and am just now catching up. I was reading through, doing a slow burn over all the assholery in our midst. Then, when I came to Michael Bloomberg, my head exploded. I heard him say on the news last night he has 1,118 days to go in his reign! How the hell did that happen? I don't even live there! I LOATHE that creep!
Anyway.....
Godot, I don't think we should narrow it down to 4 nominees, I'd like to see the field a little more open than that. We should be able to pick more than one, too. Whoops, being bossy. What does everyone else think?
Not bossy at all, Karin. This is a board activity; I started it, that's all. I'm enjoying seeing people have fun with this one and see no reason for its final shape not to be a group project. I chose 4 finalists (the top 4 with the most nominations) to select from at the end completely arbitrarily. What number would you suggest?
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I don't have a problem with a "Top Ten" list....God knows there are plenty of assholes to choose from.....
Yeah, but the politicians are kind of a no-brainer. I think we should think outside that box. There are PLENTY of assholes out there. Let's get creative!
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Yeah, but the politicians are kind of a no-brainer. I think we should think outside that box. There are PLENTY of assholes out there. Let's get creative!
Well, deb mentioned categories....
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I don't have a problem with a "Top Ten" list....God knows there are plenty of assholes to choose from.....
So maybe we could have, say, 10 finalists, and then choose 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place, with 1st place winning the Uncoveted Mirrored Sphincter Trophy (ich--I wish I hadn't written that)? Still just throwing out ideas here.
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Yeah, but the politicians are kind of a no-brainer. I think we should think outside that box. There are PLENTY of assholes out there. Let's get creative!
Oh, I get it...we can have winner, American Asshole of the Year in Politics:________.
Winner, America Asshole of the Year in Television:__________.
Winner, American Asshole of the Year in Movies:___________.
Winner, American Asshole of the Year in Business:___________.
Winner, American Asshole of the Year in "News" Media:____________.
etc.
and other categories...and maybe in each category we'd take the top 5 from each set of nominations that fit the category. Still just throwing out ideas.
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My vote for Nazi Pelosi remains.
America Asshole of the Year in Television: Kathy Griffen.
American Asshole of the Year in Movies: N/A (I do not watch many movies)
American Asshole of the Year in Business: Ted Turner (for calling for a (http://www.ajc.com/news/ted-turner-adopt-chinas-769292.html) worldwide adoption of China's One Child Policy while having five children of his own)
American Asshole of the Year in "News" Media: Keith Obermann.
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I like it! Now I gotta start thinking.
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Oh, I get it...we can have winner, American Asshole of the Year in Politics:________.
Winner, America Asshole of the Year in Television:__________.Joh
Winner, American Asshole of the Year in Movies:___________.Angelina Jolie
Winner, American Asshole of the Year in Business:___________.Bloomberg
Winner, American Asshole of the Year in "News" Media:____________.Keif
etc.
and other categories...and maybe in each category we'd take the top 5 from each set of nominations that fit the category. Still just throwing out ideas.
Winner, America Asshole of the Year in Television:__________.John Stewart
Winner, American Asshole of the Year in Movies:___________.Angelina Jolie
Winner, American Asshole of the Year in Business:___________.Bloomberg
Winner, American Asshole of the Year in "News" Media:____________.Keif
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Well, they're not the winners yet, still just nominees.
I'm nominating Warren Buffet in the Business category.
I think we could also have a Music category. Lada Gaga comes to mind.
Any other categories I'm missing? Arts, generally? Education? Military?
So...that's a good system, then? We each nominate as many as we want, and name each category they're in. Then, after nominations close, we select the top 5 nomination-getters in each category, and then vote on these to see who is the winner in each category. We could also have a runner-up in each category.
I'd suggest, at the end, taking all the winners in each category and voting for the overall Winner of American Asshole of the Year--the Supreme Sphincter. I think that last could be a lot of fun. You could end up with Pelosi and Dowd facing off (I haven't done another recap today, but I think Pelosi has pulled ahead of Carter in the Politics category in nominations). And yes, I'm officially nominating Maureen Dowd for the "News" media category.
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Ya know who I think is a real asshole? Eric Holder, of the Injustice Department. I had always gone breezily along, thinking we had equal protection under the law. Not if you're not a Black Panther. Also, the whole trying terrorists in NYC bullshit. I couldn't believe it when that first started going down.
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Ya know who I think is a real asshole? Eric Holder, of the Injustice Department. I had always gone breezily along, thinking we had equal protection under the law. Not if you're not a Black Panther. Also, the whole trying terrorists in NYC bullshit. I couldn't believe it when that first started going down.
Do we have a special category for "Cabinet Level Assholes"?
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What?!!
No Michael Moore?!!?
Or is he on the "Automatic Entry" list?
Haven't heard much from Comrade Mikhail this year. Must be getting harder for his film crews to roll him away from the buffet as the years pass.
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American Asshole of the Year in Politics: Tough call. Toss up between Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, Patty Murray, Michael Bloomberg, or Eric Holder
Winner, America Asshole of the Year in Television: Kathy Griffen
Winner, American Asshole of the Year in Movies: Lindsey Lohan
Winner, American Asshole of the Year in Business: Ted Turner
Winner, American Asshole of the Year in "News" Media: Keith Olbermann
Winner, American Asshole of the Year in Crime: South Hadley 6
Winner, American Asshole of the Year in Madness: Fred Phelps
Winner, American Asshole of the Year in Worst Person: Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf
I would of also added Joran van der Sloot, but he is not American, but he did kill an American, Natalee Holloway. Same goes with Osama bin Laden, but he is under a different category of evil.
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Ptarmigan, I forgot, where do you live? Because, believe me, when you’re a NYer, this guy is ALWAYS front and center with his assholery. The GZ mosque is the big one, but there isn't a day that the SOB doesn't perpetrate some new outrage on NYC; in the case of the GZ mosque, he just widened his scope of attack to all of America. It’s understandable that people (a category which leaves out regressives) living elsewhere in the country actively NOT think of Osama bin Bloomberg. Oh the pain!
Ground Zero Mosque
Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf
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If we are going to expand the list to include entertainers in general, I'd like to nominate "comedian" Whitney Cummings, who told a disgusting joke about little Trig Palin during a recent celebrity roast. Okay, Whitney, I get it: you don't like Sarah. But lay off the youngster, you no-talent skank. :argh:
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The fact that I didn't make the finals proves this competition is rigged.
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The fact that I didn't make the finals proves this competition is rigged.
You're just a cuddly-wuddly bunny.
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The fact that I didn't make the finals proves this competition is rigged.
Don't feel bad. I didn't either.
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If we are going to expand the list to include entertainers in general, I'd like to nominate "comedian" Whitney Cummings, who told a disgusting joke about little Trig Palin during a recent celebrity roast. Okay, Whitney, I get it: you don't like Sarah. But lay off the youngster, you no-talent skank. :argh:
Never heard of Whitney Cummings. Sounds like a bitter moonbat.
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Bradley Manning, the man responsible for Wikileaks.
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Bradley Manning, the man responsible for Wikileaks.
Didn't think of that one. :thatsright: This is getting tougher and tougher to decide. They are all assholes.
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Never heard of Whitney Cummings. Sounds like a bitter moonbat.
She probably is. I also suspect that she does these kinds of jokes to raise her profile and impress the "cool" people in the industry. You could probably fit her political knowledge in a thimble.
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Sports Asshole~ Brett Favre.
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Sports Asshole~ Brett Favre.
ding, ding, ding! :rotf:
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Sports Asshole~ Brett Favre.
He should of retired.
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He should of retired.
When he left Green Bay. :cheersmate:
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New Recap:
Democrats (This, I have to say, seems a bit of a Time-magazine like stretch)
Elisa Baker
Michael Bloomberg (4)
Jimmy Carter (4)
Michael Crook
Whitney Cummings
Chris Dodd
Bret Favre
Barney Frank (2)
Robert Gibbs
Kathy Griffin (3)
Tom Harkin
Eric Holder
Angelina Jolie
John “Did I mention I served in Vietnam?†Kerry
Lindsay Lohan
Bill Maher
Mainstream Media (Thundley makes a good case for this being considered as an "individual"; they act as one)
Bradley Manning (2)
Chris Matthews
Michael Moore
Keith Olbermann (5)
Nancy Pelosi (5)
Fred Phelps (4)
Feisal Abdul Rauf
Harry Reid (2)
Chuck Schumer (2)
Jon Stewart (2)
The South Hadley 6 (2)
Helen Thomas
Ted Turner
I still haven't broken these down into categories; if anyone wants to take a bang at that, please go ahead.
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Well there is one thing for sure. There are a ton of assholes! That may just be the whole problem!
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Ya know who else is an asshole? Pete Stark and everybody who voted for him.
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Karin, catsmtrods, and Carl will agree with me on this, a "Lifetime Achievement Asshole"--Chuck Schumer!
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Karin, catsmtrods, and Carl will agree with me on this, a "Lifetime Achievement Asshole"--Chuck Schumer!
Oh yeah, he goes beyond asshole!
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Ordered by how many nominations.
Keith Olbermann (5)
Nancy Pelosi (5)
Fred Phelps (4)
Michael Bloomberg (4)
Jimmy Carter (4)
Kathy Griffin (3)
Harry Reid (2)
Chuck Schumer (2)
Jon Stewart (2)
The South Hadley 6 (Drove Phoebe Prince to suicide) (2)
Bradley Manning (2)
Barney Frank (2)
Feisal Abdul Rauf
Helen Thomas
Ted Turner
Democrats (This, I have to say, seems a bit of a Time-magazine like stretch)
Elisa Baker
Michael Crook
Whitney Cummings
Chris Dodd
Bret Favre
Robert Gibbs
Tom Harkin
Eric Holder
Angelina Jolie
John “Did I mention I served in Vietnam?†Kerry
Lindsay Lohan
Bill Maher
Mainstream Media (Thundley makes a good case for this being considered as an "individual"; they act as one)
Chris Matthews
Michael Moore
Looks like it's a toss up between Pelosi and Olbermann.
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Well there is one thing for sure. There are a ton of assholes! That may just be the whole problem!
Exactly! Tough call to make.
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Alan Grayson.
I'm determined to get him to win at least ONE election this year.
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I say we break it down into catagories with the list of names for each one that fits. then we vote on the top 4 or 5 in each catagory. The top one wins and we post the results on Christmas Day or soon after.
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Can you put me in for a vote for Eric Holder, that red diaper doper baby, please? :cheersmate:
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I say we break it down into catagories with the list of names for each one that fits. then we vote on the top 4 or 5 in each catagory. The top one wins and we post the results on Christmas Day or soon after.
That's a plan! One alteration to that I'd suggest is that we have and recognize the individual winners of each category, and then vote the overall winner. The second is that we give ourselves to Jan 2 to finish the voting. The category winners are exiled from the United States for 10 years. The overall winner has his/her US citizenship revoked, is permanently exiled, and is condemned to love like Philip Nolan in Hale's "The Man Without a Country." In fact, I'd also suggest that the top prize be called a "Nolan", just as an Academy Award has a second name--"Oscar."
Work is crazy this week; I'll do it on Saturday.
Also: (not that it's come up yet)--no nominations and voting from probationary members, otherwise we could have a flood of DU types packing in ridiculous nominations like Sarah Palin or Rush Limbaugh or everyone, pretty much, who is, in fact, a patriot and stands for decency.
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"Entertainment" Asshole of the year: Jesse James. What a pud.
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So many great choices. But I have to nominate that major asshat Bill Maher. He is the #1 reason I will never get HBO.
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Whatever asshole gave the green light to THIS shit...
(http://www.mnforsustain.org/images/immg_ibd_billboard_050505.jpg)
Seriously, though? I have to go with Edward R. Olberdouche.
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Whatever asshole gave the green light to THIS shit...
(http://www.mnforsustain.org/images/immg_ibd_billboard_050505.jpg)
Seriously, though? I have to go with Edward R. Olberdouche.
So much for borders, culture, language. :argh:
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I would like to add Ron Paul to the list please:
http://washingtonindependent.com/104609/ron-paul-one-of-only-four-house-republicans-to-request-earmarks-for-2011-budget-updated
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That's a plan! One alteration to that I'd suggest is that we have and recognize the individual winners of each category, and then vote the overall winner. The second is that we give ourselves to Jan 2 to finish the voting. The category winners are exiled from the United States for 10 years. The overall winner has his/her US citizenship revoked, is permanently exiled, and is condemned to love like Philip Nolan in Hale's "The Man Without a Country." In fact, I'd also suggest that the top prize be called a "Nolan", just as an Academy Award has a second name--"Oscar."
Work is crazy this week; I'll do it on Saturday.
Also: (not that it's come up yet)--no nominations and voting from probationary members, otherwise we could have a flood of DU types packing in ridiculous nominations like Sarah Palin or Rush Limbaugh or everyone, pretty much, who is, in fact, a patriot and stands for decency.
Works for me.I also want to add Ron Paul and his merry band of asshat follwers to the list. Also Kanye West needs to go into the entertainers side.
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Works for me.I also want to add Ron Paul and his merry band of asshat follwers to the list. Also Kanye West needs to go into the entertainers side.
Kanye West is a beaut nomination, but did he do anything in 2010 to top his 2009 drunken stage-crashing?
Guy is an uber-asshole in any year, though, too true.
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Kanye West is a beaut nomination, but did he do anything in 2010 to top his 2009 drunken stage-crashing?
Guy is an uber-asshole in any year, though, too true.
Yeah, see that was my problem too. I wanted to nominate both Kanye and Tiger Woods, but their assholery really was last year's, except for that 2005 KW incident. This year Kanye did diamond crust his teeth. Perhaps we can nominate him for body modification asshole of the year?
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Thank you Ptarmigan--your re-ordering by nomination votes helped alot. Here they are broken down by category (for who we have thus far):
Ordered by how many nominations (many thanks to Ptarmigan--H5, my friend, and may all gyrfalcons contract some fatal virus).
Tyranny and Misgovernment
Nancy Pelosi (5)
Michael Bloomberg (4)
Jimmy Carter (4)
Chuck Schumer (2)
Harry Reid (2)
Barney Frank (2)
Ron Paul (2)
Tom Harkin
Democrats
John “Did I mention I served in Vietnam?†Kerry
Eric Holder
Chris Dodd
Robert Gibbs
Criminals
Elisa Baker
The South Hadley 6 (2)
Propaganda/state-run media
Keith Olbermann (6)
Jon Stewart (2)
Mainstream Media
Helen Thomas
Bill Maher
Michael Moore
Michael Crook
Religion for the Damned
Fred Phelps (4)
Derangetainment
Kathy Griffin (3)
Angelina Jolie
Lindsay Lohan
Kanye West
Lady Gaga
Jesse James
Whitney Cummings
Crony capitalism
Ted Turner
Jihadism
Feisal Abdul Rauf
Treason
Bradley Manning (2)
Unsportsmanship
Bret Favre
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That's a pretty good list. I note a couple that are missing (probably for good reason):
Maxine (just call me Incoherent) Waters
Babs (I earned my title, General) Boxer
Bill (Slick Willie) Clinton, aka "The Clenis"
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Oh, nominations are still open! They will be added!
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The aptly named Anthony Wiener.
:bird:
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Yeah, him. Remember when he was on BOR, and Bill asked him if new IRS agents were going to enforce the mandated insurance? Wiener just looked off camera at the ground, and heaved a HUGE sigh. Refused to answer, acted like a 10 year old girl.
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Julia Stiles.
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Julia Stiles.
LO Friggin L!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
:lmao: :lmao:
Hi5!
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If we're doing Ãœberdouche, we definitely need to put my vote in for Rachel "meaty-fingers" Mad-Cow.
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I think Harry Reid is pushing for the title but then again everything he has done could be filed under douchebaggery too.
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Julia Stiles.
Ok there, Joanna One-Note... :rotf:
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For a while I thought my ex wife would show up and nominate me.................. :rimshot:
Seriously, though....Keith Olbermann and Bill Maher. Those 2 idiots will stop at nothing to show their stupidity if it helps their ratings.
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Jesse James.
Dood, how the Hell u gonna knock boots with skanks when u have Sandra Bullock? I would invent new pages to the Kama Sutra with Sandra. :naughty:
But Obama is the biggest asshole
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Jesse James.
Dood, how the Hell u gonna knock boots with skanks when u have Sandra Bullock? I would invent new pages to the Kama Sutra with Sandra. :naughty:
But Obama is the biggest asshole
But O'Bummer is disqualified because he isn't an American.
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Yeah, him. Remember when he was on BOR, and Bill asked him if new IRS agents were going to enforce the mandated insurance? Wiener just looked off camera at the ground, and heaved a HUGE sigh. Refused to answer, acted like a 10 year old girl.
I'm joining you and Wayne on the Wiener pick. M.....mmm...mm....MY congressman (got it out) has always been a real go-getter in the assholery department, but this year he's taken it to a new level, I have to say. He really let it all hang out after Obama was elected. He was always a radical/Communist, but he made some small effort to hide it pre-Obama.
Welcome to the MINORITY Wiener. You won't be seeing anything YOU otrPelosi want coming to the floor. Can hardly wait to hear you squalk about the "outrage."
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Jesse James.
Dood, how the Hell u gonna knock boots with skanks when u have Sandra Bullock? I would invent new pages to the Kama Sutra with Sandra. :naughty:
But Obama is the biggest asshole
That was my first thought when that happened. Cheating on Sandra Bullock?! I mean, look at her! Truly, James is an asshole.
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Ok, nominations are closed! Here are the full lists. Our American Asshole of the Year subcategory nominees are:
Tyranny and Misgovernment
Nancy Pelosi (5)
Michael Bloomberg (4)
Jimmy Carter (4)
Anthony Wiener (3)
Chuck Schumer (2)
Harry Reid (3)
Barney Frank (2)
Ron Paul (2)
Tom Harkin
Democrats
John “Did I mention I served in Vietnam?†Kerry
Eric Holder
Chris Dodd
Robert Gibbs
Maxine (just call me Incoherent) Waters
Babs (I earned my title, General) Boxer
Bill (Slick Willie) Clinton
Criminals
Elisa Baker
The South Hadley 6 (2)
Propaganda/state-run media
Keith Olbermann (7)
Jon Stewart (2)
Bill Maher (2)
Mainstream Media
Helen Thomas
Michael Moore
Michael Crook
Rachel Maddow
Religion for the Damned
Fred Phelps (4)
Derangetainment
Kathy Griffin (3)
Angelina Jolie
Lindsay Lohan
Kanye West
Lady Gaga
Jesse James
Whitney Cummings
Jesse James
Julia Stiles
Crony capitalism
Ted Turner
Jihadism
Feisal Abdul Rauf
Treason
Bradley Manning (2)
Unsportsmanship
Bret Favre
LeBron James
I nominated Lebron James just now so we wouldn't have a default winner in sports. I know a whole lot of bupkiss about basketball, but that thing with the hour-long commercial spot was serious assholery.
There are so many calls for Obama, that I say we give him an honorary American Rectum of the Decade Award. He's not just the sphincter (the anus), he's the whole lower canal of the colon. What do you all think? This is probably the ONLY award that he could ever get that takes cognizance of his dubious nationality, and chooses to award him honorary American citsizenship for the purpose of the award. He ought to treasure this one, the self-enamored putz.
So now we vote on the nominees in each category. Here we can vote just once (in each category). I suppose at this point the number of nominations don't actually matter, except that they may reflect the end voting, and may also convince some people by their numerical intensity.
I'm not going to vote yet--I don't want to possibly set a tone or trend at the outset, although you're all such free thinkers that this is likely a small-to-nonexistent worry.
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That was my first thought when that happened. Cheating on Sandra Bullock?! I mean, look at her! Truly, James is an asshole.
Why would any man cheat on Sandra Bullock? :???: She got the looks and talents.
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Why would any man cheat on Sandra Bullock? :???: She got the looks and talents.
that she does but I have heard through sources that she is a grade A+ bitch to everyone.
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My votes.
Tyranny and Misgovernment
Nazi Pelosi
Criminals
The South Hadley 6
Propaganda/state-run media
Keith Olbermann
Religion for the Damned
Fred Phelps
Derangetainment
Kathy Griffin
Crony capitalism
Ted Turner
Jihadism
Feisal Abdul Rauf
Treason
Bradley Manning
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Hit me afterward that 3 categories were still default, but sometimes life is like that. Eg, for treason, Manning is a runaway.
I kind of like this image for the category level winners:
(http://d3uwin5q170wpc.cloudfront.net/photo/15331_700.jpg)
which this year, for reasons I'm to lazy to explain, I'm calling the Assange-Simpson award (oh ok: topical asswipe applied to legendary asshole).
and for the Nolan (the winner, Overall Year's Greatest Asshole)---we'll vote on that after the category winners:
(http://www.makeupstash.com/wp-content/Magnum-Gold-Passports-and-Tickets.jpg)
Not sure of that last--the floor is open for possibly better iconic "Nolans."
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Here are my votes for the non-default categories:
I had to think hard about the politicians one, and so I selected based on who physically makes my blood boil, whose voice on the TV I simply cannot abide, in short, an allergic reaction:
Mayor Mike The Nanny Bloomberg
I didn't even like typing that, you arrogant douchebag.
Media: Bill Maher. Can't stand to look at his ugly ugly face. Looks just like Julian Assange. Revolting. At least we won't have to deal with him in heaven.
Showbiz: Kathy Griffin. She's not even funny.
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Due to my natural default state—laziness—I never finished this. I’ll have to rethink this for next year; I started this thread a bit on the fly.
Attero and Karin voted after the nominations, so I’m going to add their votes TO the nominations, and treat the nominations as if they were after-nomination votes. Next year I may just dispense with the nominating and simply go straight to voting.
After adding in the votes of those who voted—and my own votes—we have the following totals:
Tyranny and Misgovernment
Nancy Pelosi (7)
Michael Bloomberg (5)
Jimmy Carter (4)
Anthony Wiener (3)
Chuck Schumer (2)
Harry Reid (3)
Barney Frank (2)
Ron Paul (2)
Tom Harkin
Democrats
John “Did I mention I served in Vietnam?†Kerry
Eric Holder
Chris Dodd
Robert Gibbs
Maxine (just call me Incoherent) Waters
Babs (I earned my title, General) Boxer
Bill (Slick Willie) Clinton
Criminals
Elisa Baker
The South Hadley 6 (3)
Propaganda/state-run media
Keith Olbermann (8)
Jon Stewart (2)
Bill Maher (3)
Mainstream Media
Helen Thomas
Michael Moore
Michael Crook
Rachel Maddow
Religion for the Damned
Fred Phelps (5)
Derangetainment
Kathy Griffin (4)
Angelina Jolie
Lindsay Lohan
Kanye West
Lady Gaga (1)
Jesse James
Whitney Cummings
Jesse James
Julia Stiles
Crony capitalism
Ted Turner
Jihadism
Feisal Abdul Rauf
Treason
Bradley Manning (3)
Unsportsmanship
Bret Favre
LeBron James (1)
Several categories had only one nominee, and so the winners are automatic:
Treason—Bradley Manning
Jihadism—Feisal Abdul Rauf
Crony Capitalism—Ted Turner
Religion for the Damned—Fred Phelps
Okeeee—in the category of Propaganda/state-run media, the winner in a runaway is:
Keith Olbermann
In the category of Derangetainment, the (to me) surprise winner is:
Kathy Griffin
In the category of Criminals, the winner is:
The South Hadley 6
In the category of Unsportsmanship, the winner is:
LeBron James (I voted for him over Favre)
And, in the category of Tyranny and Misgovernment, the winner is
Nazi Pelosi (with His Dishonor, Michael Bloomberg, coming in a close second)
Now, given these winners, we need to select an overall winner, the one who has his or her American citizenship revoked and wins the Nolan. Personally, for me, there’s not even a question here; I vote for Ilsa, She Wolf of the SS---excuse me, I mean Nancy Pelosi.
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No one comes close.
Phelps.
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Hey Godot, your Congressman Wiener's joke about the designated driver/drinking game was really lame. Can't you do something about him? :-)
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Hey Godot, your Congressman Wiener's joke about the designated driver/drinking game was really lame. Can't you do something about him? :-)
Karin, have mercy--I'm Godot, not God.
You have no idea how much that "your Congressman" stings. Ouch!
My apologies to the nation. NY's 9th is mainly insane. Hell, ALL of NYC's Congressional districts are mainly insane (with the notable exception of NY 3rd).
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In terms of overall negative impact and disservice to the Nation, not to mention just being plain ol' infuriating, Nazi Pelosi gets my overall vote.
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We are in a new era now---time to start at this early date the AAH of this new year.
For some reason I believe the Governor of Maine will make the finals. Not only is he French Canadian, American, but he speaks his mind until his advisers put duct tape on his mouth and throw him into a closet.
For those who missed it, the Governor of Maine refuses to attend any rally for special interests groups. This spunky little French man said he was not going to a rally for MLK day.
What a mess that brought on, The Governor said that was his right to decide and anyone that thought different could ""Kiss MY Ass""
Damn those French men that think for themselves.
After the State Police came in and freed him from the closet and removed the duck tape on his mouth, he caved in, went against his principles and not only attended the rally but danced with a woman of color.
Instead of the back lash that was expected, the people of Maine where 1/2 have French blood, cheered him on and find him a breath of fresh air.
Just a start on these AAH for this year, sure to be much more in the next 12 months.
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We are in a new era now---time to start at this early date the AAH of this new year.
For some reason I believe the Governor of Maine will make the finals. Not only is he French Canadian, American, but he speaks his mind until his advisers put duct tape on his mouth and throw him into a closet.
For those who missed it, the Governor of Maine refuses to attend any rally for special interests groups. This spunky little French man said he was not going to a rally for MLK day.
What a mess that brought on, The Governor said that was his right to decide and anyone that thought different could ""Kiss MY Ass""
Damn those French men that think for themselves.
After the State Police came in and freed him from the closet and removed the duck tape on his mouth, he caved in, went against his principles and not only attended the rally but danced with a woman of color.
Instead of the back lash that was expected, the people of Maine where 1/2 have French blood, cheered him on and find him a breath of fresh air.
Just a start on these AAH for this year, sure to be much more in the next 12 months.
With posts like this being demonstrative of assholishness to levels pretty much unknown to Mankind, let me nominate vesta for American Asshole of the Year - Subcategory Loony Bin