TagsTagsHow does 2007’s Idiot of the Year Keith Olbermann maintain his world-famous objectivity? By not voting, of course! I haven’t been particularly clear in expressing myself on what the “symbolism” is. I know it’s very idiosyncratic, but I would feel just a little hesitation, just a little drag on the airflow, ...
Courtesy of the inimitable Cox & Forkum, here’s the illustration for the winners of our Fiskie (for the world’s biggest idiot) and Fallaci (for the world’s most distinguished anti-idiot) Awards of 2007. The winner in the Fallaci category is the brilliant General David Petraeus, who achieved something many were beginning to ...
LGF, Awards, Blogosphere, Fiskie, Fallaci, Idiotarian, Anti-Idiotarian, 2007
There are only two hours left to vote for the Idiotarian (the Fiskie) and Anti-Idiotarian (the Fallaci) Awards for 2007, so here’s a fresh topic with the polls again... [Poll] [Poll]
LGF, Awards, Blogosphere, Fiskie, Fallaci, Idiotarian, Anti-Idiotarian, 2007
Your time to vote in the Fiskie/Fallaci Finals is drawing to a close. The leaders are pretty clear right now, but surges have been known to work before. Cast your vote before noon (Pacific) tomorrow, or forever hold your peace. Cox and Forkum will be coming out of retirement to do the ...
LGF, Awards, Blogosphere, Fiskie, Fallaci, Idiotarian, Anti-Idiotarian, 2007
Here are the final rounds of voting for the Fiskie and Fallaci Awards of 2007. These are the top five candidates in each category from our runoff round, and the voting will close on Wednesday, January 9, at noon Pacific time. [Poll] [Poll]
LGF, Awards, Blogosphere, Fiskie, Fallaci, Idiotarian, Anti-Idiotarian, 2007
Our first round of voting for the Idiotarian and Anti-Idiotarian Awards of 2007 ended yesterday. Keith Olbermann’s stellar idiocy put him way ahead of the pack for the Fiskie Award, followed by Ron Paul Supporters and Rosie O’Donnell. In the Fallaci Awards, we also have a runaway leader, General David Petraeus, followed ...
LGF, Awards, Blogosphere, Fiskie, Fallaci, Idiotarian, Anti-Idiotarian, 2007
There was a small bug in the Ajax polling code that prevented you from voting more than once in a poll. It’s now fixed, so I’m reposting the Fiskie and Fallaci runoff polls here. You now have five votes in each category, so if you voted only once before the ...
LGF, Awards, Blogosphere, Fiskie, Fallaci, Idiotarian, Anti-Idiotarian, 2007
Without further ado, here are the polls to vote for your candidates for the 2007 Fiskie (ooh, bad) and Fallaci (yeah! good!) Awards. [Polls moved to here.]
LGF, Awards, Blogosphere, Fiskie, Fallaci, Idiotarian, Anti-Idiotarian, 2007
I know I said we’d have the first round of Fiskie/Fallaci voting today, but real life got in the way and it will have to be tomorrow. The plan right now is to have a run-off round with the top 20 or so candidates from each category. The top five ...
LGF, Awards, Blogosphere, Fiskie, Fallaci, Idiotarian, Anti-Idiotarian, 2007
The nominations for the Idiotarian (Fiskie) and Anti-Idiotarian (Fallaci) Awards for 2007 are now open! Registered LGF lizards may use the form below to submit their nominations in the two categories. Remember, the Fiskie Award is for the most moonbattish, obtuse, deranged, or duplicitous person or group of the year. Past ...
LGF, Idiotarian, Anti-Idiotarian, Fiskie, Fallaci, Annual Awards
Lots of people have emailed asking when I’m going to open the nominations for the Fiskie and Fallaci Awards (for most idiotic and most courageous figure of the year, respectively). The plan is to open nominations December 26 through 28. To make things easier for all of us, this time ...
LGF, Idiotarian, Anti-Idiotarian, Fiskie, Fallaci, Annual Awards
America’s worst former president, the wrinkled poster boy for BDS, sticks his peanut into Britain’s business and says Tony Blair is subservient to George W. Bush. (Hat tip: WriterMom.) Former United States President Jimmy Carter has criticised the British Government’s “subservient” attitude towards the White House. Mr Carter told BBC’s Newsnight ...
The worst President the United States ever had continues subverting the country with interviews overseas, and his latest is a real winner: ‘The US and Israel Stand Alone’. (Hat tip: LGF readers.) SPIEGEL: You also mentioned the hatred for the United States throughout the Arab world which has ensued as a ...
America’s most disgraceful former president, Jimmy Carter, says: We Need Fewer Secrets. So we can pass the Global Test. In the United States, we must seek amendments to FOIA to be more in line with emerging international standards, such as covering all branches of government; providing an oversight body to monitor compliance; ...
Brian Maloney has a report on wacky Al Franken’s latest very grumpy appearance on the Today Show, in which Franken got possessed by the spirit of Daily Kos and said “screw you” to guest Michael Smerconish: The Radio Equalizer: Cranky Al Franken.