It was a night of suspense and absolute idiocy as the World Stupidity Awards awarded achievement in ignorance and stupidity in one of the hottest ticket's at Montreal's Just for Laughs Festival Friday night.
http://www.stupidityawards.com/winners.htmlDubbed the "Oscars of Idiocy," host Lewis Black of The Daily Show led a crack team of comics and celebrities who handed out awards to thunderous applause. The night featured performances by Penn Gillette of Penn and Teller, Greg Proops of Whose Line is it Anyways? and comedian Andy Kindler.
Conservative columnist Ann Coulter won the award as Stupidest Man of the Year. She beat out Bush, U.S. Senator John Kerry, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman and Players Association director Bob Goodenow, and former Ukrainian president Leonid Kuchma.
George Bush won "Stupidest Statement of the year",for the statement:
"They never stop thinking of new ways to harm our country or our people, and neither do we."
Darth Vader Accepted on his behalf:
"I can't tell you what a special moment this is for me," an obviously emotional Vader told the capacity audience at Montreal's Imperial Theatre. "You never believe something like this can happen to you."
*see full list of winners
http://www.stupidityawards.com/winners.html