The 50 Most Loathsome People of 2007.

[Bushwick Bill]

This thing is always freaking hilarious. Very nice work here on Huckabee, Mittens, Kristol, Ledeen, Beck, etc., etc. The David Gregory criticism is a maybe a little harsh. The good news is only Hillary and Reid/Pelosi make it, and I think many here agree with the Reid/Pelosi blast. The Tweety entry had me rolling:

16. Chris Matthews

Charges: Calling his show "Hardball" is like rechristening ping-pong "Thermonuclear Warfare." Displays the slurred, unmodulated speech and unfocused antagonism of an aggrieved middle-management drunk. Can read a scurrilous political attack into any paragraph at twenty paces. Continues honing his pointless questions as his guests attempt to answer, cutting them off with an affected imperial weariness when their responses are insufficiently inane. Apparently ignorant of the implications of satellite technology, Matthews shouts louder at geographically more distant guests. Has repeatedly called Ann Coulter "brilliant." Referred to Gerald Ford's yuletide demise as the former president's "Christmas card to the country." Unable to laugh like a normal human, Matthews compensates by simply shouting "ha!"

Enjoy!
http://www.buffalobeast.com/122/50mostloathsome2007.html

[zanne]

1. Hilarious! Must see!

I especially like one line in the Chuck Norris description; "Doesn't understand evolution, despite access to mirrors." I knew I'd seen his face before!

[annabanana]

2. "an aggrieved middle-management drunk"

tone-perfect!

[dorkulon]

3. K&R for LOL

Love this!

[Senator]

4. Impeachophobes Found To Be Nearly As Loathsome As The War Criminals Themselves

5. Nancy Pelosi & Harry Reid

Charges: Graduates of the Neville Chamberlain school of appeasement, the Democratic leadership continues to ignore the constitution-and the American people-by keeping impeachment "off the table" and refusing to defund the war. True pushovers, they're too stupid, cowardly, weak and outmatched politically to accomplish anything substantive, their "strategy" essentially boiling down to whining a lot while handing Bush whatever the hell he wants. There is just no way that appearing this weak and ineffectual could be any better for them politically than impeachment. Everything that the White House gets away with, it gets away with because congress allows it.

Exhibit A: Failure to woo the two thirds majority needed to override a presidential veto is moot: They could defund the war with a 41-senator budgetary filibuster. But that would take guts and conviction.

Sentence: 2 cups anthrax bisque.

Still, we could do without the violence (anthrax) and the similarly moot/loathsome "defund the war hoax."

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[Mnemosyne]

5. "Is it a civil rights milestone to have a retarded president?"

That is one harsh, hysterical piece. :rofl:

Thank you for sharing, BB!:hi:

[DaveJ]

6. I can only assume Limbaugh is not considered a person

Otherwise I'm sure it would be in the top 3...

[dorkulon]

8. He made #30 last year, and #43 in '05:

30. Rush Limbaugh

Charges: It's hard to believe this repulsive shit fountain is even human, until you remember that we share 70% of our DNA with pigs. Then again, to be any more hypocritical Rush would actually have to be a member of another species. After the Democrats took congress in November, Limbaugh said he felt "liberated" because "I no longer am going to have to carry the water for people who I don't think deserve having their water carried," essentially telling his listeners he'd been lying to them all year. The dittoheads didn't mind; that's why they listen.

Exhibit A: If someone had taken a shotgun and blown Rush's head clean off while he was wobbling his bloated body back and forth in an inconceivably cruel mockery of Michael J. Fox, whom he accused of faking his Parkinson's symptoms for political effect, it would have been the greatest viral video of them all.

Sentence: Parkinson's disease, of course, triggered by oxycontin abuse.

http://buffalobeast.com/113/50_most_loathsome_2006.htm

43. Rush Limbaugh

Charges: Rather than engage in the admittedly difficult task of justifying GOP policies rationally, the key to Limbaugh’s success is attracting an audience that actually yearns to be lied to. It doesn’t matter how many righteous fact-checkers assail him in print and on the web, because dittoheads don’t care that he’s lying, as long as the lies justify their prejudices. Limbaugh’s program is not just hypocritical; it is a celebration of hypocrisy for ignorant crackers, angry at smart people and strung out on the dwindling sensation that they are better than everyone else by virtue of their race, sex, nationality or level of bluster, because their character and accomplishments don’t warrant such feelings. If political discussion were sex, the Limbaugh audience would be a horde of virgins beating off to deranged rape fantasies.

Exhibit A: Started out in sports radio; hasn’t changed his approach one bit.

Sentence: Starved to death in full view of glazed ham; ACLU mistakenly bestowed entire estate due to barbecue sauce stain on last will and testament.

http://www.buffalobeast.com/91/50.htm

[me b zola]

7. Oh noes!

Not Master Chief! :cry:

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

9. Great list.

You should post it in GD:P.

:evilgrin:

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

11. You

Charges: You believe in freedom of speech, until someone says something that offends you. You suddenly give a damn about border integrity, because the automated voice system at your pharmacy asked you to press 9 for Spanish. You cling to every scrap of bullshit you can find to support your ludicrous belief system, and reject all empirical evidence to the contrary. You know the difference between patriotism and nationalism -- it's nationalism when foreigners do it. You hate anyone who seems smarter than you. You care more about zygotes than actual people. You love to blame people for their misfortunes, even if it means screwing yourself over. You still think Republicans favor limited government. Your knowledge of politics and government are dwarfed by your concern for Britney Spears' children. You think buying Chinese goods stimulates our economy. You think you're going to get universal health care. You tolerate the phrase "enhanced interrogation techniques." You think the government is actually trying to improve education. You think watching CNN makes you smarter. You think two parties is enough. You can't spell. You think $9 trillion in debt is manageable. You believe in an afterlife for the sole reason that you don't want to die. You think lowering taxes raises revenue. You think the economy's doing well. You're an idiot.

I look forward to this list every year...

[skypilot]

10. kick

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[ProgressiveFool]

12. Oh dear god, the picture of Larry Craig at #20 is insanely hilarious /nt

[D23MIURG23]

13. The Giuliani caricature is easily the best political cartoon Ive ever seen.

:rofl:

[uppityperson]

14. I like his succinct description.

Charges: 9/11 Tourette's syndrome, compounded by compulsive lying. Despite the '93 WTC bombing, didn't act to put all first responders on the same radio frequency and chose to house his Emergency Command Center on the 23rd floor of WTC 7. Giuliani Partners consulting firm routinely did business with a Qatar ministry run by royal Abdallah bin Khalid al-Thani, a man whose farm has seen guests the likes of Khalid Sheikh Muhammad and Osama bin Laden. Wooed mistress and future wife with an NYPD chauffeur and trips to Southampton on NYC taxpayers' dime. Ruined the prospect of a Times Square tug-job

[dorkulon]

15. Amazing. /nt