I do agree with you regarding them all having mental problems, and others have certainly added to the cultural lexicon. I’m just impressed with the sheer breadth of ass-hattery displayed by Dinesh. He’s like the J.K. Simmons of slime. He may not have the star power of Clooney or Denzel, but damn if he doesn’t show up everywhere and get the job done exceptionally and quietly… well maybe not that quietly.
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obviously, Ford lost because of a lack of name recognition – but you’re right, it was a bad call (and a worse matchup).
and Weiner lost because he (unlike D’Souza) didn’t do any crimin’ . Plus Weiner is just a flawed individual whose very human failings just turned out to have world changing impacts. D’Souza, on the other hand, is a scumbag. So D’Souza earned his win.
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Why did I vote for THE DICK?
Answer–he lied to start a war that killed my son.
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As in elections at all levels, ultimately you can only vote (or only meaningfully vote) for someone who’s on the ballot. Duke Cunningham, despite being the namesake of the contest, is yesteryear’s news, but Dinesh D’Douza is comparatively a nothingness. The only real choice here is between Cheney and Giuliani. I see it like this. If we’re talking about unrelenting, pathetically incompetent corruption in service of a would-be autocrat, Giuliani, is the obvious choice. If we’re talking about the embodiment of evil, it’s Cheney by several light years.
As it turns out, we’re talking explicitly and specifically about corruption. It’s gotta be Giuliani.
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Egg-zackerly. This has driven my voting from the start, which should help the poor, confused authors to understand why D’Souza has made it this far - he’s toiled faithfully for the most venial and corrupt Republicans for years. Having said that, I’m with you that Ghouliani is the one to beat (and he runs away with it if you factor in his comedically entertaining venality…)
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I’m sorry, sorry to hear that, sorry to read that.
I get notifications from a Vietnam veterans organization in New Jersey. They all begin the same, "On this day…and there is the story of a soldier who was killed that day. Where he was born and went to school, his girlfriend, his family, his training, his survivors. Then it says where in Vietnam he was and how it happened, if they know. Sometimes it tells who it was that helped write the notification.
I’m mentioning this here to you so that you know that he will never be forgotten. His brothers and sisters in and out of uniform will not let him be forgotten. He is here with us.
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So, I’m sure I missed the explanation somewhere but why wasn’t the Dumpster included?
Cheney pales by comparison. But Cheney was the most powerful and evil guy listed here so he got my vote.
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I am so sorry for your son, you, and your family. It is a tragedy and loss that many have shared, and it makes this damn contest much too silly.
Nevertheless, I did also vote for Dick. Never mind the face shooting, there was himself heading the VP search and vetting committee and picking—himself! How much more self aggrandizing can one get? And of course his takeover of the intelligence sources who produced what he wanted to hear, and stove piping the indicators of only his preferred conclusions to start that war destructive of our best and the whole damn Middle East. His advice to The Shrub, from the “clear skies” labeling of petroleum pollution unleashed, to shifting deserved attention to Afghanistan to Iraq. Then his willing embrace of the Dark Side—torture, lying about it, destroying the evidence about it, . . .
An evil man, who would be the clear leader of this ridiculous contest if he wasn’t so midwesternly ignorable.
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Somehow it seems the Dukes are the wrong award for a year like this. Perhaps an alternative special award is called for, it could be to give proper recognition for the most evil or un-American or anti-American action by an elected official.
We could have had a semi-final match between Bill Barr and Moscow Mitch. Of course Trump would be the Grand Prize winner, by popular acclaim, in a category all by himself.
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When they establish the lifetime achievement award Trump will be a shoo-in.
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Rudy’s gonna win. Rudy deserves this honor.
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What do Dinesh D’Souza, Jerry Falwell Jr., Ken Starr, and Ben Sasse have in common?
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I’m so sorry.
It’s apparent by now that neither of my choices will be taking home the Golden Duke, but I’ve thoroughly enjoyed all the comments.
And so this may be a good time to thank all the commenters who participate here at TPM for the pithy and otherwise witty repartee, along with the great rants, and the profound knowledge I find every time I open one one of these commentary threads. And a big thank you to Josh and his excellent staff, as well. For many years, but especially this past year, TPM has been an oasis of sanity in a truly crazy world.
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