Posted on 01/01/2007 9:10:58 PM PST by point
Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan beat out the Mainstream Media today to win LGF's "Idiotarian" award for 2006.
Annan first received word that he'd won the highly coveted award late this morning.
"I was too busy with all the New Year's celebrations, so I didn't really have time to log in to LGF today," Annan told a group of LGF Lizaroids this morning, "but my secretary told me that I'd won and I almost fainted from joy when I heard the good news."
"To beat out the Mainstream media and to win such an award, wow, does it get any better than that?!" Annan exclaimed jubilantly. "Throughout my tenure as UN Secretary General my ultimate goal was to be recognized not only by World leaders, but by everyday blue collar workers like you and me, and here I am on my very last day in office and I've finally reached that goal! Thousands of Lizaroids finally recognize me for what I am! I'm flabbergasted!"
"Frankly, I'm kind of choked up right now," Annan continued, "It's extremely hard for me to talk......I'm sorry, but I need to go now......"
Although the Mainstream media garnered a large percent of the vote, Annan won comfortably with over 30% of the vote.
Mainstream media spokesman, Mr. A.P. Reuterspoon, conceded the award to Annan just a few hours ago and called him to congratulated him on the win.
Reuterspoon later told reporters that he actually thought the Mainstream Media would end up winning the award, "but apparently we haven't been distorting the news as much as the voters would like us to....
(Excerpt) Read more at politicalhumor.blogspot.com ...
Nah. The title of "idiotissimo' belongs[ belonged] to the research director/VP at one of my former workplaces.
Annan won the "Fiskie" award at LGF, not the "Idiotarian." The winner is idiotic, not the award. Though this piece is from a humor website, and the quotes are fake, Annan actually did win the award.
Sticks and stones may break his bones but he is still laughing all the way to the bank.
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