Garofalo Awards Announced at White House Press Dinner

NewsMax.com ^ | Saturday, April 26, 2003 | Carl Limbacher

[kristinn]

Comedienne-turned-antiwar activist Janeane Garofalo will be among those honored at a ceremony sponsored by the Washington, D.C. Chapter of FreeRepublic.com outside tonight's annual White House Correspondents Association Dinner.

The first annual "Garofalo Awards" ceremony will spotlight celebrities who distinguished themselves in recent months with "histrionic predictions of gloom and doom before and/or during Operation Iraqi Freedom [and who] stand head and shoulders above all others for their shrillness, certainty and apocalyptic ravings," a FreeRepublic spokesman told NewsMax.

The award itself - a stuffed ready-to-eat crow on a silver platter - will be given to the top 10 celebrity activists, politicians, pundits and reporters based on votes of FreeRepublic members.

Winners include Garofalo herself, who was the top vote getter based on her bizarre pre-war observation, "We are doomed if we go into this war into the heart of the Arabian world with a U.S. led effort against world opinion. We are doomed if we do this."

CNN news executive Eason Jordan followed in second place, for his recent confession in a New York Times op-ed piece that he and his network covered-up firsthand accounts of Saddam Hussein's torture and execution of innocent civilians.

Other Garafalo Awards winners include:

* Fired NBC and National Geographic reporter Peter Arnett

* Former U.N. weapons inspector Scott Ritter

* Actor Tim Robbins

* Columnist Helen Thomas

* Former President Bill Clinton

Clinton is being honored with a Garofalo for his for remarks to a New York business group last week, where he accused the U.S. of trying to bully the world.

"Our paradigm now seems to be: something terrible happened to us on September 11, and that gives us the right to interpret all future events in a way that everyone else in the world must agree with us," Clinton told the Conference Board. "And if they don't, they can go straight to hell."

Each Garofalo Award recipient will also receive a bottle of red wine vinegar to help wash down the crow dinner.

[kristinn]

We had a good time tonight announcing the awards. Fox News and NBC filmed the ceremony. CNN and a Japanese news network showed up later.

The other winners of Garofalos were Nancy Pelosi, David Hackworth and Michael Moore.

Thanks to Jim Robinson and all our fellow FReepers who offered nominations and voted.

[MEG33]

Great!

[BunnySlippers]

Huzzah! Great job! Thanks.

[fiftymegaton]

Man do I hate Bill Clinton.

[Carolinamom]

Will you treat us w/some pictures later? I love hearing about all that you do......just wish that I could be there too.

[reagandemocrat]

Awesome.

RD

[Jean S]

Outstanding. Thanks!

[hoosiermama]

Any idea if/when it will be aired?

[Maigrey]

Will it be on FNC, CSPAN, or the Alphabet Soup network? I'm looking forward to it...

[mvpel]

Can we see a picture of the award?

[Amazed1953]

How bout a round of applause and a ribbon?

[rwfromkansas]

Tell us if they say if and when it will be aired.

[InvisibleChurch]

Man do I hate Bill Clinton.

you know, i thot that with xxxlinton gone my attitude might ease up on him, but i find that he makes me grind my teeth more and more everyday

[JulieRNR21]

Pictures....we want some pictures!

Sure hope Fox plays that tape of your award presentation!

The addition of the wine vinegar to help 'wash down the crow' was brilliant!

[Southack]

Hilarious!

[what's up]

I nominate Wesley Clark as well.

[JulieRNR21]

FYI......Ping

Lookeee here.....Freeping Fun!

[JulieRNR21]

And the winner is.........PING!

[FoShizzol]

A great quote from Janeane Garofalo:

"Our country is founded on a sham: our forefathers were slave-owning rich white guys who wanted it their way. So when I see the American flag, I go, 'Oh my God, you're insulting me.' That you can have a gay parade on Christopher Street in New York, with naked men and women on a float cheering, 'We're here, we're queer!' -- that's what makes my heart swell. Not the flag, but a gay naked man or woman burning the flag. I get choked up with pride."

[STARWISE]

Awesome, kristinn!!!! You are a prize ... FREEP ON!