NOMINATION THREAD FOR THE FREE REPUBLIC GAROFALO AWARDS

Thursday, April 17, 2003 | Kristinn

[kristinn]

Nominations for Free Republic's Garofalo Awards are being accepted on this thread.

The Garofalo--ready-to-eat stuffed crows on a platter--will be awarded to prominent individuals in the media and elsewhere whose histrionic predictions of doom and gloom before and/or during Operation Iraqi Freedom stand head and shoulders above all others for their shrillness, certainty, and apocalyptic ravings.

To be nominated, the person must meet the criteria. Documentation will be needed (not necessarily provided by the nominator) to provide specific reasons when announcing the winners as to why they were singled out for special recognition.

Ten Garofolos will be awarded. We will do our best to present them to any winners who attend the White House Correspondents Association dinner April 26 when the D.C. Chapter holds its 5th annual freep there of liberal bias in the media.

Janeane Garofalo, whom the award is named for, is eligible to win.

Nominations close Sunday, April 20 at 3 p.m. EDT. Voting will commence on a new thread soon thereafter.

[krunkygirl]

gotta feel for ya...

[sauropod]

Howard Dean.

[usmom]

How about this from 90-year-old grandmother: "That d*mn Bush is gonna get us all killed. He has no business spending money on a war when the elderly need prescriptions. He's just a dumb playboy. At least Clinton was a military scholar!"

I didn't know whether to laugh or cry at that last statement.

[sauropod]

That will have to make it to one of my signs ;-).

[apackof2]

You need catagories for the Garofalo Award

Hollyweird

Media

{sub}Normal people

That way MORE OF the deserving will get their reward {here and the hereafter}

[Liz]

Let's be candid (and save our brain power for more important issues).

Any one of the Dumbocrats qualifes as a bloviating nitwit.

[FourtySeven]

I second the nomination for Chris "I hate anything Bush because I'm insanely jealous of him" Matthews.

[presidio9]

Barry Crimmins deserves serious consideration. He holds the distinction of being the only "celebrity" whose views became so delusional that he marginalized himself right out of Hollyweird.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/897288/posts

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/855775/posts

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/863741/posts

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/848763/posts

http://www.barrycrimmins.com

[Howie]

General Weasely Clark, (ret.), I second that nomination!

[I'm ALL Right!]

Natalie Maines should be nominated for the "Most Cowardly Activist" award.

[F16Fighter]

Richard Gere (unconfirmed source):

"Is that a gerbil in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me?"

(sorry, I couldn't resist ;-)

[My2Cents]

[F16Fighter]

>>She [Katie Couric] also said bringing down the statue of Saddam in Firdos Square was a "desecration."<<

"I'm not sure anyone is being unfair to her here - just couldn't know unless I saw the clips myself.)"

IF Katie Couric said this, the woman gets MY nod not only for the 'FREE REPUBLIC GAROFALO AWARD,' but for 'Leftist Loon of the Year Award.'

Heck -- She deserves it irregardlessly...

[My2Cents]

Give them all the Garofalo, one big group award.

[demosthenes the elder]

bttt for after work

[Mia T]

What about: ...Bill Clinton? I don't have any quotes though.--PianoMan

 

COMING APART: What clinton was REALLY saying... and why... when he bashed Bush in Canada

 

direct link to the (very, very short) interactive, audio-enhanced flash movie

 

 

If you don't have the flash player 6 plug-in...

COMING APART.......by Mia T..........4-21-03

What he said in Canada last week:

 

What he was REALLY saying:

[Pietro]

Seymore Hersch, for publishing an article stating that the war was at a stalemate the day before Bagdad fell.

[mwl1]

These are not only great, but we should start a thread on the stupidest comments from the press throughout the war.

Remember these beauties at Centcomm:

1. Are we reading the prisoners their Miranda rights?

2. Are we paying compensation to Iraqi families for civilian deaths?

3. What does the Republican Guard 'being destroyed' mean?

[finnman69]

Chris Matthews for his non-stop negativity and doom and gloom on Iraq.

Of course Garofalo needs a nomination.

Scott Ritter gets a huge one.

[Cordova Belle]

Looks as though you'll need a lot more than TEN awards for these dolts!

LATWTTNE! (Laughing All the Way to the Next Election!)