The Most Unfortunate Top-Ten (Plus) List

Like my friend Mike, I enjoy wasting time online, surfing from place to place, learning odd things and finding weird stuff. The Internet is the greatest time sink since ... well ... the invention of time sinks. 

Yesterday evening I was scrolling through my Twitter feed (which is as good a place to waste time as any) when I found a tweet in which the author proposed his Top Ten List of the most despicable people in America, and asked for other nominees.

First of all, I must say that I found it impossible to limit my own Top Ten List to (1) ten and (2) America. Without any effort at all, I came up with a list of 19 names. It's in no particular order except for first place, which is - IMHO - a lead-pipe cinch.

Der Furor - the individual I blame for making crude and boorish behavior acceptable, and a prerequisite for election to office as a Republican. An utterly self-centered and proudly immature con artist, misogynist, liar, and general waste of DNA who totally lacks empathy, gravitas, or recognizable interest in public service. Holds the record for largest number of Ass Clown Awards on this site.

Ron DeSantis - as crude and dangerous as Der Furor, but a little smarter and more devious. A two-time Ass Clown Award winner.

Kevin McCarthy - the man who sold the last shreds of his honor and dignity to gain a job he is completely incapable of doing ... because he sold the last shreds of his honor and dignity to get it. A three-time Ass Clown Award winner.

Paul Gosar - proof positive that anyone, no matter how deranged, can be elected to Congress in some places. A one-time Ass Clown Award winner.

Ron Johnson - Wisconsin is famous for its fine cheese and its most bizarre elected official. A two-time Ass Clown Award winner.

George Santos - a miserable serial liar and stain on the honor and dignity of Congress and those who elected him. 

Matt Gaetz - an attention hog with no identifiable qualifications for office, whose main job seems to be joining with other Congressional extremists to bring government to a halt. A two-time Ass Clown Award winner.

Empty G - a childish windbag less interested in representing her Georgia constituents than in gaining notoriety as a flamethrowing waste of time, space, and oxygen. A four-time Ass Clown Award winner.

Jim Jordan - the Ohio representative notable only for his faux-everyman attire and dismissive, berating style during Congressional hearings. A three-time Ass Clown Award winner. 

Lauren Boebert - a useless blowhard whose evident belief that loud and constant support of the open carry and worship of firearms is a legitimate substitute for legislative competence. Insists that religion should govern the nation, since it's worked out so well in Iran. A two-time Ass Clown Award winner.

Greg Abbott - the openly cruel and racist Texas governor who, in announcing a reward for the arrest of a multiple murderer, identified the victims (which included an eight-year-old child) as "illegal immigrants," as if that was at least as important as the actual murder. A three-time Ass Clown Award winner, including Ass Clown of the Year for 2022.

Rafael Cruz - the noisy, angry Texas senator with a very modest legislative record. A six-time Ass Clown Award winner.

Samuel Alito - the Supreme Court justice whose personal beliefs are clearly more important than the rule of law, legal precedent, and the traditional separation of church and state.

Clarence Thomas - the poster child for ethical cluelessness on the Supreme Court. An Ass Clown Award winner in April, 2023.

Josh Hawley - the man who seems to believe that toxic masculinity and support of the January 6th insurrectionists qualifies him for office. A two-time Ass Clown Award winner.

Lindsey Graham - the angry, lachrymose Senator from South Carolina who went from despising Der Furor to engaging in happily obsequious posterior osculation with him. A seven-time Ass Clown Award winner.

Vladimir Putin - the power-hungry Russian leader single-handedly responsible for the virtual destruction of the independent nation of Ukraine and the deaths of tens of thousands of Russian soldiers and Ukrainian civilians. A four-time Ass Clown Award winner.

Tucker Carlson - who? A three-time Ass Clown Award winner, including Ass Clown of the Year for 2021.

Kyle Rittenhouse - the immature, weepy, gun-toting individual acquitted of murder who has become a poster child for gun rights and the ability to beat the justice system. An Ass Clown Special Award winner.

I could go on, but you get the idea. Who are your nominees?

And by Friday, I need to decide on the Right-Cheek Ass Clown for this month. Help me out, here ...

Have a good day. More thoughts coming.

Bilbo