Jerk of the Moment – Wesley Pruden

Tuesday, November 17, 2009 — 4:48 p.m. — 42.4°F This one is too easy. Wesley Pruden has farted out a lot of inappropriate thoughts over the years, especially during his 25-year tenure as an editor at the Washington Times (the final 16 years as Editor-in-Chief, until he retired in January, 2008). And he’s still at [...]

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Jerk of the Moment – Elizabeth Lambert

Wednesday, November 11, 2009 – 2:13 p.m. – 46 F I know, I’m late to the party. I managed to hold out for a few days. Don’t bother, I told myself. There have already been half a zillion columns written about her. There isn’t anything new you can add. But in the end I couldn’t [...]

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Jerk of the Moment – Roger Stephens

Wednesday, September 02, 2009 – 71°F Lots of people have been irked by shrieking and braying children of other shoppers. It’s difficult to say which is worse—the screaming babies, or the slightly older kids who shape their wails into actual words. But a store isn’t like being cooped up with Bratzilla on a cross-country bus [...]

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Jerk Update

Thursday, July 30 — 52.9°F A quick update on our current Jerk of the Moment. Last evening, Justin Barrett told a local news station that he was sorry he “used such words” and once again uttered the magic phrase “I am not a racist.” His lawyer, Peter Marano, is apparently going to try to claim [...]

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Jerk of the Moment – Justin Barrett: Police Officer, Soldier

Thursday, July 30 — 53.2°F Here’s a fellow most of the world would never have heard of if not for his own actions. Justin Barrett, a member of the Boston Police Department and a Captain in the Massachusetts National Guard, felt compelled to contribute to the national debate on the Henry Lewis Gates arrest, so [...]

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Jerk of the Moment — Sen. James Inhofe (R-OK)

Monday, July 27 — 74.5°F My first Jerk of the Moment is hereby conferred upon U.S. Senator James Inhofe, a gas-bag republican from Oklahoma, for championing the cause of the “birther” crybabies.  As one CNN reader pointed out, there has been much more documentation provided demonstrating Obama was born in Hawaii than we ever saw [...]

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