- Representative of the Year:
- An explanation -- I think 2007 is going to go down as one of the stupidest years in memory. For the most part, we were concerned with Britney and the Iraq idiocy. This is the person who represents that stupidity.
- Runners-Up:
- Lynn Spears -- I won't call out Britney. I'm going to call out the woman who was going to publish a book on good parenting after raising one train wreck of a daughter and having another get pregnant at 16.
- Caitlin Upton -- You've seen it a million times, but here it is again. Having just been in South Carolina, her answer becomes much less surprising.
- Chris Crocker -- So much of the news this year revolved around Britney that she merits two references here. Plus, she's Southern and dim-witted. But leave her alone, already. Leave her alone right NOW!
- Winner:
- Amusement of the Year:
- Runners-Up:
- YouTube -- I link to it a lot, so you can tell. I find no end to the fun in laughing at other people.
- Guitar Hero III -- A great Chanukah present. The on-line play and "Guitar Hero Community" just add to the fun.
- Random Babbles -- It's a great release to put something down every day. I almost don't care if anyone reads this or not, it's cathartic.
- Winner:
- Wii -- It's just the "wow" factor. I played PS2 a bit, but once I got the Wii in July, that ended. Favorite games: Guitar Hero III, Super Mario Galaxy, Wii Sports.
- Catch Phrase of the Year:
- Runners-Up:
- 'M-Fer, I want more iced tea." -- Bill O'Reilly was surprised that this wasn't being shouted in a black-owned restaurant he visited.
- "Leave Britney alone!" -- Yeah, that one again.
- "I am McLovin" -- Just one of many great quotes from the funniest movie of the year.
- Winner:
- "Deal with it!" -- I've used it at work, at home, with friends. Taylor's immortal words from "Kid Nation" ring so true.
- Memorable Moment of the Year:
- Runners-Up:
- Bhutto assassinated -- The death of the front-runner in a burgeoning democracy shows us that maybe we were paying too much attention to Iraq after all.
- I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby pardoned -- 71% of the country has yet another reason to disapprove of Bush. Still no answers on how implicated Cheney or Bush were in the Valerie Plame fiasco.
- It's Britney, bitch. -- Her again. Really though, she hung over everything and her performance at the VMAs was memorable, if horrifying.
- Winner:
- The "Sopranos" finale -- It was the most-awaited moment of the year and the most talked-about. People will talk about it for years.
- Person of the Year:
- Runners-Up:
- Al Gore -- An Oscar and the Nobel Peace Prize. Not bad. Maybe the world is better off with him not being President.
- J.K. Rowling -- She wrote the best book of the year and cemented her place in pop literature (and culture) history.
- David Petraeus -- From the "surge" to the MoveOn.org ad, General Petraeus was the embodiment of the Iraq War in 2007.
- Winner:
- Mahmoud Ahmadinejad -- Time completely disrespected the Iranian President's 2007. He hung over the world like nobody else. Whether it was hosting a Holocaust denier's conference, making the world think that his country was toying with nuclear weapons, making controversial visits to New York, or being a general thorn in Israel and America's collective side, Ahmadinejad stands out this year.
- Thing To Most Look Forward To In 2008 :
- Winner:
- The end of the Bush regime -- No runners-up to this one. Though it won't officially be over until 2009, the election in November will bring hope.
Sunday, December 30, 2007
End-Of-Year Awards -- Day Four: The Best of 2007
Not much time to write tomorrow with work and then New Year's festivities, so the awards wrap up today and there will be a quick entry tomorrow dealing with the upcoming primaries. I'll touch on today's "Meet The Press". If you didn't catch the interview with Mike Huckabee (and I'm sure you didn't), they're probably streaming it on msnbc.com. It's, um, remarkable. Here is the best of 2007 of what I haven't covered so far:
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