The First Post of 2009

Welcome back to Real News. We thank you for waiting paitently as we have enjoyed the needed sabbatical. So with our return we look back on the year 2008, and give out the awards.



Man of the Year - Hillary Clinton; She was almost able to pass for the only female Democratic candiadte for President, but the American public was able to see that she really was just one of the boys.



Politician of the Year - Barack Obama; For bringing the brain back into the White House.



The In Over Your Head Award - Sarah Palin; When talking about foreign policy it isn't smart to talk about the view from your backyard or to give Katie Couric an I.O.U. about her domestic policies. However Palin was able to do both and a whole lot more.

The Dan Quayle Moron of the Year - George W. Bush; With the win Bush claims the award for the sixth consecutive year.

The Richard Nixon Douchebag Award - Rod Blagojevich; No man in American political history has been this misguided, narcississtic, or this much of a complete douche since Nixon. Blagojevich's hair was the runner-up for this award.

The Kobe Bryant Bad Life Choice Award - Plaxico Burress; He took a concealed handgun into a crowded nightclub, slid it into the loose elastic waistband of his sweatpants, and it just happened to go off. Yeah, righttttttttttttttttt.