The 2011 Stinque Awards
If we were to sum up 2011 in a word, and since “malaise” is legendarily, if not factually, taken, we would choose miasma, which our StinquePad dictionary calls “an oppressive or unpleasant atmosphere that surrounds or emanates from something”. It’s not any one thing that sucked. Everything sucked. To find out how much, visit any of our linked award presentations below.
| Award | Nominees | |
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Opening Ceremonies | Technical Awards for Nice People |
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Le Prix Trudeau for Best Un-American Activity |
Julian Assange European Union Bernard-Henri Lévy Tokyo Electric Uganda |
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Eminence Grease for Most Evil Organization |
American Legislative Exchange Council Bank of America The Nation’s Mayors and Selected University Administrators Penn State U.S. House of Representatives |
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Platinum Pampers for Best Sex Scandal |
Herman Cain! Christopher Lee Anthony Weiner |
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Potassium Propeller Beanie for Respected Irrationality in Public Life |
Charles Krauthammer David Gregory Paul Ryan Newt Gingrich |
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Bronze Batshit for Wackiest Republican Presidential Candidate |
Michele Bachmann Herman Cain! Jon Huntsman Rick Perry Mitt Romney |
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Golden Anal Pear for Asshole of the Year |
Joe Arpaio Newt Gingrich Tim Tebow Barack Obama |
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Crystal Douchebag for Lifetime Achievement | Newt Gingrich Rupert Murdoch Grover Norquist Donald Trump |
