For devastating the motel, restaurant and bar business in Urbana, Ill., a Turkey of the Year Award goes to what's left of the Indiana House Democratic minority. Can't visit Urbana to assert relevance after their pathetic election effort left them without enough survivors to even break a quorum.
For accuracy in breaking news coverage, turkeys go to Fox News and CNN for reporting that the Supreme Court struck down the individual mandate in Obamacare.
Andre Gammage gets a turkey stuffed with parking tickets.
Diane Sawyer gets a stewed turkey.
A turkey for bravery in battle with little girls goes to state Rep. Bob Morris of Fort Wayne in his assault on "radicalized" Girl Scouts.
In baseball, the Turkey of the Year Award goes to the Chicago Cubs. Not for losing 101 games but for losing Mayor Rahm Emanuel's support for Wrigley Field renovations with Ricketts family involvement in discussion of a racist political attack on President Obama.
In professional football, a turkey with a concussion goes to the coaches who say solemnly that they would never condone knocking out the opposing quarterback with a helmet-to-helmet smash.
In theology, the award is obvious. As intended by a Higher Authority, the winner is Richard Mourdock.
David Petraeus receives a top secret CIA turkey for alerting the nation to heed the oft-cited warning about lack of e-mail security: "Don't put anything in an e-mail that you wouldn't want to see posted on the bulletin board."
Jack Colwell is a columnist for The Tribune. Write to him in care of The Tribune or by e-mail at jcolwell@comcast.net.
Time to trot out this year's turkeys
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