Thanksgiving is over and now begins the most wonderful time of the year ... rehashing the news stories from 2010. People has its Sexiest People of the Year; Time will announce its Person of the Year.It seems to me that the mainstream media leaves out a major category: Biggest Douchebag of the Year. Mom-in-a-Million and I have a fun idea: leave us your nominations in the comments part of this blog post up until Saturday night. We'll whittle down the nominations to a Top 20, and open up a poll for voting the following week. The winners will be featured in our Top Ten Douchebags of 2010 list, complete with douchetastic profiles by me and Rebekah from Mom-in-a-Million.
It shouldn't be hard to come up with the nominations: there were douchebags a-plenty this year. In the entertainment world, Mel Gibson comes to mind immediately, as does the patriarch of the Sister Wives clan, Kody Brown. The sports world was chock-full of douchebaggery: Brett Favre sexting pictures of his junk; Tony Parker cheating on Eva Longoria (really? was she not pretty enough?); and a large portion of the New York Jets sexually harassing a reporter.
Which just goes to show you that douchebaggery is not a gender-specific thing. But there are questions that linger. Does being a fame whore make you a douchebag? Should Dina Lohan be included in our list? Everyone who has ever been on a Real Housewives show?
Speaking of fame whores, it would seem that Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino would have a lock on being somewhere in the Top Ten Douchebags of 2010. I mean, really:
My guess is the tough part is going to be whittling it down to only ten eventually. So, our mission is clear. In the comments, give us your nomination(s) for The Biggest Douchebags of 2010.
Dina Lohan totally needs to be on the list. Anyone that has a daughter that is a teenage mother and the other a drug user and alcoholic then declares herself the best mom, also goes on to write a book about parenting; totally deserves to be on the douchbag list.
ReplyDeleteCody from Sister Wives should definitely be on that list!
ReplyDeleteI know I'm probably just beating a dead horse with this one, but I'd definately add Kanye West to the list. Not only for the way he behaved on live television with the whole Taylor Swift thing (although I think my jaw is still out of place from when it dropped to the floor that night), but also for the fact that he just can't seem to keep his mouth shut or his antics in private... And if he keeps bringing up the Taylor Swift thing, I think that gives us all free rein to bring it up! :)
ReplyDeleteKanye West is a perma-douche. Hard to top him.
ReplyDeleteThe Situation is such a douchebag, he should really get 2 spots...his douchebaggery is just that ridiculous!
ReplyDeleteGirl, you know my vote. Kody Brown, the head Douchenozzle of the world. If he doesn't land in the #1 spot, I'll be disappointed!
ReplyDeleteI'd like to nominate Billy Ray for whoring out his two daughters to the stripper pole, I mean vertical bar. First the big one was dancing on it during a kids show and then the little one was doing a photo op on one while promoting hookerish clothes. That's douce-baggerie at is finest.
ReplyDeleteBrett Favre - top DB! So many young kids, esp. boys looked up to him - after the news broke I was forced to explain "sexting" to my 9 y.o.
ReplyDeleteWhat about Jon Gosselin? He's gotta be up there somewhere!
ReplyDeletenot just jon gosselin, add kate too! and sarah palin!
ReplyDeleteOoh, someone already said my answer, but I'm gonna say it again: Jon Gosselin!!!
ReplyDeleteJesse James. I don't care how hot tattooed chicks are...he's a sleeze
ReplyDeleteNew York had an extra special douche to deal with this year, Gubernatorial (or Goobernatorial, as it may be) candidate Carl Paladino. He said all sorts of nice things about the LGBT community, and then tried to dance his way out of it. It was an excellent demonstration in douche-itude.
ReplyDeleteAnd perhaps special mention could go to the Palin sisters for their douche-tastic way of demonstrating the "family values" their mom preaches so heavily about on their Facebook pages. Classy young douches, they are.
I nominate Gloria Allred!
ReplyDeleteOh, Kanye West has to be in the top 10. For his tweets alone!
ReplyDeleteAnd even though he has been out of the news a lot lately Jon Gosselin is still top douche!
Tiger Woods for sure.
ReplyDeleteIf we're leaving out politics, can I still nominate Bristol Palin? Pretty please?
ReplyDeleteI feel that the only reason Mel Gibson hasn't been mentioned is bc his douchiness is just a given. To that I'll add Bill O'Reilly, Glenn Beck and I second the nomination of Gloria Allred!
ReplyDeleteCan we add my whole in-law family to this list?
ReplyDeleteAward number one would go to my MIL for spending hours screaming at DIL's for not being perfect and doing things her way. I mean SCREAMING. She will corner you and tear you apart. She will tell you how ungrateful you are when you have made sure that for EVERY DAMN little thing she does you say thank you so she can't use this one against you again. yet she has. She will tell the world what a horrible housekeeper you are when you don't do the dishes, leave something on the table/counter. And we can't forget how she will call everyone in the family and tell them how you are screwing up her grandchildren and keep them from her ALL the time and how MEAN you are to her.
Sorry I had a bad thanksgiving.....
Ready to divorce my inlaws
I think George Takei has it right; Clint McCance is a douchbag par excellence!
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Kody, his wives (for marring the moron) and the TSA group.
ReplyDelete@RTDMIL -- Ugh, I am so sorry. That sucks.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Sarah. Clint McCance is a total douchebag. But the top douchebag award should go to Fred Phelps and the congregation of the Westboro Baptist Church, for protesting at the funerals of fallen soldiers. In their twisted minds, dead soldiers are God's way of punishing America for our tolerance and acceptance of homosexuality. And they show up to picket at the funerals of our soldiers. Bastards. Douchebaggery at its finest.
ReplyDeleteOh, pleaseohpleaseohplease tally this and make it a poll.
ReplyDeleteAlso? FRED PHELPS.
Ok, so that couple that snuck into the White House dinner - total douchebag stunk, and then for her to act so offended by her friend wanting to talk with her about it, on Real Housewives of DC??? = TOTAL DOUCHEBAGGERY
ReplyDeleteIf either of the Gosslin's get on the list, KATE should definitely be ahead of Jon. She is a total fame whore.
Clint McCance - check
Sharon Angle - check
Kody Brown - check
Snooki - enough said.
ReplyDeleteKanye West he is such an arrogant ass!
ReplyDeleteIn no particular order
ReplyDeleteKanye West
Kody Brown
Tiger Woods
I have to agree with Mom-In-A-Million's post that "Spencer Pratt being a douche just by existing".
ReplyDeleteAlso, Kanye West and the Lohans(Michael, Lindsey, Dina) should definitely make that list.
OMG!!! Really with the PAlins?!??! I'm pretty sure there are people out there far worse than the PAlins. I'd name them but I'll leave the politics out of it.
ReplyDeleteUmmm...I nominate Katw Gosselin & the dude from Sister Wives and grow in the wives for that matter
I would like to nominate Kate Gosselin for continuing to pimp her kids out to public TV, lying to the public about everything and virtually trading mommyhood and good parenting for Prada and fame. She is not only losing her mind, she is douche-tastic.
ReplyDeleteBristol Palin and Sarah Palin are both pretty douchee...
ReplyDeletethe Gosselins, Mel Gibson, Kody and the wives. FOR SURE!!
ReplyDeleteSnooki, Jon Gosselin, Kate Gosselin, Kody dude, let's not forget Oksana Grigoreva (Mel's fame whore baby mama - check this out: http://www.tmz.com/2010/11/29/oksana-grigorieva-mel-gibson-emails-love-scorned-woman-tapes-recordings/), I third the nomination for Gloria Allred, the Kardashian's, Kelsey Grammer,
ReplyDeleteOh, I could go on and on and on....
And Justin Bieber.
ReplyDeleteI'm thinking this is a two way tie. Sharon Angle of course (I posted a public comment on her facebook wall after her little air quotes BS, which resulted in like 10 strangers sending me friend requests lol), and Kody Brown!
ReplyDeleteI would have to second the Kate Gosselin nomination, and staunchly support Sharron Angle.
ReplyDeleteAnd maybe Christine O'Donnell for the fact she spent millions of dollars on ad campaigns to tell us "she's not a witch". That would have fed thousands of people!
Jon Gosselin
ReplyDelete@ Stacey - You're right, how could I have forgotten Fred Phelps? Grr. But Clint deserves a spot close behind.
ReplyDeleteMy vote is for Charlie Sheen.
ReplyDeleteIf we're going to include women, I have to add Na'Onka (from the current season of survivor, for bullying a young woman because she had lost her leg) and Jennifer Petkov (for bullying a 7 year old girl with Huntington's). Women should be better than this.
ReplyDeleteJustin Bieber for thinking he's important and/or interesting enough to warrant a memoir at 16. Giselle Bundchen for even thinking, much less saying, that there should be an international law requiring all mothers to breastfeed for at least 6 months. Clint McCance for being himself. Andrew Shirvell for stalking and bullying UM Student Body president Chris Armstrong. Alabama gubernatorial candidate Tim James for being an ignorant redneck and for having no concept of the proper usage of the dramatic pause.
ReplyDeleteSharron Angle is definitely on my list this year- I think she's on any autism mom's list.
ReplyDeleteI second Spencer Pratt- I hate that guy- and Charlie Sheen.
Wow, I am definitely inclined to go with Kody Brown. For so many reasons. Mainly because his name is Kody with a K.
ReplyDeleteBut Brett Favre runs a close second.
Jon Gosselin, Kate Gosselin - they suck!
ReplyDeleteCan't remember the name of the guy in Florida who wanted to burn the Koran. Oh, yeah. Terry Jones. Him.
ReplyDeleteTom Cruise- He wins EVERY year in my book. SHUT IT, Tom.
ReplyDeleteKanye West- Disrespectful, uneducated Douche
Charlie Sheen- Druggy Douche
Tiger Woods, Jon Gosselin, Brett Favre
ReplyDeleteI don't think Justin Bieber should be nominated (he's just a kid after all), but whoever is running his career should. Whose idea was a memoir, anyway?
ReplyDelete(I can't rag on JB because according to my 12 year old daughter he will one day be my son-in-law.)
Wikileaks head douche bag Julian Assange
ReplyDeleteHow about the BP CEO (forgot his name and too lazy to look it up...) who wanted his life back after 11 peple died and the Gulf Coast suffered (and still does).
ReplyDeleteOMFG!!! I can't believe that I never heard about the autism quotes. Going to have to google that one! Wish I still lived in NV where I grew up so I could vote against her. Actually makes me want to RUN against her. Totally a DB. Also that freak from Sister Wives should for sure be on the list!
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ReplyDeleteHow about TLC, the cable network that brings us high quality programming like 'Toddlers and Tiaras', 'Jon and Kate plus Eight', '19 Kids and Counting', 'Kate plus Eight', 'Sarah Palins' Alaska', and everyones favorite, 'Sister Wives'.
ReplyDeleteI'd nominate the wikileaks traitors, but I'm really kind of hoping that they get hung. Literally.
ReplyDeleteTiger Woods
ReplyDeleteJon Gosselin
Kody Brown & his wives
Jesse James
Paris Hilton
Brett Favre
Dina Lohan
That's all I can think of for right now, but I might come back to add more later.
My nominations, in no particular order:
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-Michelle "Bombshell" McGee
-Tiger Woods
-Kate & Jon Gosselin
-Kanye West
-Chris Brown
-The Octomom
-The Entire Cyrus Family
-Heidi Montag
-Spencer Pratt
-Mel Gibson
-Oksana Grigorieva
-The Entire Lohan Family
My first vote is for Sarah Palin, for the same reasons as for Dina Lohan (see comment #1 above), plus many other egregious forms of parenting failures (mainly failing to get therapy for her DS son Trig and for neglecting his need for glasses and hearing aids). Fred Phelps would be a good second, and I had to look up Clint McCance (hadn't heard of him, but now - Ugh) and he definitely belongs on the list. Finally, as a Michigoose, agree with the douche ex-Attorney General Andrew Shirvell.
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oh, totally Jennifer Petkov!! she's got to be the douchiest, non-celebrity douche out there. i can't even put in to words...
ReplyDeleteJennifer Petkov should definitely go on the list.
ReplyDeleteI have no one new to add to the list, but I really love all the ways the word douche can be turned into an adjective or other parts of speech...douchtastic, douchiest, douchbaggery... I love it.
ReplyDeleteBeing from Cleveland I nominate LeBron James...."QUITNESS"....enough said...."
ReplyDeleteJennifer Petkov
ReplyDeleteJesse James! He's a sleaze-douche!
ReplyDeleteWow, there is NOTHING I can add to this list, I agree with all of them! Well, except Kelsey Grammer. If someone can tell me why they want him nominated, I'd love it. Everything I've ever heard about him, he's a pretty decent guy.
ReplyDeleteNancy Pelosi
ReplyDeleteKanye West
Anyone who has multiples to cash in on the media money and attention
Of course Kody Brown and wife # 1 Meri for being extra douchy! I would also add to the list, A-Rod for calling himself A-Rod and having a picture of himself as a Centaur over his bed... Enough said there. Agreed about LeBron and 'The Decision'... Also I'd like to send a shout out to top Douchbaugette Gordon Ramsey for just trying to be mean on that silly cooking show "Hell's Kitchen"
ReplyDeleteI'm nominating someone you've probably never heard of, Dr. Sami Bahna, the president of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology. He's the arrogant twit who announced at their annual convention a few weeks ago that peanut bans in places like airplanes and schools don't work, sent out a press release to make sure everyone in the media knew he'd said it, then went on NPR and repeated it.
ReplyDeleteRegardless of where you stand on the peanut issue, here's my blog post about how how's he's single handedly made raising a food allergic child more difficult and dangerous.
Don't forget Jon Gosselin. I think there should be a Reality Show Idiot section, too, so we have somewhere for Snookie, I'm just saying....
ReplyDeleteDefinitely Fred Phelps & the WBC ... for using the concept of a "church" as a hate mill against dead soldiers & their families.
ReplyDeleteI can't hate Kody because as I look at my cluttered home, my unwashed dishes and my children begging for attention, I find that I, too, would cry tears of Massengil if I could have an extra wife or two.
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with Glenn Beck and Jon and Kate Gosselin and nominate Octomom Nadya Suleman, too. Oh and Donald Trump for thinking he'd be a good president. ANd really just in general.
I'm voting for both Kayne West and George W.Bush. Kayne for being Kayne, and W for this: President George W. Bush says that when he heard Kanye West say, “George Bush doesn’t care about black people,” “it was one of the most disgusting moments in my presidency.”. Um, REALLY? Wow. I can think of a lot more disgusting moments during 200-2008.
ReplyDeleteAny of the Palin clan for sure.
ReplyDeleteAnd Mariah Carey. Definitely title-worthy!
Sharron Angle and Sarah Palin.
ReplyDeleteSARAH PALIN!
ReplyDeleteCan I nominate a corporation? BP was pretty damn douchey this year.
ReplyDeleteJessica Simpson
ReplyDeleteAnd the entire cast of Teen Mom...
ReplyDeleteLOL! 9 years out of the country means that the only names I recognize on this serious list of douchivity are Palin, Bush, Gibson, and Trump. Bush is a douchebag, but hasn't he won Douche-of-the-Year far too many times in the past to mention now? So I won't. I have to say, I feel seriously lucky to have avoided all this douchiness and will work hard (now that I'm back stateside) to keep the level of douchosity in my world to a minimum.
ReplyDeleteI think that there should be a top 15 bcuz there are a lot of people who deserve to be on this list.
ReplyDeleteAnyone from the Jersey Shore for being douchey guidos/guidettes, Octo-mom for just being stupid, Justin Bieber for being an idol when his music sucks, Kanye West for making shitty music and being a whiney bitch, Barrack Obama for multiplying or nations debt.
ReplyDeleteLittle did they know Lebron James would soon crap all over all these people so he be on a better then lose ANYWAY also i think were leaving out infamous people like terrorists or serial killers
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