Oct 26 2008
Moron of the Week
I have a dear friend who happens to be a professor in Vienna, economics no less. He is a true fan of Ludwig vonMises but that should be expected from an Austrian.
He also seems to be a great fan of bureaucratic bunglers, ala the Peter Principle. On his old (no longer) web site (”Dilbert”) he proffered up the Moron of the Week.
I feel like I must revive this tradition because humour is critical to life, and this blog thrives on the concept. Cynics need love and support too you know!
Please feel free to submit your suggestions for consideration of this outstanding award.
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Hands down, Ashley Todd.
For those who don’t know about Ashley Todd, she is the young woman. a McCain campaign volunteer.
From the AP: …who “made up a story of being robbed, pinned to the ground and having the letter “B” scratched on her face in what she had said was a politically inspired attack, police said Friday.
Ashley Todd, 20-year-old college student from College Station, Texas, admitted Friday that the story was false, said Maurita Bryant, the assistant chief of the police department’s investigations division. Todd was charged with making a false report to police, and Bryant said police doubted her story from the start.
Dressed in an orange hooded sweat shirt, Todd left police headquarters in handcuffs late Friday and did not respond to questions from reporters. The mark on her face was faded and her left eye was slightly blackened when she arrived in district court.
Todd was awaiting arraignment Friday on the misdemeanor false-report charge, which is punishable by up to two years in prison. She will be housed in a mental health unit at the county jail for her safety and because of “her not insignificant mental health issues,” prosecutor Mark Tranquilli said.
Todd initially told investigators she was attempting to use a bank branch ATM on Wednesday night when a 6-foot-4 black man approached her from behind, put a knife blade to her throat and demanded money. She told police she handed the assailant $60 and walked away.”