At the end of the year, we have lists--the good, the bad, the ugly, the best galore. I have my own lists. The absolute most horrible political speech--probably given by man--was John McCain's Lime Green Jello speech on the eve when Barack Obama announced he had secured the Democratic nomination. The Green would later appear as the backdrop for McCain nomination speech only to fade out mid-way. After watching this speech on YouTube a dozen times, I'm convinced it may be conceptually perfect in its awfulness--the delivery, the timing ( to step on the Obama's declaration), the text ( where did the bottles of water for dehydrated babies come from?). Jon Stewart saved the day with his contest for viewers to put the Jello speech to favorite music videos.

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Still the funniest website, which reminds us how silly politicians can be, is www.wonkette.com.
Best new young talents are The Young Turks, www.tvt.com

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