Tongue-in-cheek awards!
I can be a long patient person – as shown by my willingness to endure endless hours of drab, humorless blither and blather by office-holder-wannabees, I crave moments of either absolute absurdity or stunning brilliance in the art and execution in the rhetorical arts.
Well, Wednesday nite at the Seacoast Republican Women Senatorial Debate, there were three responses that I decided deserved a wee bit more attention than the rest of the rather drab (but important!) questions and answers – because they made us laugh. They are:
- The Tweaking Award
- The Best One Word Answer in a Foreign Language Award
- The Best Non-verbal Response Award
Thus, let us render the prizes!
GraniteGrok Award – "The Tweaking Award"
The Tweaking Award, was earned by Jim Bender for cheekily taking advantage of the very public and blunderbuss carrying party that Bill Binnie and Kelly Ayotte are sharing.
GraniteGrok Award – "Best One Word Answer In A Foreign Language"
Gerard Beloin truly earned this honor with his answer to the question "Would you vote yes to make English to be the official language of the United States?"
GraniteGrok Award – "Best Non-verbal Response Award"
Once again,
Jim Bender wins an award for his Jackie Gleasonesque response to Bill Binnie’s (he of the "air war" with Kelly Ayotte) response affirming he would abide by Reagan’s 11th Commandment:
