MAD Magazine's 20 Dumbest People, Events & Things Of 2009

[derangedperson]

And here we go again.

20. Michael Jackson's doctor
19. Michael Phelps' pot photos
18. Sarah Palin quits the governorship, loses mind
17. Cheating celebrities (Rick Pitino, John Ensign and Mark Sanford)
16. Kanye West's tirade at the VMA's
15. Rod Blagojevich's attemped sale of Obama's Senate seat
14. Chris Brown beating up on Rihanna
13. Glenn Beck
12. The Minnesota Senate race
11. Bernie Madoff's Ponzi scheme
10. The octomom
9. MLB's ongoing steroid scandal
8. David Letterman's sex scandal
7. Jim Cramer's frequently wrong advice
6. The angry town hall meetings
5. Dick Cheney running his mouth off on every major news channel
4. The black professor who was arrested in his own home and the ensuing blowup
3. The last season of Jon And Kate Plus 8
2. The corporate bailouts
1. The ignorance of Michael Jackson's eccentricities after his death

There was also an addendum of 9 additional dumb things:

*Carrie Prejean trying to turn her homophobia into a career launching pad
*"YOU LIE!"
*Serena Williams' tantrum at the U.S. Open
*Conan O'Brien initially tanking as Tonight Show host
*Linda McMahon running for Senate
*The hoopla over Susan Boyle
*The overexposure of vampires thanks to the Twilight series
*Paula Abdul quits American Idol
*Everyone in Hollywood rushing to Roman Polanski's defense

[Jester]

Apparently I missed a couple of these. Possibly since I get most of my news from ESPN.

Jim Cramer's frequently wrong advice

Who the hell is Jim Cramer?

Linda McMahon running for Senate

Who the hell is Linda McMahon?

[Boozy]

Yikes! The majority of the things on that list are Fratching topics. I don't see how any discussion in this thread can stay within the rules.

Please re-post at Fratching. Thanks.