Dilbert.com's 2005 Weasel Poll a "clean sweep" for Republicans

[trogdor]

From the DNRC Newsletter:

Behold the winners of the 2005 Weasel Poll on

http://www.dilbert.com/comics/dilbert/shop/html/weasel_poll_results_2005.html

As you’ll see, Democrats can’t seem to win ANYTHING – not even the Weasel Poll. Thanks to a substantial block of non-US voters who are not fans of the American Way, the results are a sweep for all things held dear by Republicans and conservatives. Plus the Democrats haven’t actually done anything in the past year; it’s hard to win when you don’t play.

President Bush was a landslide winner for the Weaseliest Individual. I suspect that many Republicans voted for him by reflex. This is one of those cases where it pays to study the ballot a bit more carefully.

The biggest surprise to me was in the Weaseliest Behavior category where gas gouging lost out to advocating the teaching of Intelligent Design in schools. Apparently most people would rather be robbed than exposed to unproven ideas. This could be a valuable tool for muggers who don’t like guns. “Give me your wallet or else I’ll explain the concept of irreducible complexity!”

The United States (including Iraq) won again this year as Most Weasely Country. But by next year, Iraq will be a thriving democracy and all of the bad feelings will be a distant memory. I am confident that our efforts in Iraq will work because we’re employing a clever strategy that comedian Larry Miller describes as “driving around until people shoot at us.” How could that NOT work?

I hasten to remind you that the Weasel Poll is enthusiastically unscientific and thoroughly invalid. And it doesn’t reflect my views. I have no coherent political views of my own. The only thing that makes me special is that I’m aware of it.

[RobertSeattle]

1. W stands for Weasel

My apologies to real Weasels.

[trotsky]

2. Ugh, Adams' uninformed pro-"intelligent design" bias.

"Apparently most people would rather be robbed than exposed to unproven ideas."

No, I think it's that most people recognize trying to get an unscientific idea taught in science classes better fits the definition of "weasel." Price gouging is just plain criminal, greedy, etc. Since these are the weasel awards, they didn't win. If it were the corporate greed awards, they'd be a shoo-in.

[liberal N proud]

3. That is so funny