John Hawkins at Right Wing News kicks things off with The 40 Most Obnoxious Quotes For 2005. A sample:

40) “I took a poo in the woods hunched over like an animal. It was awesome.” — Drew Barrymore

39) “I think (the NBA’s dress code is) a racist statement because a lot of the guys who are wearing chains are my age and are black. I wore all my jewelry today to let it be known that I’m upset with it.” — Indiana Pacers Guard Stephen Jackson

38) “I know people who are embarrassed to be American. They don’t like showing their passports. It’s becoming a scary place. It takes someone very brave not to be quiet, someone who doesn’t mind death threats, their life being turned upside down, news cameras outside their door. There is no freedom of speech in America anymore. They are not living up to the constitution. There’s so much fear in America and control.” — Gillian Anderson

37) “I hate the Republicans and everything they stand for…” — Howard Dean

36) “George W. Bush is evil. He is a terrorist. He is evil. He is arrogant. And he is out of control.” — Julianne Malveaux

35) “As a matter of fact, I was talking to my friend Laura, who sings on the record, and we’re both getting to the point where we want to start families. We’re convinced that if we have children, we’re going to do everything in our power to make them gay. Like maybe drinking a lot of extra soy milk while she’s pregnant, or anything that would work to make that happen. I’d just rather have a really sharp, interesting, smart gay son than some big dumb hetero meathead.” — Moby

34) “Back on September 11, terrorists attacked our metropolitan cores, two of America’s great cities. They did that because they knew that was where they could do the most damage and weaken us the most. Years later, we are given a budget proposal by our commander in chief, the president of the United States. And with a budget ax, he is attacking America’s cities. He is attacking our metropolitan core.” — Democratic Mayor of Baltimore, Martin O’Malley

33) “The day Dick Cheney is going to run for president, I’ll kill myself. All we need is one more liar.” — Helen Thomas

It gets better, er, worse.

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Time’s Best Photos of the Year. There’s also a poll.

Here’s my nomination for photo of the year.

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