Wacko of the Week, 05/17/08

There are some easy nominees for any wackiness award this week. One of them is Bush the Bombastic for his comments in Israel about Nazis and Americans. The Nazi comparison has grown so tired and it's usually - as in this case - misused.

Another nominee might be the military government of Burma for letting its people suffer and die while the world begs to help them after a horrific cyclone.

However, both of these are not really good cases for our Wacko of the Week Award because they're too extreme. Bush is more than wacky, we think. He's just plain malicious and dumb and was reading the words written for him by someone else. The Burma government is evil, not merely a little looney. (This is a truer Nazi comparison if Bush wishes to feel around for one. Instead of looking among the peace-makers of the world, he should look among the devils of the world.)
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So, here's our winner:

Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn

(find him somewhere in this picture)

Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn, an Obama supporter, compared Clinton to the Glenn Close character in "Fatal Attraction" -- a spurned woman turned stalker who was apparently drowned in a bathtub only to jump up one more time to be shot dead.

"Glenn Close should have stayed in that tub, and Sen. Clinton has had a remarkable career and needs to move to the next step, which is helping elect the Democratic nominee," Cohen said during a local TV interview. CLICK

Why is he wacky?
1. Because he later apologized for one of the funniest things anyone has said in this election cycle.
2. Because he could find Hillary in any way as sexy as Glenn Close in "Fatal Attraction."
3. Because he has definitely alienated liberal women in his state whom he will need for the next election. To suggest drowning the first woman ever to have a serious chance at the presidency is a screw-up he will come to rue.
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RUNNER UP:
1. CLYDE BRIDGES of Barnstable, Mass. - There is a church out there in Massachusetts called the Portuguese Foursquare Church, and it has a congregation. Mr. Bridges attempted to steal the collection plate at lighter point. It was a gun shaped cigarette lighter, but the folks weren't fooled. They knocked him down, pinned him to the floor, and called the cops. Christian charity hath its limits.

2. JOEL DAVID ARSENEAU of Halifax, Nova Scotia - Until his court appearance, he was homeless. Now he has a home. During his hearing before Judge Barbara Beach, he dropped his pants and asked her for oral sex. Imagine this: They locked him up. CLICK
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[Dear Reader: Your nominations are welcome.]