Gold: Sherry Lanford Smith of Sumpter, South Carolina just happens to be the Chairperson of the Tea Party in those parts, which makes her the responsible one of the group. Smith saw no reason why her nasty knee-slapper of a ‘joke’ would garner her anything but applause. Perhaps that is why she posted it on Facebook for everyone to enjoy!
By the way, you can always tell them by their lack of a sense of humor, and this joke comes by way of the Stone Age. It also appeared shortly after Maxine Waters told the Teabaggers to "Go to hell." Do you suppose there’s a connection? They are easily offended, and so quick to offend.
Silver: Budding author and Governor Jan Brewer of AZ. Being the Governor would be a terrific job – if not for the people and the inconsiderate demands made on her time, but she has a whopper of a ‘dog ate my homework story."
Bronze: Roger Ailes of Fox News has implemented a ‘must use’ vocabulary word of the day program. It would be fun to see how he enforces this policy. It’s possible that special tutors use flash cards with the talking heads. Perhaps one day they will learn the word Thesaurus – until then, the viewers are gaining one thing of value. When they hear the same word used repeatedly on seven or eight shows per day, it is going to stick.