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Not many know the name of the very first Asshole Fuckface: Fritz Haber. Fritz was an inventor, scientist and actually won a Nobel Prize for his work in chemistry. But most importantly, he is known as the "father of chemical warfare" for his work creating poison gases that killed millions during WWI and WWII. After watching his gases do their work on a WWI battlefield, Haber’s wife blew her brains out with his service revolver on their front lawn. He went right back to the battlefield the next day. And when Hitler took over Germany, Haber did the honorable thing and attempted to renounce Judaism and become a Christian, only to be told he couldn’t because his mommy was a Jew. He fled and died in 1934, too early to witness his gases kill off his Jewish relatives. He was posthumously declared the first Asshole Fuckface. Asshole Fuckfaces are not always easy to find and I have been cursed with the task. Each week I pour over the news to find the worst human beings alive and present them for you to judge and hate. So, put on your plastic moo-moos, this is going to be ugly.

First up, you know what pisses me off about men wrongfully convicted of rape? They are freeloaders.

Meet Warren Blackwell. He spent three years in an English prison after being wrongfully convicted of rape.


Warren Blackwell, 38, spent three years in jail as a convicted sex attacker until his 'victim' was unmasked as a fantasist.


Hey, Britain, easy on the weird words. Unless there is a dragon or a wizard around, let’s not use the word fantasist. Thanks.

Turns out the woman who accused him of the attack had a habit of falsely accusing men, then changing her name and moving on. She took down seven innocent dudes and is clearly a deranged Asshole Fuckface. Warren's crime never actually took place. So, Warren was released from prison after three years in 2005. But the exciting thing about his story is that there are two Asshole Fuckfaces, the second being the government of Britain.

Warren was awarded £252,500 for the wrongful imprisonment. But now the government has slapped him with a bill for £12,500 for his "board and lodging.” You know, the place where he lived while he was wrongfully convicted for a crime he did not commit. And it’s the perfect amount, punitive yet not worth fighting.


I tried to fight against it but my solicitor says the only hope of overturning the decision would be to go all the way to the European Court of Human Rights. I would probably use up all the compensation money on legal fees if I did that.


It seems this is not the first time the English have totally fucked over the wrongfully convicted.


The practice of charging "bed and breakfast" was challenged in 2007 by the Bridgewater Three, the men wrongly convicted of murdering newspaper boy Carl Bridgewater in 1978, but the principle was upheld by the House of Lords.


Keep on Asshole Fuckfacing, England!

Next up, FEAR!, FEAR!, FEAR!

Rudy Giuliani is in the Asshole Fuckface Hall of Fame, but that doesn’t mean we can’t still call his shit out. Rudy finished 6th in the Iowa caucus, mostly because he is a lying, adulterous, arrogant douchebag. And yet, he is not down. Not Rudy. He’s flying high and did someone mention 9/11?


He flatlined in Iowa and he's struggling in New Hampshire, but Rudy Giuliani shook off the early-state blues Thursday as only he can.

"None of this worries me - Sept. 11, there were times I was worried," Giuliani said.


Thanks, stretch. By the way, on September 11th I was not actually worried as much as completely freaked out and horrified. To describe yourself as simply “worried” is to describe a psychopath. But I was only watching the horrible deaths of thousands of New Yorkers as they died in a building in which I used to work. I guess you had your “guy in control” hat on. Keep doing whatever you can do to remind people that you were around on 9/11, taking control of a situation you made worse with your inept planning.

Oh, and Rudy unveiled a new ad this week. Did someone mention fear?



Holy shit! Somebody kill someone to save us! Now!

Next up: If you let old, conservative, white men talk about black people, you will always end up with an Asshole Fuckface. That is just simple math.

On Thursday, Bill Bennett was asked to come down to CNN and give his expert political commentary during the Iowa Caucus. And, why wouldn’t you want a racist to dispense his thoughts while a black man is one of the main candidates? I mean, what could possibly go wrong?


Barack Hussein Obama, a black man, wins this for the Democrats.

I have been watching him. I watched him on 'Meet the Press,' I've watched him on [Anderson Cooper's] show, watched him on all the CNN shows -- he never brings race into it. He never plays the race card.

Talk about the black community -- he has taught the black community you don't have to act like Jesse Jackson, you don't have to act like Al Sharpton. You can talk about the issues. Great dignity. And this is a breakthrough. And good for the people of Iowa.


Hey, the racist found a palatable Negro! That makes me feel great. And thanks for not using the word “uppity,” Bill.

He knows black people.

And our last Asshole Fuckface is the first official scab of the writer’s strike.

I’d like to introduce you to John Ridley. He’s one of those rare, conservative black men who are fawned over and celebrated by the right wing for their rare brilliance. He’s like an albino penguin. Who wouldn’t take a picture of and gawk at that? Guys like the above-mentioned Bill Bennett love the John Ridley’s of the world because they “Can talk about the issues with great dignity.” Ridley has been making the rounds on radio shows as a conservative pundit and the strike has greatly helped his incredible lack of celebrity.

Ridley has a resume that includes the movies Three Kings and U-Turn. Three Kings is an awesome movie, mostly because Ridley didn’t write it. He wrote the original script and it was re-written by David O'Russell, who is actually a quality writer. I’ve auditioned for a couple of Ridley’s pilots and was amazed at how shitty they were. It wasn’t until later that I learned his entire reputation is built upon the writing of another scribe. Ridley is the epitome of the Hollywood writer: Largely lacking talent but making a fortune due to an undeserved reputation and/or luck.

Since the strike began Ridley has gained a reputation as a dissenter. Dissent is fine, most writers don’t care and many actually encourage it because opposing views can only make our cause stronger in the long run. But this week, John Ridley decided to go fi-core. Fi-core is a legal term for scab.


A union writer who goes "fi-core" loses his ability to vote in WGA board elections or industry-related events (Emmys, etc.). A fi-core member still has health care paid for by the union and the union still protects him from being taken advantage of contractually.


And they can work during a strike. It is another great outcome of Reagan’s union busting policies. So, Asshole Fuckface Ridley has decided to become a scab. With that decision he will be lauded by the right for his courage and invited on more right wing shows. You are watching the emergence of a black Dennis Miller, except Ridley was never a very good stand up comedian or writer. I met him once, a long time ago, and found him to be an angry and bitter individual. Going fi-core is very in character.

Congrats to each of this week's Asshole Fuckfaces. You will receive a leather FearTheReaper bib!

 

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MrCrisp

MrCrisp

Charleston, SC
August 2004

JAN 05, 2008 09:04 AM

Zarth said:

wildswan said:
OMG. No Rudy didn't just bust-out the guy who does voiceovers for all those Hollywood movies!

That's class.


Rudy's all about the class.



in a world where a douchebag is elected president...

Innocent_Sid

Innocent_Sid

Providence, RI
June 2007

JAN 05, 2008 11:34 AM

Handlers always complain about how politicians have trouble staying on point. Gotta handed to Giuliani, he can stay on point. Of course, it is a stupid point "9-11, 9-11, 9-11"

AceT

AceT

Portland, OR
April 2004

JAN 05, 2008 11:51 AM

You can't blame Haber, I mean he even looks like a Bond villain...

otaku

otaku

I'm lost
January 2004

JAN 05, 2008 12:02 PM

AceT said:
You can't blame Haber, I mean he even looks like a Bond villain...



Great, now I'm going to have the title theme from "You Only Live Twice" in my head all day.

Zarth

Zarth

Seattle, WA
December 2004

JAN 05, 2008 12:08 PM

AceT said:
You can't blame Haber, I mean he even looks like a Bond villain...


It's funny 'cause it's true.

Hey, wait a second - so do I!

AceT

AceT

Portland, OR
April 2004

JAN 05, 2008 12:09 PM

"None of this worries me - Sept. 11, there were times I was worried," Giuliani said.


When I read this I clicked on the source link just to see if FTR had mistakenly cited The Onion, or some other satirical website.

I'm not kidding.

Innocent_Sid

Innocent_Sid

Providence, RI
June 2007

JAN 05, 2008 12:18 PM

AceT said:
You can't blame Haber, I mean he even looks like a Bond villain...



He looks a little like Zarth, doesn't he?

Zarth

Zarth

Seattle, WA
December 2004

JAN 05, 2008 12:25 PM

InnocentSid said:

AceT said:
You can't blame Haber, I mean he even looks like a Bond villain...



He looks a little like Zarth, doesn't he?




I'm not that chubby. Or that successful, come to think of it.

AceT

AceT

Portland, OR
April 2004

JAN 05, 2008 12:35 PM

Now that you mention it, I would not trust Zarth with an elaborate spinning wheel laser to the groin torture device.

xazapdmytinu

xazapdmytinu

Fort Collins, CO
July 2007

JAN 05, 2008 12:39 PM

"I'm Rudy Giuliani and and I approved this corpse raping fear mongering hearsay." You'd think once...well everyone who lives in New York and 99% of the rest of the country except my dad and his campaign staff...called him out on not only benefiting personally but profiting financially from 9/11 he would have stopped trying to use it as a legitimate platform.

I think Blackwell should get together with other wrongly convicted individuals who are now being charged board and give 'em what for. Pooling resources is definitely a good idea in this situation since, well, it sounds like there are plenty of folks being wrongfully charged.

LostLucy

LostLucy

USA
December 2006

JAN 05, 2008 12:47 PM

I love what Grayon Carter, editor of Vanity Fair, says in the January issue

I've said this before, but it bears repeating: one second before that first plane flew into the World Trade Center tower, Giuliani was one of the most disliked mayors in New York history. Grasping, petty, and vengeful, he was the sort of politician who runs for higher office not so much because he can then reward those who helped him along, but because he can then punish those who didn't.

It could reasonably be said that Giuliani shone on 9/11 and during its aftermath. And he's been shining that 9/11 badge ever since. Indeed, with the possible exception of Osama bin Laden, nobody has cashed in more on that fateful day.



Full Vanity Fair letter from editor

and vanity feature article on How crazy Guiliani is if you are not convinced

I sure did love him on SNL in drag though. ANd add some over-whitened teeth to this and what do you have?? > skull

FTR honey, you left the butter out again...

Zarth

Zarth

Seattle, WA
December 2004

JAN 05, 2008 12:48 PM

AceT said:
Now that you mention it, I would not trust Zarth with an elaborate spinning wheel laser to the groin torture device.


I have to admit, that's probably a good policy.

Ferretbite

Ferretbite

Mexico
September 2006

JAN 05, 2008 12:50 PM

Damn, after seeing that, I have come to the conclusion that Mr. Giuliani is probably the equivalent of rolling Rambo, John McClane, McBain & any other action hero there ever was, only he's more suave.

And also...



Nine...

Hunkpapa

Hunkpapa

United Kingdom
June 2004

JAN 05, 2008 01:31 PM

coyotemike said:
Why won't Rudy just go away? Even the joke candidate beat him!

Britain has a lot we can learn from: socialized medicine springs to mind. But the idea of having an entire branch of government that is hereditary is idiotic. I don't know why any of the various Labour governments hasn't banned the HoLs altogether.



It's not entirely hereditary, but the main thing, I think, is that it is entirely unelected. And there are Bishops in there. I mean, seriously. And that's without even mentioning the police investigations into whether honours were given in exchange for donations to political parties.

To be fair, the current government has been making noises about reforming the House of Lords and making it at least partially elected, but we're still waiting.

I can never get my head round the justification for taking back money given in compensation to people in these wrongful conviction cases. In the Bridgewater case, the court of appeal said that the two men would have had to pay for food and accomodation if they had been in the outside world. Which is true, of course, but also misses the point slightly.

goatinamoat

goatinamoat

New York, NY
March 2006

JAN 05, 2008 02:56 PM

"I met him once, a long time ago, and found him to be an angry and bitter individual. "

This, coming from FTR, has to win the Irony Award for the Week".

And what about those fun folks in Kenya? They sure can throw a party! How did they escape the asshat roundup of the week?

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