It is ironic that the phrase Wonkette readers would most like to see banished from the Bush administration propaganda repertoire is “Anyone hating anyone’s freedom”? Do you hate the Bush administration’s freedom, Wonkette readers? With hours left in voting, a freedom-hating-less world looks to be the most desired outcome — ahead by about 200 points over its closest competitor in the annoyance race, “Stay the course.” We would like to thank the 10 people who voted for “Gotta clear the debris.” At least you noticed. MORE »

With almost 4,000 votes cast, there’s already a clear leader in the contest for the word or phrase that most makes Wonkette readers want to stick forks in their ears: “Anyone hating anyone’s freedom.” Relative newcomer “Stay the course” is a distant second with the just-coined and not even that often repeated “We don’t torture” making a strong showing as well. I admit some disappointment that “Gotta clear the debris” isn’t doing better — though, on second thought, I wish the president would say that more. It’s the Texas twang he puts on the “-is,” like he was saying “bris.” MORE »

The nominations are in, now the voting begins. MORE »

Regarding the Great Go Away Poll of 2005, executive branch division. Thanks so much for your nominations thus far for people/phrases/words you’d like to be banned. But we’re changing rules mid-stream. While we’d like to stay the course during this ongoing investigation, people on the ground are telling us that Scott McClellan, while a part of the executive branch, deserves his very own poll. So keep your suggestions coming, but don’t expect McClellan-related phrases to appear on the executive branch “Go Away” poll, unless you hate freedom. Look, folks, we have to fight the poll there so we don’t have to fight it here. Unless you hate freedom. MORE »