# The Beast's 50 most loathesome people of 2007! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [December 25, 2007, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beasts-50-most-loathesome-people-of-2007/431171 "2007-12-25T02:17:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![George\_Kaplin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3e96dc/32.png) [@George\_Kaplin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/George_Kaplin)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2007, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beasts-50-most-loathesome-people-of-2007/431171/1 "2007-12-25T02:17:34Z")
It’s here. It’s vile. It’s depraved, warped, and so cynical it threatens to rip a fucking glory hole in the fabric of space-time. [It’s The Beast!](http://www.buffalobeast.com/122/50mostloathsome2007.html). Enjoy! ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2007, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beasts-50-most-loathesome-people-of-2007/431171/2 "2007-12-25T02:50:24Z")
A big fat “meh”. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2007, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beasts-50-most-loathesome-people-of-2007/431171/3 "2007-12-25T03:08:03Z")
Good rant. It didn’t hurt that I agreed with almost all of it already. Who the hell is Sherri Shepherd? ETA: never mind. Wiki’d her. ---
**Author:** ![marshmallow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df705f/32.png) [@marshmallow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/marshmallow)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2007, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beasts-50-most-loathesome-people-of-2007/431171/4 "2007-12-25T03:56:04Z")
Excellent picture for Giuliani. ---
**Author:** ![straykat23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c4cdca/32.png) [@straykat23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/straykat23)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2007, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beasts-50-most-loathesome-people-of-2007/431171/5 "2007-12-25T04:37:47Z")
Great list; however, Michael Savage should have been on there somewhere. My fave: > [@](#): > > 1. You > > Charges: You believe in freedom of speech, until someone says something that offends you. You suddenly give a damn about border integrity, because the automated voice system at your pharmacy asked you to press 9 for Spanish. You cling to every scrap of bullshit you can find to support your ludicrous belief system, and reject all empirical evidence to the contrary. You know the difference between patriotism and nationalism – it’s nationalism when foreigners do it. You hate anyone who seems smarter than you. You care more about zygotes than actual people. You love to blame people for their misfortunes, even if it means screwing yourself over. You still think Republicans favor limited government. Your knowledge of politics and government are dwarfed by your concern for Britney Spears’ children. You think buying Chinese goods stimulates our economy. You think you’re going to get universal health care. You tolerate the phrase “enhanced interrogation techniques.” You think the government is actually trying to improve education. You think watching CNN makes you smarter. You think two parties is enough. You can’t spell. You think $9 trillion in debt is manageable. You believe in an afterlife for the sole reason that you don’t want to die. You think lowering taxes raises revenue. You think the economy’s doing well. You’re an idiot. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2007, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beasts-50-most-loathesome-people-of-2007/431171/6 "2007-12-25T06:26:40Z")
[QUOTE=Larry Borgia] Good rant. It didn’t hurt that I agreed with almost all of it already. Who the hell is Sherri Shepherd? ETA: never mind. Wiki’d her. [/QUOTE] Had to look her up too. Apparently massive stupidity isn’t enough to get one fired as a network TV host. I don’t know why that disturbs me. It’s probably more accurate to say that it’s a _requirement_ for numerous network host jobs. ---
**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2007, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beasts-50-most-loathesome-people-of-2007/431171/7 "2007-12-25T07:55:43Z")
[QUOTE=Boyo Jim] Had to look her up too. Apparently massive stupidity isn’t enough to get one fired as a network TV host. I don’t know why that disturbs me. It’s probably more accurate to say that it’s a _requirement_ for numerous network host jobs. [/QUOTE] While the IQ of that show (The View) went up when Whoopie replaced Rosie, Sheri’s replacing Elizabeth drove it back down again- even moreso. ---
**Author:** ![DiosaBellissima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2007, 10:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beasts-50-most-loathesome-people-of-2007/431171/8 "2007-12-25T10:18:29Z")
[QUOTE=FriarTed] While the IQ of that show (The View) went up when Whoopie replaced Rosie, Sheri’s replacing Elizabeth drove it back down again- even moreso. [/QUOTE] Sheri didn’t replace Elizabeth- Elizabeth was just on maternity leave for a while. Sheri _and_ Whoopie were hired to replace Rosie. ---
**Author:** ![RedFury](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ec9cab/32.png) [@RedFury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RedFury)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2007, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beasts-50-most-loathesome-people-of-2007/431171/9 "2007-12-25T12:49:52Z")
[QUOTE=George Kaplin] It’s here. It’s vile. It’s depraved, warped, and so cynical it threatens to rip a fucking glory hole in the fabric of space-time. [It’s The Beast!](http://www.buffalobeast.com/122/50mostloathsome2007.html). Enjoy! [/QUOTE] Hey, thanks for the link. That was a great read although, like others, I did have to Google a couple of the people in it. Could you give me some background on the webzine? First I hear of it though I so enjoyed The List that it went into my bookmarks. Other that saying it runs out of Buffalo (NY I suppose) I couldn’t find any additional info on-site. ---
**Author:** ![Dead\_Badger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/848f3c/32.png) [@Dead\_Badger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dead_Badger)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2007, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beasts-50-most-loathesome-people-of-2007/431171/10 "2007-12-25T13:11:52Z")
I like this a lot. Particularly the entry for Chuck Norris. “Doesn’t understand evolution, despite access to mirrors.” 😃 ---
**Author:** ![NinetyWt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/cc9497/32.png) [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2007, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beasts-50-most-loathesome-people-of-2007/431171/11 "2007-12-25T13:34:15Z")
Lame. I’ve only heard of a handful of those people. ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2007, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beasts-50-most-loathesome-people-of-2007/431171/12 "2007-12-25T14:04:20Z")
[QUOTE=DiosaBellissima] Sheri didn’t replace Elizabeth- Elizabeth was just on maternity leave for a while. Sheri _and_ Whoopie were hired to replace Rosie. [/QUOTE] I _don’t_ want to know how you know this. ---
**Author:** ![psychonaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/psychonaut/32/4655_2.png) [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2007, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beasts-50-most-loathesome-people-of-2007/431171/13 "2007-12-25T17:04:04Z")
I recognised only 10 of the named people on the list. These guys are coming up with some pretty obscure people to hate, or else they’ve got a very specific target audience. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2007, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beasts-50-most-loathesome-people-of-2007/431171/14 "2007-12-25T17:19:18Z")
[QUOTE=psychonaut] I recognised only 10 of the named people on the list. These guys are coming up with some pretty obscure people to hate, or else they’ve got a very specific target audience. [/QUOTE] Most of them are fairly well known politicians or celebrities. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2007, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beasts-50-most-loathesome-people-of-2007/431171/15 "2007-12-25T17:36:21Z")
Looks like it was done by a 5th grader. Cheney and Bush at numbers 2 and 1. Man, that guy is a creative genius! Who would ever have thunk it? ---
**Author:** ![Dead\_Badger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/848f3c/32.png) [@Dead\_Badger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dead_Badger)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2007, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beasts-50-most-loathesome-people-of-2007/431171/16 "2007-12-25T17:46:03Z")
Actually, having read more of the entries it reads as if there were multiple authors. Some, regardless of whether you agree with the points or even know the person involved, have a very funny style (at least IMO). On the other hand, many are just boring rants that don’t even bother to conform to the “charge; exhibit; sentence” format. Weird. Ah, scrolling to the bottom I see there were indeed four authors. Well, I’d suggest three of them need to be let go. ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2007, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beasts-50-most-loathesome-people-of-2007/431171/17 "2007-12-25T17:48:46Z")
[QUOTE=John Mace] Looks like it was done by a 5th grader. Cheney and Bush at numbers 2 and 1. Man, that guy is a creative genius! Who would ever have thunk it? [/QUOTE] But ya gotta love the Larry Craig/Mugwump crawling around the toilet illustration! ---
**Author:** ![RedFury](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ec9cab/32.png) [@RedFury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RedFury)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2007, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beasts-50-most-loathesome-people-of-2007/431171/18 "2007-12-25T18:10:49Z")
[QUOTE=John Mace] Looks like it was done by a 5th grader. Cheney and Bush at numbers 2 and 1. Man, that guy is a creative genius! Who would ever have thunk it? [/QUOTE] Just about anyone sane or close to it. 😉 Happy Holidays to you and yours, **John**. ---
**Author:** ![Long\_Time\_First\_Time](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ad7895/32.png) [@Long\_Time\_First\_Time](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Long_Time_First_Time)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2007, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beasts-50-most-loathesome-people-of-2007/431171/19 "2007-12-25T19:40:42Z")
[QUOTE=NinetyWt] Lame. I’ve only heard of a handful of those people. [/QUOTE] See number 9 ---
**Author:** ![DiosaBellissima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2007, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beasts-50-most-loathesome-people-of-2007/431171/20 "2007-12-25T20:21:37Z")
[QUOTE=Tuckerfan] I _don’t_ want to know how you know this. [/QUOTE] The celebrity gossip sites all keep tabs on The View because it is so absurd that it always brings the hahas. I don’t even have cable or TV at my house, so if it weren’t for the gossip sites, I’d be as in the dark as the next person. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beasts-50-most-loathesome-people-of-2007/431171.md?page=2)