The worst person in the world : and 202 strong contenders

**The stinkers, the rascals, the reprobates. . . and the just plain dumb. (Yes, Bill, he's talking about you.) Geraldo Rivera. The Coca-Cola Company. Victoria Gotti. Tom Cruise. Various members of the Bush administration. All have earned the dishonor of ''Worst Person in the World,'' awarded by MSNBC's witty and controversial reporter Keith Olbermann on his nightly MSNBC show Countdown with Keith Olbermann. Now, he brings all his bronze, silver, and gold medalists together in this wildly entertaining collection that reveals just how twisted people can be—and how much fun it is to call them out on it. From tongue-in-cheek observations to truly horrific accounts, Olbermann skewers both the mighty and the meek, the well-known and the anonymous for their misdeeds, including: Ann Coulter, for, among other things, calling Muslims ''ragheads'' in a speech to the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington Barbara Bush, for making a generous donation to the Hurricane Katrina Relief Fund earmarked exclusively for the purchase of computer software . . . software sold by her son, Neil The staff of Your World with Neil Cavuto, for the story about the murders of Iraqi civilians that was accompanied by the on-screen graphic: ''All-out Civil War in Iraq: Could It Be a Good Thing?'' Olbermann also reports on some of the recent fallout from his awards, such as the controversy with John Gibson and the mysterious disappearance of remarks about Cindy Sheehan on Rush Limbaugh's Web site. Plus, he reveals the winner of the most coveted award of all: ''Worst in Show.''** THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD: AND 202 STRONG CONTENDERS......Page 6 Prologue......Page 8 July 2005: Our panel holds a grudge.......Page 16 Alone in This Universe......Page 18 Chest for Hire......Page 19 Free the Press......Page 20 Time to Buy......Page 21 The Lion Is Meat......Page 22 Try Being Sorry......Page 23 Deferred Success......Page 24 Deceased, Do Not Contact......Page 25 Me Included......Page 26 She’s Really Crazy......Page 27 Designated Passenger......Page 28 August 2005: This is from somebody who ran away in terror from a pie.......Page 30 Let’s Play Two......Page 32 Cleaning Up Our Streets......Page 33 Honorary Worst: Joy Ride......Page 34 What Would Be the E-ticket Ride?......Page 36 When Fishes Don’t Behave......Page 37 Glove Cleaner......Page 38 Rush to Judgment......Page 39 Honorary Worst: A Golden Predicament......Page 40 Sharing Costs $19.99......Page 45 We’re Weary Too......Page 46 Friends Don’t Let Friends Drive Drunk......Page 47 Pie Lady......Page 48 September 2005: Does he get visibly dumber as the hour wears on?......Page 50 Revisit Your Commitment......Page 52 Honorary Worst: Jumping the Shark......Page 53 Surprisingly Still Employed......Page 55 It Should Be Called Negatronic......Page 56 Does He Get Visibly Dumber?......Page 57 A Bill O’Reilly Glossary of Terms......Page 58 Naming Rights......Page 61 Honorary Worst: Everyone’s Doing a Heckuva Job......Page 62 You Say Nudge, I Say Noodge......Page 64 The National Scold......Page 65 Blood Drive......Page 66 October 2005: And then realized they had a really bad public relations nightmare on their hands.......Page 68 Ice Storm......Page 70 The Student Is Now the Master......Page 71 Picture Perfect......Page 72 Iran County, Florida......Page 73 The Farthest End of Foolishness......Page 74 We’re Proud of What We’ve Accomplished; We’ve Just Begun......Page 75 Honorary Worst: We Report, You Decide......Page 76 Balls......Page 83 Omar Shamshoon......Page 84 The Astronomer Who Discovered a Web Page......Page 85 Think, Don McNulty......Page 86 The Going Rate of a Soul......Page 87 The Most Confusing Parking Sign......Page 88 We’re Still Paying for Him......Page 89 Spanking Bill......Page 90 Honorary Worst: One of the Greatest Pitchers of All Time......Page 91 To Get Girls......Page 95 Totally Supporting the Troops......Page 96 November 2005: Do you wonder if he worries about what his job is going to be, in hell?......Page 98 Gilead Is the Balm......Page 100 A Mother Load of Semen......Page 101 You Vote, We Pay......Page 102 Honorary Worst: A Sticky Situation......Page 103 The Sky Fell......Page 105 Set Up......Page 106 Wonderbra......Page 107 Who Ya Gonna Call?......Page 108 He Had to Carry the Laundry Upstairs......Page 109 Bald Ego......Page 110 Free for $49.95......Page 111 Worse and Worse......Page 112 The Low Spark of High-Heeled Boys......Page 113 Honorary Worst: Juggling the Facts......Page 114 Ham-Burglar......Page 117 Unintelligent Designs......Page 118 Speaking of Sucking......Page 119 Ronald MacDonald......Page 120 Secret Ingredient......Page 121 Triple Crown......Page 122 December 2005: Where does O’Reilly get this nonsense?......Page 124 Happy Holidays......Page 126 Honorary Worst: Millstone Baseball......Page 127 It’s Not the Faith......Page 128 The Lice-Man Cometh......Page 129 DCPD Blues......Page 130 None More Blak......Page 131 The Horror, the Horror......Page 132 Queso No Fresco......Page 133 The Balloon......Page 134 Plano Truth......Page 135 Come On, Pretty Mama......Page 136 Honorary Worst: False Arrest......Page 137 Catholics Against Christmas......Page 138 Man of Stone......Page 139 Bring Your Own Shovel......Page 140 My Three Sons......Page 141 January 2006: He walked right into a propeller again.......Page 142 Je Ne Sais Quoi......Page 144 Soccer’s First Rule......Page 145 Honorary Worst: Disturbing and Disgraceful......Page 146 Man of God......Page 148 Pity His Listeners......Page 149 Think Twice......Page 150 Honorary Worst: Errors......Page 152 Two’s a Crowd......Page 154 Practically Imperfect in Every Way......Page 155 Allegedly the Worst......Page 156 Game Misconduct......Page 157 Conversational, Not Confrontational......Page 158 Martin Luther Bill......Page 159 Savage Reminder......Page 160 Honorary Worst: Fan Interference......Page 161 Hotline to Heaven......Page 163 Jesus Wept......Page 164 The Other Big Giant Head......Page 165 “O’Reilly Has Really Gone Bonkers.”......Page 166 Bill and Payne......Page 167 Ripped from Yesterday’s Headlines......Page 168 Not Anymore......Page 169 Deconstructing Bill......Page 170 February 2006: Without personal attacks, Bill, you’d be a mime.......Page 174 Masters Playing......Page 176 The First Rule of Forgery......Page 177 Know Your Customer......Page 178 Scenic Overlook......Page 179 Fill a Need......Page 180 Honorary Worst: Enemies List......Page 181 Who Was the Signatory?......Page 182 The Crowd Really Did Go Wild......Page 183 If Only a Pigeon Were Driving the Bus......Page 184 Dear Editor......Page 185 She Said She Was the Original Blonde......Page 186 Irony Is Reborn......Page 187 I Hear They Are Calling......Page 188 Hero Librarian......Page 189 Nobody with Brains......Page 190 When Bills Attack......Page 191 Pinhead......Page 192 Graphic Idiocy......Page 193 Incredibility......Page 194 Honorary Worst: Stunned......Page 195 Factually Challenged......Page 198 March 2006: Sane. That’s one fella Mr. O’Reilly has apparently never met.......Page 200 Grace under Fire......Page 202 One Crazy Mother......Page 203 Party On, Wayne......Page 204 Window Dressing......Page 205 Calling Plan......Page 206 In a Sane World......Page 207 Stuck in the Middle with You......Page 208 Rush’s Masterpiece......Page 209 Honorary Worst: The Tighter They Squeeze......Page 210 Nosing Around......Page 211 Honorary Worst: Tip of the Iceberg......Page 212 Whack Job......Page 213 Scouting Mission......Page 214 Off-line......Page 215 Elementary Mistake......Page 216 All in the Family......Page 217 Don’t Pat the Bunny......Page 218 Church Business......Page 219 Endurance......Page 220 April 2006: What are you, Bill, Osama Bin Laden’s spokesman?......Page 222 A Small Problem......Page 224 Dewey Defeats Truman......Page 225 Ugly, Indeed......Page 226 Honorary Worst: Operation Predator......Page 227 Know Your Enemy......Page 228 Your Other Right Hand......Page 229 Monkey’s Paw......Page 230 The Leaders and Worst......Page 231 What’s in a Name?......Page 232 Multiplicity......Page 233 Looks Bad and Smells Worse......Page 234 Garbage......Page 235 A Losing Bet......Page 236 Honorary Worst: Go Ahead, Jeff......Page 237 Hoochie-Coochie Plan......Page 239 Honorary Worst: Upon Further Examination......Page 240 Clowns......Page 241 I Scream......Page 242 The Word Could Have Been Love......Page 243 Rerun......Page 244 Horseshoes and Hand Grenades......Page 245 Honorary Worst: Plea Bargain......Page 246 May 2006: Does that opinion come with the sheet and the hood, Bill?......Page 248 Now and Forever......Page 250 Tortured Logic......Page 251 Honorary Worst: Good Morning, Mr. Phelps......Page 252 Marriage Counselor......Page 253 By the Numbers......Page 254 Sign of the Apocalypse......Page 255 The Wrong Man......Page 256 You’re an Unprincipled Young Man, Hud.......Page 257 Loose Bonding......Page 258 He Had a Friend......Page 259 It’s a Miracle......Page 260 Doomed to Repeat It......Page 261 Barter System......Page 262 The End Is Near......Page 263 Tortured Logic Redux......Page 264 Bouffon......Page 265 What Would Jesus Press?......Page 266 She Stands......Page 267 Mr. Wrong and Ms. Right......Page 268 What’s One More Massacre?......Page 269 Eplilogue: The Worst in Show......Page 270

Nightly on MSNBC, the controversial and outspoken Keith Olbermann counts down the day's top stories with satire and style on his show Countdown with Keith Olbermann. One feature of this increasingly popular newscast is his daily award for The Worst Person in the World, which is bestowed upon the careless, the clueless, and the just plain cruel.

Now, Olbermann brings these legendary offenders together in The Worst Person in the World: And 202 Strong Contenders. Awarding bronze, silver, and gold medals, Olbermann offers a brash appraisal of humanity at its lowest—politically, socially, and morally.

From Amber Frey to Ann Coulter, from Donald Rumsfeld to the FOX News Channel, from sports figures to schoolteachers to stupid criminals, no one eludes Olbermann's gimlet eye. Winners include:

• 22-year-old Ronald MacDonald, who was accused of theft at his place of employment . . . Wendy's
• Mario Edney, the bus driver who literally threw a woman under the bus when she complained he bypassed her stop
• U. S. Olympic skier Bode Miller, who revealed that he has often competed while drunk—and that he may do so again
• Rush Limbaugh, who, among other things, admitted to taking some pleasure in the kidnappings in Iraq because I'm eager for people to see reality
• FEMA, for sending planes full of injured Hurricane Katrina evacuees to West Virginia when they were supposed to meet medical teams in South Carolina—not once, but twice

As the recipient of a bumper crop of medals, Bill O'Reilly receives special attention. Olbermann offers readers a handy O'Reilly Code of key terms to aid in the understanding of this generation's Joe McCarthy.

Olbermann also explains his methodology for choosing these unlucky winners, presents new honorary Worsts, and in the end names one person Worst in Show.

Geraldo Rivera. The Coca-Cola Company. Victoria Gotti. Tom Cruise. Ann Coulter. Various members of the Bush administration. All have earned the dishonor of "Worst Person in the World," awarded by MSNBC's witty and controversial reporter Olbermann on his nightly MSNBC show Countdown. Now, he brings all his medalists together in this wildly entertaining collection that reveals just how twisted people can be-and how much fun it is to call them out on it. From tongue-in-cheek observations to truly horrific accounts, Olbermann skewers both the mighty and the meek, the well-known and the anonymous for their misdeeds. He also reports on some of the recent fallout from his awards, such as the controversy with John Gibson and the mysterious disappearance of remarks about Cindy Sheehan on Rush Limbaugh's Web site. Plus, he reveals the winner of the most coveted award of all: "Worst in Show."--From publisher description. All of the failings and missteps of celebrities, politicians, and a few just-plain-dumb folks, as seen on MSNBC's Countdown with Keith Olbermann

Keith Olbermann is more popular than ever, and ratings for Countdown are up 85 percent over the last year. A key feature of the program is his daily award for "The Worst Person in the World." From Ann Coulter and Barbara Bush to Bill O’Reilly and more, he brings the best of his "worsts" together in a wildly entertaining collection that reveals just how twisted people can be–and how much fun it is to call them out on it. All of the failings and missteps of celebrities, politicians, and a few just-plain-dumb folks, as seen on MSNBC's Countdown with Keith Olbermann Keith Olbermann is more popular than ever, and ratings for Countdown are up 85 percent over the last year. A key feature of the program is his daily award for "The Worst Person in the World." From Ann Coulter and Barbara Bush to Bill O'Reilly and more, he brings the best of his "worsts" together in a wildly entertaining collection that reveals just how twisted people can be–and how much fun it is to call them out on it. A collection of top-ranked stinkers, rascals, and reprobates, plus a few just-plain-dumb folks, as seen and shared on MSNBCs Countdown with Keith OlbermannControversial, outspoken, and wildly entertaining, Keith Olbermann hosts a popular nightly newscast on MSNBC