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FEATURE

OVER THE EDGE NEWSPAPER, NOVEMBER 22, 2006

2006: Year in Review

Welcome to the first ever Over the Edge end-of-the-year reader's poll.

How it works is pretty simple: take a

gander at what we have here, circle your vote, and either drop off your choices at the Over the Edge office (inthe Wintergarden) or email them i into over-the- -edge@unbc.ca with the title “Year- End Poll: : All votes _ must be in by January 5, 2007. If you choose other for any of the votes, please specify. 2

Gait Democratic

Leader 1. Khaled Mashaal, Ismail Haniya (Hamas)- Palestine

2. George W. Bush (Republican) - the United States

3. Viadmir Putin (United Russia)- Russia

4, Nouri al-Maliki (Islamic Dawa Party)- Iraq

"5. Hugo Chavez (Fifth Republic Movement)- Venezuela

6. Other

Worst Republican

1.“Cheney’s Got A Gun.” February 11: Tired of shooting off his mouth, everyones favourite vice- president instead shot his friend Harry Whittington in the face while hunting quail.

- 2.“Foley’s Folly.’ September 8: Florida Congressman Mark Foley resigns after it is revealed he has sent sexually explicit e-mails to teenage boys who had served as pages in the Congress. Ironically, he had based much of his career in - Congress around cracking down on sex offenders,

and had been the chairman of the House Caucus on Missing and Exploited Children. The initial characterization of the emails by House Speaker Dennis Hastert was ‘overly friendly.’

3. OK, so it wasn't actually the Republicans. But a supporter of the party, billionaire J. Patrick

~ Rooney, paid for some

ads that were designed to appeal to black voters during the midterm elections. As follows: MAN #1:“If you make a little mistake with one of your ‘hos, you'll want to dispose of that problem tout suite, no questions asked.”

MAN #2: “That's too cold. I don't snuff my own seed.”

MAN #1:“Maybe you do have a reason to vote

Republican.’

4. Allen steps in Macaca: During his August campaign, Republican senator George Allen was giving a speech in Virginia when he singled out S.R. Sidarth, a Univerisity of Virgina student. Allen pointed to Sidarth, a native of Virginia who

is of Indian descent

and referred to him as “Macaca,’ saying, “welcome to America and the real world of Virginia.” Though it is not known what Allen meant by“macaca,’ it was pointed out that it is a type of monkey, and has

been used as an ethnic

slur. Allen later apologized and said “macaca’ was a nickname he and his staff had given Sidarth because it sounds like “mohawk.” When told of this, Allen

said he has a mullet.

5, Other

Best New Leader

1. Stephen Harper- Prime Minister, Canada

2. Shinzo Abe- Prime Minister, Japan

3. Elizabeth May- Leader, Federal Green Raarig obi. Canada

4. Ban Ki-Moon- Secretary General, United

Nations (incumbent)

5. Don Cozzetto- President, UNBC

6. Other

Best Movie (Action)

1. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

2. X-Men: The Last Stand 3. Superman Returns

4. Casino Royale

5. Snakes on a Plane

6. Other

Best Movie (Comedy)

1. Clerks 2 2. Jackass 2

3. Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby

4. Trailer Park Boys: The Movie

5. Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan

6. Other

Best Movie (Drama)

_ 1. Flags of our Fathers

2. Marie-Antoinette 3. The Departed

4. United 93

5. The Queen

6. Other Best Movie (indie)

1. Little Miss Sunshine

2. A Prarie Home Companion

3. The Road to

Guantanamo

4. An Inconvenient Truth

5. Thank You For Smoking

6. Other

Best TV (Comedy)

‘1. South Park

2. My Name Is Earl 3. The Office 4. Kenny vs. Spenny

5. Family Guy

6. Other

Best TV (Drama)

1. Heroes 2. Grey's Anatomy

3. The OC

4. CSI: (any)

5. Prison Break

6, Other

Best Political Commentator

1, Tina Fey 2. Rick Mercer

3. George

Stroumboulopoulos 4. Jon Stewart

5. Stephen Colbert