It is time, is it not? The Hewitt Award, named after the absurd partisan fanatic, Hugh Hewitt, is given for the most egregious attempts to label Barack Obama as un-American, alien, treasonous, and far out of the mainstream of American life and politics. Its most proximate inspiration was this quote from Hewitt himself about the Portland, Oregon, rally:
And did the Obama rally begin with the Soviet National Anthem?
Since subtle attempts to describe Obama as a commie atheist alien are a central plank of Republican attacks, the Hewitt Award is reserved for those that border on hilarious extremity. And the first nomination goes to … Gregg Pollowitz at NRO for his brilliant observation from last night:
U2’s "Beautiful Day" is playing at the Barack Obama rally. No Americans write music Obama likes?
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