Double Speak Award

Historical Accolades

Missing: Col. David H.E. Opfer (1974) * The State Department (1976) * The Pentagon (1977) * Earl Clinton Bolton (1978) * Nuclear Power Industry (1979) * The State Department (1984) * Frank Carlucci (1988) * William Crowe (1988) * William Fogarty (1988) * Exxon (1989) * Department of Defense (1991) * Department of Defense (1993) * Tobacco Industry (2000) * Department of Defense (2001) * New York State Regents (2002) * Philip A. Cooney (2005) * The Term 'Aspirational Goal' (2008) * Cherokee Principal Chief Chad Smith (2011)

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Vote RankingList Ranking  

27

1975

Yasser Arafat

World Leader

32.96% (117 of 355 votes)

17

1980

Ronald Reagan

U.S. President

49.31% (250 of 507 votes)

3

1981

Alexander Haig

Military Personnel

100% (2 of 2 votes)

19

1982

Republican Party

Organization

48.93% (436 of 891 votes)

18

1983

Ronald Reagan

U.S. President

49.31% (250 of 507 votes)

22

1985

C.I.A. - Central Intelligence Agency

Organization

42.11% (56 of 133 votes)

12

1986

NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)

Organization

50.0% (5 of 10 votes)

2

1987

John Poindexter

Military Personnel

100% (1 of 1 votes)

7

1987

Oliver North

Military Personnel

59.65% (34 of 57 votes)

23

1990

George Herbert Walker Bush

U.S. President

37.04% (100 of 270 votes)

24

1992

George Herbert Walker Bush

U.S. President

37.04% (100 of 270 votes)

25

1994

Rush Limbaugh

Radio Personality

35.11% (112 of 319 votes)

6

1995

Newt Gingrich

U.S. Congressman

60.0% (69 of 115 votes)

1

1996

Joe Klein

Commentator

100% (5 of 5 votes)

5

1997

Newt Gingrich

U.S. Congressman

60.0% (69 of 115 votes)

11

1997

Trent Lott

U.S. Senator

50.0% (1 of 2 votes)

28

1997

Bill Clinton

U.S. President

32.00% (656 of 2050 votes)

29

1998

Clarence Thomas

U.S. Supreme Court Justice

29.17% (84 of 288 votes)

21

1999

National Rifle Association (NRA)

Organization

44.62% (29 of 65 votes)

15

2003

George W. Bush

U.S. President

49.85% (164 of 329 votes)

14

2004

George W. Bush

U.S. President

49.85% (164 of 329 votes)

16

2006

George W. Bush

U.S. President

49.85% (164 of 329 votes)

8

2007

Alberto Gonzales

U.S. Attorney General

59.18% (58 of 98 votes)

13

2008

George W. Bush

U.S. President

49.85% (164 of 329 votes)

20

2009

Glenn Beck

Radio Personality

44.83% (52 of 116 votes)

31

2010

Dick Armey

U.S. Congressman

14.29% (1 of 7 votes)

10

2014

Rahm Emanuel

Politician

55.56% (5 of 9 votes)

30

2015

Joni Ernst

U.S. Senator

16.67% (1 of 6 votes)

26

2016

Donald Trump

U.S. President

34.77% (6314 of 18157 votes)

9

2017

Kellyanne Conway

Commentator

57.84% (59 of 102 votes)

4

2018

Rudy Giuliani

Mayor

64.98% (733 of 1128 votes)