It’s that time again, Jerk of the Month Nominations announced below, and the voting will be open for November 2017;s standout Jerk.
This will be the final monthly poll before the annual tally is taken, where all monthly winners, plus the next best five in the monthly awards during the year will fight it out for Jerk of the Year for 2017.
But for now, run through the list of Jerks, and vote for the person/thing who most deserved.
JERK OF THE MONTH – NOVEMBER NOMINATIONS
COURIER MAIL
It is bad enough only having 1 newspaper in a city the size of Brisbane, and owned by Rupert Murdoch without it being so blatantly biased around election time.
Not content enough with being awful like it usually is, having ad levels to the extent of a Tuesday night pamphlet drop, and being bereft of anything too meaningful sporting-wise, they are so appallingly biased come election time it is embarrassing.
Not that we care about either side of politics, or buy the rubbish anyway, but they certainly deserve a Jerk of the Month nomination for November, and most months.
Another nomination for a non human after the NBN won October’s count.
If you need a less biased but no less effective Queensland State Election Guide – then click on the link for our Barely Interested Queensland State Election Guide.
AUSTRALIAN CRICKET SELECTORS
Australian Cricket Selectors are always in the eyes of cricket fans, possibly they are unlucky as the Australian Cricket have nearly the entire Australian sporting focus in summer unlike AFL/NRL seasons where there are multiple clubs.
Unlucky or not, they still come up with rubbish, and the first Test in Brisbane showed why sports fans get so frustrated.
Not having any luck with Wicket Keeper was a problem that they solved by selecting someone who barely keeps, and only has some scars from his previous treatment by the selection team. Thrown in a history of bizarre selections, only to get them the boot with a handful of games and leave them to the vultures on Social Media. And the never ending saga that is selecting Shaun Marsh. Sure he is well placed as of Day 2 at the Gabba, but the inevitable form slump will come, along with the boot, and recall for a ninth time.
Deserving nomination for Jerk of the Month for the Gabba Test and so many before.
CHANNEL NEIN CRICKET
Only two days into the Summer of Cricket, and the levels of Jerk of last year’s 2016 Jerks of the Year has already hit its target.
Possibly the worst sports commentary in any sport anywhere in the world, and certainly the most self serving.
No wonder the 12th Man doesn’t bother with this current lot, as the offering is so bad it is already comical.
Last chance to get into the final of 2017 Jerks of the Year with a win in the November Jerk of the Month.
FRASER ANNING
The luckiest benefactor of the dual citizenship saga is Fraser Anning.
Thanks to Malcolm Roberts forgetting he was part British, the person next on the One Nation ticket at the 2016 Federal Election got the call up to cover Tin Foil Roberts.
Fraser Anning duly accepted the party’s nomination, and then quit One Nation an hour later, although there are reports he was sacked.
Unbelievably, the new Queensland Senator received just 19 personal votes in the Senate Election. 19 people.
Given you can now become a Senator with 0.000006% of the vote, why wouldn’t The Gurgler form their own party and have a run at the next federal election. If you are interested in running for The Gurgler Party in the next senate election, why not get in touch via contact@thegurgler.com. And yes, we are aware it was party quotas not the 19 votes that got Anning elected. But surely The Gurgler party can grab enough Quota Pie to represent you in Canberra.
BERNARD TOMIC
Tennis Jerk and Jerk Aficionados were questioning how Bernard missed out on last month’s nominations, but it was a timing thing as his latest meltdown was the day after October nominations were announced.
His underarm serve on the way out of some pissweak tournament was another example of why he has been denied an automatic wildcard for the Australian Open. The same could be said for the Australian Open for Tennis Jerks.
VOTE NOW FOR NOVEMBER’S JERK OF THE MONTH
PREVIOUS MONTHLY WINNERS
September 2017 – Ben McCormack and Tony Abbott
