NOMINATIONS | September 2020 Jerk of the Month

Coronavirus is still making life a misery and killing people, and the worst of people continues to shine through, but there is hope, as the nomination list for September 2020 Jerk of the Month is one of the smallest for 2020.

Better late than never, we are here to “celebrate” the jerk “achievements” for September.

This year has been all about bringing out the best and worst in people, whilst we’d love to do the positive it doesn’t rate as highly and there are far fewer examples as the unpolishable turds that make up the September 2020 Jerk of the Month nominations.

Some nominations are obvious and regular and continue to demand votes in our monthly Jerk poll. Others are new arrivals who have overachieved in the world of jerkdom this month. They may not deserve it in general, but do for September.

But this month’s jerks still need your vote now, and don’t feel bad about giving them your vote. They asked for it. And there’s no controversy about how you vote here. Just tick a box and have your voice heard. Any mailed vote will counted as fraud, as we haven’t supplied a voting form or a destination to send it too.

And as ever, Vote early, vote often.

VOTE NOW – September 2020 Jerk of the Month

These people have shared their ignorance, and now you can share your vote with them.

And our regular voting is back…

Vote for as many of these jerks as you like.

They asked for it.

Voting closes on Oct 9 @ 11:59pm

September 2020 Jerk of the Month Nomination Form Guide

You may notice the Jerk Rating with each nomination, an explanation of the D, I and C is available at the end.

JERK – CORONAVIRUS aka COVID-19

Pandemic with menace

Why have they been such a jerk this month?

Every month we nominate this crippling worldwide menace, and every month we hope to remove it the next month.

Given that most of the below nominations are here because of something Coronavirus related, it has the lead the list.

It is enjoying a second wave of celebrity across the world, much like when musicians get ironic modern day following of a song they made in the 70’s/80’s.

Unlike the musicians and their songs, Coronavirus’ return is not welcome.

Although, it did prove to have a sense of humour with one of its latest high profile recruits.

JERK RATING 1000%

D  –  100/10  I – 100/10  C –  100/10

JERK – DONALD J TRUMP

POS-US and you can guess what the J stands for.

Why have they been such a jerk this month?

There are so many things you could add here for the POS-US, but his body of work for the month, and his presidency can be best summed up in the recent debate against Joe Biden.

His other greatest hits

JERK RATING 2000%

D  –  200/10  I – 200/10  C –  200/10

JERK – PETER DUTTON

Australia’s most dislikable politician.

Why have they been such a jerk this month?

As bad as Scott Morrison can seem to be, just think, Peter Dutton could have been this country’s leader.

Nominated this month for attacking his home state’s politicians for a lack of compassion, culminating in the biggest piece of pot-kettle to come out of the ACT for some decades.

He does well to be the most embarrassing politician to come out of Queensland. It’s a big field.

JERK RATING 133%

D  –  10/10  I – 10/10  C –  20/10

JERK – PETE EVANS

Used to cook with fruit as TV chef now just a full time fruit.

Why have they been such a jerk this month?

Coronavirus has provided a lot of people a lot of airtime and sadly most of the views are usually some pisspoor conspiracy theory based on something seen on Facebook.

Even sadder, some of that time has gone to Pete Evans, serving up more crap than the gourmet tidbits on Cook then Cry on Australian TV.

JERK RATING 50%

D  –  5/10  I – 0/10  C –  10/10

JERK – DARIUS BOYD

Former rugby league player, now party planner,

Why have they been such a jerk this month?

The Brisbane Broncos won their first wooden spoon in their history this season, to the joy of anyone who isn’t a Broncos fan.

At the heart of the mediocrity all season was their most experienced player.

Someone who should have been leading the team (captain title or not) was found to have a heart the size of Josh Dugan, which is usually located in the Large Hadron Collider.

To finish his season in the style befitting a season long jerk-fest of effort, the gender reveal post final game was the final straw for many. 

Sure people are still allowed to enjoy themselves in life, but to put on that show when your club is at its lowest ebb points to real jerkdom.

And some may say it’s just sport. But tell that to the many unemployed actually to work, a lot of them fans of sporting teams who would like to think overpaid sports stars could look like they’re trying.

JERK RATING 33%

D  –  1/10  I – 1/10  C –  8/10

JERK – NOVAK DJOKOVIC

Tennis players known as the Joker, but not a smoker or a midnight toker or even Maurice.

Why have they been such a jerk this month?

We have really missed Mr Kyrgios and Mr Tomic in the 2020 run of monthly Jerk nominations.

Previously we had the Jerk of the Month net ready to capture a few Wrasse sized Jerk nominations.

While the Aussies let us down this month, top tennis superstar Novak Djokovic supplied the goods with his exit from the US Open.

Whilst he didn’t mean to hit the linesperson in the throat, he did, all for one point. Tennis is great for jerks.

And it’s not his first visit to the Jerk of the Month Open either. As we said at the start, this year has brought out the best and worst in people. For the Joker, it is the latter.

JERK RATING 50%

D  –  5/10  I – 5/10  C –  5/10

JERK – MAGPIES

Flying jerks

Why have they been such a jerk this month?

Magpie swooping season again, and once again these birds become the jerks of the sky.

Other than they are an admirable Australian animal who adorn a lot of fine sporting teams’ jerseys across Australia.

And a bad one.

JERK RATING 10%

D  –  1/10  I – 1/10  C –  1/10

JERK – STATE BORDERS

Thin lines on maps

Why have they been such a jerk this month?

Every day news in Australia has some argument about opening and closing or borders.

Various blaming and counter blaming, all political, and all boring.

We’re just sick of hearing about them, so grab your JOM pass and wait in line to cross the border.

JERK RATING 50%

D  –  5/10  I – 5/10  C –  5/10

Jerk Rating system

A new feature for 2020 is the enhanced Jerk rating to go along with the Jerk of the Month form guide each month.

Previously it was just a flat /10 mark, but we think there’s more layers than that. What needs to be considered is how big the jerk act was in the current month compared to their usual way of life. How important the person is, i.e. a person who should know/do better or just a random person who couldn’t help themselves. Finally, how consistently a jerk they are. The more they are, the more they deserve your vote in general.

D – Dastardly – For instance, a random footballer king hitting a referee is pretty bad, where yet another tantrum from a Tomic type person would be lower.

I – Importance – Was the jerk act at a big event, captured the world’s attention, or made by someone in a position who should know plenty better.

C – Consistency – Is the person a Jerk all the time, and with each new month’s nomination grows into your vote.