A new year, a new decade, but we offer up the same old buffet for 2020 with the January 2020 Jerk of the Month nominations.
The new decade brings few new jerks up for nomination, as no matter of change of year, decade or overblown Y2K can excuse some of the regular jerks nominated again.
So enjoy our January 2020 Jerk of the Month, and don;’t forget to place your vote on the most deserving, and feel free to pick more than one. Vote early, vote often.
VOTE NOW – January 2020 Jerk of the Month
They asked for it, and you can deliver the justice, more for one or many of your favourite people for January 2020 Jerk of the Month.
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 January 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.
January 2020 Jerk of the Month Nomination Form Guide
JERK – SCOTT MORRISON
Australian PM
Why have they been such a jerk this month?
Some people gave Scott Morrison the benefit of the doubt for being on holidays in Hawaii when the bushfire emergency was going in NSW, but his arrogant explanation along with everything else he has done was given no benefit, and nor should it have been.
Every press conference since returning home was more of a spoiled kid trying to come up with excuses for doing something wrong.
At a minimum, in the country’s time of need, and at the time where his leadership was tested the most, he was found to be wanting, and not up to the job.
He deserved a JOM on the basis of that awful funding ad alone.
Even a recent toll had most people did not approve of the PM’s performance during the bushfires. Out of the people who were satisfied, 100% had subscriptions to News Let and Sky News.
Some people refused to shake his hand, or swore about him in a passing truck, but you get the chance to send him your best on his last month. With a vote for him with the January 2020 Jerk of the Month.
JERK RATING 83%
D – 8/10 I – 10/10 C – 7/10
JERK – DONALD TRUMP
POTUS
Why have they been such a jerk this month?
Really more of the same from the big man in the US, the current impeachment trial really showing up just how big a jerk he is.
A flick through his Twitter account on the thrice daily Donald Trump article on news.com.au should provide more than enough ammo for his nomination.
JERK RATING 90%
D – 7/10 I – 10/10 C – 10/10
JERK – CRAIG KELLY
Embarrassing Australian Minister
Why have they been such a jerk this month?
It is almost OK to be a loud mouthed ignorant politician in Australia, as long as your rubbish stays in the country.
So Craig Kelly’s interview with UK Breakfast TV couldn’t have gone much worse. Looking like an ignorant fool, and then attacking the UK channel’s meteorologist as a simple Weather Girl who knew nothing.
Of course she has plenty of degrees in the right fields, and the only one who knows nothing is a coalition politician.
JERK RATING 67%
D – 9/10 I – 6/10 C – 5/10
JERK – BRIDGET McKENZIE
Forgetful Australian Minister
Why have they been such a jerk this month?
A final political one for the month we promise.
This minister is under fire for her handling of the $100M in sports grants, a lot which seemed went to Liberal/National MPs favourite sports teams, and most of those are the toff-nosed private high school dross.
Then in the week just gone she forgot she had a multi million dollar property.
Even her own party don’t like her, with plenty of off the record bad mouthing as part of this article from October 2019.
So her current plight is no accident.
JERK RATING 67%
D – 8/10 I – 7/10 C – 5/10
JERK – ROYAL FAMILY
Monarchs and Tabloid Fodder
Why have they been such a jerk this month?
We may be a little harsh this month by nominating the entire Royal Family for a Jerk of the Month nomination, but we are sick of hearing about all of the Harry and Co. goings on.
Let’s hope Harry and Meghan get the privacy they need. So we don’t have to hear about them again.
JERK RATING 23%
D – 1/10 I – 5/10 C – 1/10
JERK – HARVEY WEINSTEIN
Former Hollywood Bigshot
Why have they been such a jerk this month?
The former Hollywood man returns to the public’s consciousness this month as his trial begins.
You can’t help but thinking his appearance with a walker is a little Lionel Hutz, but who are we to judge
As for his alleged behaviour with the many Hollywood names and hopefuls, he allegedly requires a Jerk of the Month nomination every month.
JERK RATING 90%
D – 10/10 I – 9/10 C – 8/10
JERK – BERNARD TOMIC
Former Australian Tennis Player
Why have they been such a jerk this month?
If serial monthly Jerk nomination Bernard Tomic thinks he can get out of a Jerk of the Nomination for January 2020 by simply failing to qualify for the Australian Open, then he is quite mistaken.
For not making the first tennis major of the year, and denying us from what would have no doubt been another fine piece of jerkery, he is nominated for the January 2020 Jerk of the Month.
JERK RATING 57%
D – 2/10 I – 5/10 C – 10/10
JERK – Stefanos Tsitsipas
Current Firebrand Tennis Player
Why have they been such a jerk this month?
At least one tennis player usually makes it into our Jerk of the Month nominations around Australian Open time, and although they are not Australian this time, their tantrum is certainly worth a monthly Jerk call out.
This particular tennis jerk threw a big enough tantrum to throw his tennis racquet at his own father (by accident), and then got a the serving he demanded from his own mother.
Quality jerk work.
JERK RATING 50%
D – 8/10 I – 3/10 C – 4/10
JERK – Dubai 24 Hours Mechanic
Special kind of mechanic who pushes a rival into a moving car.
Why have they been such a jerk this month?
From the world of motorsport, and the Dubai 24 Hour race saw a fine piece of jerkery from a mechanic.
Follow this article for more, but essentially the mechanic pushes a rival into the path of a moving car.
Motor racing is a dangerous enough sport without attempted manslaughter being introduced.
JERK RATING 50%
D – 11/10 I – 2/10 C – 2/10
JERK – BEN STOKES
Current Firebrand Cricketer
Why have they been such a jerk this month?
Ben Stokes is an immense cricketer, who proved in 2019 that he is capable of winning games all by himself.
He has also proven in the past that he is well capable of being a first class jerk.
Once again he let that side show in South Africa, with a fine foul mouthed spray of a fan.
Enough for a jerk of the month nod anyway.
Quality jerk work.
JERK RATING 60%
D – 8/10 I – 5/10 C – 5/10
JERK – UBER DRIVERS
Current Firebrand Tennis Player
Why have they been such a jerk this month?
Is there a more ignorant type of person on the road?
Well, up to a year ago we would say the lycra army were the most ignorant people of the road, but the Uber drivers have taken being a jerk on the road to the next level.
Not that they mean to, but you just know that if you see a car driving around dangerously but slow at the same time, with 100% pig ignorance of any other living or non living being around them at the time, you know you are going to see that Uber sticker on the back windscreen.
A mark of true jerk if ever we saw one.
JERK RATING 77%
D – 8/10 I – 6/10 C – 9/10
JERK – CORONAVIRUS
Disease
Why have they been such a jerk this month?
If anyone was wondering where SARS went, then their curiosity should be quenched with the arrival of Coronavirus.
With the disease coming from China, and information not to be trusted from that country, it is difficult to tell how worried we should be.
Proper worried that is, not commercial TV news, breaking news, flashed up on screen worried.
We’d take for the world to be taken down, but something that sounds like a hangover.
JERK RATING 57%
D – 2/10 I – 5/10 C – 10/10
