George Bush and Karl Rove welcomed $200/hr man-whore Jeff Gannon into several White House press conferences to ask idiotic rightwing questions that only made sense to wackos.

Progressive bloggers exposed (heh) Gannon's past, but his "legacy" is kept alive by White House reporters who continue to ask idiotic rightwing questions. Is there something we can do to put Gannon's legacy to rest?

One strategy that often works is shame. So tonight we will start offering an "award" to the "reporter" who asks the stupidest rightwing question. And what better name could we give this award than The Gannon?

If past pressers are a guide, The Gannon is likely to go to one of the following:

Major Garrett (FOX): Major would have won The Gannon at Obama's last presser on June 23, when the topic was Iran. Frequent statements about the fast-moving events from Robert Gibbs and Obama himself weren't good enough for Garrett and his FOX wingnut audience. So Major used his precious time to spit on the President of the United States:

In your opening remarks, sir, you said about Iran that you were appalled and outraged. What took you so long?

Chip Reid (CBS): Chip would have won The Gannon at Obama's first presser on February 9. After just 20 days in office, Obama and the Democrats were trying to prevent a Great Depression by passing an economic stimulus bill. Despite promises of bipartisanship, nearly every Republican opposed the stimulus, echoing Rush Limbaugh's infamous declaration: "I hope he fails!" But instead of blaming Republicans, Chip blamed Obama:

You have often said that bipartisanship is extraordinarily important, overall and in this stimulus package, but now, when we ask your advisers about the lack of bipartisanship so far -- zero votes in the House, three in the Senate -- they say, "Well, it's not the number of votes that matters; it's the number of jobs that will be created."

Is that a sign that you are moving away -- your White House is moving away from this emphasis on bipartisanship?

Chuck Todd (NBC): Chuck is known for his level-headed analysis of U.S. politics. But at Obama's 100-day presser on April 29, Chuck mysteriously decided to play Rambo, badgering Obama about his super-secret plans to seize Pakistan's nuclear weapons:

Pakistan appears to be at war with the Taliban inside their own country. Can you reassure the American people that if necessary America could secure Pakistan's nuclear arsenal and keep it from getting into the Taliban's hands or, worst case scenario, even al Qaeda's hands?...

QUESTION: But in a worst-case scenario...

OBAMA: I'm not going to engage in...

QUESTION: (OFF-MIKE) military could secure this nuclear...

OBAMA: I'm not going to engage in -- in hypotheticals of that sort. I feel confident that that nuclear arsenal will remain out of militant hands.

So who do you think will win The Gannon tonight?