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February 15, 2004

You have the power!

All right people, we're entering the second week of the scandal with no name, and it's time to choose. I've received literally, oh, fives of entries in the Name That Scandal contest, and frankly most of them were awful. Still, a select few survived my rigorous scrutiny to emerge as finalists. (Surprisingly enough, two of these were my own.) Now I'm passing it over to you. Which of the names listed in the box at top left should enter the language as the convenient shorthand description for the whole tangled morass of sponsorships, commissions, kickbacks and whatnot that we are about to spend the next several months uncovering? Remember, we want a name that people will actually use. That means it has to be short, catchy, and descriptive enough to get across what we're talking about. All of the finalists, I think, are passable on that score. But which one is the best? Pencils ready? Begin. One vote per computer only, please. ELECTION UPDATE: It's shaping up to be an exciting contest, in the best traditions of Canadian politics. Adscam jumped out to an early lead with the help of several busloads of Sikhs, but revelations of a possible affair with an intern have helped Money for Nothing close much of the gap. Gens du Payola operatives, meanwhile, have been sighted scouring the cemeteries of the Gasp�, so it's possible the campaign could mount a late charge. Voting closes Tuesday at noon EDT.
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