The Golden Globes Awards ceremony brought the show-business elite to the Beverley Hills Hotel on Jan. 5, 2025, dressed in designer gowns and dazzling jewels for a night of decadent self-indulgence, vainglorious self-congratulations, and all that goes with folks involved in movie-making.
Having glanced at all the egomaniacal shenanigans during commercial breaks while watching another television show, it occurred to me that as prizes are handed out to self-absorbed thespians, why not similar awards for those other grossly egotistical entertainers called politicians?
In recent years the term “bad actor” has become part of the lexicon when describing certain politicians, so instead of Golden Globes, the "bad actors” would receive Brass Balls each year.
The first pair of Brass Balls would be awarded for “Performance In A Comedy Formerly Known As An Election Campaign," which would be shared by Donald Trump and Kamala Harris. There would be another pair of Brass Balls for “Supporting Cast“ in that same category, awarded to J.D.Vance and Tim Walz.
In the category of “Foreign Bad Actor With Most Despicably Deplorable Bombing Techniques," Russian President Vladimir Putin and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu each receive an extra-large pair of Brass Balls.
Word-limits prevent me from listing all the “bad actors” who kept us entertained and on the edge of our seats during 2024, but I would be remiss not to mention the award for “Foreign Language Yet To Be Deciphered In Presidential Debate." That was won by Joe Biden, who in a very long and very tarnished career accumulated a huge collection of Brass Balls.
Bernie Smith
Parksville, B.C.
