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  Annual Dust Storm Award  

Nominations are in for the 2010 Dust Storm Award
   

Nominate the person,
who over the past year,
has most choked you up,
burned your eyes, and
has been as irritating as a
 West Texas dust storm!

Sample of the Dust Storm Award certificate

We will bestow this inglorious epithet upon the person elected by the people of the High Ground of Texas from among the nominees chosen by Pratt on Texas listeners.

2010 voting has ended

 


 
2010 Awards
 
bullet WINNER: State Rep. Delwin "It's not my fault I lost" Jones
bullet 1st Runner Up: Zach "I was against Delwin before I was for him" Brady
bullet 2nd Runner Up: Senator Kay "It's a woman's perogative" Hutchison
bullet Just 1 vote separated the winner & 1st runner-up!
bullet See the complete vote results here.

2010 nominations.
Only those with unique nicknames are posted, there were many duplicates or plain entries.

Bill "Patti's assistant" McCay
Bill "Patti's lapdog" McCay
Bill "They voted for Karin" McCay
Charles "I'm a deacon so I deserve to get elected" Perry
Chris "I stepped in it big-time supporting moderates" Winn
Cody "Closet Socialist" Smart
Delwin "It's not my fault I lost" Jones
Delwin "Time to go fishing" Jones
Don "Phyllis wouldn't let me leave" Caldwell
Gerald "What's Going On Around Me?" Myers
Gerald "Run off Good Coaches & Keep the Bad" Myers
Gilbert "I'm Back" Flores
Greg "Better to be Silent" Stevens
Greg "Poorly Spoken" Stevens
Greg "Really, I am a Republican" Stevens
Jim "Go Along" Gilbreath
John "I'm out" Leonard
John "Wanna Fight" Leonard
John "won't shut up" Leonard
Kay "Earmark" Hutchison
Kay "Governor of the Senate" Hutchison
Kay "I'll Resign" Hutchison
Kay Bailey "It's a woman's prerogative…" Hutchinson
Kent "Fire 'em all" Hance
Kent "I'm the biggest hick in Texas" Hance
Linda "Bankrupt" DeLeon
Linda "I quit" DeLeon
Lubbock "Hide the Truth" Police Dept.
Mark "Raise My Pay" Heinrich
Mark "Slaton Slick" Heinrick
Mark "Take my toys & go home" Griffin
Mark "The gov. doesn't like me" Griffin
Mike "Pirate without a ship" Leach
Patti "Queen of the Courthouse" Jones
Patti "Spend, Spend, Spend" Jones
Patti "The Invincible" Jones
Patty "I've never met a tax dollar I didn't love" Jones
Patty "If you want to keep your job…" Jones
Paul "Radio Rebel" Beane
Paul "Hot Air Balloon" Beane
Adam "Pity-me, Pity-me, screw-off" James
Randy "Fannie Mae" Neugebauer
Senator "only criminals can carry on campus" Duncan
Senator "college is special" Duncan
Senator "WTOS" Duncan
Senator "won''t fool us again" Duncan
Senator "Let the Criminals Win" Duncan
Senator "Big-Government" Duncan
Sam "Screw Tim Cole" Medina
Scott "Director of Filth & Scum" Mann
Scott "Looking Through the Clouded Lens" Mann
Creator of Wayne's-World "Perry is a liberal" add for Delwin Jones
Steve "Hawk it on the corners" Beasley - A.J. Publisher
AJ "loser endorsement" Editors
Terry "Can't Write" Greenburg - A.J. Editor
Todd "the grandstander" Klein
Todd "can't decide" Klein
Todd "community organizer" Klein
Todd "WTOS's Toady" Klein
Tom "Apologizer" Head
Tom "Cartoon" Head
Tom "I'm sensitive now" Head
Tom "Civic-Sellout" Martin
Tom "Taliban" Martin
Tom "full of hot air" Martin
Tom "I'm nice" Martin
Tom "It's a done deal" Martin
Tom "Lighthouse Keeper" Martin
Tom "Please Somebody Like Me" Martin
Tom "Con Artist" Martin
Tom "New Police Palace" Martin
Zach "Can't buy a seat" Brady
Zach "I was against Delwin before I was for him" Brady
Zach "The Details Matter" Brady
Zach "I Endorse Delwin" Brady
Zach "I Trust Delwin" Brady
Zach "I'm Toast" Brady
Zach "Quater Million Dollar Loser" Brady
Zach "Raw Ambition" Brady

 

Past "Winners"
 
2009 Awards
 
bullet WINNER: State Rep. for Life Delwin Jones
bullet 1st Runner Up: Lubbock councilman Todd Klein
bullet 2nd Runner Up: State Senator Robert Duncan
bullet Just 4 votes separated the winner & runners-up!

2008 Awards

bullet WINNER: Lee Ann "Out of the spotlight" Dumbauld, Lubbock city manager
bullet 1st Runner Up: Linda "Read my biography" DeLeon, city councilwoman
bullet 2nd Runner Up: Wayne "Half of My High Schools Suck" Havens, Lubbock ISD chief
 
bullet See the voting totals here

2007 Awards (inaugural year)

bullet David Miller, Lubbock mayor, WINNER
bullet Lee Ann Dumbauld, Lubbock city manager, 1st Runner Up
bullet Jere "Red Light" Hart, Lubbock traffic engineer, 2nd Runner Up


 

2009 Nominees are below. Many were nominated many times. I've taken the most clever nickname entries and listed them. 

Becky "Be Nice" Garza
Becky "Can't take a joke" Garza
Becky "Perfect Review" Garza
Bill "Patti's daily lunch date" McCay
Bill "Vote Karin" McCay
Bob "Anti-Conservative" Craig
Bob "don't call me conservative" Craig
Bob "Remove the R" Craig
Cliff "pulitzer prize" Burnett
Delwin "can't retire" Jones
Delwin "don't wake me" Jones
Delwin "Father of the Strip Monopoly" Jones
Delwin "I co-sponsered" Jones
Delwin "Jordon Machine" Jones
Delwin "Leave your constituents IN the dust" Jones
Delwin "My Misrepresentative" Jones
Delwin "Rhino" Jones
Delwin "Sleepy, Dopey or Sleezy" Jones
Don "Call me Mr. Phylis" Caldwell
Don "I  have my free parking lot" Caldwell
Floyd  "for sale for the right price" Price
Floyd "what meeting? When?" Price
Gerald "can't negotiate" Myers
Gerald "Move it to the Metro" Myers
Greg "Baghdad"  Stevens
Greg "Why're you always pickin' on me?" Stevens
Kay "I deserve it, you owe it to me" Hutchison
Kevin "dog pound" Overstreet
Kevin "To Big To Fail" Overstreet
Lee Ann "Let's Divide the City" Dumbauld
Lee Ann "Martin Loves Me" Dumbauld
Lee Ann "Still out of the spotlight" Dumbauld
Linda "Can't  speak English or Spanish" DeLeon
Linda "Read my Biography" DeLeon
Linda "squeaky voice" DeLeon
Matt "I Know Nothing! Nothing! Shcultz" Powell
Matt "I pick my targets" Powell
Matt "I’m not political" Powell
Matt "selective prosecution" Powell
Patti "I need ANOTHER raise" Jones
Patti "is my skirt tight enough" Jones
Patti "should I leash McCay" Jones
Paul "Maria's 2nd Best Buddy" Beane
Paul "Maria's main man" Beane
Paul "remember when" Beane
Paul "They call the wind Maria" Beane
Robert "Hope they don't shoot" Duncan
Robert "I was against it before I was for it" Duncan
Robert "I'd rather be in Austin" Duncan
Robert "RINO" Duncan
Robert "tech's senator" Duncan
Robert "The Politician" Duncan
Robert "Trial Lawyers Friend" Duncan
Robert "Yeller dawg" Duncan't
Terry "Captain of the Titanic" Greenburg
Todd "scratch your back if you scratch mine" Klein 
Todd "Where's the TV camera?" Klein
Tom "SOS" Martin
Tom Adams, deputy city mgr.
Truth Against Alcohol Sales PAC TAAS
Wayne "Outta here with your $" Havens
Wayne "Retire Rich" Havens


2008 Nominees are below. Many were nominated many times. I've taken the most clever nickname entry. I've not included unknown persons, KFYO personnel, & Pratt on Texas associates.

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 "Out of the spotlight" Dumbauld, Lubbock city manager (1st runner-up in 2007)

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Becky "Can't County" Garza, Lubbock city secretary

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Jere "Red Light Camera" Hart, Lubbock traffic engineer (alt. "Can I make 'em stop @ every light" & "I Quit") (2nd runner-up in 2007)

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Kevin "six million dollar dog man" Overstreet, city of Lubbock animal services director & "homeland" security chief

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Lubbock Gang of Four: Miller, Jones, DeLeon & Price

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Phyllis "I didn't profit" Jones, former Lubbock council woman

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Floyd "if the price is right" Price, Lubbock councilman

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Linda "Read my Biography" DeLeon, Lubbock councilwoman (alt. "Legend in my own Mind",

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Jim "Please Like Me" Gilbreath, Lubbock councilman

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Todd "Barking at the Moon" Klein, Lubbock councilman

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Tom "Just turn off their water" Martin, Lubbock's new mayor

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Terry "...the...illiterate...editor" Greenberg (at the Lubbock A.J.)

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Lubbock A.J. "editors"

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Armando Gonzales, former Lubbock council candidate

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Jerry "I am not negative & you'll say anything to get elected" Bell, former Lubbock council candidate

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Jeff "the blogger" Klotzman, Fox34 TV news anchor

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Wayne "What Ph.D.?" Havens, Lubbock ISD chief (alt. "Don't blame me")

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Delwin Jones' advertising agency

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Delwin "rep for life" Jones (alt. "behind closed doors" & "sine die")

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Texas Child Protective Services (CPS)

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John "Damn the Conservatives" McCain

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Guv "I won't get out" Huckabee

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Roger "can't handle a petition" Settler, activist

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John Steinmetz, former Lubbock GOP chairman

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Don "Mr. Phyllis Jones" Caldwell (alt. "Don of the Depot District" & "I have my free parking lot")

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Tony "Prove-It" Privett, consultant to Lubbock city manager (alt. "Make it Up")

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Claude "chief Chippendale" Jones, former Lubbock police chief

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Clif "I'm a real journalist" Burnett

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"You can't get there from here" TXDOT

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Opponents of Congressman Randy Neugebauer

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Mindless Zombies for Obama

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Barack "That was not the me I know" Obama

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Al "I want another chance" Gore

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Jim "I wish Lubbock was more like Dallas" Douglas, TTU employee & radio host

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Eddie "I want to be in the press" McBride

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Creator of Lubbock airport detour

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Dan "I moved to Dallas" Sanders, United Supermarket chief

 

See some great Dust Storm photos in the Dirty Days Gallery.

 

 
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