Webbys allow winners five words.
Why not limit politicians, too?
We asked you to try.
Results show: Less is more.
Thanks for playing our game!
THE WINNER
“Promise: No sex, just Gore.”
— Mary Waggoner
HONORABLE MENTIONS
Every political speech throughout history:
“I am promising the impossible.”
— Steve Leahy
All political speeches can be boiled down to five words:
“I’m not the other guy!”
— Samantha Lynn
“You’ll never catch me lying.”
— Jeff Taylor
The Lincoln-Douglas debates:
“The tall guy always wins.”
— Samantha Lynn
“What’s worst about censorship is …”
— Glenn Hauman
Suggestions for George W. Bush
“I will avenge you, father.”
— Erik Hansen
“How many words? Five? Whoops.”
— Francis Heaney
“My middle name is different.”
— Tom Davidson
Inaugural Address, President George W. Bush:
“Check out dubya dubya DUBYA!”
— Greg Sarab
More for Albert Gore Jr.
“I SWEAR I’m not Clinton.”
— Deborah Lewis
“Win one for the Tipper!”
— Eli Neiburger
“My emotion chip is overheating.”
— Erik Hansen
“Won’t screw up economy, interns.”
— M. Turyn
The Rest is History
“No more shallow political platforms!”
— Renfield Kuroda
Any of Clinton’s public apologies:
“I’m sorry I got caught.”
— James Burton
Bill Gates, announcing the breakup of Microsoft:
“Today was a great victory.”
— James Burton
Hey, Nixon beat you to it:
“I am not a crook.”
— Dave Brooks
John F. Kennedy, Inaugural Address:
“Don’t ask that, reverse it.”
— David McGroty
Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount
“Are You Ready for Love?”
— Tony Kahn
“Congress shall make no law.”
— Glenn Hauman
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