Nomination Deadline Two Days Away

The competition is really heating up in the closing days of eligibility for the 2004 Dumbass of the Year Award, with this strong candidate getting his entry in with just days to spare.

Man Admits Hate Crime Attack Was False

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. -- Police said a 22-year-old man was charged with filing a false report about a hate crime.

Floyd Elliott, of Independence, told police that on Dec. 14, two subjects attacked him in the parking lot of his apartment complex. He said the attackers cut him in the stomach, branded him with a hot knife, and attempted to carve the word "Fag" on his forehead.

Investigators were suspicious about the report because the head carving was backwards, as if done while looking into a mirror.

The hat alone might just put him over the top in the final vote count.

(link via Michelle Malkin)