Buffalo humor magazine The Beast has a comprehensive listing of the 50 Most Loathsome People in America, 2007. It largely deals with the political landscape—although media figures aren’t exempt—with a sharp, angry humor that’s surprisingly well-informed.

The top two figures are unsurprising, particularly given that the leftward-lean of the list, but the punishments conjured up for each listee provide some schadenfreude in the midst of all the bad behavior. The thought of Dick Cheney being “raped by the sun” is strangely satisfying.