Golden Fleece Award
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The Golden Fleece Award was a satirical prize created by U.S. Senator William Proxmire to publicly highlight and criticize what he considered wasteful government spending.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
political satire
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satirical award ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | U.S. federal government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | U.S. federal budget debates ⓘ |
| awardFor | allegedly wasteful government-funded projects ⓘ |
| awardingInterval |
irregular after early years
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monthly ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | William Proxmire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticizedBy | scientific community ⓘ |
| criticizedFor |
discouraging innovative scientific studies
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misrepresenting basic research ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
congressional records
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contemporary U.S. news media ⓘ |
| dissolvedOrAbolished | 1988 ⓘ |
| endTime | 1988 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Golden Hammer Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | none ⓘ |
| genre |
political humor
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public shaming ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
increased media attention on targeted programs
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public debate over government research funding ⓘ |
| hasPart | individual Golden Fleece citations ⓘ |
| inception | 1975 ⓘ |
| inspired | later anti-waste awards and campaigns ⓘ |
| legislativeContext | U.S. Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationOfCreation | Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Golden Fleece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCase | awards targeting social science research ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
publicly named specific projects and agencies
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used vivid and mocking language ⓘ |
| notableLegalCase | Hutchinson v. Proxmire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRecipient |
Department of Defense
NERFINISHED
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration NERFINISHED ⓘ National Science Foundation NERFINISHED ⓘ various academic research grants ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | fiscal conservatism ⓘ |
| presentedBy | William Proxmire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to criticize wasteful government spending
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to highlight perceived misuse of taxpayer money ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Hutchinson v. Proxmire
NERFINISHED
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government waste oversight ⓘ taxpayer advocacy ⓘ |
| typicalSubject |
federally funded research projects
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government agencies ⓘ |
| usedMedium |
Senate speeches
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press releases ⓘ |
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