Capitol Police Chief Scott Hunter has been named the Nanny of the Month by Reason TV, beating out such luminaries as Blanch Lincoln and the California legislator who wants to ban kids’ meals at McDonalds.

Hunter won for his suspiciously timed ban of flagpoles from the State Capitol grounds the day before the April 15 Tax Day Tea Party in Raleigh. After national humiliation, and no doubt lots of angry phone calls, Hunter relented. Luckily, as the video points out, no one was stabbed by a flagpole at the rally at the Capitol.