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Bob Beckel

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Commentator

The Resume

    (November 15, 1948-February 21, 2022)
    Born in New York City, New York
    Political analyst and pundit
    USA Today columnist (2005–2015)
    Co-host of The Five (Fox News Channel, 2011–2015, 2017– )
    Guest appearance on the eighth season of 24 (with Monica Crowley)

Why he might be annoying:

    Try catching him out of his suspenders.
    While at a grocery store in Bethesda, MD, he was involved in an argument with a man who took issue with his… anti-George W. Bush bumper stickers.
    At a Fox News reception, he nearly choked to death on a piece of shrimp.
    On a proposed legislation in Colorado granting women the right to carry concealed weapons (2013): ‘When’s the last time you heard about rape on a college campus?’
    He claims most nudists were ‘probably gang-banged’ as kids.
    CNN tapped him to offer commentary on the 2016 Presidential election; he also miscalculated spectacularly on Donald Trump’s victory.
    Fellow Five panelist Kimberly Guilfoyle quipped about becoming his wife if Trump’s proposed Mexican wall was not built.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He worked on RFK’s campaign to become President.
    He also worked in the Peace Corps, stationed in the Philippines.
    In 1977, he became the youngest deputy assistant Secretary of State in the Carter administration, and a pioneer of the Panama Canal Treaty.
    He hadn’t actually been fired from The Five; he had undergone major back surgery the spring of his return.
    On alcoholism: ‘I’m a recovering addict and cocaine was my drug of choice.’
    To clarify his stance on (unreported!) rape at college: ‘Yes, date rape, that’s one problem. But are you going to take a gun out and shoot your date?’

Credit: Cool It All Right?


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 5 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 132 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 13 Votes: 84.62% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 14 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 6 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 19 Votes: 52.63% Annoying