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Richard G. Butler

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Racist

The Resume

Why he might be annoying:

    He claimed Jews were descended from Eve and Satan.
    He called blacks subhuman 'mud people.'
    He established a compound in Idaho and held annual gatherings of white supremacists, making the Northwest the in place for racists to settle.
    The Southern Poverty Law Center described him as 'the hub of the wheel of white supremacy.'
    His followers bombed synagogues, attacked a Jewish community center filled with children, and murdered Jewish radio talk show host Alan Berg.
    His reputation in the Aryan Nations suffered when porn actress Bianca Trump was arrested while in his company (2003).

Why he might not be annoying:

    He was a pilot with the US Army Air Force during World War II.
    He was married to his wife Betty for 54 years until her death.
    He invented a method of repairing tubeless tires, enabling him to retire at age 55.
    He lost the Aryan Nations compound after two people assaulted by his guards successfully sued him for $6.3 million.
    By the time of his death he was down to fewer than 200 followers.

Credit: C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 115 Votes: 53.04% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 27 Votes: 51.85% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 129 Votes: 65.12% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 1207 Votes: 60.73% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 63 Votes: 50.79% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 78 Votes: 48.72% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 42 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 22 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 72 Votes: 54.17% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 18 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 350 Votes: 81.43% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 44 Votes: 79.55% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 76 Votes: 68.42% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 126 Votes: 72.22% Annoying