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Milos Zeman

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The Resume

    (September 28, 1944- )
    Born in Kolin, Czech Republic
    Third President of the Czech Republic (assumed office March 8, 2013)
    Has been called ‘the European Donald Trump’ for his outspoken rhetoric and his populist and anti-immigration views

Why he might be annoying:

    He is a heavy drinker who has been accused of appearing drunk at official functions.
    He is a chain smoker who claims cigarettes are harmless if you wait until after age 27 to start smoking.
    He has continued drinking and smoking despite being diagnosed with diabetes and developing diabetes-related neuropathy in his feet.
    He has lost multiple defamation suits filed by journalists and politicians that he insulted.
    During the celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution that overthrew Communist rule, he was pelted with eggs by protestors who felt he is too authoritarian and too supportive of Russian leader Vladimir Putin (2014).
    During a state visit by the President of China, he dismissed protestors supporting a free Tibet were ‘mentally impaired individuals.’
    He said environmentalists protesting illegal logging should be treated in ‘a good old medieval way: burn them, piss on them, and salt them.’
    During a meeting with winemakers, he wished ‘Death to abstainers and vegetarians.’
    He called refugees from the Middle East ‘an organized invasion.’
    He suggested that Bosnia and Herzegovina could become a base for the Islamic State.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He was expelled from the Communist Party for protesting the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia.
    When asked about his religion, he described himself as ‘a tolerant atheist.’
    A spokesperson said his ‘Death to abstainers and vegetarians’ remark was aimed at Adolf Hitler only.
    He commented about protests over an American military convoy crossing the Czech Republic, ‘I disagree with US troops being labelled an occupation army for one simple reason: We experienced occupation twice last century and we know what it looks like.’
    As the only European head of state to endorse Donald Trump as a presidential candidate, he said, ‘There are many politicians who admired Trump after the election, when courage is cheap.’

Credit: C. Fishel


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 5 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 20 Votes: 95.00% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 24 Votes: 54.17% Annoying