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J. William Fulbright

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U.S. Senator

The Resume

    (April 9, 1905-February 9, 1995)
    Born in Sumner, Missouri
    Democratic Senator from Arkansas (1945-1976)
    Served one term in the US House of Representatives

Why he might be annoying:

    He was a staunch segregationist.
    He opposed the Supreme Court's Brown v. Board of Education ruling.
    He voted against the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act.
    He voted for the Vietnam War, then later criticized it.
    He was in a fraternity during college.
    His grand nephew is arrogant pundit Tucker Carlson.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He is the namesake of the Fulbright Fellowship/Scholarship.
    He graduated University of Arkansas with a political science degree.
    He was a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford.
    He was influential in getting the United States to join the United Nations.
    He was controversially awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Bill Clinton.
    He opposed the actions of Joseph McCarthy on the Un-American Activities Committee.

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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 14 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 69 Votes: 42.03% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 18 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 1453 Votes: 65.24% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 25 Votes: 52.00% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 25 Votes: 48.00% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 36 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 56 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 56 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 131 Votes: 61.07% Annoying