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Saxby Chambliss

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U.S. Senator

The Resume

    (November 10, 1943- )
    Born in Warrenton, North Carolina
    Birth name is Clarence Saxby Chambliss
    Representative (January 3, 1995-January 3, 2003) and Senator (January 3, 2003-January 3, 2015) from Georgia
    Republican

Why he might be annoying:

    He told a group of emergency responders they should 'turn the sheriff loose and arrest every Muslim that crosses the state line.' (November 19, 2001)
    He told the Senate Armed Services Committee, 'We need better intelligence. If we had better intelligence in the Civil War, we'd be quoting Jefferson Davis, not Lincoln.'
    During his 2002 Senate campaign, he ran ads questioning the patriotism of incumbent Max Cleland and pairing his picture with Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden.
    Several fellow Republicans denounced his campaign, with John McCain saying, 'It's worse than disgraceful, it's reprehensible' and Chuck Hagel saying the ads were 'beyond offensive to me.'
    Cleland is a decorated soldier who lost both legs and an arm in Vietnam; Chambliss received a student deferment to attend law school.
    Despite his smearing of Cleland, he voted to condemn MoveOn.org's 'General Betray Us' ad.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He chaired the House subcommittee investigating intelligence lapses leading up to 9/11.
    He became the first senator since 1947 to chair a standing committee after serving just two years.
    He received the Air Force Association's Stuart Symington Award for outstanding contribution to national security.

Credit: C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 21 Votes: 52.38% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 16 Votes: 56.25% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 14 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 20 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 17 Votes: 52.94% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 34 Votes: 58.82% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 42 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 34 Votes: 47.06% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 66 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 31 Votes: 58.06% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 62 Votes: 45.16% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 67 Votes: 47.76% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 110 Votes: 49.09% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 1122 Votes: 54.46% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 66 Votes: 77.27% Annoying