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Thomas Eagleton

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U.S. Senator

The Resume

    (September 4, 1929-March 4, 2007)
    Born in St. Louis, Missouri
    Missouri Attorney General (1961-65)
    Missouri Lieutenant Governor (1965-68)
    Senator from Missouri (1968-87)
    Chosen by George McGovern as his Vice-Presidential candidate (1972)
    Democrat

Why he might be annoying:

    He withdrew as the Vice-Presidential nominee after it was revealed that he had been hospitalized for depression three times and had twice undergone electroshock therapy.
    He said that he did not disclose his medical history to McGovern because he did not think it was important, but his wife had warned him that the health issue would be raised if he was nominated.
    Despite claiming that he saw no disgrace in mental illness, each of his hospitalizations was announced to the press as a treatment for gastritis.
    Ironically, his cover story caused its own problems: rumors that his gastritis was caused by heavy drinking.
    When the Rams were moving from Los Angeles to St. Louis, he described the city to team owners as 'a raucous Des Moines.'

Why he might not be annoying:

    McGovern said he supported Eagleton '1,000%' then forced him to quit.
    McGovern later said he had made a mistake and should have kept Eagleton on the ticket.
    Commentator Jack Anderson retracted a column that falsely claimed Eagleton had been arrested for drunk driving (1972).
    His niece and her lawyer were arrested for blackmail after threatening to spread false accusations that he was bisexual (1980).
    He was instrumental in Senate passage of the Clean Air and Clean Water Acts.
    He was married to his wife Barbara for 51 years until his death.

Credit: C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 31 Votes: 38.71% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 83 Votes: 42.17% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 20 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 24 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 19 Votes: 57.89% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 15 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 15 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 38 Votes: 52.63% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 46 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 47 Votes: 51.06% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 129 Votes: 47.29% Annoying