The Resume

(June 17, 1932-February 8, 2010)
US Representative from Pennsylvania (1974-2010)
Democrat

Why he might be annoying:

He won his first election to the House by a mere 122 vote margin.
He was called a DINO (Democrat In Name Only) for his stands against gun control and abortion.
He was a war hawk who completely reversed (Bush might say 'flip-flopped') his Iraqi War position.
The original language in his declaration was that it was 'time to bring [the troops] home.'
He later clarified that 'bring them home' meant re-deploy them somewhere else in the area.
Almost all the members of his own party, including John Kerry and Hillary Clinton, disagreed with him.
Some said his call for an exit strategy strengthened the enemy.
He looked like a jowlier Andy Rooney.

Why he might not be annoying:

He was a marine.
He fought with distinction in both the Korean War and the Vietnam War.
He earned the Bronze Star, two Purple Hearts and the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry.
He was the first Vietnam veteran to be elected to the House of Representatives.
His name was raked through the mud for no real reason by Republicans.
In an act of sad desperation, Press Secretary Scott McClellan compared him to Michael Moore for seeking an end to the Iraqi War.
Unlike his political opponents, he did not get personal and knew his facts.
He genuinely cared for the troops and didn't use them as a political bludgeon.
Ohio Representative Jean Schmidt was booed after calling him a coward on the House floor (and how many purple hearts did she earn?).
He supported the first Gulf War and was a close friend of George H.W. Bush.
He was usually re-elected by a landslide.

Credit: Captain Howdy

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• 107th United States Congress - Representatives [January 2001-December 2002]
• 108th United States Congress - Representatives [January 2003-December 2004]
• 109th United States Congress - Representatives [January 2005-December 2006]
• 110th United States Congress - Representatives [January 2007-December 2008]
• 111th United States Congress - Representatives [January 2009-December 2010]
• 2006 - 25 Least Annoying Public Figures (Ranked: 25)
• 2008 Most Annoying 501-603 (Ranked: 565)
• 2009 - 100 Least Annoying (Ranked: 71)
• Captain Howdy's Profiles [Series 5]
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [June] (Ranked: 6171932)
• Crew's Most Corrupt Members of Congress [2006]
• Crew's Most Corrupt Members of Congress [2007]
• Crew's Most Corrupt Members of Congress [2008]
• Crew's Most Corrupt Members of Congress [2009]
• Esquire's 10 Worst Members of Congress [2008]
• I am a U.S. Marine
• I Attended University of Pittsburgh
• I Died in 2010 (Ranked: 77)
• Look at My Flag
• More Chins than are in a Chinese Phone Book
• People with John or Mary in their Names
• Profiles 16501-16750 (Ranked: 16577)
• Pro-Life Democrats
• Purple Hearts
• Rolling Stone's Rebels of 2005
• Served in the Vietnam War
• U.S. Congressional Representatives
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 20100208)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 24 Votes: 45.83% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 20 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 15 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 18 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 470 Votes: 72.77% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 19 Votes: 63.16% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 222 Votes: 55.41% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 3072 Votes: 65.17% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 67 Votes: 64.18% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 220 Votes: 62.27% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 420 Votes: 77.38% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 2445 Votes: 65.28% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 1857 Votes: 35.76% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 1683 Votes: 62.98% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 455 Votes: 66.37% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 1230 Votes: 41.14% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 648 Votes: 58.80% Annoying