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George Galloway

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Politician

The Resume

    (August 16, 1954- )
    Born in Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Member of Parliament for Glasgow Hillhead (1987-97), Glasgow Kelvin (1997-2005) and Bethnal Green (2005- )
    Member of the Respect Party
    Former member of the Labour Party

Why he might be annoying:

    He said: 'I think the disappearance of the Soviet Union is the biggest catastrophe of my life.'
    He said: 'Hezbollah has never been a terrorist organization.'
    He said: 'I was reelected despite all the efforts made by the British government, the Zionist movement and the newspapers and news media which are controlled by Zionism.'
    He told <597Saddam Hussein, 'I salute your courage, your strength, your indefatigability.'
    He was expelled from the Labour Party for bringing the party in disrepute.
    He was suspended from the House of Commons for 18 days for refusing to cooperate with the Committee on Standards and Privileges in an investigation into whether he received money from the Iraqi Oil for Food program.
    He said a suicide bombing that killed Tony Blair with no other casualties would be 'morally justifiable.'

Why he might not be annoying:

    He said he met with Saddam Hussein 'exactly the same number of times as US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld met him. The difference is Donald Rumsfeld met him to sell him guns.'
    After being elected to Parliament as a member of the Respect Party, he said he would represent 'the people that New Labour has abandoned.'
    Repeated investigations found no evidence he had personally benefited from the Oil for Food program.
    'The Spectator' named him Debater of the Year.
    He said, 'I am not a punchbag. If you aim low blows at me, I'll fight back.'

Credit: C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 31 Votes: 48.39% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 11 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 20 Votes: 65.00% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 44 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 26 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 22 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 30 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 104 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 29 Votes: 51.72% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 14 Votes: 64.29% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 62 Votes: 43.55% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 77 Votes: 68.83% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 65 Votes: 58.46% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 44 Votes: 65.91% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 87 Votes: 78.16% Annoying