Commentator
The Resume
(July 7, 1940- )
Born in Brooklyn, New York
Contributing Editor for 'Newsweek'
Commentator on 'The McLaughlin Group'
Announced retirement after working at Newsweek for 50 years (September 27, 2013)
Why she might be annoying
She has a nasal voice.
She has poor taste in clothes.
She invariably takes liberal positions on issues.
Conservative fans of 'The McLaughlin Group' despise her, calling her 'shrew,' 'wicked witch,' and 'Eleanor Rodham Clifton.'
Her jokes are sometimes strained.
During the 1992 election race, she raved about how physically attractive Bill Clinton and Al Gore were, calling theirs 'the all-beefcake ticket.'
She defended some of the worst excesses of the Clinton White House.
Why she might not be annoying
She is often outnumbered by conservatives on 'The McLaughlin Group.'
She is usually respectful to her political foes (even Pat Buchanan).
Those who complain about her opinions often do so in a sexist way.
She began her career as a secretary at 'Newsweek,' and became one of the magazine's first female reporters.
She wrote a book about the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote.
Credit: Wieland Kalligaro
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Year In Review:
For 2019, as of last week, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 21 Votes: 61.90% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 14 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 95 Votes: 51.58% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 101 Votes: 66.34% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 28 Votes: 60.71% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 42 Votes: 69.05% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 73 Votes: 67.12% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 84 Votes: 69.05% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 142 Votes: 58.45% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 70 Votes: 61.43% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 166 Votes: 67.47% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 613 Votes: 54.00% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 814 Votes: 47.67% Annoying
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