The Resume

(August 24, 1942-November 9, 2021)
Birth name is Joseph Maxwell Cleland
Served as a captain during the Vietnam War (1965-1968)
Georgia Secretary of State (1982-1996)
Democratic senator from Georgia (January 7, 1997-January 3, 2003)
Lost his Senate seat to Republican Saxby Chambliss (2002)
Introduced John Kerry at the Democratic National Convention (2004)

Why he might be annoying:

He is depressed and wrote an autobiography.
He goes by his middle name.
He voted for tax cuts for the wealthy (2002).
Republicans label him as a deceptive liberal who is seeking revenge on those who cost him his 2002 re-election bid.

Why he might not be annoying:

He received a B.A. from Stratsford University and a Masters degree in history from Emory University.
He lost both legs and an arm from a grenade explosion in Vietnam (1968).
He has overcome his disability and given himself a name in politics.
The Republicans ran deceptive ads against him in 2002 with images of Osama bin Laden and Saddam Hussein flashing on screen.

Credit: Ratman

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• 107th United States Congress - Senators [January 2001-December 2002]
• Amputees
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [August] (Ranked: 8241942)
• I Attended Emory University
• I Died in 2021 (Ranked: 79)
• I Reportedly Attended the Democratic National Convention [2004]
• I Was a Speaker at the Democratic National Convention [2004]
• Known By a Middle Name
• Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity
• Look at Me, I'm Giving Thumbs Up
• Look at Me, I'm in a Wheelchair
• Look at Me, I'm in the City
• Look at Me, I'm Near the Capitol
• Profiles 12251-12500 (Ranked: 12383)
• Purple Hearts
• Ratman's Profiles [Series 2]
• Real Time with Bill Maher Panelists
• Served in the Vietnam War
• U.S. Senators
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 20211109)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 8 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 9 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 105 Votes: 47.62% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 79 Votes: 45.57% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 27 Votes: 40.74% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 23 Votes: 47.83% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 25 Votes: 52.00% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 24 Votes: 70.83% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 198 Votes: 53.03% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 31 Votes: 45.16% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 22 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 25 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 54 Votes: 53.70% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 23 Votes: 60.87% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 53 Votes: 52.83% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 86 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 144 Votes: 48.61% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 855 Votes: 42.81% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 820 Votes: 44.39% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 363 Votes: 44.08% Annoying