The Resume

(September 25, 1943- )
Born in Wichita, Kansas
United States Secretary of Defense (December 18, 2006- )
Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (November 6, 1991-January 20, 1993)
Former President of Texas A & M University

Why he might be annoying:

He was accused of skewing intelligence concerning the Soviet Union during the height of the Cold War.
He was subjected to investigations targeting involvement he may have had with the Iran-Contra scandal.
Due to the Iran-Contra affair, he withdrew his candidacy for Director of the CIA (1987).
Many saw him as a Bush loyalist due to his close relationship with George H.W. Bush.
Some felt he lacked the necessary military experience to be Secretary of Defense.

Why he might not be annoying:

He served in the United States Air Force.
He earned a Ph.D. in Russian/Soviet history from Georgetown University.
He lectured at several prestigious colleges and universities.
He achieved the highest rank of Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America.
The Senate confirmed him by a vote of 95-2 to replace Donald Rumsfeld as the Secretary of Defense.
The only two 'no' votes he received were from right wing Senators Rick Santorum and Jim Bunning.
He said he had a problem with some of Rumsfeld's actions as Secretary of Defense.

Credit: D

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Donald Trump Doesn't Like Me
• D's Profiles [Series 04]
• I am from Kansas
• I Attended Georgetown
• I Attended Indiana University [Bloomington]
• I Attended William and Mary
• I was a Boy Scout
• I Was an Eagle Scout
• I Was the Designated Survivor [United States] (Ranked: 2009)
• I Worked at the C.I.A.
• Linked to Barack Obama
• Linked to George W. Bush
• Profiles 20751-21000 (Ranked: 20796)
• Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People of 2008 [May 2008]
• Time Magazine's People Who Matter [2008]
• Time Magazine's People Who Matter [2010]
• Time's 100 Most Influential Photos of All Time [2016] (Ranked: 97)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 8 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 13 Votes: 76.92% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 245 Votes: 49.80% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 96 Votes: 59.38% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 235 Votes: 62.55% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 20 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 61 Votes: 57.38% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 24 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 22 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 74 Votes: 51.35% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 37 Votes: 59.46% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 171 Votes: 67.84% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 434 Votes: 58.06% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 220 Votes: 66.36% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 136 Votes: 73.53% Annoying