The Resume

(November 20, 1917-June 28, 2010)
Birth Name is Cornelius C. Sale, Jr.
U.S. Congressman from West Virginia (1953-1959)
U.S. Senator from West Virginia (1959-2010), Senate Majority Leader (1977-1981, 1987-1989), Senate Minority Leader (1981-1987)
President pro tempore (1989-1995, 2001)

Why he might be annoying:

He was a member of the Ku Klux Klan during the 1940's.
He frequently uses taxpayer dollars to build memorials in his name in his home state.
He has almost always voted in favor of raising taxes and cutting military spending.
He always wears the same ugly, bluish-white suit.

Why he might not be annoying:

He has denounced his past membership in the Klan.
He was the longest-serving Senator in U.S. history.
His mother died when he was only 10 months old.
He was able to succeed despite being poor during most of his youth.

Credit: Waffles

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• 107th United States Congress - Senators [January 2001-December 2002]
• 108th United States Congress - Senators [January 2003-December 2004]
• 109th United States Congress - Senators [January 2005-December 2006]
• 110th United States Congress - Senators [January 2007-December 2008]
• 111th United States Congress - Senators [January 2009-December 2010]
• 2003 - 100 Most Annoying (Ranked: 71)
• Bernard Goldberg's 100 People Who are Screwing Up America (Ranked: 48)
• Bird Names
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [November] (Ranked: 11201917)
• Fiddlers
• Freemasons
• Hey! They Doctored My Photo
• Horatio Alger Association Members
• I Attended American University [Washington, DC]
• I Delivered My Party’s State of the Union Response [United States] (Ranked: 1982)
• I Delivered My Party’s State of the Union Response [United States] (Ranked: 1983)
• I Delivered My Party’s State of the Union Response [United States] (Ranked: 1984)
• I Delivered My Party’s State of the Union Response [United States] (Ranked: 1985)
• I Delivered My Party’s State of the Union Response [United States] (Ranked: 1987)
• I Delivered My Party’s State of the Union Response [United States] (Ranked: 1988)
• I Died in 2010 (Ranked: 92)
• I Made a Biased Comment in Public [Some Alleged]
• I was Adopted or Orphaned
• Ku Klux Klanners
• Look at My Confederate Flag
• My Book Attacks George W. Bush
• People Magazine's 25 Most Intriguing People [1977]
• Profiles 5251-5500 (Ranked: 5385)
• Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity
• U.S. Congressional Representatives
• U.S. Senators
• Valedictorians

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 45 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 55 Votes: 56.36% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 68 Votes: 69.12% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 18 Votes: 88.89% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 91 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 289 Votes: 52.94% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 41 Votes: 53.66% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 15 Votes: 53.33% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 19 Votes: 52.63% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 97 Votes: 50.52% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 56 Votes: 66.07% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 153 Votes: 47.71% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 424 Votes: 48.35% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 921 Votes: 54.40% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 329 Votes: 41.64% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 663 Votes: 41.18% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 251 Votes: 62.55% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 622 Votes: 41.16% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 2247 Votes: 45.39% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 4242 Votes: 58.49% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 17038 Votes: 65.54% Annoying
In 2002, Out of 925 Votes: 59.14% Annoying