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Dana Rohrabacher

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U.S. Congressman

The Resume

    (June 21, 1947- )
    Born in Coronado, California
    Assistant press secretary and speechwriter for Ronald Reagan (1976-88)
    Representative from California's 46th District (January 3, 1989-January 3, 2019)
    Republican

Why he might be annoying:

    He is yet another Iraq hawk who avoided service in Vietnam, in this case by claiming to have a bad hip thanks to a high school football injury.
    He has extensive ties to disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff.
    He claimed the Taliban posed no threat to the US.
    His wife doubles as his campaign manager.
    When the House considered new ethics rules that would ban hiring spouses, he complained, 'It's gonna hurt me. My family would be deprived of that income.'
    Defending the Bush Administration's policy of extraordinary rendition, he said torturing one innocent person would be a 'fair price' to pay to lock up fifty terrorists.
    When the statement drew boos from the gallery, he yelled, 'Well, I hope it's your families. I hope it's your families that suffer the consequences.'

Why he might not be annoying:

    Although he avoided Vietnam, he fought alongside the mujahedin in Afghanistan for the two months between his election and inauguration.
    He rebuked the Taliban for providing refuge to Osama bin Laden.
    He said of Abramoff, 'They're portraying Jack as a monster. I see him more as a good person who's done bad things and has to be punished for doing bad things.'
    He decried human rights abuses by China and used his position on the International Relations Committee to deny the country Most Favored Nation trading status.
    He co-sponsored a bill to prevent the Department of Justice from prosecuting patients in medical marijuana programs.

Credit: C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 20 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 17 Votes: 64.71% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 149 Votes: 55.03% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 15 Votes: 46.67% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 7 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 6 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 46 Votes: 56.52% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 49 Votes: 46.94% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 58 Votes: 51.72% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 43 Votes: 46.51% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 81 Votes: 49.38% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 46 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 240 Votes: 49.17% Annoying