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Adam Clymer

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The Resume

    (April 27, 1937-September 10, 2018)
    Born in New York, New York
    New York Times reporter (1977-2003)
    Wrote 'Edward M. Kennedy: A Biography' (1999), 'Journalism, Security and the Public Interest' (2003) and 'Drawing the Line at the Big Ditch: The Panama Canal Treaties and the Rise of the Right' (2008)

Why he might be annoying:

    His stint as Moscow bureau chief for the Baltimore Sun ended after only eleven months when the Russians ordered him out of the country.
    While investigating whether Newt Gingrich had violated an agreement with the House Ethics Committee, he quoted from illegally recorded cell phone conversations.
    In his Ted Kennedy bio, he wrote, 'His achievements as a Senator have towered above his times, changing the lives of far more Americans than remember the name Mary Jo Kopechne.'
    He is best known for George W. Bush referring to him as a 'major league asshole' (September 4, 2000).

Why he might not be annoying:

    His daughter Jane was killed at age 18 by a drunk driver (1985).
    He received a ton of abusive messages after a right-wing website posted his personal email address.
    He said, 'If they [politicians] all love you, you might as well be driving a Good Humor truck.'
    At the Washington Press Club Foundation Dinner, Bush referred to him as 'a major league ass...et.'

Credit: C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 9 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 101 Votes: 54.46% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 17 Votes: 52.94% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 12 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 8 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 15 Votes: 73.33% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 16 Votes: 68.75% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 83 Votes: 66.27% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 28 Votes: 46.43% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 23 Votes: 69.57% Annoying