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Politician

The Resume

    (May 22, 1965- )
    Born in Washington, District of Columbia
    President Barack Obama's second Press Secretary (February 11, 2011-May 30, 2014)
    Director of communications for Vice President Joe Biden
    Journalist for Time Magazine (1989-2008)

Why he might be annoying:

    Critics felt he was too much of a Washington insider due to his time as DC bureau chief for 'Time.'
    President Obama detractors felt his appointment proved the media was 'in the bag' for Obama.
    He has a dull personality.
    He married fellow journalist, Claire Shipman.
    He's obsessed with the indie rock band Guided By Voices.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He graduated Yale.
    He was seen as friendlier and more sympathetic than his predecessor, Robert Gibbs.
    He won the Gerald R. Ford Award for Distinguished Reporting on the Presidency (2003).
    As a journalist, he was seen as middle-of-the-road, nonpartisan and objective.
    In his spare time, he enjoyed singing in a rock band.

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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 90 Votes: 46.67% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 83 Votes: 61.45% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 205 Votes: 43.41% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 102 Votes: 45.10% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 303 Votes: 55.45% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 142 Votes: 47.18% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 456 Votes: 61.62% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 768 Votes: 70.05% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 169 Votes: 63.31% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 391 Votes: 55.75% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 1701 Votes: 64.08% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 2362 Votes: 68.29% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 2129 Votes: 71.58% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 619 Votes: 57.67% Annoying