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Chris Shays

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Politician

The Resume

    (October 18, 1945- )
    Born in Stamford, Connecticut
    Republican Representative of Connecticut (1989-2009)

Why he might be annoying:

    He believes it was a mistake to lower the voting age to 18.
    At the beginning of the Iraq war he said the plan was ‘nearly flawless.’
    He made a remark to Ted Kennedy's Chappaquiddick incident after he campaigned for his rival saying ‘Dennis Hastert never killed anyone.’
    He said what happened at Abu Ghrab was outrageous but said it wasn’t torture.
    He said ‘Newt Gingrich is my hero.’
    He ticked off many conservatives when he was endorsed by the Brady campaign.
    He yelled at a Capitol Hill police officer and touched his badge to read the number.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He is a favorite of the Log Cabin Republicans.
    He slammed Tom DeLay saying his conduct was hurting his party.
    He is a Republican who is popular in the Democrat leaning state of Connecticut.
    He apologized for the incident with the Capitol Hill police officer.
    He frequently breaks with his own party on issues like gun control and gay issues.
    He later clarified his remarks about Abu Ghrab saying it was closer to sexual abuse than torture.

Credit: Jack Magic


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 17 Votes: 5.88% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 7 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 56 Votes: 41.07% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 21 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 21 Votes: 52.38% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 8 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 19 Votes: 52.63% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 28 Votes: 46.43% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 17 Votes: 52.94% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 25 Votes: 48.00% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 29 Votes: 51.72% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 41 Votes: 48.78% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 33 Votes: 51.52% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 38 Votes: 44.74% Annoying