The Resume

(December 23, 1923-July 5, 2005)
Debated against Al Gore and Dan Quayle as the Vice Presidential running mate of H. Ross Perot (1992)

Why he might be annoying:

He opened the debate with 'Who Am I? Why Am I here?'
He turned off his hearing aid in the middle of the debate.
He finished answering a question with 'I am out of ammunition.'

Why he might not be annoying:

POW of Vietnam who refused to be released until the men under him were.
His first and middle name is 'James Bond.'
He suffered from Alzheimer's disease.

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Born on Festivus [December 23] (Ranked: 1923)
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [December] (Ranked: 12231923)
• Cold War Participants
• Generals and Admirals
• Huge Eye Wear
• I Attended Annapolis
• I Died in 2005 (Ranked: 81)
• I Have Dementia/Alzheimer's
• I Was a Prisoner of War
• I'm Deaf or Hard of Hearing
• Just a Dollar Short [People who Just Missed]
• Losing Vice Presidential Nominees (Ranked: 1992)
• Phil Hartman Impersonations
• Profiles 1-250 (Ranked: 192)
• Satirized on the Critic
• Seamen
• Served in the Vietnam War
• Silver Foxes [Gray and Don't Care]
• Wacky Eyes
• Washington Post’s 6 Most Memorable Vice Presidential Debate Moments [2012] (Ranked: 3)
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 20050705)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 31 Votes: 29.03% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 12 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 35 Votes: 51.43% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 79 Votes: 58.23% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 21 Votes: 52.38% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 174 Votes: 51.15% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 141 Votes: 52.48% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 17 Votes: 41.18% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 26 Votes: 61.54% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 47 Votes: 61.70% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 108 Votes: 37.96% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 118 Votes: 67.80% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 271 Votes: 49.82% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 752 Votes: 62.90% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 430 Votes: 61.16% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 625 Votes: 61.60% Annoying
In 2002, Out of 1984 Votes: 60.84% Annoying
In 2001, Out of 5507 Votes: 59.07% Annoying