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Paul Begala

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The Resume

    (May 12, 1961- )
    Grew up in Texas
    Co-hosted 'Equal Time' with Oliver North on MSNBC
    Wrote 'Is Our Children Learning?: The Case Against George W. Bush,' 'Buck Up, Suck Up and Come Back When You Foul Up' and 'It's Still the Economy Stupid: George W. Bush, The GOP's CEO.'
    Co-hosts CNN's 'Crossfire'

Why he might be annoying:

    He was a lawyer.
    He was Bill Clinton's principal public spokesperson and counselor.
    He is verbally bashed by conservatives on a daily basis (What can you expect? He's a liberal commentator.).
    Even Bill O'Reilly took shots at him.
    During Bill Clinton's presidential years, he and James Carville helped several gubernatorial Democratic senators win re-election (including Zell Miller).
    Like Hillary Clinton, he believed it was a right-wing conspiracy to impeach Bill Clinton during the Lewinsky affair.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He attended University of Texas.
    He is a research professor for Georgetown University.
    He was a contributing editor of John F. Kennedy Jr.'s George magazine.
    Like their conservative counterparts on Crossfire, he and James Carville do research before entering a debate.
    He is not afraid to speak his mind.
    He said about George W. Bush: 'No, actually, I knew Bush in Texas a little bit. And the truth is, he's actually a great guy. He's not a very good president. But he's actually a very good person. I don't think you should have to hate to oppose somebody, but it makes it easier.'

Credit: Jeff


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 12 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 75 Votes: 50.67% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 25 Votes: 32.00% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 128 Votes: 53.12% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 228 Votes: 57.46% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 119 Votes: 81.51% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 10 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 18 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 78 Votes: 58.97% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 51 Votes: 58.82% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 150 Votes: 75.33% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 222 Votes: 81.53% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 227 Votes: 66.96% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 761 Votes: 74.77% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 240 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 107 Votes: 59.81% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 231 Votes: 51.52% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 485 Votes: 56.08% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 99 Votes: 48.48% Annoying