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Trent Lott

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U.S. Senator

The Resume

    (October 9, 1941- )
    Republican Senator from Mississippi (January 1989-December 2007)
    Senate Majority Leader (1996-2001)
    Republican member of the House of Representatives from Mississippi (1973-1988)

Why he might be annoying:

    He was forced to step down as the incoming senate majority leader for the Congress which was to start in 2003 after controversy erupted over this statement made at a party celebrating Senator Strom Thurmond's 100th birthday:
    'I want to say this about my state: When Strom Thurmond ran for president, we voted for him. We're proud of it. And if the rest of the country had followed our lead, we wouldn't have had all these problems over all these years.'
    What was noteworthy about this statement was that when Strom ran for president in 1948, he did so as a Dixicrat, which was a party consisting of southern Democrats with a segregationalist agenda.
    He went as far as appearing on BET to apologize for that statement.
    He made a similar statement in 1980 at a Ronald Regan presidential rally.
    He has a history of going in favor of policies that do not favor African Americans.
    He voted against establishing a Martin Luther King Jr. holiday.
    He played a significant role in getting back Jefferson Davis' U.S. citizenship.
    He is a homophobe, as he once called homosexuality a 'sin,' while at the same time, compared homosexuals with alcoholics.
    He has ridiculous-looking hair.
    He is a neat freak.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He is admired by Mississippians.
    He was the first Republican to be elected Whip in both the House of Representatives and the Senate.

Credit: Whiff Boy


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 23 Votes: 65.22% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 285 Votes: 55.09% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 156 Votes: 53.21% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 75 Votes: 56.00% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 70 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 88 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 135 Votes: 74.81% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 14 Votes: 64.29% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 47 Votes: 51.06% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 34 Votes: 55.88% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 94 Votes: 52.13% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 279 Votes: 48.75% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 554 Votes: 44.22% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 178 Votes: 36.52% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 1257 Votes: 53.70% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 834 Votes: 71.10% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 599 Votes: 72.62% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 1136 Votes: 66.02% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 3475 Votes: 70.62% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 2402 Votes: 69.78% Annoying