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Amy Goodman

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The Resume

    (April 13, 1957- )
    Born in Bay Shore, New York
    Progressive journalist, columnist, investigative reporter, and author
    Host of the television/radio talk show 'Democracy Now!'

Why she might be annoying:

    She has a monotone voice.
    Bill Clinton called her 'combative and hostile' when she and and WBAI's Gonzalo Aburto challenged him for 28 minutes with questions about domestic and foreign issues during a 2000 election day episode of 'Democracy Now!'
    She was arrested while reporting on protests held outside the 2008 Republican National Convention in Saint Paul, Minnesota, accused of obstructing a legal process and interfering with a police officer.
    In 2010, she was detained for approximately 90 minutes at the Douglas border crossing into Canada while en route to a scheduled meeting at the Vancouver Public Library.
    She was eventually permitted to enter Canada after the customs authorities took four photographs of her and stapled a 'control document' into her passport demanding that she leave Canada within 48 hours.
    She said that she is not a sports fan in light of the charges that her entry into Canada was regarding questioning of Vancouver's ability to host The Olympic Games.
    Many right wing pundits and commentators accuse her of a liberal bias.

Why she might not be annoying:

    She graduated from Radcliffe College in 1984 with a degree in anthropology.
    Her radio program has been hailed as 'the most significant progressive news institution that has come around in some time.'
    She credits the program's success to the mainstream media organizations who leave a 'huge niche' for 'Democracy Now!'
    While covering the East Timor independence movement in 1991, she and a fellow journalist were badly beaten by Indonesian soldiers after witnessing a mass killing of Timorese demonstrators in what is infamously now known as the Santa Cruz Massacre.
    Her documentary 'Drilling and Killing: Chevron and Nigeria's Oil Dictatorship' won the George Polk Award in 1998.
    She has received dozens of accolades and awards for her work.
    She is the Nikki Finke of investigative journalism.

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Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 16 Votes: 43.75% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 9 Votes: 77.78% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 9 Votes: 77.78% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 23 Votes: 39.13% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 26 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 57 Votes: 56.14% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 7 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 21 Votes: 52.38% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 14 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 13 Votes: 53.85% Annoying