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David Amess

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The Resume

    (March 26, 1952-October 15, 2021)
    Born in Plaistow, Essex, England, United Kingdom
    Member of Parliament for Basildon (1983-97) and Southend West (1997-2021)
    Member of the Conservative Party
    Knighted (2015)
    Fatally stabbed during a constituency meeting in Leigh-on-Sea
    Killing declared a ‘terrorist incident’ based on Islamic extremism

Why he might be annoying:

    He voted for the war in Iraq (2003), but became one of the few Conservatives to support an abortive campaign to impeach Tony Blair over the war (2004)
    He supported bringing back the death penalty.
    He opposed same-sex marriage.
    ‘Brass Eye’ tricked him into filming a warning about ‘cake,’ a fictional drug allegedly from Eastern Europe (1997).
    He called the sexual harassment allegations against Harvey Weinstein ‘dubious, to say the least,’ adding that the ‘sudden flurry of alleged inappropriate advances beggars belief.’
    He complained that the BBC’s female newsreaders had had ‘too much botox.’

Why he might not be annoying:

    Therapy he had as a child for a speech impediment caused him to lose his Cockney accent.
    He led a long and ultimately successful campaign to have a statue erected in London honoring Raoul Wallenberg.
    He apologized ‘for any upset’ caused by the statement about Weinstein, which he claimed had been issued by his staff without his authorization.
    He was honored at the Dods Charity Awards as the Parliamentarian who had done the most for animal welfare (2011).
    He noted, ‘I have always found most animals to be grateful for everything that you do for them. That isn’t always the way with human beings.’
    A police officer kept a priest from delivering last rights to him.

Credit: C. Fishel


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 73 Votes: 49.32% Annoying