The Resume

(March 13, 1950-June 21, 2018)
Born in New York, New York
Contributing editor for 'The Weekly Standard' and 'The Washington Post'
Contributing panelist on 'Inside Washington' and ' Special Report with Bret Baier'

Why he might be annoying:

Even though he is Jewish by ethnicity, he claims to not be 'religious.'
He helped to coin the term Reagan Doctrine for supporting anti-communist insurgencies around the globe during the Cold War.
After the Cold War ended, he predicted that a unipolar world would emerge dominated by the United States with a power gap between the most powerful state and the second-most powerful state that would exceed any other in history.
He opposed the Park51 Islamic community center project in Manhattan.
He advocated legalizing torture.
He was part of the army of conservative pundits predicting Mitt Romney would be elected despite the polls showing otherwise.

Why he might not be annoying:

While studying at medical school, he was paralyzed in a diving accident.
He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for his work in 'The Washington Post' (1987).
Despite being considered a conservative, he supports legalized abortion, opposes the death penalty, criticized intelligent design, supports stem cell research, and advocated higher energy taxes to promote conservation.
He warned George W. Bush, that invading Iraq could lead to unprecedented sectarian conflict.
He is co-founder of Pro Musica Hebraica, a not-for-profit organization devoted to presenting Jewish classical music.
'Financial Times' named him the most influential commentator in America (2006).

Credit: Birdienest81

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Beast's 50 Most Loathsome People in America [2005] (Ranked: 41)
• Birdienest81's Profiles [Series 12]
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [March] (Ranked: 3131950)
• Celebrity Washington National Fans
• I am Confined to a Wheelchair
• I Attended Harvard
• I Attended McGill
• I Attended Oxford
• I Died in 2018 (Ranked: 68)
• Influenced by Reinhold Niebuhr
• Linked to Ronald Reagan
• Newspaper Journalists/Editors/Publishers
• Political Pundits
• Profiles 33751-34000 (Ranked: 33788)
• Psychologists

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 25 Votes: 24.00% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 12 Votes: 16.67% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 21 Votes: 38.10% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 55 Votes: 47.27% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 179 Votes: 49.72% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 263 Votes: 53.23% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 164 Votes: 60.98% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 21 Votes: 23.81% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 21 Votes: 47.62% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 32 Votes: 53.12% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 70 Votes: 47.14% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 88 Votes: 50.0% Annoying