Your state's most embarrassing politician. Post the name here.

thanks.

:puke:

But Steele is doing a fine job these days in the bat shit crazy department

I am surprised I haven't seen him out and about.

Steele has gone global crazy. He was head of the Republican party in the next county over, one of the most heavily democratic anywhere.

I know he is a Democrat, but he is crazy. He had people stalked who were disloyal to him while he was governor. He made racist comments to a cashier. He touched some lady's behind when she wasn't watching.

Also, the Ehrlichs. Bob Ehrlich said, "Multiculturism is bunk." :puke:
Mrs. Kendall Ehrlich tried to run for senate and said, "I'd like to kill that Britney Spears." :puke:

However, John Bolton is a nasty piece of work too. Yes, he is originally from Maryland.

I guess Boehner would win due to his prominence and frequency of idiocy in the news... and his Oompa Loompa appearance.

Immortalized in film. Played by James Carville in the People vs Larry Flynt.

Are you kidding?

Too numerous to count!

:rofl:

If nothing else just for the fact he helped push Grey Davis out thinking he was going to get the nod. Instead he got the hook!

Thanks for the timely reminder!

:hi:

I'd also say another local politican and I cant remember his name but he made a HUUUUUUUGE stink about the Angels changing their name to the Los Angeles Angels Of Anaheim - and because this dipshit did so - the Angels can no longer sell jerseys that say Los Angeles or Anaheim on them.

he was a jerk.

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and picking a worst of the worst is rather hard, but my money is on John Ashcroft, he couldn't even beat a dead guy.

I'm born/raised in Alaska, and most certainly...Ted Stevens was the worst piece of work I've ever seen.

but really, just pick ANY republican politician from MO and you have yourself a nomination for Biggest Douchebag. Talent, Bond, Hulshof, Aiken...I could go on, but I'm nauseous now...

:hi: to a fellow Missourian.

Roy and Matt, both are worthless, but of the two Roy is the worst...he is in corporate pockets that are destroying water supplies, and the environment, but $ is the only thing people care about so fuck our drinking water, who needs that! :D

SW MO here.

so much as BLOCK them from my memory.

What really pisses me off, though, are the dems from MO who vote 60% of the time with the pubbies. There isn't a person from my original hometown who will bad-mouth Ike Skelton (he DID keep Fort Leonard Wood open, after all), but I really hate how much ground he gives just to stay in office. I feel that if you're going to vote with the other party more than half the time, join that freaking party.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Arpaio - - - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evan_Mecham

vile contemptible creatures.

symington was just a benign criminal compared to those two wackjobs

the evolutionary regression these idiots appear to suffer from. I believe we can safely refer to most of them as khuckles draggers and revolting species of stuck in the evolutionary phase known as the slug phase.

:shrug:

What a combo! :silly: :dunce: I'm so glad I do not live in her district.

I don't even want to *drive* through her district -- there's got to be something in the water that they elected her. Tiny Tim Pawlenty is looking kinda nuts lately, too.

Glad I live in the 5th -- Keith Ellison is my rep.

Jim Oberstar rocks.

Google "Stearns County Syndrome" for some insight into Bachmann voters.

I don't know that he's the most embarrassing (most would say Bush, even though the Bush Family ain't Texans) but it's fun to watch the interchange between him and State Rep. Debra Danberg (D) (around 4:35 in this video.)

It's quite hilarious and work a look :rofl:

for Arnold is right up there. I also think Feinstein is a DINO.

:blush:

:scared:

Also Doug Bruce and effing Tancredo!

I was going to suggest Tancredo and Douglas Bruce - both monumental douchebags.

I mean really...Reagan, Duke, Wilson, Arnie...

It's amazing there's anything left of your place.

It's a given that repukes are embarrassing assholes, but sometimes people with a D after their name - like Pelosi or Feinstein - can be mighty embarrasing as well.

Let me think a minute.

Should I go with our fast-texting, cocktail waitress assaulting, 'I'd rather close every college and university in the state than raise taxes' governor, Jim Gibbons? Or with our 'my parents were just giving my mistress and her family a nice gift, and Bill Clinton's affair was MUCH worse than mine' senator, John Ensign?

The scary thing is that in many states Harry Reid would be the worst...in Nevada, not even the top 10.

Maybe VA can claim him. We sure as hell don't want him!

who's now doing time in federal prison for pocketing about 600,000 $ of taxpayer money. Of course our republicans are generally pretty despicable, Domenici, Heather Wilson etc( I still dream of them doing time for their roles in firing the US attorney, Iglesias...but it's getting quite obvious that Eric Holder is gonna keep the tradition going of letting republicans trash the constitution and getting away with it)

Macaca George Allen, of course................

and that twit who said that young republicans are the "great white hope" are in a dead heat. i'm having a brain fart at the moment and can't remember her name. i guess i'd give the edge to brownback for longevity.

-cringe-

yup.

:(

Yes, he's a FORMER politician, but he's more recent that the previous record-holder, George Ryan.

At least Governor Quinn doesn't seem poised for a felony indictment any time soon, which makes him a rarity among Illinois governors.

That is all.

Running neck and neck with Oklahoma for wall to wall ignorance and stupidity.
Except that we are bigger.

Or at least hold back my hair while I throw up.

but the top seeds go to Inhofe, Sullivan, Coburn, and Boren. Sadly, the last one is a Dem but down here that's merely a matter of registration, not ideology. :eyes:

I mean, we have Gov. Goodhair, Sen. Cornhole, a plethora of Congresscritters-present and former, an assortment of RW Fundy nutjobs in various positions. There are days when it appears we have crooked, stupid, and on an alien planet sewed up.

But he skipped town already and hightailed back to Utah.

I can pretty much trump you all with Joe McCarthy. In fact he is from my town and is buried here. When I was in high school the Mothers of Invention and Allen Ginsberg where in town and went and danced on his grave.

That guy better not get re-elected. surely Hoosiers can't be that stupid. x(

Governor of New Hampshire, 1972-1978

During the 1977 anti-nuclear demonstrations in Seabrook, dressed in military fatigues and was carried in by helicopter to personally order the arrest of 1,400 protesters.

Threatened to veto all funding for the University of New Hampshire after the Gay Students Organization held a dance and performed a play on campus.

Tried to obtain nuclear weapons for the NH National Guard.

Threatened to declare war on Maine over a fishing rights dispute (which may explain the desire for nukes).

Ordered flags flown as half-staff to mourn passage of the Panama Canal Treaty and on Good Friday to mourn the death of Jesus (which doesn't make sense if you're a Christian, but anyway...).

Rammed the poorly located and badly managed Seabrook nuclear power plant down the public's throat.

Ran for governor on the racist American Independent Party ticket in 1970 before being elected as a Republican in 1972.

On the other hand, he appointed David Souter to his first judicial position on the New Hampshire Superior Court. Go figure.

case closed, I win.

but um...any of the Waterbury cadre of GOPers beats him hands down. Rick Santapietro, John Rowland, Phil Giordano...evil and dumb felons beats whiny, pissy and unreliable.

I feel your pain though, I thought moving to NYC that I'd be getting away from bad democrats. I've never been as embarrassed by my representation than I am with Governor Patterson and Sen. Gillibrand and Schumer. I can't decide which of them I am going to dedicate the lion share of my efforts to defeating in a primary.

Still...NY's most-embarrassing politician is either Peter King (R-Hell) or NY State Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada(D-Bronx)...one is an evil hatemongering jackass and the other makes corruption a high art.

but, Lieberman is such a public figure that he leaves me shaking my head more than all the others combined.

other times, I realize that it's a cesspool. But I still love it here!!
Although finding a liberal amongst all the conservative Democrats is tough. Even Jarjura, the current mayor, has been nominated by both the Democratic and Republican town committees for reelection this year.

And if you really want a bad Connecticut politician, don't forget that George W. Bush was born in New Haven.

Yeah. We had him first.

What an ass.

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I'm not sure DU will let me make a post big enough to list our embarrassing politicians

have George Felix "Macaca" Allen at or near the top. He was in my high school graduating class which also included a convicted spy named Daulton Lee. I'd still rather claim Daulton as a classmate than that vile, racist waste of DNA.

Pat Robertson is still a politician in many ways...

Then there is Allen, Gilmore, Cantor, and some other usual suspects...

but he's got some tough competition.


It's a tight race in my native state, too. Grassley gives him a run for his money, but Steve King comes out ahead.

The Chimp A.K.A. The Worst President in the History of the United States of America

is kinda local but it's "bobbin" Bob Allen.
http://www.boingboing.net/2007/08/07/rep-bob-allen-cites-.html

Gonna go with Edwards on NC, though good ole Jesse comes to mind, among others. Charlotte is rife with them.

FL, oh where do I start???

Former home State: Jefferson Beauregard Sessions.

As Wikipedia says, "He was forced to resign from the United States Senate, under threat of expulsion, in 1995 after allegations of sexual harassment, abuse and assault of women emerged."

the 46th District, here in OC.

His sanity has been questioned numerous times.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Dornan

He was defeated by Loretta Sanchez.

John Boehner isn't helping either.

Roland Burris. George Ryan. B-L-A-G-O. Gus Savage.

The list is endless.

Illinois politicians are scum. Bloodsuckers.

But we've got Issa and the governator and oh so many more, so the title of most embarassing is never really safe.

Like I said, there's way too many here.

gets honors elsewhere in this thread, and who can forget embarrassment hall of famer John Schmitz, extreme right wing John Bircher and hypocrite whose political career ended when he was outed as having fathered two children with his mistress.

There's a lot of upper 1%-ers here and they all go to extreme lengths to keep their power and money.

although thankfully, not in her district.

I could also mention Governor Tim Pawlenty, our Republican nominee wannabe, who cut health care for the poorest of the poor in order to avoid raising taxes on corporations.

Fortunately, my Congressman is the thoroughly progressive Keith Ellison, :7 and my state rep is the thoroughly progressive Frank Horenstein, both advocates of single-payer health care.

You have Al Franken

make me feel as if my home state has been taken over by body snatchers.

We've got a LOT of embarrassing pols here in TX, but W beats 'em all.

because we always get a bad rap: Richard Codey, and Rush Holt make me very proud of New Jersey.

Jim McGreevey comes to mind as a worst, since he betrayed both the Democratic Party and the state (the upside being the experience of Richard Codey who replaced him as Governor) but the worst of the worst are Christie Whitman and the appalling redneck Chris Smith.

Rush Holt's predecessor in office - who was briefly my Congressman - Mike Pappas comes to mind as a real embarrassing fool, although happily he's gone. On the floor of the House of Representatives he sang "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star" in praise of Ken Starr and his expensive witch hunt.

:wow:

He was gone...gone...gone...

Our current congressman since has been Rush Holt.

I actually got tricked into shaking that freak Pappas's hands by the way. I showed up at a firehouse event that was billed as being a breakfast to raise money for the fire department. It actually was run like a Republican campaign event.

No so much of him, but the reactions of the people around him.

Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to be on youtube, and Googling isn't easy since there are plenty of Mike Pappases out there.

Everybody concedes that it won the election.

oh sorry i forget he has vanished from the world scene. replace his name with any of our witless so called representatives and ill go along wiht it

:puke:

Fortunately, neither one represents Colorado anymore. :)

I'd be willing to bet that Rhonda's parents have changed their name just to avoid being associated with her.

Mr. Color-coded terrism alerts

terra.....TERRA!!! :rofl:

it is easier to list the ones that aren't, no? :rofl:

What do I win?

(yes I know he was not born in Texas)

do i really need to? :rofl:


UGGG!

I live in South Carolina. Joe Wilson is the "embarrassment of the moment", but there's still Sanford, DeMented, Graham, Thomas Ravenel the cocaine dealer/State Treasurer, and of course, Sperm Thurmond, just to nave a few. Actually, compared to Wilson, DeMented and Sanford, Miss Lindsay seems positively normal.

:puke:


I met him once. He's tiny, like a Keebler Elf.

I don't live in RI anymore, but....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddy_Cianci

I really meant it.

I've got you ALL beat.

My deepest sympathy for the time you had to endure her as governor.

Much appreciated. They were dark days, but the cloud has lifted. :)

Sarah was so bad, she made Ted Stevens and Don Young look like choir boys.

than Murky even, and he was a shady SOB.


Don't you love how blessedly QUIET it's been since Parnell took over? It's like I can take a deep breath again.

I know Parnell is a conservative and all of that, but I actually have some respect for him for what appears to be his honesty and his compassion, two traits that were in very short supply with Ms. P. I don't know where she is, but I'm glad she's staying blessedly invisible. Now if her ghostwriter would just put up his/her pen...

total disgrace to all women and Alaskans. Winner.:fistbump:

Wait, what? :P

Ex-state? Start with Rick Goodhair Perry, and work your way down.

It's difficult to think of any UK politicians who aren't embarassing.

For more details of why, here's the thread on MP's expenses from the UK forum.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=191x27041

Sigh.

McCain, Kyle, Arpaio, JD Heyworth, Mecham, Symington, every GOP lunatic in the state legislature...

OK - I'll go with Sheriff Joe Arpaio.

Robert Taft, Jim Traficant, Bob Ney and Wayne Hays.

I forgot Boehner.

I know he paid a hooker with a check once, but aside from that, I mean.

Tough call between Blackwell and Boner though.

career, the Jerry Springer show was the real embarrassment. I always wondered where he found those people, then one day I realised he probably just picked them from the typical everyday Walmart shoppers.

:puke:

:puke:

ann richards....she kicked ass.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Burton#Controversies

Vincent Foster

Burton was one of the most ardent opponents of President Bill Clinton. Rep. Burton led the House inquiry into the death of Vincent Foster; he was convinced that Foster was murdered and urged extensive investigation into the possible involvement of the Clintons. Burton gained attention for re-enacting the alleged crime in his backyard with his own pistol and a pumpkin standing in for Foster's head. After hearings into Democratic fundraising (see section below) began, a Democratic National Committee staffer appeared in a pumpkin suit with a button that read, "Don't shoot."<17> Burton's information during the Whitewater controversy was based on opposition research conducted by Floyd Brown, who founded Citizens United in 1988, to provide a cover of plausible deniability for the Bush-Quayle campaign's Willie Horton attack ad against Michael Dukakis. Because of the problems with the quality of Brown's research and testimony, the investigation was closed.<18>

Drug Warrior

In 1990, Burton introduced legislation that would require the death penalty for drug dealers. "We must educate our children about the dangers of drugs," Burton said, "and impose tough new penalties on dealers." In 1994, son Dan Burton, Jr. (Danny) was arrested while transporting nearly eight pounds of marijuana from Louisiana to Indiana. Just five months later, while awaiting trial in that case, police raided his Indianapolis apartment and Danny was arrested again for growing thirty marijuana plants. Police also found a shotgun in the apartment. Under federal law, Danny faced a mandatory minimum sentence of five years in prison just for the gun, plus up to three years in prison under state law for all the marijuana. Federal charges were never filed, and Indiana prosecutors got his charges dismissed. In Louisiana, he wound up receiving a mild sanction: a term of community service, probation and house arrest.<19><20>

"... off the coast of Bolivia"

On March 29, 1995, during congressional hearings on the US War on Drugs, Burton proclaimed that the US military "should place an aircraft carrier off the coast of Bolivia and crop dust the coca fields." It was later pointed out to him that a) Bolivia is landlocked and has no coast (Burton was chairman of the Western Hemisphere Subcommittee); b) the Bolivian coca fields (in the yungas and Amazon lowlands) are beyond the reach of any carrier-borne crop-duster, being separated from the nearest coastline (the Pacific coast of Peru and Chile) by the 20,000+ feet high peaks of the Andes; and c) F-18s cannot crop-dust. While criticism of this mis-statement was muted in Washington, it sparked a major anti-American backlash in Bolivia, derailing the same War on Drugs that Burton purported to be speaking for. <27> <28>

Constituent mailings

An Arizona newspaper study ranked Burton as the fifth-biggest user of free congressional mail, sending constituents more than $190,000 worth of mail in 2007.<35>

My "rep."

but I have to give a shout-out to

Brock Adams (US Senate 1987-1993) "Serving one term... In 1992 he chose not to be a candidate for reelection after eight women made statements to The Seattle Times alleging that Adams had committed various acts of sexual misconduct, ranging from sexual harassment to rape."

with special thanks to my 7th grade teacher for encouraging me to work on his campaign.

ewwww

Total dickhead, and he's a moron to boot!

Carty Finkbeiner

It would be tiring to list all the stupidity, gaffes and questionable actions this guy is responsible for, but one stands out. He proposed moving deaf people to the area around the airport.

He's the right-wing nut who wanted to drug test all people receiving any kind of governmental assistance--including unemployment benefits.

For national politicians, our worst one is Shelley Moore Capito, the crook daughter of a crook father and a sniveling, boot-licking lackey for the coal companies.

I win!

Sweaty Denny Hastert was pretty darn embarassing too. His son is running for his old seat now.

Sanford, DeMint, Graham, Wilson, Ravenel, Bauer, etc, etc, etc.

I'd say David Duke, but he's sorta indisposed.

i can't even described how thrilled i was that we were able to boot that horrible woman from office

Of course, we also have some "rising star" creeps like Louie Gohmert and Ted Poe, so I'm sure we'll continue to produce our share of embarrassments in the future.

need I say more? :crazy:

Nothing else needs to be said about that one.

but he thinks traffic laws do not apply to him.

And John Ellis Bush, i.e. "Jeb" was quite possibly the most dangerous Bush, ever. And that includes brother Dubya.

God Bless Lawton Chiles.....had he not defeated Jeb in his first run in 1994, we would have gotten Jeb instead of Dubya.....now think of the damage that Dubya did to this country, and then multiply it by 10. That's what we would have gotten if Jeb had been elected, mark my word.

Honorable mention: Katherine Harris.

the flat tire on the Republican axis of evil.

I'd say "incompentent boob", but I'm sort of fond of boobs.

:hi:

Former mayor of Detroit, poster boy for "don't text love letters to mistress using government-issue cellphone".

:hi:

It's a three way tie between Kwame Kilpatrick,Monica Conyers, and Barbara Rose Collins.

Colbert has made riotous good fun of Gingrey and Westmoreland, though.

I mean - sure she has some nasty anti-semitic ties, and Darwin only knows how far they go...

But I mean, worse than Bob Barr? Series??

as they are.

:puke:

He is goose stepping in the shadows of the State's biggest embarrassment of all time, Joe McCarthy. He makes Tom Tancredo seem progressive, and sane.

:mad:

Although CA is a big state, we have so many

Even one of our DEM Senators is embarassing - Sen "I'm really a Republican" Feinstein

I win.

(May he rest in pieces.)

But he's got a lot of competition.

he made Bush look like a mix of Solomon, FDR, and Einstein so I'll go with the dumber and more conservative of my craptastic Senators and say Bunning.

Sally Kern...hell, it's Oklahoma, we grow 'em here like weeds :(

We have Rick Perry, John Cornyn, Tom DeLay, and all the local corrupt assholes, and you ask me to pick ONE?

Every time I see him on TV, I either want to sucker punch him or give him a wedgie.

Then there's Jim "Batfuck Crazy" Bunning, but he's not running for reelection next year.