Talk:Larry Pressler

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Former Marlboro Man?

I seem to remember having heard on NPR while he was still in Washington that Pressler had at one point been one of the Marlboro Men. Is this accurate?Badbilltucker 01:33, 18 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I believe you're thinking of Clint Roberts. RJASE1 18:24, 16 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

No. 3 Dumbest Member of Congress

Ken Silverstein, now Washington Editor for Harpers, ranked Pressler as the No. 3 dumbest member of Congress in 1994:

"Most recently noted for his attacks on public broadcasting, Pressler, the only Senator to make the list, is considered to be a hopeless nitwit by virtually all of his colleagues. Ted Kennedy once asked a former Senatorial colleague of Pressler, "Has he had a lobotomy?" South Dakota's other senator, Thomas Daschle, said of Pressler, "A Senate seat is a terrible thing to waste."

Pressler has had repeated difficulties with closets. On one occasion he fell asleep in one and arrived late to an important hearing. In another incident he rose from a meeting with colleagues in the Commerce Committee and mistook a closet door for the exit. He realized his mistake but apparently thought the best strategy would be to wait to emerge until everyone else left the room, a tactic that failed when his companions decided to wait him out.

Pressler has sponsored virtually no important legislation during his two decades in Washington, a fact he seeks to obscure by issuing frequent press releases touting his meager achievements. One example: "New York Times Carries Pressler Drought Letter."

Parliamentary procedure has never been one of Pressler's strong points. During the recent mark-up of the Omnibus Telecommunications Bill, lobbyists assisting the proceedings on TV from a Commerce Committee anteroom roared with laughter as Chairman Pressler mangled the hearings. To keep him from participating in committee affairs, Republican staffers distract Pressler with a constant stream of unimportant memos."

http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/199512/msg00066.html