# Pick your least favorite governor and explain why **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [January 21, 2013, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-your-least-favorite-governor-and-explain-why/647866 "2013-01-21T03:43:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/f04885/32.png) [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2013, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-your-least-favorite-governor-and-explain-why/647866/41 "2013-05-20T00:53:13Z")
I’d say among potential governors Ken Cuccinelli is pretty high up the list: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken\_Cuccinelli](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Cuccinelli) ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2013, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-your-least-favorite-governor-and-explain-why/647866/42 "2013-05-21T04:34:47Z")
Rick Snyder of Michigan seems to do pretty good with drawing ire. ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2013, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-your-least-favorite-governor-and-explain-why/647866/43 "2013-05-27T01:33:25Z")
Jan Brewer of Arizona, a pandering Gila monster with all the moral compass of a gob of spit. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2013, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-your-least-favorite-governor-and-explain-why/647866/44 "2013-05-27T02:03:47Z")
> [@Shoeless](#): > > Brownback gets my vote. He’s deep in the pocket of the Koch brothers, is a hypocritical fundamentalist christian of the worst sort (the type that likes to loudly proclaim their morality but constantly screws over the poor in favor of big business), he’s actively gutting the state economy (again, thinking it will attract business but just hurting everyone else), and every time I look at his face I think of the squinty-eyed guy from “Third Rock”. I just hope the economy tanks BEFORE he comes up for re-election so we don’t have to put up with him for another term. Plus he’s signed a bill making it harder to get a legal abortion, stating that “life begins at conception.” And he’s authorized taking money earmarked in the budget for schools to use for general purposes. The man is a hypocrite of the worst sort. ---
**Author:** ![Ibn\_Warraq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e19b73/32.png) [@Ibn\_Warraq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ibn_Warraq)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2013, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-your-least-favorite-governor-and-explain-why/647866/45 "2013-05-27T17:20:30Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > No, no, no. Sorry, but neither Santorum nor Brownback would never have anything such to do with anyone with a **brown** back. I’m no fan of Brownback, but for your sake I hope you never got upset at anyone who suggested Jimmy Carter was anti-Semitic because frankly your implication is far dumber and more offensive. He’s been a strong proponent of increasing the number of legal immigrants to the country and has adopted a number of children most of whom are people of color and fought strongly for tougher regulations against the mail order bride industry which exploits countless numbers of women of color. Most significantly, he was also virtually alone among US politicians in fighting to do something about the Darfur genocide, for which I will always give him enormous credit for, since far too many Americans only care about atrocities against Muslims when committed by Jews or (sometimes) Christians. Now, does that mean I approve of him? No, he’s also extremely homophobic and extremely pro-life. Ironically enough, he’s this way for the same reason he pushes for allowing more Latinos into the US, adopts black children, and tries to save Muslims from a genocide. He’s a hard core Christian conservative who just happens to think the Bible does more than just say gays are awful, women aren’t allowed to get abortions, and evolution is nonsense. This doesn’t make him someone I’d vote for, but it does mean implying he’s a racist is both offensive and stupid. ---
**Author:** ![Ibn\_Warraq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e19b73/32.png) [@Ibn\_Warraq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ibn_Warraq)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2013, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-your-least-favorite-governor-and-explain-why/647866/46 "2013-05-27T17:22:29Z")
> [@Shoeless](#): > > Brownback gets my vote. He’s deep in the pocket of the Koch brothers, is a hypocritical fundamentalist christian of the worst sort (the type that likes to loudly proclaim their morality but constantly screws over the poor in favor of big business), he’s actively gutting the state economy (again, thinking it will attract business but just hurting everyone else), and every time I look at his face I think of the squinty-eyed guy from “Third Rock”. I just hope the economy tanks BEFORE he comes up for re-election so we don’t have to put up with him for another term. While I largely agree, I do have friends in Kansas, so for their sake, let’s not hope the economy tanks.😉 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-your-least-favorite-governor-and-explain-why/647866.md?page=2)