First for the state of Washington.
Dixey Lee Ray, one of the most inept governors ever, any state.
Brock Adams, Senator disgraced by a sex scandal.
Ryan Leaf, not originally from the state but quarterbacked WSU for 3 years.
Kurt Cobain, poor little rich boy that killed himself.
Jim McDermott, current US Congressman, open mouth, insert foot.
Rick Neuheisel, ruined a perenial top 10 college football program.
Not you, too! :mad:
The former governor who was sentenced to prison is George Ryan. Jim Ryan was the Illinois Attorney General who unsuccessfully ran for governor to succeed George. [speculation] It’s because of Illinois voters’ inability to tell the difference that he lost to Rod Blagojevich. [/speculation] (Well, that and all the Chicagoans who voted for Rod for Governor Of Chicago.)
As far as I know, Jim Ryan is no relation to either George Ryan or Jack Ryan—speaking of embarrassments to the state of Illinois.
So it’s thanks to people like you that our governor is Rod Blagojevich, who is … well, where do I begin?
I’m from Connecticut, so George W. Bush would have to top the list. (The city of New Haven used to have signs along the highway identifying it as the birthplace of the current president, but after they were vandalized twice, the city gave up and got rid of them.) But I’d also add the previous governor, John Rowland, who went to prison for corruption.
God help me, but I hope it isn’t me…
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In recent times, Pacman Jones.
And in the past, Bill Boner Bill Boner - Wikipedia
I second MissGypsy for my original home state’s embarrassments of Dan Quayle and Michael Jackson.
Aw, geez, that was a brain fart. I know that George Ryan and Jim Ryan are two, unrelated people. And you’re gonna blame Blagoevich on me? That seems unfair.
MS here…
Haley Barbour - Somehow he sums up what is wrong with the Bush administration and also what is wrong with the state in one person.
Trent Lott - No need to continue here.
I think we get to claim Britney Spears too, since she lived in MS for a while, I believe.
For Maryland, I nominate:
Spiro Agnew – Governor, VP, Crook
Marvin Mandel – Governor, Crook
Peter Angelos – Ambulance Chaser
Tommy Broadwater, Jr. – State Senator, Crook
I’d like to add Geraldo Rivera to the list of Illinois candidates.
Those guys were insane, and killers. I think that goes beyond, “embarrass.”
The great state of Montana would like to nominate:
Senator Conrad Burns. He referred to Arabs as “ragheads,” said it was tough to live in D.C with all the niggers, had staff from his office change his Wikipedia entry, was dogged by the Abrhamoff scandal, said in a Senatorial debate that Bush had a withdraw plan for Iraq but wasn’t going to let us know what it was etcetera, etcetera, etcetera.
He lost his seat to a butcher and organic wheat farmer with a 1950’s flattop who is from one of the smaller towns in Montana. Who says you can’t fight city hall.
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In light of yesterdays events…The whole damn U of Michigan football team.
I agree, though I think his problem is not being gay, but for trying to deflect criticism his extramarital affair by, as it were, playing the “I am a gay American” card.
Not so much President Taft, as his descendant, *Governor *Taft. You know, “the worst governor in the country.”
And yeah, there’s always Jerry! Jerry! Jerry!
I also lived in NY for 25 years, and I’d have to say it’s a tossup between “Boss” Tweed and Alfonse D’Amato.
I’m from Georgia, and while no one specific comes to mind, I wonder if “everyone in the state” is an acceptable answer.
Let me help: Cynthia McKinney.
Haha, a good start. The first of many, I’m sure 
Actually, now that I think about it: former mayor of Atlanta Bill Campbell (not sure if this made national news, though), the current chief of police, and the entire Atlanta PD (especially due to the house-raid and subsequent murder of a 92-year-old woman based on an unconstitutional warrant.) I’m not sure how people view Ted Turner, but he could also be added to the list.
Wasn’t Clarence Thomas born in Georgia?
If you can’t list at least 25 for mine, you ain’t tryin’, and I ain’t gonna do it for ya. However, I’ll certainly second the nominations of all the governors and governators mentioned. And I might as well add the entire San Diego City Council, Mayor Jerry Sanders, his mysteriously-vanished predecessor Dick Murphy, former mayor Roger Hedgecock and just about every public official who’s ever served in this town. I guess we’re already past 25. 
But I was born in Maryland and lived there until I was 10, so for that state I’d say Spiro Agnew, Peter Angelos and that kid who shot up Santana High over here. Or maybe it was the one who shot up Granite Hills HS. They’re pretty close together, I didn’t know the area all that well (eastern suburbs) at the time, and they happened in a pretty short timespan, considering. Point is, one of them was from Maryland.
OK, I guess I was late on Agnew and Angelos.
To elaborate on madmonk28’s post (I considered myself a Washingtonian in those days), Mayor Marion Berry successfully campaigned for re-election from jail, where he was serving a sentence for using cocaine with hookers on tape.
Ted Nugent is nothing. Practically the entire death rap genre is an embarrassment to Detroit (Eminem counts; he blatantly stole some pissant Detroit death-rapper’s style and sold out with it, which is even worse). Not to mention the Detroit PD.
Yes, but I don’t see how he could be viewed as an embarrassment.