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post #1 of 62
11/2/08 at 6:40pm
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Seems like the right counterpoint to the Least Favorite Democrats thread. Some of these picks are based on personality. Some are picked because they entertain the heck out of me. And some are picked because of purely ironic reasons.

Mike Huckaby: Totally disagree with him politically and in some ways, represents everything that's wrong philosophically with the Republican Party. That being said, he's one of the more likeable Republicans out there.

Colin Powell: Not even sure if he still considers himself to be a Republican or not but I'm including him in this column. He gets major points off for pimping the war in Iraq to the UN but he's always struck me as a guy who sees it right down the middle and speaks his mind. The mind still reels at what could have happened had he ran in '96. Not many people could have won against Clinton in '96 but I think Powell could have swung it.

John McCain: I like the guy and most of his history as a politician but his campaign since August has confused the shit out of me. Is he going negative because that's who he is or is he going negative because that's what he was told to do if he wanted a real shot at getting elected? I'm thinking the latter. Remember where his campaign was before the "Celebrity" ad? Sparsely attended rallies? A presser in the cheese aisle of a supermarket? Begging Obama to do Town Meetings with him? The fact was that I think he really wanted to run a positive campaign but that wasn't getting him anywhere. His mistake since then has been not moving toward making the case for himself once he had the attention. I hope that after he loses, McCain will have a chance for some image rehabilitation.

Sarah Palin: It's like Brick Tamlin changed genders and decided to go into politics. Has there ever been a more stupid person thrust to the national stage than her? Maybe Quayle but that's about it. I think her entertainment value will be more evident after the danger of her getting real power has passed......

That's my short list.
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post #2 of 62
11/2/08 at 6:46pm
Rudy Giuliani, Arnold, Arlen Specter, Gordon Smith, Susan Collins, Olympia Snowe, Chris Shays, Ron Paul, Michael Steele, Michael Bloomberg (despite his now independence).
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post #3 of 62
11/2/08 at 6:48pm
Abe Lincoln. Needs no explanation.
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post #4 of 62
11/2/08 at 6:50pm
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Originally Posted by Muharulz View Post
non-bias.
FTFY
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post #5 of 62
11/2/08 at 6:50pm
McCain, Schwarzenegger
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post #6 of 62
11/2/08 at 6:51pm
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Originally Posted by Pop Zeus View Post
FTFY
Haha... you and most of the Chewers should talk! Hypocrisy!
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post #7 of 62
11/2/08 at 6:51pm
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post #8 of 62
11/2/08 at 7:01pm
McCain 2000, T. Roosevelt. Alex P. Keaton.

Chuck Hagel (though that's from reading very little about him).
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post #9 of 62
11/2/08 at 7:01pm
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post #10 of 62
11/2/08 at 7:03pm
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I second Abe Lincoln. Was just thinking of active Republicans.
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post #11 of 62
11/2/08 at 7:44pm
Lincoln Chaffee seemed like a good guy. Damn shame his party pretty much sold him out.
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post #12 of 62
11/2/08 at 7:45pm
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Originally Posted by EdHocken View Post
Lincoln Chaffee seemed like a good guy. Damn shame his party pretty much sold him out.
Totally agree.
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post #13 of 62
11/2/08 at 7:47pm
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Originally Posted by EdHocken View Post
Lincoln Chaffee seemed like a good guy. Damn shame his party pretty much sold him out.
Many of the Senators washed away (or soon to be washed away) by the 2006-2008 tide weren't terrible.
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post #14 of 62
11/2/08 at 9:44pm
Bruce Willis.
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post #15 of 62
11/2/08 at 9:47pm
Kurt Russell.
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post #16 of 62
11/2/08 at 10:19pm
Dennis Hopper, Kelsey Grammer.
Christine Todd Whitman, maybe, a little.
Colin Powell, Chuck Hagel.
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post #17 of 62
11/2/08 at 10:22pm
John Anderson.

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Originally Posted by Jan View Post
Can't stand her, probably because of her rant on school lunches in one episode in the 2nd (?) season. It's the kind of thing that would come from someone who has never actually been in the sort of situation where the only entity willing to help you feed your kids is the eeeeeeeeevil federal government. I dunno, perhaps as a (former) beneficiary of the 'free or reduced' school lunches program the issue is too close to my heart.
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post #18 of 62
11/2/08 at 10:31pm
I actually disagree with her character on quite a few issues as well. But I like the consistency of her arguments and her passion as a character. I think she is kind of a weird poster character for what I would think of as an ideal Republican from the point of view of a foreigner. Hell, I might as well put up a Sorkin as the inventor of her maybe.

But I have only seen the first two seasons yet and so far she has been the only three dimensional character that happens to be on this show. Maybe that will change in the next seasons. But I´d like to find that out for myself. So please don´t spoil this for me.
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post #19 of 62
11/2/08 at 11:19pm
I would vote for Ainsley Hayes for anything. That set of ideals that Sorkin put together for the character is very consistent and compelling (and impossible, of course). In today's climate, she'd likely be an independent or Libertarian rather than a Republican, though.
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post #20 of 62
11/2/08 at 11:24pm
Barry Goldwater.
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post #21 of 62
11/2/08 at 11:46pm
Jon Voight
Kurt Russell (Libertarian but votes Republican)
Dennis Hopper
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post #22 of 62
11/2/08 at 11:49pm
Earl Warren (Especially when he was Governor)
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post #23 of 62
11/2/08 at 11:50pm
If this was 2000 John McCain would be at the top of everyones list.
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post #24 of 62
11/2/08 at 11:51pm
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Originally Posted by dynamotv View Post
Seems like the right counterpoint to the Least Favorite Democrats thread. Some of these picks are based on personality. Some are picked because they entertain the heck out of me. And some are picked because of purely ironic reasons.

Mike Huckaby: Totally disagree with him politically and in some ways, represents everything that's wrong philosophically with the Republican Party. That being said, he's one of the more likeable Republicans out there.

Colin Powell: Not even sure if he still considers himself to be a Republican or not but I'm including him in this column. He gets major points off for pimping the war in Iraq to the UN but he's always struck me as a guy who sees it right down the middle and speaks his mind. The mind still reels at what could have happened had he ran in '96. Not many people could have won against Clinton in '96 but I think Powell could have swung it.

John McCain: I like the guy and most of his history as a politician but his campaign since August has confused the shit out of me. Is he going negative because that's who he is or is he going negative because that's what he was told to do if he wanted a real shot at getting elected? I'm thinking the latter. Remember where his campaign was before the "Celebrity" ad? Sparsely attended rallies? A presser in the cheese aisle of a supermarket? Begging Obama to do Town Meetings with him? The fact was that I think he really wanted to run a positive campaign but that wasn't getting him anywhere. His mistake since then has been not moving toward making the case for himself once he had the attention. I hope that after he loses, McCain will have a chance for some image rehabilitation.

Sarah Palin: It's like Brick Tamlin changed genders and decided to go into politics. Has there ever been a more stupid person thrust to the national stage than her? Maybe Quayle but that's about it. I think her entertainment value will be more evident after the danger of her getting real power has passed......

That's my short list.
Whatever the reasons, it feels wrong to have Palin on the same list as Powell.

Anyway, we can't overlook Stallone.

And John Milius.
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post #25 of 62
11/2/08 at 11:53pm
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If this was 2000 John McCain would be at the top of everyones list.
If this was 2000 Ron Paul would be higher, too, since he'd simply be "that harmless, principled guy" rather than "that candidate with the crazy views and crazier supporters."
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post #26 of 62
11/2/08 at 11:57pm
Mister we could use a man like Herbert Hoover again...
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post #27 of 62
11/3/08 at 12:02am
The interesting thing about Hoover was that if you looked at his background, you would have thought a guy like that would be a great president.
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post #28 of 62
11/3/08 at 12:06am
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Originally Posted by James Kimbell View Post
If this was 2000 Ron Paul would be higher, too, since he'd simply be "that harmless, principled guy" rather than "that candidate with the crazy views and crazier supporters."
I didn't even know Ron Paul existed in 2000. What was he doing?
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post #29 of 62
11/3/08 at 12:16am
Eisenhower for two (and really only two) reasons:

1. His taking control of the Arkansas National Guard and ordering them to stand down in Little Rock in 1957.

2. Appointing William Brennan to the Supreme Court.
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post #30 of 62
11/3/08 at 12:19am
That was such a great move. Federalizing the national guard like that.
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post #31 of 62
11/3/08 at 12:22am
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Originally Posted by ElCapitanAmerica View Post
I didn't even know Ron Paul existed in 2000. What was he doing?
Being a very active Congressman who introduces a ton of bills, many of which are pretty great even though there are many wacky ones, too. But he knows they're wacky and keeps writing them anyway, which is kind of endearing, don't you think? And even though I'm glad a lot of his ideas fail, such as the stuff regarding abortion - since that stuff will never happen, I don't have to worry about it and I can say hey, look at this politician being consistent and principled, even though I disagree sometimes.
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post #32 of 62
11/3/08 at 12:25am
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That was such a great move. Federalizing the national guard like that.

Sending in the 101st right after it took the piss right out of Faebus even though he threw a little hissy fit and cancelled the following Little Rock school year.

I've read that Faebus wasn't even against desegregation. It was more as a response to a political challenge from a staunch segregationist in the upcoming gubenatorial primary.

Which probably makes it more evil in the end if true.
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post #33 of 62
11/3/08 at 12:38am
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Originally Posted by James Kimbell View Post
If this was 2000 Ron Paul would be higher, too, since he'd simply be "that harmless, principled guy" rather than "that candidate with the crazy views and crazier supporters."
Touche.
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post #34 of 62
11/3/08 at 1:49am
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Originally Posted by Bancroft Agee View Post
Eisenhower for two (and really only two) reasons:

1. His taking control of the Arkansas National Guard and ordering them to stand down in Little Rock in 1957.

2. Appointing William Brennan to the Supreme Court.
No love for Earl Warren? Harlan II had his moments as well, I guess, and he'd probably be decried as an ultra lefty in today's climate. I'm fond of the Interstate Highway System, too, although I could see how one could object to that. Plus, we got Alaska and Hawaii!
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post #35 of 62
11/3/08 at 6:35am
Mayor of San Diego Jerry Sanders.

This is why:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rfea...oposition-8/78

(Its important to know, by the way, that this was back in 2007 not now right before the Prop 8 vote)
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post #36 of 62
11/3/08 at 6:51am
I like Chuck Hagel a lot.
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post #37 of 62
11/3/08 at 7:23am
[Jacob Singer]NONE OF THEM.[/Jacob Singer]
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post #38 of 62
11/3/08 at 10:13am
Don't forget Eisenhower named and warned against the military-industrial complex upon leaving office.

His first draft of that speech called it the "military-industrial-congressional complex."

Also, roads, as you said.
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post #39 of 62
11/3/08 at 10:47am
This guy!
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post #40 of 62
11/3/08 at 12:05pm
Why is it so many action stars are Republicans? (Stallone, Arnold, Norris, Russell...)

I'd say that Huckabee is likable, and seeing SNL this weekend reminded me of the McCain from 2000 that gave the (now "liberal, gotcha") media total access to his campaign.
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post #41 of 62
11/3/08 at 12:14pm
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Originally Posted by C.Swicegood View Post
Why is it so many action stars are Republicans? (Stallone, Arnold, Norris, Russell...)

I'd say that Huckabee is likable, and seeing SNL this weekend reminded me of the McCain from 2000 that gave the (now "liberal, gotcha") media total access to his campaign.
I just had the same thought a little while ago. Schwarzenegger seems to share the view of most of the big democratic issues. Maybe it's the big chunks that the IRS take out of their ridiculous pay checks but that would seem a little ironic since it doesn't keep them from owning dozens of multi million dollar mansions and luxury cars.
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post #42 of 62
11/3/08 at 2:41pm
Oh, John Bingham! I really can't believe I forgot him. Wrote probably one of the most important single sentences in the whole of American law:

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No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property without due process of law, nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
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Originally Posted by Felt Pelt View Post
Don't forget Eisenhower named and warned against the military-industrial complex upon leaving office.

His first draft of that speech called it the "military-industrial-congressional complex."

Also, roads, as you said.
Yep, that's a good point as well. Eisenhower was a damn decent president, and probably the best Republican one this side of Teddy Roosevelt.
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post #43 of 62
11/3/08 at 3:27pm
The interesting thing about Eisenhower was that this guy was not a rock-ribbed republican (As opposed to MacArthur). He was courted by both parties (To the point that Truman wanted Eisenhower to run as democrat in '48 and would be willing to demote himself to VP to do it) and he choose Republican because of corruption scandals at the time.
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post #44 of 62
11/3/08 at 7:10pm
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Originally Posted by Nibblonian View Post
No love for Earl Warren? Harlan II had his moments as well
I have nothing against Earl Warren. I'm just a bigger fan of Brennan's intellectual ability, his stance on the death penalty and his arguments on how it violates the 8th Amendment coupled with his fight against the roll backs of everything the Warren Court made possible (along with Thurgood Marshall) later in his tenure..

Harlan I (maybe the first "radical" Supreme Court Justice) is also a personal favorite as well as William Douglas. Of course they all pale to the greatest of them all: John Marshall.


/derail
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post #45 of 62
11/3/08 at 7:25pm
Huckabee is indeed very likeable. If there's an alternate universe version of him, that holds the opposite opinion on every issue, I'd vote for that guy.
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post #46 of 62
11/3/08 at 11:26pm
No love for Barry Goldwater?
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post #47 of 62
11/3/08 at 11:37pm
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Originally Posted by James Kimbell View Post
If this was 2000 Ron Paul would be higher, too, since he'd simply be "that harmless, principled guy" rather than "that candidate with the crazy views and crazier supporters."
I think Palin's supporters have easily out-crazied Ron Paul's. Paul's supporters were largely eccentrics. Palin's are dangerous and fucking nuts.

I also like Ike. Can't believe I overlooked the man who called out the military-industrial complex.
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post #48 of 62
11/4/08 at 12:20am
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No love for Barry Goldwater?
If we are gonna talk about past Republicans, there's the Holy Trinity of the GOP in my opinion... Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, and Barry Goldwater.
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post #49 of 62
11/4/08 at 12:34am
Anybody that admires Teddy Roosevelt is suspect in my book.

War mongerer, propagandist, imperalist and the man who once wrote after the rejection of the annexation of Hawaii (after the overthrow and subjugation of the native people by the Dole family interest) that is was a "crime against white civilization" shouldn't be put on a pedastal no matter what he championed on the domestic front.
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post #50 of 62
11/4/08 at 12:47am
He was also a progressive and an environmentalist. Yeah the guy was a product of his time but you cannot ignore what he brought to the office and the country.

Funny you say that even though he was a Nobel Peace Prize winner.
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