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Who is your favorite US President?

post #1 of 46
6/5/04 at 5:13pm
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I thought about putting it in EqualBias, but they're a bunch of squabbly bitches, so fuck em.




Teddy Roosevelt is my favorite. He is also the greatest mustachioed president we ever had.
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post #2 of 46
6/5/04 at 5:13pm
I liked the dude with polio and the wheelchair.
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post #3 of 46
6/5/04 at 5:16pm
I got named after Ronald Reagan. So he's my LEAST favorite. My fave is probably Lincoln.
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post #4 of 46
6/5/04 at 5:16pm
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Originally posted by Gruber
I liked the dude with polio and the wheelchair.
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post #5 of 46
6/5/04 at 5:17pm
No, that's just a recent photo of John Carpenter. I meant FDR.
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post #6 of 46
6/5/04 at 5:31pm
Yeah and he got shot like a bitch.
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post #7 of 46
6/5/04 at 6:29pm
there are SEVERAL US presidents I like.
but I would have to say the richest - Bill Gates - when he was president of Microsoft he was worth billions.
He's still worth billions.


however if you are talking about President OF THE US then I would have to go with one of the following.

Washington - freemason. said presidents should only be able to hold office for 2 terms.

Jefferson - doodled together some plans for his shack - montecello. bought a few acres out west that became all the states from Louisianna to Washington state. Wrote a few things that were kinda important.

Carter - maybe not the best president DURING his term, but NO ONE has ever done more or better AFTER they left office.

Kennedy - inspired us to go to the moon, think he is still there.

FDR - who doesn't love a president that marries his cousin?

Tons of fun Taft - gotta give it to a man who is too fat for a regular bathtub.

Clinton - the first female president did a good job - and through all that crap her husband was pulling cheating on her and everything.
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post #8 of 46
6/5/04 at 6:32pm
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post #9 of 46
6/5/04 at 6:53pm
Whoa, Reagan just died.
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post #10 of 46
6/5/04 at 7:04pm
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Originally posted by Jim Pappas/Jabba
Martin Van Buren. His legacy? The term "Ok" comes from his presidential campaign, and it is now a virtually universal term.
His sideburns also put the entire 1970's decade to shame.

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post #11 of 46
6/5/04 at 7:23pm
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Originally posted by PeakFreak
there are SEVERAL US presidents I like.
but I would have to say the richest - Bill Gates - when he was president of Microsoft he was worth billions.
He's still worth billions.
You like Bill gates because he's rich?
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post #12 of 46
6/5/04 at 9:45pm
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That was actually Teddy Roosevelt.

I don't think FDR did much tackling as President.
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post #13 of 46
6/5/04 at 10:51pm
Bartlet. Just kidding.

Probally Clinton, Kennedy, or Roosevelt (Teddy and Franklin).
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post #14 of 46
6/5/04 at 11:02pm
Lincoln.
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post #15 of 46
6/6/04 at 3:26am
MILLARD FILLMORE



HAIL THE GREATEST AMERICAN PRESIDENT.

and NO I won't choose a smaller image because this MAN DESERVES AN IMAGE OF SUCH MAGNITUDE.
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post #16 of 46
6/6/04 at 7:25am
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Originally posted by Mayhem
Whoa, Reagan just died.
Doesn't look like anyone cares around here..



I'm not even from the US, but I always find it weird when someone linked to my childhood dies.
Plus, I can't think of many people who have had a more extraordinary life.
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post #17 of 46
6/6/04 at 9:54am
Truman, I suppose.

There are folks I admire as people who didn't make especially great presidents, though--like Jimmy Carter, John Adams, etc.
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post #18 of 46
6/6/04 at 12:02pm
While I was technically not around to witness the administration of this man, and his policies did contribute to my mother not being able to obtain grant money for college (b/c she's white), everyone I have ever spoke with about (democrat or republican...) respects and adores this man: Ronald Reagan.

Been watching the CBS morning thingy about him too...great guy!
Wish I coulda been there...

But other than that, I've have to go with George Bush (not Dubya) mainly b/c he was head of the f-ing CIA. I mean...first you control the country secretly, then publically...that's kick ass!
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post #19 of 46
6/6/04 at 2:09pm
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Originally posted by PsYcHwArD101
While I was technically not around to witness the administration of this man, and his policies did contribute to my mother not being able to obtain grant money for college (b/c she's white), everyone I have ever spoke with about (democrat or republican...) respects and adores this man: Ronald Reagan.
Clearly you've never been to the Politics forum.

As for favorite presidents, Jefferson did a lot of awesome things (although a few not-so-awesome things). Lincoln gets too much credit, but even if you're realistic about him, he's still a pretty great man. Still, I'd have to say Woodrow Wilson wins out in the end for being such an idealist.
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post #20 of 46
6/6/04 at 2:41pm
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Originally posted by Big Rich
This here is a true story about FDR.

One night FDR was giving a speech. A man with the intent to assisinate the president brought a deringer pistol on his persons with which to shoot Mr. Roosevelt. Well, the man hit FDR in his chest I belive, however the deringer would need to be fired many more times to take down a man like FDR. The assilant found this out when FDR tackled the man and held him down to be arrested.

Following this, FDR went back onstage and finished his speech. He then went to a hosipital to recieve treatment for his wounds.
Werbal is correct - that WAS TR, not FDR. Happened here in Milwaukee, as a matter of fact. Occurred when he was running for a third term as a member of the Bull Moose party. The assailant felt he had gone back on his word not to run again.

TR is my favorite - he shepherded the US from the minor leagues to world power, had a deft diplomatic touch in foreign policy, and probably was one of the better presidents at understanding how and when to wield the power of the office - he was renowned as a "trust buster" but only came down when they were clearly threatening the public interest. And the capper, to me, is that he had the vision to implement the preservation of the environment through the creation of national parks the the forest service.
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post #21 of 46
6/7/04 at 3:31am
Wilson.

He kept the US out of WWI long enough so that we were the only western country whose economy and population wasn't completly devestated.
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post #22 of 46
6/7/04 at 7:32am
Ronald Regan (R.I.P.)

of JFK - no President got as much ass as he did, and he nailed Marilyn Monroe...with her smelly undergarments and gas problems and all!
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post #23 of 46
6/7/04 at 2:18pm
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Originally posted by Werbal_Kint
His sideburns also put the entire 1970's decade to shame.
But for great presidential facial hair, you have to go with Chester A. Arthur.


I have a soft spot for Reagan, because so many great 80s punk songs were written about him.


People take George Washington for granted. Think about the aftermaths of other historical revolutions--the French, the Russian, and so on. How easy would it have been for the new regime to institute a dictator, to begin persecuting it's subjects, to become a mirror of the regime from which it won independence? Or, for that matter, for this new government, without the strong central power of European monarchies, to fall apart? Thank god for that wise, principaled hemp farmer to whom our earliest citizens entrusted the presidency!
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post #24 of 46
6/7/04 at 3:29pm
LBJ LBJ LBJ LBJ

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post #25 of 46
6/7/04 at 5:48pm
Ronnie. R.I.P.

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post #26 of 46
6/8/04 at 5:37am
I can't believe no one has mentioned James K. Polk. They Might Be Giants can't be TOO off the mark. He IS the only U.S. President to ever fulfill his entire platform and in one term, no less.
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post #27 of 46
6/8/04 at 5:52am
I was always partial to Warren G Harding.

Tea Pots indeed.
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post #28 of 46
6/8/04 at 10:23am
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Originally posted by Jim Pappas/Jabba
Martin Van Buren. His legacy? The term "Ok" comes from his presidential campaign, and it is now a virtually universal term.
He also has a gang named after him - the Van Buren Boys.
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post #29 of 46
6/8/04 at 10:25am
I've got several favorites:

Washington
Jefferson
Lincoln
TR
Reagan


I don't know which order I'd put them in, but it would be something.
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post #30 of 46
6/8/04 at 1:05pm
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Originally posted by Z-Man

People take George Washington for granted. Think about the aftermaths of other historical revolutions--the French, the Russian, and so on. How easy would it have been for the new regime to institute a dictator, to begin persecuting it's subjects, to become a mirror of the regime from which it won independence? Or, for that matter, for this new government, without the strong central power of European monarchies, to fall apart? Thank god for that wise, principaled hemp farmer to whom our earliest citizens entrusted the presidency!
Too true. Washington had an incredible amount of foresight into the future of our country and a well-documented insight into his own times and people.

It should also be mentioned that in his exit speech he warned against the creation of a party system in American politics. He knew it would devolve into petty bickering and cause the least amount of good to be accomplished, even by those with the best intentions. If he were still alive, and young, I have no doubt he would be trying to start a revolution.
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post #31 of 46
6/8/04 at 1:06pm
Favorite? RR

Runners-up:

JFK- A Democrat, the last seemingly, who knew that lower taxes meant a healthy economy. Also, a friend of the military.

W- Brave enough to tackle a monumental task like fighting global terrorism and believing we can win. History will be kind to him.

Lincoln- Held a nation together by sheer force of will. Cemented the Republicans as the true fighters for Civil Rights.

Washington- Audacious, creative, brilliant, brave, steady. Established the Republic. What more could you ask for?
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post #32 of 46
6/8/04 at 1:23pm
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Originally posted by Tech Noir
Wilson.

He kept the US out of WWI long enough so that we were the only western country whose economy and population wasn't completly devestated.
What? I don't think Canada's economy tanked. I don't remember ever being taught Canada's economy tanked. I'm certain that Canada's population was larger at the end of the Great War than at the beginning. By about 500 000.
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post #33 of 46
6/8/04 at 1:32pm
I'm partial to Teddy Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, and Truman.

Worst presidents: Grant, Harding, Reagan, and I want to put Dubya in there, but unfortunately he's not done yet.
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post #34 of 46
6/8/04 at 1:39pm
I know this is a best of, but in response to Goldberg's anti-list, I'd like to also add Silent Cal Coolidge. What a waste of space that guy was. Hoover wasn't good, either. But no list can be without Franklin Pierce. Many scholars have a hard time deciding between Pierce or Grant as the worst president ever. One helped to push the country into Civil War & the other did nothing to calm things afterwards.
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post #35 of 46
6/8/04 at 1:43pm
Yeah, no doubt that Coolidge, Hoover, and Pierce were bad presidents, I just think the ones I named were even worse. But let us not forget Presidents who everyone forgets, such as:

Rutherford B. Hayes
Millard Fillmore
James K. Polk
John Quincy Adams

And of course, the man who would be king (had it not been for a guy named Andrew Jackson), Henry Clay.
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post #36 of 46
6/8/04 at 1:50pm
Oh there's great arguements for every one of them. Though I admit I have a hard time tearing up Rutherford B. Hayes because he has the coolest name of any president. Sounds like the name of a blaxploitation actor.
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post #37 of 46
6/12/04 at 2:12pm
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post #38 of 46
6/12/04 at 9:52pm
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Originally posted by Anderson
I was always partial to Warren G Harding.

Tea Pots indeed.
YEEESS!! GOOD CALL!
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post #39 of 46
6/13/04 at 4:12am
John Q. Adams

this sly bastard didn't get the popular OR the electoral vote! i love it! screw the people, all they do is smell and die of disease anyway!
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post #40 of 46
6/13/04 at 7:13am
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Originally posted by Nick Luskmonster
Too true. Washington had an incredible amount of foresight into the future of our country and a well-documented insight into his own times and people.

It should also be mentioned that in his exit speech he warned against the creation of a party system in American politics. He knew it would devolve into petty bickering and cause the least amount of good to be accomplished, even by those with the best intentions. If he were still alive, and young, I have no doubt he would be trying to start a revolution.
In that exit speech Washington also warned that the U.S. could not remain isolationist, and needed to build strong ties with Europe. He also said that the issue of slavery could one day threaten to tear the country apart. Smart guy.
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post #41 of 46
6/14/04 at 4:41am
In case anyone was wondering:

While I'm certain there were much better Presidents before him, Presidents that did more good, but since I didn't live during their time I'll only speak of Presidents I did live through, and out of those 4, I gotta go with Clinton.

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Originally posted by The Farce
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post #42 of 46
6/16/04 at 1:23pm
Did any of you ever hear the story about Calvin Coolidge?

Supposedly, he was a man of very few words and one night at a dinner party, a young woman bet she could get him to say more than three words. Without looking up, he quietly responded, "You lose."
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post #43 of 46
6/16/04 at 9:29pm
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Originally posted by Scott DuVall
I can't believe no one has mentioned James K. Polk. They Might Be Giants can't be TOO off the mark. He IS the only U.S. President to ever fulfill his entire platform and in one term, no less.
He also died of chronic diarehha, or however you spell it. Regardless, he pooped too much and that killed him.
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post #44 of 46
6/16/04 at 9:34pm
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Originally posted by moovyphreak
Did any of you ever hear the story about Calvin Coolidge?

Supposedly, he was a man of very few words and one night at a dinner party, a young woman bet she could get him to say more than three words. Without looking up, he quietly responded, "You lose."
Thats a true story, but my favorite of all time was when he actually was leaving Vermont, his home state, to go to Washington to assume the Vice PResidency. This guy was giving this really long winded speech and presenting him with a rake made of cherry wood (I believe) because it was so sturdy and represented the characteristics of a good vice president (whatever). Coolide takes this rake in his hands, looks it over and simply says "OAK". That was his only response. What a true man. Too bad Howard Dean couldn't be more like him.
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post #45 of 46
6/16/04 at 9:43pm
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Here's a cartoon criticizing Coolidge for the Tea Pot Dome scandal, which can be seen by the fact he is... drowning an elephant in a bath-tub or... some-such.
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post #46 of 46
6/17/04 at 12:59am
I do not think you can even make a decision on Bush until he is out of office. We are just getting a glimpse of what good or bad Clinton did.

That said, I'd go with ABE, TEDDY, and POLK (I know Polk did some crappy stuff, but we gained 1/3 of our country).

Most important person that was never president? Hamilton. Probably more important then 90% of the presidents.
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