Posted on 08/10/2015 3:05:17 PM PDT by RoosterRedux
Some historical examples of US presidents behaving in an un-presidential or undignified manner while in office include, but are not limited to, war hero Andrew Jackson teaching his parrot to swear and James Monroe chasing his secretary of state out of the Oval office with fireplace tongs.
The race between President John Quincy Adams and Mr. Jackson in 1828 was one of the ugliest ever, with partisan newspaper headlines making accusations against the candidates, ranging from murder and adultery to pimping.
In more recent history, former President Lyndon B. Johnson, stands out, according to a contemporary who explained "the Johnson treatment."
"It was an incredible blend of badgering, cajolery, reminders of past favors, promises of future favors, predictions of gloom if something doesn't happen. When that man started to work on you, all of a sudden, you just felt that you were standing under a waterfall and the stuff was pouring on you."
But others in government had differing views on the 36th president.
"He hasn't got the depth of mind nor the breadth of vision to carry great responsibility ... Johnson is superficial and opportunistic," said former President Dwight Eisenhower.
Former US Attorney General and Senator Robert F. Kennedy once said of Johnson, "He tells so many lies that he convinces himself after a while he's telling the truth. He just doesn't recognize truth or falsehood."
Johnson is also attributed with stunningly off-color quotes and, on those grounds, some may consider Trump to be a bit more presidential in a very traditional sense than his opponents.
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I imagine Teddy Roosevelt personality somewhat like Trumps.
I’ll take Obama pretending to scratch his face while giving the finger for 100 Alex.
I know that every arrow that they fire at Trump is an arrow that they would be firing at Cruz if Trump were not around.
I will have died and gone to heaven if this happens.
As a follow-up, asking Cruz to be his veep will send a message to stalwart conservatives that he is one of them...and, hence, will get their votes.
I would compare Trump’s thin skin to Obama.
We need a real man in the Oval Office. 8 years of Trump and 8 more of Cruz.
Bill Clinton......the rapist
Our cartoon-like figure pretending to be the POTUS as Soros manipulates him like a marionette is presidential?!?!?
YIKES!
Oh come on!
It begins and ends with Clinton.
It should be intuitively obvious.
Oh that's funny.
Speaking of LBJ being crude and vulgar
That is an actual recording of the president. Warning very vulgar language
LBJ - As mom used to say, “He was so crooked they had to screw him into the ground when they buried him.”
Kinda like 0bama, huh?
(And sHitlery)
It’s only a matter of time before Trump fatigue sets in. I’m hoping that he’ll do irreversible damage to the amnesty candidates (Bush, Rubio, Graham, etc.) before he leaves.
Exactly.
How about that nasty thing in the WH now?
This is not happening randomly...Trump is controlling it.
He is riding the wave, as only he knows how.
It may be tacky...but it will all work for Trump in the end.
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