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A historian says Trump's presidency is likely to be the second shortest in history
Business Insider ^ | 2/18/17 | Charlotte England

Posted on 02/18/2017 5:09:19 PM PST by SoFloFreeper

.....Professor Ronald L Feinman predicted that the former reality TV star will stay in the top job "between the 31 days of William Henry Harrison in 1841," who died pneumonia and the "199 days of James A. Garfield in 1881," who died 79 days after he was shot by an assassin "after terrible suffering and medical malpractice."

Even if his time in office is "dragged out," Feinman predicted that Trump is unlikely to last the 16 months and 5 days of 12th president Zachary Taylor, who died of a digestive ailment while Head of State in 1850.

The 20th-century American history professor, who recently published a book about the unfortunate fates of US leaders, added that he thought the "Pence Presidency" was inevitable. He was referring to Trump's Vice President, Mike Pence, who would take over if Trump was to leave the leadership.

(Excerpt) Read more at businessinsider.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: history; idiocy; tds; trump
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To: livius

“I still wish he’d tone down some of his attacks”

Go somewhere private and read Matthew 23 out loud to yourself. Has Trump ever come close to that?


21 posted on 02/18/2017 6:20:35 PM PST by odawg
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To: SoFloFreeper

adjunct professor.....
a man with an opinion....
like sphincters .... everyone ahs one


22 posted on 02/18/2017 6:22:21 PM PST by zzwhale
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To: SoFloFreeper

I believe the Secret Service ought to pay a visit to the “good professor”.


23 posted on 02/18/2017 6:26:21 PM PST by wjcsux (The hyperventilating of the left means we are winning! (Tagline courtesy of Laz.))
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To: SoFloFreeper

Another loving leftist wishing death upon the president in the guise of historical precedence.


24 posted on 02/18/2017 6:32:22 PM PST by nonsporting
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To: definitelynotaliberal

Perhaps karma will kick in and the Trump presidency will be short for the professor.


25 posted on 02/18/2017 6:39:29 PM PST by jospehm20
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To: SoFloFreeper

Why does anyone print or reprint this BS. So your vote was cast for the loser in this election, boohoo, it’s happened to me voting in both parties in my life.I never went off the deep end the way lefties do these days, even when I thought I was a leftie in my younger days.Do these idiots want us to be a third world country?


26 posted on 02/18/2017 6:53:41 PM PST by Figment
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To: SoFloFreeper

The leftists are taking their wishful thinking to extreme and ridiculous levels. I think it’s much more likely he’ll be there for eight years than that his presidency will rapidly come to end soon. The leftists are acting as obliviously as they did in 2004 over Bush, whom they were certain was a incompetent fool whom everyone in the country hated. Hopefully, we can enjoy their shock when Trump is re-elected.


27 posted on 02/18/2017 7:06:50 PM PST by FenwickBabbitt
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To: SoFloFreeper

The Business Insider is a rabid leftwing rag.


28 posted on 02/18/2017 7:13:46 PM PST by MarvinStinson
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To: Enchante

Feinman stick your sick opinion up your anus.


29 posted on 02/18/2017 7:44:14 PM PST by wetgundog ("Extremism in the Defense of Liberty is No Vice" -AuH2O)
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To: definitelynotaliberal

“Hey, if we’re all making null predictions, here’s mine: He’ll be Prez 8 years and I will get to live out a Reagan presidency.”

I see your eight years of trump and raise you another 8 years of Pence.


30 posted on 02/18/2017 7:47:31 PM PST by Rebelbase
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To: SoFloFreeper

So is “Professor” dumbass taking bets? Because if so, I’d REALLY like to get in on that action!


31 posted on 02/18/2017 7:58:41 PM PST by catnipman (Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
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To: SoFloFreeper

Have we ever gone into a new presidency in which so many speculate on how long it is going to last?

Harrison, Taylor, and Garfield all died in office. What is the professor suggesting?

If I recall correctly, back during the election, there was concern about a certain candidate being willing to accept the results of the election. He has, of course, but many of those who posed the question have not. If they are still dedicated to a republic, then it is of the banana variety.


32 posted on 02/18/2017 8:00:17 PM PST by Southside_Chicago_Republican (If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.)
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To: SoFloFreeper

Is his real name Dr. Gregory House or is he an assassin?


33 posted on 02/18/2017 8:08:17 PM PST by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wH-pk2vZG2M)
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To: SoFloFreeper

34 posted on 02/18/2017 8:11:50 PM PST by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wH-pk2vZG2M)
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To: FrdmLvr

I saw that pic and I haven’t gotten it out of my mind.....horrible, disturbing and should be UNLAWFUL! I’ve just about quit FB altogether and will probably leave it for sure with Soros buying up a bunch of shares.


35 posted on 02/18/2017 8:40:01 PM PST by Dawgreg (Happiness is not having what you want, but wanting what you have.)
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To: SoFloFreeper

I didn’t click on the link; does he use the crystal ball method, or the always popular chicken bones?


36 posted on 02/18/2017 8:46:24 PM PST by Flaming Conservative
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To: laconic

Has he been hanging out with Jill Stein? Because she is convinced that if she nags long enough, she can still overturn the election. If they got together, and both nagged all over the MSM, that and $5 could get them a cup of coffee.


37 posted on 02/18/2017 8:50:59 PM PST by Flaming Conservative
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To: DuncanWaring

This site REEEALLLY needs a “like” button.


38 posted on 02/18/2017 8:53:34 PM PST by Flaming Conservative
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To: DoughtyOne

Good post!


39 posted on 02/18/2017 8:55:09 PM PST by Flaming Conservative
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To: txrefugee

Yeah. And with robotic McDonald’s, they can’t even ask if we’d like fries with that.


40 posted on 02/18/2017 8:57:01 PM PST by Flaming Conservative
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