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Greatest U.S. President? Public Names Reagan, Clinton, Lincoln
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| 2/18/05
| Joseph Carroll
Posted on 02/18/2005 2:23:36 PM PST by NYGOPRULEZ
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To: NYGOPRULEZ
Clinton? Maybe people thought they meant Greatest American Perverts.
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posted on
02/18/2005 2:24:43 PM PST
by
mnehring
(cBS- Fourth Column, Fifth Estate, Disinformers)
To: NYGOPRULEZ
CLINTON?????????????????????????
To: NYGOPRULEZ
Would like to hear from the Clintoon fans just what X42 did that was "great".
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posted on
02/18/2005 2:25:54 PM PST
by
BenLurkin
To: NYGOPRULEZ
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posted on
02/18/2005 2:25:54 PM PST
by
Mr. Mojo
To: Mr. Mojo
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posted on
02/18/2005 2:26:23 PM PST
by
BenLurkin
To: NYGOPRULEZ
Must have polled TV viewers. Clinton shouldn't even rate among people who know history.
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posted on
02/18/2005 2:26:45 PM PST
by
Conspiracy Guy
(Reading is fundamental. Comprehension is optional.)
To: NYGOPRULEZ
Clinton belongs nowhere near that list.
To: NYGOPRULEZ; Salvation; redlipstick; texasflower; seamole; Doctor Stochastic; MegaSilver; ...
Gallup Ping
FReepmail me if you want to be on or off the list.
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posted on
02/18/2005 2:26:54 PM PST
by
RWR8189
(Its Morning in America Again!)
To: NYGOPRULEZ
...still trying to provide a legacy for Clinton...
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posted on
02/18/2005 2:28:39 PM PST
by
no more apples
(my give-a-damn's busted)
To: Mr. Mojo
You mean the guy on the dollar bill?
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posted on
02/18/2005 2:28:53 PM PST
by
My2Cents
(Fringe poster since 1998.)
To: NYGOPRULEZ
Proof that "history" for too many Americans is the span between their own birth and death. Pity.
APf
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posted on
02/18/2005 2:29:00 PM PST
by
APFel
(For some reason, the word "Freeper" is flagged by the spellcheck. Someone contact Websters.)
To: NYGOPRULEZ
You guys are taking this mention of Clinton all wrong.
Democrats do not know any history, and the only president they can think of that isn't Bush, his father, or Reagan is Bill Clinton, since it was an open ended question, they had no one else to choose.
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posted on
02/18/2005 2:29:55 PM PST
by
RWR8189
(Its Morning in America Again!)
To: Mr. Mojo
DITTO!
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posted on
02/18/2005 2:29:55 PM PST
by
DTogo
(U.S. out of the U.N. & U.N out of the U.S.)
To: NYGOPRULEZ
It is unfortunate that these polls don't limit the participants to those who have a demonstrable knowledge of American History and the Presidency. Lacking that limitation the 'Poll' ends up being, for the most part, a name recognition exercises, useless in measuring true greatness..
Reagan among the top, IMO yes. Clinton??? No way. Take the poll in a few decades nd Clinton's name recognition will hopefully have faded and he'll be relegated to the basement, a position he richly deserves.
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posted on
02/18/2005 2:30:20 PM PST
by
drt1
To: NYGOPRULEZ
It shows how truly clueless the American public is. Washington at the top. Lincoln and FDR should be up there because of leadership during times when our country was engaged in major wars that threatened our national existence. Reagan for much the same reason. Clinton and Kennedy don't belong in the top tier. It's too early to be grading Bush as yet.
To: NYGOPRULEZ
1. Washington
2. Reagan
3. Lincoln
4. Bush (43)
I forgot the others mentioned...
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posted on
02/18/2005 2:30:50 PM PST
by
Tarpaulin
(Look it up.)
To: NYGOPRULEZ
Clinton is one of the 5 worst presidents in American history, along with Jimmy "Malaise" Carter, FDR, LBJ, and Woodrow "Woody" Wilson.
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posted on
02/18/2005 2:30:54 PM PST
by
JillValentine
(Watch out for NewCentristModerateHillary2008!)
To: Mr. Mojo
These so-called polls should ask "Who is the second greatest president" because only a historical illiterate would select anyone but Washington as the greatest.
There have been other very good presidents, but none have been even close to Washington.
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posted on
02/18/2005 2:31:02 PM PST
by
Ditto
( No trees were killed in sending this message, but billions of electrons were inconvenienced.)
To: NYGOPRULEZ
Clinton. Come on. This is a joke. He certainly wasn't the worst, but to name him as the greatest just because he is fresh in mind is a sin. I wish that those polled would have had to name some of their choice's accomplishments. "Those who choose Clinton as America's greatest president named his chief success as 'being a player,' although they were quick to add that his taste in women was his greatest failing."
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posted on
02/18/2005 2:31:14 PM PST
by
Cyclopean Squid
(The 80s belonged to the Gipper, the Aughts belong to Dubya!)
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