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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
How about Coolidge. We cant under estimate the wisdom in leaving well enough alone and let capitalism lead as it does naturally to prosperity.
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posted on
02/18/2005 2:48:16 PM PST
by
Archon of the East
(The Constitution is a terrible thing to waste)
To: Patti_ORiley
"...FDR should be up there because of leadership during times when our country was engaged in major wars that threatened our national existence"
FDR was laid up in bed most of the time our "greatest generation" was out fighting the war that he promised to keep us out of - before prodding Japan into dragging us in.
Then he turned half of Europe over to Stalin in exchange for his "united nations" fantasy, starting the cold war and leaving us answering to France as his legacy.
To: churchillbuff
I don't see Polk on your list. Polk was a superstar--he should have at least made it into your top 10!
63
posted on
02/18/2005 2:49:18 PM PST
by
Cyclopean Squid
(The 80s belonged to the Gipper, the Aughts belong to Dubya!)
To: libertyman
C'mon, you remember: GW was that racist, rich, white, land-holding slave onwer who died 200 yrs ago. It's becoming clearer now. He was the guy that forced all the Native Americans off their land, taking more and more territory for white people.
I remember the guy. :)
64
posted on
02/18/2005 2:50:00 PM PST
by
writer33
("In Defense of Liberty," a political thriller, being released in March)
To: Recovering_Democrat
Yes! Manifest Destiny all the way.
65
posted on
02/18/2005 2:50:08 PM PST
by
Cyclopean Squid
(The 80s belonged to the Gipper, the Aughts belong to Dubya!)
To: Recovering_Democrat
Mexicans shrink back at the sound of his name.
66
posted on
02/18/2005 2:51:18 PM PST
by
My2Cents
(Fringe poster since 1998.)
To: libertyman
Too bad so few of my FReeper friends have read "The Real Lincoln" by Thomas DiLorenzo. I read it. DiLorenzo is to Lincoln as Michael Moore is to Bush. That book isn't history. It's pure political propaganda designed to tantalize the historically ignorant and the radical fringe.
But like Moore, I'm sure DiLorenzo has made a lot of money from the Lost Cause Lunatics.
67
posted on
02/18/2005 2:52:35 PM PST
by
Ditto
( No trees were killed in sending this message, but billions of electrons were inconvenienced.)
To: Recovering_Democrat
Do you realize that photo of Polk is larger than life-like? LOL
68
posted on
02/18/2005 2:52:38 PM PST
by
My2Cents
(Fringe poster since 1998.)
To: writer33
Must not fall asleep. The Pods are everywhere!
69
posted on
02/18/2005 2:52:38 PM PST
by
Conspiracy Guy
(Reading is fundamental. Comprehension is optional.)
To: Undecided
Who the hell is FDR? I need a big mac! Just kidding. Hey, I don't think you intended to reply to my post, but it is nice to hear from you anyway.
To: Ditto
But like Moore, I'm sure DiLorenzo has made a lot of money from the Lost Cause Lunatics. There's a lot of money to be made in fiction.
To: NYGOPRULEZ
I am not one for slavish subscription to the opinion of academics, but the Wall Street Journal's Opinion Journal recently published the rankings of the Presidents of a group of scholars. The rankings seem to be reasonably accurate, with a few exceptions. I printed the rankings out to keep...here they are:
GREAT
1. George Washington
2. Abraham Lincoln
3. Franklin Roosevelt
NEAR GREAT4. Thomas Jefferson
5. Theodore Roosevelt
6. Andrew Jackson
7. Harry Truman
8. Ronald Reagan
9. Dwight Eisenhower
10. James Polk
11. Woodrow Wilson
ABOVE AVERAGE12. Grover Cleveland
13. John Adams
14. William McKinley
15. James Madison
16. James Monroe
17. Lyndon Johnson
18. John Kennedy
AVERAGE19. William Taft
20. John Quincy Adams
21. George H.W. Bush
22. Rutherford B. Hayes
23. Martin Van Buren
24. Bill Clinton
25. Calvin Coolidge
26. Chester Arthur
BELOW AVERAGE27. Benjamin Harrison
28. Gerald Ford
29. Herbert Hoover
30. Jimmy Carter
31. Zachary Taylor
32. Ulysses Grant
33. Richard Nixon
34. John Tyler
35. Millard Fillmore
FAILURE
36. Andrew Johnson
37. Franklin Pierce
38. Warren Harding
39. James Buchanan
William Henry Harrison was president for only 30 days, and James Garfield was in office only six months. The scholars thought their early deaths made it too difficult to evaluate their tenures, so their presidencies were not included.
I don't agree with all of this...Coolidge ought to be a little higher, in my opinion...Kennedy and Clinton a little lower. Nixon wasn't "below average"--at least not down below Carter. But I think this list is a reasonable representation of a ranking of the Presidents.
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posted on
02/18/2005 2:54:52 PM PST
by
Recovering_Democrat
(I'm so glad to no longer be associated with the Party of Dependence on Government!)
To: NorCalRepub
OMG!!!!!! You can't be serious.
To: RWR8189
They all need to study the history of the most corrupt administration in history.
74
posted on
02/18/2005 2:56:50 PM PST
by
cloud8
To: NorCalRepub
A couple of years ago, we took to the kids to see the homes of Washington, Jackson, Madison, Jefferson, and Monroe. As we heard of their personal lives, I found my admiration of Washington increasing and my admiration of the others decreasing. As someone who believes in God's Providence, I think that Washington was God's gift to our fledgling nation.
To: Ditto
There have been other very good presidents, but none have been even close to Washington.That is true. And his Farewell Address is still as apropos to the future, as at any time in the past:
Washington's Farewell Address.
William Flax
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posted on
02/18/2005 2:56:56 PM PST
by
Ohioan
To: Cyclopean Squid
I give JFK credit for getting through the Cuban Missile Crises without destroying the world. He deserves honorable mention for that.
77
posted on
02/18/2005 2:57:10 PM PST
by
faq
To: NYGOPRULEZ
Bill Clinton as the greatest President?
What did he accomplish?
Created an economic bubble but passed along a recession.
Paid $90,000 to Paula Jones for exposing himself without admitting guilt.
Lied under oath in front of a Federal Grand Jury, had his law license removed for 5 years.
Splattered his semen over Monica Lewinsky's dress.
Fired rockets at the eve of his impeachment hearings at a suspected bin Laden campsite, destroyed a pill factory.
Sold pardons to the highest bidders.
Greatness?
78
posted on
02/18/2005 2:57:39 PM PST
by
hermgem
To: NYGOPRULEZ
When school curriculum is dictated by left wing, corrupt union thugs who quit teaching American history in our schools, it isn't suprising that the contributions of George Washington would be ignored.
While an impeached president, who received oral sex in the oval office at the same time he was on the phone conducting government business, is included in the list.
Is this dumbing down the country or what!!
79
posted on
02/18/2005 2:58:02 PM PST
by
hgro
To: Conspiracy Guy
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posted on
02/18/2005 2:58:46 PM PST
by
writer33
("In Defense of Liberty," a political thriller, being released in March)
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