Posted on 07/03/2010 9:51:24 AM PDT by PROCON
A survey of 238 "presidential scholars" released Thursday ranked Barack Obama as one of the nations's best presidents ever.
According to the Siena College Research Institute, Obama is currently in the fifteenth position an amazing three spots AHEAD of Ronald Reagan.
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These leftist America-hating ‘scholars’ may want to pretend that Barack Hussein Obama is a ‘better’ president than Ronald Reagan but no sentient human being (Leftist Obama Kool-Aid drinkers excluded) is going to believe it. They are preaching to the leftist choir and should be mocked, then ignored.
I don’t know how Clinton is number 13. Maybe it’s because of all the easter eggs he left behind for GW Bush, like Osama binLaden and the wonderful Recourse rule that let banks invest in Fannie/Freddi mortgage securites with the same capital requirements as Federal Treasuries — 0%.
Clinton was a loser, just popular enough to get reelected and marginal, at best, in everything else. If not for the Republican congress he would be something they would be trying to forget.
And what does this say about “higher” education???
And what does this say about “higher” education???
LOL...surprised you didn't get cited for a "hate crime"!..:=(
I have to say I nearly threw up,knowing this is not true and these morons polled everyone but true Americans..
I know, my jaw dropped when I read it too!
Look who our fearless leader is..:=(
In other news, “hey diddle diddle, the cat and fiddle, the dish ran away with the spoon” There I posted one of my funny and moronic stories too.
“presidential scholars”
Democrats, every single one!
” 238 “presidential scholars”... the same scholarly level of those that gave us Global Warming, no doubt.
Now give me a head count for how many of those buffoons voted for Buckwheat.
...never heard of this organization.
.....probably one lunatic with a fax machine.
Alinsky tactic, now they can quote this.
In Obama's case it is skunk's ass. They both stink.
So the best presidents are those who aren’t eligible for the office. Makes sense.
After recovering from the shock I realized who was polled..Anyone that would compare this moron with the most lovable intelligent president in history has to be Liberal Muslim or some professor..
Many academics cannot accept that Reagan planned his successes, rather than falling into them. Thus, the high rating on "luck."
Reagan also trusted his own instincts. He listened to advisors, but made his own decisions. In his first debate with Mondale, he did acquiesce to his advisors, who insisted he memorize tons of minutia to counteract Mondale's intellect and grasp of the issues. It was his worst debate ever, and led to rampant speculation in the press that he was too old for the job. After that, the handlers came in and tried to double down and Reagan told them, "No. I'm doing the next debate my way." In that debate, he killed Mondale. My two favorite lines from that debate (paraphrased).
In response to the question about his age: "I will not exploit for political purposes the youth and inexperience of my opponent."
When Mondale claimed he was strong on supporting the military, Reagan said, "Yes, I saw your ad showing you on the deck of the aircraft carrier. It's a good thing you didn't get your way or you'd have been in deep water out there. You voted against that carrier four times."
A couple of Reagan's advisors found out later that while they thought they were driving policy decisions, frequently Reagan had already made his decision. Through the use of a few questions, he would guide the advisors to the conclusion he'd already reached.
One of my favorite Reagan quotes: "It's amazing how much you can accomplish if you don't care who gets credit."
Another, which has been stolen multiple times: "A recession is when your neighbor loses his job. A depression is when you lose your job. A recovery is when Jimmy Carter loses his job."
The Republican insiders disliked Reagan, and have spent most of their time since he left the public stage dismantling his accomplishments. In 1980, they tried to force Ford on him as VP and to have Reagan accept him as a "co-president." Reagan finally accepted Bush, but knew Bush did not share his ideals. Reagan remained neutral in the 1988 elections.
"Presidential scholars," of course, is a code word for idiot liberal academic hothouse mutants.
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