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« on: November 20, 2005, 06:44:41 AM »
George Washington or Thomas Jefferson?
James Madison or Andrew Jackson?
John Tyler or James Polk?
Zachary Taylor or Millard Fillmore?
Abraham Lincoln or Andrew Johnson?
Grover Cleveland or William McKinley?
Theodore Roosevelt or Woodrow Wilson?
Calvin Coolidge or Herbert Hoover?
Franklin Roosevelt or Harry Truman?
Dwight Eisenhower or John Kennedy?
Lyndon Johnson or Richard Nixon?
Gerald Ford or Jimmy Carter?
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« Reply #1 on: November 20, 2005, 06:46:50 AM »
George Washington or Thomas Jefferson? -- Washington
James Madison or Andrew Jackson? -- Jackson
John Tyler or James Polk? -- Polk
Zachary Taylor or Millard Fillmore? -- Fillmore
Abraham Lincoln or Andrew Johnson? -- Johnson
Grover Cleveland or William McKinley? -- Cleveland
Theodore Roosevelt or Woodrow Wilson? -- Roosevelt
Calvin Coolidge or Herbert Hoover? -- Coolidge
Franklin Roosevelt or Harry Truman? -- Truman
Dwight Eisenhower or John Kennedy? -- Eisenhower
Lyndon Johnson or Richard Nixon? -- Ugh...
Gerald Ford or Jimmy Carter? -- Carter
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« Reply #2 on: November 20, 2005, 07:40:55 AM »
George Washington or Thomas Jefferson? -- Jefferson
James Madison or Andrew Jackson? -- Madison
John Tyler or James Polk? -- Polk
Zachary Taylor or Millard Fillmore? -- Fillmore
Abraham Lincoln or Andrew Johnson? -- Johnson
Grover Cleveland or William McKinley? -- Cleveland
Theodore Roosevelt or Woodrow Wilson? -- Roosevelt
Calvin Coolidge or Herbert Hoover? -- Coolidge
Franklin Roosevelt or Harry Truman? -- Truman
Dwight Eisenhower or John Kennedy? -- Eisenhower
Lyndon Johnson or Richard Nixon? -- Nixon
Gerald Ford or Jimmy Carter? -- Ford
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« Reply #3 on: November 20, 2005, 07:48:02 AM »
George Washington or Thomas Jefferson? -- Jefferson
James Madison or Andrew Jackson? -- Madison
John Tyler or James Polk? -- Polk
Zachary Taylor or Millard Fillmore? -- Fillmore
Abraham Lincoln or Andrew Johnson? -- Lincoln
Grover Cleveland or William McKinley? -- Cleveland
Theodore Roosevelt or Woodrow Wilson? -- Wilson
Calvin Coolidge or Herbert Hoover? -- Coolidge
Franklin Roosevelt or Harry Truman? -- Roosevelt
Dwight Eisenhower or John Kennedy? -- Kennedy
Lyndon Johnson or Richard Nixon? -- Johnson
Gerald Ford or Jimmy Carter? -- Carter
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« Reply #4 on: November 20, 2005, 08:20:37 AM »

George Washington or Thomas Jefferson?  Jefferson
James Madison or Andrew Jackson?   Madison
John Tyler or James Polk?  ?
Zachary Taylor or Millard Fillmore?  ?
Abraham Lincoln or Andrew Johnson?  Lincoln
Grover Cleveland or William McKinley? Cleveland
Theodore Roosevelt or Woodrow Wilson? Wilson
Calvin Coolidge or Herbert Hoover?  Coolidge
Franklin Roosevelt or Harry Truman? Roosevelt
Dwight Eisenhower or John Kennedy? Kennedy
Lyndon Johnson or Richard Nixon?  Johnson
Gerald Ford or Jimmy Carter?  Carter
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« Reply #5 on: November 20, 2005, 08:24:02 AM »
George Washington or Thomas Jefferson? Washington
James Madison or Andrew Jackson? Madison
John Tyler or James Polk? probably Polk, narrowly
Zachary Taylor or Millard Fillmore? undecided
Abraham Lincoln or Andrew Johnson? Lincoln
Grover Cleveland or William McKinley? McKinley, narrowly
Theodore Roosevelt or Woodrow Wilson? TR
Calvin Coolidge or Herbert Hoover? Coolidge
Franklin Roosevelt or Harry Truman? Truman
Dwight Eisenhower or John Kennedy? Eisenhower
Lyndon Johnson or Richard Nixon? Nixon, though both suck
Gerald Ford or Jimmy Carter? Ford
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« Reply #6 on: November 20, 2005, 08:28:28 AM »
George Washington or Thomas Jefferson? -- Jefferson
James Madison or Andrew Jackson? -- Jackson
John Tyler or James Polk? -- Tyler
Zachary Taylor or Millard Fillmore? -- Fillmore
Abraham Lincoln or Andrew Johnson? -- Lincoln
Grover Cleveland or William McKinley? -- McKinley
Theodore Roosevelt or Woodrow Wilson? -- Wilson
Calvin Coolidge or Herbert Hoover? -- Coolidge
Franklin Roosevelt or Harry Truman? -- Truman
Dwight Eisenhower or John Kennedy? -- Kennedy
Lyndon Johnson or Richard Nixon? -- Nixon
Gerald Ford or Jimmy Carter? -- Carter
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« Reply #7 on: November 20, 2005, 09:04:30 AM »
George Washington or Thomas Jefferson? -- Jefferson
James Madison or Andrew Jackson? -- Jackson
John Tyler or James Polk? -- Polk
Zachary Taylor or Millard Fillmore? -- Undecided
Abraham Lincoln or Andrew Johnson? -- Johnson
Grover Cleveland or William McKinley? -- McKinky
Theodore Roosevelt or Woodrow Wilson? -- Roosevelt
Calvin Coolidge or Herbert Hoover? -- Coolidge
Franklin Roosevelt or Harry Truman? -- Truman
Dwight Eisenhower or John Kennedy? -- Undecided
Lyndon Johnson or Richard Nixon? -- Johnson
Gerald Ford or Jimmy Carter? -- Ford
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« Reply #8 on: November 20, 2005, 10:28:56 AM »
George Washington or Thomas Jefferson?
Washington ... but only because Jefferson's actions led to the War of 1812.

James Madison or Andrew Jackson?
Madison ... Jackson was a savage SOB.

John Tyler or James Polk?
Polk

Zachary Taylor or Millard Fillmore?
Zach Taylor

Abraham Lincoln or Andrew Johnson?
Lincoln

Grover Cleveland or William McKinley?
Cleveland

Theodore Roosevelt or Woodrow Wilson?
TR

Calvin Coolidge or Herbert Hoover?
This is like comparing horse manure and cow manure.  They both stink.  In a pinch I'll say Hoover.

Franklin Roosevelt or Harry Truman?
FDR

Dwight Eisenhower or John Kennedy?
Eisenhower

Lyndon Johnson or Richard Nixon?
LBJ

Gerald Ford or Jimmy Carter?
Carter
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« Reply #9 on: November 20, 2005, 11:50:02 AM »
Quote from: A18 on November 20, 2005, 06:46:50 AM
Gerald Ford or Jimmy Carter? -- Carter
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« Reply #10 on: November 20, 2005, 12:01:51 PM »
 Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
 James Polk
Zachary Taylor - least bad
Abraham Lincoln
Grover Cleveland
Theodore Roosevelt
Herbert Hoover
Franklin Roosevelt
John Kennedy-
Lyndon Johnson
Jimmy Carter- least bad
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« Reply #11 on: November 20, 2005, 12:13:25 PM »
George Washington or Thomas Jefferson? - Jefferson*
James Madison or Andrew Jackson? - Madison
John Tyler or James Polk? - Polk
Zachary Taylor or Millard Fillmore? - Fillmore
Abraham Lincoln or Andrew Johnson? - Lincoln
Grover Cleveland or William McKinley? - McKinley
Theodore Roosevelt or Woodrow Wilson? - Roosevelt
Calvin Coolidge or Herbert Hoover? - Hoover
Franklin Roosevelt or Harry Truman? - Truman*
Dwight Eisenhower or John Kennedy? - Eisenhower
Lyndon Johnson or Richard Nixon? - Nixon
Gerald Ford or Jimmy Carter? - Ford

* indicates a tough choice that I could swing either way on
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« Reply #12 on: November 20, 2005, 12:21:50 PM »
George Washington or Thomas Jefferson? -- Jefferson
James Madison or Andrew Jackson? -- Madison
John Tyler or James Polk? -- Polk
Zachary Taylor or Millard Fillmore? -- Fillmore
Abraham Lincoln or Andrew Johnson? -- Johnson
Grover Cleveland or William McKinley? -- Cleveland
Theodore Roosevelt or Woodrow Wilson? -- Roosevelt
Calvin Coolidge or Herbert Hoover? -- Coolidge
Franklin Roosevelt or Harry Truman? -- Truman
Dwight Eisenhower or John Kennedy? -- Eisenhower
Lyndon Johnson or Richard Nixon? -- Nixon
Gerald Ford or Jimmy Carter? -- Ford
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« Reply #13 on: November 20, 2005, 12:25:33 PM »
George Washington or Thomas Jefferson? Washington
James Madison or Andrew Jackson? Madison
John Tyler or James Polk? Polk
Zachary Taylor or Millard Fillmore? umm...Taylor because he wasn't in office as long
Abraham Lincoln or Andrew Johnson? Lincoln
Grover Cleveland or William McKinley? Cleveland
Theodore Roosevelt or Woodrow Wilson? TR
Calvin Coolidge or Herbert Hoover? Coolidge
Franklin Roosevelt or Harry Truman? Truman
Dwight Eisenhower or John Kennedy? Ike
Lyndon Johnson or Richard Nixon? Nixon
Gerald Ford or Jimmy Carter? Ford
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« Reply #14 on: November 20, 2005, 01:10:14 PM »
Why are so many people choosing Johnson over Lincoln?  That should be a no-brainer.
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« Reply #15 on: November 20, 2005, 01:12:22 PM »
Quote from: Virginian87 on November 20, 2005, 01:10:14 PM
Why are so many people choosing Johnson over Lincoln?  That should be a no-brainer.

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I'm related to Johnson and I even picked Lincoln.
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« Reply #16 on: November 20, 2005, 01:43:08 PM »
Quote from: Virginian87 on November 20, 2005, 01:10:14 PM
Why are so many people choosing Johnson over Lincoln?  That should be a no-brainer.
Lincoln was a dictator who trampled on the rights of the people and on the separation of powers.
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« Reply #17 on: November 20, 2005, 02:15:41 PM »
Quote from: Emsworth on November 20, 2005, 01:43:08 PM
Quote from: Virginian87 on November 20, 2005, 01:10:14 PM
Why are so many people choosing Johnson over Lincoln?  That should be a no-brainer.
Lincoln was a dictator who trampled on the rights of the people and on the separation of powers.

You see, Virginian, many Southerners liked the status quo before the Civil War.
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« Reply #18 on: November 20, 2005, 02:22:53 PM »
1. Emsworth is not Southern
2. He's 16, not 160+
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« Reply #19 on: November 20, 2005, 03:51:08 PM »
George Washington or Thomas Jefferson? -- Washington
James Madison or Andrew Jackson? -- Jackson
John Tyler or James Polk? -- Polk
Zachary Taylor or Millard Fillmore? --  Taylor
Abraham Lincoln or Andrew Johnson? -- Lincoln
Grover Cleveland or William McKinley? -- McKinley
Theodore Roosevelt or Woodrow Wilson? -- Roosevelt
Calvin Coolidge or Herbert Hoover? -- Coolidge
Franklin Roosevelt or Harry Truman? -- Roosevelt
Dwight Eisenhower or John Kennedy? -- Eisenhower
Lyndon Johnson or Richard Nixon? -- Nixon
Gerald Ford or Jimmy Carter? -- Ford
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« Reply #20 on: November 20, 2005, 04:04:26 PM »
« Edited: November 20, 2005, 04:07:24 PM by Frodo »
Quote from: A18 on November 20, 2005, 06:44:41 AM
George Washington or Thomas Jefferson?

George Washington

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Andrew Jackson

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Lyndon B. Johnson -for his Civil Rights and Voting Rights acts, as well as his establishment of Medicare.

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« Reply #21 on: November 20, 2005, 04:27:09 PM »
Quote from: Emsworth on November 20, 2005, 01:43:08 PM
Quote from: Virginian87 on November 20, 2005, 01:10:14 PM
Why are so many people choosing Johnson over Lincoln?  That should be a no-brainer.
Lincoln was a dictator who trampled on the rights of the people and on the separation of powers.

Fortunately, most Americans revere him as the greatest President we have ever had.  I am sorry that you are so displeased by true leadership and greatness.
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« Reply #22 on: November 20, 2005, 04:32:29 PM »
Quote from: Senator DanielX on November 20, 2005, 08:24:02 AM
Grover Cleveland or William McKinley? McKinley, narrowly

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« Reply #23 on: November 20, 2005, 04:33:10 PM »
Quote from: Wakie on November 20, 2005, 10:28:56 AM
Calvin Coolidge or Herbert Hoover?
This is like comparing horse manure and cow manure.  They both stink.  In a pinch I'll say Hoover.

You lose.
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« Reply #24 on: November 20, 2005, 04:33:42 PM »
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George Washington or Thomas Jefferson?

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