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denem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-19-08 02:50 PM
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George W Bush is absolutely NOT the Worst. President. Ever.
Edited on Fri Dec-19-08 03:40 PM by lamprey
Worst. President. Ever? To say so defames every President of the United States. There's more to this than his record. For decades Germans have dealt with the taunt, "You elected Hitler" They did not. From Huppi.com :

Myth: Democracy elected Hitler to power.
Fact: Hitler used backroom deals, not votes, to come to power.

Summary

Hitler never had more than 37 percent of the popular vote in the honest elections that occurred before he became Chancellor. And the opposition among the 63 percent against him was generally quite strong. Hitler therefore would have never seen the light of day had the German Republic been truly democratic. Unfortunately, its otherwise sound constitution contained a few fatal flaws. The German leaders also had a weak devotion to democracy, and some were actively plotting to overthrow it. http://www.huppi.com/kangaroo/L-hitlerdemo.htm


In 1933, already in power, with the full force of Dr Goebbels Ministry behind him, he called a snap election one week after the Reichstag fire. By this time the Communist party was banned, ad hoc concentration camps were being filled with opponents and on the books, an Emergency German Patriot Decree "for the Protection of the People and the State" providing

"Restrictions on personal liberty, on the right of free expression of opinion, including freedom of the press; on the rights of assembly and association; and violations of the privacy of postal, telegraphic and telephonic communications and warrants for house searches, orders for confiscations as well as restrictions on property, are also permissible beyond the legal limits otherwise prescribed."

Even with state manufactured 9/11 intensity hysteria, the NSDAP could only muster 44% of the vote - a 7% swing in their favor.

What is the point of this rant? Only this. It is the task and duty of historians to nail home the truth that the American people did not elect a 43rd president. In my opinion, this is not old news. In the years ahead, I hope the fraud of 2000, 2002, 2004 to the present will be investigated to the nth degree, not only for the future of democracy, but to defuse to some extent the taunts from the future that "You elected Bush".
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lumberjack_jeff Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-19-08 02:55 PM
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1. They had multiple parties.
He got more votes than anyone else. Undemocratic? YMMV.
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aquart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-19-08 02:56 PM
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2. George isn't the worst because he's not Hitler?
Wow. There's reaching for a defense.

And you really need to examine why you brought this into the discussion. Because "worst president ever" does not include the international community of presidents. It never has. It has always been a comparison of American chief executives.

And it would be remarkably disingenuous to pretend you didn't know that.
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WeDidIt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-19-08 02:57 PM
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3. He was appointed chancellor by Hindenburg n/t
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stillcool Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-19-08 02:57 PM
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4. No. Obama will have that honor.
Edited on Fri Dec-19-08 02:57 PM by stillcool47
if he makes it there.
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camera obscura Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-19-08 02:58 PM
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5. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA... oh, you're serious?
:nopity:
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stillcool Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-19-08 03:09 PM
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8. absolutely! Has there ever been..
a "President-elect" who has outraged so many people, about so many things? Any one that could possibly think that he might make a decent President is a bot, kool-aid drinker, with a messiah complex that are nothing more than delusional followers of an empty suit. It's a fact..I read it here all the time.
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Mimosa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-19-08 03:38 PM
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11. Wait a damn minute!
WTF is going on?

Is it OK on DU to trash our President Elect?
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stillcool Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-19-08 03:46 PM
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12. You must be joking...
Is it okay on DU to Not Trash our President Elect? It's amazing that sarcasm is so hard to identify here at "Democratic" Underground.
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Libertyfirst Donating Member (583 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-19-08 02:59 PM
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6. Sillest.post.ever. n/t
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Jamastiene Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-19-08 03:06 PM
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7. Footus Mouthus!
This isn't going to go well for you.

:popcorn:
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denem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-19-08 03:34 PM
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9. Did you read it?
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denem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-19-08 03:36 PM
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10. Post finished - I hope it makes more sense now.
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