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Jmaxfie1 Donating Member (707 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-17-11 12:18 AM
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Poll question: Best President since LBJ?
Edited on Thu Mar-17-11 12:20 AM by Jmaxfie1
Just wondering?
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villager Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-17-11 12:19 AM
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1. Jesus Christ, no wonder we're in such trouble.
n/t
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Jmaxfie1 Donating Member (707 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-17-11 12:22 AM
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5. Yeah, that was kinda why I wanted to do the poll, Presidents sure aren't what the used to be. n/t
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grahamhgreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-17-11 12:19 AM
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2. Where's Nixon?
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Jmaxfie1 Donating Member (707 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-17-11 12:21 AM
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3. yeah had to update that, totally forgot tricky dick n/t
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Tiggeroshii Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-17-11 12:21 AM
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4. I think those five votes for ford are actually meant for carter
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Jmaxfie1 Donating Member (707 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-17-11 12:23 AM
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6. I think so, I was trying to update the poll cause I left out Nixon for some reason.
Is there a way to fix it?
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Shiver Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-17-11 12:25 AM
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7. Someone voted for Nixon?
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thaddeus_flowe Donating Member (110 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-17-11 12:28 AM
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8. Sort of like picking my favorite vacuum.
They all suck in their own way.

(but I still like Jimmy most)
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Imagevision Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-17-11 12:28 AM
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9. A president is nothing more than a "spokesman" for big business, gimme a freegin break...
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Newest Reality Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-17-11 12:30 AM
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10. Presidential Whack-a-mole.
Take out your mallet and slam your favorite titular head. Pretend that most Presidents act independently from their surrounding power structure. The one's that do, don't live very long, it seems. Going rogue is dangerous at all levels, no matter how brave you might be. Presidents always have wives and families and that's collateral.

Yet, you gotta' go for the face, the attitude, the presentation of the identifiable Public Relations spokesman for the the powers that be. You are better off loving or hating that familiar face and imagining that this person is either your personal Jesus Christ or the Demon of your nightmares. Generally speaking, that serves the most valuable aspect of the game! Keep your mind and eyes off of those behind the curtain, no matter what. The Great Oz Head is your opiate in this power game and you can fight with each other over loyalty and bashing while the real players do their thing without your consent or, in most cases, knowledge.

It works well, so far. Can you support that facade and grant it legitimacy and continuity when so much information is at your fingertips and you are no longer beholden to the one-way, corporate media propaganda device that you pay for and endure endless commercials from as it delivers its message to manufacture your consent?
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mahina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-17-11 12:35 AM
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11. how about this poll....Presidents who dealt with the world coming crashing down around their ears
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upi402 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-17-11 12:49 AM
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12. Was Nixon more liberal than Obama?
I suspect the case can be made.
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grahamhgreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-17-11 12:54 AM
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13. yes. mostly.
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Jmaxfie1 Donating Member (707 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-17-11 12:58 AM
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14. So far, Carter way out ahead. Nixon's 3 votes is also a suprise. n/t
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Jmaxfie1 Donating Member (707 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-17-11 01:09 AM
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15. As is Reagan's one. n/t
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The_Casual_Observer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-17-11 01:35 AM
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16. Carter was the best Ex Pres. As Pres it was a very bad time for everybody.
Think 2008 & add gas lines.
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Jmaxfie1 Donating Member (707 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-17-11 01:40 AM
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17. Carter has probably had the best ex-president carrer of any president I can think of. n/t
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Tierra_y_Libertad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-17-11 01:41 AM
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18. Nelson Mandela
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notesdev Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-17-11 01:44 AM
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19. where is...
"none of the above"?

We've been ill-served since Kennedy IMHO
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Jmaxfie1 Donating Member (707 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-17-11 03:02 AM
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20. I didn't put none of the above, because I think it would win by a landslide.
And I agree the last almost 40 years have not been the best for the old USA.
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uponit7771 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-17-11 03:04 AM
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21. ******THE "PROGRESSIVES" OF THE 70S HATED CARTER TO THE BONE*******
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Jmaxfie1 Donating Member (707 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-17-11 03:09 AM
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23. Don't blame me, I voted for Obama ;) Out of the choices, I figured he would do much better. n/t
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GReedDiamond Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-17-11 03:08 AM
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22. None of the above...
...however, if I were to select the least damaging of the bunch, maybe it is Carter.

I wonder how things would have gone if Bobby Kennedy had not been offed...?
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Jmaxfie1 Donating Member (707 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-17-11 03:10 AM
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24. Then Bobby would be my 1st choice. n/t
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emsimon33 Donating Member (904 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-17-11 03:19 AM
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25. Someone voted for Dim Son? and Ray Gun?????
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Jmaxfie1 Donating Member (707 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-17-11 03:20 AM
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26. I pray they hit the wrong button. n/t
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