The Worst President In American History Poll - Page 3

powermon · December 27th, 2009, 06:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Clawhammer

That's a little tough to answer;

Bush was bad at being a president
while Nixon was the worst man who was president.

Woodrow Wilson did the most damage by being the puppet that introduced the federal reserve bank. Arguably, the main thing that started the American War of Independence (betraying all those that lost their lives in the war) and a move that he publicly acknowledged as a mistake...but not until he was out of office!

I put my vote in for Wilson also, Federal Reserve, Income Tax, WW1, 14 points.

**scoundrel** · December 27th, 2009, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by anklebiter

I'm curious why you spend your time fretting about the leader of a country you don't even live in? Our laws, our taxes, our health care system.....
Do things concern you? Well, yes, but ultimately it's YOUR leaders who bargain with our leaders. No US president has ever forced Canadian law- so if there's a problem, why wouldn't you be here ragging on your own government?

A well taken point. On innumerable threads here British members have posted to beyond the limits of terminal boredom about their negative assessment of Anthony Linton Blair (I myself among them) and of his almost as dud successor, Gordon Brown. However ankie, if you can distance yourself a little bit from this test of your patience, you may see that the dissatisfaction of America's friends and enemies alike is actually a compliment.

All I can say in reply is that all power comes with responsibility. Your president has serious power over the lives of people outside the borders of the USA: this interest in your country's politics from outsiders like myself is inevitable. I can promise you that at least from me it is a friendly interest, from the citizen of a traditional ally who wishes your country well and generally wishes your president well: I didn't actually dislike the last one, I merely thought he was a bad choice and that there were those under him in his administration unworthy of the trust he so touchingly reposed in them. Your opinion of my country's leaders is every bit as valid, but I doubt if my country is important enough that you need to think about its leaders or trouble yourself with an opinion of their performance in office.

Incidentally, in my moderator's hat, this thread isn't here to invite members to make offensive comments about the United States of America.

**Mal Hombre** · December 27th, 2009, 03:34 PM

To get back to the question,Nixon was a bad man but a relatively good president,while Bush was a bad president but a relatively good man.

**bawjaws** · December 27th, 2009, 07:03 PM

What about Bill.."I did not have sex with that woman"..Clinton

dlc48 · December 27th, 2009, 07:07 PM

While I think Bush is the absolute worst. there have been plenty worse ones than Nixon. Guys like James Buchanan and others from that era. In terms of corruption, the Warren Harding and U.S. Grant administrations were as bad or worst than Nixon's.

**slaphead** · December 27th, 2009, 07:19 PM

Most of them have been bad in my opinion,treating the world as their own personal petrol station and killing anyone who disagrees with the "american way "

MaxJoker · December 27th, 2009, 07:30 PM

Why is Nixon even on the list to begin with ?, the man was probably one of the most empathic politicians of the last millennium who`s decision making effected him in a manner distinctly human (Unlike the suited robots of today) . What is he still being castigated for trying to prevent the opposition from possibly rigging the election votes (Again) , like in the 60`s with the whiter than white Kennedy clan ?.

The fact that his name is in the same poll as Bush is ridiculous anyway, but then Clinton and Regan`s names aren`t up there at all so i guess this thread is hardly one to be taken seriously .

Jasper Lamar Crabb · December 27th, 2009, 07:56 PM

Nixon got us off the gold standard and I believe Affirmative Action started under him.

He was an awful president.

**haldane4** · December 27th, 2009, 08:21 PM

They're all cut from the same cloth - some just wear it better than others, and Obama wears it best of all.

**Pepper II** · December 28th, 2009, 05:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Jasper Lamar Crabb

Nixon got us off the gold standard and I believe Affirmative Action started under him.

He was an awful president.

Actually it was FDR who took us off the gold standard in the early thirties so he could simply print more money.

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December 27th, 2009, 07:03 PM	#24
bawjaws Vintage Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 971 Thanks: 13,806 Thanked 12,964 Times in 957 Posts	What about Bill.."I did not have sex with that woman"..Clinton

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dlc48 Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 1 Thanks: 2 Thanked 8 Times in 1 Post	While I think Bush is the absolute worst. there have been plenty worse ones than Nixon. Guys like James Buchanan and others from that era. In terms of corruption, the Warren Harding and U.S. Grant administrations were as bad or worst than Nixon's.

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slaphead Vintage Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Among the goats Posts: 465 Thanks: 240 Thanked 15,242 Times in 462 Posts	Most of them have been bad in my opinion,treating the world as their own personal petrol station and killing anyone who disagrees with the "american way "

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Jasper Lamar Crabb Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 212 Thanks: 581 Thanked 4,337 Times in 211 Posts	Nixon got us off the gold standard and I believe Affirmative Action started under him. He was an awful president.

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haldane4 Vintage Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: 1977 Posts: 598 Thanks: 3,187 Thanked 7,055 Times in 592 Posts	They're all cut from the same cloth - some just wear it better than others, and Obama wears it best of all.