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Newsweek's 10 best presidents since 1900

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Amadeus.
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http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/09/24/the-presidential-perception-gap.html

http://www.thedailybeast.com/galleries/2012/09/24/from-franklin-delano-roosevelt-to-john-f-kennedy-newsweek-s-10-best-presidents-photos.html#215f70cc-54cb-4597-8f5f-5312189208fa

Employing a panel of 10 distinguished historians—spanning several generations—Newsweek ranked the 10 best presidents since 1900. From Theodore Roosevelt to Barack Obama, here's a first look at our list of the men who made the cut.

1. Franklin Roosevelt

2. Teddy Roosevelt

3. Lyndon Johnson

4. Dwight Eisenhower

5. Woodrow Wilson

6. Harry Truman

7. Bill Clinton

8. John Kennedy

9. Ronald Reagan

10. Barack Obama

The top two finishers among the public were Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton.
The top two finishers among the historians were Franklin Roosevelt and Theodore Roosevelt
Lyndon Johnson and Woodrow Wilson—3rd and 5th, respectively, in the historians’ poll—didn’t make the public’s top 10
JFK ranked 8th with historians and 4th with the public
Eisenhower was rated 4th by historians and 8th by the public
Barack Obama—ranked 5th by the public and 10th by historians

Public vote. Only presidents with no overlap shown.

1 Reagan
2 Clinton
3
4 Kennedy
5 Obama
6 Truman
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8 Eisenhower
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Sep 26 2012 11:00AM
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theBearJew
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wait thats how were supposed to decide who we vote for? Reasons to vote for THAT candidate? I thought we were just supposed to hate what one guy does so much we HAVE to vote for the other guy... At least thats what the advertisements say
Oct 2 2012 3:55PM
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I.B
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lol at obama.
Oct 2 2012 3:56PM
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Wallisch_pl
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if u vote fer romney u get more gun laws for shooting them darn anirmals, and he is more reliousgus. and loves the good lord, hell he'll make u pay more fer taxes!!!!!and make it so rich ppl will still reign supreme..the best part is the gun paert..oh yah and if you vote fer him we won't have that stupid eidiot obmana in ther anymore!!!!!!


What you just asked was like asking, give me reasons to start smoking cigarettes, and not to stay away from them
Oct 2 2012 3:58PM
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TOAST.
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well can I have some reasons to start smoking cigarettes to then?
Oct 2 2012 4:03PM
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TNORTS
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Lol at NS trying to argue against some of the nations brightest historians. Fucking idiots.
Oct 2 2012 4:05PM
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Wallisch_pl
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lol yes

it takes off stress, u look cool, yolo, your breath is nice n' smoky, yolo, friends will want to be you, and yolo, oh and yolo
Oct 2 2012 4:06PM
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TOAST.
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Thanks to you I will now have a cigarette in my hand as I vote for Mitt Romney.
Oct 2 2012 4:10PM
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Wallisch_pl
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be all like this
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"boys, im going foer romney, heup yeahp a duep heheehaasa" (with the accent of a ciggerette in your mouth)
Oct 2 2012 4:14PM
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theBearJew
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"Fathom the hypocrisy of a government that requires every citizen to prove they are insured... but not everyone must prove they are a citizen.

"Now add this, "Many of those who refuse, or are unable, to prove they are citizens will receive free insurance paid for by those who are forced to buy insurance because they are citizens."

-Ben Stein
Oct 2 2012 4:50PM
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dirty.
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all of you kiddies hating on obama are fucking clowins and clearly have no idea what the fuck youre talking about. just because you can paraphrase mitt romney commercials and shit your rich parents say doesnt mean youre right or even close to accurate.
same goes for anyone hating on clinton. Bill was the best president this country has seen in over 50 years hands down

but yeah any list like this ranking presidents is bound to be garbage
Oct 2 2012 5:06PM
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PhaedeD
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GO OBAMA!

Baker's Scholar>No Baker's Scholar. pretty good reason right there lolz :)

Oct 2 2012 5:13PM
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PhaedeD
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i also like that he is going to give back all his presidential pay haha I love finding funny reasons to give you Romney haters!!

on that note Obama and his family cost the tax payers over a billion dollars last year, more than anyone presidential family ever. what these cats doin... shit travelin the world on our dime? http://now.msn.com/president-obamas-family-costs-the-us-20-times-what-royal-family-costs-the-uk

jussss saying yo lol :P
Oct 2 2012 5:16PM
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deleted2
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It's a joke that JFK isn't number 1, FDR is probably only number 1 because he "Got us out of the Great Depression" but if anyone in this thread has ever studied American history, any president could have gotten us out, just by joining WWII. And why the hell is Woodrow Wilson up there? Yeah he was in office during WWI, but he was also one of the most fascist presidents the U.S. has ever seen next to Teddy Roosevelt of course... Or you can call their kind of fascism, progressivism if you insist. Ronald Reagan wasn't too bad, I respect where they put him, but how in the hell is Obama up there, I would probably put Nixon up there before Obama....
Oct 2 2012 5:59PM
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icon1234
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lolol republican math for you guys:


Oct 2 2012 6:04PM
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theabortionator
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That was the shittiest list ever.



Thanks woodrow wilson for the fucking federal reserve act of 1913. That sure has done wonders for the economy.


And lol wut to obama being on there. Dude hasn't done shit. Biggest over hyped douche to roll into the whitehouse in a while. I mean it's expected for presidents these days to blow, but the fucking hype that floats around him is retarded.


Our country is straight fucked. People be dumb yo

/rant
Oct 2 2012 6:19PM
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Zimmerman
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I'm not a supporter but this really bothers me.

http://whatthefuckhasobamadonesofar.com/
Oct 2 2012 6:29PM
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theabortionator
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I'm gay, so it's not like I'm some douche that doesn't stretch out my heart strings far enough for different people.

Saying anything positive about his economics is a fucking massive joke.

Our economy is shit show. Not putting that all on him. Bush, clinton, and many many more were all shitty presidents as well.

Oh more or this race shit. Cool.

meh meh meh

The fda can go suck a fucking dick. Corrupt bunch of assclowns but pretty much like most parts of the gov these days.

How about we stop fucking around in all these other countries. Our foreign policy is still awful.


Whoopty fucking do. So he said he's cool with gay people getting married? Great. Luckily I'm not dumb enough to simply vote for him because of that. Also, him saying that isn't going to change shit, and pr move is pr move.

/done with that shit.



Hell I could make a list of shit of any president and people would be like hmmmm herp derp he seems like a nice guy.


Don't care. Instead of wow, he took 5 hours out of his day to paint the side of an old school barn and walk an old lady across the road, how about his economic policy, foreign policy, god awful stance on the drug war, raping freedom, and pretty much everything else that actually matters.


Fuck all this taking presidents for these little micro issues or twisted sugared up bullshit. Truth is, the presidents we elect are fucking scumbags. Congrats on those signs in your yards, they're a real nice touch.

/i do what I want


Oct 2 2012 6:42PM
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icon1234
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U can leave the country, no one is stopping you.
Oct 2 2012 6:52PM
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PhaedeD
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I have one question for you...

Why the, "U" at the beginning of the sentence but the "you" at the end??


BTW, are you mad because he is 100% correct?
Oct 2 2012 6:55PM
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PhaedeD
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sorry that ended up being 2 questions :)
Oct 2 2012 6:56PM
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icon1234
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I typed with one hand at the start of the post and ended it using both hands... Not arguing politics with you anymore, you are bad troll.

Actually I may just post 50 links to relevant news articles, that works well it seems.
Oct 2 2012 6:59PM
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Amadeus.
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The dude did stop a depression, and the stock market is fucking off the charts. So even though we aren't in the best place right now in context we aren't doing too bad either.

You are right though. Blaming Obama for the past 3 years or bush for the past 10 is sometimes stupid considering these type of economic downturns are products of 40- 30 year trends in our policy and economy.
Oct 2 2012 7:00PM
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PhaedeD
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well you havent tried to argue against any of them..
Oct 2 2012 7:03PM
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icon1234
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Did you miss my "star point" post that you raged and made 6 replies to? None of which had a single original thought or idea, just links to various news websites. I think you're going to have to add short-term memory loss to your expanding list of personal problems.
Oct 2 2012 7:08PM
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PhaedeD
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http://finance.yahoo.com/blogs/breakout/great-disconnect-awful-earnings-vs-hot-stock-market-113011268.html
Oct 2 2012 7:08PM
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theabortionator
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Love it.


Don't like America going down the shitters = you should g-g-g-itttttt outta here!
Oct 2 2012 7:13PM
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icon1234
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No you are just a fucking idiot who just listed off a bunch of problems but didn't list a single idea or solution to any of them. It's like sweet dude if you're are so unhappy here and bitching about everything why are you still here? Pretty logical conclusion imo. Oh and I loled when you said Clinton was bad for the economy, so any idea you may of had lost all its credibility anyway.
Oct 2 2012 7:17PM
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theabortionator
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Are you fucking kidding me?


Nothing has changed for the better. We keep doing the same shit over and over again. Instead of going through a recession and letting it cleans out the bullshit, we do more bullshit, and fuck things up for the future.


If you hurt yourself you can skip the hospital and keep boofing oxys, but eventually something bad is going to happen.


As far as the list though, there weren't a ton of people to choose from. Any way you make a list of 10 of them it's kind of going to blow. It just makes me wut to hear people talk about some of these presidents doing great things for the economy.


Oct 2 2012 7:18PM
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deleted2
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Good job spelling fascism wrong? And yes, if you didn't realize fascism is normally not called fascism, it takes different forms in different countries. Read this book, then get back to me.
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Oct 2 2012 7:36PM
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e.wait
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Can't even read these threads anymore. Just waiting to open history books 20 years from now and read the final verdict on Obama's presidency and laugh in the faces of those of you who didn't support him.
Oct 2 2012 7:46PM
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theabortionator
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Well considering wilson got hooked up with a heady spot the way people reflect on the past is a fucking joke. Maybe if the history channel was less about shitty reality shows and more about history, people would have a tiny bit more knowledge.
Oct 2 2012 7:54PM
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TOAST.
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masturbating to this thread is pretty weird man.
Oct 2 2012 8:10PM
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icon1234
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Politics doesn't turn you on? Hmm...
Oct 2 2012 8:14PM
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Wallisch_pl
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speaking of getting turnd on i masturbating.....
Oct 2 2012 8:16PM
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Petey.
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You are such an ill-informed moron. Every post you make is just further proof that you are as stupid as you seem based on reading the things you type.
Oct 2 2012 8:48PM
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PhaedeD
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whatever lefty, dont want to read the facts. You are just the rest of them.
Oct 2 2012 8:55PM
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.ZT.
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I know I should have left this shit storm, but I genuinely lost to this post.
Damn liberal lefty commy's they NEVER use facts and always ignore the facts and make shit up!!! ROMNEY RYAN 2012.
Oct 2 2012 9:01PM
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theBearJew
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I think the quote is against Obama? Not sure where you were going.
Oct 2 2012 9:28PM
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Ac31stuff
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wow this guy is most possibly the stupidest person on the internets
Oct 2 2012 9:32PM
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