Author Topic: Worst President in last 45 years? (Read 2318 times)

Aught Six · « **on:** April 11, 2009, 03:49:43 AM »

Note: Although I strongly disagree with him on most things, Obama gets a pass since he's only been in less than 100 days. In fact, it will be similarly difficult to judge President Bush--the lens of time changes opinion on Presidents. But since there are such strong feelings about the man on both sides, I figured it only fair to include him.

Since I was limited to 5 options, I exercised my own opinion somewhat and left off Ford, Reagan, and Bush 41. Those Presidents are generally regarded ranging from benign to great, so there were better (worse?) choices to pick from out there.

nomosendero · « **Reply #1 on:** April 11, 2009, 04:00:23 AM »

Mr Peanut

GRIMJIM · « **Reply #2 on:** April 11, 2009, 04:05:40 AM »

Quote from: nomosendero on April 11, 2009, 04:00:23 AM

Mr Peanut

+1

magooch · « **Reply #3 on:** April 11, 2009, 04:06:35 AM »

Johnson wins the prize on this one--hands down. What a piece of sh##.

Dee · « **Reply #4 on:** April 11, 2009, 04:06:59 AM »

The turned socialist GW. And to think I voted for him twice.

Redhawk1 · « **Reply #5 on:** April 11, 2009, 04:19:01 AM »

I voted Carter, but you need to go back even further.

Tommyt · « **Reply #6 on:** April 11, 2009, 04:33:05 AM »

Clinton
He ruined the White House and what is stands for ,and along the Journey he Deregulated things we are just now seeing and may Never Fix
He was a Pig, a Defector,First Black Prez,Scrambled cell Phones and....... I can go on but Blood Pressure says no
He just did all his Crimes and NO Goods, with a suit on, so most of the U.S. didn't notice

Tommyt · « **Reply #7 on:** April 11, 2009, 04:34:58 AM »

Let me .......... ? @#$#$&**(
Suit on Zipper Down

UNDER OATH

gofish · « **Reply #8 on:** April 11, 2009, 04:36:24 AM »

Carter

Dee · « **Reply #9 on:** April 11, 2009, 05:06:12 AM »

No need to go further back. Just assume Lincoln, Roosevelt, and Bush all under the same umbrella. Obama, however has already in my opinon exceeded all three I have named, and will make them look like Sunday School teachers.

kevthebassman · « **Reply #10 on:** April 11, 2009, 05:06:38 AM »

LBJ. Pussyfooting around in Vietnam, and his so-called "Great Society" program, supposedly a war on poverty, which has actually greatly increased poverty and moral degradation in this country. LBJ gave us the welfare class, and they've been expanding at an ever increasing rate ever since.

Redhawk1 · « **Reply #11 on:** April 11, 2009, 05:22:37 AM »

Quote from: Dee on April 11, 2009, 05:06:12 AM

No need to go further back. Just assume Lincoln, Roosevelt, and Bush all under the same umbrella. Obama, however has already in my opinon exceeded all three I have named, and will make them look like Sunday School teachers.

You got that right Dee.

mauser98us · « **Reply #12 on:** April 11, 2009, 06:01:00 AM »

After reading these posts and thinking, I do want to change my vote to LBJ

Sourdough · « **Reply #13 on:** April 11, 2009, 06:22:36 AM »

Carter:

First he gutted the military, and refused to give them the money to maintain their equipment. Then he sends them off on a mission and gets a bunch of them killed due to equipment breakdown. The equipment (Airplanes) failed due to lack of replacement parts and maintenance.

He does nothing about the hostages in the Iranian embassy, and set the stage for the embassy bombing in Beirut.

He gives away the Panama canal.

He turned most of Alaska into National Parks and Preserves, making it impossible to do any thing such as mining or drilling for oil or gas. Even if the product is on state land, we can't reach it because in most cases we have to cross Federal land to get there. The feds refuse to give permits to cross their land or make the restrictions so stringent that they are unusable.

He lobbied for and got ANILCA passed.

Oldshooter · « **Reply #14 on:** April 11, 2009, 06:59:14 AM »

Jimma Carta,

Oh but Osama will make him look like a choir boy before this is over!

Sorry I cant seem to give him a pass!

Brett · « **Reply #15 on:** April 11, 2009, 07:59:47 AM »

IMO it's a toss up between LBJ and Carter. But I have all the confidence in the world that 'O' will out do them by a mile before he's done.

BBF · « **Reply #16 on:** April 11, 2009, 09:15:17 AM »

Considering Watergate I am surprised that Nixon didn't get more votes.

Cement Man · « **Reply #17 on:** April 11, 2009, 09:35:49 AM »

I had one impulse was to pick Jimmy Carter - whom I believe to have been our weakest president, and who did a terrible job because of his weakness. But, when Lyndon Johnson was president (my CIC during the Viet Nam war) I didn't realize what was going on from the White House. Years afterwards, when I learned more of the dishonest conduct of the war starting with the "rigged" Gulf of Tonkin incident, and thinking about many friends that are dead because of that war, I would say that Johnson's deception and poor leadership was more painful than Carter's weakness.

Oldshooter · « **Reply #18 on:** April 11, 2009, 09:37:55 AM »

You Dont have a vote here Canada!

kevthebassman · « **Reply #19 on:** April 11, 2009, 04:22:17 PM »

Quote from: BBF on April 11, 2009, 09:15:17 AM

Considering Watergate I am surprised that Nixon didn't get more votes.

Tricky Dick wasn't unique in his antics at the Watergate. He just got caught.

Swampman · « **Reply #20 on:** April 11, 2009, 04:26:50 PM »

Jimmy Carter left my good friends dead in the desert. I watched their wives collapse due to grief. He sucks.

45-70.gov · « **Reply #21 on:** April 11, 2009, 04:30:09 PM »

He gives away the Panama canal.
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do the chinese own it now?

BBF · « **Reply #22 on:** April 12, 2009, 07:06:27 AM »

Writing about scandals, Slick Willy and Monica were top billings as well.

GRIMJIM · « **Reply #23 on:** April 12, 2009, 07:13:13 AM »

Quote from: kevthebassman on April 11, 2009, 04:22:17 PM

Quote from: BBF on April 11, 2009, 09:15:17 AM
Considering Watergate I am surprised that Nixon didn't get more votes.

Tricky Dick wasn't unique in his antics at the Watergate. He just got caught.

What did he do? Lie?

Imagine that a politician that lies.

LONGTOM · « **Reply #24 on:** April 12, 2009, 09:39:17 AM »

THE LIAR IN THE WHITE HOUSE!

Sorry boys but no pass here!!!

LONGTOM

gypsyman · « **Reply #25 on:** April 12, 2009, 10:12:55 AM »

Carter-thousands of Hatian refugee's with aids,(which RR got blamed for)Iranian hostage situation, which RR solved in a matter of days. Double digit inflation, which caused double digit interest rates on loans. His wife had more testosterone in her system than he did. He was a wimp. I think his beer drinking brother would have made a better Pres. than he did. Water over the damn. The one we have now, will far surpass what Carter ever did. gypsyman

briarpatch · « **Reply #26 on:** April 12, 2009, 03:42:21 PM »

gstewart44 · « **Reply #27 on:** April 12, 2009, 04:29:17 PM »

LBJ - he let us down in Viet Nam and enacted the idea that poor people, especially those not working are ENTITLED to a greater standard of living off of our tax dollars. In my opinion this is where the slippery slope started for our compounded economic woes.

Carter ranks a close second as an impotent, idealistic left winger.

45-70.gov · « **Reply #28 on:** April 12, 2009, 04:44:41 PM »

george bush -------10......with all the concealed carry permits the sunset of the assault rifle ban

bill klinton------4.....with the assault rifle ban and the lies and the acorn crap with the housing market

looks like a lot of liberals here

jinny carter leading at 30 so there is hope

now run the poll with the current democrat

kinslayer1965 · « **Reply #29 on:** April 12, 2009, 04:58:23 PM »

Carter without a doubt

Dee I am almost afraid to ask but what is your issue with Licoln? Just curious.

Poll

Who's the worst? (Obama gets a pass for a while) - reverse chronogical order

Author Topic: Worst President in last 45 years? (Read 2318 times)