C-SPAN ranks the Presidents

[BatMatt]

Not agreeing with the Reagan ranking myself. He seemed to get a bit of a reputation boost after his death but I'm sure that will go down over time.

 

[SentinelMind]

Meh, putting aside partisan politics, I think the list is fair. However, I'm surprised JFK is so high. #6. Is image more important than accomplishment?

 

[souvlaki]

Meh, putting aside partisan politics, I think the list is fair. However, I'm surprised JFK is so high. #6. Is image more important than accomplishment?

Based purely on influence I'd say #6 is about right. But they did break it down into several different sub-sections, and JFK didn't always rank so high in those.

 

[Paradoxium]

Paradoxium's Top 3 WORST Presidents of the 20th Century in no particular order:

Woodrow Wilson

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Lyndon B. Johnson

Bonus: Richard Nixon (very close in the 3 worst, for his one action alone: closing the gold window), and also disgusted at how Reagan "talked" like Libertarian-Conservative but in his action were the contrary.... but these other three failed harder.

 

[The Chairman]

Nixon and FDR were great presidents.

 

[StorminNorman]

also disgusted at how Reagan "talked" like Libertarian-Conservative but in his action were the contrary.... but these other three failed harder.

Goldwater would of been sad.

 

[StorminNorman]

Nixon and FDR were great presidents.

If you overlook the whole imprisonment based on race thing.

 

[souvlaki]

Paradoxium's Top 3 WORST Presidents of the 20th Century in no particular order:

Woodrow Wilson

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Lyndon B. Johnson

Bonus: Richard Nixon (very close in the 3 worst, for his one action alone: closing the gold window), and also disgusted at how Reagan "talked" like Libertarian-Conservative but in his action were the contrary.... but these other three failed harder.

I love revisionist history where suddenly Roosevelt, Wilson, and Johnson are worse Presidents than Harding, Hoover, and Carter.

 

[The Senator]

I love revisionist history where suddenly Roosevelt, Wilson, and Johnson are worse Presidents than Harding, Hoover, and Carter.

Hey, that's how they teach it in the South...

 

[Paradoxium]

I love revisionist history where suddenly Roosevelt, Wilson, and Johnson are worse Presidents than Harding, Hoover, and Carter.

I have an propensity to lens things economically. And more importantly, the names you cited, was considered. I do consider Hoover in the same vein economically as FDR, just certain things FDR did made it even worse.

But of course Paradoxium's two cents is revisionist history

 

[Spidey-Bat]

Meh, putting aside partisan politics, I think the list is fair. However, I'm surprised JFK is so high. #6. Is image more important than accomplishment?

He did nail Marilyn Monroe.

I love revisionist history where suddenly Roosevelt, Wilson, and Johnson are worse Presidents than Harding, Hoover, and Carter.

Well, Wilson was a fascist.

 

[Franklin Richards]

Hey, that's how they teach it in the South...

I'm really getting tired of your prejudices towards Texas and the South.


*******s are everywhere. What city do you live in?

 

[souvlaki]

I have an propensity to lens things economically. And more importantly, the names you cited, was considered. I do consider Hoover in the same vein economically as FDR, just certain things FDR did made it even worse.

But of course Paradoxium's two cents is revisionist history

Not saying you are not entitled to your opinion. I'm just saying your opinion makes me less likely to take you seriously when you rank them above the names I mentioned.

 

[The Senator]

I'm really getting tired of your prejudiced towards Texas and the South.

Did you not see the emoticon which obviously stated that my statement was tongue-in-cheek?

*******s are everywhere. What city do you live in?

Arlington, VA.

 

[Franklin Richards]

It just irks me. I've lived on the east coast and in the midwest. I'm pretty sure the ratio of *******s were pretty much the same.

And being that close to Washington, I'm positive you are also surrounded by *******s.





Bah. Don't pay any attention. It's just a peeve of mine.

 

[SentinelMind]

I love revisionist history where suddenly Roosevelt, Wilson, and Johnson are worse Presidents than Harding, Hoover, and Carter.

I think the LBJ's Great Society was a failure and a huge hinderance to our economy, although I'll give him credit for Civil Rights Movement of 1964. Wilson's interventionist foriegn policy would make Theodore "Carry a Big Stick" Roosevelt blush. I'm not a fan of FDR, but I'll leave him alone since he helped us win World War II.

 

[souvlaki]

It just irks me. I've lived on the east coast and in the midwest. I'm pretty sure the ratio of *******s were pretty much the same.

And being that close to Washington, I'm positive you are also surrounded by *******s.





Bah. Don't pay any attention. It's just a peeve of mine.

Maybe I'm just dense, but for the life of me I can not figure out what word you are bleeping out.

 

[Franklin Richards]

buttholes

 

[The Senator]

I've been to Birmingham and Memphis, and I witnessed less ignorance and discourtesy in those cities than I did Dallas or Houston. Sorry for disagreeing with your perception of Texas culture in a completely unrelated thread over a month ago. Sue me.

 

[The Chairman]

If you overlook the whole imprisonment based on race thing.

An unfortunate mark, yes, but no worse than the Patriot Act.

 

[SentinelMind]

I agree with Paradoxium on Wilson...Wilson was pretty bad......he's rated high because of his role in World War I, but he was racist, arrogant prick who felt it was his job to influence everyone else's decisions and control everyone's life. I'd rank him near the bottom, frankly...but that's just my two cents.

 

[Franklin Richards]

I've been to Birmingham and Memphis, and I witnessed less ignorance and discourtesy in those cities than I did Dallas or Houston. Sorry for disagreeing with your perception of Texas culture in a completely unrelated thread over a month ago. Sue me.

Seems like only yesterday.

If there was an anti-heaven, Eastern Texas would be it. At least, as far as my own personal travels go, that's what I've experienced.

 

[SentinelMind]

An unfortunate mark, yes, but no worse than the Patriot Act.

WHHATTTTTTTTTTT???????????

Imprisonment Camps of Japanese <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
spying on phone call without wiretap.

 

[Franklin Richards]

Why not bring up Gitmo and Abu Grave? At least it's a little more comparable.

 

[The Senator]

Seems like only yesterday.

Oh yes, I forgot about that. We hadn't discussed Texas with each other since the religious thread, which is what I was referring to.