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BannonsLiver

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46. Yeah, sorry, it's not the black guys fault Hillary lost.

Sun Aug 25, 2024, 04:28 PM

Aug 2024

And Obama isn’t the reason “things suck today.” 🙄

He won 2 elections by wide margins. There’s been 2 Dems since 1944 who have done that. And he did it in the face of savage, unprecedented racism and rat fuckery from the other side which, typically, is left out of most assessments of his 8 years on this forum.

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Presidents during my lifetime - Ranked worst to best - Comments and disagreements welcomed [View all] GoneOffShore Aug 2024 OP

Jimmy Carter? unc70 Aug 2024 #1

Was typing too quickly GoneOffShore Aug 2024 #12

Where is Jimmy Carter? GaYellowDawg Aug 2024 #2

Fixed it. GoneOffShore Aug 2024 #13

You left out Jimmy Carter iwillalwayswonderwhy Aug 2024 #3

My apolgogies - I should have had a nap before writing the post GoneOffShore Aug 2024 #10

He's second on my BPOMLT list ArkansasDemocrat1 Aug 2024 #40

Reagan was worse than most people realize Joinfortmill Aug 2024 #4

Or whoever was actually running the country iwillalwayswonderwhy Aug 2024 #5

Same applies today newdeal2 Aug 2024 #8

Reagan was overrated BluenFLA Aug 2024 #32

Reagan was a union buster. Air Traffic Controllers? demosincebirth Aug 2024 #57

You forgot Jimmy Carter. How could ANYONE forget Jimmy Carter? Oopsie Daisy Aug 2024 #6

That was not intentional. I was typing quickly and from memory. Blame it on after lunch drowsiness GoneOffShore Aug 2024 #9

Got it! Oopsie Daisy Aug 2024 #22

This would best be visualized in a heat map. Hugin Aug 2024 #7

The whole post was done quickly post luncheon. And, as you say, highly subjective. GoneOffShore Aug 2024 #14

Typically, by the time I get something like this... Hugin Aug 2024 #18

I'd put Carter in there with Clinton, Eisenhower and Johnson. lees1975 Aug 2024 #11

i'm younger than you but here's my list....... Takket Aug 2024 #15

I'd swap Nixon and Ford. sinkingfeeling Aug 2024 #16

Nixon did accomplish a few decent things on his own while being a crook. haele Aug 2024 #33

I always move Kennedy up despite his brief presidency displacedvermoter Aug 2024 #17

Clinton better than Kennedy? Grumpy Old Guy Aug 2024 #19

I would beg to differ somewhat: Ocelot II Aug 2024 #20

It's hard to say who was worst. yardwork Aug 2024 #24

True, there are different kinds of bad. Ocelot II Aug 2024 #31

Good listing Arne Aug 2024 #28

I downgrade LBJ for Vietnam ArkansasDemocrat1 Aug 2024 #41

Donald Trump - the worst in US history. J_William_Ryan Aug 2024 #21

This is the way I would list them too. arkielib Aug 2024 #23

And Biden and Pelosi got the ACA passed! yardwork Aug 2024 #25

Good point! arkielib Aug 2024 #29

I have a very different take if..fish..had..wings Aug 2024 #26

I'd swap Biden and Carter. Keep LBJ first. Stinky The Clown Aug 2024 #36

You left out Truman GoneOffShore Aug 2024 #56

Eisenhower inaugurated before my birth so if..fish..had..wings Aug 2024 #60

Ike was a placeholder. He goes next to Ford. Voltaire2 Aug 2024 #27

Jimmy Carter should be third from the bottom. Before Truman in my opinion. I have no memory of Truman. usaf-vet Aug 2024 #30

According to the 2024 version of the Presidential Greatness Project from the APSA: Poiuyt Aug 2024 #34

Biden twice? madamesilverspurs Aug 2024 #53

Oops! Poiuyt Aug 2024 #59

Wasn't around for some of the presidents in your list, but here's mine BluenFLA Aug 2024 #35

My sentimentality for Carter ranks him higher, but that's a great list. Realistic ArkansasDemocrat1 Aug 2024 #42

This message was self-deleted by its author BannonsLiver Aug 2024 #47

People are sleeping on W Bush. BannonsLiver Aug 2024 #37

Kennedy is underated jacksonian Aug 2024 #38

"I was never too big on Obama." BannonsLiver Aug 2024 #39

While I admire, respect and supported him, aka-chmeee Aug 2024 #43

Clearly. BannonsLiver Aug 2024 #45

Well, yes aka-chmeee Aug 2024 #50

He was rated 8th all time by historians. dem4decades Aug 2024 #51

Wait, don't get me wrong jacksonian Aug 2024 #44

Yeah, sorry, it's not the black guys fault Hillary lost. BannonsLiver Aug 2024 #46

Nope, it was Hillary's fault Hillary didn't win jacksonian Aug 2024 #49

I would... MoseShrute Aug 2024 #48

Dubya thanks God every day for Trump putting him lower on the list. keithbvadu2 Aug 2024 #52

Bush is worse than Reagan iemanja Aug 2024 #54

Reagan made Trump possible. madamesilverspurs Aug 2024 #55

Okay, since the 1960s: Deep13 Aug 2024 #58

No FDR? Vinca Aug 2024 #61

Not my lifetime - I was born in 1948 GoneOffShore Aug 2024 #62

I think I'd switch Ford and Nixon jmowreader Aug 2024 #63