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Wed Oct-27-04 11:07 AM
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Favorite president of the past 40 years |
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That is, including all the major western democracies, i.e. UK, France, Germany, Australia, Canada, and the Netherlands.
For me, it'd easily be General De Gaulle. I especially like the way he handled the Algeria conflict. John Kerry should take note. He wasn't even considered a leftist, but he's still slightly to the left of Paul Wellstone.
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Wed Oct-27-04 11:09 AM
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Wed Oct-27-04 11:10 AM
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2. 2004 - 40 = x. Solve for x. |
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Edited on Wed Oct-27-04 11:10 AM by aden_nak
Otherwise, I would have agreed with you. ;)
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Wed Oct-27-04 11:14 AM
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yeah, didn't pay too much attention to that part.
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Wed Oct-27-04 11:16 AM
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7. Are you a HAPPY Noodle Boy? |
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Edited on Wed Oct-27-04 11:16 AM by Spider Jerusalem
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Wed Oct-27-04 11:21 AM
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Wed Oct-27-04 11:10 AM
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After all the cruel bullshit he has had to sort through, he's high on my list.
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Wed Oct-27-04 11:11 AM
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4. william jefferson clinton |
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Wed Oct-27-04 11:14 AM
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JFK saved the world from anniliation, but he was only around for 3 years. WJC overall was a brilliant president.
:kick:
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Wed Oct-27-04 11:28 AM
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Wed Oct-27-04 11:22 AM
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9. W - Just Kidding, of course its Clinton |
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Wed Oct-27-04 11:25 AM
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but you can call him Jimmy.
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Wed Oct-27-04 11:33 AM
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Carter for reminding us that human beings deserve respect and dignity, that the less fortunate among us deserve our help, and that it's better to *be* good than to merely be seen as a winner.
Johnson for all he did to at least try to end poverty and its destructive effects in this country, the Civil/Voting Rights Acts, and Medicare and Medicaid.
Neither was/is perfect by any means. But they are my favorites of that time period.
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Wed Oct-27-04 01:48 PM
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Wed Oct-27-04 01:52 PM
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14. Lyndon Johnson -- no one is even close |
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Edited on Wed Oct-27-04 01:52 PM by HamdenRice
because he changed the US more than any president since FDR. Before LBJ, the south was terrorist country. It was horrible -- couldn't vote, go to decent schools or complain about it. Kennedy talked a good game, but was scared shitless to do anything.
Johnson ended state sponsored terrorism in a big chunk of the country.
Sorry though about that war thing...
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Wed Oct-27-04 02:15 PM
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