Ardent15
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Tue Mar-30-10 10:24 AM
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The Presidents #8: Martin Van Buren |
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Tue Mar-30-10 10:31 AM
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1. He was from Kinderhook. |
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I guess someone had to be.
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Tue Mar-30-10 11:46 AM
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4. Nicknamed Old Kinderhook, which is one of the main reasons why we say OK today |
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Van Buren was HUGE for that reason alone.
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Tue Mar-30-10 04:21 PM
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Tue Mar-30-10 11:30 AM
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Tue Mar-30-10 11:45 AM
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3. Poor Martin Van Buren. |
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He was well-known for never being able to make a decision. The joke was that if you asked Van Buren if the sun rose in the east and set in the west, he would ponder the question for a second and then say it deserved further study.
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Tue Mar-30-10 09:08 PM
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6. Another Indian Hater, WTF? |
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Edited on Tue Mar-30-10 09:09 PM by mikekohr
MARTIN VAN BUREN: President Van Buren would write in 1837: "No state can achieve proper culture, civilization and progress as long as Indians are permitted to remain." 31). http://www.brotherhooddays.com/HEROES.html#MARTIN VAN BUREN
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Tue Mar-30-10 09:12 PM
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7. Kissed andrew jacksons ass |
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And thus, Jackson made him the heir apparent.
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Tue Mar-30-10 11:06 PM
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8. Later became one of the most successful third-party candidates, ran on an anti-slavery platform. |
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The Free Soil party got about 10% of the vote in 1848. He probably tipped the election to Taylor.
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Wed Mar-31-10 01:26 AM
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9. Anyone remember when little Pete got a piece of cereal that resembles him stuck in his nostrel? |
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