Worst President? According to this, it's Bush

MyNameIsCharlie · November 10, 2015, 11:22:58 PM

http://hubpages.com/politics/The-Verdict-is-in-Whos-The-Worst-President-in-American-History

Say what you will, this is a pretty damning case.

ΚΑΤΑΝΑΛΩΤΗΣ · November 10, 2015, 11:29:45 PM

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Korra · November 10, 2015, 11:31:10 PM

This is the Serious board.

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Thun · November 10, 2015, 11:36:39 PM

Quote from: Iberian Husky on November 10, 2015, 11:32:06 PM

There were far worse presidents than Bush. Fucking Andrew Johnson tried to invalidate the entire Civil War. If that's not worse than Bush, then I don't know what is. Bush was basically a product of the mess Clinton left behind.

>golden era
>mess

Pick one and ONLY one.

Anonymous (User Deleted) · November 11, 2015, 01:03:15 AM

no surprise there but this is serious board

R o c k e t · November 11, 2015, 01:39:19 AM

Quote from: Kupo on November 11, 2015, 01:03:15 AM

no surprise there but this is serious board

why haven't you locked this thread yet?

MyNameIsCharlie · November 11, 2015, 01:57:23 AM

>posts a historical and political topic
>gets told it's not serious
>wtf.jpg

Luciana · November 11, 2015, 02:28:01 AM

I agree he's not the best, but to say he's the number 1 worst is something I don't think is great.

Unless we're putting it with the context of the time. For example, it's easy to say James Buchanan was bad because he supported slavery, but at the time it was as controversial and flip floppy as abortion is with people today.

So yeah, if that's the case, maybe Bush was the worst.

Jive Turkey · November 11, 2015, 03:03:45 AM

Wait till i'm president

Anonymous (User Deleted) · November 11, 2015, 05:51:51 AM

Quote from: Val 'Ketamai on November 11, 2015, 01:39:19 AM

Quote from: Kupo on November 11, 2015, 01:03:15 AM
no surprise there but this is serious board

why haven't you locked this thread yet?

challengerX · November 11, 2015, 06:07:20 AM

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Elai · November 11, 2015, 08:15:28 AM

The next one will likely be the worst one.

🍁 Aria 🔮 · November 11, 2015, 09:19:04 AM

Adams was much worse. Jefferson didn't call his term in office the "Reign of Witches" for nothing.

True Turquoise · November 11, 2015, 01:22:49 PM

This didnt need a lock.

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big sponge · November 11, 2015, 01:26:36 PM

Thread opened because there was no reason to lock this. The discussion is political in nature, contains a source, and there's no flood tier bait in the OP.

I have half a mind to clean up the thread and remove the "this is the serious board posts".

challengerX · November 11, 2015, 01:30:13 PM

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MyNameIsCharlie · November 11, 2015, 01:58:49 PM

Quote from: LC on November 11, 2015, 01:26:36 PM

Thread opened because there was no reason to lock this. The discussion is political in nature, contains a source, and there's no flood tier bait in the OP.

I have half a mind to clean up the thread and remove the "this is the serious board posts".

Thank you. That lock confused the shit outta me.

R o c k e t · November 11, 2015, 03:44:49 PM

I feel like the writer just has a hate boner for Bush.

More Than Mortal · November 12, 2015, 02:28:52 AM

Fucking look at it. The "this is the serious board comments" are valid; how anybody can buy into such partisan bullshit is beyond me.

1. Worst rate of job creation since Herbert Hoover? Surely, if we're using this metric, Herbert Hoover should be classed as worst? Nevertheless, how much influence do you expect a president to have over job creation when his entire tenure saw a mild recession, a productivity boom and then a massive recession?

2. Oh no, he vacationed.

3. Most of the deficit was due to tax receipt shortfalls following the recession; although the Bush tax cuts no doubt played a role.

4. Who in their right mind opposes bank bailouts in the middle of a recession? First of all, the bailouts have been paid back. Second of all, no, bankers didn't cause the Great Depression.

maverick · November 12, 2015, 08:56:17 AM

Quote from: Meta as Fuck on November 12, 2015, 02:28:52 AM

Who in their right mind opposes bank bailouts in the middle of a recession?

I take it you didn't watch the previous Republican debate.

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Jono · November 12, 2015, 02:58:33 PM

Woodrow Wilson basically started WWII so fuck that guy

Luciana · November 12, 2015, 03:23:48 PM

Quote from: Jono on November 12, 2015, 02:58:33 PM

Woodrow Wilson basically started WWII so fuck that guy

I know America is important, but if you think we're the sole reason, let alone one man, the cause of starting WW2, then you're heavily misguided. That's not even factoring in Japan's territorial expansion, Russia invading Poland as well, and Italy bring up Fascism.

The allies in general are to blame for Germany's rise to power once more. What with the unfair demands and their lack of power to enforce what they even wanted to do.

Jono · November 12, 2015, 03:24:58 PM

Quote from: Luciana on November 12, 2015, 03:23:48 PM

Quote from: Jono on November 12, 2015, 02:58:33 PM
Woodrow Wilson basically started WWII so fuck that guy
I know America is important, but if you think we're the sole reason, let alone one man, the cause of starting WW2, then you're heavily misguided. That's not even factoring in Japan's territorial expansion, Russia invading Poland as well, and Italy bring up Fascism.

The allies in general are to blame for Germany's rise to power once more.

You're right.

I should blame him for making the joke that is the UN.

Luciana · November 12, 2015, 03:26:39 PM

Quote from: Jono on November 12, 2015, 03:24:58 PM

Quote from: Luciana on November 12, 2015, 03:23:48 PM
Quote from: Jono on November 12, 2015, 02:58:33 PM
Woodrow Wilson basically started WWII so fuck that guy
I know America is important, but if you think we're the sole reason, let alone one man, the cause of starting WW2, then you're heavily misguided. That's not even factoring in Japan's territorial expansion, Russia invading Poland as well, and Italy bring up Fascism.

The allies in general are to blame for Germany's rise to power once more.
You're right.

I should blame him for making the joke that is the UN.

But Windrow Wilson tried to push for the League of Nations (which sounds like a super villain faction) but congress rejected it because of the enforcement powers it had. The US was never a part of it.

The UN only came to be after World War 2 because of the devastation it caused the world.

Turkey · November 12, 2015, 04:45:18 PM

That infographic is full of shit, but feel free to get your opinions from someone's unsupported criticism online.