"Hoover was a do nothing president"

More Than Mortal · October 21, 2015, 12:05:14 PM

I honestly have no idea how this myth persists.

PSU · October 21, 2015, 12:06:26 PM

Dam son

cxfhvxgkcf-56:7 · October 21, 2015, 12:07:19 PM

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Verbatim · October 21, 2015, 12:08:12 PM

pretty sure it was just named after him

as in, he had nothing to do with it

terrorbite · October 21, 2015, 12:32:07 PM

Quote from: PSU on October 21, 2015, 12:06:26 PM

Dam son

cxfhvxgkcf-56:7 · October 21, 2015, 12:44:11 PM

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MyNameIsCharlie · October 21, 2015, 12:46:08 PM

OP, did you do this to get us to check the Wikipedia article?

If not, lol, in a twist, the article has been rewritten in the 1st paragraph

cxfhvxgkcf-56:7 · October 21, 2015, 12:50:41 PM

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MyNameIsCharlie · October 21, 2015, 12:53:21 PM

Quote from: SoporificSlash on October 21, 2015, 12:50:41 PM

But to summarize in my own opinion, no I don't think engineering projects should ever be named after a singular person since it takes a monumental effort from a large group of people to complete them.

1000% agreed. I think the surrounding community should name it.

ΚΑΤΑΝΑΛΩΤΗΣ · October 21, 2015, 01:41:08 PM

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October 21, 2015, 03:47:16 PM

Big deal, he made a dam. JFK singlehandedly stopped the Cold War from turning into WWIII.

terrorbite · October 21, 2015, 03:49:24 PM

Quote from: The Ghost That Never Lies on October 21, 2015, 03:47:16 PM

Big deal, he made a dam. JFK singlehandedly stopped the Cold War from turning into WWIII.

then someone singlehandedly stopped him

cxfhvxgkcf-56:7 · October 21, 2015, 03:56:17 PM

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October 21, 2015, 04:04:10 PM

Quote from: SoporificSlash on October 21, 2015, 03:56:17 PM

Quote from: The Ghost That Never Lies on October 21, 2015, 03:47:16 PM
Big deal, he made a dam. JFK singlehandedly stopped the Cold War from turning into WWIII.
Oh god please do not use the "single-handedly" meme. Very few presidents single-handedly do anything. The dismantling of the Cuban Missile Crisis was more attributed to Dean Rusk (Secretary of State at the time). Kennedy had just as many foreign policy fallacies as successes.

Pretty much his entire cabinet saw war with the Soviets as the inevitable outcome. It was only through JFK, his brother, and yeah, Rusk, that that didn't happen. Of course no president singlehandedly does anything, but JFK definitely had the most influence on the peaceful resolution of the CMC, and it's certainly more impressive than getting a dam named after you.

Jocephalopod · October 21, 2015, 05:20:39 PM

Quote from: terrorbite on October 21, 2015, 12:32:07 PM

Quote from: PSU on October 21, 2015, 12:06:26 PM
Dam son

mistake

aREALgod · October 22, 2015, 05:48:53 PM

Quote from: SoporificSlash on October 21, 2015, 12:50:41 PM

But to summarize in my own opinion, no I don't think engineering projects should ever be named after a singular person since it takes a monumental effort from a large group of people to complete them.

Dam it, Hoover

Mattie G Indahouse · October 23, 2015, 04:38:34 AM

For WW1 he was head of a food drive that was giving food to Europe.

Jester · October 23, 2015, 09:51:41 AM

Quote from: terrorbite on October 21, 2015, 03:49:24 PM

Quote from: The Ghost That Never Lies on October 21, 2015, 03:47:16 PM
Big deal, he made a dam. JFK singlehandedly stopped the Cold War from turning into WWIII.
then someone singlehandedly stopped him

Yeah we're living in a nuclear holocaust right now