stuthehistoryguy 
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Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt, Clinton, and Obama.
Reply #101. Sep 17 10, 6:41 PM
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Cymruambyth
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I'm confused. How is it possible to meet Clinton once and yet shake his hand on another occasion?
Reply #102. Sep 17 10, 8:40 PM
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turbotude
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I was wondering about that, too.
Reply #103. Sep 18 10, 8:45 AM
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| hangfire
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As for a favorite I can't say. But now I can say that Carter is no longer the worst.
Reply #104. Sep 22 10, 1:06 AM
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conundrum49
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Abraham Lincoln and Harry Truman are my picks.
Reply #105. Sep 22 10, 6:37 AM
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mhenson400
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Cym, I met Clinton, as in actually talked to him, at a reception, and shook his hand on another occasion in a receiving line.
To confuse you even further, I shook President Clinton's hand, but never talked to President Clinton. :) (I talked to him when he was candidate Clinton. He and Hillary were here in St. Louis in 1992 during the campaign.)
Reply #106. Sep 22 10, 8:15 AM
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| Lochalsh
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I shook hands with JFK while he was campaigning for president. I don't remember any words given or exchanged. I was an awestruck teenager then.
Reply #107. Sep 22 10, 8:47 AM
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boxjaw
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I touched Herbert Hoover's tomb once.
Reply #108. Sep 24 10, 10:25 AM
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lout62001
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My favorite was JFK for his role in standing up against the Soviets during the Cuban Missile Crisis and also for his support for space exploration.
Reply #109. Sep 29 10, 7:20 AM
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daver852
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JFK didn't "stand up to the Soviets." That idiot nearly started WWIII. Read Barry Goldwater's autobiography. JFK was totally lost. He was crying at his desk in the Oval Office, for goodness' sake. If it wasn't for his brain trust, we'd all be dead.
Reply #110. Sep 30 10, 9:37 PM
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| tnrees
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Don't know about Obama as a favorite but I feel sorry for him - expectations at the start were so high he was bound to fail.
Reply #112. Oct 01 10, 5:39 AM
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Cymruambyth
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daver, reading Barry Goldwater's biography for accurate information about JFK would be a bit like reading Aleister Crowley's writings for information about God!
Reply #113. Oct 06 10, 12:54 PM
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leelee63
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Reading Ted Kennedy's biography for correct information about anything Kennedy-ish is found in the fiction section at your local bookstore.
Reply #114. Oct 06 10, 11:37 PM
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Cymruambyth
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Jow about we get back on topic and get over our dislike of all things Kennedy?
Reply #115. Oct 07 10, 4:19 AM
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| hangfire
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"When Clinton Lied, No One Died"
Perhaps, but it was under oath, therefore perjury (a high crime and/or misdemeanor) and thus impeachable, which he was rightfully impeached for. There are no perjury passes for infidelity, being subject what one may feel is a bogus proceeding or for being President.
Certainly there are lies that cause more harm than others but that in no way excuses President Clinton’s perjury in a legal matter deemed legitimate by our judicial branch of government.
Reply #116. Oct 16 10, 1:04 AM
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Cymruambyth
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Hangfire, do you think Clinton is the only president who ever lied? Call me a cynic, but I've yet to meet any politician, even those for whom I vote, who are Simon Pure when it comes to massaging the truth to make it fit their POV!
Reply #117. Oct 18 10, 11:42 PM
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AntonLaVey
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Forget politicians. There isn't a person on this planet who can speak that hasn't lied.
Reply #118. Oct 19 10, 12:05 AM
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| houston1127
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"Jow about we get back on topic and get over our dislike of all things Kennedy?"
I think a reflexive dislike of all things Kennedy is healthy and democratic. The whole mystique (like virtually all American politics) is a brand name, smoke and mirrors, advertising, marketing, a grand illusion. The whole thing is based on a youngish photogenic couple who looked good in the early era of color photography. The Kennedy's are nothing but celebraties: famous for being famous. There are no inherent virtues in their genetics. To think otherwise is to defy the traditional American antagonism towards hereditary offices or titles. Their family's political success is a testament to the simple-mindedness of the electorate. Drink Coca Cola, wash your dog with Hartz special Oatmeal Sensative Skin Formula, vote for a Kennedy. It's all the same and anyone with marketing experience should be able to see through that. (Same with the Bushs, Clintons, Rockefellers, or anyone else running in your podunk district trying to convince you to vote for them so they can steal your money and devalue your currency. Quantitative Easing bastards)
Reply #119. Oct 19 10, 2:08 AM
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Cymruambyth
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Houston, I agree that politicians are sold like products during election campaigns (some of them even get to stay on the radar once the election is over). That's why I get ticked off with people who don't value their right to vote or take it seriously enough to act on it!
By and large the electorate - and I don't care which electorate we're talking about here - goes for style rather than substance. Sometimes I get the feeling that the last not-so-hot looking politician to achieve high office was Charles de Gaulle! Nowadays, among Americans, Canadians, British, Australians, French, Germans, Dutch, Iranian, Israeli - all nationalities (with the possible exception of those Islamic republics which tend to vote for those old, heavily bearded chappies in the black turbans) looks count for more than ideas or programs at the ballot box.
During our last federal election I actually had a woman tell me that she was voting for candidate X because "he looks like a nice person".
Reply #120. Oct 19 10, 9:15 AM
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