Your Favorite President

[BringBackBuck]

If Australian PMs counts, John Curtin. Took over in WW2 after Menzies, died in office before it was finished.

As I understand it, Michael Savage, New Zealand Prime Minister in '39, declared war on Germany from his bed, while dying from cancer, and that he'd delayed seeking treatment for it so he could win the previous election, which is noteworthy as well.

If Australian Prime Ministers count (and they should, because we are not all Americans), than it's BOB MOTHERFUCKING HAWKE all the way. For those outside our small corner of the world, Bob Hawke was famous for giving everyone the day off after the Aussies beat the Yanks in the America's cup, implementing some solid social and economic reforms, and holding the world record for beer drinking. No, that's not a typo: Bob Hawke held the world record for drinking a yard glass of ale.

That's right: the Australians voted for the world's best beer drinker. Let's see any of your American Presidents do that...

Just found this clip: Ex-Prime Minister Bob Hawke (age 82) at the cricket this week. Champion.

 

[Floggo]

1. Lenin
2. Stalin
3. Putin
4. Mao-zedong
5. Obama

 

[Doclector]

3) Harrison ford.

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2) Jack Nicholson.

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1) Bill Pullman

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[Vern5]

George Washington.

Fought for what he believed in AND won. Helped establish a new country. Was made to assume power without wanting it (the best kind of leader leads because he must, not because he wants to). Predicted the dangers of political parties and advised against their formation in politics.

Of course, there are other reasons to prefer him...

 

[Get_A_Grip_]

Okay, the only presidents I know are Irish ones.

Mary Robinson.
Mary Mc Aleese.
Micheal D. Higgins.

So yeah, the three most recent Irish presidents.

 

[countrysteaksauce]

James Buchanan
Rutherford Hayes
William Henry Harrison
Benjamin Harrison

All god among men

 

[wkim564]

Just in order
Teddy for being the most badass man in American history
Nixon. He may be a crook, but he's a very smart crook who knew what he was doing
Jackson, who else would kill his own would be assassin

 

[Vegosiux]

Non American, but I'll say, Bill Clinton.

Why? Because he was the first American politician to admit that Slovenia was right so seek independence. In 1991 when we fought our 10day war, the message from state department was quite clear, "We will never recognize you." It's only thanks to extensive lobbying from Germany that the EU recognized us, and following that, USA had no choice.

Bill Clinton was the first US politican to admit USA was wrong to deny another nation the right of self-determination.

 

[natster43]

It is a toss up between Teddy Roosevelt and Andrew Jackson. Both are bad asses.

 

[lordmardok]

Eisenhower, he was effective, intelligent, and deeply under appreciated, he was also responsible for almost all the things that Reagan got credit for.