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Theotherside · #1 (**permalink**) 07-29-2006, 08:14 PM

So your choices are (1) Richard Nixon (2) Gerald Ford (3) Jimmy Carter (4) Ronald Reagan (5) George Bush (oldest) (6) Bill Clinton (7) George Bush (In office). Who do you think has been the best president since 1970? Remember people, keep it clean and considerate. As for me, I say Ronald Reagan.
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*Spartan Erik* · #2 (**permalink**) 07-29-2006, 09:00 PM

Nixon! Reagan would be my second choice; basically, if it weren't for Nixon, we wouldn't have become such good buddies with China when we were suspicious about Russia..

What Nixon did was nothing compared to the shenanigans Clinton got away with (possibly still getting away with)

Theotherside · #3 (**permalink**) 07-29-2006, 11:19 PM

I do have to agree with you Spartan on the clinton thing. I never liked him, theres no excuse for the president to be sleeping around! And for sheer pettyness, did you know that Clinton had the people who worked with him break all the "W's" on the keyboards in the whitehouse so Bush would have to buy new ones! That just seems purile to me! Although, there still is the issue of watergate with Nixon.
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Jacob · #4 (**permalink**) 07-30-2006, 12:40 AM

Clinton was one of the worst, as far as I am concerned. As most of you know, my politlcal views are highly conservative, but you would have to be blind not to think Clinton was a terrible man to have in office, according to his values, not his politics. By values, I mean he received oral sex (source: wikipedia) from another women while in office and while he was married. That's not a good President to me.

ƒorte · #5 (**permalink**) 07-30-2006, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Jacob

Clinton was one of the worst, as far as I am concerned. As most of you know, my politlcal views are highly conservative, but you would have to be blind not to think Clinton was a terrible man to have in office, according to his values, not his politics. By values, I mean he received oral sex (source: wikipedia) from another women while in office and while he was married. That's not a good President to me.

I totally agree. But he did plenty of other crap that screwed up the country and the world.

For example:

He freed Osama Bin Laden

He gave weapons secrets to North Korea

etc. those two alone should be enough to say he's a terrible president.

Theotherside · #6 (**permalink**) 07-30-2006, 12:12 PM

I agree with you both Forte and Jacob, In all aspects he was a terrible president. I know there was some uncertaincy over the Paula Jones scandal (He told her to have sex with him, then tried to block her exit as she left), but she recently took a lie detector test on tv where she passed; Her story checked out. It's horrible to think that the leader of our country could be so puerile, and inappropriate! With Jacobs choice, I do think the current George Bush has done a very good job, great job if you think what would have happened if gore and kerry came into power! Anyway, those are strictly my opinions, except those facts about Clinton and Paula. Thank you guys for the discussion

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*Spartan Erik* · 12:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Theotherside

Although, there still is the issue of watergate with Nixon.
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Hah, the Watergate scandal is nothing compared to Lyndon B. Johnson getting us into the Vietnam War (even though during the Barry Goldwater campaign, Johnson claimed 'he would do anything to prevent war'), but this is a topic about presidents after 1970 :P

Also, the Watergate scandal once again is miniscule to John F. Kennedy's affair with Marilyn Monroe (he wasn't the only president in history who managed to pull off a "Bill Clinton")