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coloradodem2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-04 12:16 PM Original message |
Who was the last decent Republican President? |
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Maddy McCall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-04 12:18 PM Response to Original message |
1. Lincoln |
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Servo300 (653 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-04 12:18 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. He was a great one for sure... |
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coloradodem2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-04 12:19 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. TR wasn't bad. |
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Maddy McCall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-04 12:29 PM Response to Reply #4 |
20. imperialism |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-04 12:44 PM Response to Reply #1 |
32. Lincoln was a fool |
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Maddy McCall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-04 12:52 PM Response to Reply #32 |
37. Not necessarily...there was no guarantee of reunion had he let the |
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shrike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-04 02:03 PM Response to Reply #32 |
53. I hate to say it, but I agree with you |
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Comicstripper (876 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-04 12:58 PM Response to Reply #1 |
41. Not Lincoln |
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newyawker99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-04 01:51 PM Response to Reply #41 |
52. Hi Comicstripper!! |
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Comicstripper (876 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-04 03:01 PM Response to Reply #52 |
57. Thanks |
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keithyboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-04 12:19 PM Response to Original message |
3. I liked Ike! |
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Beaker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-04 12:51 PM Response to Reply #3 |
35. about Ike- |
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SaveElmer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-04 12:19 PM Response to Original message |
5. Depends of how you use decent |
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apnu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-04 12:19 PM Response to Original message |
6. I agree with Eisenhower |
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THUNDER HANDS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-04 12:20 PM Response to Reply #6 |
13. was he always a republican? |
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coloradodem2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-04 12:22 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. No. |
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leyton (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-04 01:35 PM Response to Reply #13 |
50. You are right that they did both court him. |
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supernova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-04 12:19 PM Response to Original message |
7. Ford |
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JHB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-04 12:19 PM Response to Original message |
8. Ford pardoned Nixon |
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Servo300 (653 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-04 12:21 PM Response to Reply #8 |
14. That possibly cost him the election.... |
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ibegurpard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-04 12:19 PM Response to Original message |
9. Ford |
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Bozita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-04 12:20 PM Response to Original message |
10. Jerry Ford is a decent guy. Love the fact that Ford and Carter are ... |
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Don_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-04 12:20 PM Original message |
Eisenhower |
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tom_paine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-04 12:20 PM Response to Original message |
11. Eisenhower |
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catmandu57 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-04 12:20 PM Response to Original message |
12. Eisenhower |
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coloradodem2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-04 12:27 PM Response to Reply #12 |
17. He wasn't a true republican. |
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ElementaryPenguin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-04 12:26 PM Response to Original message |
16. Lincoln! |
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ILeft (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-04 12:27 PM Response to Original message |
18. Ford- decent man, Ike- decent man & President......eom |
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trof (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-04 12:28 PM Response to Original message |
19. Ike |
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FleshCartoon (592 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-04 12:30 PM Response to Original message |
21. Lincoln? (n/t) |
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IrateCitizen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-04 12:32 PM Response to Original message |
22. Eisenhower -- solely on preventing all-out war |
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fujiyama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-04 04:07 PM Response to Reply #22 |
65. Another impressive thing he did |
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WI_DEM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-04 12:33 PM Response to Original message |
23. Ford |
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Blue-Jay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-04 12:35 PM Response to Original message |
24. Ike was the last good one, Ford was the last decent one. - n/t |
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Feanorcurufinwe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-04 12:37 PM Response to Original message |
25. Ford |
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IrateCitizen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-04 12:38 PM Response to Reply #25 |
27. The East Timorese might disagree with you on that... |
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Feanorcurufinwe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-04 12:54 PM Response to Reply #27 |
39. I'm not disputing what you are saying |
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IrateCitizen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-04 01:05 PM Response to Reply #39 |
43. It was in the documentary "The Trials of Henry Kissinger" |
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Feanorcurufinwe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-04 01:12 PM Response to Reply #43 |
47. So according to your words, |
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IrateCitizen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-04 03:19 PM Response to Reply #47 |
60. Peddle your sanctimony someplace else |
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Feanorcurufinwe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-04 03:39 PM Response to Reply #60 |
61. LOL - that's your idea of an intelligent response? |
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IrateCitizen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-04 03:53 PM Response to Reply #61 |
62. No, it's an example of a pissed off response |
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Feanorcurufinwe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-04 04:05 PM Response to Reply #62 |
64. Nice to see that you agree with me about your comments. |
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Feanorcurufinwe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-04 07:08 PM Response to Reply #64 |
68. Clarification |
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Flubadubya (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-04 12:37 PM Response to Original message |
26. MIke Malloy says it was Clinton.... |
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Beaker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-04 12:50 PM Response to Reply #26 |
34. I'd agree with that choice. |
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evil_orange_cat (910 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-04 12:38 PM Response to Original message |
28. Eisenhower was good, Ford (while a bit of a dope) wasn't bad... |
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stickdog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-04 12:39 PM Response to Original message |
29. Ike. |
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Burma Jones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-04 12:42 PM Response to Original message |
30. If you mean had a modicum of decency, then it would be Ford |
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amber dog democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-04 12:42 PM Response to Original message |
31. Eisenhower |
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mohinoaklawnillinois (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-04 12:45 PM Response to Original message |
33. Definitely Gerald Ford. He always seemed like a decent man |
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Beaker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-04 12:53 PM Response to Reply #33 |
38. and that whole east timor genocide thing... |
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mike1963 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-04 12:52 PM Response to Original message |
36. I'd say Ike, he wasn't a hardcore Repub, though...he recognized the |
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Beaker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-04 12:56 PM Response to Reply #36 |
40. but what did he do to stop it...? |
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Feanorcurufinwe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-04 01:20 PM Response to Reply #40 |
48. He was literally the first one to warn of its danger. |
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Beaker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-04 04:12 PM Response to Reply #48 |
66. Look at the date of the speech- |
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Feanorcurufinwe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-04 04:25 PM Response to Reply #66 |
67. He was the 1st to say it, but you criticize him for not saying it sooner? |
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mike1963 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-04 01:40 PM Response to Reply #40 |
51. I presume he took some time to reach his conclusion, he described it |
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wadestock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-04 01:01 PM Response to Original message |
42. Eisenhower of course |
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madrchsod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-04 01:06 PM Response to Original message |
44. ford |
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Raenelle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-04 01:07 PM Response to Original message |
45. There have been a lot of decent Repubs, but the last was Ford. |
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Commendatori (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-04 01:11 PM Response to Original message |
46. Eisenhower |
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greekspeak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-04 01:25 PM Response to Original message |
49. Eisenhower is not aweful |
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leftofthedial (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-04 02:04 PM Response to Original message |
54. Eisenhower |
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banana republican (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-04 02:06 PM Response to Original message |
55. Abraham Lincoln. eom |
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bullimiami (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-04 02:09 PM Response to Original message |
56. ford was decent but not much of a president |
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WoodrowFan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-04 03:08 PM Response to Original message |
58. Ford (NT) |
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VolcanoJen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-04 03:09 PM Response to Original message |
59. Easy... it was Nixon. |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-04 04:00 PM Response to Original message |
63. in my lifetime, Ford |
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