Readers may recall that every so often I like to get a sense of how they rate the Presidents of the United States. This go-round, I am doing something a little different; I randomized the list and then cut them into sets of three. Each day I will ask you about two sets, in each set rank the presidents 1-2-3 within that set. Here are today's sets:
Set Five
Abraham Lincoln
Herbert Hoover
William Harrison
Set Six
Benjamin Harrison
Gerald Ford
John Adams
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Set FiveAbraham Linc... (Below threshold)1. Posted by RickZ | December 11, 2008 10:35 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Set Five
Abraham Lincoln (just for the Civil War alone)
Herbert Hoover (The Roaring '20's Fall Guy)
William Harrison (died in office a mere month after his inauguration [he caught a cold during his long-winded inauguration speech on a wet and raw day], so he really can't be compared to anybody)
Set Six
Gerald Ford (for his response to the Mayaguez incident)
John Adams (no particular reason)
Benjamin Harrison (no particular reason)
1. Posted by RickZ | December 11, 2008 10:35 AM |
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Posted on December 11, 2008 10:35
2. Posted by Parthenon | December 11, 2008 10:38 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
1) Abraham Lincoln
2) Herbert Hoover
3) William Harrison
1) John Adams
2) Benjamin Harrison
3) Gerald Ford
2. Posted by Parthenon | December 11, 2008 10:38 AM |
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Posted on December 11, 2008 10:38
3. Posted by WildWillie | December 11, 2008 10:44 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
What RickZ says. ww
3. Posted by WildWillie | December 11, 2008 10:44 AM |
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Posted on December 11, 2008 10:44
4. Posted by Pam | December 11, 2008 11:03 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Set One easy:
AL
WHH
HH
I put WHH had the good grace to die quickly, but HH does get too much grief.
Set Two also easy:
JA
BH
JF
Ford was a good guy, but he pardoned Nixon.
4. Posted by Pam | December 11, 2008 11:03 AM |
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5. Posted by Ken Nelson | December 11, 2008 11:43 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
1. AL - top 2 or 3 all time
2. HH - because WH served 1 month
3. WH - " "
1. JA - cause he had a mini-series
2. BH - cause he ain't Ford
3. GF - Justice Stevens
5. Posted by Ken Nelson | December 11, 2008 11:43 AM |
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Posted on December 11, 2008 11:43
6. Posted by HughS | December 11, 2008 11:53 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Set Five
Abraham Lincoln
Herbert Hoover
William Harrison
Set Six
Gerald Ford
John Adams
Benjamin Harrison
6. Posted by HughS | December 11, 2008 11:53 AM |
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7. Posted by Jeff Blogworthy | December 11, 2008 11:53 AM | Score: -3 (3 votes cast)
I'm ambivalent about Lincoln. The Civil War is a positive? Lincoln's legacy is the iron-fisted centralized government that we see today. I am not saying he was an evil man, but people should be more skeptical of the idolatrous mythos surrounding him. Slavery in the states could and would have been eliminated without the bloody Civil War.
7. Posted by Jeff Blogworthy | December 11, 2008 11:53 AM |
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8. Posted by Jeff Medcalf | December 11, 2008 11:59 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Set 5
Lincoln
Harrison
Hoover (though Harrison had only 30 days in office, at least he did not do active harm: Smoot-Hawley kills Hoover's reputation)
Set 6
Adams
Ford
Harrison (hard call between Ford and Harrison)
8. Posted by Jeff Medcalf | December 11, 2008 11:59 AM |
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9. Posted by galoob | December 11, 2008 12:25 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
1. Lincoln
2. Hoover (had bad timing, economic knowledge was limited in those days)
3. W. Harrison (really can't be rated because of 30 day term)
1. Adams (great in many ways, but Alien and Sedition almost brought him down on my list)
2. Ford (last of the Republican moderates, should have been relected)
3. B. Harrison (feh)
9. Posted by galoob | December 11, 2008 12:25 PM |
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10. Posted by hermie | December 11, 2008 12:41 PM | Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
Set 1:
Lincoln - Trying to keep both the Union together and keep his cabinet from each others' throats.
Hoover - Was blamed for all the ills of the Depression, yet still continued to serve his country instead of remaining bitter.
WH Harrison - Reminded everyine to listen to their moms when they are told to put their coats on when it's cold outside.
Second Set:
Adams - Had to directly follow Washington, which was an impossible act to follow.
Ford - Had to keep the nation from collapsing because of the Nixon impeachment. Paid too much for his efforts.
B Harrison - Just when he thought he got rid of Cleveland, he shows up again.
10. Posted by hermie | December 11, 2008 12:41 PM |
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11. Posted by galoob | December 11, 2008 12:59 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
WH Harrison - Reminded everyone to listen to their moms when they are told to put their coats on when it's cold outside.
Funny. That about says it with regard to poor WHH.
11. Posted by galoob | December 11, 2008 12:59 PM |
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12. Posted by Rheinman | December 11, 2008 1:06 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Set Five
Abraham Lincoln
Herbert Hoover
William Harrison
Set Six
John Adams
Gerald Ford
Benjamin Harrison
12. Posted by Rheinman | December 11, 2008 1:06 PM |
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Posted on December 11, 2008 13:06
13. Posted by Justrand
| December 11, 2008 1:18 PM | Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
Set Five
Abraham Lincoln
Herbert Hoover
William Harrison
Set Six
John Adams
Gerald Ford
Benjamin Harrison
Harrison Ford
13. Posted by Justrand
| December 11, 2008 1:18 PM |
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Posted on December 11, 2008 13:18
14. Posted by BethW | December 11, 2008 2:45 PM | Score: -1 (1 votes cast)
Set #1
WHH
HH
AL(He didn't really care about slavery and his view of a strong federal government was attrocious.)
Set #2
JA
GF
BH
14. Posted by BethW | December 11, 2008 2:45 PM |
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Posted on December 11, 2008 14:45
15. Posted by kbiel
| December 11, 2008 3:06 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Set Five
Abraham Lincoln
Herbert Hoover
William Harrison
Set Six
John Adams
Benjamin Harrison
Gerald Ford
15. Posted by kbiel
| December 11, 2008 3:06 PM |
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Posted on December 11, 2008 15:06
16. Posted by Webster | December 11, 2008 3:11 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Set #1
Lincoln
Hoover
Harrison WH
Set #2
Adams
Ford
Harrison B
16. Posted by Webster | December 11, 2008 3:11 PM |
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17. Posted by Stormin | December 11, 2008 3:16 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Set Five
WHH - did the least amount of damage of any president
AL - I hate to rank him other than in first (considering that his wife is my wife's 7th great aunt), but his suspension of habeus corpus and allowing Stanton as much power as he had causes me to reconsider.
HH - bad timing and lack of economic knowledge.
Set Six
JA
BH
GF - pardon of Nixon.
17. Posted by Stormin | December 11, 2008 3:16 PM |
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Posted on December 11, 2008 15:16
18. Posted by DaveD | December 11, 2008 3:32 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Lincoln
Hoover
WH Harrison
J Adams
Ford
B Harrison
18. Posted by DaveD | December 11, 2008 3:32 PM |
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Posted on December 11, 2008 15:32
19. Posted by ASD | December 11, 2008 8:35 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Set 5:
1. Abraham Lincoln
2. Herbert Hoover
3. William Henry Harrison
Set 6:
1. John Adams
2. Gerald Ford
3. Benjamin Harrison
19. Posted by ASD | December 11, 2008 8:35 PM |
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Posted on December 11, 2008 20:35
20. Posted by Arthur | December 11, 2008 11:23 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Set Five
Abraham Lincoln
Herbert Hoover
William Harrison
AL
WH
HH Last because he got the Depression off to a rousing start and then FDR amplified HH's polices to maintain the Depression through the rest of the 30s.
Set Six
Benjamin Harrison
Gerald Ford
John Adams
JA
GF
BH
20. Posted by Arthur | December 11, 2008 11:23 PM |
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Posted on December 11, 2008 23:23
21. Posted by nunchick | December 11, 2008 11:42 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Set Five
Abraham Lincoln
Herbert Hoover
William Harrison
Just right the way they are listed.
Set Six
from top to bottom:
John Adams
Gerald Ford
Benjamin Harrison
21. Posted by nunchick | December 11, 2008 11:42 PM |
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Posted on December 11, 2008 23:42