Your Favorite President

[Thaluikhain]

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.

 

[Terminate421]

Republican: Teddy Roosevelt and Ronald Reagan were cool

Democrat: JFK is just freakin' cool

 

[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...

 

[Alphavillain]

Salvador Allende.

 

[Mr_Universal]

Clinton, the smooth talker.

 

[Antitonic]

Just US Presidents? Nathan Petrelli, hands down. Can other candidates fly?

If you're talking presidents that existed, then Andrew Jackson. He has lightning vision, and can fly.

 

[Aulleas123]

My Favs:
-Lincoln (won the Civil War, freed the slaves, was generally awesome!)
-Washington (only guy elected unanimously to the office, one of the few presidents to lead troops into battle as the president, did a good job in maintaining his personal values in his term of office)
-Coolidge (did exactly what a president should do: kept his mouth shut and solved problems within his office)

Those would be my top three, the others had major things that make me annoyed but these guys actually did a good job as president. Despite how much they were or weren't liked at the time of their office.

 

[batti]

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...

They did elect Ulysses Grant, a man who won a war by being drunk
http://www.cracked.com/article_18786_the-5-most-inspiring-things-ever-accomplished-while-drunk_p2.html

 

[Varanfan9]

3. Bill Clinton
2. JFK
1. Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln freed the slaves and kept this country together, JFK pushed America into Space and technological advancement, and Bill Clinton is just awesome.

 

[scarfacetehstag]

Richard Nixon, the best president that ever fucked his legacy in one move, plus he was the last ACTUAL republican.

 

[Convoy]

Republicans or Democrats on 20% actually care about regular people.


JFK was also such a classy guy banging Marilyn Monroe and telling Russia to come at him bro.
Badass.

 

[revjor]

Thomas Jefferson. Love that guy. Gotta love a thinker.

 

[Pb Zeppelin]

Teddy Roosevelt. Not even a contest. He did what was necessary for the country at the time and didn't stick to political party interests.

I also really like Andrew Jackson even though he was kind of an ass.

 

[commodore96]

Teddy Roosevelt because when he was young he suffered from asthma, which at the time could be lethal due to the lack of inhalers. His dad built him a gym in the house and told him to get over this sickness which he successfully did by working out a ton. He is a badass, a veteran, and every time i run through the national park by my house im grateful that he portioned pieces of land for preservation.

 

[Chrono212]

Spoiler: Laura Roslin

OT: Seriously, Roslin.
Erm...I guess maybe someone else, or real, if I knew any more about them.
Does this thread have to be limited to US presidents? Why not French or South African presidents?

In fact that gives me an idea...

Spoiler: Real choice

 

[MammothBlade]

1. Jefferson Davis
2. Abraham Norton
3. Augusto Pinochet
4. Fidel Castro
5. William Howard Taft

 

[Mr.PlanetEater]

1.) William Harrison (It takes balls to die in thirty days)
2.) Ulysses S. Grant
3.) Woodrow Wilson
4.) Martin Van Buren
5.) John Quincy Adams

 

[Matt Oliver]

Washington, told the British to get off his land with tactics that the british couldnt match.

 

[TheYellowCellPhone]

Jackson. Not because of anything he did as a president, but because of all the antics and duels and pranks he did in his life. Dude's a badass.