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Old 09-26-2012, 10:29 AM
 
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Drawing on the expertise of 10 distinguished historians—spanning several generations—Newsweek’s upcoming special issue ranks the 10 best presidents since 1900.

From Franklin Delano Roosevelt to John F. Kennedy, Newsweek?s 10 Best Presidents (Photos) - The Daily Beast
This is going to explode some brains. I am not surprised that historians are already placing Obama among the ten best. Considering what he has accomplished against unbelievable obstruction and bias is going to give him an impressive legacy.
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Old 09-26-2012, 10:31 AM
 
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This is going to explode some brains. I am not surprised that historians are already placing Obama among the ten best. Considering what he has accomplished against unbelievable obstruction and bias is going to give him an impressive legacy.
Well now there's some timely, objective unbiased reporting! That's precisely why I don't read that rag.

And I may just vote for Obama, only because the alternative is worse!
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Old 09-26-2012, 10:34 AM
 
Location: West Egg
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This is going to explode some brains. I am not surprised that historians are already placing Obama among the ten best. Considering what he has accomplished against unbelievable obstruction and bias is going to give him an impressive legacy.
Certainly, President Obama belongs there.

But to keep things in perspective, there have only been 20 Presidents since 1900. So "Top 10" is simply "top half". Personally, I think history will kindly judge the President that lead the United States out of the Great Recession, began national health care, got us out of the Iraq debacle and decimated al-Qaeda. I'm just saying that inclusion in "Best 10 out of 20" alone isn't a great achievement (though the top, let's say, four, from that list will be 'great' or 'near great' Presidents, and after we've had a few decades for history to assess all these Presidents, I believe President Obama will probably be in that elite top four).
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Old 09-26-2012, 10:35 AM
 
Location: San Francisco
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Would this be the same Newsweek that recently published a cover story by Niall Ferguson saying Obama must go?

If so, then you rabid righties might want to reconsider your frothing denunciations of the lamestream media, just this once.
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Old 09-26-2012, 10:35 AM
 
Location: Lost in Texas
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Well now there's some timely, objective unbiased reporting! That's precisely why I don't read that rag.

And I may just vote for Obama, only because the alternative is worse!
I'm not a huge supporter of Romney either, but when you consider the cumulative results of the Obama administration, I just can't vote for Obama. I will be voting for Romney.
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Old 09-26-2012, 10:37 AM
 
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LOL

Newsweek

And seriously, this is as bad as giving him a Nobel Peace Prize

Complete idiocy and bias, putting it mildly. Thanks for the laugh. This might was well have been published by The Onion.

Fricking drones
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Old 09-26-2012, 10:40 AM
 
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8 out of 10 "best" presidents were Democrats. LOL. No bias on the part of the loony liberals who picked the "best."

And there have only been 20 presidents since 1900, so I'm not sure being 10th is some sort of ringing endorsement. Also laughable is the fact that Dwight Eisenhower is nowhere to be found on the list.
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Old 09-26-2012, 10:41 AM
 
Location: Houston, Tx
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This is going to explode some brains. I am not surprised that historians are already placing Obama among the ten best. Considering what he has accomplished against unbelievable obstruction and bias is going to give him an impressive legacy.
I don't even have to read the article to know thats a joke. And people say the mainstream media isn't liberal.
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Old 09-26-2012, 10:41 AM
 
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Oh, and the headline is false. It should say 10 best ***SINCE 1900***.

But liberals have no integrity and can't help but lie. Anything to help re-elect the worst President in history.
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Old 09-26-2012, 10:42 AM
 
Location: Tyler, TX
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This from the magazine that sold recently for $1. Not the magazine itself, mind you, but the entire company sold for $1.

They're literally worthless.
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