Leading Scholars-Barack Obama Is A Good President

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Two years in, Barack Obama looks like a pretty good president to the nation’s top presidential scholars. The 44th president came in 15th on the all-time list, two spots behind Bill Clinton and three ahead of Ronald Reagan, in a Siena College Research Institute Poll, the New York Daily News reports. Obama got high marks for his intelligence, imagination and communication skills, but lost points for his experience and—what’s this? “Family background”?

We can’t have read that right. Please explain. “Most of the presidents came from elite backgrounds, and he certainly did not,” says one scholar. “He grew up without a father.” Apparently that’s a negative for a president. But family background sure didn’t help George W. Bush, ranked 39th on the list. In first: Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

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Stephen John
10 years ago

Jesus, “Why do you call me Good?”, only Your Heavenly Father is Good. Define Good.

Tyrone
12 years ago

THINGS THEY FORGOT ABOUT ON FORMER PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN 100 BIRTHDAY

You do know the difference between popular and good. Hitler was popular but evil. Reagan wasn’t evil, nor as popular as Hitler was in Germany. However, Reagan was popular, by running as a pro-union Republican. (I remember his union commercials, don’t you?) Then he did a 360, and legislated as an anti-union big money President, who gave Saddam Hussein weapons of mass destruction during the “Iran Contra” debacle. He also called Saddam Hussein a great leader and a friend to the USA!

Washington D.C., November 24, 2006 – On November 25, 1986, the biggest political and constitutional scandal since Watergate exploded in Washington when President Ronald Reagan told a packed White House news conference that funds derived from covert arms deals with the Islamic Republic of Iran had been diverted to buy weapons for the U.S.-backed Contra rebels in Nicaragua.

In the weeks leading up to this shocking admission, news reports had exposed the U.S. role in both the Iran deals and the secret support for the Contras, but Reagan’s announcement, in which he named two subordinates — National Security Advisor John M. Poindexter and NSC staffer Oliver L. North — as the responsible parties, was the first to link the two operations.
The scandal was almost the undoing of the Teflon President. Of all the revelations that emerged, the most galling for the American public was the president’s abandonment of the long-standing policy against dealing with terrorists, which Reagan repeatedly denied doing in spite of overwhelming evidence that made it appear he was simply lying to cover up the story.

Despite the damage to his image, the president arguably got off easy, escaping the ultimate political sanction of impeachment. Reagan should had been impeach and charge with treason. Oliver North should be in prison.
During the late 1980s and the early 1990s the CIA was the biggest drug kingpin in the United States. Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush, and Oliver North were involved in getting arms to the Nicaraguan Contras and they did it through the sell of cocaine to black neighborhoods. The question that many African Americans asked at the time was where could a street hustler get so much cocaine? It turns out that his main source was Danilo Blandon, a drug dealer who had ties with the Contras, the CIA and the Reagan and Bush administrations. Blandon and agents involved with the Contras have since testified that the CIA knew that the Contras were being supported by drug money. The CIA flew drugs into the United States and that those drugs were delivered to Freeway Ricky Ross on consignment by Danilo Blandon.

What is truly crazy is the fact that many Republican today see Reagan a hero of the Republican Party.

Tyrone
12 years ago

SARAH PALIN SUPPORTERS

One moment that you won’t find posted on the blog is Palin’s response to reporters when they asked her who Paul Revere was. Instead of saying, “Come on, everyone knows who Paul Revere, the silversmith and patriot is,” she stammered while saying this:

“He who warned, uh, the British that they weren’t gonna be takin’ away our arms, uh, by ringing those bells, and um, makin’ sure as he’s riding his horse through town to send those warning shots and bells that we were going to be sure and we were going to be free, and we were going to be armed.”

After Sarah Palin latest stupid remarks…..Each and everyone of her supporters should be place in mental hospitals!!!!!!! Americans should be on the look out for Sarah Palin supporters. They have to be as stupid as Sarah Palin! As dangerous as Sarah Palin! As unqualified as Sarah Palin!

Sarah Palin came into the spotlight after running for Vice President with Senator McCain and losing! Then she quit her job as Governor of Alaska. The smallest state in the country! She could handle that job! Her 13 year old daughter was having sex in her home. Got pregnant at 16 years old! Two parent home couldn’t keep a eye on their teenager!

As Governor Palin’s brother-in -law pepper spayed a miner. This man was also a state trooper. Palin couldn’t get him fire for child abuse! Many in her cabinet complain about Palin husband. He would sit in on meeting and act as he was Governor!

Every time Palin said something stupid or totally ignorant! She blame the media and call the question a setup! There are at least 2 dimwits here who claim Palin was correct, that Paul and others where actually themselves British.
However, from a letter by Paul Revere:
“There would be five hundred Americans there in a short time, for I had alarmed the Country all the way up…”
Clearly, he calls himself and others “Americans”, not “British”. Palin and her supporters are not only wrong, but represent Wrongness itself.

Anyone that buys Sarah Palin books and have children. Should be charge with child abuse or should be made to take parenting classes! Or be made to go threw a intervention or deprogramming! Anyone that supports Sarah Palin should be evaluate mentally! Supporters of Sarah Palin should be treated like terrorist!

IF YOU SUPPORT SARAH PALIN>>………………YOU ARE A IDIOT!!!!!!!!

Tyrone
12 years ago

REPUBLICAN GOP DEBATES

I watch the Republican debates . The Republican candidate seem very very stupid! Not one ever totally answer a question. John King is the worse of the worse commentator EVER! He interrupted he never follow up questions. The questions were stupid and it seem that John King didn’t know how to control the procedure!

1. Herman Cain the only black Republican candidate running. He is a racist that does not believe in equal rights for all Americans! He stated that he would not hire Muslim! He is the weakest and the dumpiest of all Republican candidates. He also has the lease experience. He just prove that Republican idiot come in all colors!! All he does is criticize President Obama. TOTAL FOOL!

2. Mitt Romney is a flip flopper and the candidate lease to believe! TOTAL LIAR! He also sat in a church that teaches racism. He wears magic underwear and believe they give special powers!

3. Ron Paul is too old too extreme and the most dangerous of all Republican candidate. If he gets anywhere near the White House! This idiot want to legalize all drugs and decimalizes prostitution! TOTAL IDIOT!

4. Tim Pawlenty has made horrible decision as Governor of Minnesota. He pardon a man named Jeremy Geifer, who in 1993 spent 45 days in jail and registered as a sex offender for impregnating his 14-year-old girlfriend when he was 19. The convicted sex offender after being granted the pardon. Because him and his wife wanted to open a daycare. Went on to molest his daughter over 250 times! TOTAL IDIOT!!

5. Newt Gingrich is a liar and a racist and should never be allowed on the street of the White House! He has made racial remakes against President Obama! He has even agreed with President in the past then deny he did! Gingrich is the worse of the worse Republican candidates TOTAL LIAR!

6. Michele Bachmann is a fool a member of the racist Tea Party. She has NO experience and does nothing but criticism of President Obama. She has no solution for American problem. If she becomes President it would be a disaster for the world and America. She needs to stay home with her twenty
plus children TOTAL IGNORANT!

7. Rick Santorum does not believe in equal rights for all Americans! ! He also sat in a church that teaches racism. He wear magic underwear and believe they give special powers! TOTAL IDIOT!

8. Chris Christie didn’t participate in the GOP debate. He also states that he WILL NOT run for President! THANK GOD!!!! This would be the worse of the worse! So far in NJ as Governor…Christie increase the people on his staff making $90,000 to $130,000 from 17 under Corzine to 33 under Christie. Because of his very poor leadership. Christie administration lost 400 million dollars in Federal educational Grant! Shut down a project that would have brought 40,000 jobs to NJ. Gave the rich and super rich in NJ tax cuts!
Just being a nasty bully…does not make a good leader! Chris Christie supporter should be place in a mental hospital!!!

9. Sarah Palin didn’t participate in the GOP debates. This is a embarrassment to the human race! She quit her job as Governor of the smallest State Alaska! Just recently she quit her stupid bus ride because she is a quitter! All she got is criticism of the country the Republican Party and President Obama!

NOTE: All Republican should really look at the idiot round up! Republican Presidents have been disastrous to America and the world! President Obama because of the horrible condition Republican President G.W Bush left the country in. Obama is a recovery President. 10.5 trillion dollar debt the day he took office. Under Bush 22 million jobs lost! Two wars and a prescription plan for senior citizen…ALL NOT PAID FOR! The so-call Republican front runner Mitt Romney brought companies. Fire employee and re-sold the company. He didn’t create jobs. Four of the company he sold to oversea investors! None of the Republican candidates for President have any solution for America’s problem…. So what you will see is Republican candidates attacking President Obama. And promoting hate and divide in the country….Republicans want power they could careless about the American people….REPUBLICAN WILL MAKE IT WORSE!

Anonymous
13 years ago

Any one person says b o is a good pres. is lieing thru there teth.Trust me.

Anonymous
Reply to  Anonymous
12 years ago

Trust you!!??? I dont even know you!!!

Anonymous
Reply to  Anonymous
12 years ago

I would love to trust the guy who is LYING through his TEETH.

Anonymous
13 years ago

yall are misguided. obama is not a good president.

GoObama
Reply to  Anonymous
13 years ago

KNOW wat else is misguided? ur mom in bed! -.-

Anonymous
13 years ago

YES HE CAN

Anonymous
Reply to  Anonymous
13 years ago

do what? nothin’?

13 years ago

The words ‘good’ and ‘President’ are, quite frankly, just silly.

In much the same way as ‘good’ and ‘Prime Minister’ are just silly.

In much the same way as ‘Robert Mugabe’ and ‘sanity’ are just silly.

Just saying…

13 years ago

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Anonymous

He is a good but not great president, comparable to Ronald Reagan who was also good but not great. They are both at least in the top 20 in my opinion. The true great presidents were the founding fathers.

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