Survey of historians: Obama the 15th greatest president of all time
posted at 8:28 pm on July 1, 2010 by Allahpundit
In office for barely two years, Obama entered the survey in the 15th position – two spots behind Bill Clinton and three spots ahead of Ronald Reagan.
Obama got high marks for intelligence, ability to communicate and imagination, but his score was dragged down by his relative lack of experience and family background…
[T]he scholars rated Dubya a dud as a president, ranking him in the bottom five at 39th place…
Bush got docked for saddling Obama with two bloody wars and a recession, and he got low marks for “ability to compromise, foreign policy
accomplishments and intelligence,” according to the survey.Only Warren G. Harding, who was 41st on the list, scored lower in the intelligence category.
Full results in PDF form here. The One came eighth overall in intelligence, right ahead of Billy Jeff, and sixth overall in the category of, ummm, “imagination.” Reagan finished fifth overall in terms of communication abilities (two spots ahead of Obama) and third in “luck,” which I can only take to be a thinly veiled judgment that the demise of the U.S.S.R. after he left office is more coincidence than cause and effect. He also gets the “amiable dunce” treatment, placing 36 out of 43 in intelligence. But don’t take it to heart. This is obviously a poll of lefty academics, with only one Republican from the 20th century (Eisenhower) appearing in the top 15. How ridiculous is it? Number one in the category of “handling the economy” is … FDR. Somewhere, Amity Shlaes is smiling.
Oh, almost forgot: The requisite sanctification of JFK is in full force here too. He placed 11th in intelligence, just above George Washington(!) and 18 slots ahead of Ulysses S. Grant, who was not only brilliant on the battlefield but who churned out one of the great memoirs in American history (highly praised by Mark Twain, among many others) while he was dying of cancer. But hey — JFK looked great on camera, so there you go.
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They must be counting from the bottom.
jeanie on July 1, 2010 at 11:08 PM
A desperate attempt to jack up his poll numbers !!!
aniladesai on July 1, 2010 at 11:10 PM
This is equivalent to a bunch of day traders sitting around shooting the breeze about their “killer killing” in the market twenty minutes ago and trading is still open: the day’s not over yet, fellers, and you’ll be taking your hits before it’s over.
ya2daup on July 1, 2010 at 11:12 PM
What the hell is wrong with people? Really! Anybody that thinks this jerk is worthy of any praise at this point needs serious psychiatric evaluation.
ErinF on July 1, 2010 at 11:13 PM
Most of these historians must be Russian spies.
Capp on July 1, 2010 at 11:20 PM
The One came eighth overall in intelligence
Prove it .. show me his grades, SAT, IQ scores .. any of ‘em
J_Crater on July 1, 2010 at 11:21 PM
Today the Dow is at 9700. So much for the Stock Market argument. Obama suxx.
CWforFreedom on July 1, 2010 at 11:21 PM
Good point. We know this crap was based little on reality but rather their biased perceptions.
CWforFreedom on July 1, 2010 at 11:21 PM
Is there any other kind?
A solid F for the “historians”.
NoLeftTurn on July 1, 2010 at 11:31 PM
In an American Presidency class, in high school, we learned to evaluate the first term of presidents, excluding Washington (who had a country to build,) and Lincoln (who had a country to save,) according to two simple tests:
1. How much of their campaign agenda did they get through the congress?
2. How well did they communicate a lasting vision of what they wanted?
Based on these tests, rank the following, who appear below in order of service:
TR
Wilson
FDR
Truman
Eisenhower
JFK
Nixon
Reagan
Clinton
GW Bush
massrighty on July 1, 2010 at 11:42 PM
Delusional.
brennan251 on July 1, 2010 at 11:43 PM
..#15..I see..wait, no I DON’T.
The War Planner on July 1, 2010 at 11:50 PM
..I would like for these “Historians” to name one thing Obama has accomplished that was beneficial to the country.
…give us just one example of how the country has benefited from his “greatness”…..
…..has our economy gotten stronger under Obama(who along with his democratic allies had just as much a hand in destroying as Republicans)…………
…………………………………FAIL
……International affairs….Iran on the doorstep of having the atomic bomb….Israel/Palestinian further apart than ever….Putin more powerful than ever…Afghanistan/Pakistan worse than ever…..
……………………………………..FAIL
Obama in Copenhagen…..Olympics…humiliated….Global warming summit….brought back a worthless piece of paper...
……………………………..FAIL
………Unemployment at record highs…..Bank failures at record highs…..Foreclosures at record highs…….Debt at record highs……Deficits at record highs……..
……………………………..FAIL
….Stimulus a failure……Cash for clunkers a failure….jobs bills a failure…..Obama’s economic plans rejected across the board by the G20/G8 countries…
…………………………..FAIL
…..Response to National emergencies….BP Oil Spill….Christmas Day Bomber….NY City Bomber….FT. Hood terrorist attack……….
…………………………….FAIL
Keeping his word to the American People…..Taxes…Lobbyist….Pork spending…..Transparency…..Openness of Government…..Bi-Partisanship…..Honesty…….
………………………….FAIL
Intelligence…..dependent on a teleprompter….57 states….save us 3000%…..profit/earnings ratios…..does not know the difference between the Declaration of Independence from the Constitution……”Corpsman”…..bows to everybody…..flies jets at building level in NY for photo ops…….makes fun of mentally handicapped kids on National TV………acting “Stupidly” without knowing the facts……believes Europe is a country….claims America invented the automobile….gets all “wee weed up”…tried to boycott a major news network(FOX NEWS)….businesses will hire if they can get loans for payroll… Iran doesn’t “pose a serious threat to us”…..”the surge has only made things worse”……just to name a few……
…………………………….FAIL
How Progressive!!!!!
Baxter Greene on July 1, 2010 at 11:54 PM
But he doesn’t come from an elite background. I mean it’s not like he grew up in Hawaii, went to an elite private school, and was raised by a grandmother who was a retired bank vice president while his mom devoted her time to becoming a college professor:)
Dave_d on July 1, 2010 at 11:55 PM
Once again: Behold the mind numbing power of pigment……All hail
dmann on July 1, 2010 at 11:56 PM
Oh I’ve got only one thing to say about Carter. If Carter were a Republican the one thing these “historians” would always manage to bring up would be the fact he’s a pro-wrestling fan. (He’s a fan of Mr. Wrestling II for what it’s worth.)
Dave_d on July 1, 2010 at 11:57 PM
LOL..this study is the equivalent of a progressive mental midget circle jerk. HA!
OneCleverCookie on July 1, 2010 at 11:59 PM
Theodore Roosevelt(R) was number 2 and served from 1901-1909.
sburg57 on July 2, 2010 at 12:00 AM
Siena College.
bwahahahahahahahahahahahah
yeah, I wanna study history THERE!!!
dissent555 on July 2, 2010 at 12:05 AM
Sediment rising.
Coronagold on July 2, 2010 at 12:11 AM
What middle school do these “Historians” teach at?
Elchasebo on July 2, 2010 at 12:19 AM
He should be 43 on the list.
N15PCA on July 2, 2010 at 12:20 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sM8trmizSII
Del Dolemonte on July 2, 2010 at 12:24 AM
Barry came into office as The Christ, and now he’s only 15th best President of all time? Oh, how the mighty have fallen.
Really Right on July 2, 2010 at 12:27 AM
Boy, if I hear Obama referred to one more time as a Law “Professor” my head’s going to explode. He was a “Guest Lecturer.” That’s so far down the totem pole you’ve got daisies blocking your view. You don’t even need a degree in the field you’re lecturing ! For Obama to continue to allow that out and out LIE to continue is comparable to a Navy “corpseman” being called a Rear Admiral. It’s outrageous, egregious, preposterous ! (Ups to Jackie Childs)
teacherman on July 2, 2010 at 12:29 AM
“Historians relate, not so much what is done, as what they would have believed.”
~ Benjamin Franklin
scullymj on July 2, 2010 at 12:36 AM
B.F.S
somewhatconcerned on July 2, 2010 at 12:42 AM
All I know is “Miss me yet?” signs regarding GW are popping up, every politician (including democrats) wants to be compared to Reagan, and an Obama endorsement is about as welcome as the clap. I guess “the obvious” isn’t one of the ranked factors.
Erich66 on July 2, 2010 at 12:44 AM
Smartass can’t even read something off the teleprompter, again.
Schadenfreude on July 2, 2010 at 12:47 AM
Nobody is either this stupid or this blind – they have to be lying. How can you have this kind of consensus? – it’s madness. Smart people could not make this assessment without some underhanded reason or political gain. More grant money?
These “historians” need to be stripped of whatever tenured positions they have and turned out into the streets.
somewhatconcerned on July 2, 2010 at 12:50 AM
Minutes from a recent meeting of Ivory Tower Society:
And this year’s Nobel Prize…er what? He’s already won that?
Well what else can we give him? C’mon guys hurry up with the ideas. It’s not like he’s going to be around for two terms, so we’ve got to make hay while ths sun shines…
Onus on July 2, 2010 at 12:51 AM
I didn’t look at the poll, but something tells me “golf game” was one of the critical factors.
Erich66 on July 2, 2010 at 12:52 AM
It’s like I wrote earlier, if Barry is a law professor then by the same measures Herbert Hoover is an engineering professor. (Given they only ranked Hoover 14th for intelligence I doubt they’d give him that favor.)
Dave_d on July 2, 2010 at 12:54 AM
NObama is gonna be down there on the bottom for all time.
Word.
I’ve read a good deal of American History and the only President we’ve had that has been as hated as him would have to be Lincoln for the obvious reasons.
And don’t get me started on his incompetency.
Jenfidel on July 2, 2010 at 12:56 AM
238 Presidential Scholars proving once again that there’s no shortage of scoundrels in the halls of academia.
Gang-of-One on July 2, 2010 at 1:01 AM
Of what African countries?
ray on July 2, 2010 at 1:04 AM
This is why you can’t trust most historians. They seem to be about 90% Leftists. They generate “history” through Libtard glasses and is little more than propaganda.
Ask questions, reject the memes forced upon us by Hollywood and TV networks…research and find out for yourselves not only what they’ve failed to bring to the forefront but also what they’ve simply been lying to us about for decades.
Dr. ZhivBlago on July 2, 2010 at 1:09 AM
False.
There you have it.
+1
RINO in Name Only on July 2, 2010 at 1:10 AM
This story really tells a lot about the mental capacity of today’s historians. As Baxter chronicles so well above, (Baxter Greene on July 1, 2010 at 11:54 PM), the man has been nothing but an abysmal failure, and yet his throng of academic misanthropes’ find riding on Halley’s comet as some kind of historic value.
I would bet these same “historians” think Carter rates up there too. Pass the kool-aid.
Rovin on July 2, 2010 at 1:13 AM
Well, thanks for my laugh for today. Historians who don’t know Jack about history. My wife’s uncle (a published historian) is probably turning over in his grave.
Tennman on July 2, 2010 at 1:17 AM
Hey, where’s the facepalm pic. Could anything deserve it more?
There Goes The Neighborhood on July 2, 2010 at 1:18 AM
Many thought Bernie Madoff was a good guy until they faced reality…reality is a comin, like it or not and those who trusted this Piece of Sh!t are not going to be happy when they figure out just how hard they have been screwed.
Reality Checker on July 2, 2010 at 1:24 AM
As someone whose collegiate study was an emphasis on American history, I can say with some certainty that will all change as times goes by. Bush will eventually climb much higher. Obama will drop dramatically when the final story is written. There is no way a guy who is Jimmy Carter, Part II, is 15th. I am thinking more like 43rd. If he wasn’t half black, there is no way that he would rate any higher than the bottom third at this time of his time in office.
I refuse to call him “President”. It lowers the title too far.
Voter from WA State on July 2, 2010 at 1:27 AM
I salute all historians that let their writings be affected by partisan politics. Place thumb to nose, wiggle fingers, extend tongue and repeat after me: “Ptbtbtbtb~~~~~~~!
Your ratings of presidential greatness are hereby saluted.
hachiban on July 2, 2010 at 1:30 AM
Not that I mind they docked Obama in a couple categories at least, but what do these really have to do with being a great president, especially the bolded? That and the obvious question, how can you rate the presidency of a man who has been president for less than 18 months?
I think we are only know getting around to the point where we can judge Carter and Reagan. It’s going to be a couple more decades at least before Bush and Obama can begin to be properly judged.
I wouldn’t be surprised if AP meant the last 100 years (which TR would not be in). For almost 20 years “the last hundred years” and “the 20th Century” were largely the same. Heck I still have problems saying things that happend in 19XX happened last century.
jarodea on July 2, 2010 at 1:34 AM
In a nutshell. I’d like to know the length of time between the sending the questionaire and the responses.
Who takes the time to meticulously rank 43 individuals in such vague categories as “luck”, “imagination” and “intelligence”? No bah dee, that’s who. Least of all, self-proclaimed “presidential scholars”.
Interesting that J.Q. Adams and G.W. Bush have remarkably similar backgrounds, yet Adams ranks #2 and Bush #36 in the “Background (Family/Education/History)” category.
And since when, in America, did we start asking people about pedigree? I recall an inspiring story from an immigrant who said that America was the first place he’d ever lived where no one asked him who his father was.
I’ve long thought that Academics are just students who were afraid to leave school. Now I’m sure that, in their shame, they’ve also become “academic elitists” afraid to admit the shame of their uselessness to society.
Carter, for instance, ranks #20 at “Court appointees”. Carter never had the chance to nominate a Supreme Court Justice.
Reagan, on the other hand, ranks #31 in the “Court Appointees” category despite nominating Justices Scalia and O’Connor and elevating Renquist to Chief Justice.
So, these “scholars” are not just slackers, they’ve also, obviously, got their fingers in their ears while shouting, “La!La!La! Can’t hear you!”
Our tax dollars at work.
Tuning Spork on July 2, 2010 at 1:45 AM
I’m surprised with the gulf oil spoil going on that Obama’s speech writers could take the time to create this survey.
ButterflyDragon on July 2, 2010 at 1:46 AM
I think these ratings are promising…..I bet all these scholars had him #1 in every category on Jan 20,2009. So he is falling in the ratings.
tommer74 on July 2, 2010 at 1:51 AM
Great article. Between that, and Blago calling Obama a mf’er on one of the recordings they have on him, this has actually been a fun day.
macblanegirl on July 2, 2010 at 1:54 AM
Bravo Sierra
That is all
SgtSVJones on July 2, 2010 at 1:59 AM
Reagan helps end the Soviet Union, brings down the Berlin wall and Obama is placed ahead of him by these historians? Bizzaro world indeed
aikidoka on July 2, 2010 at 2:02 AM
I choked reading the head, and as I read it in full, it really, really ruined my day.
Are those historians of this world? Maybe they’re on the same stuff as the POS they rated as the ‘greatest 15th president ever’!
[Excuse me while I go to the toilet to get sick.]
mz.josephine on July 2, 2010 at 2:22 AM
Cut the clown some slack. Not just anyone can win a Nobel Prize for doing absolutely NOTHING….Hmm, just like his response to the gulf oil spill.
Hmmmm, like his response to everything except when his ego is assaulted.
And Reagan created 20 million jobs. Obowma’s policies “saved or created” 8 million LOST jobs, unemployment jumps from 6% to 17% and destroyed the greatest country on Earth.
dthorny on July 2, 2010 at 2:26 AM
Nothing which comes out of “liberal arts” academia is worth considering (we’re still turning out some brilliant minds in math, science, and engineering; history and anthropology, not so much), BUT out of idle curiosity, where did Uncle Joe Stalin finish?
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They rated Harding lowest in intelligence? Well, it is true his background was as a newspaperman . . .
Adjoran on July 2, 2010 at 2:28 AM
Handling of US economy, Obama 17….GW Bush 42?? WTF
tommer74 on July 2, 2010 at 2:33 AM
Obama is a clone. He contributed more to the collapse than Bush did.
Mortgage Crisis – Who is Responsible
Speakup on July 2, 2010 at 2:56 AM
Those “scholars” to be kind are a bunch of idiots.
Had Washington been a lesser man, I doubt there would have been any Presidents to follow, or any Presidents period.
Had Washington not taken the job, one he was very reluctant to take and even more reluctant to undertake for a second term, one of two men would have become President, the very two men who would follow him into office, Adams or Jefferson.
Had Adams or Jefferson been first, without eight years of Washington laying the foundations for The Republic, either one of those two could have destroyed it with their partisanship and hubris. (And in the case of Jefferson, gross naivete when in came to proper defense of the persons and property of The People and the very sovereignty of The Republic.)
The Top 5…
1. Washington: See above.
2. Lincoln: Again, had a lesser man held the post at that moment in time, The Republic could not have survived.
3. Reagan: Another “Right Man at The Right Time”. Restored hope and faith in America to Americans trying to come to terms with the catastrophe of the 60’s and 70’s.
4. George W. Bush: In time, even the slowest amongst us will recognize that, while far from perfect, he was, unquestionably, the only man capable of doing the job under the circumstances he was thrust into. Oh yeah, and unlike Obama, he never blamed all his problems on the jackoff he succeeded in office.
5. Calvin Coolidge: Maybe I rank him this high based purely on the premise that a man who spoke so rarely seems like such a refreshing change from so many of the vain jackasses who spoke/speak so much and say so little that have come since. (FDR, Truman, LBJ, Carter, Clinton, Big Zero…)
The Bottom 5…
40. LBJ: His Great Society and his Vietnam strategy are both proven losers. Spectacular failures both.
41. Harry Truman: Gave away China to the reds, guaranteeing a Korean War, then committed the nation to fight that war, then decided that winning that war didn’t really matter and threw in the towel, leaving behind two of the greatest threats to our nation today.
42. Andrew Jackson: Genocidal, racist freak and petty tyrant. No wonder modern Dems see him as the father of their party…
43. FDR: America’s most beloved and celebrated would-be dictator and apologist for Stalin. With a nod of his head, condemned half of Europe to almost fifty years of Soviet tyranny and slavery to communism. That and the surviving elements of his New Deal will, inevitably, bankrupt the nation.
44. Obama: Simply put, he’s the most incompetent man ever to hold the office of the Presidency and without question, harbors the most contempt for the American people of any man ever to hold the office of the Presidency. History will not remember him well.
SuperCool on July 2, 2010 at 3:08 AM
I see what the criteria is: Most socialist and authoritarian = Greatest. So FDR is of course the best. Obama is only 15th because he’s disappointing the progressives, so far.
Every other spot is thrown in to lend credibility to the over-arching socialist/authoritarian criteria. I’m half-surprised King George III didn’t top the list. I noticed that Obama rates just one slot higher than LBJ. When will Obama’s Kent State take place?
theCork on July 2, 2010 at 5:04 AM
This is why more kids should be home-schooled.
History teachers especially are leftist propaganda ministers. There isn’t even an attempt to be fair here. It’s not even worth debating these ranks they are so out of whack.
Oilbama at 15 made me laugh is the only positive thing I could say about this ridiculous farce.
Mr Purple on July 2, 2010 at 5:20 AM
it appears they only polled liberals…shocka…
cmsinaz on July 2, 2010 at 5:47 AM
i’m sure gibbsy will be touting this at the next presser…oh yeah…
what a sham..these historians went to harvard, right? gotta support their man…
cmsinaz on July 2, 2010 at 5:55 AM
I don’t understand how Obama could only rank 15th. I mean, the guy was awarded a Nobel Peace Prize based on just his first week in office! True genius walks among us, and he didn’t even crack the top quarter.
He was robbed, I tell ya.
CJ on July 2, 2010 at 5:58 AM
From an article about this I read yesterday in the Washington Times, the poll was taken among ACADEMICS. Which means Leftwing Socialist-dependent people who live by means of academia’s version of unions funded greatly by taxpayer money.
So of course they’re going to go for the other Socialists. They voted Roosevelt as favorite, too.
It’s just a case of Socialists finding the Biggest Socialists in the Presidency (Roosevelt, Obama, Carter, etc.) as most popular and the Capitalists the least popular.
Hardly an unbiased poll.
Lourdes on July 2, 2010 at 6:10 AM
Yes, my reaction, too.
The nation has a real problem with Harvard as an institution. And Leftwing academia entirely, nationwide. The only answer is to stop supporting it, them.
Lourdes on July 2, 2010 at 6:12 AM
Black is beautiful -especially when seen through the eyes of Marxist propaganda!
Don L on July 2, 2010 at 6:13 AM
10% what you say, 10% how you say it, 80% how ya look while saying it.
ChipDWood on July 2, 2010 at 6:36 AM
LOL
LOL
LOL
LOL
Oh man, thanks, I needed that good laugh early in the morning.
angryed on July 2, 2010 at 6:43 AM
ROFL, just looked at the poll results from the NY Daily
Who was the best president of your lifetime?
Barack Obama 35%
George W. Bush 1%
Bill Clinton 30%
Ronald Reagan 6%
Richard Nixon 1%
John F. Kennedy 27%
Other 1%
Would you expect anything less in NY? :-)
JeffinSac on July 2, 2010 at 6:48 AM
heh
cmsinaz on July 2, 2010 at 6:50 AM
Yes, Obama is a great communicator while he reads the script written for him and displayed on the prompter. The man is a bumbling fool without it. He is unable to make decisions and incapable of accepting the fact that he does make mistakes. Ask the public and I mean the public that has an IQ above room temperature the qualities of this man.
mixplix on July 2, 2010 at 7:11 AM
This ranking tells you that “historians” in academia are left wing ideologues and not to be taken seriously.
Barack Obama and Jimmy Carter belong at the bottom. George W. Bush and Warren Harding do not.
FDR was not the greatest President. His New Deal years were unsuccessful; it is his war years as Commander in Chief that puts him near the top, but not above George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.
Ronald Reagan deserves being in the top 10. John F. Kennedy does not deserve being in the top 15.
Phil Byler on July 2, 2010 at 7:17 AM
How about the “Wellness” Award?
But I’m sure he’s getting a lot of sun. You know “oily to bed, oily to rise.”
Dr. Charles G. Waugh on July 2, 2010 at 7:24 AM
Don’t you mean ‘alleged’ historians?
zoyclem on July 2, 2010 at 7:26 AM
Rating Barry Hussein as our 15th greatest president (after a year and a half in office) makes about as much sense as awarding him the Nobel Peace Prize for breathing.
AZCoyote on July 2, 2010 at 7:32 AM
I’d say he’s number two. In fact he’s clearly the biggest number two I’ve ever seen.
Dr. Charles G. Waugh on July 2, 2010 at 7:36 AM
Did I miss it? Where is TOTUS… TOTUS makes this boob (OBAZERO) sound coherent…that should put TOTUS at #1 no president(TOTUS) has worked with less (OBAMA).
train on July 2, 2010 at 7:42 AM
What a crock.
Yes, history will remember BHO/TOTUS, but not the way he might like.
petefrt on July 2, 2010 at 8:05 AM
Regressive liberals at work probably using stimulus $$ to do their “research”
PatriotRider on July 2, 2010 at 8:10 AM
I think the lack of liberal links to this story on memeorandum indicates how absurd it is. Even they are embarrassed by its absurdity. It’s just like the Nobel Peace Prize. These dopey leftists think they’re helping their boyfriend, but they are just hardening the opinion that there is “no there there,” and that a positive view of Obama’s leadership must be manufactured.
Rational Thought on July 2, 2010 at 8:37 AM
No surprise results from Ivy League Marxist historians.
They also think that FDR playing Russian Roulette with our economy qualified him as the best.
maverick muse on July 2, 2010 at 8:39 AM
Waiting for the survey that ranks Sotomayor as one of the greatest Supreme Court justices of all time.
BrunoMitchell on July 2, 2010 at 8:41 AM
Only 15th? Only US President? I’d figured he’d be declared #1 Greatest Lifeform of All Time.
ZK on July 2, 2010 at 8:45 AM
Still no shortage of Poly Sci tards lapping up that “study” from the Lovenstein Institute.
http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/hoaxes/presiq.asp
Friends don’t let friends major in Poly Sci.
MNHawk on July 2, 2010 at 8:47 AM
What helped The Messiah’s numbers was the rating: “Sell crack near Chicago school yards.” He finished first.
Cinday Blackburn on July 2, 2010 at 8:58 AM
Baxter Greene on July 1, 2010 at 11:54 PM
Kudos on a great post and a summary of Obogey’s year and a half of bumbling, stumbling, lying and golfing.
Jarhead68 on July 2, 2010 at 8:58 AM
After filling out their questionnaires and giving 0bama his high marks, these “historians” probably had to remain seated at their desks for about 30 minutes thinking about dead puppies.
WarEagle01 on July 2, 2010 at 8:58 AM
Just think if he was black and competent!
garry on July 2, 2010 at 9:06 AM
With this rationale, if they rated Vice presidents Biden would be number 1.
sandee on July 2, 2010 at 9:06 AM
Can’t they just give him a star or an award? Some kind of self-esteem booster “just for being you” prize since they are not truly judging him on his merit?
Oh, yeah, Copenhagen beat them to it.
Fallon on July 2, 2010 at 9:06 AM
I kind of have so much rage over this whole entire poll, I won’t comment further.
Abby Adams on July 2, 2010 at 9:08 AM
To be fair, they had him in the number one slot the day before he took office.
Disturb the Universe on July 2, 2010 at 9:09 AM
Well, he is in the top 50, but give it a few more years.
Vashta.Nerada on July 2, 2010 at 9:13 AM
These professors are still smoking that weed they learned to love in the sixties.
flyoverland on July 2, 2010 at 9:16 AM
Obama ranked 15th, then this news: Police Bust Another Hope and Change Lab
Mervis Winter on July 2, 2010 at 9:17 AM
Well, he won a Nobel Prize. Obviously he’s awesome. I mean, look at all the problems he has solved.
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hawksruleva on July 2, 2010 at 9:17 AM
Progs sure do love their fascist tyrants!
Rae on July 2, 2010 at 9:31 AM
“This is THE most incompetent administration of my lifetime, and it’s getting worse every day!” ~ Howard Davidowitz video interview
http://finance.yahoo.com/tech-ticker/%22a-gigantic-ponzi-scheme-lies-and-fraud%22-howard-davidowitz-on-wall-street-514236.html?tickers=XLF,AIG,GS,JPM,BAC,C,FNM
mountainaires on July 2, 2010 at 9:50 AM
This should send a message to every parent in the country DO NOT SEND YOUR CHILDREN TO COLLEGE! This is the crap they will be taught by liberal academia
xler8bmw on July 2, 2010 at 9:52 AM
Coincidentially, I was wondering yesterday, how historians would portray this presidency and how it was important for conservative historians to pre-empt the lib rewrite of history, that will be taught to our children and grandchildren and provide a clearer or more precise account of this administrations contribution to our nations’decline.
midlander on July 2, 2010 at 9:59 AM
What a JOKE!
apoole on July 2, 2010 at 10:01 AM
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