Donald Trump, The Most Character Flawed President In American History!
August 12, 2022 Ronald 3 Comments
America has had 45 men who have been President.
All of them had human frailties, as all of us have.
Some have been seen as horrible in their time in office, and lacking character.
This would include Andrew Jackson, Andrew Johnson, and Richard Nixon for sure.
And others would be seen as failures in other ways, including Franklin Pierce, James Buchanan, Warren G. Harding, and Herbert Hoover for sure.
But there is no President quite like Donald Trump!
This is the "truthful" President, who has lied more than 30,000 times since 2015, more than any President by far!
This is a "genius" who hides his college grades!
This is a "businessman", who had six bankrupticies!
This is the "billionaire" who continues to hide his tax returns!
This is the "Christian" who never goes to church!
This is the "father" who has been a terrible role model for his children!
This is the "philanthropist" who has defrauded charities!
This is the "patriot" who dodged the draft!
This is the "playboy" who pays for sex, and has had three wives, while 'cheating" excessively!
This is the "employer" who cheats those he employed for his properties!
This is the "innocent man" who refuses to testify, utilizing the 5th Amendment!
And beyond these eleven statements, there are so many more, and that the total is uncountable!
The question is how Donald Trump can be so horrendous in character, and live within his own skin!
Clearly, he has no conscience, and the thought that he could become President again is a literal nightmare!
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Interesting Survey Of People Honored By US Monuments, From The Washington Post
July 20, 2022 Ronald 1 Comment
The Washington Post has published an interesting survey of people honored by US Monuments, and there are many surprises in the survey.
Eleven Presidents are in the top 50 figures represented in memorials, with George Washington and Abraham Lincoln being the top two of the fifty listed.
Also listed at number 9 is John F. Kennedy; number 10 is Thomas Jefferson; and number 11 is Ulysses S. Grant.
Andrew Jackson is number 15, a three way tie with Theodore Roosevelt and William McKinley.
Dwight D. Eisenhower and Franklin D. Roosevelt tie at 32nd.
Finally, James A. Garfield is in a four way tie at number 47 with three non Presidents.
Interestingly, NOT on the list are such Presidents as Woodrow Wilson, Harry Truman, Lyndon B. Johnson, or Ronald Reagan.
Some religious figures, native Americans, and African Americans (Martin Luther King (4th), Harriet Tubman (24th), Frederick Douglass (29th)) are also represented, as are a number of individuals who are not at all related to American history, including Christopher Columbus, most notably in third place with 149!
Confederate leaders are also represented, including Robert E. Lee, Jefferson Davis, and Stonewall Jackson.
Other well known Americans include the following: Benjamin Franklin at number 8; Alexander Hamilton tied with two others at number 26; and Supreme Court Chief Justice John Marshall in a six way tie at number 41.
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The Historic Nature Of March 4 In Presidential History
March 4, 2022 Ronald Leave a comment
March 4 is an historic date in Presidential history, as it was the Inauguration Day for every President through the first Inauguration of Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1933.
It also was the beginning of the government under the Constitution in 1789, as Congress met for the first time.
The inauguration date was changed late in 1933 by the 20th Amendment, and January 20 became the new Inauguration Day, starting in 1937.
Every Inauguration Day was the day for every President except George Washington at the first inauguration, which was delayed to April 30, 1789 by Washington's delay in arriving to New York; and also the succession to the Presidency of John Tyler in 1841, Millard Fillmore in 1850, Andrew Johnson in 1865, Chester Alan Arthur in 1881, Theodore Roosevelt first term in 1901, and Calvin Coolidge first term in 1923.
The most historic March 4 inaugurations are considered to be Thomas Jefferson in 1801, Andrew Jackson in 1829, Abraham Lincoln both in 1861 and 1865, Woodrow Wilson in 1913, and Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1933, and Lincoln's Second Inauguration and FDR's First Inauguration are considered to have been the times of the two greatest Inaugural Addresses!
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Presidential Losers Who Ran Again, And Donald Trump!
November 22, 2021 admin 3 Comments
It has been reported that a former Trump advisor is planning to convince Donald Trump NOT to run again in 2024.
According to the report, this person has, or will tell Trump, that he would not wish to be a two time loser for the Presidency, amidst the belief that Trump's ego could not handle that idea.
Former two time Democratic Presidential nominee Adlai Stevenson (1952, 1956) is mentioned as the example of the most recent two time nominee who lost twice for the White House.
One would think that this advisor would have more knowledge than just mentioning Stevenson, as five other Presidential candidates lost either twice or three times.
These include Republican Thomas E. Dewey (1944, 1948); Democrat William Jennings Bryan (1896, 1900, 1908); and Whig Henry Clay (1824, 1832, 1844), along with Democrat Martin Van Buren (elected in 1836 but losing in 1840, and 1848 (Free Soil Party), and Federalist Charles C. Pinckney (1804, 1808).
All six of these two or three time losers had real credentials and validity, unlike Donald Trump, who will go down as the worst or near worst President in American history!
But also, Andrew Jackson lost the Presidency in 1824, but won in 1828 and 1832, and William Henry Harrison lost in 1836 but won in 1840.
Also, there is the example of Richard Nixon, who lost in 1960, but came back successfully in 1968 and 1972.
And finally, there is Grover Cleveland, elected in 1884, but losing reelection in the Electoral College in 1888, and yet coming back to a second nonconsecutive term in the White House in 1892!
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The Presidency And Native Americans
A recent article on History News Network has rated Presidents on "Integrity and Humanity in Dealing with Native American Nations", a significant analysis of how the "original" Americans have been treated by American government.
It is not a positive picture overall, and we have had Presidents who were particularly horrid in their treatment of native Americans, and others who had a more open minded and considerate reaction to the plight of native Americans.
The list of Presidents who are seen as villains includes:
James Garfield
The list of Presidents who are seen as reformers includes:
Herbert Hoover
Overall, sadly, native Americans were treated with violence, disrespect and paternalism, with their lands stolen, and forced out of their ancestral lands!
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The Afghanistan Crisis Likely Insures A One Term Joe Biden Presidency
Only about one of every three Presidents historically (14 of 44) through Inauguration Day 2021 has served two terms:
Additionally, 7 others served more than one term, but not two complete terms:
And only Lincoln, McKinley, and Nixon were actually elected to two terms, so a total of 17 Presidents elected twice, while TR, Coolidge, Truman, and Johnson succeeded after deaths of their predecessor, and were only elected once to the Presidency.
So a total of 21 Presidents served more than four years, although Lincoln and McKinley for just a few months more, and Coolidge, Johnson and Nixon only months more than a year. So only TR and Truman were very close to two complete terms. Ultimately, 16 out of 44 basically served two terms.
Now we can add Joe Biden to the list of those who will not serve two terms or even be elected a second time, as with the Afghanistan debacle, it seems certain that he will not run again in 2024!
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C-Span Presidential Historians Survey 2021 Announced Today!
June 30, 2021 Ronald Leave a comment
For all Presidential followers, including scholars and specialists in the American Presidency and Presidential history, today is a great day, as C-Span announced its Presidential Historians Survey results for 2021!
It will take time to analyze the results, but a few points stand out:
Barack Obama went up from 12th to 10th in the overall listings.
Donald Trump ended up tied for 42nd out of 44, with Franklin Pierce, with only James Buchanan at 44 and Andrew Johnson at 43 below him.
Woodrow Wilson slipped from 11th to 13th as he continues to decline in overall rankings.
Andrew Jackson slipped dramatically from 18th to 22nd, and is now just in the middle of the overall rankings.
James K. Polk slipped from 14th to 18th, a continued decline in overall rankings.
John Adams and John Quincy Adams both rose four points from earlier rankings.
Bill Clinton dropped from 15th to 19th, a dramatic decline after having risen in earlier rankings.
Jimmy Carter ended up tied with James A. Garfield at 26th, and in the "battle" of Gerald Ford vs Carter, Carter came out ahead for the third time in the four C-Span surveys, in 2000, 2008 along with 2021, with Ford ahead in 2017.
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No Donald Trump Highway, Library, Holiday, Or Any Other Honor!
The Crazy season has begun, now that Authoritarian Fascist Donald Trump, who provoked the US Capitol Insurrection on January 6, 2021, is thankfully out of office, and not the constant news item he was five plus years after he announced his Presidential campaign in June 2015.
So now in Florida there is a proposal to name the US 27 Highway, Donald Trump Highway, and to have a Donald Trump Presidential Library in Palm Beach County, where Mar A Lago, his resort, is located.
Also, in Ohio, there is a proposal to make Trump's Birthday, June 14, which is already Flag Day, a state holiday in his honor.
All of these preposterous ideas should be vetoed, and a Presidential Library and Museum for a criminal, responsible for promoting so much harm and damage, is an outrage!
Any documented material of the Donald Trump Presidency should be owned by the US Government, and none of it should be made available in any way, particularly national security matters, to the former President or his family members!
We need the truth, the unvarnished truth about this monster, to come out, not a landmark established to "worship" him as if he was a God!
One must understand, it is one thing to name places, buildings, holidays, after our greatest public leaders, so to have honors for George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy, and Ronald Reagan, and others is fine.
But do we name places, buildings, holidays after Andrew Jackson, James Buchanan, Andrew Johnson, Warren G. Harding, Herbert Hoover, or Richard Nixon?
The answer is obvious!
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Joe Biden The Sixth Vice President To Be Elected President
Joe Biden is the sixth Vice President to be elected President.
Four of the six were elected from the Vice Presidency:
John Adams after George Washington 1796
Thomas Jefferson after John Adams 1800
Martin Van Buren after Andrew Jackson 1836
George H. W. Bush after Ronald Reagan 1988
Richard Nixon was elected eight years after losing the Presidency in 1960, and was the first Vice President to be elected President in 132 years.
And now, Joe Biden was elected President four years after leaving the Vice Presidency, not attempting to run due to the death of his son, Beau Biden.
Many have speculated that had Beau Biden not passed away, that Joe Biden would have competed with Hillary Clinton for the 2016 nomination, and might have defeated her, and gone on to win over Donald Trump.
Sadly, if that had happened, the nation would have avoided the horrible tragedy of Donald Trump and the damage he has perpetrated.
But at least, now, Joe Biden can right much of the wrong of Donald Trump, and he will carry on the Barack Obama tradition!
Additionally, four of the nine Vice Presidents who succeeded to the Presidency due to the demise of the President, went on to be elected to a full term—Theodore Roosevelt in 1904, Calvin Coolidge in 1924, Harry Truman in 1948, and Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964.
The other five Vice Presidents who succeeded to the Presidency were not elected on their own—John Tyler, Millard Fillmore, Andrew Johnson, Chester Alan Arthur, and Gerald Ford, who succeeded Richard Nixon after his resignation, and was the only Vice President not elected to either the Vice Presidency or the Presidency, as he lost to Jimmy Carter for a full term in 1976.
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The Tradition Of Gracious Losers Of Presidential Elections Not Being Accepted By Donald Trump!
November 7, 2020 Ronald 46 Comments
The tradition in Presidential elections is for the loser to concede with grace and statesmanship.
One can forget about that with President Donald Trump, who is promoting conspiracy theories, and according to some sources, has every intention of refusing to cooperate on the transition, and staying in the White House on Inauguration Day, January 20, 2021, refusing to leave the building or attend the inauguration of his successor.
Other Presidents have refused to attend the inauguration of their successor, including John Adams when Thomas Jefferson was inaugurated in 1801; John Quincy Adams when Andrew Jackson was inaugurated in 1829; and Andrew Johnson when Ulysses S. Grant was inaugurated in 1869.
We have seen in modern times all of the Presidential losers concede graciously—Richard Nixon in 1960, Barry Goldwater in 1964, Hubert Humphrey in 1968, George McGovern in 1972, Gerald Ford in 1976, Jimmy Carter in 1980, Walter Mondale in 1984, Michael Dukakis in 1988, George H. W. Bush in 1992, Bob Dole in 1996, Al Gore in 2000, John Kerry in 2004, John McCain in 2008, Mitt Romney in 2012, and Hillary Clinton in 2016.
Donald Trump is acting like a spoiled child, a privileged character, a prima donna, who clearly would love to be an authoritarian dictator and has been a threat for four years, but the American people have clearly made him aware that his "employment" in the White House for four more years is not desired, and that he has, effectively, been "fired" by a vast margin of about 5-6 million popular votes by the time all of the votes are counted!
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