So much for the collective US IQ ;)

Found this at Worldnet Daily:

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IN SEARCH OF A LEGACY
Poll: Clinton greater than Reagan, Washington
Gallup survey also ranks Bill ahead of Jefferson, tied with Bush

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Posted: May 27, 2003
3:54 a.m. Eastern

© 2003 WorldNetDaily.com

Bill Clinton tops Ronald Reagan, George Washington and Thomas Jefferson in a new survey of America's greatest presidents, and ranks evenly with George W. Bush.


Bill Clinton

A Gallup poll released this month asked the question: "Who do you regard as the greatest United States president?"

While Abraham Lincoln and John Kennedy finished first and second with 15 and 13 percent of the votes respectively, Clinton and President Bush tied for third at 11 percent.

Reagan finished fifth with ten percent of responses, followed by Franklin Roosevelt with nine percent and George Washington with seven.


Reagan, George H.W. Bush on Time cover

Harry Truman, Jimmy Carter, Teddy Roosevelt, George H.W. Bush, and Thomas Jefferson all collected less than five percent.

Clinton is especially popular among the MTV generation, with nearly 3 in 10 respondents in the 18- to 29-year-old age group mentioning him. His 29 percent tally of younger Americans is about triple the competition from Lincoln and the current president, both of whom received ten percent support from that group.

Not surprisingly, one's political affiliation had a great impact on selections for this poll. For instance, among Republicans, Clinton received only two percent backing, compared to 23 for George W. Bush, 20 for Lincoln, and 18 for Reagan.

Those identifying themselves as Democrats gave Kennedy 25 percent and Clinton 21 percent, compared to just three percent for Both Reagan and Bush the younger.

Just two years ago when the same question was asked, Reagan was the overall winner of the greatest president question, gathering 18 percent of responses – twice as much as Clinton.

It is really disappointing that people don't give the people that founded this country much credit. Ahh well, what ya gonna do? [img]smile.gif[/img]

[Yorick]

Originally posted by MagiK: It is really disappointing that people don't give the people that founded this country much credit. Ahh well, what ya gonna do? [img]smile.gif[/img]

Queen Elizabeth?

[Attalus]

*Shrugs* At least the little buggers ("the MTV Generation") don't vote. Who cares about their opinion? They listen to "rap" and it rots their mind. [img]tongue.gif[/img]

[Ar-Cunin]

It's always easier to remember the recent office-holders - especially if you can't be bothered to study/remember your own history.

BTW - did anyone vote for Nixon? [img]graemlins/hehe.gif[/img]

[ElricMorlockin]

Oh well, less competition for my kids and we have to have *someone* populating the prisons and asking me if I want to Super Size the fries. [img]graemlins/blueblink.gif[/img]

[Stormymystic]

Originally posted by Attalus: *Shrugs* At least the little buggers ("the MTV Generation") don't vote. Who cares about their opinion? They listen to "rap" and it rots their mind. [img]tongue.gif[/img]

I listen to rap, and do not belive a word it says, just like the bass, feels good when it goes through your chest , but I can not belive Billary is in third for best, figured he would be in first for worst

[Dreamer128]

Originally posted by Attalus: *Shrugs* At least the little buggers ("the MTV Generation") don't vote. Who cares about their opinion? They listen to "rap" and it rots their mind. [img]tongue.gif[/img]

What? Thou are asking for a war here, thy foul fa.. errr.. sorry Yorick.. person with whom I don't agree on this occasion
I know plenty of people who listen to MTV and are very politically active. So there [img]tongue.gif[/img]

[ 05-27-2003, 04:12 PM: Message edited by: Dreamer128 ]

[Timber Loftis]

Originally posted by Attalus: *Shrugs* At least the little buggers ("the MTV Generation") don't vote. Who cares about their opinion? They listen to "rap" and it rots their mind. [img]tongue.gif[/img]

______________________________________
Never been the type to bend or budge
The wrong button to push,
No friend of Bush
****

The boogey monster of rap,
Yeah the man's back
With a plan to ambush this Bush administration,
Mush the Senate's face in and push this generation,
Of kids to stand and fight for the right to say something you might not like,
****

Yah you laugh till your muthaf-n' ass gets drafted,
While you're at band camp thinkin' the crap can't happen,
Till you [mess] around,
Get an anthrax napkin,
Inside a package wrapped in saran Wrap wrapping,
Open the plastic and then you stand back gasping,
F[rikkin]' assassins hijackin' Amtracks crashin,
All this terror America demands action,
Next thing you know you've got Uncle Sam's ass askin'
To join the army or what you'll do for that Navy.
You just a baby,
Gettin' recruited at eighteen,
You're on a plane now,
Eatin their food and their baked beans.
I'm 28 ,
They gon take you 'fore they take me
Crazy insane or insane crazy?
When i say Hussien you say Shady,
My views aint changed still Inhumane,
Wait,
Arraigned two days late,
The date's today,
Hang me!
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You asked for it, Atty. [img]tongue.gif[/img] [img]tongue.gif[/img]

Note that the MTV generation cuts off at 29. That's me, my friend.

While I tend to dislike MTV, because it doesn't play videos anymore [img]tongue.gif[/img] , they did a good job for a few years with "Rock the Vote" getting some of the slacker generation off their duffs and to the polls.

[WillowIX]

Originally posted by MagiK: It is really disappointing that people don't give the people that founded this country much credit. Ahh well, what ya gonna do? [img]smile.gif[/img]

Why should it be disappointing? Why look to the past when you can gaze to the fut.., ehh present. You are bound to remember someone who did something good for you personally. Even though your "founding fathers" did good for the entire country I'm sure people will tend to forget that if someone steps in later and gives them a 10% tax cut.

As for the article. Who cares? [img]tongue.gif[/img] LLAO!

[Davros]

Originally posted by Attalus: *Shrugs* At least the little buggers ("the MTV Generation") don't vote. Who cares about their opinion? They listen to "rap" and it rots their mind. [img]tongue.gif[/img]

Seems to be a particularly "filtered" viewpoint here Attalus - why don't you tell us what you really feel?