Who is your favorite U.S. President and why? No arguing please
I'm just curious, who is your favorite U.S. President and why? As for me, I really like Lincoln cause, he seemed really cool
36-40, F
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SDavis · 56-60, F
Because I really only know what history States about these presidents. Lincoln only freed the slaves because the South was getting rich. He himself was a slave owner....... Truman didn't take no crap, but who was he ......... Kennedy was assassinated before he really had a chance to make history .........
Of those I know Barack Obama it would be my favorite. Had it not been the Republicans opposing him at his every move and actually stopping what he tried to put in place he would have accomplished more. McConnell said when he was elected he wasn't going to support Obama and nothing and blocked everything everything Obama tried to do. And Obama was a people's president. He didn't care who you were, whether you like him or not, he tried. And despite of the Republicans actions he still accomplished a few things and employment was way down when Trump took office.
Of those I know Barack Obama it would be my favorite. Had it not been the Republicans opposing him at his every move and actually stopping what he tried to put in place he would have accomplished more. McConnell said when he was elected he wasn't going to support Obama and nothing and blocked everything everything Obama tried to do. And Obama was a people's president. He didn't care who you were, whether you like him or not, he tried. And despite of the Republicans actions he still accomplished a few things and employment was way down when Trump took office.
Northwest · M
@SDavis [quote]Lincoln only freed the slaves because the South was getting rich. He himself was a slave owner[/quote]
No.
[quote]Kennedy was assassinated before he really had a chance to make history .........[/quote]
JFK's legacy: Peace Corps, Man walks on the moon, preventing nuclear holocaust. I'd say he made more history than most US presidents, in the 2 years and 10 months he was in office.
No.
[quote]Kennedy was assassinated before he really had a chance to make history .........[/quote]
JFK's legacy: Peace Corps, Man walks on the moon, preventing nuclear holocaust. I'd say he made more history than most US presidents, in the 2 years and 10 months he was in office.
SDavis · 56-60, F
@Northwest
Lincoln wrote if I could save the union without freeing any slaves I would do it. In his letter to Horace Greeley. Why did he want to save the union the union was going down in the South was getting rich.
https://youtu.be/yxQJNKWoGaw?feature=shared
https://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/disp_textbook.cfm?smtID=3&psid=393
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/kidspost/black-history-month-understanding-the-emancipation-proclamation/2013/02/21/10eca206-7164-11e2-a050-b83a7b35c4b5_story.html
CIVIL WAR - the North had less use for slaves than the South - they couldn't grow tobacco and cotton and such for a lot of heat is needed land have free labor of slaves to prosper off of - most, not all northerners actually work - industrial part of the Union. They purchased and manufactured products from the south. The South was rich from slavery.
https://www.history/com/news/slavery-profitable-southern-economy
https://youtu.be/EnkngQ7DHpc?feature=shared
https://youtu.be/pcy7qV-BGF4?feature=shared
https://youtu.be/pcy7qV-BGF4?feature=shared
https://teachinghistory.org/history-content/beyond-the-textbook/23911
Lincoln owned slaves - regardless of the reason.
https://reelchicago.com/article/new-book-reveals-that-lincoln-owned-and-sold-slaves/
Lincoln wrote if I could save the union without freeing any slaves I would do it. In his letter to Horace Greeley. Why did he want to save the union the union was going down in the South was getting rich.
https://youtu.be/yxQJNKWoGaw?feature=shared
https://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/disp_textbook.cfm?smtID=3&psid=393
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/kidspost/black-history-month-understanding-the-emancipation-proclamation/2013/02/21/10eca206-7164-11e2-a050-b83a7b35c4b5_story.html
CIVIL WAR - the North had less use for slaves than the South - they couldn't grow tobacco and cotton and such for a lot of heat is needed land have free labor of slaves to prosper off of - most, not all northerners actually work - industrial part of the Union. They purchased and manufactured products from the south. The South was rich from slavery.
https://www.history/com/news/slavery-profitable-southern-economy
https://youtu.be/EnkngQ7DHpc?feature=shared
https://youtu.be/pcy7qV-BGF4?feature=shared
https://youtu.be/pcy7qV-BGF4?feature=shared
https://teachinghistory.org/history-content/beyond-the-textbook/23911
Lincoln owned slaves - regardless of the reason.
https://reelchicago.com/article/new-book-reveals-that-lincoln-owned-and-sold-slaves/
SDavis · 56-60, F
@Northwest **I didn't say that President Kennedy didn't do anything**.... I said he was assassinated before he really I used the term **really** had a chance to make history. Apparently you don't understand what that sentence means. President Kennedy would have made so many, many accomplishments that would probably make the world stand back in awe. He was around at a time when it was easy.
Northwest · M
@SDavis [quote]Lincoln wrote [b][i][u]if I could save the union without freeing any slaves I would do it.[/u][/i][/b] In his letter to Horace Greeley. Why did he want to save the union the union was going down in the South was getting rich.
[/quote]
This is NOT all he said. Taking a fragment from a quote? that's rich. This is what Lincoln stated, In August 1862:
[b][i][u]"If I could save the union without freeing any slaves I would do it; and if I could save it by freeing all the slaves I would do it; and if I could save it by freeing some and leaving others alone I would also do that."[/u][/i][/b]
The context is also important, this was part of a discussion about his responsibility as a President, to protect the union. In fact, when he made that statement, he had concluded that the Union is better served by freeing slaves. When that statement was made, Lincoln had already drafted the emancipation proclamation.
But more specifically, I was responding to this claim:
[quote]He himself was a slave owner[/quote]
100% wrong.
As to your other "historical" musings, you really have no clue, do you?
[quote]**I didn't say that President Kennedy didn't do anything**.... I said he was assassinated before he really I used the term **really** had a chance to make history. Apparently you don't understand what that sentence means. President Kennedy would have made so many, many accomplishments that would probably make the world stand back in awe. He was around at a time when it was easy.[/quote]
Here's what you said:
[quote]Kennedy was assassinated before he really had a chance to make history .........
[/quote]
[i][b]Apparently you don't understand what that sentence means. [/b][/i]
Apparently facts, history and grammar are not really your strongest suits. The addition of "Really", makes absolutely no difference, considering my response, because he [b][i][u]REALLY[/u][/i][/b] did make history, specifically what I listed:
JFK's legacy: Peace Corps, Man walks on the moon, preventing nuclear holocaust. I'd say he made more history than most US presidents, in the 2 years and 10 months he was in office.
All things that made the world stand in awe.
[/quote]
This is NOT all he said. Taking a fragment from a quote? that's rich. This is what Lincoln stated, In August 1862:
[b][i][u]"If I could save the union without freeing any slaves I would do it; and if I could save it by freeing all the slaves I would do it; and if I could save it by freeing some and leaving others alone I would also do that."[/u][/i][/b]
The context is also important, this was part of a discussion about his responsibility as a President, to protect the union. In fact, when he made that statement, he had concluded that the Union is better served by freeing slaves. When that statement was made, Lincoln had already drafted the emancipation proclamation.
But more specifically, I was responding to this claim:
[quote]He himself was a slave owner[/quote]
100% wrong.
As to your other "historical" musings, you really have no clue, do you?
[quote]**I didn't say that President Kennedy didn't do anything**.... I said he was assassinated before he really I used the term **really** had a chance to make history. Apparently you don't understand what that sentence means. President Kennedy would have made so many, many accomplishments that would probably make the world stand back in awe. He was around at a time when it was easy.[/quote]
Here's what you said:
[quote]Kennedy was assassinated before he really had a chance to make history .........
[/quote]
[i][b]Apparently you don't understand what that sentence means. [/b][/i]
Apparently facts, history and grammar are not really your strongest suits. The addition of "Really", makes absolutely no difference, considering my response, because he [b][i][u]REALLY[/u][/i][/b] did make history, specifically what I listed:
JFK's legacy: Peace Corps, Man walks on the moon, preventing nuclear holocaust. I'd say he made more history than most US presidents, in the 2 years and 10 months he was in office.
All things that made the world stand in awe.