The 5 Most Badass Presidents of All Time

[thehefner]

Behold a new favorite list from Cracked.com:

The 5 Most Badass Presidents of All Time.

Now, there are some things that I wish the article included. Like how Andrew Jackson signed the "Indian Removal Bill," (would it be off-base to consider this Jackson's "final solution" to the whole "Indian" problem?), the evil fuck.

And in the comments, people have been making cases for Ike Eisenhower deserving an honorable mention. Is is true that he forced the villagers of towns surrounding Nazi concentration camps to march through the liberated camps and witness the horror so no one could say "it never happened"?

Regardless, this list is awesome, and I still kinda hurt from laughing.



Sometime later this weekend, I'll post my thoughts on what may, just possibly, (let's see how I feel when I see it a second time and sober) be one of my new favorite films of all time: ALL THAT JAZZ.

I really, really wasn't expecting a film like this. Good lord.

Comments

[thehefner.livejournal.com]

According to the same comment about Eisenhower, they said something along the lines of how he put Patton on a leash, whatever that means.

That really is amazing. Most other countries adopt a policy of "Yyyyeah, that was awkward, let's not talk about it ever again. We're cool now, right?"

[mirthical.livejournal.com]

All my knowledge of Patton is from the movie, but I'm led to understand that it's a pretty good basis for opinions. And yeah, Patton needed leashing, at least when he wasn't actively carrying on battle.