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NNN0LHI
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Wed Sep-17-03 10:57 AM Original message |
Someone on cable said 11 US presidents were Generals. Is that true? |
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ShimokitaJer
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Wed Sep-17-03 10:59 AM Response to Original message |
1. Let's see... |
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MrBenchley
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Wed Sep-17-03 11:03 AM Response to Reply #1 |
7. Also |
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Parche
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Wed Sep-17-03 12:30 PM Response to Reply #7 |
29. generals |
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jeter
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Wed Sep-17-03 01:26 PM Response to Reply #29 |
63. Taft was also Governor-General |
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ShimokitaJer
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Wed Sep-17-03 11:05 AM Response to Reply #1 |
9. I found a site that listed eight |
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Nashyra
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Wed Sep-17-03 10:59 AM Response to Original message |
2. I thought on CNN they had a crawler |
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NNN0LHI
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Wed Sep-17-03 11:02 AM Response to Reply #2 |
6. I think it was on MSRNC that I heard it? Not sure though? n/t |
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Bluzmann57
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Wed Sep-17-03 11:00 AM Response to Original message |
3. A few off the top of my head |
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Don_G
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Wed Sep-17-03 11:08 AM Response to Reply #3 |
15. Not Teddy Rooseveldt |
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LTR
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Wed Sep-17-03 12:35 PM Response to Reply #15 |
31. FYI |
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dofus
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Wed Sep-17-03 12:52 PM Response to Reply #31 |
39. I think Truman only made it |
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nostamj
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Wed Sep-17-03 11:02 AM Response to Original message |
4. it was the quiz on CNN Daybreak |
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Don_G
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Wed Sep-17-03 11:02 AM Response to Original message |
5. I Can Only Think Of 4 Offhand |
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Seneca
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Wed Sep-17-03 11:05 AM Response to Reply #5 |
11. Andrew, not Stonewall |
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Yupster
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Wed Sep-17-03 12:11 PM Response to Reply #5 |
23. Oops Don |
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playahata1
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Wed Sep-17-03 12:18 PM Response to Reply #5 |
26. You mean ANDREW Jackson. |
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displacedvermoter
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Wed Sep-17-03 11:04 AM Response to Original message |
8. Off the top of my head |
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displacedvermoter
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Wed Sep-17-03 11:09 AM Response to Reply #8 |
16. Add Pierce, Arthur, B. Harrison, not T. Roosevelt. |
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maha
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Wed Sep-17-03 01:37 PM Response to Reply #16 |
68. Taylor, Pierce, and Grant served together |
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NNN0LHI
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Wed Sep-17-03 11:05 AM Response to Original message |
10. Here it is. It was only 10. This site may have missed one though? |
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DemNoir
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Wed Sep-17-03 11:06 AM Response to Original message |
12. Very interesting |
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ShimokitaJer
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Wed Sep-17-03 11:10 AM Response to Reply #12 |
17. Not to mention... |
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azrak
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Wed Sep-17-03 11:06 AM Response to Original message |
13. There were 10 General's and 18 "outsiders" Food for thought |
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Terran
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Wed Sep-17-03 01:21 PM Response to Reply #13 |
59. Teddy R. |
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WoodrowFan
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Wed Sep-17-03 01:23 PM Response to Reply #59 |
60. Assist Sec Navy |
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tjdee
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Wed Sep-17-03 01:26 PM Response to Reply #59 |
64. I think azrak was talking about FDR, not Teddy.... |
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T Roosevelt
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Wed Sep-17-03 11:07 AM Response to Original message |
14. Great link (for cheaters) |
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ShimokitaJer
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Wed Sep-17-03 11:12 AM Response to Reply #14 |
19. I don't know about that site... |
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WoodrowFan
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Wed Sep-17-03 11:11 AM Response to Original message |
18. I count 10 |
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ShimokitaJer
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Wed Sep-17-03 11:13 AM Response to Reply #18 |
20. They got 11 |
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Yupster
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Wed Sep-17-03 12:12 PM Response to Reply #20 |
24. Reagan played Custer |
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billhos
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Wed Sep-17-03 11:24 AM Response to Reply #18 |
21. I may have your 11th |
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WoodrowFan
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Wed Sep-17-03 11:57 AM Response to Reply #21 |
22. Jeeze |
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amazona
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Wed Sep-17-03 12:34 PM Response to Reply #21 |
30. drunker than U.S. Grant? |
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chiburb
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Wed Sep-17-03 12:56 PM Response to Reply #30 |
43. Amazona, please read this: |
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NNN0LHI
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Wed Sep-17-03 12:59 PM Response to Reply #30 |
45. Boy do you know how to hurt a guy. The name of my town is Grant Park |
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chiburb
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Wed Sep-17-03 01:07 PM Response to Reply #45 |
48. You should be proud to live in Grant Park: |
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NewYorkerfromMass
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Wed Sep-17-03 01:50 PM Response to Reply #48 |
69. More: Visit Grant's Tomb here in NYC |
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maha
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Wed Sep-17-03 01:07 PM Response to Reply #30 |
47. Grant was NOT a drunk |
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chiburb
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Wed Sep-17-03 01:09 PM Response to Reply #47 |
49. And YOU should see post #43... |
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maha
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Wed Sep-17-03 01:16 PM Response to Reply #49 |
56. Thanks. U.S. Grant is Da Man |
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Wickerman
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Wed Sep-17-03 01:31 PM Response to Reply #56 |
66. NIce work |
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maha
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Wed Sep-17-03 01:27 PM Response to Reply #21 |
65. I don't think Andrew Johnson should count. |
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eleny
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Wed Sep-17-03 12:14 PM Response to Reply #18 |
25. Which of these also held a political office prior to Pres? |
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playahata1
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Wed Sep-17-03 12:28 PM Response to Reply #25 |
28. Let's see.... |
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eleny
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Wed Sep-17-03 12:37 PM Response to Reply #28 |
32. thanks! |
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dfong63
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Wed Sep-17-03 12:52 PM Response to Reply #32 |
40. washington and jackson did have prior political experience |
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maha
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Wed Sep-17-03 01:12 PM Response to Reply #40 |
53. And only two were West Point graduates |
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chiburb
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Wed Sep-17-03 12:58 PM Response to Reply #25 |
44. Your answers here: |
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SaintLouisBlues
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Wed Sep-17-03 12:19 PM Response to Original message |
27. More than 20 percent of our Presidents have been Generals? |
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eleny
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Wed Sep-17-03 12:37 PM Response to Reply #27 |
34. makes a great talking point, huh? |
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dfong63
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Wed Sep-17-03 12:42 PM Response to Reply #27 |
36. an even higher percentage were governors |
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SaintLouisBlues
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Wed Sep-17-03 12:54 PM Response to Reply #36 |
41. But that we all know |
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dfong63
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Wed Sep-17-03 01:33 PM Response to Reply #41 |
67. an obvious fact that a lot of people try to ignore |
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dfong63
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Wed Sep-17-03 12:37 PM Response to Original message |
33. only a few were generals who had NO prior political experience |
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eleny
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Wed Sep-17-03 12:40 PM Response to Reply #33 |
35. Grant was a Republican, right? |
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maha
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Wed Sep-17-03 01:19 PM Response to Reply #35 |
57. In those days, Republicans were the good guys. |
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SaintLouisBlues
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Wed Sep-17-03 12:47 PM Response to Reply #33 |
38. Obviously WWII not comparable to Serbia |
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dfong63
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Wed Sep-17-03 01:02 PM Response to Reply #38 |
46. there's not much else to evaluate |
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eleny
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Wed Sep-17-03 01:09 PM Response to Reply #46 |
50. Interesting that when we evaluate Clark... |
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dfong63
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Wed Sep-17-03 01:15 PM Response to Reply #50 |
55. clark is running for political office, with no political experience |
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SaintLouisBlues
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Wed Sep-17-03 01:10 PM Response to Reply #46 |
51. Yes, not much to evaluate yet |
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chiburb
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Wed Sep-17-03 01:13 PM Response to Reply #33 |
54. "Grant was one of the worst presidents in US history." |
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maha
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Wed Sep-17-03 01:25 PM Response to Reply #33 |
62. Grant was ahead of his time, actually. |
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Hubert Flottz
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Wed Sep-17-03 12:42 PM Response to Original message |
37. Add General GW Bushwaah! |
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DemNoir
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Wed Sep-17-03 12:55 PM Response to Original message |
42. Well i never! |
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tom_paine
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Wed Sep-17-03 01:10 PM Response to Original message |
52. James Garfield, I believe was a Union General |
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Octafish
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Wed Sep-17-03 01:19 PM Response to Original message |
58. Sure. General Motors. General Electric. General Dynamics... |
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jeter
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Wed Sep-17-03 01:24 PM Response to Original message |
61. All the Generals I can think of: |
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chiburb
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Wed Sep-17-03 02:01 PM Response to Reply #61 |
70. If you read the thread... |
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NewYorkerfromMass
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Wed Sep-17-03 02:14 PM Response to Reply #70 |
71. must be derek |
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