Reagan #1...? WTFF! Lemme out of here...

[Bigmack]

Who is the greatest president in the history of the United States? If you're asking a random sampling of Americans, as the Gallup polling firm recently did, it would be none other than Ronald Reagan.

A recent Gallup survey found that at 19 percent, Reagan topped the list for the third time in 12 years. President Abraham Lincoln came in second at 14 percent, followed by President Bill Clinton at 13 percent.

President John F. Kennedy rounded out fourth at 11 percent, and President Barack Obama came in seventh, at five percent.

Amazingly enough, President George W. Bush was chosen by just two percent, placing him in 10th: one spot ahead of President Thomas Jefferson, an influential member of the nation's founders.

In eight surveys over the last 12 years, Americans have always chosen Reagan, Lincoln or Kennedy to top the list. Reagan was the first choice in 2001, 2005 and 2001.

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/02/21/poll-americans-say-reagan-the-best-president-favor-george-w-bush-to-thomas-jefferson/

[OHdem10]

1. Gallop leans Republican.

Sure Sign the Republicans are in trouble.

Every time they are in trouble, which they will never
admit, they get their Corporate Media to drag out
Poor Ronnie. They try to use Emotion to reign in the
base and get themselves on one page.

Gallop and the Media are their best tools.

[Vincardog]

2. If St. Ronnie was not the BESTIST pResident EVER why would they name everything after him? HUH?

It could not possibly be that the RW nutz want to deify him so they can shut down ALL critical thinking could it?

[somone]

3. Well, he freed the slaves, won the Vietnam War, and wrote our Constitution

He even founded Hollywood

[JHB]

4. ...And he went out there and won one for the Gipper...or something like that.

besides, he really zinged Carter with "There you go again"! And he wasn't even president yet! How is that not the greatest presidential achievement ever?!?!?




(for the benefit of the really literal-minded: :sarcasm: )

[defendandprotect]

5. Polls lie ...

[Ron Green]

6. People aren't very smart.

That's just a sad fact. This is why Kennedy will always lead Johnson in opinion polls, and Reagan will out-poll many better Presidents.

[Bigmack]

9. OK... I'm ready to go with that....

50% of the population has an IQ under 100... and all like that.

But to even place Reagan in the top 10 requires such astronomical ignorance of what he did to our country that it boggles my mind.

I think it's gotta be a healthy dose of stupid plus some of the most effective propaganda in history.

[crim son]

7. I recently saw a poll asking the same question.

95% of respondents picked presidents of from the last 30 years, presumably because they know nothing about anybody from an earlier time.

[Johonny]

8. +1