Final Jeopardy Question today

[malaise]

Which US President first put solar panels at the WH.

Loved the responses. Ha!

[nmbluesky]

1. I KNOW I KNOW I KNOW I KNOW I KNOW I KNOW I KNOW

President Carter..

[malaise]

4. Hahahahaha

Of course we know but did all of them know? :evilgrin:

[Zephie]

2. I'm getting a bit annoyed at the product placement on Jeopardy lately

The Gatorade category today really got under my skin for some reason.

[malaise]

6. Yep

I agree with you - I detest the creeping corporate presence

[Earth_First]

3. ROOSEVELT! n/t

[malaise]

8. LOL

Bwaaaaaaaaaah "rofl:

[Keith Bee]

5. It blew me away that the champ didn't get it

It was a pretty easy FJ

[malaise]

7. I was shocked I tell you

Shocked!

[SteppingRazor]

9. And his answer -- MY GOD! Why the hell would W put solar panels on the White House? n/t

[malaise]

10. I could not beleive it

Showed unbelievable political ignorance

[SteppingRazor]

12. It was so unbelievable I had to look it up. And now I have to eat crow.

Carter installed 32 panels. Reagan took them down, then W. installed just 3 panels in 2003. Still, 3 more than there were. Incidentally, Obama's supposed to have a few more installed sometime this year.

[malaise]

13. Obama replaced them last year

Interesting that W installed three panels in 2003. I had no idea about that. Alex may be challenged - no he can't be because he said first president. :evilgrin:


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[IDemo]

23. Silly

To run the Keg O Rator, of course.

[mrmpa]

24. i thought he would know the answer, because he's a news editor &

should have been aware of this. I guess he wasn't editing too well.

[LeftofObama]

11. I got it right, and guess where I learned it?

Right here on good ole DU. I read it here a couple of months ago.

[malaise]

15. DU is great

Welcome :hi:

[Hissyspit]

16. I was reminded by DU.

But I remember when Carter did it. I thought it was the wave of the future.

Didn't really see the shit known as Reagan coming, but then I was pretty young.

[tridim]

14. Ironically I only knew the answer because Raygun took them down.

Like the idiot he was.

[malaise]

17. hehehehe

:D

[demwing]

19. Yep, thats how I became aware of them. Remember Raygun taking them down

and it seemed so damn petty...

[Canuckistanian]

18. Benjamin Harrison!

No?

[malaise]

20. Hahahhaha

No :hi:

[janet118]

21. I love how, after they answered, Alex Trebec said . . .

that it had to be before Reagan because he took them down. I believe the originals are at the Jimmy Carter Library and at the Smithsonian. For years they were used by Unity College in Maine to heat water for the cafeteria.

I cry every time I think about what Carter might have accomplished for the environment if he had been re-elected.

[malaise]

22. You are so right

If only his energy policies were taken seriously we would not be in this mess

[moondust]

25. Ironically,

today Exxon reported $11 billion in first quarter profits.

[malaise]

27. and still want government hand outs

Amazing indeed

[Jim Lane]

26. At least two of the original panels are in China

The people running the Solar Science and Technology Museum in Dezhou, China understand the importance, even if our local Republicans don't.

And 20 years from now, Marco Rubio and his ilk will be criticizing the Democrats for "letting China get ahead of us in science."