Comments on: Presidential Firsts http://www.neatorama.com/2008/12/15/presidential-firsts/ The Neat Side of the Web Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:42:35 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: DaMamaJama http://www.neatorama.com/2008/12/15/presidential-firsts/comment-page-1/#comment-1272933 DaMamaJama Tue, 16 Dec 2008 20:11:22 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=21445#comment-1272933 45% - but I'm Canadian and have no clue about American Presidents. Not bad for guessing most of them. 45% - but I'm Canadian and have no clue about American Presidents. Not bad for guessing most of them.

]]> By: garbonzo http://www.neatorama.com/2008/12/15/presidential-firsts/comment-page-1/#comment-1272544 garbonzo Tue, 16 Dec 2008 17:34:34 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=21445#comment-1272544 I got a 67%. On the one hand, this is better than average. On the other hand, I am a History teacher, so I should have nailed this!!! I got a 67%. On the one hand, this is better than average. On the other hand, I am a History teacher, so I should have nailed this!!!

]]> By: Jenny http://www.neatorama.com/2008/12/15/presidential-firsts/comment-page-1/#comment-1271531 Jenny Tue, 16 Dec 2008 01:21:04 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=21445#comment-1271531 Yeah, he's actually the first bi-racial president of America. We still haven't had the first African-American president. Yeah, he's actually the first bi-racial president of America. We still haven't had the first African-American president.

]]> By: konstit http://www.neatorama.com/2008/12/15/presidential-firsts/comment-page-1/#comment-1271308 konstit Mon, 15 Dec 2008 20:50:43 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=21445#comment-1271308 Also, I too scored 45%, meaning that it´s all guesswork at that level - I haven´t a clue about american presidents ;) Well, stupidity is multiracial... and I can see that rather than censorship, it was I who deleted what ever it was I wrote before, and now I can blame only the Thinkpad keyboard that sometimes really pisses me off ;) Anyways, to expect from an Obama-presidency the same as what "African" presidents so far has achieved is as relevant as declaring every european, asian... what-not, idiots because of what a famous autrian did, for what his soviet counterpart did, for what Mao or Pol-pot managed to do, and lets not forget about those crazy south-americans ! That said, if aussies weren´t so stupid, they too would cause mayhem ! (Any spelling mistakes because english is not my first language) Also, I too scored 45%, meaning that it´s all guesswork at that level - I haven´t a clue about american presidents ;)

Well, stupidity is multiracial... and I can see that rather than censorship, it was I who deleted what ever it was I wrote before, and now I can blame only the Thinkpad keyboard that sometimes really pisses me off ;)

Anyways, to expect from an Obama-presidency the same as what "African" presidents so far has achieved is as relevant as declaring every european, asian... what-not, idiots because of what a famous autrian did, for what his soviet counterpart did, for what Mao or Pol-pot managed to do, and lets not forget about those crazy south-americans !
That said, if aussies weren´t so stupid, they too would cause mayhem !

(Any spelling mistakes because english is not my first language)

]]> By: Evil Pundit http://www.neatorama.com/2008/12/15/presidential-firsts/comment-page-1/#comment-1271302 Evil Pundit Mon, 15 Dec 2008 20:28:13 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=21445#comment-1271302 At the rate his corruption scandals are brewing up, Obama may become the first President to be impeached <i>before</i> taking office! At the rate his corruption scandals are brewing up, Obama may become the first President to be impeached before taking office!

]]> By: konstit http://www.neatorama.com/2008/12/15/presidential-firsts/comment-page-1/#comment-1271301 konstit Mon, 15 Dec 2008 20:25:52 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=21445#comment-1271301 How strange... the second I wrote "Race" my (very balanced) comment went up in smoke, and I´m presented with a "... troll be gone" ? How strange... the second I wrote "Race" my (very balanced) comment went up in smoke, and I´m presented with a "... troll be gone" ?

]]> By: Miss Cellania http://www.neatorama.com/2008/12/15/presidential-firsts/comment-page-1/#comment-1271290 Miss Cellania Mon, 15 Dec 2008 19:45:10 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=21445#comment-1271290 I made it a point to say "first black US president." I made it a point to say "first black US president."

]]> By: Gauldar http://www.neatorama.com/2008/12/15/presidential-firsts/comment-page-1/#comment-1271287 Gauldar Mon, 15 Dec 2008 19:34:06 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=21445#comment-1271287 MAx, I think when people here say "president", they are only refering to the US. As for your comment: <i>We can look to their experience to see what we can expect of an Obama presidency.</i> There have been plenty of white presidents, and GWB turned out to be the worst one. Just because there were some good ones doesn't mean they will all turn out the same way. I am probibly just misreading your sentence. MAx, I think when people here say "president", they are only refering to the US. As for your comment:

We can look to their experience to see what we can expect of an Obama presidency.

There have been plenty of white presidents, and GWB turned out to be the worst one. Just because there were some good ones doesn't mean they will all turn out the same way. I am probibly just misreading your sentence.

]]> By: Max http://www.neatorama.com/2008/12/15/presidential-firsts/comment-page-1/#comment-1271286 Max Mon, 15 Dec 2008 19:25:30 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=21445#comment-1271286 Obama is not the first black president in the world. There have been many. We can look to their experience to see what we can expect of an Obama presidency. Obama is not the first black president in the world. There have been many. We can look to their experience to see what we can expect of an Obama presidency.

]]> By: Gail Pink http://www.neatorama.com/2008/12/15/presidential-firsts/comment-page-1/#comment-1271274 Gail Pink Mon, 15 Dec 2008 18:43:36 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=21445#comment-1271274 I got 64%: better than I expected to do! I got 64%: better than I expected to do!

]]> By: AD PR NY http://www.neatorama.com/2008/12/15/presidential-firsts/comment-page-1/#comment-1271241 AD PR NY Mon, 15 Dec 2008 17:25:24 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=21445#comment-1271241 http://digg.com/politics/Many_Insisting_Obama_Is_Not_Black_New_Terms_Suggested Here are examples of the new terms being thrown around to describe Obama. It appears this has become a VERY controversial issue. In theory, there have been 4 other black Presidents using the AMERICAN standard of race. This was a big controversy when it was revealed in the 1970s after searching through their ancestries http://digg.com/politics/Many_Insisting_Obama_Is_Not_Black_New_Terms_S uggested

Here are examples of the new terms being thrown around to describe Obama.

It appears this has become a VERY controversial issue.

In theory, there have been 4 other black Presidents using the AMERICAN standard of race. This was a big controversy when it was revealed in the 1970s after searching through their ancestries

]]> By: glen http://www.neatorama.com/2008/12/15/presidential-firsts/comment-page-1/#comment-1271235 glen Mon, 15 Dec 2008 17:16:21 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=21445#comment-1271235 Black? I thought he was mixed. Black? I thought he was mixed.

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