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USMA2010 September 24th, 2005 08:57 AM

Re: Who was the better american president: Clinton or Bush?
 
Yes Grizzly, he was not impeached by the Senate, because impeachment power lies with the House!

You can pretty much guess who I voted for. I'll tell you all why, but I'm getting ready to whip *TRA* in a match this evening.

Tap112 September 24th, 2005 09:02 AM

Re: Who was the better american president: Clinton or Bush?
 
....yes...the brunette...barbara...so hot.

I have some funny pictures...

edit - USMA what clan are you in? I used to play for *TRA* a long time ago when they were short (used to be friends with their leader). Kicked everyones ass times I played for em.

/spam

USMA2010 September 24th, 2005 09:07 AM

Re: Who was the better american president: Clinton or Bush?
 
130th Panzer Lehr. Hell, since when did you play Forgotten Hope?

Tap112 September 24th, 2005 09:08 AM

Re: Who was the better american president: Clinton or Bush?
 
I pwn at FH son. Now hand me my rifle.

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. September 24th, 2005 09:10 AM

Re: Who was the better american president: Clinton or Bush?
 
OFF TOPICNESS!!!!!!



Like tap said earlier, right now.......everyone has different opinions, lets wait and see what the history books say in 20 years

Tap112 September 24th, 2005 09:15 AM

Re: Who was the better american president: Clinton or Bush?
 
[spam=Tap]Way to spam STALKER.[/spam]

yes let us frolic and dance in celebration at the absence of Pub moderation.

I mean. I can tell you right now that Clinton did more harm than good. The only good thing that happened with him was an economic boom that would have happened regardless because it was caused by policies set in motion my Bush Sr. In fact, the boom may have been even bigger if it weren't for Clinton...and his...sex scandal.

USMA2010 September 24th, 2005 09:15 AM

Re: Who was the better american president: Clinton or Bush?
 
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Originally Posted by Tap112
I pwn at FH son. Now hand me my rifle.

Well, be on our, the 130th server, this evening, and proove it. I'll be there in my Panther.

Tap112 September 24th, 2005 09:19 AM

Re: Who was the better american president: Clinton or Bush?
 
I would but I just moved and the only CD I have is my BF2 disc. Everything else is in storage at the moment. Bummer. I might just go out and buy BF42 again instead of wait to dig it out of the box (only like $12 now). I've been FH nostalgic lately. And I haven't played it since I started with BF2 so I'd need some game time to get my ownage un-rusted. I see your a tanker. Never was that good with vehicles - ground pounder always. My screenname was -s2-Tap or -s2-l2o'clokTap maybe you saw me a while ago (?). I used to play/pwn everyday. And times were good.

DavetheFo September 24th, 2005 09:35 AM

Re: Who was the better american president: Clinton or Bush?
 
Seriously, wtf?

This isnt general gaming!!

At the point about Osama, he want actually public enemy number 1 at the time. Also, as someone said, Clinton had no legal backing to haul him in. It would have looked pretty bad, they would have had to let Osama go, and he would have just been even more pissed at the US.

Tap112 September 24th, 2005 09:40 AM

Re: Who was the better american president: Clinton or Bush?
 
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Originally Posted by DavetheFo
they would have had to let Osama go, and he would have just been even more pissed at the US.

Yeah...Better that didn't happen. That would have made him hate us a lot more. He might have then organized a plot to crash passenger jet planes into the World Trade Center or something.

DavetheFo September 24th, 2005 09:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Tap112
Yeah...Better that didn't happen. That would have made him hate us a lot more. He might have then organized a plot to crash passenger jet planes into the World Trade Center or something.

Yeah go fuck off if you cant be bothered to repsond properly.

Learn how to form a proper argument for once, rather than just shooting your mouth off with the first brainless idea that pops into your head.

I am well aware of what happened on 9/11. However, things could have been worse. Why dont you go think about that, and go read a book on how to debate whilst you're doing so.

Tap112 September 24th, 2005 09:51 AM

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Originally Posted by DavetheFo
Yeah go fuck off if you cant be bothered to repsond properly.

And you need to CHILL OUT or get out of this forum. Go make a thread in the Melee about it for all I care.
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Originally Posted by DavetheFo
Learn how to form a proper argument for once, rather than just shooting your mouth off with the first brainless idea that pops into your head.

Learn to find out who you are talking to. Read other threads. I always have well formulated and fact based opinions. Don't insult my intelligence, cupcake.
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Originally Posted by DavetheFo
I am well aware of what happened on 9/11. However, things could have been worse. Why dont you go think about that, and go read a book on how to debate whilst you're doing so.

Why dont you shut up about things you have no clue about. I could see the smoke and ashes from my house. My Dad was supposed to be in that building that day but his meeting got moved down the street. I know people that died in the World Trade Center. Do you? No, I highly doubt things would have been worse if Clinton captured him, even if we let him go after.

And thanks for the negative karma sweetie. Nice to know you dont have the guts to sign your name. Even nicer to know you can't handle a conversation like a mature adult.

DavetheFo September 24th, 2005 10:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Tap112
And you need to CHILL OUT or get out of this forum. Go make a thread in the Melee about it for all I care.

You came in here with the melee attitude.

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Learn to find out who you are talking to. Read other threads. I always have well formulated and fact based opinions. Don't insult my intelligence, cupcake.
Cupcakes are nice. However, your lack of a decent well formulated and fact based opinion here isnt.

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Why dont you shut up about things you have no clue about.
I always do, thats why I dont post in threads unless I know what they're about.

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I could see the smoke and ashes from my house. My Dad was supposed to be in that building that day but his meeting got moved down the street. I know people that died in the World Trade Center. Do you? No.
You know what, you're wrong again. You're mind reading skills obviously read wrong. We have family in America, though less now thanks to Mr B-L.

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I highly doubt things would have been worse if Clinton captured him, even if we let him go after.
Doubt? You seem to have lost your arrogant certainty of your previous post.

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And thanks for the negative karma sweetie. Nice to know you dont have the guts to sign your name. Even nicer to know you can't handle a conversation like a mature adult.
I didnt sign my name, because, shock horror, I figured it'd be pretty obvious it was me.

Also, I can handle the argument like a mature adult, however, I do not like being bought down to melee level like you have bought yourself down to. Now, if we can get back on topic and discuss the point nicely, I'm sure the moderators wont eat me or you.

Cap'n Rommel September 24th, 2005 10:58 AM

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dont the pool speak for me

DavetheFo September 24th, 2005 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Irwin Rommel
dont the pool speak for me

Nope, its not a public poll, and it's usually good if you back up your vote with a reason.

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. September 24th, 2005 11:07 AM

Re: Who was the better american president: Clinton or Bush?
 
Wow, that was informative...... Which Bush? Why do you prefer Clinton, why do you dislike Bush? Some more thought into your post would be great.

Tap112 September 24th, 2005 12:52 PM

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ummm...It's Peter Griffin from Family Guy. You really can't make fun of that.

and you can't really call someone a loser when you can't even spell the word correctly.

GreatGrizzly September 24th, 2005 12:54 PM

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im·peach http://cache.lexico.com/dictionary/g...4/JPG/pron.jpg ( P ) Pronunciation Key (http://cache.lexico.com/dictionary/g...GIF/ibreve.gifm-phttp://cache.lexico.com/dictionary/g.../GIF/emacr.gifchhttp://cache.lexico.com/dictionary/g.../GIF/prime.gif)
tr.v. im·peached, im·peach·ing, im·peach·es
    1. To make an accusation against.
    2. To charge (a public official) with improper conduct in office before a proper tribunal.
    3. To challenge the validity of; try to discredit: impeach a witness's credibility.
Usage Note: When an irate citizen demands that a disfavored public official be impeached, the citizen clearly intends for the official to be removed from office. This popular use of impeach as a synonym of “throw out” (even if by due process) does not accord with the legal meaning of the word. As recent history has shown, when a public official is impeached, that is, formally accused of wrongdoing, this is only the start of what can be a lengthy process that may or may not lead to the official's removal from office. In strict usage, an official is impeached (accused), tried, and then convicted or acquitted.

http://library.thinkquest.org/25185/archfizz.htm
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4. Under the Constitution, the House must vote on articles of impeachment. A simple majority vote can impeach the president-"impeachment" is more of an indictment than a conviction- and send the case to the Senate for trial.
Charges where brought against him, and the house said "Yes, we believe he did that."
When the accusations got to the Senate for trial, they laughed and acquitted (dropped the charges) him.

Tap112 September 24th, 2005 01:00 PM

Re: Who was the better american president: Clinton or Bush?
 
Right, so did the Senate impeach him? No, the House did, then it was brought to the Senate floor and dismissed. You proved his point for him.

GreatGrizzly September 24th, 2005 01:08 PM

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The point im trying to prove is the "well he was impeached!" argument is not valid

Tap112 September 24th, 2005 01:10 PM

Re: Who was the better american president: Clinton or Bush?
 
Yeah, well you are probably right but I am just commenting on what you quoted [before you edited the post] and what you posted.

Cap'n Rommel September 24th, 2005 01:13 PM

Re: Who was the better american president: Clinton or Bush?
 
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Originally Posted by DavetheFo
Nope, its not a public poll, and it's usually good if you back up your vote with a reason.

allright... I liked Clintons Politics better than Bushes, are you happy Dave

GreatGrizzly September 24th, 2005 01:15 PM

Re: Who was the better american president: Clinton or Bush?
 
i was defining impeachment for everyone, and why its not a valid excuse

but my posts are often misinterpreted anyways :rolleyes:

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. September 24th, 2005 03:02 PM

Re: Who was the better american president: Clinton or Bush?
 
anyway, back on topic.... ive been thinking (oh n0es!) and ill tell you this, I did like Clinton for one reason, made Jay Leno worth watching.....


EDIT: Riles deleted some posts, now half of mine made no sense!!! :(

Jeffro September 24th, 2005 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by S.T.A.L.K.E.R.
I got one, but it aint of the president :naughty:


anyway, back on topic.... ive been thinking (oh n0es!) and ill tell you this, I did like Clinton for one reason, made Jay Leno worth watching.....


...and Bush is great for watching the Daily Show and Bill Maher tear him a new asshole. :nodding:

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. September 24th, 2005 03:18 PM

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True, the comedy shows make fun of ALL presidents, no matter who they are, if Kerry was President, they would make fun of him....its what they do

Jeffro September 24th, 2005 03:22 PM

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Originally Posted by S.T.A.L.K.E.R.
True, the comedy shows make fun of ALL presidents, no matter who they are, if Kerry was President, they would make fun of him....its what they do

Yeah, that's what I love about those shows. :)

Sorry for hijacking this thread! http://www.gloryofwar.com/forums/htm...s/hijacked.gif

Pethegreat September 24th, 2005 07:57 PM

Re: Who was the better american president: Clinton or Bush?
 
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Originally Posted by Jeffro
...and Bush is great for watching the Daily Show and Bill Maher tear him a new asshole. :nodding:

Then watching people like o'Reily(sp?) tear up people like John kerry and sindy scheean is halarous:giggle:

No person of power is immune from being put into commedy, at lest we get a good laugh from it:).

Another thing: The media as biased at it may seem(at lest to liberals) does a good job of informing people about our leaders, helping us make better choices.

Tap112 September 24th, 2005 08:08 PM

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O'Reilly isn't funny...

NiteStryker September 24th, 2005 08:43 PM

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Originally Posted by GreatGrizzly
He wasnt impeached by the senate, he was acquitted of all charges thus he was not kicked out of office

Actually he was impeached he was just never removed from office. Plus Clinton was one of 3 presidents ever to be impeached. Now THATS an honor.

NiteStryker September 24th, 2005 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by GreatGrizzly
He wasnt impeached by the senate, he was acquitted of all charges thus he was not kicked out of office

Actually he was impeached he was just never removed from office. Plus Clinton was one of 3 presidents ever to be impeached. Now THATS an honor.

Blood n Guts September 24th, 2005 09:13 PM

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One of two. Nixon was never impeached, he resigned before they could start the process. The only other presidend impeached was Andrew Johnson, Lincoln's Vice President. After the civil war congress was very Republican,and hell bent on punishing the South and giving the freed slaves rights. Johnson was a Northern Democrat, put up as Lincoln's running mate in 1864 to gain the support of more Northern Democrats, who vetoed much of congress's progressive legislature. Their clash was inevitable, luckily for the sake of justice the charges didn't stick. What congress did was wrong because they overstepped their powers, but I can only imagine how much better off the US would have been back then, and in the 60's, had Lincoln been around after the Civil War.

The way I see it, Clinton committed perjury by lying under oath, so he deserved to be branded as a liar and impeached; however since he never should have been placed under oath in the first place because it was no one's business, he shouldn't have been convicted, nor was he. Thus, IMO, justice was served. He shouldn't have been interrogated, but still he shouldn't have lied under oath.

Crazy Wolf September 24th, 2005 11:26 PM

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Did you just not read? Impeachment means nothing, its an accusation, it is not a verdict or sentence

Tap112 September 25th, 2005 07:33 AM

Re: Who was the better american president: Clinton or Bush?
 
uhhh...

Andrew Jackson deserved to be impeached. The specific act that lead to his impeachment was when he fired the Secretary of State for cooperating with the Republicans which violated the Tenure of Office Act.

http://www.impeach-andrewjohnson.com...rewJohnson.htm

And Crazy Wolf, impeachment is an accusation but it can lead to you being kicked out of office in the most dishonorable way possible so I think it's safe to say it's a little more than just an accusation.

Blood n Guts September 25th, 2005 10:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Crazy Wolf
Did you just not read? Impeachment means nothing, its an accusation, it is not a verdict or sentence

Impeachment is like prosecution, it is very serious and people will remember you for being prosecuted even if you are found not guilty. He deserved to be impeached because he deserved to have that black mark next to his name in the history books. That's not to say that people that are found not guilty should have anything held against them, they shouldn't and legally prosecution can't be used in such a way (for employment, eligibility and such), but that still doesn't change the fact that when people remember Clinton 100 years from now, the first thing they will think will be impeachment.


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Originally Posted by Tap112
uhhh...

Andrew Jackson deserved to be impeached. The specific act that lead to his impeachment was when he fired the Secretary of State for cooperating with the Republicans which violated the Tenure of Office Act.

http://www.impeach-andrewjohnson.com...rewJohnson.htm

Johnson violated it, but it was a power grope on the part of the legislative branch that was quite unconstitutional, as it and all acts of its nature were eventually ruled by the supreme court. This act was devised specifically for Johnson since they were having so many problems with him (passed in 1867).

Tap112 September 25th, 2005 10:42 AM

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Let me correct myself: I said Andrew Jackson in my previous post, I meant to say Andrew Johnson.

amoreelitesoldier September 25th, 2005 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Blood n Guts
Impeachment is like prosecution, it is very serious and people will remember you for being prosecuted even if you are found not guilty.

Very true. This brings the Kobe Bryant rape trial to mind. I'm not going to state my opinion on the matter (wow, that's a first :p) but I will say that before that happened he was my basketball "idol." After he was accused of rape, I lost all respect for him, even though it was probably consentual between him and the accuser. Regardles, it was adultery because he was already married. And what did he do to apologize to his wife? He bought her a diamond. Wow, what a great guy. :rolleyes:

Wow...what a nice off-topic post that was!

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Originally Posted by same as above
but it was no ones business to investigate him for cheating in the first place.

THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES IS NOT ENTITLED TO SUCH A PRIVATE LIFE. HIS DECISIONS REFLECT THE ENTIRE COUNTRY. He was our leader, and made an utter fool of himself!

Jødér September 25th, 2005 11:26 AM

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Good point amoreelite, but no need to shout. other politicians have had their careers ruined for much less serious things. Ducacous (however you spell it) had his career ruined by riding in a tank for gods sake.

Nybras September 25th, 2005 11:27 AM

Re: Who was the better american president: Clinton or Bush?
 
Clinton:cool:

Jødér September 25th, 2005 11:36 AM

Re: Who was the better american president: Clinton or Bush?
 
....would you care to elaborate?

Blood n Guts September 25th, 2005 12:59 PM

Re: Who was the better american president: Clinton or Bush?
 
I'm going to have to reverse myself on the stance of impeaching Clinton. I originally thought that he was placed under oath in an investigation into the Lewinsky affair, thus the investigation was baseless because they had no grounds to do so. It turns out that I was wrong, and that it was in a separate trial on sexual harassment that he denied the Lewinsky affair while under oath and committed perjury. Impeachment of a president or any public official is supposed to be conducted on the grounds of high crimes or misdemeanor, so he should have been removed from office. Then again, if that had happened, Al Gore would have become president and following the pattern that no president has ever been voted out of office with unemployment below 5.8%, he probably would have been reelected in 2000.

crassus September 25th, 2005 02:23 PM

Re: Who was the better american president: Clinton or Bush?
 
Bush Jr. Sucks, Bush Snr. Sucks, Clinton Sucks, Republicans Suck, Democrats Suck, Hence America Sucks! Honestly who cares what a man does in his bedroom (clinton), was it really worth spending millions and millions of dollars of tax payers money on investigating Clinton? Hell no. Not that the money would have been used more wisely if it weren't spent on investigating Clinton.

Mast3rofPuppets September 25th, 2005 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by amoreelitesoldier
THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES IS NOT ENTITLED TO SUCH A PRIVATE LIFE. HIS DECISIONS REFLECT THE ENTIRE COUNTRY. He was our leader, and made an utter fool of himself!

You obviously didn't read my post.
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The very president that founded your country had an affair, what's the big deal?

Tap112 September 25th, 2005 03:11 PM

Re: Who was the better american president: Clinton or Bush?
 
The big deal is not that he had an affair. The big deal is that he was under investigation for crimes of sexual harrassment and he lied under oath, which is a very serious crime in itself.

DarkstuareZ September 25th, 2005 07:41 PM

Re: Who was the better american president: Clinton or Bush?
 
Clinton seemed to do better than bush's doing. Who cares if he had sex with someone other than his wife, if anything, good for him, Hilary Clinton deserves to die.

:SilentScope: September 25th, 2005 07:43 PM

Re: Who was the better american president: Clinton or Bush?
 
Well, Clinton didn't put us in poor relations w/ other countries and $500 bil. of debt, Bush sucks:mad: . CLinton wins!

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. September 25th, 2005 07:45 PM

Re: Who was the better american president: Clinton or Bush?
 
Clinton seems to be doing better, because he DID NOTHING .......

GreatGrizzly September 25th, 2005 08:41 PM

Re: Who was the better american president: Clinton or Bush?
 
he did plenty, he just doesnt turn it into a PR stunt like bush does

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. September 25th, 2005 08:44 PM

Re: Who was the better american president: Clinton or Bush?
 
PR stunt?? You are mistaken, everything Bush does is blasted over the world by the liberal medai, they didnt blast everything Clintion did because Clinton is a liberal

Blood n Guts September 25th, 2005 09:00 PM

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Clinton managed to do some things. He raised taxes. He attempted to reform healthcare, but failed when he appointed Hillary as the head of the committee of reform. The reform plan was shot down for being too complex. He passed a gun control bill, banning assault weapons. There was the incident in Somalia, and he lead NATO in an action against Kosovo that was every bit as illegal in the eyes of international law as the war in Iraq (IMO still justified by the removal of Milosevic and the 600 people he is charged with killing, but for anyone that claims Iraq as unjustified and a reason for not voting for W Bush, they should vote for Bush Sr. since he was the only one of the three who took military action through the UN). He committed perjury, and was impeached for it.

Most of the reason that Clinton didn't accomplish that much was he was overly ambitious in his reform plans. In his first term, he barely had a majority in congress. In his second term, he didn't have one. He thought he had a mandate from the people for liberal reform when he really only had a slim majority to pass it with the first term, and not even one in his second term. If he had focused on middle ground legislation that both sides could agree on or compromise over, he might have had more success.


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