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If you could pick two (us) presidents from any era for a televised debate, who would you choose & why?

Asked by ucme (50047points) October 17th, 2012
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Just for fun, maybe Lincoln vs FDR, or how about Reagan vs JFK?
Which pairing would “square off” best?

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Hawaii_Jake's avatar

Lincoln vs. FDR would be good.

I’d like to see Thomas Jefferson vs. Ronald Reagan. I believe the man who wrote the Declaration of Independence could easily hand Reagan his ass in such a setting.

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ucme's avatar

Jimmy Carter vs Theodore Roosevelt.
“Big Teddy” would have “Jim Boy” spitting peanuts out of his arsehole.

ucme (50047points)“Great Answer” (0points)
CWOTUS's avatar

I guess I would start by limiting the choices to “living” presidents. Even Obama could win a debate with (most) dead presidents.

CWOTUS (26102points)“Great Answer” (1points)
WillWorkForChocolate's avatar

Andrew Shepherd vs Thomas J. Whitmore :D

WillWorkForChocolate (23163points)“Great Answer” (1points)
filmfann's avatar

@WillWorkForChocolate President Beck would kick both their asses.

filmfann (52263points)“Great Answer” (0points)
flutherother's avatar

Abraham Lincoln and Mitt Romney because I’m not too keen on Mitt.

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tedd's avatar

Are you looking for a good debate from them, or a one sided match up?

I have a hard time keeping Lincoln of any pairing. He was known as the Great Debator for a reason.

Up against him though, could really be any number of guys. Clinton, Reagan, Kennedy, FDR, Teddy, Jackson… all would be astute competition. I would leave off a few surprising names though. Jefferson for example, was known to be a terrible public speaker.

tedd (14078points)“Great Answer” (1points)
janbb's avatar

Just to be contrary, Millard Fillmore vs. “Silent Cal” Coolidge.

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Seek's avatar

@tedd And Lincoln wasn’t afraid to back up his opinions physically. If it got too bad, we could watch The Great Debater kick the ever-loving crap out of whoever he was opposing. Call me barbaric, but that would be awesome to see. I can just imagine Lincoln smacking Dubya upside the head for his “I don’t think atheists should be considered citizens” line. And it makes me smile.

Seek (34805points)“Great Answer” (4points)
CWOTUS's avatar

I would stack President Dave against any fictional president that @WillWorkForChocolate wants to name. And Sigourney Weaver against any real or fictional First Lady, too.

CWOTUS (26102points)“Great Answer” (1points)
janbb's avatar

@CWOTUS You’re on. Jed Bartlet!

janbb (62916points)“Great Answer” (1points)
ucme's avatar

Jack Nicholson & Glenn Close.

ucme (50047points)“Great Answer” (0points)
filmfann's avatar

Glenn Close was only a VeeP.

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El_Cadejo's avatar

I’d rather see Jackson and Teddy Roosevelt in a dual.

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tedd's avatar

@uberbatman Just copy and paste their faces onto Anakin and Obi-Wan for the fight scene at the end of Revenge of the Sith. Pretty much the same thing.

tedd (14078points)“Great Answer” (0points)
ucme's avatar

@filmfann No, she was the first lady in Mars Attacks alongside Nicholson’s president.

ucme (50047points)“Great Answer” (1points)
filmfann's avatar

@ucme She was also the VeeP in Air Force One.

Oh, I see… You were answering @CWOTUS ‘s comment about Pres and 1st Lady. Sorry.

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