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hang a left Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-28-03 12:07 AM
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Having argument with mom, Someone help me.
She just said that "did you know that no president has ever been voted in that was under 6 feet tall." I said bs, Whistle Ass is what 5'2" with his lifts on. She says ooooooooooooh no he is tall. Someone help me with my faux news hynoptized mother.
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Fixated Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-28-03 12:08 AM
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1. ....
FDR couldn't even stand up...
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Pastiche423 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-28-03 12:37 AM
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13. FDR could stand up
At times only w/aid though.
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Tandalayo_Scheisskopf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-28-03 12:09 AM
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2. Is your mom on...
meds? Heavy psychotropics for some mental/emotional condition?

I am being serious here...
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hang a left Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-28-03 12:12 AM
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4. nope, doesn't even drink
Edited on Thu Aug-28-03 12:25 AM by liberalnproud
your not dissin my mom are ya?

edited after i thought about that comment you made for a few minutes.
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Clete Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-28-03 12:11 AM
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3. Harry Truman was about 5'5"
Bush is tall. I am not exactly sure about Harry's height, but it was well under 6 feet.
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AntiCoup2K4 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-28-03 12:12 AM
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5. Presidents by height
http://www.planet101.com/prez.htm#HT

Presidents by Height


6' 4"
Abraham Lincoln


6' 3"
Lyndon B Johnson


6' 2½"
Bill Clinton


Thomas Jefferson


6' 2"
Chester Arthur


George Bush (Sr)


Franklin D Roosevelt


George Washington


6' 1"
Andrew Jackson


Ronald Reagan


6' 0"
James Buchanan


Gerald R Ford


James Garfield


Warren Harding


John F Kennedy


James Monroe


William H Taft


John Tyler


5' 11½"
Richard M Nixon


5' 11"
Grover Cleveland


Herbert Hoover


Woodrow Wilson


5' 10½"
Dwight D Eisenhower


5' 10"
Calvin Coolidge


Andrew Johnson


Franklin Pierce


Theodore Roosevelt


5' 9½"
Jimmy Carter


5' 9"
Millard Fillmore


Harry S Truman


5' 8½"
Rutherford B Hayes


5' 8"
Ulysses S Grant


William H Harrison


James Polk


Zachary Taylor


5' 7"
John Adams


John Quincy Adams


William McKinley


5' 6"
Benjamin Harrison


Martin Van Buren


5' 4"
James Madison


I think your mom needs to check her facts.

Was surprised to hear that Jefferson & Washington were over 6' though. Not that common in their day.

Incidentally, I'm 6' 6". Think we need another Dem candidate? :evilgrin:
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tedoll78 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-28-03 12:15 AM
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7. I just did a search on Yahoo...
Here ya go:

http://compassionate.conservative.com/bio.html

5'11". And it's a very Bush-sympathetic source.
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Tandalayo_Scheisskopf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-28-03 12:22 AM
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9. If Bush is 5'11"...
I'll shit in my hat and wear it. In a pig's eye.
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hang a left Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-28-03 12:32 AM
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12. hey, you never answered my question.
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Rowdyboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-28-03 12:14 AM
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6. I'm 5'8" and shook hands with...
Edited on Thu Aug-28-03 12:18 AM by Rowdyboy
Jimmy Carter who is no taller than 5'4"-max. Tell your mom she's full of it! (However, it was 1975, I was a junior in college doing God knows what mind altering substances way too often and my memory isn't really perfect.

In the words of Roseann Roseannadanna "Never mind..."
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VolcanoJen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-28-03 12:16 AM
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8. Actually, he's only 12" tall...
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Virginian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-28-03 12:22 AM
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10. I did hear that the taller of the candidates has won in recent elections.
Edited on Thu Aug-28-03 12:27 AM by Virginian
But I didn't bother to check the facts on it, so I don't know if it is true.

on edit:
Ford was taller than Carter, so that statement is not always true, but it does seem to be a trend.
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VolcanoJen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-28-03 12:24 AM
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11. If true, then Rove & Co. must be *really* worried about Kerry!
:-)

Go, statuesque Dems, go!
- Jennifer
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KaraokeKarlton Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-28-03 12:37 AM
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14. Tell her it's not the height, it's the confidence
Remind her that a lot of shorter men are self conscious about it and come across as less confident, and that is why it LOOKS like only tall politicians can get elected. Then point out to her that if it really was how tall a candidate is that there would be no way that Dean would be blowing Kerry out of the water by 21 points in the latest NH poll. Tell her that Dean is doing so well because he has the most confidence and energy and that's what people are attracted to. The only reason so many assume it's height is because usually the taller guys exude more confidence. That's not the case in this race, however. The alpha candidate will win, and Dean is the alpha candidate in this race.
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