# Best Republican To Be President? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 18, 2010, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-republican-to-be-president/554157 "2010-09-18T01:03:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2010, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-republican-to-be-president/554157/61 "2010-09-18T22:29:38Z")
I think Freddy Kruger would make an awesome president. But he’ll have to fend off a strong challenge from Jason in the primary. " WHY WON’T YOU DIE!?" ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2010, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-republican-to-be-president/554157/62 "2010-09-18T22:38:52Z")
If Colin Powell had ever wanted to be President, he’d already be writing his memoir and building his library. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2010, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-republican-to-be-president/554157/63 "2010-09-18T22:48:06Z")
Colin Powell already blew any chance he had when he went before the UN to advocate for Bush’s war. > [@Chessic\_Sense](#): > > The most important job of the President is to be the CEO of America. No one’s a better CEO on that list than Mitt Romney. And it ain’t like he’s inexperienced in the executive branch. As for this, we already had the “MBA president” and see where that got us. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2010, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-republican-to-be-president/554157/64 "2010-09-18T22:51:52Z")
I just saw Fox say it is up to Palin. She is the king or queen maker. If she anoints someone, they will have a huge leg up. ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2010, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-republican-to-be-president/554157/65 "2010-09-18T23:06:27Z")
> [@gonzomax](#): > > I just saw Fox say it is up to Palin. She is the king or queen maker. If she anoints someone, they will have a huge leg up. My dog, when we’re walking, usually has his “leg up” to piss on something. Just sayin’ ---
**Author:** ![flickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7bcc69/32.png) [@flickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flickster)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2010, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-republican-to-be-president/554157/66 "2010-09-18T23:19:40Z")
> [@AHunter3](#): > > Olympia Snowe. only if the survey had been for best RINO ---
**Author:** ![drm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e57/32.png) [@drm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drm)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2010, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-republican-to-be-president/554157/67 "2010-09-19T00:20:36Z")
Speaking as someone who is not american, I would love to see Sarah Palin be president. It’d be hilarious. The other heads of state would eat her for lunch, plus the daily show would be spectacular for 4 solid years. I AM thinking of going to grad school in the US (should they be dumb enough to accept me) so in the interest of taking this seriously, and considering I’m pretty sure Powell doesn’t want to run, I’d be alright with Huckabee. I’m not crazy about his fundie beliefs, but he seems like an overall decent fellow. If I’m gonna have four years of crap I don’t agree with, it might as well be done by someone I don’t want to hit. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2010, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-republican-to-be-president/554157/68 "2010-09-19T00:26:10Z")
> [@drm](#): > > Speaking as someone who is not american, I would love to see Sarah Palin be president. It’d be hilarious. The other heads of state would eat her for lunch, plus the daily show would be spectacular for 4 solid years. > … Yup, you’ll be chuckling until she starts launching air strikes in your neighborhood. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2010, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-republican-to-be-president/554157/69 "2010-09-19T02:12:44Z")
> [@drm](#): > > Speaking as someone who is not american, I would love to see Sarah Palin be president. It’d be hilarious. The other heads of state would eat her for lunch, plus the daily show would be spectacular for 4 solid years. > > I AM thinking of going to grad school in the US (should they be dumb enough to accept me) so in the interest of taking this seriously, and considering I’m pretty sure Powell doesn’t want to run, I’d be alright with Huckabee. I’m not crazy about his fundie beliefs, but he seems like an overall decent fellow. If I’m gonna have four years of crap I don’t agree with, it might as well be done by someone I don’t want to hit. Huckabee is just another wacko. Jim Jones was a nice guy. Everybody liked him and thought he was doing great work in California, which he was. When people like this get into a position of nearly absolute power, we all pay the price. I offer Dick Cheney, et al as exhibit A. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2010, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-republican-to-be-president/554157/70 "2010-09-19T02:19:43Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > > [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#): > > > > Upon reflection, I think she would be more likely to nuke the Philippines thinking they were the Philistines. > > Or maybe Philadelphia. Not only are there Philistines, but probably an Oracle too. No great loss. Hell, if she promises to nuke Cleveland, I might vote for her! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/f04885/32.png) [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2010, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-republican-to-be-president/554157/71 "2010-09-19T02:26:34Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > > [@drm](#): > > > > Speaking as someone who is not american, I would love to see Sarah Palin be president. It’d be hilarious. The other heads of state would eat her for lunch, plus the daily show would be spectacular for 4 solid years. > > > > I AM thinking of going to grad school in the US (should they be dumb enough to accept me) so in the interest of taking this seriously, and considering I’m pretty sure Powell doesn’t want to run, I’d be alright with Huckabee. I’m not crazy about his fundie beliefs, but he seems like an overall decent fellow. If I’m gonna have four years of crap I don’t agree with, it might as well be done by someone I don’t want to hit. > > Huckabee is just another wacko. Jim Jones was a nice guy. Everybody liked him and thought he was doing great work in California, which he was. When people like this get into a position of nearly absolute power, we all pay the price. I offer Dick Cheney, et al as exhibit A. Ah yes Jim Jones, a man beloved and praised by the 70s San Francisco liberals including First Lady Rosalyn Carter, Vice President Walter Mondale, Governor Jerry Brown, Mayor George Moscone, and Harvey Milk and given the position as head of San Francisco’s Housing Authority Commission. Incidentally he was a Communist (or at least a Socialist indistinguishable from Communism) and orchestrated a mass suicide of over 900 people. To compare him to Mike Huckabee doesn’t make any sense. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2010, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-republican-to-be-president/554157/72 "2010-09-19T02:31:06Z")
> [@Guinastasia](#): > > > [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > > > Or maybe Philadelphia. Not only are there Philistines, but probably an Oracle too. > > No great loss. Hell, if she promises to nuke Cleveland, I might vote for her! 😉 NNNNOOOOOOooooooo! The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is there! Take Philadelphia. Please. ---
**Author:** ![Lanzy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/74df32/32.png) [@Lanzy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lanzy)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2010, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-republican-to-be-president/554157/73 "2010-09-19T03:10:59Z")
> [@LouisB](#): > > None of the above. Or any place else. ---
**Author:** ![Lakai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de0a6/32.png) [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2010, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-republican-to-be-president/554157/74 "2010-09-19T03:21:12Z")
From that list I picked Romney because I don’t think takes social conservative ideas very seriously. I don’t mind an economic conservative ( I’m moderate on economic issues) but I can’t stand a social conservative. Bloomberg would be my idea choice. Followed by Schwarzenegger. Both economic conservatives who are pretty moderate socially. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2010, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-republican-to-be-president/554157/75 "2010-09-19T03:26:23Z")
> [@Curtis LeMay](#): > > > [@Chefguy](#): > > > > Huckabee is just another wacko. Jim Jones was a nice guy. Everybody liked him and thought he was doing great work in California, which he was. When people like this get into a position of nearly absolute power, we all pay the price. I offer Dick Cheney, et al as exhibit A. > > Ah yes Jim Jones, a man beloved and praised by the 70s San Francisco liberals including First Lady Rosalyn Carter, Vice President Walter Mondale, Governor Jerry Brown, Mayor George Moscone, and Harvey Milk and given the position as head of San Francisco’s Housing Authority Commission. Incidentally he was a Communist (or at least a Socialist indistinguishable from Communism) and orchestrated a mass suicide of over 900 people. To compare him to Mike Huckabee doesn’t make any sense. Jim Jones actually did a lot of good things before he went crazy, and had a good reputation in the San Fancisco area. He really did help the poor and all that good Christian shit for a long time. I had a professor in college who lost two sisters at Jonestown and had written two books on Jones. She was an expert on cults and taught classes on them (which I took). She said Jones had been a regular vistor to her family’s home in those early days. He didn’t come off as crazy or violent at the time. He came off as a nice, sincere guy who did legitinmately good work for poor people. He was a genuinely positive civic leader at the time. Sneering at people because they judged him on what he WAS at the time, and because they did not have the psychic ability to know he would someday become lost in megalomania and amphetamine psychosis is cheap and gratuitous. I will say that Huckabee does not give the appearance of someone who is liable to spin out into a messianic psychosis (though Sarah Palin does), but I’m not sure I entirely trust the “aw shucks” demeanor either. He does have some extreme views and does not see all human beings as equal. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2010, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-republican-to-be-president/554157/76 "2010-09-19T03:28:58Z")
By the way, Socialism is not “indistinguishable from Communism.” You’ll learn what those words mean when you get to high school. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2010, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-republican-to-be-president/554157/77 "2010-09-19T04:14:47Z")
IF you get to high school. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2010, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-republican-to-be-president/554157/78 "2010-09-19T14:14:52Z")
> [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#): > > > [@Curtis LeMay](#): > > > > Ah yes Jim Jones, a man beloved and praised by the 70s San Francisco liberals including First Lady Rosalyn Carter, Vice President Walter Mondale, Governor Jerry Brown, Mayor George Moscone, and Harvey Milk and given the position as head of San Francisco’s Housing Authority Commission. Incidentally he was a Communist (or at least a Socialist indistinguishable from Communism) and orchestrated a mass suicide of over 900 people. To compare him to Mike Huckabee doesn’t make any sense. > > Jim Jones actually did a lot of good things before he went crazy, and had a good reputation in the San Fancisco area. He really did help the poor and all that good Christian shit for a long time. I had a professor in college who lost two sisters at Jonestown and had written two books on Jones. She was an expert on cults and taught classes on them (which I took). She said Jones had been a regular vistor to her family’s home in those early days. He didn’t come off as crazy or violent at the time. He came off as a nice, sincere guy who did legitinmately good work for poor people. He was a genuinely positive civic leader at the time. Sneering at people because they judged him on what he WAS at the time, and because they did not have the psychic ability to know he would someday become lost in megalomania and amphetamine psychosis is cheap and gratuitous. > > I will say that Huckabee does not give the appearance of someone who is liable to spin out into a messianic psychosis (though Sarah Palin does), but I’m not sure I entirely trust the “aw shucks” demeanor either. He does have some extreme views and does not see all human beings as equal. Thanks for translating **LeMay’s** incoherent liberal bashing into English. ---
**Author:** ![Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/f04885/32.png) [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2010, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-republican-to-be-president/554157/79 "2010-09-19T14:31:00Z")
> [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#): > > By the way, Socialism is not “indistinguishable from Communism.” You’ll learn what those words mean when you get to high school. I meant _his_ Socialism was indistinguishable from Communism not _all_ Socialism. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2010, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-republican-to-be-president/554157/80 "2010-09-19T14:47:49Z")
Just curious, but where do you learn about someone like Jim Jones? I mean, the Peoples Temple event happened 18 years before you were born. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-republican-to-be-president/554157.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-republican-to-be-president/554157.md?page=5)