# Greatest American elimination game (game thread) **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [February 10, 2010, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-american-elimination-game-game-thread/528423 "2010-02-10T15:08:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 27
**Author:** ![Stowed\_Bob](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stowed_bob/32/3312_2.png) [@Stowed\_Bob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stowed_Bob)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2010, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-american-elimination-game-game-thread/528423/522 "2010-03-16T22:28:32Z")
Franklin D Roosevelt. Eleanor was the one who pushed him into making his more fondly remembered policies. ---
**Author:** ![ToeJam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dfb087/32.png) [@ToeJam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ToeJam)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2010, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-american-elimination-game-game-thread/528423/523 "2010-03-16T23:25:25Z")
Susan B. Anthony. ---
**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:** [March 17, 2010, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-american-elimination-game-game-thread/528423/524 "2010-03-17T01:54:28Z")
Susan B. Anthony ---
**Author:** ![Boozahol\_Squid\_P.I](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d9b06d/32.png) [@Boozahol\_Squid\_P.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boozahol_Squid_P.I)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2010, 7:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-american-elimination-game-game-thread/528423/525 "2010-03-17T07:21:37Z")
Douglass ---
**Author:** ![StusBlues](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dc4da7/32.png) [@StusBlues](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StusBlues)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2010, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-american-elimination-game-game-thread/528423/526 "2010-03-17T13:04:50Z")
It is interesting that the two leading contenders for bouncing this round are [both](http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=31)[buried](http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=6110193)in Mt. Hope Cemetery (Rochester, NY). ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2010, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-american-elimination-game-game-thread/528423/527 "2010-03-17T19:47:41Z")
Since it’s past noon and there was a clear-cut choice this round, I’ll post the tally: Frederick Douglass 7 Martin Luther King, Jr. 3 Teddy Roosevelt 3 Susan B. Anthony 2 Franklin D. Roosevelt 1 If I correctly divine the intentions of **Elendil’s Heir** , the deadline for the next round’s votes will be noon EDT Friday, March 19. Remaining contenders are: Susan B. Anthony: Suffrage activist Benjamin Franklin: Scientist, statesman, inventor Martin Luther King Jr.: Preacher, orator, humanitarian Abraham Lincoln: President, emancipator, writer Franklin D. Roosevelt: President, reformer, statesman Theodore Roosevelt: President, conservationist, statesman George Washington: President, general, statesman ---
**Author:** ![It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/it_s_not_rocket_surgery/32/312_2.png) [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2010, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-american-elimination-game-game-thread/528423/528 "2010-03-17T19:49:44Z")
You know, if we spread out the voting just right, we could reach our Final Four at the same time as the NCAA. Lincoln would be the best rebounder, too. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2010, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-american-elimination-game-game-thread/528423/529 "2010-03-17T19:50:38Z")
Next Round: Franklin D. Roosevelt ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Scud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2010, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-american-elimination-game-game-thread/528423/530 "2010-03-17T20:00:42Z")
Teddy. Couldn’t stand the thought of anyone not named Theodore Roosevelt being President of the US. (And to head off one response, the younger Roosevelt had sound reasons for thinking he was President at an unusual time.) ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2010, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-american-elimination-game-game-thread/528423/531 "2010-03-17T20:03:54Z")
To continue with the NCAA metaphor, the White House Conference seems over-represented in the Select Seven. Therefore, I’ll go with the president I feel to be the weakest of the remaining four. Franklin D. Roosevelt ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2010, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-american-elimination-game-game-thread/528423/532 "2010-03-17T20:34:57Z")
> [@Tom\_Scud](#): > > Teddy. Couldn’t stand the thought of anyone not named Theodore Roosevelt being President of the US. (And to head off one response, the younger Roosevelt had sound reasons for thinking he was President at an unusual time.) Not true, his biggest mistake was thinking that his hand picked successor was going to continue reform and struck back hard when he proved a useless and effectively backstabbing toad. He is the only 3rd party candidate I believe to come in second for good reason. Taft was an ass. ---
**Author:** ![ToeJam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dfb087/32.png) [@ToeJam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ToeJam)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2010, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-american-elimination-game-game-thread/528423/533 "2010-03-17T21:27:58Z")
FDR. ---
**Author:** ![Boozahol\_Squid\_P.I](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d9b06d/32.png) [@Boozahol\_Squid\_P.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boozahol_Squid_P.I)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2010, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-american-elimination-game-game-thread/528423/534 "2010-03-17T21:33:50Z")
While I think Suzie BA is probably the least great among the candidates we haveleft, I’ll vote FDR for tactical reasons. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2010, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-american-elimination-game-game-thread/528423/535 "2010-03-18T00:59:51Z")
> [@Sternvogel](#): > > …If I correctly divine the intentions of **Elendil’s Heir** , the deadline for the next round’s votes will be noon EDT Friday, March 19. > > Remaining contenders are: > > Susan B. Anthony: Suffrage activist > Benjamin Franklin: Scientist, statesman, inventor > Martin Luther King Jr.: Preacher, orator, humanitarian > Abraham Lincoln: President, emancipator, writer > Franklin D. Roosevelt: President, reformer, statesman > Theodore Roosevelt: President, conservationist, statesman > George Washington: President, general, statesman You are correct, sir. My vote: Susan B. Anthony, a giant in the field of women’s suffrage, but the least great of those remaining. ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2010, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-american-elimination-game-game-thread/528423/536 "2010-03-18T01:14:37Z")
Anthony. ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2010, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-american-elimination-game-game-thread/528423/537 "2010-03-18T02:13:08Z")
Teddy ---
**Author:** ![ToeJam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dfb087/32.png) [@ToeJam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ToeJam)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2010, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-american-elimination-game-game-thread/528423/538 "2010-03-18T05:45:05Z")
> [@Boozahol\_Squid\_P.I](#): > > While I think Suzie BA is probably the least great among the candidates we haveleft, I’ll vote FDR for tactical reasons. Welcome to the Dark Seedy Underside of Elimination Games, Boozy 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2010, 9:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-american-elimination-game-game-thread/528423/539 "2010-03-18T09:25:55Z")
FDR ---
**Author:** ![StusBlues](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dc4da7/32.png) [@StusBlues](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StusBlues)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2010, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-american-elimination-game-game-thread/528423/540 "2010-03-18T11:22:53Z")
FDR ---
**Author:** ![Sailboat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sailboat/32/461_2.png) [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2010, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-american-elimination-game-game-thread/528423/541 "2010-03-18T13:27:09Z")
Susan B. Can’t vote against Franklin. FDR was _twice_ the president any of the rest of them were! Uh…going by number of terms, anyway. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-american-elimination-game-game-thread/528423.md?page=26) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-american-elimination-game-game-thread/528423.md?page=28)