# The Feud: "If I were President...." by Elendil's Heir **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [June 22, 2010, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-if-i-were-president-by-elendils-heir/544147 "2010-06-22T18:43:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2010, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-if-i-were-president-by-elendils-heir/544147/1 "2010-06-22T18:43:21Z")
**Object of the game:** Give the most popular answer for each category. **Rules:** 1. No reading the thread before answering. This is on the honor system. 2. Formatting rules must be followed (see below). 3. Joke answers will not be considered, as it is not fair to other players. 4. Google (etc.) is allowed, if you desire. 5. The game will end with 50 entrants, or when I get time to score it. 6. There is no Rule 6. 7. Special Rules for this particular Feud: See below **Formatting rules:** To make semi-automated scoring possible, and my job easier, make you post look exactly like this: 1. answer 2. answer 3. answer 4. answer No double spacing, do not use the “list” function, no smilies, no urls, no periods, no quote marks, and no punctuation if it is not necessary. Put “pass” if you want to leave an answer blank. If you feel you must qualify your answer, do it AFTER THE LIST! If you don’t format like this, your answers might be DISQUALIFIED. **Scoring:** With 50 entrants, an answer with a match is worth 2x the number of people matching it. If 4 people match, they each get 8 points for that answer. No matches = 0 points. Formula: Score = 100 / (# of entrants) x (# of matches) Good luck! If any of you have ideas for Feuds -and would like me to score them- PM me. If anyone wants to run their own Feud, feel free. I will help any way I can. **Read the rules! Special Rules for this particular Feud: #3, 4 and 10 should be one word only** 1. Name a great President of the United States. 2. Name a crappy President of the United States. 3. In a word, what would be the best thing about living in the White House? 4. In a word, what would be your main policy priority? 5. To what city would you fly on your first trip aboard Air Force One? 6. What country would you be most likely to nuke, if provoked? 7. What would be the entree at your first state dinner? 8. Which foreign leader would you invite to it? 9. Which current member of Congress, either Senate or House, would you order exiled, if you could? 10. In a word, what would be your ideal post-Presidential gig? ---
**Author:** ![markdash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@markdash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markdash)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2010, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-if-i-were-president-by-elendils-heir/544147/2 "2010-06-22T18:52:03Z")
1. Abraham Lincoln 2. George W. Bush 3. Housecleaning 4. Economy 5. London 6. Iran 7. Prime Rib 8. Raul Castro (Cuba) 9. Rep. Joe Wilson (“You lie!”) 10. Consultant ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2010, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-if-i-were-president-by-elendils-heir/544147/3 "2010-06-22T18:52:13Z")
1. Lincoln 2. Filmore 3. food 4. judges 5. London 6. Iran 7. leg of lamb 8. David Cameron 9. Nancy Pelosi 10. SCOTUS ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2010, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-if-i-were-president-by-elendils-heir/544147/4 "2010-06-22T18:53:23Z")
1. Washington 2. GWB 3. Blowjobs 4. Economy 5. LA 6. Iran 7. Beef Wellington 8. British PM 9. Steve King 10. Writing ---
**Author:** ![markdash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@markdash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markdash)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2010, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-if-i-were-president-by-elendils-heir/544147/5 "2010-06-22T18:56:15Z")
I can already tell that this is going to be a fun one. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2010, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-if-i-were-president-by-elendils-heir/544147/6 "2010-06-22T18:58:28Z")
1. Lincoln 2. Nixon 3. Food 4. Economy 5. London 6. North Korea 7. Filet mignon 8. President of France 9. Pelosi 10. Charity 11. Actual first thought was Harding, but I’m going for the points here 12. Chefs available around the clock, plus state dinners 13. Actually, it would depend on the guest of honor, but I’m guessing this will be a popular response 14. If a name is needed, Sarkozy (although he’d probably have left office long before I gained it) 15. I’m guessing the liberals will split their votes, and there will be enough conservative participants to put Nancy at or near the top ---
**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:** [June 22, 2010, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-if-i-were-president-by-elendils-heir/544147/7 "2010-06-22T19:01:37Z")
1. Abraham Lincoln 2. George W. Bush 3. History 4. Economy 5. London 6. North Korea 7. Steak 8. David Cameron 9. Michelle Bachman 10. Author 11. Lincoln or Washington? Oh well. Mostly went with guesses at the most popular. The one-word thing made 10 difficult - with more words I’d say “chief justice of the supreme court”. ETA no one else had picked Bachman yet? yikes. ETA ETA: And “SCOTUS” is not a word. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2010, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-if-i-were-president-by-elendils-heir/544147/8 "2010-06-22T19:02:05Z")
1. George Washington 2. Nixon 3. Servants 4. Poverty 5. London 6. North Korea 7. Steak 8. David Cameron 9. Pelosi 10. Speeches ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2010, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-if-i-were-president-by-elendils-heir/544147/9 "2010-06-22T19:02:42Z")
1. George Washington 2. George W. Bush 3. Food 4. Economy 5. London 6. Iran 7. Prime Rib 8. British Prime Minister 9. Nancy Pelosi 10. Consultant ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2010, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-if-i-were-president-by-elendils-heir/544147/10 "2010-06-22T19:09:01Z")
1. George Washington 2. George W. Bush 3. food 4. jobs 5. London 6. Iran 7. Chicken Kiev 8. David Cameron 9. Joe Lieberman, because he’s annoying 10. writer ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2010, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-if-i-were-president-by-elendils-heir/544147/11 "2010-06-22T19:09:34Z")
1. Washington 2. Bush 11 3. Great Chefs 4. Re-regulation 5. L.A. 6.n. Korea 6. Kobi Beef 7. Castro 8. Sessions 9. memoirs 10. ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2010, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-if-i-were-president-by-elendils-heir/544147/12 "2010-06-22T19:13:05Z")
1. Lincoln 2. G.W. Bush 3. Secret Service 4. Economy 5. London 6. North Korea 7. Brisket 8. Cameron 9. Pelosi 10. Loafing ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Credible](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a8b319/32.png) [@Justin\_Credible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Credible)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2010, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-if-i-were-president-by-elendils-heir/544147/13 "2010-06-22T19:15:51Z")
1. Washington 2. Bush II 3. Servants 4. Genocide 5. Amsterdam 6. Iran 7. Steak 8. Yulia Tymoshenko 9. Nancy Pelosi 10. King 11. Because “keeping the world’s population at a stable and sustainable number” just wouldn’t fit. 12. “and for dessert, Yulia, you’ll be having…me.” ---
**Author:** ![42fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/b487fb/32.png) [@42fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/42fish)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2010, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-if-i-were-president-by-elendils-heir/544147/14 "2010-06-22T19:17:24Z")
1. Lincoln 2. George W. Bush 3. Food 4. Jobs 5. Las Vegas 6. North Korea 7. Steak 8. Britain’s PM 9. Michelle Bachmann 10. Gigolo Notes: 3. Only because I couldn’t think of a good way of condensing “impresses the babes” to one word (ETA: RNATB seems to have found one, though) 5. Let’s double down with the social security trust fund 6. Runner-up: Greenland (damn Inuit have been acting uppity lately) 8. Based on the rep of British cooking, the poor bastard could use a good meal 9. R-Batshit ---
**Author:** ![KennerTheGreat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a8b319/32.png) [@KennerTheGreat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KennerTheGreat)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2010, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-if-i-were-president-by-elendils-heir/544147/15 "2010-06-22T19:22:56Z")
1. George Washington 2. George W. Bush 3. Security 4. Economy 5. Los Angeles 6. North Korea 7. Roast lamb 8. Stephen Harper 9. Michele Bachmann 10. Consultant ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2010, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-if-i-were-president-by-elendils-heir/544147/16 "2010-06-22T19:23:19Z")
Special Rules for this particular Feud: #3, 4 and 10 should be one word only\*\* 1. Lincoln 2. Bush 3. chef 4. energy 5. London 6. Iran 7. lobster 8. Harper 9. Orrin Hatch 10. ambassador ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2010, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-if-i-were-president-by-elendils-heir/544147/17 "2010-06-22T19:23:30Z")
1. Lincoln 2. G.W. Bush 3. Food 4. Healthcare 5. London 6. Pyongyang 7. Barbecue 8. Angela Merkle 9. Michelle Bachmann 10. Author ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2010, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-if-i-were-president-by-elendils-heir/544147/18 "2010-06-22T19:27:51Z")
1. Lincoln 2. Nixon 3. Staff 4. Economy 5. Beijing 6. North Korea 7. Salmon 8. David Cameron 9. Mitch McConnell 10. Speeches /9. There are many representatives and senators who are more annoying and infuriating but they all have less power. ---
**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:** [June 22, 2010, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-if-i-were-president-by-elendils-heir/544147/19 "2010-06-22T19:43:56Z")
1. George Washington 2. George W. Bush 3. power 4. defense 5. London 6. North Korea 7. steak 8. Queen Elizabeth II 9. Mitch McConnell 10. teaching ---
**Author:** ![Redwing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/dfb087/32.png) [@Redwing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Redwing)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2010, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-if-i-were-president-by-elendils-heir/544147/20 "2010-06-22T19:47:06Z")
1. Washington 2. W 3. Food. 4. Rights 5. Minneapolis, Minnesota 6. North Korea 7. Chateaubriand 8. Medvedev 9. Michele Bachmann 10. Speaker [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-if-i-were-president-by-elendils-heir/544147.md?page=2)