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THE US. PRESIDENTS. Era of Good Stealing. Served as both Secretary of State and of War under Madison. He ran for the presidency virtually unopposed in 1816, and was reelected in 1820 by the one of the largest landslides in U.S. history. With the pause in partisan feuding following the collapse of the Federalist Party, Madison's term was known as the "Era of Good Feelings". Remains a cornerstone of U.S. foreign policy to the present day. Disguised as a noble procla. Ked it to justify blatant colonialism.
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Bully Puppet
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THE US. PRESIDENTS. The US. Presidents. Erpted from the forthcoming book:. Damning.and damn witty too! A People's History of the United States. State of the Union. 169; Charles Bragg. Illustration provided courtesy of Charles Bragg. America's foremost social satire artist". Posted by Martin Zamyatin. 2: The Many Chosen Few. 4: Cabbages and Kings. 7: Profits of Doom. 8: The X Factory. 9: Empires of the Mind. 10: Anarchists and Infidels.
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Bully Puppet
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THE US. PRESIDENTS. Began his legendary military career by accidentally starting a world war. Leading a frontier spying mission for the British in 1754, young Washington was captured after ambushing a French scouting party. To secure his release, he signed a confession that he'd murdered the French commander. The resulting furor sparked the Seven Years War, history's first truly global conflict. Constitution created a powerful federal government, with Washington unanimously chosen as its first president.
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Bully Puppet
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THE US. PRESIDENTS. Became president after an electoral tie sent the 1800 election to Congress, where Hamilton threw his support to Jefferson at the expense of Aaron Burr. (Burr more than got even, killing Hamilton in a duel three years later.). The primary author of the. And the founder of the principles of "Jeffersonian Democracy", Jefferson was probably the most brilliant and idealistic man to ever become president. Both his political and personal life, however, were fraught with contradiction.
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Bully Puppet
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THE US. PRESIDENTS. Washington's vice president - was chosen to fill his size 13 shoes. It would be hard to imagine a tougher act to follow. Adams signed the Alien and Sedition Acts, essentially nullifying the Bill of Rights and making it a crime to criticize Congress or the president. (The laws didn't protect Jefferson, who promptly repealed them on becoming president.). Adams distrusted common people, claiming "democracy soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself". He believed government was best le...
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Bully Puppet
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THE US. PRESIDENTS. Escaped being shot along with Lincoln only because his own would-be assassin backed out and got drunk at the last minute. Johnson appeared to be roaring drunk himself at his vice presidential inauguration in 1861, but managed to appear sober when sworn in as president four years later. Opponents of Johnson had him impeached on a technicality, but fell one vote short of removing him from office. Posted by Martin Zamyatin. 2: The Many Chosen Few. 4: Cabbages and Kings. 7: Profits of Doom.
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Bully Puppet
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THE US. PRESIDENTS. Avenged his 1824 loss to Adams by defeating him by a landslide four years later. During the vicious, mudslinging campaign, Adams branded Jackson a "jackass" and a "barbarian". As president, Jackson authored the Indian Removal Act, which ordered the. Relocation of 70,000 Native Americans to the frontier. He "negotiated" more treaties with native tribes than any other president, not hesitating to employ deception, bribery and threats whenever necessary. Never able to slake his thirst fo...
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Bully Puppet
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THE US. PRESIDENTS. Nicknamed "Old Rough and Ready" for his military exploits in the Indian and Mexican-. American Wars - had never held elected office and wasn't even interested in politics. Recruited by the Whigs to head their ticket in 1848, he was spectacularly unprepared to be president. Taylor died with the Compromise bill still in debate, after little over a year in office. The official cause was acute indigestion, but suspicion remains that he was deliberately poisoned. Whatever the actual cause ...
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Immaculate Deception
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Was the 96th pope. The common-born Leo aroused the ire of the Roman nobility, who by then considered the papal throne reserved for themselves. After Charlemagne died, Leo's enemies resumed plotting, but the pope got wind of it. This time they were executed. Posted by Martin Zamyatin. 2: The Many Chosen Few. 4: Cabbages and Kings. 7: Profits of Doom. 8: The X Factory. 9: Empires of the Mind. 10: Anarchists and Infidels.
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Immaculate Deception
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Was the 111th pope. Formosus is known not so much for what happened during his life as for what happened nine months after he died at age 80. A deranged rival, Pope Stephen VI, had his rotting corpse exhumed, propped it up on a throne in full papal regalia, and presided over a macabre mock trial known today as the " Cadaver Synod. Reinterred it in St. Peter's. (An act of loyalty that probably caused Theodore to join Formosus in Eternity after only 20 days as pope.). Posted by Martin Zamyatin.
