Poll: The most corrupt Presidential administration in modern history

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Is the Trump administration the most corrupt in modern history

  • Yes

    Votes: 135 80.8%
  • No, Obama

    Votes: 12 7.2%
  • No, Bush

    Votes: 3 1.8%
  • No, Clinton

    Votes: 4 2.4%
  • No, Bush

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • No, Reagan

    Votes: 2 1.2%
  • No, Carter

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • No, Nixon

    Votes: 9 5.4%
  • No, Johnson

    Votes: 1 0.6%
  • No, Kennedy

    Votes: 1 0.6%

  • Total voters
    167

woolfe9998

Lifer
Apr 8, 2013
16,189
14,114
136
Hey, the two votes for Obama, have some facts to back up your vote?

It's up to five now. Inconceivable if Trump is not the one, it would be Obama. I could see Nixon, Reagan or Clinton as alternatives, but Obama was as non-corrupt as we've seen at least since Carter.
 

Thebobo

Lifer
Jun 19, 2006
18,574
7,671
136
Lol some selected Obama, I mean compared to trump you would have to be in complete denial.
 

Zorba

Lifer
Oct 22, 1999
15,244
10,817
136
For the most part, the corrupt scoundrels that Nixon surrounded himself were, at the very least, qualified for their jobs and highly competent (though dangerously so) people. Trump can't even manage that, so it only makes things worse. I don't know of Nixon willingly obtaining stolen intelligence from foreign agencies to help dismantle a central US institution like free and fair elections, so regardless of everything else, that alone probably puts Trump on top, I think.
He did convince S. Vietnam to not negotiate peace prior to the 1968 election, clear treason.
 
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Zorba

Lifer
Oct 22, 1999
15,244
10,817
136
yea forgot about that
Yeah, at least 3 of the last 5 Republican presidents committed treasonous acts to get elected. One of the remaining lied to get us into an unjustified war. The only one left, is the only one to only get one term...
 
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zinfamous

No Lifer
Jul 12, 2006
111,133
30,084
146
Yeah, at least 3 of the last 5 Republican presidents committed treasonous acts to get elected. One of the remaining lied to get us into an unjustified war. The only one left, is the only one to only get one term...

what is it with Republicans, really?
 

hal2kilo

Lifer
Feb 24, 2009
24,222
10,877
136
what is it with Republicans, really?
They seem to have this penchant for butting in on the current Presidents foreign policy. I will never forgive Reagan's intrusion into the Iranian hostage negotiations and went all the way to humiliate Carter by cutting a deal that would only release them exactly when Carter was leaving office. That did not happen by lucky coincidence.
 
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trenchfoot

Lifer
Aug 5, 2000
14,939
7,456
136
It's up to five now. Inconceivable if Trump is not the one, it would be Obama. I could see Nixon, Reagan or Clinton as alternatives, but Obama was as non-corrupt as we've seen at least since Carter.

Loyalty over logic, fiction over fact, fapping over factoring, idolatry over idealism, deluding over deducing, Trumpism over Truth. That right there is a short list of a very long one of the Repub mindset rationalizing how Obama gets to be worse than Trump.

It's what they do because the only alternative is to face the facts and the truth of the matter at hand and admit to themselves that they've got a president who is hellbent on destroying himself with his own genius mouth.
 

DaveSimmons

Elite Member
Aug 12, 2001
40,730
670
126
To the Clinton voters: What do you base that on?

My memory is probably getting fuzzy but i don't remember much corruption. There's some evidence of corruption when he was governor like that suspicious investment growth of Hillary's, but as president the ones I remember are letting big donors stay at the white house overnight, and having sex with Lewinsky.

(plus a few random murders by Hillary? ;) )

Edit: I'd forgotten about "Travelgate" - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_House_travel_office_controversy - but a) that began with trying to stop corruption by Bush appointees, and b) while replacing corrupt Bush cronies with Clinton cronies of unknown character isn't ideal, Trump has that beaten by miles in appointing many cronies who have been both corrupt and completely unprepared for their jobs.
 
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shortylickens

No Lifer
Jul 15, 2003
80,287
17,079
136
Obama had NO scandals and only one incident that even could have been considered a scandal.

Donald has had one scandal per day he's been in office.
LUCKILY, the son of a bitch spends as much time out of the office as he possibly can.
 
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homebrew2ny

Senior member
Jan 3, 2013
610
61
91
I was going to pick Obama, because let's face it, anyone who can look past their political bias for a moment and just focus on his administrations accountabilities would see just how corrupt it was, however not picking Johnson just seemed wrong...
 
Feb 16, 2005
14,061
5,405
136
Too early in the game to say. But if trends continue, well, Fuckface Von Clownstick will definitely lead the pack of corruption.
 

Zorba

Lifer
Oct 22, 1999
15,244
10,817
136
I was going to pick Obama, because let's face it, anyone who can look past their political bias for a moment and just focus on his administrations accountabilities would see just how corrupt it was, however not picking Johnson just seemed wrong...
I'm guessing your home brew is made of coke and forms rocks. Could you please provide some examples of all the corrupt things Obama did?
 

homebrew2ny

Senior member
Jan 3, 2013
610
61
91
I'm guessing your home brew is made of coke and forms rocks. Could you please provide some examples of all the corrupt things Obama did?

Is that a rhetorical question or a joke? I prefer people who can do there own research. But you are aware that Hillary Clinton was a large part of the Obama administration, yes?
 

Zorba

Lifer
Oct 22, 1999
15,244
10,817
136
Is that a rhetorical question or a joke? I prefer people who can do there own research. But you are aware that Hillary Clinton was a large part of the Obama administration, yes?
So I guess that is a yes, you homebrew crack. It is funny how many people claim Obama was corrupt, but then can't give any real examples, or if they do it is just a title of a Fox News outrage like "Fast and Furious!"
 

HomerJS

Lifer
Feb 6, 2002
36,730
28,907
136
Is that a rhetorical question or a joke? I prefer people who can do there own research. But you are aware that Hillary Clinton was a large part of the Obama administration, yes?
The poll was designed to provide justification if you picked anyone besides Trump. That way we can separate the honest votes from just plain trolls.

So having said that we know the voluminous list of Trump admin scandals. Tell us why Obama's administration exceeds Trump's. The onus is on you to distinguish yourself between honest broker with a differing opinion vs just good ole' fashion troll.
 

JTsyo

Lifer
Nov 18, 2007
11,817
952
126
While Trump's has be the most openly corrupt administration, I have to wonder what we still don't know about the others. Especially Bush and the wars.
 
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Muse

Lifer
Jul 11, 2001
38,407
8,698
136
It's the combination of corrupt + incompetent under the campaigning promise of hiring "THE BEST PEOPLE" that puts this administration into uncharted levels of shithole administrations.
Add to that the assertion that only he knows how to fix things. If you covered him with 1 inch of lard, he couldn't be slippier.
 
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thraashman

Lifer
Apr 10, 2000
11,103
1,550
126
The poll was designed to provide justification if you picked anyone besides Trump. That way we can separate the honest votes from just plain trolls.

So having said that we know the voluminous list of Trump admin scandals. Tell us why Obama's administration exceeds Trump's. The onus is on you to distinguish yourself between honest broker with a differing opinion vs just good ole' fashion troll.
Lets be perfectly honest, most Trump voters think that Obama was corrupt because he is black. That's it. MOST Trump voters are utterly and openly racist.
 

Captante

Lifer
Oct 20, 2003
30,316
10,814
136
Voted Nixon but only because the jury is still out on Trump.

Honorable mention for "W".
 
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zinfamous

No Lifer
Jul 12, 2006
111,133
30,084
146
So I guess that is a yes, you homebrew crack. It is funny how many people claim Obama was corrupt, but then can't give any real examples, or if they do it is just a title of a Fox News outrage like "Fast and Furious!"

dude, it's because you didn't do your own research. It's only obvious when you do your own research, and refuse to share your research with others.

You have to do your own, bro. Obviously.
 
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Puffnstuff

Lifer
Mar 9, 2005
16,147
4,847
136
what is it with Republicans, really?
Jedi mind tricks?:p
images
 
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Younigue

Diamond Member
Feb 5, 2017
5,888
1,446
106
Voted Nixon but only because the jury is still out on Trump.

Honorable mention for "W".
The jury handed in the results on Trump even before he was elected. Corrupt, dirty, low life, scumbag. He stood no chance of being anything but the most corrupt president, weirdo.
 
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