Worst Americans Options

[*kryogenix*]

Who do you believe are the worst Americans of all time?

Be prepared to defend your choices! I'm expecting a lot of "George W. Bush for being a stupid dum dum head," so make sure you can stay and defend your choices.

This is not a concrete list (actually, I'm going to pick some controversial figures for the sake of debate) but here, in no particular order:

FDR- For pretty much becoming a dictator during WWII, not to mention mishandling it.
Nathan Bedford Forrest- For starting the KKK.
Joe McCarthy- For his overzealous crusade against Communism.
U.S. Grant- For being a terribly ineffective president, especially after the Civil War.
Robert McNamara- For mishandling the Vietnam War.
Malcolm X- For undoing what MLK JR III did by supporting violent miltantism.

I can't think of any more bad Americans at the moment, but I'll let you guys have a go.

[sadolakced acid]

Thomas Jefferson -.. well, hes up there. he was a hypocrite. he proclaimed that all men were created equal and continued to own slaves.

the life of a slave in the hands of a kind master was much better than that of a freed slave.

if jefferson had fred his slaves, no doubt they would have been mistreated in the north, or re-enslaved in the south.

Benedict Arnold - he was a traitor.

benedict arnold was the best general we had in the revolutionary war. He was continually slighted and not promoted. When he won battles, other generals took the credit. he had an ego problem- and yet General Washington had to publicly censure him infront of his troops.

yes, he sold out. he gave away plans to west point. he became a british general. but anyone would have done the same.

Andrew Jackson - for his cruel treatment of Native Americans (the trail of tears), as well as sometimes disregarding laws to pursue his own personal goals.

andrew jackson believed he was protecting the native americans by sending them out of the reach of whites. Whites were corrupting the indians, thought jackson.

and the trail of tears did help the indians last longer.