Which of our past presidents could have met the "drinking pal" likability

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

standard that's been floated by the media about GWB?

I posted this on another thread, but then thought I'd like to ask fellow DU'ers if any past presidents would be fun drinking buddies. Below, a few of my observations....

Would you have really wanted to share a beer with Lincoln? The fellow was morose but brilliant and principled.

How about FDR? Aristocratic and high bred. Maybe a little high and mighty but (again) principled, decisive and brave.

There's Truman...pissed off lots of his colleagues and subordinates with his abrasive and demanding style. Blunt and impolite, made decisions and accepted accountability.

Any other examples of presidents as drinking pals? MKJ

:toast:

[AntiCoup2K4]

1. Jimmy Carter might have

...except I doubt he's much of a drinker.

[ret5hd]

2. Clinton...

i think i would really enjoy an evening with bill...very intelligent, nuanced in his responses to questions, likable, gregarious. hell, he has it all.

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

3. I have to admit, I would have been OK having a drink with Clinton

He is smart, personable and comfortable in his own skin. Not to mention entertaining. MKJ

[Pirate Smile]

4. Clinton. You could hang out and party with Bill, I think.

[Myrina]

5. Big Dog, hands down

I bet he shot a mean game of quarters in his younger days. :)


:beer:

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

6. What about Kennedy? n/t

MKJ

[Cocoa]

7. Harding

a fun guy, but one of the worst presidents ever.

[kestrel91316]

8. I'd like to....................

share a nice bottle of Mouton-Cadet with FDR, and toss back a few brewskis with the Big Dog.

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

11. ROFL,,,beautiful...

I'd sip a tiny snifter of Brandy with Carter...MKJ

[jpgray]

9. Bush can't have a beer or any kind of alcohol (nt)

[kokomo]

27. then what's the reason for the choking and falling off of bicycles???

Yes, I always want pretzels with my Kool-Aid.:toast:

[featherman]

10. Millard Fillmore?

[Nimrod]

12. Big Dog

It would never actually get to him, but I've seriously thought about mailing Bill Clinton a beer. Just so I can say I bought him one, y'know?

[skygazer]

13. Andrew Jackson

His inauguration party got so rowdy that many of the White House furnishings were destroyed by drunken revelers. It was quite a scandal at the time. I'm not sure if it was invited guests or if it was an open house type of thing that got out of control but he sure knew how to throw a party!

[NuttyFluffers]

14. John Quincy Adams... ha ha ha!

at least he'd be oodles of fun to talk to though... knows the backworkings of the powered elite of the time and how they'd be working now.

[Malva Zebrina]

15. I could very well have a beer with Hillary

and Bill. I would insist upon a Sam Adams. I wonder these days how Clinton is doing in his recovery from surgery. I don't know about Carter's taste for beer, but for sure I could hammer a few nails with him and eat a few peanuts or a peanut butter sandwich.

[slappypan]

16. Franklin (hic) Pierce

He died of alcoholism. And was an ancestor of Barbara Pierce Bush.

[AntiCoup2K4]

29. If you knew your descendents would be like Babs....

...you would have drank a lot too. :evilgrin:

[Barney Rocks]

17. Presidents it would be fun to have a drink with:

Clinton (of course), Reagan (like him or not, he liked to tell jokes and stories--he would probably be the life of the party at a bar), Kennedy (quite a fun partier), and Teddy Roosevelt (one of the coolest guys to ever be in the white house).

I would also like to drink with Teddy's cousin FDR--but not beer--I picture a drink with FDR as being more Martini time.

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

18. Well, in answer to my earlier question., Yes to Kennedy as party pal

Happy Birthday..Mr. Presideeeent..MKJ

[Javaman]

19. This is an easy one....Grant

Damn, the poor guy had half a bag on most of the time. Hell of a general though

[booksenkatz]

20. Calvin Coolidge

You can tell just by looking at him, he was a party animal.

[louis c]

21. No Question About it

Thomas Jefferson. Can you just imagine the discussions you could have with the most brilliant man America ever produced.

As John Kennedy said to a room full of Noble Prize winners at the White House, "never has this room been graced with such intelligence. At least not since Jefferson dined here alone." or something like that.

[fujiyama]

22. Clinton

DEFINETELY Clinton.

He's da man. As one of my friends said (that voted for Bush in '00 and said he regrets it). "You know who I wish I could vote for?", Then he answered, "Bill freakin Clinton."

I was really amazed. Then another friend (diehard dem) said, "yeah I think most people would still vote for him even after those scandals".

I tried coming in, saying "That's because his scandals were petty"

He cut me off and said, "No it's because he's a player".

HA, he got me. It would be so cool to have a drink, dinner, or just hang out with Clinton. Clinton still kicks ass. I think many, especially in my age group, are so tired of Bush's prudish sanctomonious BS.

[farmbo]

23. Bush is a drunkard and can't drink, let alone be your "drinking pal"

That is the ONLY thing we should bring up when someone (like Tweety) brings up this NON SEQUITOR!

[Waverley_Hills_Hiker]

24. LBJ and Clinton....they would be great drinking buddies...

...I really cant think of any Republicans, honestly....

[Hello_Kitty]

41. LBJ and Clinton are my picks too. n/t

[looking glass]

25. Theodore Roosevelt

n/t

[WI_DEM]

26. Actually FDR was a great guy to drink with

of course not beer but a martini--I've read several books that he loved the "cocktail" hour and told fabulous stories--very funny.

[kokomo]

28. Ronald Reagan, to listen to all of his tall tales.....

like even when he was a president and RAN this country! :wow:

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

30. Clinton

I think I'd enjoy a conversation with him whether it was over a beer or whatever.

As to Bush as a drinking buddy please. We've all dealt with that kind of drunk who initially seemed friendly enough. However we ended up leaving the bar early because they started to annoy the hell out of us. If we didn't we'd either scream in anguish or end up beating the living shit out of them.

[cindyw]

31. Kennedy, because he comes with the whole rat pack era.

On the subject though, I doubt anyone would want to have Bush drinking at their house. he would probably break something and then not pay for it.

[kokomo]

33. and Bush would puke all over the upolstery, and drapes!

:puke:

[cindyw]

35. And then go on and on about how much better your drapes looked

that way.

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

32. Would you vote for someone you wouldn't want to party with? n/t

MKJ

[rot0r_head]

34. What about Thomas Jefferson?

"No nation is drunken where wine is cheap."

I'll drink to that one with my man Charles Shaw.

[HEIL PRESIDENT GOD]

36. How about a party with lots of them

Teddy Roosevelt would tell the best stories, Kennedy would bring the hottest babes along, Gerald Ford would just look right sitting there with a beer in his hand, LBJ would have his dick out before the night was through, Bush 41 would end up puking on someone, Lincoln would do "adult" versions of all his famous speeches, and Andrew Jackson would get mad and shoot someone dead.

[trogdor]

37. I bet Ike was fun to drink beer with.

[Arkana]

38. LBJ?

The Texan sounds like a guy I could sit and have a beer and a rack of ribs with. I've always liked what I've read about Lyndon Baines...plus he was a Democrat, so that makes it that much easier.

[aaronbees]

39. of course...

I'd love to sip beers with Clinton and have him tell a few (perhaps bawdy) tales. Also, Teddy Roosevelt. Would be good to hike in the mountains with him, kick back a few cold ones out in the wilds he loved so much.

[starroute]

40. If it's drinking buddies you're looking for, Harding was your man

http://ma.essortment.com/warrengharding_rkpr.htm

Warren Harding brought a number of his Ohio cronies with him to Washington. These men weren’t politicians or men interested in government. They were businessmen, for the most part, who were more interested in what they could gain from the government. This became obvious during the Teapot Dome scandal, where Harding and his “advisors” struck up an illegal deal for land and oil. Harding washed his hands of the affair, but a good number of men had their careers ruined (as did a lot of underhanded thieves).

Perhaps Harding had a “presidential look” while running for election, but he did not maintain what many today like to think of as a “presidential lifestyle.”

In the evenings, Harding would invite his cronies and some trusted members of Congress, which included fellow Ohioan Speaker of the House Nick Longworth and his wife Alice, for poker games that would last all night. During Prohibition, bathtub gin and other alcoholic beverages flowed in the Harding White House. His wife, Florence – usually referred to as Dutchess by Harding’s friends – would act as a waitress, serving drinks, lighting cigars, bringing new packs of cards, and Harding and the others would play poker and gamble.

[cheshire]

42. Anyone for a billy beer. remember Carters Brother. Clinton is #1 buddy .

[VOX]

43. Not Calvin Coolidge.

Definitely FDR and Clinton.

[Contrary1]

44. Jimmy Carter

Perhaps not one of the best presidents, but in my opinion, one of the most honest and decent men to have ever held that office. :toast:

[liberalpragmatist]

45. To be fair a lot: FDR, Teddy Roosevelt, Kennedy, Johnson, Truman

All of those guys. Honestly, Reagan. Lincoln was actually a big joker. Thomas Jefferson. George Washington.

Of course, Bill Clinton would be a riot.

A lot of people are saying Carter, but I'm pretty sure that while Carter would've been an incredibly decent guy and a great guy to spend a day with, I don't know if I'd drink with him.

I don't know about Eisenhower - maybe?

[T Town Jake]

46. Just as drinking buddies? Hands down - LBJ...

...from what I've read he was just one hell of a fun person to be around in a party situation, especially if you were interested in politics.
FDR was known to mix a mean Martini - that would've been fun and interesting, too.
Bill Clinton & JFK for sure, and, honestly, Reagan. Ike liked to play cards, so I'd add him to the list as well.
No Calvin Coolidge or Richard Nixon, though: certified party poopers, in more ways than one.



On edit: grammar.