Monday, March 28, 2022

Top 5 Declined Supreme Court Nominations

You'd be surprised how much history has been shaped by people saying "No" to an opportunity to sit on the Supreme Court. Future presidents, former presidents, and legendary Founding Fathers have all declined the honor, with huge consequences on the future course of our American story. 

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Monday, March 21, 2022

Episode 18 - Ulysses S. Grant

Ulysses S. Grant graduated from West Point and fought bravely in the Mexican-American War,  but in 1854 he resigned from the U.S. Army in disgrace and went on to fail in a series of occupations. The outbreak of the Civil War changed his life forever. His quiet modesty and fearless aggression set him apart from other Union commanders, fueling a meteoric rise through the ranks and eventually making him the only general Lincoln trusted to beat the Confederacy. When the nation elected him president in the midst of Reconstruction, Grant learned that winning the war was much simpler than securing the peace.  

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We're very proud of all of our wonderful Episode 18 sponsors:
Short, thick wife wanted – Argus and Patriot (Montpelier, VT) – January 9, 1873

Hopkins’ Magic Gold Dust – Argus and Patriot (Montpelier, VT) – January 9, 1873

Dionas Fitch’s wife Agnes has left him – The Kingston Daily Freeman (Kingston, NY) – April 17, 1874

Agnes Fitch provides justification – The Kingston Daily Freeman (Kingston, NY) – April 18, 1874

106-year-old Silas Cooper seeks 16-year-old wife  – The Cincinnati Enquirer (Cincinnati, OH) – September 18, 1872

Silas Cooper, oldest man in West Virginia – Richmond Dispatch (Richmond, VA) – September 16, 1872

Silas Cooper’s remarkable longevity – The Chicago Evening Mail (Chicago, IL) – September 30, 1872

Baby for adoption by wealthy family – New York Daily Herald (New York, NY) – June 4, 1869

Absolom Gardner’s wife has left him – The Cairo Bulletin (Cairo, IL) – May 26, 1872

Mrs. Gardner says her husband mistreated her – The Cairo Bulletin (Cairo, IL) – May 28, 1872

Mrs. Gardner repents – The Cairo Bulletin (Cairo, IL) – August 1, 1872

Guaranteed cure for insanity – Northumberland County Democrat (Sunbury, PA) – June 18, 1875

Woman meat cook wanted – New York Daily Herald (New York, NY) – April 27, 1869

Dirt for sale – The Tiffin Tribune (Tiffin, OH) – May 1, 1873


Monday, March 14, 2022

PWF #1 - Survival Sequence

In the Presidential Wrestling Federation's first pay-per-view spectacular, we have four thrilling matches that each feature two teams of five presidential superstars battling it out in the squared circle until only one team survives! You will not believe what happens when an angry George Washington corners Tricky Dick Nixon, when a vengeful Zachary Taylor gets his hands on the squirrelly James K. Polk, or when our martyred presidents go head-to-head with their own assassins in a brutal, no-holds-barred showdown.  This Survival Sequence event is one for the ages!  

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Monday, March 7, 2022

Presidential War #12 - JJ or Jumbo?

The two titular presidential penis nicknames go head to head in the category Who Would You Rather Have Date Your Daughter, one of many exciting new categories featured on the Season 2 debut of Presidential War. Also discussed: Jefferson's education, Grant's business savvy, and Nixon's deviousness. 

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