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For me, it would depend on which President it was.

Yes

Yeah, depends on the President and depending on my position.

For instance, if I was the Vice-Prez...

Hell no.

and may i say, I can't thank of anyone who has..........

Secret Service?

Depends on if I have the oppertunity to look cool doing it.

Depends on if I have the oppertunity to look cool doing it.
Such as jumping from the Empire State Building to fall upon a terrorist about to seduce the President?

Such as jumping from the Empire State Building to fall upon a terrorist about to seduce the President?I would just drop a penny.

As I'm sure everyone else here will say, "it depends." You can't expect people to lay down their life blindly.

I would just drop a penny.
That's not cool at all, party-pooper!

um, yeah, I am majoring in history and I can't think of a singe person who "died for" a President ( in modern times at least) so we really don' t have anything to base this on do we.

It really is a difficult question. I'd like to say, like so many others "it depends on who is in office." However, it doesn't work that way. The Commander in Cheif is the Commander in Cheif, like him or not. And as such, we as military members must respect that. It's the same for any rank. You respect the rank, not necessarily the person.

That said, I have agreed to follow the orders of those appointed over me, and the orders of the Commander in Cheif. If he places me in that situation, it's definately not what I would ask for, but so be it.

Not for the president, unless I was Secret Service assigned to him, as it would be my sworn duty (I think). But for my family, friends, and country, I would.

What about that guy that missed FDR and killed the Mayor of Chicago? Does the Mayor of Chicago count?

I would definately die for George W. Bush. However, I would not under ANY curcumstances die for John Kerry, or John Edwards.

Hell no! I'd never die for any president! Not even if you paid me a trillion dollars or more!

For me it wouldn't depend on which President it was but which circumstances I was in, so other, I won't blindly say that yes I'll lay down my life for the any and all future Presidents.

No one deserves to be killed for their political beliefs (Unless, of course, their political beliefs are "KILL KILL KILL!").

Hell, I wouldn't lift a finger for him, must less die for him.

George Washington- Yes
John Adams- Yes
Thomas Jefferson- Yes
James Madison- Yes
James Monroe- Yes
John Quincy Adams- Yes
Andrew Jackson- Yes
Martin Van Buren- Not sure
William Henry Harrison- Probably not (he would have died soon anyway)
John Tyler- Yes
James Polk- Not sure
Zachary Taylor- Not sure
Millard Fillmore- Not sure
Franklin Pierce- Not sure
James Buchanon- Not sure
Abraham Lincoln- No
Andrew Johnson- Maybe
Ulysses Grant- No
Rutherford Hayes- Maybe
James Garfield- Maybe
Chester Arthur- Maybe
Grover Cleveland- Yes
Benjamin Harrison- Maybe
Grover Cleveland- Yes
William McKinley- Maybe
Theodore Roosevelt- Maybe
William Taft- Maybe
Woodrow Wilson- No
Warren Harding- Maybe, probably not
Calvin Coolidge- Yes
Herbert Hoover- Maybe, probably not
Franklin Roosevelt- No
Harry Truman- No
Dwight Eisenhower- No
John Kennedy- No
Lyndon Johnson- No
Richard Nixon- No
Gerald Ford- No
Jimmy Carter- No
Ronald Reagan- No
George H.W. Bush- No
Bill Clinton- No
George W. Bush- No

yes he does! actualy, that is a good example exept for the fact that he did not have the choice!

Hell no! I'd never die for any president! Not even if you paid me a trillion dollars or more!

What good would money be if you're dead? :rolleyes:

what a wonderful bounty mr. Roach buster puts on human life based on political views.......

Ah, I just voted yes...

What good would money be if you're dead? :rolleyes:

I'm pretty sure my family could use a trillion dollars somehow.

Thanks for the list Roach

George Washington- Yes
John Adams- Yes
Thomas Jefferson- Yes
James Madison- Yes
James Monroe- Yes
John Quincy Adams- Yes
Andrew Jackson- Yes
Martin Van Buren- Not sure
William Henry Harrison- Ditto on the fact that he would've died soon
John Tyler- Not sure
James Polk- Not sure
Zachary Taylor- Not sure
Millard Fillmore- Not sure
Franklin Pierce- Not sure
James Buchanon- Not sure
Abraham Lincoln- No, there's no point in keeping him any longer
Andrew Johnson- Maybe
Ulysses Grant- Yes
Rutherford Hayes- Not sure
James Garfield- Not sure
Chester Arthur- Not sure
Grover Cleveland- Not sure
Benjamin Harrison- Not sure
Grover Cleveland-
William McKinley- Not sure
Theodore Roosevelt- Not sure
William Taft- Not sure
Woodrow Wilson- Not sure
Warren Harding- Not sure
Calvin Coolidge- Not sure
Herbert Hoover- Not sure
Franklin Roosevelt- Not sure, probably not
Harry Truman- Not sure
Dwight Eisenhower- Yes
John Kennedy- Maybe
Lyndon Johnson- No
Richard Nixon- No
Gerald Ford- Not sure
Jimmy Carter- No
Ronald Reagan- No
George H.W. Bush- No
Bill Clinton- Yes
George W. Bush- No
John Kerry - No
John Edwards - Yes


:D I just added the last two obvious Presidents...

Depends on the cause … if I think it is worth dying for … then yes

(and of course if it has a chance of sucess)

What good would money be if you're dead? :rolleyes:

Nah, you get paid before hand, that way you get to spend it all before you die. ;)

What if a President was about to die from a lack of a large intestine that was of good quality...would you give up your large intenstine to save the President's life?

George Washington- Yes
John Adams- Yes
Thomas Jefferson- Yes
James Madison- Yes
James Monroe- Yes
John Quincy Adams- Yes
Andrew Jackson- Yes
Martin Van Buren- Not sure
William Henry Harrison- Probably not (he would have died soon anyway)
John Tyler- Yes
James Polk- Not sure
Zachary Taylor- Not sure
Millard Fillmore- Not sure
Franklin Pierce- Not sure
James Buchanon- Not sure
Abraham Lincoln- No
Andrew Johnson- Maybe
Ulysses Grant- No
Rutherford Hayes- Maybe
James Garfield- Maybe
Chester Arthur- Maybe
Grover Cleveland- Yes
Benjamin Harrison- Maybe
Grover Cleveland- Yes
William McKinley- Maybe
Theodore Roosevelt- Maybe
William Taft- Maybe
Woodrow Wilson- No
Warren Harding- Maybe, probably not
Calvin Coolidge- Yes
Herbert Hoover- Maybe, probably not
Franklin Roosevelt- No
Harry Truman- No
Dwight Eisenhower- No
John Kennedy- No
Lyndon Johnson- No
Richard Nixon- No
Gerald Ford- No
Jimmy Carter- No
Ronald Reagan- No
George H.W. Bush- No
Bill Clinton- No
George W. Bush- No

Not alive until Nixon left, not military eligible until Clinton. Seeing as I have no emotional attatchment to either Clinton or Bush, my answer would have to be no.

i chose other...i should have said no i guess...but i wanted to further and say i'd would kill americas current president if given a good clean chance that wouldnt get me caught...and ya know what....probably more then just their current one

How selfish and/or partisan you all are!

What if a President was about to die from a lack of a large intestine that was of good quality...would you give up your large intenstine to save the President's life?

My answer would depend on the President. See my above list for details.

I would die for anyone in need of bodily protection, merely for the sake of helping another. I do not like the current president, but i would still jump in front of a bullet for him for the sake of helping another, Not because he is powerful or even if i approved of him in any fashion.

My answer would depend on the President. See my above list for details.
What if it was a President on your list with a REALLY ACTIVE metabolism?

If William Howard Taft were deemed in medical danger, would you let time-travelling doctors from the 25th century (assuming there have been great advances in science and medicine since the 21st century in the 25th century) take all the fat out of his body and put it in your own?

What about that guy that missed FDR and killed the Mayor of Chicago? Does the Mayor of Chicago count?
Giuseppe Zangara was the attempted assassin. Anton Cermack was the Mayor.

I think some of you might be missing the point of the question. It's not about which presidents you like more, or agreed with. It's the principle of the thing.

What if a President was about to die from a lack of a large intestine that was of good quality...would you give up your large intenstine to save the President's life?

Ewww! :eek: No way!

Ewww! :eek: No way!
Your loss


(btw, nice Darkwing Duck reference in your sig)

(btw, nice Darkwing Duck reference in your sig)

Thank you. :D

No

It really is a difficult question. I'd like to say, like so many others "it depends on who is in office." However, it doesn't work that way. The Commander in Cheif is the Commander in Cheif, like him or not. And as such, we as military members must respect that. It's the same for any rank. You respect the rank, not necessarily the person.

That said, I have agreed to follow the orders of those appointed over me, and the orders of the Commander in Cheif. If he places me in that situation, it's definately not what I would ask for, but so be it.You do that, however, in the unlikely event that kerry is elected, I am getting out of the military. I wouldn't follow that guy to the beer stand at a football game for fear of him getting fleeing from a loud noise.

No, I'm British

What if it was a President on your list with a REALLY ACTIVE metabolism?

Like I said, if it was one of the people I answered "yes," to, than I would do it.

As I'm sure everyone else here will say, "it depends." You can't expect people to lay down their life blindly.

I concur.

It wouldn't matter which president, it would matter what the issue is for.
I would NOT die for anyone for just any ole reason.

Another lame question I see.

Presidents are irrelevant. One dies, another takes his place. Maybe he'll veto different bills, and it would be hard for a dead one to be re-elected, but the difference overall isn't worth dying for.

I would not; what would I be saving?

Presidents are irrelevant. One dies, another takes his place. Maybe he'll veto different bills, and it would be hard for a dead one to be re-elected, but the difference overall isn't worth dying for.

You wouldn't be dying just for the president. The death of the president leads to civil and economic unrest throughout the world. During the transition to a new president, the US is extremely vulnerable.