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The hatred for Clinton and Bush are the most recent in a long line. As I look back at recent history, I recall some dislike for Ike, JFK, Johnson, Nixon, Carter, etc., but not all the venom-spewing rhetoric you hear, especially from the right and left wings.
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SOME dislike for Johnson, Nixon, Carter, etc? You're kidding right? Johnson was loathed by the time he left the 1968 race, and his popularity made Nixon look downright loved, and remember, Nixon-hating was a requirement for membership in the Democratic party!! Carter's numbers were down to 23% in 1979 and he got 41% of the vote in 1980, half of which were cast for him only because they thought that Reagan was the devil incarnate [which he may very well have been] In 1952, Truman LOST the New Hampshire primary, that was a unique event in American history...when he left office, he a only a quarter of the populus supporting him in most polls.
Hoover couldn't make a speech for about three years after he left office he was so hated. They threw tomatoes at Cleveland.
Dispising and disrespecting presidents is a long and venerated american tradition.
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