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People, Personas, and Politics 44 - National Angst Scott Douglas Jacobsen & Rick Rosner July 8, 2017 [Beginning of recorded material] Rick Rosner: Somebody should do a study on the extent to which Trump dominates on comedy Twitter. Oh! I have one observation that isn't just me bitching about Trump. Last night, I wondered if going from Obama to Trump the greatest step down. The greatest step down in American history. Surprisingly, at least at first thought, it is only the third worst decline in presidential quality with the hugest decline being from Lincoln to Andrew Johnson in 1865. With Lincoln, according to rankings of presidential historians, being the greatest president and Andrew Johnson being the 41st greatest president, so a decline of 40 notches. Scott Douglas Jacobsen: I wouldn't assume the notches are equivalent distances. Rosner: Yea. Trump is president number 45, but they only rank 44 of them because Cleveland was two of the 45 presidents because he non-consecutive presidential terms. It was 44, and it was based on the first 14 weeks. Trump is in 44th position. You're right. He may even be below Andrew Johnson. But the biggest decline was Lincoln to Johnson. Obama according to presidential historians is the 15th best president, going from Obama to Trump is a drop 29 notches. Putting the 3rd or 2nd most from Woodrow Wilson in 7th place to Warren Harding 42nd, a drop of 35 notches. Obviously, each other instance of a good president being replaced by a total asshole. There was national angst. [End of recorded material] Authors[1] Rick Rosner American Television Writer [email protected] Rick Rosner Scott Douglas Jacobsen Editor-in-Chief, In-Sight Publishing [email protected] In-Sight Publishing Endnotes [1] Four format points for the session article:
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AuthorAccording to semi-reputable sources, Rick Rosner has the world’s second-highest IQ. He earned 12 years of college credit in less than a year and graduated with the equivalent of 8 majors. He has received 8 Writer’s Guild Award and Emmy nominations, and was named 2013 North American Genius of the Year by The World Genius Registry. He has written for Remote Control, Crank Yankers, The Man Show, The Emmy Awards, The Grammy Awards, and Jimmy Kimmel Live!. He has also worked as a stripper, a bouncer, a roller-skating waiter, and a nude model. In a TV commercial, Domino’s Pizza named him the World’s Smartest Man.He was also named Best Bouncer in the Denver Area by Westwood Magazine. He spent the disco era as an undercover high school student. 25 years as a bar bouncer, American fake ID-catcher, 25+ years as a stripper, and nude art model, and nearly 30 years as a writer for more than 2,500 hours of network television. He lost on Jeopardy!, sued Who Wants to Be a Millionaire over a bad question, and lost the lawsuit. He spent 35+ years on a modified version of Big Bang Theory. Now, he mostly sits around tweeting in a towel. He lives in Los Angeles, California with his wife and daughter. You can send an email or a direct message via Twitter, or find him on LinkedIn. ArchivesCategories |