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  • @pezzamanmovies
    @pezzamanmovies 3 дня назад +213

    my favorite George W.B moment is the "Now watch this drive" after giving a speech about terrorists

    • @Batmans_Pet_Goldfish
      @Batmans_Pet_Goldfish 3 дня назад +36

      Thus, the Golf War began.

    • @insightfulhistorian1861
      @insightfulhistorian1861 2 дня назад +5

      ​@@Batmans_Pet_Goldfish The shroud of the dark side has fallen. Begun, the Golf War has.

    • @GuyDownTheSt
      @GuyDownTheSt 2 дня назад +1

      God

    • @alexbowden1440
      @alexbowden1440 2 дня назад

      no child left behind

    • @SconnerStudios
      @SconnerStudios 19 часов назад

      @@Batmans_Pet_Goldfish So that's why we invaded foreign turf under false pretenses. What was gitmo then, a sand trap?

  • @spookyboi8446
    @spookyboi8446 3 дня назад +410

    The shoe throwing wasn't technically embarrassing, but it was probably the funniest

    • @dj71162
      @dj71162 3 дня назад +16

      It wasn't funny. They could have contained explosives. Also, in that part of the world, shoes are seen as the most disrespectful object to throw at people.

    • @spookyboi8446
      @spookyboi8446 3 дня назад +85

      @@dj71162 You must be fun at parties.

    • @ryanhahn3651
      @ryanhahn3651 3 дня назад +49

      @@dj71162but they weren’t? That’s like saying Teddy getting shot wasn’t badass bc he could’ve died

    • @adzter96
      @adzter96 3 дня назад +6

      They weren't though it was just a shoe, it was funny and definitely embarrassing for Bush ​@dj71162

    • @ExPraetorianGuard-dl1pz
      @ExPraetorianGuard-dl1pz 3 дня назад +4

      Many in the Arab world wanted those shoes to be kept in museum

  • @archiveit1
    @archiveit1 3 дня назад +128

    I don't think their definition of embarrassing is the same as mine

    • @williamwallaceoftheus8033
      @williamwallaceoftheus8033 3 дня назад +11

      Should have called it most embarrassing political moments

    • @e1123581321345589144
      @e1123581321345589144 3 дня назад +10

      yeah, calling a literal genocide "an embarrassing moment" is putting it mildly, to say the least.

    • @AlexsDad6818
      @AlexsDad6818 3 дня назад +10

      "Oopsies I accidentally sent troops to Vietnam🤭"

    • @insightfulhistorian1861
      @insightfulhistorian1861 2 дня назад +3

      Yeah, January 6th and the Japanese-American internment were not embarrassing, they were disgraceful and a stain on the country.

    • @williamwallaceoftheus8033
      @williamwallaceoftheus8033 2 дня назад +4

      @@insightfulhistorian1861 True though the internment camps are the worse of the two.

  • @danielallen3454
    @danielallen3454 3 дня назад +132

    "Ma, Ma, Where's my Pa?"
    Cleveland's supporters actually retaliated with, "Off to the White House, Ha Ha Ha".

    • @svenrio8521
      @svenrio8521 3 дня назад +20

      What a great rebuttal 😂

  • @D2RCR
    @D2RCR 3 дня назад +199

    One of my favorite comments about George H.W. Bush's statement is that he *actually* said "read my lips: know new taxes."

    • @Taskicore
      @Taskicore 3 дня назад +42

      No, new taxes!

    • @richardwallis9374
      @richardwallis9374 3 дня назад +8

      @@Taskicoreyup we just missed the punctuation…😂 thx Mr. Hutz

    • @Taskicore
      @Taskicore 3 дня назад +3

      @@richardwallis9374 Instantly though of Lionel Hutz when I saw this comment lol

    • @D2RCR
      @D2RCR 3 дня назад +2

      @@Taskicore "So you *don't* work on a contingency basis?" "No, money down!"

    • @mattm7798
      @mattm7798 3 дня назад +4

      No, new taxes :)

  • @Pat4President1
    @Pat4President1 3 дня назад +51

    The showing of a certain horrible movie in the White House by Wilson should have made this list.

    • @charlayned
      @charlayned 3 дня назад +3

      That should have been right up there. I've actually seen that particular movie (History class in college, within my major and my era of concentration). Pure propaganda movie, for sure.

    • @EpicLouisiana
      @EpicLouisiana День назад

      Why? Wilson was just a reflection of his time. People seem to think that racism was solely a Southern problem. We just didn't hide ours like the rest of the country did. Also. I think FDR did much worse when he put American citizens of Japanese decent into Prison camps and had the US government seize their property and assets.
      Or JFK nearly starting a nuclear war.

    • @samtdl8639
      @samtdl8639 22 часа назад

      ​@@charlaynedwhat movie?

    • @TrekBeatTK
      @TrekBeatTK 17 часов назад

      @@samtdl8639the Birth of a Nation

    • @pipro2
      @pipro2 13 часов назад

      ​@@samtdl8639 The Birth of a Nation

  • @TristanDaChristian
    @TristanDaChristian День назад +6

    The most embarrassing moment was Nixon only getting caught because Forrest Gump told on him

  • @joshwallace9208
    @joshwallace9208 3 дня назад +24

    Ulysses Grant is my hero. You inspired me by your videos to read his memoirs. Fascinating stuff

    • @Zitsanrael1117
      @Zitsanrael1117 3 дня назад +2

      Same, but I'm not done yet. At no point in my life have I ever really liked to read at all; and that's still true now (I've had the book for coming up on 6 months now and I'm still not done with it), but it's been fascinating nonetheless.

  • @cowsaysmoo51
    @cowsaysmoo51 3 дня назад +13

    12:40 Not to bring up today's politics, but former President Trump is also a president who failed to get re-elected, which would be the first since Bush Sr..
    Also, if Biden fails to get re-elected this year, this will be the first time since the 1892 election that we've had two one-term presidents in a row, not counting terms where the president died in office or resigned.

    • @langdonledwig3734
      @langdonledwig3734 3 дня назад +1

      Also if Trump wins he will be the second person to serve 2 non consecutive terms which it seems like all evidence is leading to him winning

  • @AMERICANNERD76
    @AMERICANNERD76 3 дня назад +37

    Even though he wasn't ever President, Al Haig during the Reagan assassination attempt was an infamous when he said, "Constitutionally, gentlemen, you have the president, the vice president, and the secretary of state in that order, and should the president decide he wants to transfer the helm to the vice president, he will do so." Like what was he trying to do in that moment?!
    Also, George W Bush was in the Texas Air National Guard during the Vietnam War, not the Air Force Reserve

    • @danielallen3454
      @danielallen3454 3 дня назад +5

      RIght? Because I took Civics in High School and he completely skipped over the President Pro Tempore of the Senate.

    • @AMERICANNERD76
      @AMERICANNERD76 3 дня назад +5

      ​​​@@danielallen3454exactly, not to mention the Speaker of the House! Plus if you watch that press conference, he looks completely out of breath and trying not to pass out! I think it's safe to say that he wasn't thinking clearly at the time.

    • @heskettconway
      @heskettconway 3 дня назад

      No. If the President is temporarily incapacitated during time of peace the SecState if acting President, during war SecDef is. Inly if the President dies or is removed from office is it the Vice President. You must remember, the VP was kept in the dark for most administrations. Ie Truman found out about the nuclear weapons after he became President.

    • @yellowrose0910
      @yellowrose0910 3 дня назад +1

      @@AMERICANNERD76 They'd just changed the succession order in the past ?ten or so years with the twenty-something'th Amendment, so...

    • @AMERICANNERD76
      @AMERICANNERD76 3 дня назад +1

      @yellowrose0910 the 25th amendment has been in place since 1967, so I can't see an argument for that

  • @dws0828
    @dws0828 3 дня назад +54

    33:54 Chris out here spitting 🗣️🔥

    • @Time_Police
      @Time_Police 3 дня назад

      🎉

    • @abrahamlincoln937
      @abrahamlincoln937 2 дня назад

      Absolutely! Whether it was the CIA backing Operation Ajax in Iran in 1953 or the Bay of Pigs invasion, they have done plenty of bad. If there is one government agency that has to be abolished, it should probably be the CIA.

  • @kaylonthekidrs079
    @kaylonthekidrs079 3 дня назад +33

    Sorry to hear that you lost your laptop hope you get it back soon, Chris

    • @charlayned
      @charlayned 3 дня назад

      That's my personal nightmare, I'll lose my laptop on a trip. I always back up if this is going out of the house, because I need the stuff on that thing. I hope the railroad company finds it and returns it.

  • @Rocketsong
    @Rocketsong 3 дня назад +12

    "No new Taxes" - A lot of us voted for Ross Perot because of that broken promise.

    • @abrahamlincoln937
      @abrahamlincoln937 2 дня назад +1

      That’s also why Pat Buchanan challenged Bush in 1992 for the Republican nomination.

  • @GodlessScummer
    @GodlessScummer День назад +2

    They could do a top 10 most embarrassing Vice Presidential moments. But every single entry would be Dan Quayle.

  • @halcooper3070
    @halcooper3070 3 дня назад +117

    With Bush, the intelligence wasn't wrong. It was cooked. Cheney being the cook

    • @Dragonite43
      @Dragonite43 3 дня назад +13

      Yeah, from what I understand, the WMD were chemical weapons from the '90s.

    • @AMERICANNERD76
      @AMERICANNERD76 3 дня назад

      Yeah, Cheney was the puppet master of the entire Bush 43 administration

    • @halcooper3070
      @halcooper3070 3 дня назад

      @Dragonite43 and he interfered I. The Defense intelligence agency, which was the agency reporting all the bs. Every other agency said no, no WMD

    • @davidreece5867
      @davidreece5867 3 дня назад +5

      @@halcooper3070it was the CIA, not the DIA.

    • @idahagen9760
      @idahagen9760 3 дня назад +3

      And it was only American intelligence that believed it. Most other countries didn't believe it at all, which is why the US fought in Iraq almost alone...

  • @mcurgs
    @mcurgs 3 дня назад +6

    Guy talking about Bill Clinton: the Lewinsky scandal left a lasting stain on his legacy
    Everyone watching:👀

  • @yondie491
    @yondie491 3 дня назад +8

    To be fair to Wilson (whoa guys, settle down), he was elected in November of 1916, the Zimmerman Telegram was January 1917, Inauguration was March 4, 1917, and Wilson called for war before Congress on April 2, 1917 (and they agreed 82-6).
    FDR asked Congress to declare war against Japan the same year he was re-inaugurated after campaigning that "The nation will remain a neutral nation, as long as it remains within my power to prevent, there will be no blackout of peace in the United States"
    The way you said it made it sound like you thought it was an unfounded about-face... tho I'm pretty sure that's *not* how you actually see it.
    (That said, Sedition Acts can bugger off, whether it's Wilson, Adams, or what Bush tried to push through)

    • @a.grimes4202
      @a.grimes4202 День назад

      You forgot the Black Tom explosions that happened July 30, 1916 due to agents of the then German Empire. It was so severe that it turned American sentiment more pro-war than pro-peace, and necessitated America creating an intelligence community in the country which now span multiple agencies (FBI, CIA, NSA, etc.).

  • @stanislavpetrov5955
    @stanislavpetrov5955 3 дня назад +30

    I think Eisenhower's denial of a U-2 spy plane shot down should have received a mention.

    • @mattm7798
      @mattm7798 3 дня назад +10

      Eh, not really embarrassing on the same level.

    • @hazardbros2841
      @hazardbros2841 19 часов назад

      no

  • @herrdwabash
    @herrdwabash 3 дня назад +5

    Yes, James Buchanan is remembered for his inaction, but he did also MAKE some very bad decisions such as endorsing the pro-slavery Lecompton constitution in Kansas when it was clear that the majority of the people living in Kansas were not pro-slavery. This, in my opinion, is an outright violation of his presidential oath.

  • @HallettIngle
    @HallettIngle 3 дня назад +12

    Hey VTH, sorry about your laptop I hope you can get it back. I have been subbed since 10,000 subscribers and I love these reaction videos because you put in good, interesting information. Keep up the good work!

  • @Alvs01
    @Alvs01 3 дня назад +7

    My honorable mention during H.W.'s presidency is when he puked on the Japanese Prime Minister's lap 😂 the Japanese made a word for it: bushu-suru (ブッシュする). Literally, "To do the Bush thing."

  • @neilchace1858
    @neilchace1858 3 дня назад +14

    Number one should've been William Henry Harrison not wearing a coat at his inauguration.

    • @cabal3747
      @cabal3747 3 дня назад

      Ouch.

    • @justuspariah
      @justuspariah 2 дня назад +6

      Misconception. Evidence now points to him dying from drinking the water in D.C. rather than getting hypothermia .

    • @brianhobaugh
      @brianhobaugh 2 дня назад

      Drinking the DC water was actually what killed him according to recent evidence.

    • @lucask4377
      @lucask4377 2 дня назад

      That's not what killed him though

  • @RemyJackson
    @RemyJackson 3 дня назад +11

    Not sure when you recorded this (it says it was posted 6 hours ago), but you said George H.W. Bush is the only President in your lifetime not to win re-election, but Trump also didn't win his (first) bid for re-election (I am currently only 13 minutes into the video)

    • @langdonledwig3734
      @langdonledwig3734 3 дня назад +1

      I assume that is because Trump and many of his supporters believe he did not legitimately lose because of shenanigans in 2020

    • @jaywolford3898
      @jaywolford3898 3 дня назад

      I was thinking the same thing

    • @RemyJackson
      @RemyJackson 3 дня назад +8

      I don't believe Chris falls into that category. My guess is that he intentionally didn't mention him because he is currently running and could end up serving a second term afterall. If that happens, Biden would also become a single term President

    • @hydrogen3266
      @hydrogen3266 21 час назад

      A lot of historians avoid things that have happened within a certain window because of recency bias. It could be that he wasn’t even thinking about the 2020 election since it was pretty recent history

  • @HoodieGray
    @HoodieGray 3 дня назад +3

    Subscribed to the Patreon! Great Work as always! makes me happy to support!

  • @blanketsquares7607
    @blanketsquares7607 3 дня назад +5

    Glad you enjoyed Scotland, can't wait to hear what you got up to in my country!

  • @iankelly1107
    @iankelly1107 3 дня назад +8

    Watch mojo just dropped a top 10 presidents video. It’s typical watch mojo but I can’t wait to hear what you have to say on the topic. Happy 4th to you and your family Chris!

    • @mattm7798
      @mattm7798 3 дня назад

      Watch mojo is large just click bait videos with no real original content. Plus they continually get facts wrong. Let's see, top 10 prez, according to WM...my guess is 1 and 2 are Washington and Lincoln(easy) and #3 is FDR?

  • @azztek_6089
    @azztek_6089 3 дня назад +7

    I live in Washington county PA and I just got done running in the Whiskey Rebellion 5K (4th of July)

  • @rohan1970b
    @rohan1970b 2 дня назад +3

    In reference to George Bush (sr). I voted for him the 1st time. I specifically remember he also indicated he would veto if congress passed any. When he didn't keep this promise, I didn't vote for him. I didn't vote for Perot either I voted for another independent candidate.

  • @ivane5110
    @ivane5110 3 дня назад +6

    I liked this video and your analysis of it, but I do wish they'd split it into two videos; one about biggest stains on presidential kegacies and one about just actual emberassing moments (the "No new taxes" being a possible example, even milder being Ford's "tumble"). Maybe even a third: post/pre-presidential moments.

  • @JohnSmith-zw8vp
    @JohnSmith-zw8vp 3 дня назад +4

    #20 -- And if anyone had bothered to hear the speech Bush made they'd know "Mission Accomplished" meant the mission to liberate Iraq from Saddam Hussein. And made very plain that the really challenging part will be the rebuilding/reconstruction of Iraq into hopefully a good democratic, non-dictatorship nation and it will take many years and should absolutely NOT figure on any sort of quick fixes.

  • @craigl0902
    @craigl0902 3 дня назад +39

    Boris Johnson also said 'read my lips, no new taxes' then put taxes to a 70 year high...whoops! Also with the UK election today Chris, can u do something related to that??

    • @TheSuperhomosapien
      @TheSuperhomosapien 3 дня назад +2

      Well, there were no new taxes. He just raised the ones that were there already.

    • @craigl0902
      @craigl0902 3 дня назад +2

      @@TheSuperhomosapien well he still lied... 'read my lips, we will not be raising taxes on income or VAT or National Insurance.' ~ Bojo, 2019. Two years later, promise broken!😱

    • @svenrio8521
      @svenrio8521 3 дня назад +1

      Why? Every one know the Tories are cooked. Hell looks like Big Lib Dems might be the opposition with the poll we're seeing 😂

    • @mitchellima7548
      @mitchellima7548 3 дня назад

      Historic win for labor according to exit polls, even more so then some thought. 410 I think expect seats. Biggest majority in over a century I believe. The last 5 years of Tory rule seemingly open many Brit’s eyes to Tory failures over the last 14 years( I’m from the states so outside perspective but I try my best to keep up)

  • @TheTexasCowboy56
    @TheTexasCowboy56 3 дня назад +3

    Fun little fact when Bush made that statement on that ship my brother was on that ship severing, what they don't tell you though is they where so close to San Diego. You could see the shore from the ship but they made them stop out there so Bush could fly on and make his statement. He also said at one point the secret service had to tell them to be quiet cause they where like moving stuff ready to go ashore the next day and Bush was trying to sleep.

    • @TheTexasCowboy56
      @TheTexasCowboy56 3 дня назад +1

      And that ship Abraham Lincoln was the one that got deployed longer then it should've of cause of some shady stuff not getting into that, so they where all ready to go home they where not happy about that.

  • @Snctfyd
    @Snctfyd 3 дня назад +6

    Hey! Aviation is my passion, so just a small correction: President GWB landed on the carrier in an S3 Viking. That’s not a fighter, but a submarine hunter for the navy. 🙂

    • @jdotoz
      @jdotoz 3 дня назад

      By that point I believe its primary role was midair refueling.

  • @josh10722
    @josh10722 3 дня назад +1

    This is just right for me, working a slow shift on the 4th and in the mood for something to listen to. Hope the trip was lovely! Sorry about the laptop though

  • @anathardayaldar
    @anathardayaldar 3 дня назад +3

    I thought the "Mission Accomplished" banner was finaly claimed to be only for that aircraft carrier that was on the way back home from it's mission.
    Then Bush PR used it for visuals.

  • @EddieHD_
    @EddieHD_ 3 дня назад +5

    There's an old saying in Tennessee, I know its in Texas, probably here in Tennessee too that goes; "Fool me once... shame on... shame on, you... can't, you can't get fooled again"

    • @bjvee9268
      @bjvee9268 3 дня назад

      Fool me one time, shame on you (Ayy)
      Fool me twice, can't put the blame on you (Ayy)
      Fool me three times, fuck the peace sign
      Load the chopper, let it rain on you (Bop, bop, bop)
      Fool me one time, shame on you (Ayy)
      Fool me twice, can't put the blame on you (Ayy)
      Fool me three times, fuck the peace sign
      Load the chopper, let it rain on you
      ( j cole )

  • @jerseyjon73
    @jerseyjon73 18 часов назад

    Warren Harding's biggest embarrassment was the entire Nan Britton episode, and the Harding family's response to it.

  • @Fatherofheroesandheroines
    @Fatherofheroesandheroines 3 дня назад +13

    As a retired soldier after having doing three tours in Iraq...Bush was not the brightest lol.

    • @chrisvibz4753
      @chrisvibz4753 2 дня назад +1

      true. im sorry you had to go through that. i think bush loved america but i think he was gullible … way too gullible… his hate for saddam made him even delusional…

    • @chrisvibz4753
      @chrisvibz4753 2 дня назад

      thank you for your service. happy late 4th❤️🇺🇸

  • @JevArchives
    @JevArchives 2 дня назад +1

    How the showing of the Birth of a Nation isn’t on here is surprising considering that is pretty surface level

  • @dzarvdrax2171
    @dzarvdrax2171 День назад

    That comment about the CIA with the Bay of Pigs was hilarious😂

  • @MrBigE100
    @MrBigE100 3 дня назад +3

    Great video as always Chris! One nitpick I have is that if you look at the 92 election, after Perot's campaign initally tanked and he dropped out, and after the Democratic convention, Clinton was leading by around 55 to 31 percent. Perot got back in and won the first debate, which boosted his numbers to 19%, but ultimately, it was the economy and the broken pledge that cost Bush the election. If it was a two-way race, Clinton still would have won comfortably (would have been best for the country if Perot won, though).

  • @UsaSatsui
    @UsaSatsui 2 дня назад +1

    The trail of tears was especially bad because Jackson flat out ignored a Supreme Court ruling that said the removal was illegal. He just chose not to listen to it.

  • @balthazarbeutelwolf9097
    @balthazarbeutelwolf9097 День назад +2

    "Embarrassing" is the wrong kind of adjective for most of these. Many of them are disgraceful, and most of the embarrassement is in historical hindsight. For George W Bush they could have picked his speech where he said [I paraphrase out of memory] "our enemies never stop thinking about harming the US, and so do we".

  • @1wayroad935
    @1wayroad935 3 дня назад +8

    You have to admit, it's almost admirable the lengths a political group will stoop to in order to gain or remain in power

    • @ryankline1164
      @ryankline1164 2 дня назад +1

      Yeah... admirable like denying the election results of a free and fair election... admirable, that's the word.

    • @forzaacmilan36
      @forzaacmilan36 День назад +1

      @@ryankline1164The guy you’re talking about is about to make that thing a child’s plays if he gets elected with this new Supreme court decision.

    • @ryankline1164
      @ryankline1164 День назад +1

      @@forzaacmilan36 the end of American democracy.

  • @MasterWooten
    @MasterWooten 19 часов назад

    20:55 No conflict there ... Col Sanders will treat his chickens with the care a concern that he's always thought they deserved! LOL

  • @msitts98
    @msitts98 3 дня назад +4

    The issue with the Clinton and Trump stuff is that it’s all personal business. I don’t factor in character like you and Mr. Beat do (love your ranking videos btw), I only care about effectiveness and if they were good for the country or not.

  • @KeganStucki
    @KeganStucki 3 дня назад +8

    Happy Independence Day everyone!

  • @robertpolityka8464
    @robertpolityka8464 3 дня назад +1

    George Washington had a big "Whiskey Distillery" at Mount Vernon and had to pay for the taxes.

  • @shawnhirsch4667
    @shawnhirsch4667 3 дня назад +3

    I thought the Iran Hostage Crisis from Carter's administration could have been added

    • @pauldshan
      @pauldshan 15 часов назад

      Yes! To include the failed rescue attempt.

  • @smittydog164
    @smittydog164 3 дня назад +1

    34:06 woahhh Chris saying things like that might get you end up drowning in a puddle or commit self harm with 2 broken arms and a broken leg

  • @eduardoensiso1937
    @eduardoensiso1937 3 дня назад

    I was going to ask on your newest video of you could react to this. Perfect timing, time to get some snacks

  • @navajoguy8102
    @navajoguy8102 2 дня назад

    Honorable mention imo, FDR withholding knowledge of the Manhattan Project from Truman. I can imagine what was going through Truman's mind when he was told "by the way Roosevelt was working on a Dooms Day weapon that he purposely kept you in the dark about, maybe he though you were dumb or untrustworthy, I dunno..."

  • @creativeburst2442
    @creativeburst2442 3 дня назад +5

    What Harding did is an example of the recent decision by the Supreme Court can have drastic consequence no matter what party or ideology no one should be held unaccountable for there actions.

    • @Kayvel54
      @Kayvel54 3 дня назад

      That's incorrect. There is accountability. There always was, and there still is. What the recent SCOTUS decision did was put on paper to limit the power of courts of states and the DoJ. To prosecute a President they need to be impeached and convicted by the senate then the DoJ/State courts can go after him for that crime since Conviction just removes him from office. Without that decision in place, A Republican or any party leader that gets into office could go after and prosecute any former or would be future president. A prime example of this would be Trump getting into office and having his DoJ go after Obama, or the state of Texas, on the grounds of murder (he did drone strike US citizens). With the decision that was released they can't do that without congress impeaching and convicting Obama. Without that protection we'll see a back and forth of prosecution of political rivals across the political spectrum. It would undermined the checks and balances that were set in place by the founding fathers.

    • @williamwallaceoftheus8033
      @williamwallaceoftheus8033 3 дня назад

      Yeah I don’t really agree with it. It’s way too vague

    • @yashjoseph3544
      @yashjoseph3544 3 дня назад +1

      They are just restating what the Constitution already says.

    • @williamwallaceoftheus8033
      @williamwallaceoftheus8033 3 дня назад

      @@yashjoseph3544 Well the constitution is very vague on Executive authority as well. Congress should define it

    • @langdonledwig3734
      @langdonledwig3734 3 дня назад +1

      Official acts not all acts so say if Bill Clinton was to get sued for raping someone after leaving the White House he isn’t protected and I just used him as an example because it’s Bill freaking Clinton

  • @OGxMINI
    @OGxMINI 3 дня назад

    Your face when they show Wilson I am crying

  • @dylancloud97
    @dylancloud97 3 дня назад +2

    The gulf of tonken happened just not as it was claimed

  • @LegionOfEclaires
    @LegionOfEclaires 3 дня назад +38

    There was that one time some Iraqi dude threw a shoe at Bush... Less embarrassing for him but definitely embarrassing for the Secret Service. You had one job!!!

    • @user-tp8pf5ke8o
      @user-tp8pf5ke8o 3 дня назад +4

      I mean I don't really know how they could stop someone from taking their shoe off and throwing it

    • @Spartacus-us1eo
      @Spartacus-us1eo 3 дня назад +1

      You mean a shoe got through the metal detectors!? Just kidding.

    • @benroberts2222
      @benroberts2222 3 дня назад

      You could do a top 20 list of just the most embarrassing moments for the secret service, and they could all be in my lifetime

    • @mattm7798
      @mattm7798 3 дня назад +1

      What, make everyone take off their shoes?

  • @theharoldsshow
    @theharoldsshow 3 дня назад +32

    12:37 Um…also Trump (regardless of whether or not he wins this year he did lose reelection in 2020

    • @supereero9
      @supereero9 3 дня назад +10

      Stolen

    • @lorenzomoody1664
      @lorenzomoody1664 3 дня назад +19

      @@supereero9you’re in a cult

    • @supereero9
      @supereero9 3 дня назад +7

      @@lorenzomoody1664
      A cult of TRUTH

    • @shanefrederick7731
      @shanefrederick7731 3 дня назад +1

      The corruption from the 2020 election came from the lack of security for the mail-in ballots. Too many photos and videos and common sense about how they were corrupted, trashed, or sifted, especially in swing states.

    • @brianhobaugh
      @brianhobaugh 3 дня назад +17

      @@supereero9I’m sorry our education system failed you.

  • @noobicalnoob8073
    @noobicalnoob8073 3 дня назад +30

    You should also react to Watchmojo's recent top 10 presidents list they put Wilson in their honorable mentions.

    • @coltonbarnes7861
      @coltonbarnes7861 3 дня назад +6

      No way, hes universally hated lol

    • @user-os6ps1ls3s
      @user-os6ps1ls3s 3 дня назад

      @@coltonbarnes7861I feel bad for him in the sense that both the right and left hate him these days for various reasons dude has no allies at all today

    • @randomperson6433
      @randomperson6433 3 дня назад +5

      Why would you wish that upon Chris 😂

    • @noobicalnoob8073
      @noobicalnoob8073 3 дня назад

      @@coltonbarnes7861 They did look it up

    • @Neags
      @Neags 3 дня назад +2

      and Obama at 10! WTF!!

  • @Oleksandr.Derkach
    @Oleksandr.Derkach 3 дня назад

    I loved your reaction to number one. You were like: Oh... yeah, that

  • @skjm8747
    @skjm8747 3 дня назад +1

    Sorry to say but if someone’s found your laptop in Scotland or anywhere near London you’re never seeing that again

    • @VloggingThroughHistory
      @VloggingThroughHistory  3 дня назад +1

      I'm counting on the fact that the people cleaning and preparing the cabin I slept in found it. It was an overnight sleeper train

    • @skjm8747
      @skjm8747 3 дня назад

      @@VloggingThroughHistory I hope you get it back I’ve unfortunately known of one too many occasions of casual thievery over here. Always something to remember if you visit London is it is one of the most dangerous and crime ridden places in Europe.
      By the way i love your content if you ever get a chance you should visit the east anglia region in the uk there’s a lot of history in Norfolk and Cambridgeshire.
      Keep safe 👍🏻

  • @magarthur3420
    @magarthur3420 3 дня назад +4

    Not all of us were on-board with Iraq. I was 12 and I knew it was BS. But I don't want to turn the comment section toxic. Good reaction as always even if I didn't always agree!

    • @VloggingThroughHistory
      @VloggingThroughHistory  3 дня назад +3

      At the time, 73% of Americans supported invading Iraq and just 16% opposed. That's overwhelming support.

  • @corey2232
    @corey2232 3 дня назад +3

    Another thing people rarely mention about the Bush & Iraq thing - Saddam was being very intentionally uncooperative & threw out UN weapons inspectors.
    I know it's easily ignored or forgotten now, but Iraq HAD WMDs in the recent past & had even used them against its own people. They finally agreed to cooperate with UN laws & inspections to show they were on the up & up, only to then abruptly stop.
    Even before the actual invasion, Bush & US officials all but said they will invade if they don't address this & begin cooperation again, but Saddam was defiant & refused.
    So along with the inaccurate intelligence being provided to Bush & the UN, satellite images showing these mobile sites, and Saddam's refusal to continue cooperating with the UN, it made people on both sides convinced there was something bad they were hiding.
    I'm seriously not trying to justify anything, the war was definitely a huge mistake, only providing context for those who think it was solely a Bush thing when in reality, 90% of congress agreed & voted for war.

    • @davidreece5867
      @davidreece5867 3 дня назад +2

      Actually, the inspectors were allowed back in and were within weeks of a formal report declaring that Iraq had complied with UN resolutions.
      Iraq had used chemical weapons 15 years before in the Iran-Iraq War and against Kurds and Shi’ite Muslims who were supportive of Iran. So it wasn’t recently. Saddam didn’t want it known by his enemies within and without Iraq because he was afraid of invasion.

    • @stephengray1344
      @stephengray1344 2 дня назад

      It's worth noting that public opinion in other countries who joined the war was very different from public opinion in the US. In the UK there was huge opposition to the Iraq war among the public (though the two main parties did support the war). It was widely known here that the UN weapons inspectors were close to declaring that Iraq didn't actually have WMDs anymore.

  • @chetstevensq
    @chetstevensq 3 дня назад +1

    Carter and the killer rabbit better be #1.

  • @tobysturgell121
    @tobysturgell121 3 дня назад +5

    You should react to the historically accuracy of Hamilton The Musical

  • @sageg58
    @sageg58 22 часа назад

    Id love to hear your take on the supreme court case

  • @PianistTanooki
    @PianistTanooki 3 дня назад +3

    29:52 “44 individuals served as president.”
    Wrong. 43 individuals. Grover Cleveland was counted twice as the 22nd and 24th president. If Trump is successful this year, he will be the 45th and 47th president.

    • @langdonledwig3734
      @langdonledwig3734 3 дня назад

      Which it looks like he will win as Biden is not a good president or candidate

  • @ZackdasBohne
    @ZackdasBohne День назад +1

    12:36 I think you are forgetting some other recent one term president that wasn‘t reelected in the next election. 😅

  • @JebusMatoi
    @JebusMatoi 3 дня назад +14

    Not clearing up all the open holes in the Constitution is probably one of the biggest embarrassing moments in presidential history.

    • @Disneymagic24
      @Disneymagic24 3 дня назад

      such as?

    • @JebusMatoi
      @JebusMatoi 3 дня назад +8

      @@Disneymagic24 "Do you think leaving this sentence a little vague will cause any problems in the unforeseen future?"
      "CANNONBAAALL"

    • @Batmans_Pet_Goldfish
      @Batmans_Pet_Goldfish 3 дня назад

      The president has no control over the constitution, so they literally can't do anything about it. Only congress has the power to make and pass amendments..

    • @kingMT514
      @kingMT514 3 дня назад +1

      @@JebusMatoi As Cap America said, I understood that reference.

  • @galloe8933
    @galloe8933 3 дня назад +2

    Who was the guy with the big forehead that wasn't John Adams? That's the most important question right now.

  • @ChristianSirianni
    @ChristianSirianni 2 дня назад

    I cant wait to see you rank the 80s songs:):):):) Sorry again for askin::):):)

  • @greenwick
    @greenwick 3 дня назад

    happy 4th of july to everybody, cheers from argentina

  • @michelslaura
    @michelslaura 3 дня назад

    Welcome back !!

  • @d0gecheemss
    @d0gecheemss 2 дня назад +2

    Since we're back to us presidents, can you do every us president explained by the paint explainer.

  • @Idevaughan530
    @Idevaughan530 13 часов назад +1

    I agree impeachments are gonna become more common

  • @Jason-35D
    @Jason-35D 2 дня назад

    This video makes Mark Twain’s quote “History Doesn't Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes” even more poignant

  • @svenrio8521
    @svenrio8521 3 дня назад +2

    When Bush vomited on the Japanese PM. That is a personal embarrassing moment

  • @MalikF15
    @MalikF15 3 дня назад

    Man I never thought I’d live to see the day that you have of All people would use the what about ism as an argument defending Woodrow Wilson 😂. Happy fourth of July.

  • @nargaflarga
    @nargaflarga 2 дня назад

    Whenever people like to throw around “worst president” I’m now gonna direct them to Buchanan’s section of the WatchMojo video

  • @ssm100
    @ssm100 2 дня назад +1

    Saying "everyone" was on board with Iraq is not accurate. Many leaders, and a large percentage of the population disagreed with invading Iraq. Bush ignored those voices

  • @yannikamaya
    @yannikamaya 2 дня назад

    Grover Cleveland was at his wife's baby shower lol

  • @williamowsley9771
    @williamowsley9771 2 дня назад

    Welcome home! Hope they find your laptop soon.

  • @johnbarnette6101
    @johnbarnette6101 3 дня назад +1

    It's nice to remember that presidents are just like us sometimes 😂

  • @danamischlich4827
    @danamischlich4827 3 дня назад +1

    Just yesterday Biden said he was proud to be the first black woman VP. That's embarrassing

  • @derekhiemforth
    @derekhiemforth 3 дня назад

    I'm honestly surprised that Carter's handling of the Iran hostage crisis wasn't on the list. When Chris was wondering aloud which would be number 1, I assumed it would be this...

  • @IvanRommel
    @IvanRommel 3 дня назад +2

    Unrelated, but Happy 4th of July to all Americans 🦅!

  • @tribuneoftheplebes7345
    @tribuneoftheplebes7345 3 дня назад

    A great wiseman once said
    “Honestly who throws a shoe”

  • @GeneralZodFDNY77
    @GeneralZodFDNY77 3 дня назад

    I was with you when Watergate was named #3. Like what the heck could be worse.
    Then the drop the Top 2. And I was like "Oh. Yeah."

  • @willmcclenaghan109
    @willmcclenaghan109 3 дня назад +1

    In 2003 I was here in Australia and I had enough sources to know that the WMD thing was rubbish.

  • @Spartacus-us1eo
    @Spartacus-us1eo 3 дня назад +28

    As interesting as it is that Trump is the first former president to be convicted, it's the only event on their list that happened outside the time the individual served as President. I think they should've kept it to the confines of their presidency, then maybe do a video about most embarrassing moments during the life of a president, haha.

    • @shawnhirsch4667
      @shawnhirsch4667 3 дня назад +10

      The grover cleveland thing also happened outside his presidency I believe.

    • @derekhiemforth
      @derekhiemforth 3 дня назад

      It happened literally within days of the election, for the purpose of influencing the election. I think it's splitting hairs to look that as being outside of his presidency. It's not like this happened back in the 1990s when he was just a real estate guy.

    • @langdonledwig3734
      @langdonledwig3734 3 дня назад +4

      Which if they go after him for things he did they have to go after every living president except maybe Carter for awful shit they did in their lifes

    • @xellos5262
      @xellos5262 3 дня назад +3

      Well they could have gone with the "injecting bleach" and "exposing your blood to UV light" thing. Or his perfect phone call. Or the image where world leaders lean in on him, while he sits there arms crossed like a child. There are so many moments during his time in office, that I think it is okay to have him on the list :D

    • @fusel5883
      @fusel5883 3 дня назад +3

      honestly, the time the entire UN laughed at him would have fit better

  • @a.grimes4202
    @a.grimes4202 День назад +1

    I’d take one of the more dubious entries and replace it with Jimmy Carter wnd the hostage crisis where Iran took several Americans as hostages whom were not released until barely after Ronald Reagan’s inauguration. As an aside, it was a situation that saw NBC create their now famous news show _Nightline_ , originally hosted by Ted Koppel, it gave nightly updates on the ordeal.

  • @tribuneoftheplebes7345
    @tribuneoftheplebes7345 3 дня назад

    My guy looks so beyond stoned…but who am I to judge lol

  • @blobfishcool
    @blobfishcool 3 дня назад +16

    The one thing about the Monica Lewinsky scandal that doesn't get talked about enough in that it was less about the affair, it was more about it being a superior having sexual relations with a subordinate. The power that Clinton had, not only as President, but as the "boss" of Lewinsky, he had power over her with regards to her job and could use that he well pleased

    • @timelordvictorious5508
      @timelordvictorious5508 3 дня назад +10

      also the fact that he lied under oath

    • @user-os6ps1ls3s
      @user-os6ps1ls3s 3 дня назад

      Still the impeachment was BS pure political reasons and not actual reasons although Clinton is a heinous individual

    • @svenrio8521
      @svenrio8521 3 дня назад

      Compared to the things today, it isnt even that serious. Man the 90s were really innocent, if only they knew the scandals that were to come.

  • @Urlocallordandsavior
    @Urlocallordandsavior 3 дня назад

    Hey Chris, you should react to a video called "Stopping at McDonald's in 1989", where the guy is vlogging at a McDonalds, in 1989. Seems more like 1983 to me though. It would be nice to get someone who was around at the time to do a commentary about it.
    There's another similar cool video by a Spanish vlogger who vlogged himself on top of the World Trade Center before it was destroyed. Super HD footage. That one's called "SUBIMOS a las TORRES GEMELAS 3 meses antes del 11 SEPT"

  • @DreamcastFarm
    @DreamcastFarm 3 дня назад

    No shot the whiskey rebellion was worse than the mission accomplished thing 💀💀

  • @Bojangus-
    @Bojangus- 2 дня назад

    Specifically regarding the Reagan bit, two things come to mind. 1. There was no legal way to do the Iran-Contra scandal. It relied on defending Reagan by being like a mob operation, where the leader has plausible deniability, and even then Reagan’s best defense was a failing mind and whether or not he actually had no memory of what happened. People did not want to imprison an old man they remembered fondly and that likely saved him.
    2. Regarding AIDS- if you’re an American, and you believe you are just and good, once you hear that tens of thousands of Americans are dying, regardless of political affiliation, you have an obligation to care. It would be like not caring about Ebola because it mostly affects Karen’s, that’s not how this should work and people in the 80’s knew better, including Reagan.

  • @sageg58
    @sageg58 21 час назад

    Crazy that if harding lived a bit longer we might not have had the recent suprene court ruling

  • @agatanowa
    @agatanowa 3 дня назад

    Hey theres Empress Sisi series on Netflix, later this year there will be season 2. Id love your comment or full video about empress.

  • @calebkeane7605
    @calebkeane7605 3 дня назад

    Did anyone see him roll his eyes when Bush said “Saddam was a threat weapons or no weapons” lol

  • @littlebob2104
    @littlebob2104 3 дня назад +1

    You should react to Empire-Builders, they are a smaller channel and their series over the HRE is really good

  • @zakjaggs9761
    @zakjaggs9761 3 дня назад

    as you've been in the UK, any thoughts on the UK election and UK politics?