Worst 5 Vice Presidents in American History

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    Mr. Beat counts down his five least favorite Vice Presidents in American history. #vicepresident #ushistory #veep
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    Almost exactly two years ago, I released a video about the top five Vice Presidents in history, and holy crap since then 147,646 people have watched it.
    Anyway, since that video did surprisingly well, now it’s time to be negative.
    So here are the WORST five Vice Presidents in American History, in my opinion. And, similar to my top five Vice Presidents video, I am judging them based on their actions over their entire adult lives, not just during their time as Veep. Also, Vice Presidents who later became President are exempt from this list, and that Mike Pence dude who is currently the Vice President is also exempt.
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    #5 Dan Quayle
    Additional reading:
    www.washingtonpost.com/archiv...
    www.ontheissues.org/Dan_Quayl...
    #4 John C. Breckinridge
    Additional reading:
    www.nps.gov/people/john-c-bre...
    www.senate.gov/about/powers-p...
    www.nytimes.com/1862/04/20/ar...
    #3 Spiro Agnew
    Additional reading:
    www.vice.com/en_us/article/9a...
    www.nytimes.com/1996/09/19/us...
    www.nytimes.com/1970/09/15/ar...
    brewminate.com/vp-spiro-agnew...
    #2 Aaron Burr
    Additional reading:
    history.howstuffworks.com/his...
    www.let.rug.nl/usa/biographies...
    npg.si.edu/blog/aaron-burr-fo...
    American Emperor: Aaron Burr's Challenge to Jefferson's America by David O. Stewart amzn.to/3eNWOlG
    #1 Dick Cheney
    In My Time by Dick Cheney amzn.to/2CNuz9n
    Cheney: The Untold Story of America’s Most Powerful and Controversial Vice President by Stephen F. Hayes amzn.to/2CRWR2f
    www.politifact.com/article/20...
    www.cs.cornell.edu/gries/howb...
    www.globalpolicy.org/componen...
    www.theatlantic.com/politics/...
    Additional sources referenced:
    time.com/4314491/americas-wor...

Комментарии • 2,8 тыс.

  • @iammrbeat
    @iammrbeat  3 года назад +1276

    For the record, John Calhoun is the sixth worst Vice President. Who else did I leave out?
    Alsoooo, who should Biden's running mate be?

    • @qw000pz
      @qw000pz 3 года назад +515

      I think the vice president they had under obama should be bidens vp that's a good idea

    • @TheLiamster
      @TheLiamster 3 года назад +176

      Mr. Beat I think Biden’s running mate will be Kamala Harris or Stacey Abrams

    • @msb7289
      @msb7289 3 года назад +215

      Best running mate would be Barack Obama, perfect P and VP uno reverse card.

    • @mdaze9753
      @mdaze9753 3 года назад +66

      I think Biden's running mate should be Sen. Tammy Duckworth or Sen. Kamala Harris.

    • @Metamarble
      @Metamarble 3 года назад +48

      Good vid! Still think Calhoun should have been top 3 if not number 1.

  • @timmzahn
    @timmzahn 3 года назад +1604

    "Accidentally" shot his friend... "accidentally" hit three people in one round of golf... coincidence? I think not.

    • @iammrbeat
      @iammrbeat  3 года назад +227

      I think not indeed.

    • @sitsia3808
      @sitsia3808 3 года назад +29

      the last 4 words, reminds me of what the teacher said in incredibles 1 (when he tried to prove Dash was doing something odd)

    • @b__c7538
      @b__c7538 3 года назад +1

      @@sitsia3808 It's a reference to Ace Attorney

    • @b__c7538
      @b__c7538 3 года назад +1

      @@czwie001 The line has been a popular saying ever since Ace Attorney

    • @b__c7538
      @b__c7538 3 года назад

      @@czwie001 And I'm saying he's most likely referencing Ace Attorney because, even though the game itself isn't popular, the saying is popular on the internet

  • @Sneaker3719
    @Sneaker3719 3 года назад +2181

    George Lucas was actually asked about the Dick Cheney Darth Vader meme, and he responded by directly saying that *Bush* was Darth Vader, and Cheney was the Emperor.

    • @gallibon1319
      @gallibon1319 3 года назад +157

      That's a more accurate comparison I'd say.

    • @MeesterTweester
      @MeesterTweester 3 года назад +100

      Now Mitch McConnell is Emperor Palpatine

    • @8is
      @8is 3 года назад +3

      @@gallibon1319 I think it should be the other way around, Bush was ultimately in charge.

    • @TheLarknessMonster
      @TheLarknessMonster 3 года назад +107

      @@8is Bush was a good decent man meandering his way among the muddy depths that is the corruption within the US gov. Anyone who thinks Bush is some evil mastermind is just ignorant. He was out of his depths and Im sure he left most decisions up to Cheney.

    • @kenrickeason
      @kenrickeason 3 года назад +20

      @@TheLarknessMonster Partly agree... But we all know Dick Chaney ran the show while Bush 43 was only the actor..

  • @LukoHevia
    @LukoHevia 2 года назад +270

    God, Cheney is such a dark and despicable figure... Even hardcore republicans hate his guts. He's everything that's wrong with this world and with humanity

    • @Skeloperch
      @Skeloperch Год назад

      Hardcore Republicans nowadays hate the Neo-cons like the Cheneys, the Reagans (though Ronald's son is a Neo-lib), the Bushes, McConnell, and so on.

    • @dvferyance
      @dvferyance 4 месяца назад +2

      Bush should have dumped him in 2004 and replaced him with Guliani.

    • @stevenplayzzz172
      @stevenplayzzz172 25 дней назад +1

      @@dvferyanceor Grassley since it would’ve helped him more with the rust belt

  • @crixxxxxxxxx
    @crixxxxxxxxx 3 года назад +119

    Combining Quayle’s views on homosexuality while showing him wearing hot pink short shorts. 😆

  • @dfuher968
    @dfuher968 3 года назад +331

    Fun fact: Dick Cheney was in charge of W's vetting committee to pick a VP candidate. And picked himself. Kinda says all about him.

    • @mikaelleonbriones6356
      @mikaelleonbriones6356 3 года назад +13

      *Dubya, not W

    • @lugano1999
      @lugano1999 Год назад +1

      And a lot about dumb Dubya.

    • @jamiesweitzer8469
      @jamiesweitzer8469 Год назад +1

      Yeah, I never lost sight of this fact.

    • @Deere55
      @Deere55 Год назад +8

      Reminds me of the Jeopardy host replacement debacle after Alex Trebek died. Mike Richards, the producer, was in charge of hiring a new host, and surprise, picked himself. After 1 week, his shady past and sexual harassment claims on a previous job surfaced and he was fired as host and producer, and his career has taken a huge hit over it. So it backfired big time.

  • @takeop.3996
    @takeop.3996 3 года назад +1684

    The reason Dick Cheney isn’t dead yet is because even satan doesn’t want him.

    • @mactheknife7049
      @mactheknife7049 3 года назад +91

      The reason Dick Cheney isn't dead yet is because Satan is still preparing for the power struggle in Hell that will take place once he does.

    • @k90sas-choppu46
      @k90sas-choppu46 3 года назад +87

      @@mactheknife7049 He'll invade heaven and take their oil

    • @aaronbradley3232
      @aaronbradley3232 3 года назад +7

      excellent excellent, but also because of this money got in my heart that he didn't deserve 5 heart attacks would normally disqualify anyone but whatever. He is the worst vice president ever and judging by your comment he might be number one so I might be happy

    • @quintas66
      @quintas66 3 года назад +29

      He tried to die a couple of times and God and Satan had a conference call and they were like, "Nope."

    • @richardkempton1894
      @richardkempton1894 3 года назад +6

      You are all wrong!! Cheney is satan!! lol

  • @skylersneathen4799
    @skylersneathen4799 3 года назад +121

    Also for Spiro Agnew, he was there for the reveal and dedication of Stone Mountain stating "We must recall those principles of loyalty, dignity, and honor that shine through the men we commemorate today." And those men were Jefferson Davis, Stonewall Jackson, and Robert E. Lee

    • @cheyenne6913
      @cheyenne6913 Год назад +3

      Honestly, Agnew would be the top of my list.

    • @warlordofbritannia
      @warlordofbritannia Год назад +6

      Best thing Spiro Agnew ever did was show up in Futurama as a headless clone

    • @peterruddick1952
      @peterruddick1952 9 месяцев назад

      I'll take those 3 fine confederate leaders over Sherman, Grant, and McClellan

    • @skylersneathen4799
      @skylersneathen4799 9 месяцев назад +6

      @@peterruddick1952 Alas, a traitor.

    • @peterruddick1952
      @peterruddick1952 9 месяцев назад

      @@skylersneathen4799 URNSO

  • @sadslavboy
    @sadslavboy 3 года назад +53

    I thank you endlessly for boldly stating the truth: Dick Cheney was awful.
    I am tired of all the people who say "TOO RECENT" to quell any meaningful discussion of the Bush presidency.
    I was raised in a very anti-Iraq War house and I was indoctrinated to hate Dick Cheney at 8 years old.
    Since then, I have traveled, met all sorts of new people, experienced many life events, went to college and just became a more well-reasoned person.
    Today, I still hate Dick Cheney. I have often had existential dread as my life has changed. But i take comfort in the fact: I will always hate Dick Cheney.

    • @sydakk
      @sydakk 4 месяца назад +3

      “Too recent”
      It was literally 20 years ago. I’m shocked that people consider that to be recent.

    • @Ivan19271
      @Ivan19271 2 месяца назад +1

      Cheney was a badass though ngl

  • @JP-ou6ss
    @JP-ou6ss 3 года назад +1322

    While I agree that Dick Cheney was one of the most despicable characters in US History and is certainly in some sort of evil podium in World History as well, I mean, we need to separate the concept of "bad" from "ineffective", because Cheney literally succeeded in everything he wanted to do. Which is scary. But the point is that he's different from Dan Quayle who was just an idiot.

    • @iammrbeat
      @iammrbeat  3 года назад +364

      Very good point.

    • @dickcheney436
      @dickcheney436 3 года назад +166

      I was the best and you know it

    • @JP-ou6ss
      @JP-ou6ss 3 года назад +111

      @@dickcheney436 Yes of course Dick sorry

    • @dickcheney436
      @dickcheney436 3 года назад +72

      @@JP-ou6ss thank you

    • @edwardboland4015
      @edwardboland4015 3 года назад +4

      @@dickcheney436 no you still sucked

  • @Tflexxx02
    @Tflexxx02 3 года назад +131

    Great Moments in Dan Quayle history with some of his quotes:
    "Republicans understand the importance of bondage between a mother and child."
    "One word sums up probably the responsibility of any vice president, and that one word is 'to be prepared'."
    "We don't want to go back to tomorrow, we want to go forward."
    "I have made good judgements in the Past. I have made good judgements in the Future."
    "The future will be better tomorrow."
    "I am not part of the problem. I am a Republican."
    "I love California, I practically grew up in Phoenix."
    "A low voter turnout is an indication of fewer people going to the polls."
    "We have a firm commitment to NATO, we are a *part* of NATO. We have a firm commitment to Europe. We are a *part* of Europe."
    "It isn't pollution that's harming the environment. It's the impurities in our air and water that are doing it."
    "For NASA, space is still a high priority."
    "[It's] time for the human race to enter the solar system."
    "I stand by all the misstatements that I've made."

    • @McLovin-qk3rh
      @McLovin-qk3rh 2 года назад +12

      And biden makes him look like a genius

    • @jamiesweitzer8469
      @jamiesweitzer8469 Год назад +3

      Yep, another one of his unforgettable nuggets of idiocy.😢😢

    • @masonpuu8597
      @masonpuu8597 8 месяцев назад

      Kamala Harris is the worst

    • @Mr.Peggle
      @Mr.Peggle 6 месяцев назад +5

      He also spelled potato as “potatoe”

    • @gumpyflyale2542
      @gumpyflyale2542 2 месяца назад +1

      Dan Quale is still alive

  • @dickcheney436
    @dickcheney436 3 года назад +97

    I’m Offended Matthew, I did “accidentally” shoot my dear friend, I like shooting bears
    Oh and one more thing
    *I was the greatest, and you know it*

    • @ScoobyDoobDo
      @ScoobyDoobDo 3 года назад

      Cheney, do you really like da bears?
      (Ya get the reference)

    • @S0P2024
      @S0P2024 3 года назад +3

      😂

    • @HenryA.Wallace
      @HenryA.Wallace 3 года назад +5

      *You wish!*

    • @kenwb3513
      @kenwb3513 2 года назад +1

      Go F Yourself lmao!

  • @mvega6018
    @mvega6018 3 года назад +41

    I'm glad you put Cheney as #1. I don't think any VP has been more damaging to the country than he.

  • @JenniferinIllinois
    @JenniferinIllinois 3 года назад +1428

    I disagree that Cheney is the worst VP. He never was VP. He actually ran the country for Bush the Second. 🤣🤣🤣

    • @kmills1231
      @kmills1231 3 года назад +94

      Yea he should be on worst presidents list

    • @brianvivickers3712
      @brianvivickers3712 3 года назад +33

      Bush should have replaced Cheney

    • @bills2843
      @bills2843 3 года назад +57

      @@brianvivickers3712 I think he should've replaced Cheney with John McCain in 2004

    • @wannabetowasabe
      @wannabetowasabe 3 года назад +64

      @@bills2843 Good point! McCain was the best candidate the Republicans put on the ballot for President in a very long time. Instead he picked the worst possible running mate and the rest is history. She was the precursor to Trump by proving being an idiot could be popular among a fairly large group of people. I don't think McCain would have worked for Bush as he was smarter than that. He likely thought Bush 43 was unintelligent.

    • @bills2843
      @bills2843 3 года назад +17

      @@wannabetowasabe McCain did think that Bush 43 was unintelligent but I think McCain wouldn't decline the opportunity to be Vice President. He would accept the Vice Presidency to help Bush because he respected Bush. We all know how honorable of a man John McCain was. Maybe Bush's approval ratings might not have plummeted that bad if he had McCain to assist him.
      The GOP has ended up going more and more conservative. They're going to such a level that it sounds totally absurd. That's why republicans are losing their majorities in the Senate and House of Representatives. They are simply appealing to the conservatives and not to the moderates. The moderates play an important role in swinging the votes.

  • @javohirrihsiboev7018
    @javohirrihsiboev7018 3 года назад +593

    I realized that most of the warhawks are draft evaders (Cheney, Bolton, Quayle and etc)

    • @RenegadeShepard69
      @RenegadeShepard69 3 года назад +183

      Avoiding serving in the war's the only way they would survive it to tell the people all the good things about it.

    • @iammrbeat
      @iammrbeat  3 года назад +212

      It's not a coincidence.

    • @RenegadeShepard69
      @RenegadeShepard69 3 года назад +5

      @justspazzin 64 No, he didn't.

    • @RenegadeShepard69
      @RenegadeShepard69 3 года назад +4

      ​@justspazzin 64 He didn't fail to mention them, and he didn't fail to not mention them either, his comment has nothing to do with yours, what's failure is you mentioning them.

    • @dukes1993724
      @dukes1993724 3 года назад +4

      justspazzin 64 How are those people “War Hawks”? Especially Bernie...

  • @edsiles4297
    @edsiles4297 3 года назад +27

    Now here's something I've been thinking about lately: What if George HW Bush the 1st picked Dick Cheney as a VP and George W Bush the 2nd picked Dan Quayle at the same position? Like, both presidents Bush swapping VPs.

    • @campingramen1841
      @campingramen1841 2 года назад +14

      Both wouldn't have ended up on this list, I think
      I personally think Cheney used 9/11 to justify all of the Bush-era policies, which hadn't happened under HW, and I feel that Cheney would have had a much more difficult time getting that policy through
      And Quayle didn't really do anything terrible and I doubt he would've suddenly changed that approach post-9/11, instead allowing Bush to do his own thing without Cheney's influence

  • @businessguide6219
    @businessguide6219 3 года назад +5

    Officially, you're one of my favorite RUclipsrs out here!

  • @vsgabr
    @vsgabr 3 года назад +1581

    I'm not even American and I knew Cheney would be #1 before I clicked it

  • @rangergxi
    @rangergxi 3 года назад +302

    "I don't care if he sees this"... bro... stay away from forests for a while.

  • @AlekWheeler
    @AlekWheeler 2 года назад +18

    I highly recommend the book “Bag Man” for anyone who wants to learn about how Agnew rose and fell from power. It’s technical, but in a easily digestible way and goes thru the entire case that Richardson and company created to bring him down.
    Side note: Elliot Richardson might be my fav US AG.

  • @PastysBakery
    @PastysBakery 3 года назад +8

    That milk clip stressed me tf out lol

  • @ryancollins3050
    @ryancollins3050 3 года назад +39

    Still my favorite quote from any debate was in the 1988 vice presidential debate, “Senator, you’re no Jack Kennedy.” Dan Quayle will never live that down

    • @dnhy7951
      @dnhy7951 2 года назад +5

      I am no admirer of Mr Q but don't forget that Lloyd Bentsen, who delivered this immortal zinger, was on the losing Dukakis ticket.Quayle was on the winning Bush #41 one.

  • @lemmyvonh868
    @lemmyvonh868 3 года назад +148

    I think Robert yang was just dick Cheney’s alt account.

  • @ctown_wilso3814
    @ctown_wilso3814 3 года назад +6

    You forgot to mention that Quayle likened himself to JFK and got absolutely roasted for it in the VP debates

  • @viktorwolfe8333
    @viktorwolfe8333 3 года назад

    great video! I loved that Aaron Burr commercial. HAHA!!

  • @chrisgarry22
    @chrisgarry22 3 года назад +183

    Spiro Agnew should be top 5 best based on his name

    • @iammrbeat
      @iammrbeat  3 года назад +42

      Good point.

    • @__foam
      @__foam 2 года назад +6

      Spiro T. Agnew and the T is for Top 5

    • @thebaconmanthony
      @thebaconmanthony 2 года назад +1

      @@__foam I like your profile picture

    • @__foam
      @__foam 2 года назад +1

      @@thebaconmanthony and I like yours!

    • @thebaconmanthony
      @thebaconmanthony 2 года назад +1

      @@__foam lol

  • @zacharytaylor3178
    @zacharytaylor3178 3 года назад +243

    I’m kind of suprised John C. Calhoun isn’t on this list. While he was Vice President he dragged his (and also my) home state of South Carolina into the nullification crisis, which nearly started a civil war. He was definetly influential as a politician but as a VP he was pretty bad, especially in his second term under Andrew Jackson

    • @iammrbeat
      @iammrbeat  3 года назад +108

      He was the 6th worst for sure.

    • @theodoreroosevelt4260
      @theodoreroosevelt4260 3 года назад +25

      Thanks for leaving a comment Zachary Taylor former president

    • @harrytruman5700
      @harrytruman5700 3 года назад +15

      Hi Zachary Taylor and lm Harry S Truman

    • @harrytruman5700
      @harrytruman5700 3 года назад +4

      @@bullmoose7869 Hi l m Harry Truman

    • @harrytruman5700
      @harrytruman5700 3 года назад +3

      @@bullmoose7869 I don't see the named Theodore Roosevelt

  • @stevenschoenfeld5751
    @stevenschoenfeld5751 3 года назад

    Great video, loved it, and I agree wholeheartedly with your top picks those were some pretty bad Vice Presidents fantastic job!👍✌️♥️

  • @MakeMoneyGuide
    @MakeMoneyGuide 3 года назад

    Keep posting interesting contents like this!

  • @Locojjona
    @Locojjona 3 года назад +75

    You’re no Jack Kennedy.

    • @iammrbeat
      @iammrbeat  3 года назад +32

      Such a mic drop line.

  • @nickhueper2906
    @nickhueper2906 3 года назад +675

    Hey you said Veeps who became president couldn’t be on the list. Why is Cheney there? 😂

  • @emilycupcakegirl367
    @emilycupcakegirl367 3 года назад +2

    I believe you deserve more subscribers man😊

  • @dpotter2113
    @dpotter2113 3 года назад +3

    Would you consider doing a video about the Best and Worst Speakers of the House? A breakdown of the different leadership positions in the House and Senate could also be really interesting as I have no idea what most of them do.

  • @wigglyziggly
    @wigglyziggly 3 года назад +472

    Aaron Burr is also responsible for creating both Tammany Hall AND the Senate Filibuster. If thats not a deserving spot for #1, idk what is.

    • @MrBoboiscool
      @MrBoboiscool 3 года назад +69

      Ahhh the fillibuster, the stake with wich bipartisanship essentially died, (although generally much later than its first itteration). He also created one of the first powerful political machines so there is that. Mad how someone who knew George Washington and his loathe of party politics could invent something like that.
      He was certainly ahead of his times as beats says, but not all of it in a good way.

    • @marcwilliams5051
      @marcwilliams5051 3 года назад +43

      How about literally murdering Hamilton over some stupid fued.

    • @Ryfael
      @Ryfael 3 года назад +24

      Cheney was even worse.

    • @aaronbradley3232
      @aaronbradley3232 3 года назад +8

      The fact that Dick Cheney was worse that's about the only thing that could do it and there you go there's your answer

    • @BarberJ95
      @BarberJ95 3 года назад +14

      I wish people would realize if the filibuster is done away with, that’ll mean any horrible policy will be possible in the senate... I mean look how great that’s gone eliminating it for judicial nominees. Cheney was still far worse.

  • @jgonascar
    @jgonascar 3 года назад +421

    Surprised John C. Calhoun isn’t on here. He was the original guy who argued for “states rights” to own slaves.

    • @eldorados_lost_searcher
      @eldorados_lost_searcher 3 года назад +122

      Apparently he's #6.

    • @iammrbeat
      @iammrbeat  3 года назад +187

      Yeah he was also horrible

    • @french_2049
      @french_2049 3 года назад +22

      Only thing I like about him is that he told Andrew Jackson to piss off. Jackson threatened to level my city

    • @french_2049
      @french_2049 3 года назад +4

      Luís Filipe Andrade no, I hate him. I hate Jackson more so somebody telling him to piss off is a good thing

    • @french_2049
      @french_2049 3 года назад

      Luís Filipe Andrade i know, i was born in South Carolina. Charleston to be exact

  • @lylelanleymonorail79
    @lylelanleymonorail79 3 года назад +3

    Hey Beat! Maybe you can do a series of videos of President brackets. Or Vice President brackets.

  • @lukefoster934
    @lukefoster934 3 года назад +8

    In the words of Marquis de Lafayette: “You are the worst, Burr.”

  • @memestagram4028
    @memestagram4028 3 года назад +244

    When you were talking about Quayle, I was disappointed that you didn't bring up the time he misspelled "potato".

    • @MoonlightXYZ
      @MoonlightXYZ 3 года назад +16

      He already brought up his personal issues. I also remember hearing that the misspelling came from the teacher's paper that was handed to Quayle. He said something was wrong, but was willing to give the benefit of the doubt.

    • @aaroncrilly2005
      @aaroncrilly2005 3 года назад +26

      Compared to the current president, he's a god dam genius

    • @MoonlightXYZ
      @MoonlightXYZ 3 года назад +14

      @@aaroncrilly2005 Trump isn't perfect, but Biden makes Dan Quayle look like Jack Kennedy.

    • @memestagram4028
      @memestagram4028 3 года назад +42

      ​@@aaroncrilly2005 Let me correct you: Donald Trump makes Dan Quayle look like Jack Kennedy.

    • @stalkinghorse883
      @stalkinghorse883 3 года назад +16

      I was disappointed he didn't bring up the famous line by Sen. Lloyd Bentsen at the 1988 VP debate: "Senator, you're no Jack Kennedy".

  • @TerryTurner
    @TerryTurner 3 года назад +61

    6:52
    Classic "Got Milk" commercial, I haven't seen it in a long time. It one of my favorite. 👏😂

    • @iammrbeat
      @iammrbeat  3 года назад +11

      A classic!

    • @prairievisionproductions7297
      @prairievisionproductions7297 3 года назад

      @@iammrbeat Mr. Beat, you forgot to put Sleepy Joe Biden up there as #1 worst VP, BTW

    • @sirekumasutra7022
      @sirekumasutra7022 2 года назад +1

      Fun fact: That commercial was directed by Michael Bay. Yes the Transformers director

    • @chriskennedy3220
      @chriskennedy3220 4 месяца назад

      @@prairievisionproductions7297Just because you don’t like Biden doesn’t mean that Mr. Beat doesn’t like him either

  • @SNARC15
    @SNARC15 2 года назад +4

    And one more thing about Dan Quayle...it is still a running joke in the Civilization game series that he is the lowest rank you can receive upon ending the game (the other end of the spectrum, aka the highest ranking, is reserved for Augustus Caesar as of Civ 6.)

  • @kevincronk7981
    @kevincronk7981 Год назад +8

    What you mentioned about Cheney profitting from war is unfortunately true about a massive number of members of congress. And this isn't a theory, it's publicly known fact since their financial records are required to be made public. I don't remember how many by now but I do recall that an absurdly large quantity of both senators and representatives buy significant parts of defense companies, then make sure that those companies get huge government contracts, where you'll have things like a sock costing hundreds of dollars (I made that particular example up, but that is how ridiculous it gets and I don't remember any actual examples)

  • @MisterMalleable
    @MisterMalleable 3 года назад +47

    The headless clone of Agnew will be yelling at this video in the year 3000 when he comes across it

    • @iammrbeat
      @iammrbeat  3 года назад +8

      I can't wait til the year 3000.

  • @nickhueper2906
    @nickhueper2906 3 года назад +184

    Dan Quayle and Dick Cheney just sound like average politicians 😂

    • @mdaze9753
      @mdaze9753 3 года назад +17

      "Average politicians" don't coerce the American people into war and then profit from countless lives lost over almost two decades 🙄 It's that type of thinking that voted Trump into office.

    • @stevescott3735
      @stevescott3735 3 года назад +35

      What war has Trump gotten us involved in?

    • @chanceamania4147
      @chanceamania4147 3 года назад +12

      Steve Scott just don’t get caught in it, liberals will just scream and cry like children so

    • @maxcomas
      @maxcomas 3 года назад +10

      @@stevescott3735 he wanted to start one with Iran, but they didn't take the bait. Hes also sold tons of weapons to the Saudis and has a 750 billion military budget. And lord knows what he'll do in october/november to get reelected.

    • @aaronbradley3232
      @aaronbradley3232 3 года назад +9

      That's probably the dumbest comment I ever heard and I can't believe it got 43 likes I mean Dan Quayle kind of seems like the average politician if the average politician didn't know how to spell potato but Dick Cheney no way he was the devil

  • @cmndrkool321
    @cmndrkool321 2 года назад +3

    Rumor has it that Dick Cheney invited you to go “deer hunting” in the woods next weekend. Lucky you! 🤣

  • @bman6065
    @bman6065 3 года назад +1

    Your background music gets stuck in my head even though it's really faint

  • @alexroyuela3612
    @alexroyuela3612 3 года назад +133

    Who else knew Cheney would make this list before even watching it?

    • @dickcheney436
      @dickcheney436 3 года назад +2

      I didn’t think so, he’s great

    • @depressednapoleon9745
      @depressednapoleon9745 3 года назад +2

      @@dickcheney436 He sucked.

    • @stevelenores5637
      @stevelenores5637 Год назад

      Mr. Beat is making the list so I knew was going to be stuffed with Republicans. Yet the pedophile Biden is not even an honorable mention.

    • @berserkley
      @berserkley 9 месяцев назад

      I thought it was obvious

  • @bills2843
    @bills2843 3 года назад +29

    We could've ended up with Spiro Agnew as President if his proceedings were somehow delayed by ten months.

    • @noahjackl2240
      @noahjackl2240 Год назад +3

      Cursed timeline. Ford was a fool but fairly inoffensive as a president

    • @anasfarahi4401
      @anasfarahi4401 10 месяцев назад +1

      @@noahjackl2240 I think you are confusing Ford with "Chevy Chase as Gerald Ford".

  • @stevenbrooks6563
    @stevenbrooks6563 3 года назад +48

    I completely agree with this list, and totally forgot about Dick Cheney "shooting" his friend in the face 😳 pretty bad when THAT'S one of the lower things on the list of terrible things you did 😑

  • @dexter111344
    @dexter111344 2 года назад +6

    MR. BEAT: I hope Dan Quayle doesn't hear what I have to say about him. I might come across too harsh about him.
    ALSO MR. BEAT: I WANT TO DRAG CHENEY SO HARD THAT HE HAS NIGHTMARES!

  • @hosank
    @hosank 3 года назад +50

    Meanwhile, John C. Calhoun’s rotting corps rolls in his grave at the thought of not making Mr. Beat’s list

    • @iammrbeat
      @iammrbeat  3 года назад +24

      He's 6th worst for sure

  • @alanhorowitz3796
    @alanhorowitz3796 3 года назад +79

    Burr wasn't charged with the murder of Hamilton because dueling was not at that time illegal in New Jersey. Both he and Hamilton were New Yorkers who crossed the Hudson to Weehawken, NJ to carry out said duel. Thus, Burr did nothing illegal.

    • @TheAutisticBrony
      @TheAutisticBrony 2 года назад +3

      That's actually a common misconception, dueling was still illegal in New Jersey but the consequences were less severe.

    • @deanclark7747
      @deanclark7747 2 года назад +3

      I don't think dueling should be illegal . Even today two people want to take care of their problems like men so be it. Law shouldn't get involved.

    • @TheAutisticBrony
      @TheAutisticBrony 2 года назад

      @@deanclark7747 No fuck you it shouldn't be legal to shoot or kill someone because you have a disagreement with them.

    • @arkady714
      @arkady714 2 года назад +16

      @@deanclark7747 You watch too much TV.

    • @deanclark7747
      @deanclark7747 2 года назад

      @@TheAutisticBrony if both people agree to fight it out why not ? Both have an equal chance

  • @robertpolityka8464
    @robertpolityka8464 2 года назад +2

    I think it'd be interested if you had a top 5 list of best Presidential/Vice Presidential teams. Or a top 5 list of worst Presidential/Vice Presidential teams.
    I'm not thinking of a basis of whether you agree or disagree on the ticket on policy areas, but in areas, such as personal and professional chemistry, success in their agenda, and integrity.

  • @jefffrench1706
    @jefffrench1706 2 года назад +1

    Great list. I agree on all.

  • @wisdommapping9406
    @wisdommapping9406 3 года назад +64

    Damn you missed a great opportunity to include, Senator you’re no Jack Kennedy.

  • @carminemontuoro9026
    @carminemontuoro9026 3 года назад +83

    Why does Spiro look like Nixon with a stretched out face?

    • @iammrbeat
      @iammrbeat  3 года назад +21

      I never thought of him like that.

    • @thinkabout602
      @thinkabout602 3 года назад +7

      😂

    • @bullmoose7869
      @bullmoose7869 3 года назад +5

      Well, I mean all us white people look the same. Don't you agree?

    • @thinkabout602
      @thinkabout602 3 года назад +1

      @@bullmoose7869 NO !! 😉

    • @redjirachi1
      @redjirachi1 3 года назад +8

      He's Nixon with all his virtues removed

  • @noaahhhoke4012
    @noaahhhoke4012 3 года назад

    Great video mr beat your great

  • @Despondencymusic
    @Despondencymusic 2 года назад +2

    That Breckinridge story is the most fascinating I've ever heard. It's almost like a tale of Isildur from Lord of the Rings. That mustache would make Sauron blush. 🤣

  • @ootoot2152
    @ootoot2152 3 года назад +54

    Robert Jr Yang is the political commentator we didn't know we needed

  • @CivilWarWeekByWeek
    @CivilWarWeekByWeek 3 года назад +77

    Mr. Beat getting political up in here. Look out for his facts and knowledge.

    • @iammrbeat
      @iammrbeat  3 года назад +21

      And my bias!

    • @EW-rx5gi
      @EW-rx5gi 3 года назад +3

      @Skyle Andria I think he's a libertarian.

    • @bruhz_089
      @bruhz_089 3 года назад

      @@LordGigaChad69 he’s voting for me

    • @the4tierbridge
      @the4tierbridge 2 года назад

      *facts and logic

    • @stevelenores5637
      @stevelenores5637 Год назад

      @@iammrbeat Yep. I could tell that when you ignored the VP who is a pedophile (Biden). In fact he was recently caught again sniffing a little girls hair. Also admitted to showering with his daughter.

  • @evandonovan9239
    @evandonovan9239 6 месяцев назад

    Great segue into the ad read. I am also glad that you unequivocally put Cheney as #1 while you seemed to caveat your placement of George W. Bush more in the worst presidents list.
    I saw someone comment further down that Cheney is different than Quayle in that he was smarter and more effective. But the word "worst" can mean in a moral sense, not just ineffectual, and, in fact, that is probably the more common meaning of the word. So I think it makes sense to put Cheney at the top of the list.
    It's interesting that you think Cheney did better as Secretary of Defense. I don't know anything about his actions in that role so I would be interested to see whether he was less interventionist than he became when he was VP.

  • @Garbage_fire_arts
    @Garbage_fire_arts 2 года назад

    You live in Lawrence, I’m in KC that’s crazy you’re so close!

  • @vancorelamere1188
    @vancorelamere1188 3 года назад +25

    anything with a futurama reference gets like

    • @iammrbeat
      @iammrbeat  3 года назад +7

      Futurama fans unite!

  • @javierdrake1803
    @javierdrake1803 3 года назад +83

    Mr. Beat: Puts Burr on this list
    Me: Automatically likes the vid

    • @alostnerd7032
      @alostnerd7032 3 года назад +12

      ayyy fellow hamilton fan

    • @javierdrake1803
      @javierdrake1803 3 года назад +8

      ALostNerd You know it! But still, I think if he hadn’t died he still might have been president and he could have ended slavery sooner. There’s a video that shows what he could have done.

    • @renamamiya5997
      @renamamiya5997 3 года назад +6

      Arron Burr, Sir

    • @javierdrake1803
      @javierdrake1803 3 года назад +9

      @@renamamiya5997 Can we agree that duels are dumb and immature?

    • @biancaloss3624
      @biancaloss3624 3 года назад +7

      @@javierdrake1803 Sure, but your man needs to answer for his words, Burr

  • @DavidPysnik
    @DavidPysnik Год назад +4

    Excellent list. I was surprised by your pick of Cheney only because of how recent he is, but he is more than worthy and I commend your courage. I recall reading a few things about how he voted when he was a Congressman, things like voting against Head Start, against the Equal Rights Amendment, initially against a holiday for Martin Luther King, Jr., against making armor piercing "cop killer" bullets illegal, against sanctions against South Africa during apartheid, against making plastic guns that could slip through metal detectors illegal, against renewing funds for the Clean Air Act, and the list goes on. Granted, he actually was good with LGBT issues, but likely only because his daughter came out as a lesbian, so a perhaps that's even more slimy of him.

  • @gregoryhunter7413
    @gregoryhunter7413 2 года назад +3

    9:30 I'm dead dude!

  • @pury5365
    @pury5365 3 года назад +54

    Next do top 10 Speakers of the House, or Top 10 Secretaries of State.

  • @insertaliashere1379
    @insertaliashere1379 3 года назад +3

    That Robert Jr. Yang bit was hilarious!
    Great video once again.

  • @Wrestlemetal
    @Wrestlemetal 2 года назад

    I enjoy your show.

  • @yanihamandcheese4870
    @yanihamandcheese4870 3 года назад

    Can you do a ranking for Defense Secretaries?

  • @Latenightpictureshow32
    @Latenightpictureshow32 3 года назад +8

    love your channel! it’s getting me through the quarantine! these videos are thoughtful, funny & informative. great work!

    • @iammrbeat
      @iammrbeat  3 года назад +2

      Thank you so much Chris!

    • @jstevinik3261
      @jstevinik3261 3 года назад

      @@iammrbeat Worth subscribing.

  • @coreyde100
    @coreyde100 3 года назад +8

    I admire your restraint in your condemnation of Dick Cheney. I don't think I would be able to curtail my disgust with that power hungry, chicken hawk, war monger.

  • @imeitherfunnyornotfunny3363
    @imeitherfunnyornotfunny3363 3 года назад +4

    Me who lives in Canada: I’m just watching this guys videos to discover this sorcery

  • @georgewashington673
    @georgewashington673 3 года назад +32

    John Breckinridge was the great-grandfather of "Bunny" Breckinridge, a gay drag queen who played the ruler of the aliens in Ed Wood's "Plan 9 From Outer Space".
    Bill Murray portrayed him in the 1994 film "Ed Wood".

    • @dxdeity
      @dxdeity 3 года назад +3

      George Washington lmfao

  • @danquayle4906
    @danquayle4906 3 года назад +31

    I feel very attacked but thank you for the nice words

    • @mdaze9753
      @mdaze9753 3 года назад +3

      There is no E in potato

    • @iammrbeat
      @iammrbeat  3 года назад +8

      I'm so sorry, Mr. Vice President.

    • @sandboxproductions_youtube
      @sandboxproductions_youtube 3 года назад

      Mr. Vice President, can you spell the word that you allowed somebody to misspell on June 15th, 1992?

    • @realjrq
      @realjrq 3 года назад

      M Daze - For some reason, Grammarly recognizes both wordings. I've never had to use the word in writing, so I'm confused about what the official spelling is.

    • @danquayle4906
      @danquayle4906 3 года назад +5

      Mr. Beat it’s ok 👍

  • @TheTechnicalArea19
    @TheTechnicalArea19 Год назад +2

    can't forget the time ol Quayle got BURNED on live television.
    *_"Senator, you're no Jack Kennedy."_*

  • @neppy6319
    @neppy6319 2 года назад +2

    You gotta say he accidentally shot his friend and his friend apologized...

  • @joshh.2159
    @joshh.2159 3 года назад +4

    God i love your videos!!! Its inspired me to try and turn my history passion into a career

  • @Rkossin0
    @Rkossin0 3 года назад +6

    You do an excellent job. Great videos, thank you

  • @eclecticdog2k901
    @eclecticdog2k901 3 года назад

    I love the passive-aggressive sing-song when you said "Alexander Hamilton" xD

  • @just_radical
    @just_radical 3 года назад +2

    If I had a nickel for every Vice President who committed treason and tried to create their own country I'd have 10 cents, which isn't a lot but it's still weird that it happened twice.

  • @joaovitormatos8147
    @joaovitormatos8147 3 года назад +18

    "You go home" - JR YANG, Robert (2020)

    • @iammrbeat
      @iammrbeat  3 года назад +4

      Legendary

    • @xander2cat
      @xander2cat 2 года назад

      i came back to this video just to see the comments from yang

  • @petercroves8562
    @petercroves8562 3 года назад +10

    Great one, I like your insights into the US History

    • @iammrbeat
      @iammrbeat  3 года назад +1

      Thanks Peter. I'm always nervous giving my opinion. 🙂

  • @mraaden1841
    @mraaden1841 2 года назад +1

    Hey Mr beat. What is your opinion on Kamal O harris?

  • @JamesWrightLBC
    @JamesWrightLBC 2 года назад +1

    #2 - shoots a guy, ruins his career. #1 - shoots a guy, who apologizes for the inconvenience

  • @zj13goat57
    @zj13goat57 3 года назад +5

    I was watching your top 5 best and was wondering when you would post it

  • @hamptoncomics
    @hamptoncomics 3 года назад +7

    I love these videos and I’ve recommended this channel to my friend. Also could you do a history of The Beach Boys on the beat goes on?

    • @shannonbeat
      @shannonbeat 3 года назад

      Thank you for watching both channels!

  • @JagerLange
    @JagerLange 2 года назад +2

    You know it's bad when the one that Actually Killed A Man in office only got second place.

  • @henryblaisdell9383
    @henryblaisdell9383 3 года назад +2

    My dad always says that it's the second guy in charge who actually does the work

  • @jh6025
    @jh6025 3 года назад +31

    Wonderful work!
    I would love to see you break down Cheney's actions. It felt as though he was the president, and W. Was his puppet.

    • @iammrbeat
      @iammrbeat  3 года назад +18

      Yeah Dick deserves a video all his own.

  • @owenstafford9663
    @owenstafford9663 3 года назад +19

    You should do the top Secretary of State or speakers of the house

    • @mdaze9753
      @mdaze9753 3 года назад +6

      I second this request!

  • @bj0rn986
    @bj0rn986 Год назад +4

    For me, as a non-american, who was born after he was in offive, Dan Quayle is actually most famous for being the lowest ranking you can achieve in the Civilization games.

  • @MrPiano-is4du
    @MrPiano-is4du 3 года назад +1

    This guy needs more than 332k subs

  • @MrBreastGiveMeMoney
    @MrBreastGiveMeMoney 3 года назад +73

    I am tempted to make an account called Robert Jr Yang and pretend to be him :P

    • @austerbutt3626
      @austerbutt3626 3 года назад +6

      robert jr yang will come for you
      DON'T DO IT

    • @MrBreastGiveMeMoney
      @MrBreastGiveMeMoney 3 года назад +3

      Bob Dinkytown you can’t change the system of America

    • @lennoxt.anderson8966
      @lennoxt.anderson8966 3 года назад

      Helmer Steamson 15 Yea especially now that his channel got banned.

  • @vilstef6988
    @vilstef6988 3 года назад +9

    1968, there was a campaign bio of Agnew called Spiro Agnew: His Life and Convictions.

  • @NeiroTxn
    @NeiroTxn Год назад

    Weirdly it makes me upset that I didn't have you as a history teacher in highschool. They were some of the coolest teachers I had throughout my entire time at school, and i feel like you wouldve rounded out the team well.

  • @rustyboak3245
    @rustyboak3245 3 года назад

    that seemed more balanced than it needed to be. and
    i will be looking for more content of this nature in the future

  • @KhAnubis
    @KhAnubis 3 года назад +12

    Teach them /how/ to think, not /what/ to think. I can definitely get behind that

    • @iammrbeat
      @iammrbeat  3 года назад +4

      Heck yeah

    • @RobertGrif
      @RobertGrif 3 года назад

      @@iammrbeat I have had history teachers like that. I have also had history teachers that actually did try to indoctrinate their students to a particular point of view. I have also seen some schools pressured to teach certain subjects a certain way by state officials, school boards, and/or angry parents. I love history, but over the years I have DEFINITELY had to un-learn some of the lies I "learned".

    • @RobertGrif
      @RobertGrif 3 года назад +1

      When I was in elementary school in Ohio back in the 1990’s, schools were first starting to do standardized testing of their students. Teachers had to set aside a couple of days in the school year for all the students in the school to sit down and bubble-in multiple choice answers in a cheap booklet printed on thin, easily-torn paper. The teachers and the school were going to be graded on how well we students performed on this boring, menial test. Therefore, as I sat in the classroom waiting for the Social Studies portion of the test to be passed out, the teacher told us all, “Okay, class, on question 14 when it asks ‘Where did the Founding Fathers get the idea for the Constitution?’, the correct answer is ‘B: The Iroquois Confederacy.’ Yes, I know that isn’t actually the correct answer, and you all know that, too, but that’s the answer the state wants.”
      Yes, really, she actually said that.
      I remember that specifically because I thought it was incredibly strange. I mean, we had just recently learned in history class that the Founding Fathers drew inspiration from many sources when writing the Constitution. Why was the state government wanting us to say that only one of those inspirations mattered? Looking back on this today, as a full-grown adult, it seems clear to me that someone in either Ohio’s education department or the company that made these standardized tests had a political agenda and was trying to get all the schools to teach to that agenda.

  • @cupcake4177
    @cupcake4177 3 года назад +52

    If I see Burr on this list, I'm throwing.
    Edit: I'm throwing.

    • @dysondyson9524
      @dysondyson9524 3 года назад +23

      Burr sucked, I don’t care how good his songs are

    • @Gaming_Network
      @Gaming_Network 3 года назад +20

      Don’t throw away your shot

    • @wtfyoutube4873
      @wtfyoutube4873 3 года назад +16

      I hate Burr but the room where it happened is pretty fire tho.

  • @lylelanleymonorail79
    @lylelanleymonorail79 3 года назад +1

    I love the Futurama reference :D

  • @ZedKingsley
    @ZedKingsley 2 месяца назад

    Hiring the son of the man your soon to be ex-husband killed, to be your divorce lawyer is insane and such a incredible power move