ILX Official Founding Fathers Poll

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There was a previous Founding Fathers poll held on ILX with (imo) too few options. This is a revised poll. Who is your favorite, and why?

Poll Results

Option	Votes
Thomas Jefferson	10
Thomas Paine	8
Benjamin Franklin	7
Button Gwinnett	4
George Washington	3
James Madison	3
Robert Morris	2
Someone Else	2
George Clinton	2
Samuel Adams	1
John Adams	1
Gouverneur Morris	1
Elbridge Gerry	0
John Jay	0
John Hancock	0
William Blount	0
John Penn	0
Benjamin Rush	0
Roger Sherman	0
Patrick Henry	0
Benjamin Harrison	0

― (♥_♥) (roxymuzak), Thursday, 21 October 2010 02:31 (fifteen years ago)

fuck em imo

― some droopy HOOS in makeup (BIG HOOS aka the steendriver), Thursday, 21 October 2010 02:33 (fifteen years ago)

Ok allegedly the king of France had a custom chamberpot made that had Ben Franklin's face painted onto the bottom of the bowl so he could pee on BF, who was driving king of France absolutely bonkers. That is fucking awesome imo. Also I love that French women considered him a "darling old sexpot" in the words of Miss Manners (!!!!!).

― 17th Century Catholic Spain (Abbbottt), Thursday, 21 October 2010 02:33 (fifteen years ago)

It still makes me giggle that George Clinton is one of the founding fathers.

― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 21 October 2010 02:34 (fifteen years ago)

Franklin the one capable of the most lols, Paine and Jefferson the best writers, Adams was cantankerous and often right, and I learned a couple of days ago that Gouverneur Morris wrote the preamble to the Constitution.

Went with Jefferson cuz no one will.

― raging hetero lifechill (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 21 October 2010 02:36 (fifteen years ago)

hoos you are incorrect here

― (♥_♥) (roxymuzak), Thursday, 21 October 2010 02:37 (fifteen years ago)

i would take jefferson over paine as a writer, but they're the best, yes

― (♥_♥) (roxymuzak), Thursday, 21 October 2010 02:37 (fifteen years ago)

I went with Jefferson too, btw.

― (♥_♥) (roxymuzak), Thursday, 21 October 2010 02:38 (fifteen years ago)

lotta basketball schools up there

― balls, Thursday, 21 October 2010 02:38 (fifteen years ago)

voted washington

― balls, Thursday, 21 October 2010 02:39 (fifteen years ago)

I liked the HBO "John Adams" mini series most when Jefferson walked on: it rendered his personality and nuances quite well (especially the way he'd arrange himself on furniture).

― raging hetero lifechill (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 21 October 2010 02:39 (fifteen years ago)

actually voted paine tbrr

― some droopy HOOS in makeup (BIG HOOS aka the steendriver), Thursday, 21 October 2010 02:40 (fifteen years ago)

was the mini-series ever discussed here btw?

― raging hetero lifechill (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 21 October 2010 02:40 (fifteen years ago)

I will admit most of what I know/remember about these dudes is from the musical "1776."

― 17th Century Catholic Spain (Abbbottt), Thursday, 21 October 2010 02:40 (fifteen years ago)

just a c- bid for first response HoF tbh

― some droopy HOOS in makeup (BIG HOOS aka the steendriver), Thursday, 21 October 2010 02:40 (fifteen years ago)

reading agrarian justice when i was like 16 i was like yoooooo

― some droopy HOOS in makeup (BIG HOOS aka the steendriver), Thursday, 21 October 2010 02:41 (fifteen years ago)

wait wait -- no HAMILTON

― raging hetero lifechill (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 21 October 2010 02:41 (fifteen years ago)

gonna groan if paine takes this

― balls, Thursday, 21 October 2010 02:41 (fifteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=notJuFGXQ9w

― raging hetero lifechill (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 21 October 2010 02:42 (fifteen years ago)

fu balls

― some droopy HOOS in makeup (BIG HOOS aka the steendriver), Thursday, 21 October 2010 02:43 (fifteen years ago)

he won't tho

― some droopy HOOS in makeup (BIG HOOS aka the steendriver), Thursday, 21 October 2010 02:44 (fifteen years ago)

agh leaving out hamilton was a total accident, i love him.

― (♥_♥) (roxymuzak), Thursday, 21 October 2010 02:44 (fifteen years ago)

Voted 4 Madison.

But I'm very disappointed in the lack of a Hamilton option.

― The Porcupine Captain With A Crew of White Rabbits (Viceroy), Thursday, 21 October 2010 02:44 (fifteen years ago)

feelin like a real shit 4 that

― (♥_♥) (roxymuzak), Thursday, 21 October 2010 02:45 (fifteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaWBs46USqE

― raging hetero lifechill (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 21 October 2010 02:46 (fifteen years ago)

they're all white

― puff puff post (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Thursday, 21 October 2010 02:48 (fifteen years ago)

Jefferson had some chocolate babies though.

― raging hetero lifechill (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 21 October 2010 02:48 (fifteen years ago)

not an adams fan

― (♥_♥) (roxymuzak), Thursday, 21 October 2010 02:49 (fifteen years ago)

hardly chocolate iirc

― (♥_♥) (roxymuzak), Thursday, 21 October 2010 02:50 (fifteen years ago)

coffee

― raging hetero lifechill (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 21 October 2010 02:52 (fifteen years ago)

is plato worse or better than these guys

― puff puff post (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Thursday, 21 October 2010 02:52 (fifteen years ago)

worse

― balls, Thursday, 21 October 2010 02:54 (fifteen years ago)

some weak coffee

― (♥_♥) (roxymuzak), Thursday, 21 October 2010 02:54 (fifteen years ago)

xpost

― (♥_♥) (roxymuzak), Thursday, 21 October 2010 02:55 (fifteen years ago)

how is plato worse than the founding fathers balls

― puff puff post (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Thursday, 21 October 2010 02:55 (fifteen years ago)

if you put 7 parts creamer to one part coffee you are one sick pup

xpost wow, why are we making this comparison

― (♥_♥) (roxymuzak), Thursday, 21 October 2010 02:55 (fifteen years ago)

HE DIDN'T INVENT AMERICA xp

― some droopy HOOS in makeup (BIG HOOS aka the steendriver), Thursday, 21 October 2010 02:56 (fifteen years ago)

plus elitist, antidemocratic, swarthy

― balls, Thursday, 21 October 2010 02:57 (fifteen years ago)

"better than plato" or "worse than plato" are both completely idiotic things to say about any of these people tbf

― (♥_♥) (roxymuzak), Thursday, 21 October 2010 02:57 (fifteen years ago)

for some reason I thought this would be a poll of who the best of the first 10 or something posters to this internet forum was

― puff puff post (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Thursday, 21 October 2010 02:58 (fifteen years ago)

identify ILX posters with the Founding Fathers

― raging hetero lifechill (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 21 October 2010 02:59 (fifteen years ago)

morbius would obviously be s1ocki

― puff puff post (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Thursday, 21 October 2010 03:00 (fifteen years ago)

would be a great poll!

― (♥_♥) (roxymuzak), Thursday, 21 October 2010 03:00 (fifteen years ago)

aha thomas paine is dom passantino

― (♥_♥) (roxymuzak), Thursday, 21 October 2010 03:00 (fifteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9TePlr28KU&feature=related

― The Porcupine Captain With A Crew of White Rabbits (Viceroy), Thursday, 21 October 2010 03:01 (fifteen years ago)

all adams and paine w/ cankles as william blount

― balls, Thursday, 21 October 2010 03:02 (fifteen years ago)

was gonna say: deej as Adams

― raging hetero lifechill (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 21 October 2010 03:08 (fifteen years ago)

whiney as ~sam~ adams

― some droopy HOOS in makeup (BIG HOOS aka the steendriver), Thursday, 21 October 2010 03:10 (fifteen years ago)

Abbott obv. as Abb1g@il Adams.

― The Porcupine Captain With A Crew of White Rabbits (Viceroy), Thursday, 21 October 2010 03:22 (fifteen years ago)

well actually thats not very obvious at all...

― The Porcupine Captain With A Crew of White Rabbits (Viceroy), Thursday, 21 October 2010 03:25 (fifteen years ago)

*abb1g@1l adams googles herself, finds nothing*

― some droopy HOOS in makeup (BIG HOOS aka the steendriver), Thursday, 21 October 2010 03:36 (fifteen years ago)

I thought this was going to be the founding fathers of ilxor! Patrick Henry, probably.

― romoing my damn eyes (Nicole), Thursday, 21 October 2010 03:38 (fifteen years ago)

HAMILTON YOU CUNTS

― 15-60-77 (S-), Thursday, 21 October 2010 03:54 (fifteen years ago)

BUTTON

― corey, Thursday, 21 October 2010 04:12 (fifteen years ago)

voting john jay cause im descended from him

― max, Thursday, 21 October 2010 04:22 (fifteen years ago)

totally threw button in for curtis

― (♥_♥) (roxymuzak), Thursday, 21 October 2010 05:39 (fifteen years ago)

thought this was gonna be a poll of ppl like ned raggett and tom ewing

― truly blunted rhyme fiend (J0rdan S.), Thursday, 21 October 2010 05:57 (fifteen years ago)

ok we need to make this poll happen with the first 10 posters

― (♥_♥) (roxymuzak), Thursday, 21 October 2010 06:18 (fifteen years ago)

how wld we find the first 10 posters iyo

― some droopy HOOS in makeup (BIG HOOS aka the steendriver), Thursday, 21 October 2010 06:27 (fifteen years ago)

magic and jaymc

― (♥_♥) (roxymuzak), Thursday, 21 October 2010 06:34 (fifteen years ago)

why would magic johnson help us

― max, Thursday, 21 October 2010 06:37 (fifteen years ago)

what else is he doing

― (♥_♥) (roxymuzak), Thursday, 21 October 2010 06:39 (fifteen years ago)

tru dat

― some droopy HOOS in makeup (BIG HOOS aka the steendriver), Thursday, 21 October 2010 06:40 (fifteen years ago)

another (non)vote for hamilton

― once a remy bean always a (remy bean), Thursday, 21 October 2010 09:16 (fifteen years ago)

they're all white

― puff puff post (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Wednesday, October 20, 2010 10:48 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

Lol

It's hard not to go with Franklin. Though Jefferson was awesome. I agree that his character was the best in that John Adams movie.

― dressed up better than anyone within a mile (Bill Magill), Thursday, 21 October 2010 13:37 (fifteen years ago)

THen again, George Washington for fucks sake. That's my vote.

― dressed up better than anyone within a mile (Bill Magill), Thursday, 21 October 2010 13:38 (fifteen years ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

― System, Saturday, 30 October 2010 23:01 (fifteen years ago)

I finished Ron Chernow's new Washington bio yesterday. I've decided to vote for George.

― sandra lee, gimme your alcohol (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 30 October 2010 23:19 (fifteen years ago)

I almost got that today!

― (♥_♥) http://i46.tinypic.com/monk6.jpg (roxymuzak), Sunday, 31 October 2010 01:04 (fifteen years ago)

j adams has the best mini series
hancock has the best signature
s adams has a beer from boston
went w/franklin cause hes a bro

― ice cr?m, Sunday, 31 October 2010 01:17 (fifteen years ago)

button gwinnett

― secret haven 76 (crüt), Sunday, 31 October 2010 01:33 (fifteen years ago)

button has the best signature!!!

― (♥_♥) http://i46.tinypic.com/monk6.jpg (roxymuzak), Sunday, 31 October 2010 02:01 (fifteen years ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

― System, Monday, 1 November 2010 00:01 (fifteen years ago)

wow!

― (♥_♥) http://i46.tinypic.com/monk6.jpg (roxymuzak), Monday, 1 November 2010 00:06 (fifteen years ago)

tj whippin ass

― (♥_♥) http://i46.tinypic.com/monk6.jpg (roxymuzak), Monday, 1 November 2010 00:06 (fifteen years ago)

the rapist over the lunatic

― balls, Monday, 1 November 2010 00:15 (fifteen years ago)

six years pass...

2007 (pre-Broadway): treasonous Alex

That the Hamilton revival admits conservatives and liberals alike gives it obvious appeal. But if opinion-shapers really want to strengthen democracy by enhancing competition, opportunity, and mobility, Hamilton is not their man. Nor did he want to be. Neo-Hamiltonians of every kind are blotting out a defining feature of his thought, one that Hamilton himself insisted on throughout his turbulent career: the essential relationship between the concentration of national wealth and the obstruction of democracy through military force.

That’s putting the matter bluntly, and bluntness is necessary. Time and again this galvanizing principle in Hamilton’s political life has been denied, ignored, and glossed over by his proponents, who thereby risk distorting the entire founding period. One can gain a refreshingly focused picture of Alexander Hamilton simply by looking at episodes in his public life, far from minor, that the rehabilitation industry’s guiding storytellers have done their best to downplay or leave out all together....

https://bostonreview.net/hogeland-inventing-alexander-hamilton

― Supercreditor (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 17 November 2016 21:04 (nine years ago)

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