#GeorgeWashington was the first and only #president to have been elected sans official endorsement by a political #party; c also #JohnTyler
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#GeorgeWashington was the first and only #president to have been elected sans official endorsement by a political #party; c also #JohnTyler
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The Raven and the Likes of Presidents
President Obama: “How long you think it’ll take before they see things my way?”
#NecroNixon: “My way?”
President Obama: “Okay, how about your way then?”
#NecroNixon: “‘Nevermore!’ quoth the Raven. ‘Nevermore!’”
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October 30, 2014
John Rubens
[See, The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe (1845)]
Tyler’s claim to be president was not immediately accepted by opposition members of Congress such as John Quincy Adams, who felt that Tyler should be a caretaker under the title of “Acting President”, or remain Vice President in name.[73] Among those who questioned Tyler’s authority was Clay, who had planned to be “the real power behind a fumbling throne” while Harrison was alive, and intended the same for Tyler.[74] Clay saw Tyler as the “Vice-President” and his presidency a mere “regency“.[74]
Portrait of John Tyler as President.
He delivered a de facto inaugural address on April 9 reasserting his fundamental tenets of Jeffersonian democracy and limited federal power. Tyler’s claim to be president was not immediately accepted by opposition members of Congress such as John Quincy Adams, who felt that Tyler should be a caretaker under the title of “Acting President”, or remain Vice President in name.[73]
A firm believer in manifest destiny, President Tyler sought to strengthen and preserve the Union through territorial expansion, most notably the annexation of the independent Republic of Texas in his last days in office.
John Tyler Bio Courtesy of Wikipedia online October 31, 2014
The Raven and the Likes of Presidents
President Obama: “How long you think it’ll take before they see things my way?”
#NecroNixon: “My way?”
President Obama: “Okay, how about your way then?”
#NecroNixon: “‘Nevermore!’ quoth the Raven. ‘Nevermore!’”
Compilation Copyright
October 30, 2014
John Rubens
[See, The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe (1845)]
Tyler’s claim to be president was not immediately accepted by opposition members of Congress such as John Quincy Adams, who felt that Tyler should be a caretaker under the title of “Acting President”, or remain Vice President in name.[73] Among those who questioned Tyler’s authority was Clay, who had planned to be “the real power behind a fumbling throne” while Harrison was alive, and intended the same for Tyler.[74] Clay saw Tyler as the “Vice-President” and his presidency a mere “regency“.[74]
Portrait of John Tyler as President.
He delivered a de facto inaugural address on April 9 reasserting his fundamental tenets of Jeffersonian democracy and limited federal power. Tyler’s claim to be president was not immediately accepted by opposition members of Congress such as John Quincy Adams, who felt that Tyler should be a caretaker under the title of “Acting President”, or remain Vice President in name.[73]
John Tyler Bio Courtesy of Wikipedia online October 31, 2014
Gifts to Africa
Bares no tale
Owes no allegiance
No consent
Copyright
John Rubens
Halloween, 2014
Gifts to Africa
Bares no tale
Owes no allegiance
No consent
Joseph Campb___
Copyright
John Rubens
Halloween, 2014
President Obama: “How long you think it’ll take before they see things my way?”
#NecroNixon: “My way?”
President Obama: “Okay, your way then.”
#NecroNixon: “‘Nevermore!’ quoth the Raven. ‘Nevermore!’”
[See, The Raven, A Poem by Edgar Allan Poe (1845)]
The Raven and the Likes of Presidents
Compilation copyright
John Rubens
October 30, 2014
President Obama: “How long you think it’ll take before they see things my way?”
#NecroNixon: “My way?”
President Obama: “Okay your way then.”
#NecroNixon: “Nevermore!” quoth the Raven.
Ode to the Giants
We come to you with bayonet’s unfixed to repair a problem we have with you, Kansas City Royals. Won’t you come try our stew? We can meet forevermore in Missouri for a BBQ, Rodeo and Dance-Off.
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#necronixon “In light we in California decide to have a #stabilityfreeze.” Re: #BrownCampaign [#LateralLovin’ (#NeilYoung) v. #FederalCrackdown (Represented by #NeelKashkari)].
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