Temporal Distortion from Randy Halverson on Vimeo.
Here is a President’s Quiz from Bill in Portland Maine from Daily Kos:
Giant Throbbing 2012 Presidents’ Day Fun Quiz* *No fair Googling!
1. Which president ended the standard practice of setting aside time every weekday to let ordinary citizens, via appointment, discuss their concerns face-to-face with him?
A) Lincoln B) Hoover C) McKinley D) Cleveland2. Which president opened a Tiffany’s account to refurbish the White House?
A) Van Buren B) Arthur C) Taft D) Gingrich3. Who liked to blame his farts on his Secret Service detail?
A) Ford B) L. Johnson C) Taylor D) Hayes4. “I can’t remember what I did” is what this president said about his time in the Alabama National Guard (and no one else can remember anything about his service there, either).
A) Clinton B) Nixon C) George W. Bush D) Washington5. Name the only president to earn a Ph.D.
A) FDR B) Buchanan C) John Quincy Adams D) Wilson6. Which president-to-be lost his first election, claiming that his rival only won because he was the tallest man in the room?
A) Pierce B) Reagan C) John Adams D) Cleveland7. Which president ordered his plane, called “Sacred Cow,” to buzz the White House, which caused a bit of a panic?
A) George H.W. Bush B) Truman C) Harding D) Clinton8. Who used a crude “alarm-clock wristwatch” to get out of meetings?
A) Lyndon Johnson B) Benjamin Harrison C) Tyler D) Jefferson9. Who was simultaneously able to write in Latin with one hand and Greek with the other?
A) Madison B) Teddy Roosevelt C) Polk D) Garfield10. Which president fought in a war and carried a bullet in his shoulder for the rest of his life?
A) Grant B) W.H. Harrison C) Monroe D) EisenhowerAnswers: B, B, A, C, D, C, B, A, D, C
REPUBLICAN PRIMARY — PRESIDENT
MICHIGAN (PPP): Santorum 37, Romney 33, Paul 15, Gingrich 10.
TEXAS (University of Texas/Texas Tribune): Santorum 45, Gingrich 18, Romney 16, Paul 14
Wow.
NATIONAL (Gallup Tracking): Santorum 36, Romney 28, Gingrich 13, Paul 11.
GENERAL ELECTION –SENATOR
VIRGINIA (Christopher Newport University): George Allen (R) d.Tim Kaine (D) (42-40)