de-legitimizing the president

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de-legitimizing the president 2016-07-11 01:18:06 Post No. 1397189
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de-legitimizing the president Anonymous 2016-07-11 01:18:06 Post No. 1397189 [Report]

You know how it is, people on the news referring to Obama as 'this president' and not 'our president', those 'not my president shirts' from the Bush era. Birther-ism. Etc.

Is this just a modern thing, or were presidents from the past also constantly treated like they were not legitimately the president?

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Anonymous 2016-07-11 01:20:14 Post No.1397198
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Anonymous 2016-07-11 01:20:14 Post No.1397198 [Report]

That's as old as the office of presidency.

John Tyler had people constantly address him as "his accidency" because he kind of glided into the job.

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Anonymous 2016-07-11 02:02:20 Post No.1397336
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Anonymous 2016-07-11 02:02:20 Post No.1397336 [Report]

>>1397189
During the Populist era, there was strong sentiment that the president just represented the interests of the wealthy, so I wouldn't say there's anything new about it. The post-World War II years of Truman, Eisenhower and Kennedy may be an exception, outside of the few die-hard communists.

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Anonymous 2016-07-11 07:37:50 Post No.1398240
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Anonymous 2016-07-11 07:37:50 Post No.1398240 [Report]

>>1397189
Lincoln