Thomas Jefferson won the 1800 presidential election despite false rumors that he planned to have the Bible seized from every private citizen. Andrew Jackson won in 1828 despite the truth that he killed a man in a duel. Religion and… Read More ›
Presidential Campaigns and Elections 
How the Michelle Obama & Ann Romney Cookie Contest Started: Blame Mrs. Harrison’s Pigs-in-a-Blanket
Republicans and Democrats are offering each other bitter commentary and salty language in judging the first presidential debate performances on Wednesday night of President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney. But its nothing but sugar when it came to the… Read More ›
The Caricature-Building Comments of Ann Romney & Michelle Obama in Context
Reaction to the comment made last week by Ann Romney about what she meant by using the words “you people,” are much like the reaction four years ago to the one made by Michelle Obama about feeling “proud for the first… Read More ›
“Hello Lyndon!” How Carol Channing Helped LBJ Win the Election
They were both accused, at times, of being corny caricatures, but as human beings the legendary President from Texas, Lyndon Baines Johnson and Hollywood and Broadway actress Carol Channing were – and are (Channing recently turned 91) exuberant and enthusiastic… Read More ›
Did Taft's Taste Cost Him an Election? Plus, a Picture of His Famous Bathtub
Part 2 of 2 No story more indelibly imprints the persona of President William Howard Taft as a fat man and compulsive eater than the claim he became stuck in the bathtub of the lavatory in the presidential bedroom suite, located… Read More ›