The King of Controversy

I'm torn... part of me says James Heller, but I have to give it to President Thomas Whitmore because gave the greatest and most inspirational presidential speech of all-time:

“Good morning. In less than an hour, aircraft from here will join others from around the world. And you will be launching the largest aerial battle in the history of mankind. “Mankind.” That word should have new meaning for all of us today. We can’t be consumed by our petty differences anymore. We will be united in our common interests. Perhaps it’s fate that today is the Fourth of July, and you will once again be fighting for our freedom… Not from tyranny, oppression, or persecution… but from annihilation. We are fighting for our right to live. To exist. And should we win the day, the Fourth of July will no longer be known as an American holiday, but as the day the world declared in one voice: “We will not go quietly into the night!” We’re going to live on! We’re going to survive! Today we celebrate our Independence Day!”

Oh dang! I didn't think about including movie presidents. In that case I think I'm changing my favorite president to David Palmer from 24. He's such a beast.

I choose George Washington for his famous Cherry Tree speech.

"I cannot tell a lie. That is only the American way. I recall one day when Thomas and I were frolicking in the cherry orchard of my mother. I had discovered a small hatchet. In an attempt to get the hatchet, I directed little Tommy's attention towards an Indian hiding in the bushes, quickly snatched the hatchet from the ground, and chopped down the most luscious of all the cherry trees. I had immediately regretted my decision. 'Why,' I thought,'would I have cut down this tree of my mother's!' I then went and tattle-taled that Tommy J had cut it. My mother was not happy. I then realized that if I were ever to become president, I must never tell a fib. So I then confessed and now Tommy and I are tight. In fact, he will become president one day. Hitherto on and forever, I bid thee all a farewell."

They probably should be separate categories. I'll leave my quote but go with T-Rose for my favorite real life president because we share a love of the outdoors.

Nixon and Obama would round out my top 3 :-)

Wow I would have to say Warren G. Harding. Because his counterpart Warren G (along with Nate Dog) made the super thug and beast song Regulate. Freakin Thomas Jefferson made babies with his slave, what the flip bro!