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Gabriel Over the White House
President Comparison
By: Misha Vinokur, Tom Mason,
Alex Bianco, Carlos
President Hammond
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Signs of Divinity:
– Possessed by the Archangel Gabriel
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None – Democratic acts, procedures, or outcomes
– Disbanding his cabinet
– The Army of the Workers
– Convent of Washington
– No due processes for Nick Diamond
Abraham Lincoln
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Signs of Divinity:
– “That we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have
died in vain--that this nation, under God, shall have a new
birth of freedom--and that government of the people, by the
people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth."
– "With malice toward none; with charity for all; with firmness
in the right, as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on
to finish the work we are in; to bind up the nation's wounds....
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Abraham Lincoln
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Non – Democratic acts, procedures, or outcomes:
– At the start of the Civil War he declared Marshal Law in the
state of Maryland
– Imprisoned all the state legislators who were in favor of
secession. To prevent Maryland from seceding the Union.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Signs of Divinity:
– What helped him was that the entire country was behind
him, something which the other President’s lacked. The
citizens of the United States were ready for a change, and
Roosevelt tried to restore confidence in his inaugural
speech. In one hundred days, FDR pushed program after
program through Congress to create jobs, provide relief, and
get the economy going with very little resistance.
– Divine inspiration came from the support of the people who
followed him the entire era of the great depression
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Non – Democratic acts, procedures, or outcomes:
– National Industrial Recovery Act- The codes stopped the tailspin of
prices for a short time, but soon, when higher wages went into
effect, prices rose too. Thus, consumers stopped buying. The
continuous cycle of overproduction and under consumption put
businesses back into a slump. Some businesses felt that the codes
were too complicated and the NRA was too rigid. Declared
unconstitutional later on.
– Agriculture Adjustment Administration- Farmers killed off certain
animals and crops as they were told to by the AAA. Many could not
believe that the federal government was condoning such an action
when many Americans were starving. Declared unconstitutional
later on.
George W. Bush
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Signs of Divinity:
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Uses realign in his State of the Union address:
 Our nation is blessed with recovery programs that do amazing work.
One of them is found at the Healing Place Church in Baton Rouge,
Louisiana. A man in the program said, "God does miracles in people's
lives, and you never think it could be you." Tonight, let us bring to all
Americans who struggle with drug addiction this message of hope: The
miracle of recovery is possible, and it could be you.
 Americans are a free people, who know that freedom is the right of
every person and the future of every nation. The liberty we prize is not
America's gift to the world, it is God's gift to humanity. (Applause.)We
Americans have faith in ourselves, but not in ourselves alone. We do
not know -- we do not claim to know all the ways of Providence, yet we
can trust in them, placing our confidence in the loving God behind all of
life, and all of history.May He guide us now. And may God continue to
bless the United States of America.
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Post 9/11 the American Public looked up to Bush as they would to a
religious figure such as a priest or rabbi for answers in a time of crises
George W. Bush
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Non – Democratic acts, procedures, or outcomes:
– Phone and Wire Taps
– Patriot Act
– Mixing Church and State through:
 Making Stem Cell research illegal
 Wanting to ban same sex marriage through a constitutional
amendment
What makes a successful
President
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Being a charismatic speaker
Must understand the needs of the people
Strong willed
Dose not compromise his morals
A person of action