The Crazy World of Presidential Politics - Newzwag Style
Day in and day out, our entire Newzwag staff is tracking down each and every news tidbit you might find interesting (Example: "Japanese Aquarium Puts Dolphins on Weight-Loss Program").
And because of this constant hunt for news, we inevitably run into US election coverage every 6 nano-seconds (Seriously, I can't go buy a pack of smokes without running into 9 people trying to register me to vote - am Canadian, can't vote, stop asking me you hipster idiot).
So it's only natural that after being bombarded by constant coverage of the 2008 presidential election, that we decided to create an entire quiz devoted to the lengthy and intricate maze that is the crazy world of presidential politics.
To be sure, this has been no easy task. If you think politicians are good at not answering journalists' questions, try creating questions based off those non-answers. Miraculously, we have managed to accomplish this monstrous feat.
And just to entice you, Dear Reader, here a few kernels of presidential-awesome we've learned while creating our new quiz:
- Eisenhower ruined the original cork floor of the Oval Office because he wore his spiked golf shoes constantly
- John Quincy Adams used to swim naked in the Potomac
- They had to build another bathtub in the White House because Taft was so fat
- Joe Biden wrongly declared that both FDR and television were prominent during the stock market crash of 1929
- George W. Bush was a cheerleader at Andover Academy
- LBJ used to hold meeting in the bathroom while he used the facilities
And on top of all that, we've even got questions on issues ("It's the economy, stupid"), the workings of government (apparently the Electoral College is NOT a school for would-be politicians), and day-to-day election coverage (another candidate mangled the English language!).
So stay tuned for the debut of our totally super awesome, and always informative/fun/hilarious Newzwag 2008 Presidential Election Quiz.
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