Mudslinging isn't new - here's the messy truth Oct 17, 2008
There's also what Cummins calls "You're at least a little bit gay." When he served in the House, James Buchanan, a bachelor, and his housemate, Sen. William King of Alabama, were both the subject of such rumors. (AZCentral -- News)
Hail to the movie chiefs Oct 16, 2008
com, every president has been featured in at least something in the movies or on TV, with Millard Fillmore and James Buchanan bringing up the rear with one appearance each. Fillmore turned up in the 22-minute short, The Monroe Doctrine in 1939, while Buchanan, the man who didnt free the slaves, never made the cut until he was voiced by David Gergen in the 2000 PBS documentary The American President. (MSNBC -- News)
Herd falls to Rams in five Oct 15, 2008
Boiling Springs fell to James Buchanan 3-0 on Tuesday night. The Bubblers fell 25-11, 25-13, and 25-10. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Mid-Penn Cross Country Championships results Oct 13, 2008
James Buchanan 578; 21 ... James Buchanan 666; 25. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Lamparter lifts Carlisle soccer Oct 7, 2008
Camp Hill 5, James Buchanan 0 ... Camp Hill out-shot James Buchanan 38-4 and held an 8-0 corner advantage ... Trinity (12-4) travels to James Buchanan on Wednesday. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Mustangs take thriller Oct 4, 2008
Camp Hill 53, James Buchanan 12 ... As a team, Camp Hill out-gained James Buchanan by 384 yards of net total offense. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Tonight's Week 6 High School Game Previews Oct 3, 2008
Camp Hill Lions (4-1) at James Buchanan Rockets (0-5) Friday, 7 p.m. ... Coaches: Camp Hill Frank Kindler; James Buchanan Mark Yurek ... Key players: Camp Hill Tyler Shover, sr., QB; Jordan Weber, sr., FB-CB; Trevor Polly, sr., WR-CB; Matt Spiegel, sr., WR; Matt Robertson, jr., RB-LB; Alex Patchin, jr., RB-LB. James Buchanan Jesse Smartt, sr., QB; Alex Buterbaugh, sr., WR-LB; Derek Sweeny, jr., WR-K-KR.. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Big Spring socceredges West Perry 3-2 (39) Sep 24, 2008
Amelia Capuano beat Melody Plessinger 6-1, 6-1 in No. 1 singles action to help Trinity turn away James Buchanan, 6-1 ... James Buchanans team of Plessinger/Engle beat Allie Stabile/Andi Adolph 10-3. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
The mess Obama or McCain will inherit Sep 24, 2008
Or if James Buchanan had declared war on the South before Abe Lincoln took the oath. No wonder Barack Obama has said that, if he wins, hell keep Paulson in power at least through the transition. (MSNBC -- Politics)
bittergate scandal Sep 23, 2008
There has been only one American president from this large state, James Buchanan, from 1857 to 1861, probably the worst in U.S. history. During the last century, there hasn't been a single leading national politician from Pennsylvania. (Harper's Magazine)
Palin a step in the right direction Sep 23, 2008
The list of experienced but inept public officials is depressingly long. To name but a few, consider the case of James Buchanan. Prior to being the 15th president, he served as ambassador to both Russia and England and held the office of secretary of state, among others. (Winona Daily News, MN)
The Palin/McCain ticket Sep 21, 2008
We would do well to consider that the consensus choice for the all-time best president is Lincoln and he was the least experienced, and the most experienced, James Buchanan, is neck and neck with George W. as the worst. Mr. Obama has allied himself with a very experienced No. 2 man and seems to offer more hope and has given specifics as to how he plans to proceed. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Houseal shoots 78 to win all-girls event Sep 19, 2008
James Buchanan 3, Boiling Springs 0. The Rockets took all three games against the Bubblers 25-16, 25-23, 25-17. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Plenty of folks still remember infamous Dillinger bank robbery Sep 19, 2008
Police Detective James Buchanan was in Central Park at the time and took cover behind a large rock. John Wallace, a deputy sheriff, was also in Central Park when the robbery occurred, Scott said. (Mason City Globe-Gazette, IO)
In control and cruising Sep 17, 2008
Boiling Springs (2-3) travels to James Buchanan on Thursday ... Trinity 2, James Buchanan 1 ... As a team, Trinity out-shot James Buchanan 17-3. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Quick strikes send Colts to easy win Sep 16, 2008
Susquenita 5, James Buchanan 2. On the strength of four individual wins, Susquenita cruised to a 5-2 win over James Buchanan on Monday ... Harman and Leidy of James Buchanan beat Hayley McLean and Eric Saylor 8-2 in No. 2 doubles. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Local Sports Schedule Sep 15, 2008
Big Spring at James Buchanan, 7 ... Boiling Springs, Camp Hill, Northern, Trinity, Greencastle, James Buchanan at Big Spring (Cumberland), 2. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Wildcats, Ship cruise in XC Sep 14, 2008
James Buchanan 448; 18 ... James Buchanan 228; 11. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
High School Football Scoreboard Sep 13, 2008
Susquenita 21, James Buchanan 8. Patriot. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Ryan Stotts: I solemnly swear ... to be married? Sep 13, 2008
We ve elected one commander-in-chief, James Buchanan in 1857, who wasn t hitched. Does a president have to be married. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Friday night football scores Sep 13, 2008
Susquehanna 48, Holy Cross 7 Susquenita 21, James Buchanan 8 Tamaqua 28, Shenandoah Valley 0 Towanda 31, Troy 6 Tri-Valley 32, Newport 13 Trinity 20, Camp Hill 7 Twin Valley 39, Kennett 9 Tyrone 6, Central Mountain 3 Upper Dauphin at Reading Central Catholic, ppd. Upper Dublin 35, Truman 14 Upper Merion 28, William Tennent 7 Upper Moreland 28, Lansdale Catholic 15 Wallenpaupack 35, Pocono Mountain East 14 Warwick at Ephrata, ppd. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Feels good to be CV (47) Sep 11, 2008
James Buchanan 3, Boiling Springs 1. James Buchanan broke open a 1-1 first-half tie, to down Boiling Springs 3-1 on Wednesday ... Camp Hill 7, James Buchanan 0. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Resurrection of the charlatan Sep 10, 2008
Government spending, as Nobel prize winner James Buchanan was to point out at length through public choice theory, involves bureaucrats disposing of resources in ways that suit the bureaucrats, not the owners of the resources. Consequently, it is much less efficient than private sector spending, automatically optimized by the resources' owners. (Asia Times Online)
Trinity girls win on the court Sep 9, 2008
Trinity travels to James Buchanan today. Bible Baptist 3, York County Tech 0. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
$3 Million in Grants Awarded to 200 Museums, Historical Groups and Local Governments Sep 6, 2008
00 Hands-on House, Children's Museum of Lancaster, $20,891 Heritage Center of Lancaster County, $25,454 James Buchanan Foundation, $9,026 Lancaster County Historical Society, $30,221 National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors, $19,430 North Museum of Natural History and Science, $22,065 Rock Ford Foundation, $5,270 Lebanon Historic Schaefferstown Inc., $5,250 Lehigh County of Lehigh - Parks ation, $36,750 Da Vinci Discovery Center of Science and Technology, $32,526 Lehigh County... (PR Newswire)
Hot-button political issues Sep 5, 2008
Note: This is not a scientific poll. The results reflect only the opinions of those who chose to participate. (Dowagiac News, MI)
Boys' Mid-Penn Soccer Glance Sep 4, 2008
James Buchanan 1-0 1-0. Trinity 1-0 2-1. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Experience Proves a Stern Teacher Sep 3, 2008
But in 1856, James Buchanan, 65, was 29 years and eight months older than his running mate, John Breckinridge, who was 35. Buchanan could run with that stripling because Buchanan was the most qualified person to run for president, before or since. (Townhall.com)
Historian: Bush, Clinton legacies at stake Sep 3, 2008
Scholarly surveys of presidential "greatness" typically put George Washington and Abraham Lincoln at the top of the pantheon and James Buchanan and Warren G. Harding at the bottom, but consensus disappears with recent presidents. A recent survey ranked both Clinton and Bush II in the middle of the list, leaving much room for the two to move up or down in the future. (CNN)
The vanishing vice president Sep 3, 2008
Unmarried, he shared a room for more than 20 years with another bachelor, a future president, James Buchanan, and rumor had it they were more than just friends. And, 150 years later, we get skittish when a woman and a black man run for president. (Braintree Forum, MA)
Artists colonize a harbor outpost Aug 30, 2008
"Astrodime Transit Authority," the tin-can project, commemorates the 150th anniversary of the first official use of the trans-Atlantic cable - an 1858 telegram to President James Buchanan from Britain's Queen Victoria. At low tide, when it's possible to wade to the mainland, a group plans to set up a tin-can call from Bumpkin Island to nearby Hull. (Boston Globe)
Along the Way: Wake me when it’s over Aug 29, 2008
Oh, so that was James Buchanan. Whatever. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Your views: Picking a president Aug 28, 2008
Lincoln, seen by many historians as the greatest president ever, only had half a dozen years in the Illinois state legislature and two years in Congress, whereas James Buchanan, seen as the second worst president ever, spent 20 years in Congress. If you are not convinced, guess what. (Florida Today)
Local Football Scrimmages Aug 22, 2008
James Buchanan at Schuylkill Valley, 1 p.m.. Local. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Local Kids Take To The Mats Aug 22, 2008
Those words from James Buchanan School District head wrestling coach Matthew Gordon were recently brought to life in Fulton County through a weeklong camp open to both boys and girls enrolled in kindergarten through 12th grade ... Also on hand to lend instruction in the Park and Recreation Commission s camp were James Buchanan high school wrestlers, senior and three-time District 3 qualifier Alex Buterbaugh and Nathan Dick, a junior and two-time District 3 qualifier ... Crouse, in addition to... (Fulton County News, PA)
Tuesday's local sports schedule Aug 19, 2008
Boiling Springs, Big Spring, Camp Hill, Northern, Trinity, Greencastle at James Buchanan (Whitetail), 1. Eastern League Baseball. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
New book on Mormon-led massacre opens old wounds Aug 19, 2008
Concerned about the Mormon practice of polygamy (disavowed by the church in 1890) and a blooming theocracy out West, President James Buchanan dispatched federal troops to Utah Territory to put down a perceived rebellion. Mormons already driven from other states feared exile or death. (USA Today -- News)
Politics: Experience no sure sign of success as president Aug 18, 2008
And two candidates with the most government experience John Quincy Adams and James Buchanan turned out to be one-term failures. Adams had a wonderful r;sum;, but his temperament was just not well-suited, said Collier. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
High School Football Scrimmage Schedule Aug 14, 2008
James Buchanan at Schuylkill Valley, 1. Scotland at Fairfield, 10 a.m.. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
PATSY R. BRUMFIELD:I keep telling myself most politicians manage to behave Aug 14, 2008
No. 3 - President James Buchanan, who spent much of his public life facing speculation about his sexual orientation. He was engaged at least once, but the woman died before their wedding and he never married. (Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal)
150 Years Ago: The First Transatlantic Telegraph Aug 8, 2008
President James Buchanan included in his reply: May the Atlantic Telegraph, under the blessing of Heaven, prove to be a bond of perpetual peace and friendship between the kindred nations, and an instrument designed by Divine Providence to diffuse religion, civilization, liberty and law throughout the world. NOTE: The cable had severe technical problems and completely failed two months later. (Scientific American)
From torches to T-shirts Aug 3, 2008
It's also got straight razors sporting the image of James Buchanan, which had a mother-of-pearl handle and an image of Buchanan himself on the razor. Years later, Woodrow Wilson also gave emblazoned straight razors to support his campaign. (Odessa American, TX)
Experience called poor predictor of presidential success Jul 31, 2008
Trying to gauge whether experience matters really eludes measurement," said Carl Pinkele, a presidential expert at Ohio Wesleyan University, in Delaware, Ohio.Scholars suggest two yardsticks executive background and foreign policy expertise but they also find both flawed.Herbert Hoover was the widely admired U.S. food administrator in World War I, presidential adviser at the Versailles Conference and secretary of commerce in the 1920s."Yet his management of the economy was a disaster," Dallek... (Anchorage Daily News)
LETTERS: NCT, July 29, 2008 Jul 30, 2008
"Ron obviously has never compared two back-to-back presidents, our 15th and 16th, James Buchanan and Abraham Lincoln. Buchanan had one of the broadest, deepest resumes of "experience" ever, with extensive legislative (state and federal), foreign policy and diplomatic experience, yet was a one-term failed president with one of the worst administrations ever - Washington insiders aren't always so wonderful. Following this debacle, voters turned to probably the least qualified president ever, a... (North County Times)
Certain topics off the table for Gregoire, Rossi Jul 28, 2008
lord gregor wrote on Jul 27, 2008 9:10 AM:" I can't wait to cast my vote for Governor Gregoire! She is a fighter for civil and minority rights, women's rights, and she's not afraid to raise taxes to pay for state programs. All people around here do is whine and moan about taxes. Boo-freaking-hoo people! How else are we supposed to pay for things like, oh I don't know, the roads you drive on??? If you folks are truly that concerned with taxes, then please feel free to not use those services which... (Longview Daily News, WA)
Happy Birthday America! Jul 4, 2008
I have a immense pride in them, the good, (Daniel Boone) the horrible (James Buchanan) and everyone in between before and after. God Bless the USA. (Townhall.com)
Looking at Presidential pastimes Jun 29, 2008
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No respect for the law Jun 26, 2008
Had you attended classes rather that those Young Communists for Carter rallies, you d have heard of James Buchanan - 15th President of the United States. While the U.S. slid into civil war, he hung his head and made excuses why he could do nothing about it. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
A new model for nastiness Jun 25, 2008
Other Hoover administration activities failed to improve matters, but do not seem to have made them much worse, though Smoot-Hawley and the income tax hike together push Hoover well beyond the unlucky and well-meaning James Buchanan on the list of America's worst presidents. The 1970s stagflation was initially caused by excessive public spending for the Vietnam war, which created a severe deficit problem, exacerbated by sloppy monetary policy, particularly around the time of president Richard... (Asia Times Online)
Vice is nice Jun 22, 2008
For instance, did you know that William King, Franklin Pierce's running mate, was the only bachelor vice president, and that he lived for years with James Buchanan, the only bachelor president. Today in Opinion. (International Herald Tribune -- Ed/Op)
Survival of the fittest Jun 20, 2008
Queen Victoria went horseback riding, Madame Tussaud announced a wax image of U.S. President James Buchanan, and the steamship North Star arrived from New York in 11 days and six hours, a new record. But in the evening of that date, 150 years ago, an event occurred which, according to the journalist Arnold Brackman, was "one of the great watersheds in the history of Western civilization." Members of the London's august Linnean Society on Piccadilly heard two unpublished fragments about evolution... (International Herald Tribune -- Ed/Op)
Click for Full Story Jun 17, 2008
On This Date:In 1856, the Republican Party, meeting in Philadelphia, nominated John Charles Fremont to be its presidential candidate (Fremont ended up losing to James Buchanan). In 1885, the Statue of Liberty arrived in New York Harbor aboard the French ship Isere. (KWTX.com, TX)
Explore Pennsylvania Dutch country Jun 15, 2008
While you're in Lancaster, visit , the estate of James Buchanan, the nation's 15th president. Find another selection of interesting places to stay in the area by visiting the and looking for "Romantic Bed & Breakfasts.". (MSNBC -- Travel)
3 awards for Sandalwood Jun 13, 2008
Wednesday, June 11, 2008. The ballot box is the surest arbiter of disputes among free men. (Deccan Herald)
PIAA Class A Baseball Preview Capsules Jun 8, 2008
Spiegels losses came to District 3 Class AAA playoff qualifiers James Buchanan (twice), Greencastle-Antrim and Susquenita. finished third in Mid-Penn Capital Division (10-4). (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Russell C. McLucas Scholarships Awarded Jun 7, 2008
A 2005 graduate of Messiah College, Keefer completed her secondary education at James Buchanan High School. She is the daughter of Glenn and Jody Keefer of Mercersburg and the grand-daughter of Mildred Truax of McConnellsburg. (Fulton County News, PA)
Jefferson Davis' Desperate Ploy Jun 6, 2008
Execution of the bold plan was assigned to Colonel Jacob Thompson, former aide to General P.G.T. Beauregard as well as pre-war Mississippi congressman and Secretary of Interior for the James Buchanan administration. Thompson was responsible for inserting eight Confederate officers into New York City via Toronto, Canada. (Suite101.com)
More of this story Jun 6, 2008
Duke, the heiress of tobacco and energy tycoon James Buchanan Duke, lived from 1912 to 1993 and left behind a fortune estimated at more than 1. 3 billion, although she donated much of her money during her life to various philanthropic causes. (Newport Daily News, RI)
Records: Sunday, June 1 Jun 2, 2008
In 1868, James Buchanan, the 15th president of the United States, died near Lancaster, Pa. In 1926, actress Marilyn Monroe was born Norma Jeane Mortenson in Los Angeles. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Red Land embarks on third season Jun 1, 2008
Spiegels losses have come to 3-AAA playoff qualifiers James Buchanan (twice), Greencastle-Antrim and Susquenita. 3-1 record against Class A opponents. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Our worst president: You don't say ... Part II May 29, 2008
Among historians, there is no doubt into which echelon he falls his competitors are Millard Fillmore, James Buchanan, Andrew Johnson, and Franklin Pierce, the worst of the presidential worst. But does Bush actually come in dead last. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Rove, White House Dispute McClellan Book Tales May 29, 2008
Andrew Johnson, James Buchanan, Herbert Hoover and Warren Harding are strongly competing with Bush, among the likely bottom five presidents so far. Posted by: Independent | May 28, 2008 9:52 PM. (Yahoo News -- Bush Administration)
Utahns Recall Civil War History May 28, 2008
He said most people don't know that a third of the United States Army was sent here by President James Buchanan to put down the supposed Mormon Rebellion. The soldiers weren't allowed to stay in Salt Lake City, so they built Camp Floyd in Cedar Valley, Seikel said. (The Daily Universe, UT)
Conservatives Give Jindal Thumbs up as McCain's VP May 28, 2008
(Jindal turns 37 in June; the youngest vice president in U.S. history was John Cabell Breckinridge who, at 36, served under President James Buchanan from 1857 to 1861. . (Newsmax)
Oak Hill volunteers honor Memorial Day's meaning May 25, 2008
James Buchanan was president, and Iowa had been a state for only 15 years. The Civil War, eventual inspiration for Decoration Day, was under way. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
