Best film/TV US President?

[celedhring]

And of course, to pair with the "worst movie president" poll, we need to have a "best movie president" poll. Same rules, only fictional presidents count.

Again, there are movies/shows that I haven't watched that feature US presidents that might be candidates for this list (Designated Survivor?). So feel free to add names.

The list features many world-saving presidents, but I'll go with Jed Bartlett for tricking us Europeans into thinking the USA had an exemplary democracy  for many years

[The Brain]

President Bartlett said that the US isn't a democracy.

[Solmyr]

TV sure had a lot of Black and Jewish presidents.

[Eddie Teach]

I'm not sure what to make of this comment, as there are 4 blacks and 0 Jews on Cel's list. 

[Solmyr]

Isn't Bill Pullman Jewish? Harrison Ford, Michael Douglas, and Kevin Kline also have Jewish parents (yeah, Kirk Douglas was as Jewish as they come). Only Martin Sheen and Fredric March are/were Anglo-Saxon (though half-Spanish in Sheen's case).

In any case, that's still more than in real-life US.

[celedhring]

Isn't Bill Pullman Jewish? Harrison Ford, Michael Douglas, and Kevin Kline also have Jewish parents (yeah, Kirk Douglas was as Jewish as they come). Only Martin Sheen and Fredric March are/were Anglo-Saxon (though half-Spanish in Sheen's case).

In any case, that's still more than in real-life US.

That doesn't mean they are playing Jewish characters though. We don't quite learn much of these people's personal life in this kind of movies, but none of their names screams "jewish" to me.

[The Minsky Moment]

Boycotting because President Camacho was put in the worst poll not the best poll.

[Barrister]

Boycotting because President Camacho was put in the worst poll not the best poll.

There's something too that.  It's been a long time since I saw Idiocracy, but I seem to recall that President Camacho listened to science and allowed the crops to be watered with, well, water, instead of whatever sports drink they were using.

That beign said the only one on the list I have any firm memory of was from Independence Day, so I voted for that President, as stupid as that movie is. 

[crazy canuck]

Morgan Freeman did a very good job, But the West Wing portrayed a the kind of thoughtful leader we all hope we might have one day.

[Solmyr]

Isn't Bill Pullman Jewish? Harrison Ford, Michael Douglas, and Kevin Kline also have Jewish parents (yeah, Kirk Douglas was as Jewish as they come). Only Martin Sheen and Fredric March are/were Anglo-Saxon (though half-Spanish in Sheen's case).

In any case, that's still more than in real-life US.

That doesn't mean they are playing Jewish characters though. We don't quite learn much of these people's personal life in this kind of movies, but none of their names screams "jewish" to me.

Most of the actors' names don't sound Jewish either, doesn't mean a thing. Considering the rest of the cast of Independence Day, I'd say the President is no exception.

[Sheilbh]

That doesn't mean they are playing Jewish characters though. We don't quite learn much of these people's personal life in this kind of movies, but none of their names screams "jewish" to me.

Most of the actors' names don't sound Jewish either, doesn't mean a thing. Considering the rest of the cast of Independence Day, I'd say the President is no exception.

And Independence Day isn't exactly subtle on that sort of thing

[Solmyr]

Back when it came out, the movie was jokingly called in Russia "How the Jews saved America".

[Admiral Yi]

Kline sounds moderately Jewish.

[viper37]

Toss up between Thomas J. Whitmore and David Palmer.

A US President taking a plane and willing to sacrifice himself to save the world after disregarding his top hawkish generals, that's a real american hero, probably only seen in GI Joe before

David Palmer was a simple politician, but he never double-crossed anyone, unlike the others in the series.

[The Larch]

Boycotting because President Camacho was put in the worst poll not the best poll.

Hells yeah.

There's something too that.  It's been a long time since I saw Idiocracy, but I seem to recall that President Camacho listened to science and allowed the crops to be watered with, well, water, instead of whatever sports drink they were using.

Brawndo, the thirst mutilator! It has electrolytes!

President Camacho was also able to recognize the abilities of those smarter than him and delegate, putting protagonist Joe in charge of solving the country's problems. Sure, he only gave him a week, but it's something!