[Resettozero]

Double-dumb stupid question and questioner.

[chud]

Not sure why the hesitation...George Washington.
Duhhh!

[cripplecreek]

The recent Bush would be the best but he’s seriously flawed.

[VRW Conspirator]

Reporter: Where was Obama born?

Republican candidate: I don’t know.

Headline: Republican presidential candidates had trouble answering this very basic historical question

[Defiant]

Easy answer.

"None of the living Presidents were great. Therefore, by definition, none of them could be "greatest".

[lewislynn]

Chris Moody asked many of the likely GOP candidates to name the greatest living president. The question left many of them stumped.

Simple. There aren't any "great" living presidents.

[Iron Munro]

The greatest "living" president?

There isn't one.

But here is the most GRATING of them all, dead or alive.

[thorvaldr]

Loaded question. The only possible answer is Goerge Dubya but it’s entirely through lack of competition, so no one want to be on record saying that.

[kevkrom]

Five living presidents, all with issues:

* Carter - if it weren’t for Obama, he would be the worst President ever. Not even a Democrat would claim Carter for this question.

* GHWB - “read my lips”, Iraq I, generally a poor substitute for Reagan, his predecessor.

* Clinton - what Republican is going to give this answer with the possibility of Hillary on the other side of the race? Or, frankly, even without Hillary to contend with.

* GWB - Iraq II, existing punching bag/whipping boy for every ill, real or imagines, deserved or not

* Obama - See “Carter”.

The reason they “can’t” answer is that there *IS* no good answer. The whole point of the question is to try and get them to tie themselves to either GHWB or GWB, both of whom are electoral albatrosses.

[freeangel]

Ask hitlary the same question. lol

[Sooth2222]

A. There is only one living president, and in my opinion, he's been the worst president in the history our country. Of the living ex-presidents, the worst is Jimmy Carter.

(Can I run for president, mom? Everybody else is!)

[RightOnTheBorder]

Once again, when dealing with the enemedia, the correct answer is “do you have a serious question, or should I move on to someone who matters?”

[Steve_Seattle]

"Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Florida), Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal (R), and Republican businessman Donald Trump all named Reagan in response to Moody's question. "I'll leave that for the people to decide," Cruz said of his choice for the greatest living president. "Certainly, the greatest president of recent generations was Ronald Reagan."

They have misquoted Cruz - he did NOT say that Reagan was the greatest LIVING president. He said Reagan was the greatest president "of recent generations." This makes you wonder how accurate the rest of the story is.

[omega4412]

W, in a weak field, maybe the weakest field in US history. Need to put in Buchanan to make it a fairer competition.

[Lumper20]

This rag obviously needs a reporter. This is not news.

[Ingtar]

Since they seem to have limited to living, the only two choices for answers are Bushes.

[yoe]

.....greatest living president.....Ben Carson got it.

[Skepolitic]

Is “None of the Above” an acceptable answer?