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I think it's interesting to point out the political affiliations in these last brackets. Out of eight Presidents, 5.5 are republicans and 2.5 democrats (Jackson was a Democrat-Republican, whatever the shit that means, so he counts as half for both). The Republicans are definitely dominating by more than 2:1, but the Democrats are still holding their own. Meanwhile, Ralph Nader sits in the audience, twiddling his thumbs, grumbling about how he could have beaten everyone if only all those stoners had remembered to vote.
Match #1: George W. Bush vs. George H. W. Bush
Well would you look at that. Bush vs. Bush! It's almost like I planned it. Yep. Total coincidence. Swear.
A father/son match-up like this is destined to be epic, as if it were out of an old Greek fable, like Oedipus just without all the sex-with-mom stuff. If you'll remember Oedipus, as predicted, the son ends up killing the father. Does this mean that Bush Jr. would kill H.W.!?
No. No it doesn't.
User Animurphs commented in the last round that H.W. wouldn't be able to hit his own son. This couldn't be farther from the truth. Bush Sr. would have absolutely no problem beating the hell out of his son. In fact, when faced against his own father, Bush Jr. would revert to an almost childlike state. This isn't really that big of a difference, though, so it's not a huge advantage to daddy Bush. But he does have a long history of whipping the crap out of him with his belt, which is exactly what'll happen all over again.
Winner:
Match #2: Theodore Roosevelt vs. Ronald Reagan
Let's take a brief glance at Reagan's road to the White House. Before entering into politics, Reagan was an actor in Hollywood, appearing in over 50 films throughout his career. During the Red Scare, he became very active in the disputes over communism in the film industry, sparking his interest in politics. Soon after, he was elected as the governor of California. Showing interest in running for President, he soon won the Republican Presidential nomination.
Doesn't this sound a little familiar? A popular actor elected as California's governor who shows interest in running for President? Sounds an awful lot like California's current governor, Arnold Schwarzenwhatever. I need not remind you how much of a badass he is. There's no question if he could beat up any President. Luckily for the rest of our contestants, it's illegal for immigrants such as himself to run for office. At least for now.
It looks an awful lot like Reagan shares a lot in common with a guy who is known to frequently beat up aliens and robots. Does Roosevelt even stand a chance against this guy? Of course he does. Quantifying one's fighting abilities to that of another man's fictional movie character's, based solely on similar political aspirations, is completely flawed logic. Whoever brought up the connection to begin with is obviously just padding this match with fluff, saving the good stuff for the final four. Look at that, three paragraphs of bullshit that has nothing to do with the fight at hand. Despicable.
Truth be told, Roosevelt has the obvious advantage. Both Roosevelt and Reagan were shot in assassination attempts, but after Roosevelt was shot, he noticed he wasn't dead and continued with his speech, bullet still inside him. Reagan, on the other hand, was immediately ran to the hospital. Roosevelt is clearly the bigger man (again, not a fat joke).
Winner:
