Another Obamiac gets his hagiography and history wrong

Writing into Eric Alterman’s Slacker Friday column, Victor Archer claims Obama is the second-youngest president in history.

Victor, you’re not even close, and you don’t need to know ancient history to prove it.

Without having to do one bit of Googling, I knew the Slickster was younger to take office. And, since Jack Kennedy was the youngest man ever elected president and Teddy Roosevelt the youngest ever to become president, I knew Obama was — at best — only the fourth-youngest.

And, he’s not even that. Grant beats him by half a year. Also, Grover Cleveland is with half a year, Franklin Pierce within eight months and James A. Garfield and James K. Polk were less than two years older when taking office.

In all, you had nine presidents take office before turning 50. So, The One isn’t. (And, neither was Jack Kennedy, per TR being younger.)

If you don’t believe me, read for yourself.

That said, Wiki also has an error. It notes that, due to Britain’s change from Julian to Gregorian calendars, Washington’s, Adams’ and Jefferson’s birthdates are adjusted to New Style. However, James Madison, in 1751, was also born before the calendar change, in 1752, and Wiki blows it.