The guys over at cracked.com do a great job at making these humorous top 5 lists.  I was passed along this one by a friend today,  The Top 5 Most Badass Presidents.  I was quite taken back by President Jackson and his take no shit from anyone approach.  The dude was nicknamed “Old Hickory”, because he would carry around an old cane that he would use to beat people with.  Extreme? Yes. True?  Why would you lie about something like that. Don’t believe me, check this story out…

“Andrew Jackson was the first president on whom an assassination attempt was made. A man named Richard Lawrence approached Jackson with two pistols both of which, for some reason, misfired. With the possibility of an assassination taken off the table, Jackson proceeded to beat Lawrence near death with his cane until Jackson’s aides pulled him off the assassin.”

[cracked.com]