The Greatest American

2006-11-01 10:55:13

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Kmar: Truth is my Bitch; +5,695|6858|132 and Bush

Anyone ever see this? I stumbled across it at wikipedia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greatest_American
Lincoln would have my vote as top. I truly believe without him this nation would have been permanently divided.

The Top 25

1. Ronald Reagan was President during an economic turnaround and the final years of the Cold War.
2. Abraham Lincoln was President during the American Civil War and wrote the Emancipation Proclamation.
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2. Abraham Lincoln was President during the American Civil War and wrote the Emancipation Proclamation.
3. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a civil rights activist who promoted non-violent activism.
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3. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a civil rights activist who promoted non-violent activism.
4. George Washington, the "Father of the United States" and one of the world's most famous national founders.
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4. George Washington, the "Father of the United States" and one of the world's most famous national founders.
5. Benjamin Franklin, one of the founding fathers of the United States.
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5. Benjamin Franklin, one of the founding fathers of the United States.

1. Ronald Reagan- 24.0% - named "Greatest American"
2. Abraham Lincoln - 23.5%
3. Martin Luther King, Jr. - 19.7% - named "Greatest African American"
4. George Washington - 17.7%
5. Benjamin Franklin - 14.9%
6. George W. Bush - named "Greatest Living American"
7. Bill Clinton
8. Elvis Presley - named "America's Greatest Entertainer"
9. Oprah Winfrey - named "Greatest Woman in American history"
10. Franklin D. Roosevelt
11. Billy Graham
12. Thomas Jefferson
13. Walt Disney
14. Albert Einstein- named "Greatest American Scientist" & "Greatest Jewish American"
15. Thomas Alva Edison
16. John F. Kennedy
17. Bob Hope
18. Bill Gates
19. Eleanor Roosevelt - named "America's Greatest First Lady"
20. Lance Armstrong - named America's "Greatest Athlete"
21. Muhammed Ali
22. Rosa Parks
23. The Wright Brothers
24. Henry Ford
25. Neil Armstrong

[edit] Alphabetical list

Xbone Stormsurgezz

2006-11-01 10:56:34

#2

ghettoperson: Member; +1,943|6906

Reagan won? LOL!

EDIT:Oh wait, I missed something even more hilarious, GWB is the greatest living American. Well, I bet that makes all you Yanks feel pretty crap about yourselves doesn't it?

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2006-11-01 10:56:39

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CameronPoe: Member; +2,925|6812

Wasn't Albert Einstein german?

2006-11-01 10:57:46

#4

Snipedya14: Dont tread on me; +77|6952|Mountains of West Virginia

Ronald Regan above Washington (although Washington has a hidden side) and Lincoln...

Dont get me wrong he did have his advantages but the greatest? I dont know about that.

2006-11-01 10:58:44

#5

Kmar: Truth is my Bitch; +5,695|6858|132 and Bush

ghettoperson wrote:
Reagan won? LOL!

Sure, look where the ussr er I mean Russia is and compare it to the United States.

Xbone Stormsurgezz

2006-11-01 11:00:55

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KEN-JENNINGS: I am all that is MOD!; +2,979|6889|949

Reagan and Bush both as top Americans? Hahahahaha! Hahahahahaha! Oh my god I nearly fell out of my chair at work. How come I never got to vote on this list? Seriously, does anyone really think GWB is the "Greatest Living American" or Reagan is the "Greatest American"? I mean, politics aside, what qualifies a person as the greatest American? Reagan supposedly turning around an economy (while increasing the National Debt more than FDR) and presiding over a cold war gives him the nod? Laughable at best.

To be totally honest, I can't really think of the "Greatest American" at the moment.

2006-11-01 11:01:16

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Kmar: Truth is my Bitch; +5,695|6858|132 and Bush

CameronPoe wrote:
Wasn't Albert Einstein german?

Einstein became an American citizen in 1940, though he still retained Swiss citizenship.

Xbone Stormsurgezz

2006-11-01 11:01:41

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ghettoperson: Member; +1,943|6906

Kmarion wrote:
ghettoperson wrote:
Reagan won? LOL!
Sure, look where the ussr er I mean Russia is and compare it to the United States.

Have you actually read the list? Surely you must think it rediculous that Oprah Winfrey is the greatest American woman ever? It must be a joke, surely. There are quite a few amusing names in there, such as Walt Disney, Americas greatest anti Semetic...

2006-11-01 11:01:58

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Bertster7: Confused Pothead; +1,101|6838|SE London

Kmarion wrote:
ghettoperson wrote:
Reagan won? LOL!
Sure, look where the ussr er I mean Russia is and compare it to the United States.

Wasn't really Reagans doing though - it was Gorbachev making a mess out of the USSR, with stupid ideas like glasnost which spoilt their efficient police state system.

The poll is a farce. Any poll of greatest Americans that includes Bush has to be.

2006-11-01 11:04:47

#10

Agent_Dung_Bomb: Member; +302|6993|Salt Lake City

I think that list simply shows just how poorly history is taught in our schools.

2006-11-01 11:05:29

#11

SpaceApollyon: Scratch where it itches; +41|6777|Finland

Where is Dr. Phil?

2006-11-01 11:06:03

#12

The_Shipbuilder: Stay the corpse; +261|6758|Los Angeles

Must have been some grassroots web site campaign sort of a thing in support of Reagan and Bush.

2006-11-01 11:07:41

#13

KEN-JENNINGS: I am all that is MOD!; +2,979|6889|949

Bertster7 wrote:
Kmarion wrote:
ghettoperson wrote:
Reagan won? LOL!
Sure, look where the ussr er I mean Russia is and compare it to the United States.
Wasn't really Reagans doing though - it was Gorbachev making a mess out of the USSR, with stupid ideas like glasnost which spoilt their efficient police state system.

The poll is a farce. Any poll of greatest Americans that includes Bush has to be.

Gorbachev=glasnost and perestroika

Reagan=Savings&Loan Scandal, Iran-Contra, Nicaragua, Chile, Argentina, Banana Republics

2006-11-01 11:08:47

#14

ghettoperson: Member; +1,943|6906

SpaceApollyon wrote:
Where is Dr. Phil?

2006-11-01 11:10:48

#15

herrr_smity: Member; +156|6885|space command ur anus

Dirty Harry
I know what you're thinking. Did he fire six shots or only five? Well, to tell you the truth, in all this excitement, I've kinda lost track myself. But being as this is a .44 Magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world, and would blow your head clean off, you've got to ask yourself one question: Do I feel lucky? Well, do ya punk

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2006-11-01 11:11:36

#16

oug: Calmer than you are.; +380|6776|Πάϊ

Omg Kmarion I almost choked to death with this one LoOoOoOoOL
Funniest post ever +1

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2006-11-01 11:12:22

#17

Kmar: Truth is my Bitch; +5,695|6858|132 and Bush

Bertster7 wrote:
The poll is a farce. Any poll of greatest Americans that includes Bush has to be.

So are you saying they made it up? Please take a look at who conducted this and research their political background.

Xbone Stormsurgezz

2006-11-01 11:12:28

#18

CameronPoe: Member; +2,925|6812

Where's:

David Hasselhoff
MacGyver
Mr. T
Timothy McVeigh
John Kerry
Dick Cheney

wtf?

2006-11-01 11:12:41

#19

mr.degman: Member; +10|6683

REagan? so damn wrong just a president in the masses, maybe roosevelt is the nr1

what psycopath wrote that list? muhammed ali ,lance armstrong, OMG usa.

2006-11-01 11:15:59

#20

mr.degman: Member; +10|6683

Carmen electra?

2006-11-01 11:18:02

#21

[1stSSF]=Nuka=: Banned; +23|7007|PDX Metro Area, OR, US, SOL

AOL and Discovery Channel as pollsters...you get entertainment-minded idiots voting...lol

2006-11-01 11:21:09

#22

Bertster7: Confused Pothead; +1,101|6838|SE London

Kmarion wrote:
Bertster7 wrote:
The poll is a farce. Any poll of greatest Americans that includes Bush has to be.
So are you saying they made it up? Please take a look at who conducted this and research their political background.

I'm not saying they made it up. I'm saying it's a farce. There is an enormous difference.

2006-11-01 11:21:30

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IG-Calibre: comhalta; +226|6999|Tír Eoghan, Tuaisceart Éireann

What about?

Tim Leary
Hunter S Thompson
Jerry Garcia

where are the fucking hippies eh?

2006-11-01 11:24:43

#24

Kmar: Truth is my Bitch; +5,695|6858|132 and Bush

[1stSSF]=Nuka= wrote:
AOL and Discovery Channel as pollsters...you get entertainment-minded idiots voting...lol

I could think of worse channels to watch for mindless dribble rather than the Discovery Channel.

IG-Calibre wrote:
What about?

Tim Leary
Hunter S Thompson
Jerry Garcia

where are the fucking hippies eh?

hippies smell

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Xbone Stormsurgezz

2006-11-01 11:25:50

#25

ghettoperson: Member; +1,943|6906

Kmarion wrote:
[1stSSF]=Nuka= wrote:
AOL and Discovery Channel as pollsters...you get entertainment-minded idiots voting...lol
I could think of worse channels to watch for mindless dribble rather than the Discovery Channel.

IG-Calibre wrote:
What about?

Tim Leary
Hunter S Thompson
Jerry Garcia

where are the fucking hippies eh?
hippies smell

And Oprah doesn't?

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