ATG
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GunSlinger OIF II wrote:

the greatest American is the one who takes the oath of enlistment in the future to serve in the all volunteer armed forces. regardless of what the media shows or what his or her friends say.
Maj.Do
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Hmmm not so sure about GWB being the Greatest american living....biased?
lowing
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CameronPoe wrote:

Where's:

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

wtf?
David Hasselhoff is probably on tour in Ireland performing at all his sold out venues I am sure.
IG-Calibre
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+226|6999|Tír Eoghan, Tuaisceart Éireann
Jesus Christ Lowing I don't think scathing humour is your forte tbh..
CameronPoe
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IG-Calibre wrote:

Jesus Christ Lowing I don't think scathing humour is your forte tbh..
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sergeriver
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Kmarion wrote:

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
I'm not American, but if you don't get emo I can make several comments about this list:
1-Reagan #1?  Lol.
2-Lincoln or Washington not the first 2?  Lol.
3-What are Elvis, Walt Disney, Oprah Winfrey, Muhammed Ali, Bob Hope and Bill Gates doing in the list?  Lol.
4-Edison deserves better place.
5-Where're Bruce Willis and GWB?
Kmar
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sergeriver wrote:

I'm not American, but if you don't get emo I can make several comments about this list:
1-Reagan #1?  Lol.
2-Lincoln or Washington not the first 2?  Lol.
3-What are Elvis, Walt Disney, Oprah Winfrey, Muhammed Ali, Bob Hope and Bill Gates doing in the list?  Lol.
4-Edison deserves better place.
5-Where're Bruce Willis and GWB?
Emo, no way man..lol. Not my list.
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sergeriver
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Kmarion wrote:

sergeriver wrote:

I'm not American, but if you don't get emo I can make several comments about this list:
1-Reagan #1?  Lol.
2-Lincoln or Washington not the first 2?  Lol.
3-What are Elvis, Walt Disney, Oprah Winfrey, Muhammed Ali, Bob Hope and Bill Gates doing in the list?  Lol.
4-Edison deserves better place.
5-Where're Bruce Willis and GWB?
Emo, no way man..lol. Not my list.
Not you m8, but some people get emo when foreigners talk about America.
IG-Calibre
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+226|6999|Tír Eoghan, Tuaisceart Éireann
I'm not American but I have no problems with Muhammed Ali being on the list, however as for Lance Armstrong being named America's "Greatest Athlete"? well I dunno, yes he was an amazing athlete who over came testicular cancer and won again, but, I would have to say America's greatest athlete is without a shadow of a doubt Jesse Owens and it's a fucking disgrace he's not even mentioned on the list - I mean come on! a black man who went to Nazi Germany and broke five that's FIVE!! world records, and, humiliated Hitler? deserves the mantle of "Greatest Athelete" in my book

Last edited by IG-Calibre (2006-11-02 05:34:26)

aardfrith
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lowing wrote:

CameronPoe wrote:

Where's:

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

wtf?
David Hasselhoff is probably on tour in Ireland performing at all his sold out venues I am sure.
Or filming yet another television advert for a UK ISP.
Cougar
Banned
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My vote would have been for Ben Franklin or Teddy Roosevelt.  I really can't think of two better Americans.
Kmar
Truth is my Bitch
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IG-Calibre wrote:

I'm not American but I have no problems with Muhammed Ali being on the list, however as for Lance Armstrong being named America's "Greatest Athlete"? well I dunno, yes he was an amazing athlete who over came testicular cancer and won again,
Try 7 times..lol
Anyone overcoming a deadly illness and winning the top event in that sports field 7 times is amazing to say the least. The work he does to fight cancer and it's victims exceeds his own situation as well. He continues to raise money and support to fight cancer.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Associated … f_the_Year
Lance Armstrong (born Lance Edward Gunderson on September 18, 1971 in Plano, Texas) is a retired American professional road racing cyclist. He has won the Tour de France, professional cycling's most prestigious race, a record seven consecutive times from 1999 to 2005. In doing so, he beat the previous record of five consecutive wins, held by Miguel Indurain and five non consecutive wins shared by Miguel Indurain, Bernard Hinault, Eddy Merckx and Jacques Anquetil. This feat was accomplished several years after brain and testicular surgery, and extensive chemotherapy in 1996, to treat testicular cancer that had metastasized to his brain and lungs.

In 2002, Sports Illustrated magazine named him Sportsman of the Year. He was also named Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year for 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005, received ESPN's ESPY Award for Best Male Athlete in 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006, and won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Overseas Personality Award in 2003. Armstrong retired from racing on July 24, 2005, at the end of the 2005 Tour de France.

His athletic success and his dramatic recovery from cancer inspired Armstrong to commemorate his accomplishments in conjunction with Nike through the Lance Armstrong Foundation, a charity founded in 1997. The now ubiquitous "Livestrong" yellow rubber wristbands first launched in 2004 netted the Foundation tens of millions of dollars in the fight against cancer and helped Armstrong become a major player in the nonprofit sector.
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IG-Calibre
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+226|6999|Tír Eoghan, Tuaisceart Éireann

Kmarion wrote:

IG-Calibre wrote:

I'm not American but I have no problems with Muhammed Ali being on the list, however as for Lance Armstrong being named America's "Greatest Athlete"? well I dunno, yes he was an amazing athlete who over came testicular cancer and won again,
Try 7 times..lol
Anyone overcoming a deadly illness and winning the top event in that sports field 7 times is amazing to say the least. The work he does to fight cancer and it's victims exceeds his own situation as well. He continues to raise money and support to fight cancer.
Yeah I know what you're saying, but the Tour de France is not the Olympics and the Olympics are the pinnacle of global Athletic competition - don't get me wrong i'm not knocking Armstrong at all, I think I clearly stated that. Breaking Five world records at one Olympics, especially those being held in Nazi Germany as a black man is the greater accomplishment imo.
Kmar
Truth is my Bitch
+5,695|6858|132 and Bush

True, but i think people took the entire person into consideration perhaps when making that choice. On and off the field (or track).
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IG-Calibre
comhalta
+226|6999|Tír Eoghan, Tuaisceart Éireann
Plus the tour-de-france is the same roadrace won 7 times, Owens broke 5 different world records in one olympics
Kmar
Truth is my Bitch
+5,695|6858|132 and Bush

But the record of winning the tour de France 7 times with one nut will never be broken..lol
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IG-Calibre
comhalta
+226|6999|Tír Eoghan, Tuaisceart Éireann
lol - don't think to many world records will be broke in Nazi Germany by Black men either
Jusster
Pimpin aint Easy
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Agent_Dung_Bomb wrote:

I think that list simply shows just how poorly history is taught in our schools.
QFE
Flonster
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6. George W. Bush - named "Greatest Living American"



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