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MrFun

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Nov 2000
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10-06-2005 08:06

Vote who you think is/was THE greatest American.

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I voted for Abraham Lincoln. Go to this website and cast your vote.

Oh -- and you can vote three times -- all three times for the same person, or spread your three votes however you like.

VOTE!

Imran Siddiqui

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10-06-2005 08:08

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Just for Mr Fun, I'll vote for Reagan

MrFun

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MrFun

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By the way, I watched most of the show on the Discovery channel -- they're showing it again, now if anyone is interested, but missed it earlier.

General Ludd

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Benedict Arnold.

Koyaanisqatsi

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Yeah, the part where Dr. Phil got more votes than Bobby Kennedy was great...

Overall, it was quite depressing.

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quote:
Originally posted by General Ludd
Benedict Arnold.

You're really not good at following rules, are you?

MrFun

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quote:
Originally posted by dv8ed
Yeah, the part where Dr. Phil got more votes than Bobby Kennedy was great...

Overall, it was quite depressing.

Yeah, as far I'm concerned, Dr. Phil is just a quack who is full of himself.

General Ludd

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What rules?

MrFun

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Follow the yellow brick link, Ludd.

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That is a terrible top 25. George Bush, Bill Clinton, Oprah ****ing Winfrey?

MrFun

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What is terrible about Oprah Winfrey?

Her contributions she has made to improve the lives of those less fortunate?

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What is terrible about Oprah Winfrey?

Her contributions she has made to improve the lives of those less fortunate?

Her zombie following

Her lavish spending on the show wardrobe

Her retarded show

JohnT

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quote:
Originally posted by MrFun
What is terrible about Oprah Winfrey?

Her contributions she has made to improve the lives of those less fortunate?

Nothing terrible about Oprah herself, it's just that she has no place being on any reasonable list of the "top 25 Americans" or whatever.

Myself, I vote for Thomas Edison. Or John Rockefeller.

Koyaanisqatsi

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quote:
Originally posted by JohnT
Myself, I vote for Thomas Edison. Or John Rockefeller.

Rockefeller didn't even make the show...Carnegie did, though.

JohnT

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I mean, nothing wrong with Carnegie, but his impact pales in comparison to Rockefeller, easily the most influential businessman in the history of the planet - I mean, compared to him, Gates and Jobs are pikers.

JohnT

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But, c'mon. The thing was hosted by Matt Lauer. That alone should tell you this the show is nothing but fluff, packaged idiotically.

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What, you mean I shouldn't take the suggestion of Tom Hanks, Michael Jackson, and Pat Tillman seriously???

JohnT

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#19

Suffering from ads?

Lance Armstrong? Albert Einstein (was he even an American?) Bob Hope? Billy Graham? Eleanor Roosevelt? Mohammed Ali? Oprah Winfrey? Walt Disney?

Jesus f*ckin' wept.

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Honestly, the only thing about the whole show I found interesting was that Malcom X was 40+ spots ahead of Frederick Douglas. That was kind of thought provoking, in a way. The rest of it was just depressing, as people apparently don't know anybody other than current stars, half-mythological figures, or people who have had biopics made about them in the last ten years.

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Which makes it no different from any internet poll of the same subject.

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JohnT, Lance Armstrong is as suitable as any to go on the list.

He had cancer. He was as good as dead. And now, he has gone on to win the top event in his sport for seven years in a row.

I can't think of any more inspirational individual story.

JohnT

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I'm pretty sure I can come up with 25 better ones.

And the list isn't about "inspirational stories", it's about "greatest Americans." I.e, performing accomplishments and achievements that better not just you, but the entire country and the world as a whole.

Lance Armstrong might be great for Lance Armstrong and his story might be inspirational... however, this doesn't really make him "great", much less greater than, say, Alexander Hamilton. Or Frederick Douglass. Or, keeping it to athletes, Jackie Robinson or Babe Ruth.

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Lance Armostrong?!?!?!?!?

What a ridiculous poll.

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Well, duh! The one and only GI Joe:

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According to Mat Lauer on The Daily Show, Elvis is in the top 5, So is Dubya.

Martin Luther King, jr., however is not.

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MrFun

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quote:
Originally posted by JohnT

Nothing terrible about Oprah herself, it's just that she has no place being on any reasonable list of the "top 25 Americans" or whatever.

Myself, I vote for Thomas Edison. Or John Rockefeller.

You join Ludd's "Disobeying Rules" club. Rockfeller is not even on that website I linked to.

MrFun

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quote:
Originally posted by JohnT
Lance Armstrong? Albert Einstein (was he even an American?) Bob Hope? Billy Graham? Eleanor Roosevelt? Mohammed Ali? Oprah Winfrey? Walt Disney?

Jesus f*ckin' wept.

Einstein was and Schwarzie is, naturalized American citizens.