Your greatest American poll? - ..............

[Caldric]

The BBC ran a poll about the greatest American from Washington to Clinton. They also threw in Homer Simpson...

If this is an example of their upcoming "What The World Thinks of America" broadcast I can assume how biased and baseless it will be.

The sad thing of it all the ones taking to poll 19+ percent voted for Simpson, 10 percent for Jefferson, 16 for Lincoln and King.

If the world judges the US from a cartoon then they have no right to talk about US education and stupidity level for they surely are the masters of ignorance. Simpson is not an "American" he is a cartoon character. Hell they did not even counter Simpson with Mickey Mouse in their swoop into stupidity! I use to have respect for the BBC.

[PAZZO]

ok then
yeah
uh huh
right
homer simpson not american
got ya

[Blibblob]

Homer won! YAY!! Homer shows all of the attributes of the average American. Out of shape, stupid, severe mental problems, etc.

[Som]

I think Homer's just a lot funnier than Lincoln or Jefferson.

"trying is the first step towards failure, so never try"

Words of a great man there.

[Blibblob]

I think we all should have our own little shrines dedicated to Homer.:biggrin:

[canikickit]

If the world judges the US from a cartoon then they have no right to talk about US education and stupidity level for they surely are the masters of ignorance.

If you judge the world by a poll taken by one TV network, then you have no right to talk about world opinion.

It is foolish to include a cartoon character alongside serious figures from history on a poll, if that poll intends to be serious.

Your contradiction is more foolish.

[YKTMX]

I'm probably gonna get heat for this but I'd say Lincoln. Followed by Malcolm X.

[Anonymous]

Id place X quite highly. Maybe FDR or LBJ top.

[Hampton]

I'd say anyone who owned a slave should not be on the list, but that's just me.

[Jesus Christ]

my top 5 would be:
1) Malcolm X
2) Martin Luther King Jr.
3) Jim Varney
4) Cal Ripken Jr.
5) Walt Disney

[Anonymous]

My top ten:

1. Theodore Roosevelt
2. Thomas Jefferson
3. Henry Ford
4. John D. Rockefeller
5. Robert E. Lee
6. Ronald Reagan
7. General George S. Patton
8. Charles Lindbergh
9. Ernest Hemmingway
10. Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain)

[Sabocat]

Quote: from Dark Capitalist on 10:19 am on June 16, 2003
My top ten:

1. Theodore Roosevelt
2. Thomas Jefferson
3. Henry Ford
4. John D. Rockefeller
5. Robert E. Lee
6. Ronald Reagan
7. General George S. Patton
8. Charles Lindbergh
9. Ernest Hemmingway
10. Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain)


Jesus DC. There may be hope for you yet. I think I sense a chink in the armor. Samuel Clemens was a member of the Anti-Imperialist League and Hemingway was definitely a closet Socialist. Wasn't Charles Lindberg being investigated for being a communist? I thought I had read something along those lines.

[Anonymous]

Clemens and Hemmingway are up there for their literary work as American writers. Charles Lindbergh was a Nazi before WWII.

(Edited by Dark Capitalist at 2:22 pm on June 16, 2003)


(Edited by Dark Capitalist at 2:24 pm on June 16, 2003)

[Sean Reynolds]

Though I find it humorous Homer topped out at number 1, I'd not pick him.

My top American would be FDR.

[Dan Majerle]

I would vote for Bush if he was on the list! Followed by his father, his brother Jeb and then Laura and his daughters! :)

[AntisocialSocialist]

id say Bill Hicks is my greatest American cos he was the first person i heard really critisize america and he is probably the funniest guy i have ever seen....

[Sensitive]

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