OK, there are times when I really don't understand my fellow Americans. The Discovery Channel and AOL got together to name the Greatest American. Nominations were taken for over a month by normal, everyday Americans. The top 100 are listed here. A lot of them make sense; you have your Abraham Lincoln and George Washington, your Walt Disney and Babe Ruth, your Jonas Salk and Malcolm X, your Eleanor Roosevelt (and I admit to being one of the people to nominate her) and Jackie Kennedy.
But some of the nominations are just like, "Huh?" Dr. Phil McGraw? Both Bush presidents? Mel Gibson? Barack Obama? Brett Favre? Hugh Hefner? Tom Cruise?
What's really scary is that these are the top 100. I shudder to think who else was nominated.
Posted by Barb at April 21, 2005 07:52 AM | TrackBackI sort of see Barak Obama as being the top AAA prospect for "next great American."
Posted by: Dave at April 22, 2005 10:43 AMOh yes. He has the potential to get called up to the show, but for right now? Not so much.
Posted by: Barb at April 22, 2005 03:11 PM