The greatest American

**Gawain of Orkeny** · 06-27-2005, 06:09

Well I just the end of the show. And the winner is

Ronald Reagan

With Linclon second and Martin Luther King third

Absurd.

As is Oprah Wnnfrey ninth and Jefferson not even in the top ten.

**IrishMike** · 06-27-2005, 06:12

Hmm...... I think something is screwd up their, majorly. Where was FDR?

**Gawain of Orkeny** · 06-27-2005, 06:19

Hmm...... I think something is screwd up their, majorly. Where was FDR?

Tenth or 7th behind GWB in sixth

But he sucked anyway and should be on the 100 worst list

**IrishMike** · 06-27-2005, 06:37

Originally Posted by Gawain of Orkeny

Tenth or 7th behind GWB in sixth

But he sucked anyway and should be on the 100 worst list

I knew that response was comming.

Anyways this is what happens when you trust the public, you get crazy results.

My thoughts have always been since I first saw the trailer for this show, is that the greatist american is probaly some soldier somewhere that did something to save the lives of his fellow soldiers.

**Red Harvest** · 06-27-2005, 06:43

Originally Posted by Gawain of Orkeny

Tenth or 7th behind GWB in sixth

But he sucked anyway and should be on the 100 worst list

By "he" you mean Bush, right?

**PanzerJaeger** · 06-27-2005, 07:33

Wow - for a poll where anyone could call in and vote, thats not actually a bad result.

A great president - maybe not the best American, but the results could have been much more embarrassing.

I would have gone with John C. Calhoun myself.

**edyzmedieval** · 06-27-2005, 07:48

I'm going with Tracy McGrady

He's my fav basketball player....

**Don Corleone** · 06-27-2005, 12:39

Originally Posted by PanzerJager

I would have gone with John C. Calhoun myself.

Here fishy,fishy, fishy...

**Productivity** · 06-27-2005, 06:20

Have a link? Oprah Winfrey being in the top 100 to me seemse ridiculous (on the other hand, similar people would probably pop up in every nations greatest list).

**Gawain of Orkeny** · 06-27-2005, 06:24

No I dont have a lin as the show just ended and they havent posted it yet. Again remember this was just an online or call in poll. To me Jefferson is the greatest American. King isnt even the greatest black american.

**Red Harvest** · 06-27-2005, 06:26

Originally Posted by ColdKnight

Hmm...... I think something is screwd up their, majorly. Where was FDR?

It was a popular vote sort of thing I believe (saw a commercial for it.) Historian rankings interest me more.

I won't knock Reagan (though I acknowledge his faults.) He gets a lot of credit from me for forcing the win in the Cold War, as well as shaking the country out of its post Vietnam-Nixon/Watergate-Oil Embargo-Carter/Iranian Hostage malaise.