Saturday, May 14, 2005
100 "Greatest" Americans
Professor Bainbridge links to Discovery Channel's list of the 100 greatest Americans. This is a wonderful combination of America's historical ignorance and political correctness. Among those on the list:
Barack Obama - His main accomplishment has been to be a black person getting elected to the US Senate.
Laura and Barbara Bush, Jackie O - Managed to marry men who became President.
Jimmy Carter - also known as "history's greatest monster."
John Edwards - This is a joke, right? I guess conning juries qualifies one as a great American.
Bill Clinton - Errr, right.
Lyndon Johnson - oh come on, he makes Richard Nixon look downright saintly by comparison.
Mel Gibson- Isn't he Australian? Even if not, as much as I like the Passion of the Christ, umm, no.
Christoper Reeve - the less said the better.
Madonna - I guess being a no-talent slut is another qualifier for greatness.
Michael Moore - yeah, let's award hacks who direct bad "documentaries." I guess his greatness is measured in pounds.
Oprah Winfrey - this woman has contributed more than anyone else into making America a land of neurotic wussies.
Rush Limbaugh - I love Rush, but give me a break.
Tom Cruise - Really stretching there, aren't we.
Bainbridge points out some out some other doozies. Let's just say any list that includes Maya Angelou but leaves off James Madison, John Adams and John Marshall is just a bit off.
Hooray for historical shortsightedness!
Barack Obama - His main accomplishment has been to be a black person getting elected to the US Senate.
Laura and Barbara Bush, Jackie O - Managed to marry men who became President.
Jimmy Carter - also known as "history's greatest monster."
John Edwards - This is a joke, right? I guess conning juries qualifies one as a great American.
Bill Clinton - Errr, right.
Lyndon Johnson - oh come on, he makes Richard Nixon look downright saintly by comparison.
Mel Gibson- Isn't he Australian? Even if not, as much as I like the Passion of the Christ, umm, no.
Christoper Reeve - the less said the better.
Madonna - I guess being a no-talent slut is another qualifier for greatness.
Michael Moore - yeah, let's award hacks who direct bad "documentaries." I guess his greatness is measured in pounds.
Oprah Winfrey - this woman has contributed more than anyone else into making America a land of neurotic wussies.
Rush Limbaugh - I love Rush, but give me a break.
Tom Cruise - Really stretching there, aren't we.
Bainbridge points out some out some other doozies. Let's just say any list that includes Maya Angelou but leaves off James Madison, John Adams and John Marshall is just a bit off.
Hooray for historical shortsightedness!
# posted by Paul Zummo : 12:18 PM
