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Fortune Names Taylor Swift—Not Obama—One of World’s Greatest Leaders
Fox News Insider ^ | Mar 27, 2015 1:12 pm

Posted on 03/27/2015 11:36:34 PM PDT by Olog-hai

Should President Barack Obama just “shake it off?”

Taylor Swift ranked sixth on Fortune Magazine’s second annual list of the world’s 50 greatest leaders—people who are “transforming business, government, philanthropy, and so much more.” But the president was omitted entirely from the list.

Fortune Editor Alan Murray explained why: “I voted for Barack Obama in 2008 largely because of his call to unite blue states and red states behind a politics of hope. But it hasn’t happened. At home our politics are as divided—and our federal government is as dysfunctional—as they were when he took office.” …

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TOPICS: Music/Entertainment; Society
KEYWORDS: alanmurray; fortunemagazine; goddess; hottie; marshablackburn; nottooswift; obama; perfection; philbredesen; taylorswift; tennessee; worldleaders

1 posted on 03/27/2015 11:36:34 PM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai
Fortune Editor Alan Murray explained why: “I voted for Barack Obama in 2008 largely because of his call to unite blue states and red states behind a politics of hope. But it hasn’t happened. At home our politics are as divided—and our federal government is as dysfunctional—as they were when he took office.” …

So next time give your vote to someone even farther to the left, you nitwit.

2 posted on 03/27/2015 11:41:42 PM PDT by Steely Tom (Vote GOP for A Slower Handbasket)
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To: Olog-hai

My Border Collie has better leadership qualities than Obama.


3 posted on 03/27/2015 11:43:36 PM PDT by jospehm20
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To: Olog-hai

Never mind Ms. Swift, she’ll do fine for herself . What is not getting mentioned is that Mike Duggan, Mayor of Detroit, Michigan made the list at #20.


4 posted on 03/27/2015 11:45:16 PM PDT by lee martell (The sa)
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To: Olog-hai
Shake it Off: Obama Version (w/ Remy)
5 posted on 03/27/2015 11:46:05 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper (Ted Cruz 2016!)
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To: Olog-hai

I was wondering when a FRriend would post this story. I am not excited about Tim Cook pulling number one spot. For a quick look at the list, go here:

http://fortune.com/worlds-greatest-leaders/


6 posted on 03/27/2015 11:46:08 PM PDT by jonrick46 (America's real drug problem: other people's money (the Commutist's opium addiction).)
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To: jonrick46; All
Well, Murray did base things on who “mastered” their circumstances. And this bit of criticism is omitted from the FN story:
Abroad, the record is worse. Many wise foreign-policy analysts believe the President’s public waffling on Syria not only fed the terrorism of the Islamic State, but also emboldened thugs around the world—notably Vladimir Putin. The President has dismissed their criticism by saying he is “less concerned about style points.” But when it comes to leadership, style matters.

In his book On Becoming a Leader, the late Warren Bennis said the differences between leaders and managers are “the differences between those who master the context and those who surrender to it.” It’s a good distinction. Faced with difficult circumstances, President Obama has surrendered.
Why Obama isn’t on Fortune’s World’s Greatest Leaders list
7 posted on 03/27/2015 11:57:24 PM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

And incidentally, Taylor’s a lot less vindictive toward her enemies.


8 posted on 03/28/2015 12:00:34 AM PDT by RichInOC (No! BAD Rich! (What'd I say?))
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Thanks! I needed a laugh tonight. :)


9 posted on 03/28/2015 12:38:58 AM PDT by Politicalkiddo (Gringa for Cruz 2016!)
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To: Olog-hai

I read her profile. I still don’t see how Taylor Swift is a great “leader”.

Perhaps she provides a good example, and she seems like a shrewd businesswoman. But it isn’t what I consider leadership.

I guess you could extrapolate her influence over teen and preteen girls as evidence of leadership, but then the Elvis and the Beatles would have to have been considered great leaders by that measure.


10 posted on 03/28/2015 4:38:07 AM PDT by chrisser (Silly Wabbit. Trix are for kids. And Cheetos are for Rinos.)
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“I voted for Barack Obama in 2008 largely because of his call to unite blue states and red states behind a politics of hope."

What a dope. And this guy is an adult -- not some mopey college kid!

11 posted on 03/28/2015 5:12:53 AM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: Olog-hai; Politicalkiddo; Berlin_Freeper; MeganC; RichInOC
Yo, Ubama, I am going let you finish

But Taylor Swift had the Best NOT Screwing America world view of ALL TIME!

Myself, I knew Ubama was trouble before he even walked it.

12 posted on 03/28/2015 5:34:21 AM PDT by KC_Lion (The Issue is Not The Issue, The Issue is The Revolution.)
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To: Olog-hai

They recognize that rather than being a leader, Obama is Soros’ puppet.


13 posted on 03/28/2015 9:04:49 AM PDT by JimRed (Excise the cancer before it kills us; feed & Ifwater the Tree of Liberty! TERM LIMITS NOW & FOREVER!)
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To: Olog-hai

Gotta say, Ms Swift would be a far better President than the current one.


14 posted on 03/28/2015 1:07:35 PM PDT by jarwulf
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To: Olog-hai

I believe we are much more divided than in 2008.

Obama has turbocharged the engines of racial and class warfare. Which was no surprise to us here at FR, because we understood his 20 year training program in the Chicago Mob.


15 posted on 03/28/2015 1:10:30 PM PDT by nascarnation (Impeach, convict, deport)
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To: KC_Lion

I’d vote for Taylor! At least she knows how to run a business!


16 posted on 03/30/2015 8:30:01 AM PDT by MeganC (You can ignore reality, but reality won't ignore you.)
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And incidentally, Taylor’s a lot less vindictive toward her enemies.

To the best of my knowledge she's never called in an airstrike on anyone!

17 posted on 03/30/2015 8:31:44 AM PDT by MeganC (You can ignore reality, but reality won't ignore you.)
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To: Olog-hai

“Fortune Editor Alan Murray explained why: “I voted for Barack Obama in 2008 largely because of his call to unite blue states and red states behind a politics of hope.”

You are a naive, gullible jackass!


18 posted on 03/30/2015 8:36:11 AM PDT by Batman11 (The orange, weeping, drunk, squishy oompah-loompah and Yertle McTurd-le gotta go!)
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To: MeganC
I’d vote for Taylor! At least she knows how to run a business!

To the best of my knowledge she's never called in an airstrike on anyone!

;) (wink)


19 posted on 03/31/2015 5:41:34 AM PDT by KC_Lion (The Issue is Not The Issue, The Issue is The Revolution.)
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