[ZULU]

"Matt said it was because he died recently."

I don't think Katie or Matt would make it if they just kicked off.

I would put ROnald Reagan as the Third greatest American, with George Washington First and Teddy Roosevelt second.

But still a good choice. You can't fault the American public on that one as they probably learned little about Washington or Teddy Roosevelt in their politically correct history classes, while Ronald Reagan's achievements were too recent and too great to conceal.

[Stepan12]

But still a good choice. You can't fault the American public on that one as they probably learned little about Washington or Teddy Roosevelt in their politically correct history classes, while Ronald Reagan's achievements were too recent and too great to conceal.

Someone here made the point of imagining what it would be like if Reagan did not win the election. Our embassy personnel held hostage in Iran; the Soviet Union mighty and ascendant. It is scary to contemplate if Carter won re election.

[mountn man]

Finally seing Teddy's name in the top ten where it belongs. Unfortunately people today don't know enough about factual history. All they know are the warm fuzzy things, or the "icky poo poo" things.(yes, icky poo poo is sarcasm.) Teddy R might not have been warm and fuzzy, but he was a real leader. As was Washington, and my personal hero Ronald Reagan.

I didn't watch any of the show, probably figuring that it being The Discovery Channel, that it would have a leftist bend to it. Add that dolt Matt Lauer, and I felt all objectivism and rational would be left out. I was hoping RR would make it in the top 10, but figured he should at least make the top 5, but don't trust anything produced by or with libs.

Though Reagan is my personal favorite, I have to agree with the previous poster about Washington. He laid the ground work for all the great people after him.