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Ronald Reagan Named 'Greatest American' Ever
UK Today ^ | jun 27 2005 | Allison Harris

Posted on 06/27/2005 6:42:03 AM PDT by gopwinsin04

Former US President Ronald Wilson Reagan has been nominated the 'Greatest American' ever.

Reagan received 24 precent of the vote beating fellow Republican Abraham Lincoln, who recieved 23.56 percent and civil rights leader Martin Luther King, with 19.7 percent of the vote.

President George Washington was voted the fourth most popular American with 17.7 percent of the nominations. Ben Franklin came in fifth with 14.9 percent of the votes.

George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, Elvis Presely, Oprah Winfrey and Franklin D. Roosevelt rounded out the top ten.

The vote was sponsored by America Online and broadcast live by the Discovery Channel. US Citizens were able to cast votes by phone or the Internet. In total, 2,400,000 votes were submitted.

(Excerpt) Read more at 999today.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Front Page News; News/Current Events; US: California; US: District of Columbia
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To: OldFriend

He certainly wasn't a "do nothing" general. The contest was not "the greatest president" it was the "greatest american."


61 posted on 06/27/2005 7:38:27 AM PDT by FlipWilson
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To: gopwinsin04

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1241441/posts

Reagan lives on...............as do the people he worked to inspire!


62 posted on 06/27/2005 7:38:35 AM PDT by kipita (Rebel – the proletariat response to Aristocracy and Exploitation.)
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To: GeorgeW23225

63 posted on 06/27/2005 7:39:29 AM PDT by gopwinsin04
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To: gopwinsin04
and this morning on TODAY, Katie and Matt reminded viewers how close the voting was...why Abraham Lincoln almost won, and, and, and, no doubt the results were skewed because Reagan's death was so fresh in people's minds.

Really, it was almost as if the TODAY crew wanted folks to know Ronald Reagan wasn't really the greatest.

64 posted on 06/27/2005 7:39:51 AM PDT by YaYa123
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To: gopwinsin04
I just visited the Reagan Library and Museum yesterday on my way to Santa Barbara. It was well worth the time! I urge you all to visit if you're near Simi Valley. Otherwise,visit here

Click on Photo to Visit the Website

65 posted on 06/27/2005 7:43:52 AM PDT by texson66 ("Tyranny is yielding to the lust of the governing." - Lord Moulton)
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To: gopwinsin04

Elvis Presley and Oprah Winfrey are #8 and #9, respectively? If I had to pick a popular entertainer, I would have chosen Paul Whiteman, the King of Jazz, whose influence on the music scene was felt from the ragtime era to the rock era.


66 posted on 06/27/2005 7:45:04 AM PDT by Taft in '52
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To: YaYa123

Im sure Katie had all kinds of 'explanations' of why RWR won!


67 posted on 06/27/2005 7:45:12 AM PDT by gopwinsin04
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To: FlipWilson

Reagan won because he was considered the greatest president.


68 posted on 06/27/2005 7:48:25 AM PDT by OldFriend (AMERICAN WARS SET MEN FREE)
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To: Mr. Nobody
This is a handsome pic as well!


69 posted on 06/27/2005 7:51:02 AM PDT by gopwinsin04
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To: GeorgeW23225

I was actually called by the staff of this show to ask if I would speak on behalf of Kennedy if he won. I like JFK -- certainly a lot more than most on this site -- but had to say that I couldn't see him as one of the ten greatest Americans. The results -- if you count only the top few, not Bill, Elvis and Oprah -- are gratifying.


70 posted on 06/27/2005 8:16:45 AM PDT by joylyn
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To: zarf

Yes, the results are ridiculous because they didn't follow Britannica's example when compiling the Great Books of Western Civilization.

The example to follow would be to exclude anyone who hasn't been dead for more than 50 years. Then you get rid of all the contemporary fluff and actually have to consider enduring value.


71 posted on 06/27/2005 8:30:38 AM PDT by Tao Yin
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To: gopwinsin04

Ronald Reagon was a "Great", but I still say the greatest are George Washington and Benjamin Franklin. Did you know that Benjamin Franklin sign all of the significant documents that founded the United States and was our ambassador to France during the war for independence - a very important role.


72 posted on 06/27/2005 8:31:38 AM PDT by captain_dave
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To: joylyn

I'm just surprised that Elvis and Oprah were in the top 10, and John F. Kennedy and Thomas Jefferson weren't. And although I would NOT have voted for him, I'm surprised that Franklin Roosevelt didn't make the top 10. How sad.

What's next?? Should we add Brad Pitt to the list??

Maybe I just have a different definition of the phrase "Greatest American".

One thing for sure. My list wouldn't contain anyone from Hollywood, EXCEPT for Jimmy Stewart, Bob Hope and John Wayne.


73 posted on 06/27/2005 8:33:32 AM PDT by GeorgeW23225 (Liberals really aren*t bad people. It*s just that they know so much that simply ISN*T true!!)
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To: baseballmom

And Ohrah beat out Thomas Edison-who had 1083 patents under his belt. What about Henry Ford and the Wright Brothers.

Of course they had to have a token black woman in the mix. But what about some famous black women like Harriett Tubman etc etc that actually did somehting.


74 posted on 06/27/2005 8:37:55 AM PDT by superiorslots (Free Traitors are communist China's modern day "Useful Idiots")
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To: gopwinsin04

My vote would go to any military person who has paid the ultimate price for freedom...............his/her life. They are the greatest, IMO.


75 posted on 06/27/2005 8:38:38 AM PDT by beachn4fun (“Don’t think there are no crocodiles because the water is calm.” - - Malayan proverb)
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To: OldFriend

I don't know much about Eisenhower, but I was always bothered by the speech he gave at the end of his presidency, to beward the "military industrial complex".

On one hand, he would know. On the other, well, we all know who freaks over that.

By the way , I voted totally for Washington.


76 posted on 06/27/2005 8:39:02 AM PDT by I still care (America is not the problem - it is the solution..)
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To: I still care
I remember the Eisenhower presidency well. Of course, I now also realize that the media hated him for being Republican.

When asked to run, he said he didn't know if he was a Republican or a democrat. So the repubs got to him first.

He didn't do too much harm,but yes that ignorant comment was fodder for our military hating left.

77 posted on 06/27/2005 8:55:47 AM PDT by OldFriend (AMERICAN WARS SET MEN FREE)
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To: beachn4fun

Pat Tillman perhaps?


78 posted on 06/27/2005 9:12:40 AM PDT by gopwinsin04
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To: captain_dave

As another poster mentioned, Thomas Edison desrves a spot in the top 10.


79 posted on 06/27/2005 9:13:52 AM PDT by gopwinsin04
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To: beachn4fun

My vote would go to any military person who has paid the ultimate price for freedom...............his/her life. They are the greatest, IMO.

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Pat Tillman comes to mind.


80 posted on 06/27/2005 9:19:55 AM PDT by fatnotlazy
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