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Norman Borlaug
Tobi: You know who I really would like to be?
Tobi (2): My all-time favorite personal hero, Norman Borlaug.
Panel 2 Close two-shot of Bert and Ernie.
Bert and Ernie in unison: Who?
Panel 3 Focus on Tobi, with the others gathered around him.
Tobi: Who was the Cambodian leader who murdered over a quarter of his countrymen? Everyone else in unison: Pol Pot!
Panel 4 Switch angles, now Tobi's back to us and we can see everyone else facing him.
Tobi: And what two 'world leaders' shared the distinction of having murdered their own countrymen somewhere in the eight-figure range?
Everyone else in unison: Stalin, Mao!
Panel 5 Medium close-up on Tobi, holding up a professorial finger.
Tobi: So you know these monsters who spilled an ocean of blood, but you don't have a clue about the hero who was the Green Revolution. The man who saved the lives of over a billion fellow human beings.
Panel 6 Group shot, put Ernie on the left and Tobi on the right.
Ernie: Uh, I'm guessing 'Norman Borlaug?'
Tobi: You should look him up in the Tanglepedia. It's inspiring.
This man is considered to have saved a billion lives.
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Incredible tribute to a great American. Many thanks to Iowahawk and to you for posting.
The biggest hero that no one knew.