Posted on 12/30/2013 11:15:03 AM PST by SeekAndFind
PRINCETON, NJ -- For the sixth consecutive year, Barack Obama ranks as the Most Admired Man among Americans, and Hillary Clinton is again the Most Admired Woman. Both won by comfortable margins. Sixteen percent named Obama, compared with 4% each for former President George W. Bush and Pope Francis; Clinton (15%) finished ahead of television personality Oprah Winfrey (6%), first lady Michelle Obama (5%), and former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (5%).
Each year, Gallup asks Americans to name, in an open-ended format, the man and woman living anywhere in the world they admire most. This year's poll was conducted Dec. 5-8.
Obama has won Gallup's Most Admired Man designation each year since 2008, the year he was elected president. However, similar to his declining job approval rating this year, the percentage naming him fell to 16% from 30% in 2012.
The remainder of the top 10 Most Admired men includes three former presidents (Bush, Bill Clinton, and Jimmy Carter) and two religious leaders (the Rev. Billy Graham and Pope Francis). The sitting pope has finished in the top 10 each year since 1977. In addition to Pope Francis, actor, director, and political activist Clint Eastwood and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz finished in the top 10 for the first time.
This year's poll was conducted at the time of South African human rights leader Nelson Mandela's death. The widespread news coverage of his death helped make him top of mind for many Americans, and 7% named him as Most Admired Man. However, because the question wording specifically asks for the name of a living man or woman, Gallup does not rank deceased figures who are mentioned.
(Excerpt) Read more at gallup.com ...
It’s true. They spend far more time admiring themselves than most people.
“...Barack Obama ranks as the Most Admired Man among Americans, and Hillary Clinton is again the Most Admired Woman....”
(((sigh)))
We are beyond saving as a country, if that’s true.
{{{puke}}}
Who was polled; People Magazine readers and MTV viewers, maybe?
The propaganda for the monied interest continues. Amerika
I can understand why the Freebie Man is “admired”. He gives out a lot of free stuff to the freeloaders. But Hillary Clinton? What the hell has she ever done to cause people to “admire” her? What is it they “admire”? Her beer keg legs? Her wrinkles? Her black glasses? The fact that she’s married to a shyster? What?
Well, 15 or 16% doesn’t necessarily mean a lot. What would be interesting would be to see, out of 100%, what percentage of the responses were for each category: e.g. politicians, clergy, entertainers, sports stars, successful business people, etc. etc.
And so, after much internal conflict on the matter, Americans decided they loved their their abusive masters.
The end.
MSM only Polled ?
Something about repeating a lie enough times.
Where was the poll conducted, at times square and the San Francisco Bath Houses?
Frankly, it’s not hard to admire a a guy who can play golf 40 days a year, take multi-million dollar vacations whenever he wants, say whatever he wants without real consequence, do absolutely nothing when he’s on the job and still find time to defeat mental giants like John Boehner and Mitch McConnell in policy fights, all with someone else paying for it.
But somehow I manage.
I see. A lot of people still have their heads up their anal cavities.
I see the murderers Obama and Clinton are listed as well as Jimmy Carter????????? All I know is they sure as hell didn’t interview me or anyone I know!!!!!!!!!!!
People admire him for being a very good liar.
Could it be similar to Stockholm Syndrome?
“My kidnapper is really a wonderful person.”
Or battered wife syndrome?
“He beat me - but I provoked him.”
Except insert ‘greasy, sleazy, America-hating pol’ in place of ‘kidnapper’ or ‘wife-beater’.
But I agree. Voters must change in order for us to have sound government.
Guess being a serial sexual predator is o.k. if you are a Democrat. Ditto to being a lying bastard incumbent president.
Who’d they poll? Academia?
Yes, and community organizers. Lemonade stand owners were left out as was the entire Robertson clan in West Monroe.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.