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Obama Snubbed on "World's Greatest Leaders" List
Today.com ^ | March 20, 2014 | Eun Kyung Kim

Posted on 03/20/2014 9:06:27 AM PDT by Din Maker

Pope Francis was named the world's greatest leader by Fortune magazine, topping a diverse list released Thursday.

Fortune’s first list of the World’s 50 Greatest Leaders includes a Hollywood actress, a baseball superstar, a teenage education advocate and the president of a small California college. It also includes a former American president, but the current one failed to make the cut.

Former President Bill Clinton ranks No. 5 on the list, selected for being a “relentless and forceful advocate” in numerous causes, but noticeably absent is one of his successors and the current leader of the free world.

"President Obama wasn't excluded from Fortune's World's 50 Greatest Leaders list,” Fortune said in a statement. “He simply didn't make this year's list of 50 outstanding individuals who have demonstrated rare leadership, leadership in multiple areas or who have demonstrated a long history of leading.”

The White House did not respond to an NBC request for comment.

Pope Francis ranked first among the world leaders for an attitude that has drawn more attention and admiration in just one year than any of his predecessors have over several decades.

Francis, who just celebrated his first anniversary as pontiff, has helped clean up the money-scandal that plagued the Vatican bank and has begun to address the church's child sexual abuse scandal. He also has "set a striking new tone through his personal example of modesty and inclusiveness — this is what a great leader does,” the magazine said about the Pontiff, who just months earlier was named Time's "Person of the Year."

Fortune said it was difficult to winnow down its list to just 50 “men and women, young and old, who are leading the way people want to be led. Crave to be led.” The list also includes: Angelina Jolie (No. 21) and Bono (No. 8) for their humanitarian efforts; New York Yankee Derek Jeter (No. 11), captain of arguably America’s most iconic sports franchise; and Maria Klawe (No. 17), the Harvey Mudd College president leading the charge to bring more women into science and technology careers.


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 50greatestleaders; fortune; greatestleaders; leaders; leaderslist; loserinmomjeans; momjeans; obama; thecatcher; undocumentedfailure
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To: dfwgator

LOL! I’m using that, it’s great!


21 posted on 03/20/2014 9:26:07 AM PDT by mrsmel (One Who Can See)
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To: Pollster1

To use a President Roosevelt descriptive phrase- These are photos of infamy.


22 posted on 03/20/2014 9:26:18 AM PDT by noinfringers2
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To: dfwgator

Perfect.


23 posted on 03/20/2014 9:26:27 AM PDT by John W (Viva Cristo Rey!)
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To: Iron Munro

Beautiful


24 posted on 03/20/2014 9:28:39 AM PDT by Tijeras_Slim
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To: Din Maker

No Obama

No Hillary

No Kerry

No Holder

No Hagel

No Sebelius

No Valerie Jarrett

No Jeh Charles Johnson


25 posted on 03/20/2014 9:28:56 AM PDT by Iron Munro (The future ain't what it use to be -- Yogi Berra)
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To: Iron Munro

Yes but answer this question - in which term of the upcoming Bush/Bonner administration will the US begin replacing Jefferson and start minting Barry Obama nickels?


26 posted on 03/20/2014 9:29:50 AM PDT by epluribus_2 (he had the best mom - ever.)
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To: Din Maker

“President Obama wasn’t excluded from Fortune’s World’s 50 Greatest Leaders list ... He simply didn’t make this year’s list of 50 outstanding individuals who have demonstrated rare leadership, leadership in multiple areas or who have demonstrated a long history of leading.”

This is news?


27 posted on 03/20/2014 9:31:23 AM PDT by EDINVA
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To: dfwgator

Obama is the leader of the “Free S—t” World.


28 posted on 03/20/2014 9:31:25 AM PDT by Iron Munro (The future ain't what it use to be -- Yogi Berra)
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To: Din Maker

“He simply didn’t make this year’s list of 50 outstanding individuals who have demonstrated rare leadership, leadership in multiple areas or who have demonstrated a long history of leading.”

In other words, he’s such a left-leaning America-hating towelhead-loving dork that we couldn’t put him on the list.


29 posted on 03/20/2014 9:38:52 AM PDT by I want the USA back (Media: completely irresponsible traitors. Complicit in the destruction of our country.)
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To: epluribus_2
in which term of the upcoming Bush/Bonner administration will the US begin replacing Jefferson and start minting Barry Obama nickels?

The new nickle will be a $50 dollar coin called the "Barry".

It will only take two of them to buy a Snickers bar.


30 posted on 03/20/2014 9:39:48 AM PDT by Iron Munro (The future ain't what it use to be -- Yogi Berra)
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To: Din Maker

That’s gotta leave a mark.. LOL


31 posted on 03/20/2014 9:39:52 AM PDT by Vinnie
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To: GraceG

OUCH, that has gotta be a dent in Barry’s ego..
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As narcissistic as he is; you know it.


32 posted on 03/20/2014 9:45:39 AM PDT by Din Maker (Rand Paul, Rick Perry endorse Mitch McConnell over Bevin. Neither will ever get my vote in 2016.)
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To: Parley Baer

exactly . 6 looks good if you “play” with the numbers


33 posted on 03/20/2014 9:45:50 AM PDT by Donnafrflorida (Thru HnodredscottIM all things are possible.)
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To: Din Maker

Sean Penn must be livid


34 posted on 03/20/2014 9:47:20 AM PDT by morphing libertarian
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To: Parley Baer
Should read from that list. 34. Jimmy Carter came in Thirty Fourth 35. Obama came in Thirty Fifth. To high for the both of them IMHO. ____________________________________________________________
Go back and do the math! Carter came in at #42 and Obama #43
35 posted on 03/20/2014 9:51:57 AM PDT by Din Maker (Rand Paul, Rick Perry endorse Mitch McConnell over Bevin. Neither will ever get my vote in 2016.)
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To: Iron Munro; All

Wow! No Hillary on the list. Didn’t catch that.


36 posted on 03/20/2014 9:55:23 AM PDT by Din Maker (Rand Paul, Rick Perry endorse Mitch McConnell over Bevin. Neither will ever get my vote in 2016.)
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To: Din Maker

Lead? I can lead! Watch me lead this girl right into dumb@$$!

37 posted on 03/20/2014 9:58:19 AM PDT by colorado tanker
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To: Din Maker

Hmmph! “The One”, he is not!


38 posted on 03/20/2014 9:58:22 AM PDT by Terry L Smith
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To: Din Maker
Key word here: LEADER

Obama has no leadership ability, so it is only natural that his name would be absent. A leader's response to the events in Russia would be to immediately commit to joint military exercises with Poland, Estonia, et al. A poser's response would be to appear on ESPN and fill out a NCAA tournament bracket during working hours, and then assure Putin that he will not commit any forces anywhere.

39 posted on 03/20/2014 10:06:00 AM PDT by Hoodat (Democrats - Opposing Equal Protection since 1828)
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To: Din Maker

Obama “Failed to Qualify” as POTUS and has been squatting in the Whitehouse since then wearing the clothes but unable to walk the talk. The whole Universe knows he is a fraud, and THAT will be his perpetual legacy, the BUTT END of all jokes.


40 posted on 03/20/2014 10:10:21 AM PDT by Spartan302
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