LIBERAL MEDIA LIED FOR HILLARY: Gallup Clearly Said "No Consensus on Most Admired Woman"

Gallup Poll ^ | December 27, 2002 | Joseph Carroll

[Doctor Raoul]

George W. Bush Is 2002's Most Admired Man, No Consensus on Most Admired Woman

Hillary Clinton, Oprah Winfrey, and Laura Bush among most admired women this year

by Joseph Carroll

GALLUP NEWS SERVICE

PRINCETON, NJ -- President George W. Bush leads Gallup's annual survey of the "most admired man" for the second year in a row, but there is no consensus among Americans for the "most admired woman." The percentage of Americans who name Bush the most admired man has dropped since last year, but he still gets one of the highest vote totals for any man on this measure in Gallup's polling history. New York Senator Hillary Clinton, talk show host Oprah Winfrey, and First Lady Laura Bush are at the top of the list of the most admired women this year but are not substantially ahead of other women on the list.

Bush Leads Most Admired List for Men

The December 16-17 CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll asked Americans to name the man and woman living in any part of the world today that they most admire, a question Gallup has asked the public at the end of the year for over half a century.

More than one-quarter of Americans, 28%, names Bush as the most admired man this year. Jimmy Carter, who recently won the Nobel Peace Prize, comes in second place, with 9% of respondents mentioning him. Rounding out the top five most admired this year are Secretary of State Colin Powell, at 4%, Pope John Paul II, at 3%, and former President Bill Clinton, also at 3%.

2002 Top Ten Most Admired Men
		%
1.	George W. Bush	28
2.	Jimmy Carter	9
3.	Colin Powell	4
4.	Pope John Paul II	3
5.	Bill Clinton	3
6.	(Rev) Billy Graham	2
7.	Nelson Mandela	1
8.	Al Gore	1
9.	Ronald Reagan	1
10.	Denzel Washington	1

The number of Americans mentioning Bush as the most admired man has declined since last year, when he was named by 39% of the public and received more mentions than any other man in Gallup's history of asking this question. Last year's poll came just months after the September 11^th terrorist attacks had put an intense focus on the president and his initiation of the war on terrorism, and at a time when Bush's overall job approval rating was in the 80% range.

The decrease in mentions of Bush as most admired from last year to this year occurred disproportionately among women. The current poll finds a substantial 16-percentage point decrease among women who name Bush as the most admired man living today, with 24% naming Bush this year and 40% naming him last year. Roughly one-third of men, meanwhile, name Bush as most admired in both the 2001 and 2002 surveys.

Although fewer Americans name Bush as most admired man this year, the president's standing still ranks as one of the highest Gallup has recorded for any president. Only three other presidents fared better than Bush on this most admired measure: John F. Kennedy during the Cuban missile crisis in 1961, Lyndon Johnson the month after the Kennedy assassination in 1963, and Dwight Eisenhower in the first year of his administration in 1953. It is important to note that while Bush's scores for the past two years are high in terms of the most admired man question, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis received a significantly higher number of mentions in the most admired woman category in the years following her husband's assassination, with 60% in 1963 and 46% in 1965.

Top Ten Most Admired Presidents Based on % Mentioning as Most Admired Man
	Year	President	%
1.	2001	George W. Bush	39
2.	1961	John F. Kennedy	32
3.	1963	Lyndon Johnson	30
4.	1953	Dwight Eisenhower	29
5.	2002	George W. Bush	28
6.	1983	Ronald Reagan	28
7.	1988	Ronald Reagan	27
8.	1965	Lyndon Johnson	27
9.	1957	Dwight Eisenhower	27
10.	1952	Dwight Eisenhower	27

No Consensus on Most Admired Woman This Year

No one stands out as a clear winner this year in the most admired woman category. Hillary Clinton, Oprah Winfrey, and Laura Bush essentially tie among Americans at the top of the list. Clinton gets slightly more mentions, at 7%, than the 6% garnered by Winfrey and Bush. Former First Lady Barbara Bush and former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher are mentioned by 3% of the public, followed by actress and singer Jennifer Lopez, the newly elected Senator from North Carolina Elizabeth Dole, and National Security Advisor Condoleeza Rice, all named by 2% of the public.

2002 Top Ten Most Admired Women
		%
1.	Hillary Clinton	7
2.	Oprah Winfrey	6
3.	Laura Bush	6
4.	Barbara Bush	3
5.	Margaret Thatcher	3
6.	Jennifer Lopez	2
7.	Elizabeth Dole	2
8.	Condoleeza Rice	2
9.	Maya Angelou	1
10.	Madeleine Albright	1

[Doctor Raoul]

So much for the liberal media stories that Hillary was the most admired woman of 2002.

[Sgt_Schultze]

The liberal media were speaking for themselves, of course.

[Doctor Raoul]

NBC 6 South Florida, MSNBC and (no surprise here) CNN went in the tank and were pimping for Hillary. See links below:

NBC 6 South Florida News Team

MSNBC

CNN"

[StarFan]

Kudos should go to foxnews who was the first (and only, I suspect) to report the actual percentages when they announced the poll last week. BTW, we need no further proof we're living in some twilight zone to see the Pope and xlintoon tied.

[Cindy]

[Doctor Raoul]

BTW, we need no further proof we're living in some twilight zone to see the Pope and xlintoon tied.

Neither of whom are sleeping with Hillary.

[StarFan]

Per NBC6 discussing GWB
" His dip in Gallup's 2002 poll mirrors his sliding approval ratings over the last several months. Bush's approval rating now stands at about 61 percent, seven points lower than former President Bill Clinton's rating during the height of the Monica Lewinsky scandal

Contrast this with Gallup:
Although fewer Americans name Bush as most admired man this year, the president's standing still ranks as one of the highest Gallup has recorded for any president".

Nah, no bias here foks.

[StarFan]

Bwhahahaha. You're quick!

[Doctor Raoul]

Ted Williams kids have requested that if Hillary dies before Ted is reanimated, they want her in the cryovat next to Ted.

That way......if the freezer breaks down......Ted won't thaw out.

[Howlin]

LOL!

[StarFan]

More proof we reside in the Twightlight Zone. This is from Z100:

J. LO IS MOST ADMIRED WOMAN.

Jennifer Lopez has beaten Hillary Clinton and a string of politicians and sports stars to claim poll firm Gallup's annual Most Admired Woman in the World honor. Doubt me? Here's the link

[Howlin]

Bush's approval rating now stands at about 61 percent

Every poll I've seen has him at at LEAST 63 percent.

[socal_parrot]

Looks like Laura and Barbara split the Bush vote.


Leave it alone....leave it alone.

[Howlin]

Zogby International America Poll and Reuters/Zogby Poll. Latest: Jan. 4-6, 2003. N=1,001 likely voters nationwide. MoE ± 3.2.
				.
"Please tell me if your overall opinion of each of the following people is very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, very unfavorable, or you are not familiar enough to form an opinion. George W. Bush."
		Favor- able	Unfavor- orable	Not Familiar/ Not Sure
		%	%	%
	1/4-6/03	68	29	3

[BenLurkin]

This lady has my vote:

[Lancey Howard]

Bump for great freeping.

[Moonmad27]

AOL's headline on this poll was that Hillary and J Lo were the two most admired women - why Laura Bush was dropped from the AOL headline really isn't that much of a mystery, considering the source!

[Wil H]

Bet most of those 7% that voted for the witch were dead, senile ( and "helped" with their vote, or illegals..

[ECM]

Precisely what was in the water during the 60s that made people admire a troglodyte like LBJ?

[LiteKeeper]

bump