The 100 Greatest Americans

[GonzoStyle]

I watched this shitfest last sunday when they voted on the top 5.

Naturally it was little surprise that in this gold fish sized attention span society that Reagan was voted in at #1 over Lincoln.

I was content with 4 of the top 5 when they were announced, Lincoln was 2nd, follwed by Dr. King, Washington and Ben Franklin.

What completely blew me away was when they did a quick recap of the top 10, I was blown away when I saw #10-6.

Now #10 was FDR so it wasn't too surprising, I figured people like Thomas Edison, The wright brothers, etc were to follow.

But #9 was Oprah.... yeah the american public believes Oprah is a greater contributer to american society and history than FDR, The wright bros and Thomas Edison.

#8 was Elvis... an entertainer, a great voice but a flawed junkie, might as well put sinatra in there.

#7 shocked me more, Bill Clinton. Though I have always been for Clinton and it was good times during his presidency.. lets get real.

#6 didn't shock me as much as just prove everything said about this culture, none other than George W. Bush. He's the 6th greatest american only behind the top 5 of reagan, lincoln, king, washington and franklin.

This is what happens when you leave things to democracy, you get shitty polls.