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Greatest American

**Posted:** Mon Jun 06, 2005 12:16 pm

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skilletaudio · Unfettered Joined: 17 Aug 2004 Posts: 515

Because, you know, everybody reading this must be "smart enough" to know not to vote for those two, right?

**Posted:** Mon Jun 06, 2005 12:39 pm

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**Posted:** Mon Jun 06, 2005 2:14 pm

vpisteve

OK, seriously....on the nominations, we have presidents, scientists, statesmen, athletes, civil rights leaders, etc. and.......Oprah?!?!?!?!?!

No Uma? Or is she Canadian (which explains why Jamesi's not on the list, btw)?

Seriously, Oprah? Where's Dr. Phil, man?

**Posted:** Mon Jun 06, 2005 2:55 pm

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QBKooky · Decorated Joined: 24 Jul 2004 Posts: 281

Okay, isn't Albert Einstein GERMAN?

We can't just abduct other countries' successful figures! (when I pointed this out to my best friend, he replied - sarcastically - "Of course we can... we're AMERICA!") Rolling Eyes

**Posted:** Mon Jun 06, 2005 3:05 pm

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**Posted:** Mon Jun 06, 2005 3:16 pm

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**Posted:** Mon Jun 06, 2005 3:21 pm

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**Posted:** Mon Jun 06, 2005 4:04 pm

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/me votes for Benjamin Franklin

**Posted:** Mon Jun 06, 2005 8:13 pm

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Did anyone see the Greatest Canadian vote that the CBC was doing a while back? I dunno whether this American version is just copying it or doing something new, but the CBC got Canadians from all walks of life to give heartfelt speeches/letters/poems/films to show their support for candidates. I can't find anything on the American site that shows they're doing the same, so if anyone knows, do tell! Anyways, the Canadian results were interesting:

Tommy Douglas got First. He's the guy who introduced universal Medicare to Canada, and stuck to socialist civil liberty policy while weathering anti-Communism and backlash from a lot of the rest of the country. Second was Terry Fox, who ran across Canada to raise money for cancer - and he ran with a fake leg that replaced the one he had amputated. Third was Pierre Trudeau, a politician and prime minister who created such a fervor with the public that the term "Trudeamania" was coined to describe it. He got Canada its own Constitution and got Queen Elizabeth II to proclaim the patriation of the British North America Act.

I wonder what sort of accomplishments the Greatest Americans will have, and if the sorts of things people appreciate enough to vote for will be comprable in scope.

Incidentally, Stve, Dr. Phil -is- a nominee - he's just not in the top 25. People can still vote for him.

**Posted:** Tue Jun 07, 2005 3:58 am

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**Posted:** Tue Jun 07, 2005 4:22 am

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QBKooky · Decorated Joined: 24 Jul 2004 Posts: 281

**Posted:** Tue Jun 07, 2005 9:53 am

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**Posted:** Tue Jun 07, 2005 11:30 am

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**Posted:** Tue Jun 07, 2005 11:32 am

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I nominate Troy D. Chinula (of XBOX LIVE fame)

**Posted:** Tue Jun 07, 2005 12:25 pm

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