Posted on 01/14/2005 1:54:24 PM PST by vivabushchick
"NOMINATE HERE, AND THEN WATCH DISCOVERY CHANNEL IN MAY AS WE COUNT DOWN TO THE GREATEST AMERICAN OF ALL TIME!
When you think of the Greatest American, what single person living or dead - comes to mind as its best example? Someone who seized opportunities, saw things in a different way...............
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My vote was:
George Washington
James Madison
Ronald Reagan
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Alva Edison
too hard......I think you have to break it down into categories like politcs, science, industry, relgion, military etc.......there are way too many to give justice to any one........
(just looking to bug the trolls)
Here are my 5 (in order):
1. George Washington;
2. Thomas Jefferson;
3. Robert E. Lee;
4. former Senator Barry Goldwater;
5. current Representative RON PAUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yeah, I shoulda thought about that...I'da hafta also add Gen. George Patton; James Madison; Murray Rothbard; Lew Rockwell; former Representative Larry Patton McDonald (D-GA, & a relative of Gen. Patton, who was killed when the Soviets shot down KAL Floght 007 back in 1983)....I could go on & on!
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
George S. Patton
Ronald Reagan
Albert Einstein
1. George Washington
2. Patrick Henry
3. Daniel Webster
4. Ronald Reagan
5. George Walker Bush
Those were my nominees, and I thought about non-political nominees, but I think leaders are the best qualified. Although I regret that one of those nominees should have been Ben Franklin...
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