W, Hillary Most Admired
President Bush and Senator Clinton are mentioned most often when Gallup asks the public which man and woman they admire the most.
Likely presidential candidate, Illinois Senator Barack Obama joined the list for the first time, coming in fourth behind Presidents Bush, Clinton, and Carter.
Most Admired Man
1 George W. Bush
2 Bill Clinton
3 Jimmy Carter
4 Barack Obama
5 (Reverend) Billy Graham
6 Colin Powell
7 Pope Benedict XVI
8 Nelson Mandela
9 George H.W. Bush
10 Bill Gates
I was surprised to see President Bush at the top of the list given his approval ratings, but presidents usually are the most admired men, having won the top honor 49 of the 60 times Gallup has posed the question.
President. Bush earned the distinction of most admired man with almost no assistance from Democrats. Less than one-half of one percent of Democrats mentioned him.
The poll is bad news for Senator McCain, who fell out of the top ten this year.
Most Admired Woman
1 Hillary Clinton
2 Oprah Winfrey
3 Condoleezza Rice
4 Laura Bush
5 Margaret Thatcher
6 Angelina Jolie
7 Nancy Pelosi
8 Madeleine Albright
9 Barbara Bush
10 Maya Angelou
This is the eleventh time Senator Clinton's finished as the most admired woman. She finished second in 1995 and 1996 (to Mother Teresa) and 2001 (to Laura Bush).
Hillary's first place finish won't hurt her presidential campaign, But Obama's fourth place finish must give her pause.
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Comments: 17
No, he's most definitely not either. He's a liar, a cheat, a punk, and a loser, just as he has been his entire life. I don't blame him entirely, however. He was, after all, raised by one hellish freak of a mother and a chronically pussified father. No wonder he used to torture and murder animals as a child.
Because, Don is an ideological sycophant and a shameless Bush worshipper. To him, the entire world revolves around the republican party, and especially anyone having anything to do with the Bush crime family. This family can, and has never done any wrong in Donnie's eyes. Even when Prescott was doing business with Hitler during WWII, and helping him create war machines to kill US soldiers, it's a great thing, in Don's eyes, because it allowed the Bush crime family to rise to the levels of power that they've reached today. So what if American lives are traded for Bush family wealth and power? As long as they're republicans, that's all that matters to Don and his ilk.
Seems to me if the latter were the case, the responses are already flawed regardless of who ranked at the top or fell off the list.
"What man that you have heard or read about, living today in any part of the world, do you admire most? And who is your second choice?"
Okay here's your chance: Tell us all the gory details of the Bush familiy's treacherous involvement in WWII.
One note I will offer in case you forget - George was shot down in the Pacific in WWII so that makes them pretty dumb too doesn't it?
I am anxious to hear your detailed account giving dates etc.