Let's chat about Atlantic's list of The Top 100 most influential figures in American history.

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I have nothing wrong with the list, but the blurbs make me want to puke.

― Mr. Snrub, Wednesday, 29 November 2006 04:24 (seventeen years ago) link

not including jfk is nutty: i think the dude who presided over the cuban missile crisis deserves a place above dr spock.

frederick douglass ought to be at least ten spaces higher.

― j.d., Thursday, 30 November 2006 07:45 (seventeen years ago) link

Also, i don't like how this list disrespects the many years of service that Colonel Sanders gave to our country.

― kingfish in absentia (kingfish), Thursday, 30 November 2006 07:54 (seventeen years ago) link

John F. Kennedy: Not as good at baseball as Jackie Robinson.

― Rodney Von Bushwickin The Barbarian Mother-Funky Stay High Dollar Billster (Rodn, Thursday, 30 November 2006 08:22 (seventeen years ago) link

I blame Sandra Tsing Loh.

OTM.

― Casuistry, Thursday, 30 November 2006 08:25 (seventeen years ago) link

I guess Dubya's "influence" can't yet be judged, but as the nation may never recover from his reign he should be in the top ten by 2020.

― Bill Weber (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 30 November 2006 14:59 (seventeen years ago) link

Crick ain't on the list 'cause he's a Brit.
xpost on George III, if he hadn't pissed off so many people (via his government obv.) there would even be an America...

― Stone Monkey (Stone Monkey), Thursday, 30 November 2006 15:32 (seventeen years ago) link

Walt Disney is more influential in US history than all women.

This may sadly be true, tho.

Well, it depends on who's defining influential, no?

― Lance Rock (pullapartgirl), Thursday, 30 November 2006 17:42 (seventeen years ago) link

I guess Dubya's "influence" can't yet be judged, but as the nation may never recover from his reign he should be in the top ten by 2020.

The accompanying article more or less ends on this point. but i think they put the date at 2050.....

― grady (grady), Thursday, 30 November 2006 19:07 (seventeen years ago) link

paul revere

Paul Revere should be #1 on this list, and Paul Revere and the Raiders should be #1 on the music list, and then RL Stevenson who wrote "Midnight Ride of Paul Revere" should top the authors list. Let's revere him!

― Abbott (Abbott), Thursday, 30 November 2006 19:10 (seventeen years ago) link

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