Top 100 most influential (America)

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  • Ahnimus
    Ahnimus Posts: 10,560
    Oh yeah, well Al-Jazeera is 5th most influential brand in the world. Under Starbuck #4 and Above Coca-Cola #6

    With the launch of Al-Jazeera Intl they reach 100 million homes.
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  • ThumbingMyWay32
    ThumbingMyWay32 Posts: 1,224
    Jackie Robinson?
    "Sarcasm: intellect on the offensive"

    "What I lack in decorum, I make up for with an absence of tact."

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  • norm
    norm Posts: 31,146
    hippiemom wrote:
    Oh my god :eek:

    Miller and I read that list, and had the EXACT SAME FIRST THOUGHT.

    *faints*
    It had to happen eventually.:D
  • hippiemom
    hippiemom Posts: 3,326
    cutback wrote:
    It had to happen eventually.:D
    Seriouisly ... word for word, the exact same thought!

    I'm reeling!
    "Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity." ~ MLK, 1963
  • Blanche
    Blanche Posts: 247
    RainDog wrote:
    Despite the best efforts of the religious right in this country, no serious individual would ever consider Jesus an American.
    Of course not. He's from the Middle East...
  • Solat13
    Solat13 Posts: 6,996
    Byrnzie wrote:
    I see they stole Albert Einstein who was born in Germany. Although - unless i've overlooked him - I'm glad to see that they've omitted the serial rapist and child killer George Armstrong Custer from the list.

    They really didn't steal Einstein - he became an American citizen in 1940.
    - Busted down the pretext
    - 8/28/98
    - 9/2/00
    - 4/28/03, 5/3/03, 7/3/03, 7/5/03, 7/6/03, 7/9/03, 7/11/03, 7/12/03, 7/14/03
    - 9/28/04, 9/29/04, 10/1/04, 10/2/04
    - 9/11/05, 9/12/05, 9/13/05, 9/30/05, 10/1/05, 10/3/05
    - 5/12/06, 5/13/06, 5/27/06, 5/28/06, 5/30/06, 6/1/06, 6/3/06, 6/23/06, 7/22/06, 7/23/06, 12/2/06, 12/9/06
    - 8/2/07, 8/5/07
    - 6/19/08, 6/20/08, 6/22/08, 6/24/08, 6/25/08, 6/27/08, 6/28/08, 6/30/08, 7/1/08
    - 8/23/09, 8/24/09, 9/21/09, 9/22/09, 10/27/09, 10/28/09, 10/30/09, 10/31/09
    - 5/15/10, 5/17/10, 5/18/10, 5/20/10, 5/21/10, 10/23/10, 10/24/10
    - 9/11/11, 9/12/11
    - 10/18/13, 10/21/13, 10/22/13, 11/30/13, 12/4/13
  • sonicreducer
    sonicreducer Posts: 713
    cincybearcat wrote:
    Was he American? ;)


    totally forgot about the atlantic part,... my bad.

    but if it were a 'world list', he should be on top, right,...?
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  • Byrnzie
    Byrnzie Posts: 21,037
    Solat13 wrote:
    They really didn't steal Einstein - he became an American citizen in 1940.

    Yeah, but he cut his teeth elsewhere.
  • Byrnzie
    Byrnzie Posts: 21,037
    sonicreducer wrote:
    totally forgot about the atlantic part,... my bad.

    but if it were a 'world list', he should be on top, right,...?

    There would need to be some historical evidence that he existed, and to date, there isn't any.
  • Heineken Helen
    Heineken Helen Posts: 18,095
    Lol, oh dear! The only person I can think of missing from this list is Oprah :o well she did influence millions of women and men worldwide to become emotional, dramatic wimps. Good or bad, she's hugely influential.
    The Astoria??? Orgazmic!
    Verona??? it's all surmountable
    Dublin 23.08.06 "The beauty of Ireland, right there!"
    Wembley? We all believe!
    Copenhagen?? your light made us stars
    Chicago 07? And love
    What a different life
    Had I not found this love with you
  • shamrock95
    shamrock95 Posts: 21
    cincybearcat wrote:
    Who's missing?

    Sometimes list are unimaginative because it's easy to see the truth. But seriously, who is missing...I've been trying to think of some omissions, you can't please everyone.


    101. Harriet Tubman-She definitely needs to be on the list
    102. Ghandi-not American
    103. Mother Theresa-oh yes not American
    ZakiaTheGreat..."Hey, where is Atlanta under default time zone?"
  • Byrnzie
    Byrnzie Posts: 21,037
    shamrock95 wrote:
    102. Ghandi-not American
    103. Mother Theresa-oh yes not American

    So then why mention them?
  • CaterinaA
    CaterinaA Posts: 572
    Perhaps those who live abroad perceive things differently, but shouldn't Susan Sontag be on that list?

    Maybe Milton Friedman and Gary Becker deserve a a spot too. They definitely changed US economics policies; actually their impact on economic theory an policies reached the whole world...
  • Byrnzie
    Byrnzie Posts: 21,037
    CaterinaA wrote:
    Perhaps those who live abroad perceive things differently, but shouldn't Susan Sontag be on that list?

    I was gonna include her.
  • miller8966
    miller8966 Posts: 1,450
    hippiemom wrote:
    Seriouisly ... word for word, the exact same thought!

    I'm reeling!

    Your a closet conservative..lol
    America...the greatest Country in the world.
  • hippiemom
    hippiemom Posts: 3,326
    miller8966 wrote:
    Your a closet conservative..lol
    Either that, or you're a closet liberal.

    Happy thanksgiving, miller :)
    "Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity." ~ MLK, 1963
  • hippiemom
    hippiemom Posts: 3,326
    Heineken Helen wrote:
    Lol, oh dear! The only person I can think of missing from this list is Oprah :o well she did influence millions of women and men worldwide to become emotional, dramatic wimps. Good or bad, she's hugely influential.
    I'm not a big Oprah fan, but in her defense I will say that she's also encouraged millions of women to read better books than they had been previously.
    "Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity." ~ MLK, 1963
  • kenny olav
    kenny olav Posts: 3,319
    who are the non-influential americans who waste their time compiling lists like this one?
  • RockinInCanada
    RockinInCanada Posts: 2,016
    hippiemom wrote:
    I'm not a big Oprah fan, but in her defense I will say that she's also encouraged millions of women to read better books than they had been previously.

    lol....that gave me a good laugh....
  • Lesbelges
    Lesbelges Posts: 434
    #88 (Enrico Fermi) is not American, he is Italian (My great grandmother was his assistant)...Stop trying to steal our people!!!
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