you really think eddie vedder is a greater american than ronald reagan? if it weren't for the latter, the last bastion of conservatism would be gone...
Um, yeah ..... and that would be a bad thing how?
"Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity." ~ MLK, 1963
I like the easy ones ... it's no secret that I'm lazy
And yes, I DO think that Ed is a better American than Ronald Reagan. Of course, there are countless millions of Americans in that group with him. Pretty much anyone who hasn't gone way out of their way to damage the country is in it.
"Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity." ~ MLK, 1963
I like the easy ones ... it's no secret that I'm lazy
And yes, I DO think that Ed is a better American than Ronald Reagan. Of course, there are countless millions of Americans in that group with him. Pretty much anyone who hasn't gone way out of their way to damage the country is in it.
Really, I was ashamed I didn't pick up on that one.
I have never understood what people are talking about when they praise Reagan. It's almost like the 'thing to say' it seems.
If you want to tell people the truth, make them laugh, otherwise they'll kill you.
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
-Oscar Wilde
Yeah, the fighting racism by being a racist kinda guy.
actually, he renounced that and preached unity and brotherhood after going to mecca and africa and seeing ppl of every color there peacefully
"Well, I've lived to regret that incident. In many parts of the African continent I saw white students helping black people. Something like this kills a lot of argument. I did many things as a [black] Muslim that I'm sorry for now. I was a zombie then — like all [black] Muslims — I was hypnotized, pointed in a certain direction and told to march. Well, I guess a man's entitled to make a fool of himself if he's ready to pay the cost. It cost me 12 years. That was a bad scene, brother. The sickness and madness of those days — I'm glad to be free of them."
standin above the crowd
he had a voice that was strong and loud and
i swallowed his facade cos i'm so
eager to identify with
someone above the crowd
someone who seemed to feel the same
someone prepared to lead the way
Noam Chomsky? are you serious? obviously you are...which is funny in and of itself. by the way, where's Rush Limbaugh? people actually heard of him!
instead of the top "Americans" maybe you should rename the thread "the top 18 modern liberals with a few token nastolgic names tossed in of all time."
huh??? chomsky is the most cited author in history! hard to make the argument ppl haven't heard of him!
standin above the crowd
he had a voice that was strong and loud and
i swallowed his facade cos i'm so
eager to identify with
someone above the crowd
someone who seemed to feel the same
someone prepared to lead the way
you have your daniel morgans, your john paul joneses, your teddy rosevelts, your andrew jacksons, your pat tillmans, your ronald reagans, your chuck norrises...your rush limbaughs and sean hannity's....
seriously...eddie vedder and noam chomsky in your all time top 20 americans? who would actually take that seriously?
andrew jackson - violated the supreme court and took land and property from native americans
ronald reagan - too much to name...lying to congress, arming terrorists, using the cia to help run drugs, shreding and altering documents, secret illegal wars....
standin above the crowd
he had a voice that was strong and loud and
i swallowed his facade cos i'm so
eager to identify with
someone above the crowd
someone who seemed to feel the same
someone prepared to lead the way
I agree that on second thought Miles Davis should have been in my list. I'm also thinking maybe Jack London too.
have you read the iron heel?
great list, btw, the kabong abides
standin above the crowd
he had a voice that was strong and loud and
i swallowed his facade cos i'm so
eager to identify with
someone above the crowd
someone who seemed to feel the same
someone prepared to lead the way
christie's uncle looks just like wilfred brimley and it's funny how she gets when i make a joke or impersonation (especially the diabetes commercials)
and her step dad looks like jerry garcia and is even missing 1/2 of his pinky
standin above the crowd
he had a voice that was strong and loud and
i swallowed his facade cos i'm so
eager to identify with
someone above the crowd
someone who seemed to feel the same
someone prepared to lead the way
Wilfred Brimley
Andrew Jackson
Kirk Cameron
William Henry Harrison
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
Robert Alphonso Taft
Mancow
Chris Daughtry
Bob Hope
Jaws
L Ron Hubbard
John D Rockefeller
James K Polk
Tucker Carlson
Dr. Phil
Brigham Young
Bob Uecker
The Burger King
Dick Armey
and of course
Barbara Bush
Awesome.
I laughed so hard when I read "the burger king", I shat meself.
Thanks.
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Here he comes. Here comes John Wayne. "I'm not going to cry about my Pa. I'm going to build an airport... Put my name on it." Why, Michael? So you can fly away from your feelings?
did you forget MLK jr, or does he not make your list?
I didn't forget him. I weighed up MLK, Malcom X, Huey Newton, W D Dubois, Eldridge Cleaver, James Baldwin, and figured that Malcolm X had a far greater and effective influence than all the others.
But feel free to disagree, and and I'd love to hear peoples reasons for disagreeing. This is, afterall, why I began this thread.
They should be judged against the moral zeitgeist of the time.
I necessarily have the passion for writing this, and you have the passion for condemning me; both of us are equally fools, equally the toys of destiny. Your nature is to do harm, mine is to love truth, and to make it public in spite of you. - Voltaire
I didn't forget him. I weighed up MLK, Malcom X, Huey Newton, W D Dubois, Eldridge Cleaver, James Baldwin, and figured that Malcolm X had a far greater and effective influence than all the others.
This whole thread is full of worthless lists. Seriously, how can a list of great Americans be taken seriously when it doesn't include me?
Well, to be honest I was thinking about including you on my list but your location is working against you. Not a lot of great Americans in Washington these days.
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Too easy
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
-Oscar Wilde
And yes, I DO think that Ed is a better American than Ronald Reagan. Of course, there are countless millions of Americans in that group with him. Pretty much anyone who hasn't gone way out of their way to damage the country is in it.
Really, I was ashamed I didn't pick up on that one.
I have never understood what people are talking about when they praise Reagan. It's almost like the 'thing to say' it seems.
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
-Oscar Wilde
Maybe. And maybe Seymour Hersch.
actually, he renounced that and preached unity and brotherhood after going to mecca and africa and seeing ppl of every color there peacefully
"Well, I've lived to regret that incident. In many parts of the African continent I saw white students helping black people. Something like this kills a lot of argument. I did many things as a [black] Muslim that I'm sorry for now. I was a zombie then — like all [black] Muslims — I was hypnotized, pointed in a certain direction and told to march. Well, I guess a man's entitled to make a fool of himself if he's ready to pay the cost. It cost me 12 years. That was a bad scene, brother. The sickness and madness of those days — I'm glad to be free of them."
he had a voice that was strong and loud and
i swallowed his facade cos i'm so
eager to identify with
someone above the crowd
someone who seemed to feel the same
someone prepared to lead the way
huh??? chomsky is the most cited author in history! hard to make the argument ppl haven't heard of him!
he had a voice that was strong and loud and
i swallowed his facade cos i'm so
eager to identify with
someone above the crowd
someone who seemed to feel the same
someone prepared to lead the way
andrew jackson - violated the supreme court and took land and property from native americans
ronald reagan - too much to name...lying to congress, arming terrorists, using the cia to help run drugs, shreding and altering documents, secret illegal wars....
he had a voice that was strong and loud and
i swallowed his facade cos i'm so
eager to identify with
someone above the crowd
someone who seemed to feel the same
someone prepared to lead the way
have you read the iron heel?
great list, btw, the kabong abides
he had a voice that was strong and loud and
i swallowed his facade cos i'm so
eager to identify with
someone above the crowd
someone who seemed to feel the same
someone prepared to lead the way
ahhhhahahahahaha
christie's uncle looks just like wilfred brimley and it's funny how she gets when i make a joke or impersonation (especially the diabetes commercials)
and her step dad looks like jerry garcia and is even missing 1/2 of his pinky
he had a voice that was strong and loud and
i swallowed his facade cos i'm so
eager to identify with
someone above the crowd
someone who seemed to feel the same
someone prepared to lead the way
I've not read 'The iron heel'. I've read 'John Barleycorn', 'Martin Eden', and 'The Star Rover', along with bits and pieces about his Yukon days.
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I laughed so hard when I read "the burger king", I shat meself.
Thanks.
the dude abides
did you forget MLK jr, or does he not make your list?
Damn you!
Let's not even get into your family...
and very funny, Kenny.
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
-Oscar Wilde
I didn't forget him. I weighed up MLK, Malcom X, Huey Newton, W D Dubois, Eldridge Cleaver, James Baldwin, and figured that Malcolm X had a far greater and effective influence than all the others.
But feel free to disagree, and and I'd love to hear peoples reasons for disagreeing. This is, afterall, why I began this thread.
Nothing like a domestic to brighten up the M.T!
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
-Oscar Wilde
very interesting
what makes you say that? sell me on it
I know, right? My list included you but I didn't post it 'cause I didn't wanna give you a big head.
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
-Oscar Wilde