President Bush and Hillary Clinton are the most admired man and woman in America — though that’s not a surprise. They’ve shared the titles for six straight years, and the sitting U.S. president has been the most-admired man every year since 1981. Ten percent of Americans surveyed named Bush as most admired. Former President Bill Clinton was second with 8 percent, and Al Gore had 6 percent. Hillary Clinton was named by 18 percent of those survey, the 12th time she’s been in the top spot. Oprah Winfrey was a close second with 16 percent.
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18 and 16 – could translate into interesting primary results for Hillary and Obama.
Good point, Ben, if one considers Oprah a stalking horse for Senator Obama.
Well, with her endorsement …
Looking at the overall issue it makes sense – we either love them or we hate them – no in between.
Bush is admired?
If they would have asked who is the most disliked man in America, bush could have taken home two awards!
Hillary could have too.
Why is Clinton divisive? Oh, because the media says so therefore we must buy into it.
Doug – because the Righties fear her.
Funny thing is they feared her when she wasn’t even in office. Vaginaphobic or castration anxiety? Conservatives are wussies.
Uh yeah.
Dig a little deeper?
Within the margin of error, Bill Clinton is tied with bush.
More? The poll was a little over a thousand people.
THAT means that out of a thousand random people only about a hundred admire bush.
Frankly I’m surprised it is that high. Certainly this is not anything to crow about!
Come on Brownlee, don’t confuse the Democrits!
After all, they think the President is elected by popularity ever since the GORACLE ran into that Electoral College thing.
:)
Seems like ‘her thighness’ has decided to quit fielding questions at her campaign appearences in Iowa.
Good move Hillary!
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2007/12/clintons-dont-a.html
Hey kansasJM go count to 500,000.
By the time you get there it will be the new year and you can switch nics.
Well, just because the greatest president since Reagan only recieved 10% of the “most admired” doesn’t mean that ‘only’ 10% admire him.
I like him and respect him a lot. I admire him a lot. He’s not my “most admired” man nor even my “most admired” politician.
President Bush scores quite high when the question is rather or not you respect him.
“President Bush scores quite high when the question is rather or not you respect him.”
Oh yeah? Got a link?
Respect him? I find it embarrassing that he was ever even a candidate.
Well, J R, I guess in the grand scheme of things it doesn’t really matter what you think of him.
He’s a two term president and history will treat him kind.
Only if bush can manage to keep all his records out of the hands of historians!
I don’t think he has much to worry about Mr. The Phantom. The Clinton years will keep them amused for several centuries!
Well, just because the greatest president since Reagan only recieved 10% of the “most admired” doesn’t mean that ‘only’ 10% admire him.
LOL oh Hank, I am at a lost for words at this one, having Reagan and Bush in the same sentence.When’s the last time you check the CO2 scrubbers Shipmate? Just kidding, I just wish instead of Lincoln ghost visiting the White House. That President Reagan spirit would come to advise G.W., maybe slap him around a bit and say “What were you thinking you were doing to my country?”. I did admire President Bush in the beginning, the speech on the rubble will be remember in the hearts and minds of the country. If not totally covered over by the thought of have far away from the path that was left in 2003.
“When’s the last time you check the CO2 scrubbers Shipmate?”
Posted by: writerdog | December 28, 2007 at 04:01 PM
The last time I had the watch underway, Dec 22, 1985.
What do you know about the CO2 scrubbers? Wasn’t that amine a bitch?
LOL I get around lets say, pick up things here and there. Never was on a sub to speak of but I know what a “CO2 scrubber does.
I enjoy the fresh air too much I guess.
Get your O2 generators generating, your COH2 burners burning, your CO2 scrubbers scrubbing. . .air sweet as a puppies breath!
Worse president and administration ever ………..
Oh I seriously doubt that history will treat bush kindly.
bush’s legacy will be: those who had money, made more! on the backs and at the expense of everyone else.
“History will be kind to us as we are the ones writing it”
Winston ChurchillJR I think it depends on the outcome of those holding a particular views, those who’s view wins the conflict.The Indians certainly have a different view of this country’s history then do the whites. Something that I find frustrating is it seems that often the details and facts become clearer with the passage of time. More people come forward, more documents become available and suddenly you get a better picture of what was the reality of that time.
The more I come across about Bill Clinton and what he was doing and the advances and roadblocks of how he was dealing with Terrorism. The more I find my opinion of him is changing, I wonder now if sometime in ten years I will find something about G.W. Bush that will soften my view of him? I am sure there will be something that will have turned out different then I think now. There was some reason other then the conscious insight that was the reason for certain actions. But then of course as Winston Church said, it is those who end up writing history that often write it to show their best side.
Well writerdog,
I am younger than most posters here. So I guess I will be getting the last word among this group in the writing of history.
I will remember how I stood in line for over 3 hours with my seven year old son in tow to vote for Al Gore.
I’ll remember the recount and how the Republicans bussed in thugs to shout it down. If I had been there, I’d be dead now. But I would have taken more than a few of those goons with me.
I’ll remember the throngs of other goons outside the vice Presidents residence screaming for Al Gore to get out of Dick Cheney’s house.
I’ll remember the look on Katherine Harris’s face when she smugly handed the election to george bush.
I’ll remember how bush looked at me during his victory speech and arrogantly proclaimed, “A President of the YOOnited States is a President of ALL the people” with the barely hidden shot “whether they like it or not,”
I’ll remember the management at work the next day after the Supreme court gave the office to bush. In particular I’ll remember one of the most vile human beings I have ever known smiling and telling me that NOW things were going to be different…..and how they very shortly were.
I’ll remember bush signing the veto of the SCHIPs program.
And that’s just a few. I will remember them and all the rest and I will teach same to my son and his sons.
And though he is older than me, he is in better health. But if I do live to see the day that bush is shoveled into the dirt where he belongs? On that day I shall dance and sing as best I am able.
I hope I still have a country to do it in by then. One I even remotely recognize anyway.
How can anyone admire Hillary Yuk!
As Kudlow says, Bush had a VERY good year:http://author.nationalreview.com/latest/?q=MjE0OA==
Ok I feel foolish even bothering with a link from Paul. He linked to a chat room once for some “proof”.
And National Review? I feel dirty even thinking of that nest of greed heads and social misfits.
Here’s a nibble. What little I DIDN’t T throw up.
“..He won on S-CHIP…”
Yup. bush vetoed health care for poor children and in process unfunded the program.
Voters would do well to remember that bush and Republicans are of the opinion that poor children should suffer and die. Gotta save that money for wars ya know.
Poor kids?Poor kids dont have parents making $80,000 a year.That is what the libs tried to get taxpayers to swallow.
and yes, if I am accused of “pulling something out of my ass” or “making something up” it seems, to me, that proving the topic is a current item on a Blog, or in a chat room, supports my case.I link whatever I want.Those who do not understand logic or argument will just have to remain lost.I don’t feel like leaving bread crumbs, for you to follow.+
And killing funding for all of SCHIPS is what bush eagerly did.
You made your reputation here paulthecon. Live with it.