Who was the greatest American?

LightningBoy · **Thu Jun 16, 2005 11:53 pm**

What a crock. How about Dale Earnhardt, he may not be #1, but against Muhammed Ali, Tiger Woods, or Brett Favre, he should be there.

I'd say Ronald Reagan deserves #1. He did it all.

AndrewBullock · **Fri Jun 17, 2005 12:17 am**

I don't see Amiliea <(SP?) Earhart on there

We all know who she is.

Never mind.. now I do

tomparis · **Fri Jun 17, 2005 12:20 am**

Ok. You know Brett Favre is up there because of

A) The Wisconsinites (Yes. I said it. Wisconsinites), and

B) Everyone in his hometown.

Captain Patrick · Commodore Joined: 06 Mar 2005 Posts: 2421

Clinton, Bill because he was the Macdaddy president.

(Just to say this i was not the one who came up with that saying my freind did so don't laugh at me.)

LightningBoy · **Fri Jun 17, 2005 12:29 am**

Brett Favre is a fantastic QB in all right, one of the best ever. But if you're going to have him on there, I think Dale Earnhardt would be a much more viable choice.

Quinny · **Fri Jun 17, 2005 1:52 am**

Birdy · Socialist Joined: 20 Sep 2004 Posts: 13502 Location: Here.

I like Oprah Winfrey and Lance Armstrong the best.

Leo Wyatt · **Fri Jun 17, 2005 4:52 am**

George and Laura Bush

Hitchhiker · **Fri Jun 17, 2005 8:06 am**

Heh, Alexander Graham Bell has now been on the list for "Greatest Briton," "Greatest Canadian," and "Greatest American." He sure does get around.

Out of the finalists, I'd say Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. should be the Greatest American, he did some pretty amazing things. However, all of them deserve to be on that list, so they all deserve to win.

luit14 · **Fri Jun 17, 2005 9:40 am**

I think I would vote for either Abraham Lincoln or George Washington.

madlilnerd · **Fri Jun 17, 2005 11:16 am**

Lizzie Borden
Benedict Arnold
Lee Harvey Oswald...

... I thought up Lizzie Borden. My brother told me to put the other two.

Nah, really, my real votes goes to Neil Armstrong because he went to the moon, Walt Disney because he brought happiness to many people, Bill Gates because he screwed the world with Microsoft, Malcolm X, Christopher Reeve (superman!), Elvis Presley because he's the king and Steven Spielberg for all the entertainment he's brought me.

Toad · **Fri Jun 17, 2005 11:20 am**

I'd have to go with Abe Lincoln or...hmm...probably another early president.

Dirt · **Fri Jun 17, 2005 12:14 pm**

Oprah Winfrey, just because it's such BS to have her on a list like that

Theresa · **Fri Jun 17, 2005 1:16 pm**

zero · **Fri Jun 17, 2005 1:27 pm**

Lance Armstrong

Alucard · **Fri Jun 17, 2005 1:56 pm**

Bell, Alexander Graham
Isn't he Canadian?

Theresa · **Fri Jun 17, 2005 4:05 pm**

Republican_Man · **Fri Jun 17, 2005 4:10 pm**

Ronald Reagan definitely deserves Number One on that list. He is perhaps the greatest American in HISTORY.

Starbuck · **Fri Jun 17, 2005 4:15 pm**

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

ILoveHarry · Admiral Joined: 14 Jan 2004 Posts: 7909 Location: Houston

I don't unerstand why I am not on this list!!!!

1/1 · **Fri Jun 17, 2005 5:15 pm**

I'd say either Bill Clinton or Walt Disney.

Superman · Fleet Admiral Joined: 06 Dec 2003 Posts: 10220

I'd vote for Hulk Hogan.

Just kidding.

Most of the people on the list are deserving. It's a pity that you couldn't vote in different categories because you have Americans who achieved something in, say, science but that doesn't mean they're any less great than an American who achieved something in, say, literature or politics.

Martin Luther King Jr. definitely achieved a lot in his fight for equality. A lot of his actions paved the way for equality in the United States. The world would have been a lot different if he had not lived.

webtaz99 · **Fri Jun 17, 2005 8:01 pm**

How about Nickola Tesla?

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He only invented AC power, RF remote control, and the bladeless turbine.
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Sam Kenobi · **Fri Jun 17, 2005 9:16 pm**