Maybe people really are just dumb

[technoir]

Okay the discovery channel announced that due to the votes of the general public they have discovered the greatest american in history to be... Ronald Reagan!

http://tv.channel.aol.com/greatestamerican

What the f*ck!

okay he seemed a nice enough guy and even if you agree with his politics, thought he was good for the economy, and believed him an excellent diplomat (which would require a complete detachment from reality but fine), but how could anyone put him beyond the likes of Ben Franklin and Martin Luther King. I mean come on.

I know the whole Conservative turn to society has done alot to rewrite history but please. How can people be that obtuse?

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[gingererer.livejournal.com]

Marie and I discussed who we would pick as "Greatest American". Marie picked Martin Luther King, Jr. for his social influence. I picked Thomas Edison for his technological influence.