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This Is Ridiculous!
The Discovery Channel is having a "Greatest American" program where people can vote for the most important people in American History.
Now maybe I am expecting more from my fellow Americans than I should. But it seems to me that the voting has all the finesse of that for "American Idol". I can handle the fact that people vote for singers on that show based on their looks, or their personality, or anything else but their singing talent. After all, this is the country that now considers people like Britney Spears and the Simpson sisters to be talented singers instead of well packaged teen trash.
But we are talking abour our proud American heritage here. The one people wave flags about and expect the world to be in awe of.
So who have your fellow citizens voted in as the 100 greatest Americans of ALL TIME?
People like Rush Limbaugh, Michael Moore, George Bush, Bill Clinton and Madonna. And of course, cult heroes like Elvis and Ronald Reagan.
Michael Jackson doesn't seem to have made it, but I'm sure he got his fair share of the votes too.
This is not supposed to be about politics, but I suspect a lot of people are playing a partisan game. I also think there are too damned many people who have forgotten that American history didn't start with "People" magazine. Our history stretches back over almost 400 years, and a lot of people have made contributions that will have value long after our current pop culture gods have disappeared and been forgotten.
I urge you to go to http://tv.channel.aol.com/greatestamerican and vote for those finalists who TRULY made major contributions to our country. And please think in terms of HISTORY, not pop culture or partisan politics. ......
