Comments on: 20 GREATEST AMERICANS II http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/20_greatest_americans_ii/ Online Journal of Politics and Foreign Affairs Thu, 26 Nov 2009 17:28:09 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Brian http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/20_greatest_americans_ii/comment-page-1/#comment-3375 Brian Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 /?p=2547#comment-3375 One reason selecting Crick may seem "original" is that he's, uh, British. (http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/refpages/refarticle.aspx?refid=761568380) One reason selecting Crick may seem "original" is that he's, uh, British. (http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/refpages/refarticle.aspx?refid=761568380)

]]> By: Doug http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/20_greatest_americans_ii/comment-page-1/#comment-3376 Doug Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 /?p=2547#comment-3376 How about Thomas Eddison? How about Thomas Eddison?

]]> By: John Lemon http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/20_greatest_americans_ii/comment-page-1/#comment-3377 John Lemon Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 /?p=2547#comment-3377 Hmmmm... me suspects bias in your perspective. By only looking at so-called "greatness" as defined by people who did great things, you necessarily exclude average and below-average people who didn't do very much. These are "people without a history" and their history needs to be told even though it isn't recorded. Here is who I would add to you list (and I'll just give you the recorded ones): Lenny Kravitz Lenny Bruce Lenny & Squiggy Michael Kinsley Carole Mosley-Braun That guy who hit the padded weiner Those guys who got arrested sodomizing each other and went on to the Supreme Court The Flaming Lips KISS ...and of course, John Lemon. Hmmmm... me suspects bias in your perspective. By only looking at so-called "greatness" as defined by people who did great things, you necessarily exclude average and below-average people who didn't do very much. These are "people without a history" and their history needs to be told even though it isn't recorded. Here is who I would add to you list (and I'll just give you the recorded ones):

Lenny Kravitz
Lenny Bruce
Lenny & Squiggy
Michael Kinsley
Carole Mosley-Braun
That guy who hit the padded weiner
Those guys who got arrested sodomizing each other and went on to the Supreme Court
The Flaming Lips
KISS
...and of course, John Lemon.

]]> By: John Lemon http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/20_greatest_americans_ii/comment-page-1/#comment-3378 John Lemon Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 /?p=2547#comment-3378 Ooops, I noticed my list (and your original one) is highly male-centric. And since history is written by the winners and men always win, we need to correct this by writing about women. So here is my list of Great Women. Courtney Love Courtney Cox Tia Carrere Princess Di and her Beanie Baby Parade Baywatch (minus Hasselhoff) Liberace Donald McCloskey Ooops, I noticed my list (and your original one) is highly male-centric. And since history is written by the winners and men always win, we need to correct this by writing about women. So here is my list of Great Women.

Courtney Love
Courtney Cox
Tia Carrere
Princess Di and her Beanie Baby Parade
Baywatch (minus Hasselhoff)
Liberace
Donald McCloskey

]]> By: James Joyner http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/20_greatest_americans_ii/comment-page-1/#comment-3379 James Joyner Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 /?p=2547#comment-3379 Doug: What about Edison? He's on my list between Franklin and the Wright Bros. He was born, lived, and died in the USA, too. JL: True. So true. Doug: What about Edison? He's on my list between Franklin and the Wright Bros. He was born, lived, and died in the USA, too.

JL: True. So true.

]]> By: Arguing with signposts... http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/20_greatest_americans_ii/comment-page-1/#comment-3380 Arguing with signposts... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 /?p=2547#comment-3380 <strong>20 greatest americans - not</strong> So John Hawkins emails about 90 bloggers for their picks of the greatest Americans. I did NOT get this e-mail. Hey, I'm small fish. James Joyner is SOOO much more big market than me, so he's got a vote. Here's... 20 greatest americans - not
So John Hawkins emails about 90 bloggers for their picks of the greatest Americans. I did NOT get this e-mail. Hey, I'm small fish. James Joyner is SOOO much more big market than me, so he's got a vote. Here's...

]]> By: Arguing with signposts... http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/20_greatest_americans_ii/comment-page-1/#comment-3381 Arguing with signposts... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 /?p=2547#comment-3381 <strong>20 greatest americans - not</strong> So John Hawkins emails about 90 bloggers for their picks of the greatest Americans. I did NOT get this e-mail. Hey, I'm small fish. James Joyner is SOOO much more big market than me, so he's got a vote. Here's... --- 20 greatest americans - not
So John Hawkins emails about 90 bloggers for their picks of the greatest Americans. I did NOT get this e-mail. Hey, I'm small fish. James Joyner is SOOO much more big market than me, so he's got a vote. Here's...

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