100 Most Influential Americans

[pela123]

Whoops--skimmed through too fast
 

Originally posted by Venerable Bede:
   

Originally posted by pela123:
  How about  John Brown...

did you even read the list???
 
 78 John Brown
 Whether a hero, a fanatic, or both, he provided the spark for the Civil War. [/b]

[twangirl]

didn't see Walter Cronkite mentioned anywhere. His reporting on the Vietnam war and the upheaval of our nation at the time changed the scope of journalistic reporting.
 And what about Edward R. Murrow, whose stance during the red scare set the standard for independent reporting, among other things.

[Jaguar]

Originally posted by Surly Bonds:
  The USA is the new Soviet Union.

Ya got that right, commrad!

Originally posted by Jaguar:
   

Originally posted by Surly Bonds:
  The USA is the new Soviet Union.

Ya got that right, commrad! [/b]

It's called 'convergence'. Russia got more capitalist (robber barons, & Johnson County War circa 1892), and we got more communist (hidden cameras everywhere -all phones bugged, spies hiding behind your sofa).  
 
 Pretty soon we will meet in the middle.