The People Who Shape Our World
Here's the list of the 100 men and women whose power, talent or moral example is transforming the world.
- Artists & Entertainers
- Scientists & Thinkers
- Leaders & Revolutionaries
- Builders & Titans
- Heroes & Pioneers
By Glen McAdoo
Rosie O'Donnell made the list. He didn't. Al Gore made the list. He didn't. George Clooney, Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio all made the list. He didn't. What about Justin Timberlake, you ask? Yes, he made the list. But, you know who didn't?
Queen Elizabeth II made the list. Condi even made the list. Schwarzenegger is on the list. Hillary Clinton, Nancy Pelosi and Barack Obama all made the list. The Mayor of New York, Michael Bloomberg, and Beijing Communist Party Secretary Liu Qi can be found under Leaders and Revolutionaries. Raul Castro and Osama bin Laden made that list, also. He didn't.
What list? Who didn't make it? It's Time Magazine's 2007 list of the 100 most influential people in the world. The president of the United States always makes this list. Always! After all, he is the leader of the free world, right? Not this year he ain't. You can look till you are blind and you will not find the name George W. Bush anywhere on this list. Time seems to think that no one listens to poor old George anymore. Time is right. Seems like Time has passed him by. Ouch.
This omission sent former Sen. Rick Santorum over the edge the other day as he lost his cool (what's new?) while commenting on Time's snub of the president. That explains why Rick was trounced in his last election bid. The fellow is out of touch with reality.
Anyway, I was just thinking about another list or two that we should be making this year. Here's a list of the top 10 people most likely to put their foot in their mouth this year: 1. George W. Bush. George will be on this list forever. In fact I think we should name it the George W. Bush Perpetual Foot In The Mouth List. 2. Don Imus 3. Rev. Al Sharpton 4. Actor Mike Richards 5. Ann Coulter 6. Barack Obama - 10,000 dead in Greensburg, Kan. Tired or not, this remark qualifies him. 7. Former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson. My hearing aid fell out and I didn't hear the question. That's the way he explained why he answered yes, employers should be able to fire homosexuals just because they are gay. 8. Charles Barkley 9. Sen. John, bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb Iran McCain 10. Gov. Jim Gibbons
How about a list of people most likely not to be asked to spend the night in the Lincoln Bedroom: 1. Maj. Gen. John Batiste 2. Maj. Gen. Paul Eaton 3. The Dixie Chicks 4. Congressman Dennis Kucinich 5. Sean Penn 6. Bill Maher 7. Keith Olbermann 8. Gen. Wesley Clark 9. George Tenet 10. Congresswoman Maxine Waters
People you don't want to be in the car with when they are driving: 1. Mel Gibson 2. Paris Hilton (you don't want to be seen with her anywhere) 3. Nick Nolte 4. Most any NFL football player 5. George W. Bush (this guy is on a lot of lists) 6. David Hasselhoff 7. Nicole Richie 8. Former Wolf Pack basketball star Kevinn Pinkney 9. Carson City Mayor Marv Teixeira 10. Actor Ray Liotta
People who talk too much: 1. Charles Barkley 2. Sen. Joe Biden 3. Rev. Al Sharpton 4. Pat Robertson 5. George Tenet (sure, now he's talking) 6. Dick Morris 7. Ann Coulter 8. Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling 9. Donald Trump 10. Most any NFL wide receiver
Most predictable events in any given year: 1. Brush fires in Southern California 2. Hurricanes in Florida 3. Tornados in Oklahoma, Texas and Kansas 4. New York Yankees spend more for less 5. Roger Clemens comes out of retirement 6. An Elvis Presley sighting 7. Clint Eastwood wins an Academy Award 8. General Motors loses money 9. Rudy Giuliani changes his stance on abortion 10. The number two man in al Qaeda will be killed, again.
And finally, the 10 most often repeated phrases in 2007 will be: 1. "Mission Accomplished" 2. "You've done a heck of a job Rummy, Brownie, Dickie or someoney or anothery." 3. "If we don't get 'em there they will follow us home." 4. Stay the course will be replaced with "we are making adjustments." 5. "Micro-manage" 6. "I don't recall." 7. The Republicans will say, "The Democrats don't have a plan," to which the Democrats will respond, "The Republicans don't have a clue." 8. "Gas prices at the pump went up again this week." 9. "We have a health care crisis in this country." 10. "Global warming is only a temporary, Earth-ending setback." Some scientist from Phillips, Okla., will say that.
You may want to make your own list or change these lists. Be my guest. But please, I didn't include myself on any list and you shouldn't include me either. I'm on enough lists already. No, I don't want to be on the list of possible Dick Cheney hunting companions.
Rosie O'Donnell made the list. He didn't. Al Gore made the list. He didn't. George Clooney, Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio all made the list. He didn't. What about Justin Timberlake, you ask? Yes, he made the list. But, you know who didn't?
Queen Elizabeth II made the list. Condi even made the list. Schwarzenegger is on the list. Hillary Clinton, Nancy Pelosi and Barack Obama all made the list. The Mayor of New York, Michael Bloomberg, and Beijing Communist Party Secretary Liu Qi can be found under Leaders and Revolutionaries. Raul Castro and Osama bin Laden made that list, also. He didn't.
What list? Who didn't make it? It's Time Magazine's 2007 list of the 100 most influential people in the world. The president of the United States always makes this list. Always! After all, he is the leader of the free world, right? Not this year he ain't. You can look till you are blind and you will not find the name George W. Bush anywhere on this list. Time seems to think that no one listens to poor old George anymore. Time is right. Seems like Time has passed him by. Ouch.
This omission sent former Sen. Rick Santorum over the edge the other day as he lost his cool (what's new?) while commenting on Time's snub of the president. That explains why Rick was trounced in his last election bid. The fellow is out of touch with reality.
Anyway, I was just thinking about another list or two that we should be making this year. Here's a list of the top 10 people most likely to put their foot in their mouth this year: 1. George W. Bush. George will be on this list forever. In fact I think we should name it the George W. Bush Perpetual Foot In The Mouth List. 2. Don Imus 3. Rev. Al Sharpton 4. Actor Mike Richards 5. Ann Coulter 6. Barack Obama - 10,000 dead in Greensburg, Kan. Tired or not, this remark qualifies him. 7. Former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson. My hearing aid fell out and I didn't hear the question. That's the way he explained why he answered yes, employers should be able to fire homosexuals just because they are gay. 8. Charles Barkley 9. Sen. John, bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb Iran McCain 10. Gov. Jim Gibbons
How about a list of people most likely not to be asked to spend the night in the Lincoln Bedroom: 1. Maj. Gen. John Batiste 2. Maj. Gen. Paul Eaton 3. The Dixie Chicks 4. Congressman Dennis Kucinich 5. Sean Penn 6. Bill Maher 7. Keith Olbermann 8. Gen. Wesley Clark 9. George Tenet 10. Congresswoman Maxine Waters
People you don't want to be in the car with when they are driving: 1. Mel Gibson 2. Paris Hilton (you don't want to be seen with her anywhere) 3. Nick Nolte 4. Most any NFL football player 5. George W. Bush (this guy is on a lot of lists) 6. David Hasselhoff 7. Nicole Richie 8. Former Wolf Pack basketball star Kevinn Pinkney 9. Carson City Mayor Marv Teixeira 10. Actor Ray Liotta
People who talk too much: 1. Charles Barkley 2. Sen. Joe Biden 3. Rev. Al Sharpton 4. Pat Robertson 5. George Tenet (sure, now he's talking) 6. Dick Morris 7. Ann Coulter 8. Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling 9. Donald Trump 10. Most any NFL wide receiver
Most predictable events in any given year: 1. Brush fires in Southern California 2. Hurricanes in Florida 3. Tornados in Oklahoma, Texas and Kansas 4. New York Yankees spend more for less 5. Roger Clemens comes out of retirement 6. An Elvis Presley sighting 7. Clint Eastwood wins an Academy Award 8. General Motors loses money 9. Rudy Giuliani changes his stance on abortion 10. The number two man in al Qaeda will be killed, again.
And finally, the 10 most often repeated phrases in 2007 will be: 1. "Mission Accomplished" 2. "You've done a heck of a job Rummy, Brownie, Dickie or someoney or anothery." 3. "If we don't get 'em there they will follow us home." 4. Stay the course will be replaced with "we are making adjustments." 5. "Micro-manage" 6. "I don't recall." 7. The Republicans will say, "The Democrats don't have a plan," to which the Democrats will respond, "The Republicans don't have a clue." 8. "Gas prices at the pump went up again this week." 9. "We have a health care crisis in this country." 10. "Global warming is only a temporary, Earth-ending setback." Some scientist from Phillips, Okla., will say that.
You may want to make your own list or change these lists. Be my guest. But please, I didn't include myself on any list and you shouldn't include me either. I'm on enough lists already. No, I don't want to be on the list of possible Dick Cheney hunting companions.
