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Discovery Channel's Greatest Americans Some Musicians on the list
Greatest American premieres Sunday, June 5, at 8 p.m. ET/PT Every Sunday in June, Discovery Channel wants you to help decide the "Greatest American" of all time. "Greatest American" premieres on Sunday, June 5, at 8 p.m. ET/PT. We'll be counting down from the Top 100 and asking you to vote (online, via a toll-free phone line, or through text messaging) for your choice of the Greatest American. When you think of the "Greatest American," what person — living or dead — comes to mind? Someone who seized opportunities, saw things in a different way or stood out in a crowd? Someone who demonstrated determination, vision and hard work? This person could be an inventor, explorer, entertainer, entrepreneur or athlete. He or she may have changed the way we think, work or live. He or she may have challenged us, delighted us or outraged us, and ultimately may have helped us define what it means to be an American. Who do YOU most identify as the "Greatest American"? For the first time in American television history that question will be answered by YOU as we count down the top 100 Greatest Americans. Review the list of the top 100. Then, in a series of audience-participation television programs beginning June 5 we will be asking for your input to determine the ultimate "Greatest American." A - BAli, Muhammad Angelou, Maya Anthony, Susan B. Armstrong, Lance Armstrong, Neil Ball, Lucille Bell, Alexander Graham Bush, Barbara Bush, George H. W. Bush, George W. Bush, Laura CCarnegie, Andrew Carson, Johnny Carter, Jimmy Carver, George Washington Charles, Ray Chavez, Cesar Clinton, Bill Clinton, Hillary Cosby, Bill Cruise, Tom D - EDeGeneres, Ellen Disney, Walt Douglass, Frederick Earhart, Amelia Eastwood, Clint Edison, Thomas Alva Edwards, John Einstein, Albert Eisenhower, Dwight F - GFavre, Brett Ford, Henry Franklin, Benjamin Gates, Bill Gibson, Mel Giuliani, Rudolf Glenn, John Graham, Billy H - JHamilton, Alexander Hanks, Tom Hefner, Hugh Hepburn, Katherine Hope, Bob Hughes, Howard Jackson, Michael Jefferson, Thomas Jobs, Steve Johnson, Lyndon B. Jordan, Michael K - LKeller, Helen Kennedy, John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy Onassis, Jacqueline King Jr., Dr. Martin Luther Limbaugh, Rush Lincoln, Abraham Lindberg, Charles Lucas, George M - OMadonna Malcolm X McGraw, Dr. Phil Monroe, Marilyn Moore, Michael Murphy, Audie Nixon, Richard Obama, Barack Owens, Jesse P - RParks, Rosa Patton, George Powell, Colin Presley, Elvis Reagan, Ronald Reeve, Christopher Rice, Condoleezza Robinson, Jackie Roosevelt, Eleanor Roosevelt, Franklin D Roosevelt, Theodore Ruth, Babe S-TSagan, Carl Salk, Jonas Schwarzenegger, Arnold Sinatra, Frank Smith, Joseph Spielberg, Steven Stewart, Jimmy Stewart, Martha Tesla, Nikola Tillman, Pat Truman, Harry Trump, Donald Tubman, Harriet Twain, Mark W-YWalton, Sam Washington, George Wayne, John Winfrey, Oprah Woods, Tiger Wright, Orville & Wilbur Yeager, Chuck [Edited 4/19/05 21:59pm] | |
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walt frickin disney? wasn't he a snitchbitch @ the mccarthy hearings during the big red scare? posture your mandables towards the sky
and oscilate them in an apathetic manner throw your hands in the air and wave 'em like you just don't care | |
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0V3RF13ND said: walt frickin disney? wasn't he a snitchbitch @ the mccarthy hearings during the big red scare?
I heard he was antisemitic and a woman-hater. But hey, he made pictures of mice move and talk, so hey, he must've been a hero, right....?  | |
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God, I can't get over some of the people on this list 
Ellen DeGeneres - greatest american WTF! Marilyn Monroe?? I love her, but she's far from the greatest american The Bushes 
The Clintons
Tom Cruise - ??? This should be interesting  | |
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DR. PHIL?????  | |
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Hugh Hefner?
Ok this is bullcrap | |
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kisscamille said: God, I can't get over some of the people on this list
Ellen DeGeneres - greatest american WTF!... I think it's for her dance stylings. Why do you like playing around with my narrow scope of reality? - Stupify | |
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hugh hefner over walt frickin' disney anyday posture your mandables towards the sky
and oscilate them in an apathetic manner throw your hands in the air and wave 'em like you just don't care | |
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jayaredee said: Hugh Hefner?
Ok this is bullcrap that's for sure. What a joke. At least when Canada did it, they chose people who were actually worthy. | |
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kisscamille said: jayaredee said: Hugh Hefner?
Ok this is bullcrap that's for sure. What a joke. At least when Canada did it, they chose people who were actually worthy. I know, except for Shania Twain of course | |
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jayaredee said: kisscamille said: that's for sure. What a joke. At least when Canada did it, they chose people who were actually worthy. I know, except for Shania Twain of course Of course, that's a given  | |
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What is it with these fucked up lists?
Discovery Channel should use Rolling Stone as a benchmark for stupid and build from there but NOOOOO!!!!! | |
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Mel Gibson?!!!
 "I saw a woman with major Hammer pants on the subway a few weeks ago and totally thought of you." - sextonseven | |
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RocknRollDave said: 0V3RF13ND said: walt frickin disney? wasn't he a snitchbitch @ the mccarthy hearings during the big red scare?
I heard he was antisemitic and a woman-hater. But hey, he made pictures of mice move and talk, so hey, he must've been a hero, right....? Straight up walt was a visionary. He basically invented full lenth cartoons, colour cartoons and made one of the most famous characters of all time. Then he was wayyyyy ahead of his time with "fantasia". Made "disneyland" which was pretty cool and had dreams for a city of the future called "epcot". it looked sooooo cool. But he died before it got finished. Such a shame as his dying wish to get it completed PROPERLY yrt it never got realized. Epcot would of been a landmark wordlwide seriously. Arnie? American? | |
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thesexofit said: RocknRollDave said: I heard he was antisemitic and a woman-hater. But hey, he made pictures of mice move and talk, so hey, he must've been a hero, right....? Straight up walt was a visionary. He basically invented full lenth cartoons, colour cartoons and made one of the most famous characters of all time. Then he was wayyyyy ahead of his time with "fantasia". Made "disneyland" which was pretty cool and had dreams for a city of the future called "epcot". it looked sooooo cool. But he died before it got finished. Such a shame as his dying wish to get it completed PROPERLY yrt it never got realized. Epcot would of been a landmark wordlwide seriously. Arnie? American? i don't want his vision; it is NOT a small world, after all posture your mandables towards the sky
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0V3RF13ND said: thesexofit said: Straight up walt was a visionary. He basically invented full lenth cartoons, colour cartoons and made one of the most famous characters of all time. Then he was wayyyyy ahead of his time with "fantasia". Made "disneyland" which was pretty cool and had dreams for a city of the future called "epcot". it looked sooooo cool. But he died before it got finished. Such a shame as his dying wish to get it completed PROPERLY yrt it never got realized. Epcot would of been a landmark wordlwide seriously. Arnie? American? i don't want his vision; it is NOT a small world, after all Fair enough. But walt should be a serious contender though, even with his commie bashing. He also gave his cartoonists no credit either yet dispite his actions, he was a genius really. I read he is jacko's hero. He is sort of mine too. | |
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apparently, the definition of "american" is pretty liberal...oh, and the definition of "greatest" appears to be pretty generous, too. | |
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