Post | 12/29/2008 11:00 am

Hillary Clinton Tops 'Most Admired' List for 13th Year; Obama Tops for Admired Men

By The Staff at wowOwow.com
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Would Hillary Clinton top the list of women you most admire?

Well, according to a USA Today/Gallup poll, the New York senator and next secretary of state is No. 1 on the list of “Most Admired Women,” a spot she’s held for 13 of the past 16 years. Now, that’s some staying power. She won 20 percent of the vote.

Can you guess who came in second with 11 percent? None other than Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. You betcha! Also on the list are Oprah Winfrey, Michelle Obama, Condoleezza Rice, Ellen DeGeneres and others. You can see the entire list here.

For the men, a whopping 32 percent of Americans chose Barack Obama as the man they admire most in the world. USA Today says it’s the first time a president-elect has topped the annual survey in more than a half-century.

"Things are down so much at the end of 2008 and the end of Bush’s administration … and Obama represents a new beginning and some hope and anticipation that things can get better," James McPherson, a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian told USA Today.

In second place is President Bush, with only 5 percent of the vote. Pope Benedict XVI, Christian evangelist Billy Graham and Bill Clinton all tied with 2 percent of the vote. Now there are some interesting bedfellows …


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Sherrie Crews
I’m more than a little surprised that Palin made the list. What’s to admire?
By Sherrie Crews on 12/29/2008 11:17 am
Brooklyn Gal
Both Hillary and Obama deserve that top spot. They changed the landscape of American politics. And they both have a vision that lets them think outside the box. I think fate put them together to make this new administration on of the best in these most difficult and dangerous times.
By Brooklyn Gal on 12/29/2008 11:39 am
Patty E
The “list’ is a measure of media exposure to the masses, IMO—-with little to do with much else….if it were otherwise, then some of us on this WOWOWOW board would have made it on ‘the list’!
By Patty E on 12/29/2008 11:42 am
Diana T
I believe that Obama will be a great role model for young people to follow. Also, his love of physical activity and working out is going to be a beacon of inspiration for all of us.
By Diana T on 12/29/2008 1:31 pm
Jim Henley
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By Jim Henley on 12/30/2008 3:13 am
S.J. Morgan
All the physical activity in the world will not repair the lung damage he does daily by smoking! What a beacon of inspiration that is!
By S.J. Morgan on 01/02/2009 11:52 am
Walter Wallis
Long after Hillary and Obama are history, the gas line Palin championed will be holding down the cost of winter heat in the Midwest.
By Walter Wallis on 12/29/2008 1:58 pm
T P
You got that right!
By T P on 12/29/2008 2:29 pm
f p
So far the pipe line ain’t going anywhere and the CAnadians aren’t too thrilled about it either.
By f p on 12/29/2008 3:28 pm
DeBúrca obj
Palin: Pipeline to nowhere Truth Serum Alert: PALIN: “I fought to bring about the largest private-sector infrastructure project in North American history. And when that deal was struck, we began a nearly forty billion dollar natural gas pipeline to help lead America to energy independence. That pipeline, when the last section is laid and its valves are opened, will lead America one step farther away from dependence on dangerous foreign powers that do not have our interests at heart. THE FACTS: Palin implies that construction has begun on a major natural gas pipeline from the top of Alaska into Canada. That is not correct. In fact, no building has begun and actual construction is years away, if it ever happens. This summer the Alaska Legislature, at Palin’s request, passed a bill under which the state will issue a “license” to a Canadian energy company, TransCanada Corp., and pay it up to $500 million as an incentive to someday build this enormous project, which Alaska politicians have long sought with little success. The license is not a construction contract, and federal energy regulators have not yet approved the project.
By DeBúrca obj on 12/29/2008 4:04 pm
DeBúrca obj
More on the pipeline to nowhere: http://www.newsweek.com/id/160088
By DeBúrca obj on 12/29/2008 4:08 pm
Diana T
Thank you, DeB, I was looking for that article and forgot where I saw it. These pipelines are not the answer. People seem to think our fuel problems will be over immediately, when these lines won’t be productive for years. The reality is that we are going to have to start research and development of new fuels before the rest of the world takes away our competitive edge. And, it is well on its way. There is another environmental crisis that needs immediate attention, and that is the coal sludge disaster going on in Tennesee. We here in Kentucky had one a few years ago, and people’s lives were ruined because of it. This Bush administration has relaxed the environmental laws as well as the strict mining regulations that are supposed to help prevent these disasters, and it Will happen again. http://www.kentucky.com/591/story/644473.html
By Diana T on 01/02/2009 12:17 pm
HA BIBI
I second that Walt!
By HA BIBI on 12/29/2008 6:29 pm
Diana T
Oh? And, when, specifically, will we be receiving the benefits of the gas line to “hold down the cost of winter heat”?
By Diana T on 01/02/2009 12:22 pm
Walter Wallis
Immediately. Just as all it took to bring down the price of oil and gasoline was a Bush announcement that offshore drilling bans were being revoked. 4$ a gallon gas and 15 cent a KWH electricity were consequences of stupid libludd decisions 15 to 25 years ago. Any indication of a return to a sane energy policy sends gamblers elsewhere.
By Walter Wallis on 01/02/2009 12:44 pm
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