johnnymk
12-27-2007, 05:25 AM
Well, they didn't win by much....and they were all probably drunk.
http://www.charlotte.com/200/story/421189.html
WASHINGTON --President Bush and Hillary Clinton are the most admired man and woman in America, according to a USA Today-Gallup poll.
Though they stand on opposite sides of a political divide, the Republican president and the Democratic senator from New York are sharing the honor for a sixth straight year. They didn't win by much. Oprah Winfrey and former President Clinton were right behind.
When people were asked to name the man they most admire, 10 percent picked Bush, his lowest figure in the seven years he has been president. Bill Clinton got 8 percent -- within the poll's margin of sampling error.
Whoever is president has won the most-admired title every year since 1981.
Hillary Clinton, hoping to be president-elect by the time of the next poll, was named by 18 percent as the most-admired woman, the 12th time she has been in the top spot. Talk show host Winfrey came in a close second, with 16 percent.
The poll, released Wednesday, asked participants an open-ended question, allowing them to respond with any names that came to mind. The rest of the votes were spread among a wide variety of government figures, movie stars, friends and relatives. Queen Elizabeth II was in the top 10 for a record 41st time.
The poll of 1,011 adults was taken between Dec. 14 and 16 and had a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 3 percentage points.
Most admired of '07
Results are based on a USA Today/Gallup poll, which asked Americans to say what man and woman "living today in any part of the world, do (they) admire most?"
WOMEN
• Hillary Clinton, 18%.
• Oprah Winfrey, 16%.
• Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, 5%.
• Angelina Jolie and Laura Bush, 3%.
• Margaret Thatcher and Benazir Bhutto, 2%.
• Nancy Pelosi, Maya Angelou and Queen Elizabeth II, 1%
MEN
• President Bush, 10%.
• Former President Clinton, 8%.
• Al Gore, 6%.
• Barack Obama, 5%.
• The Rev. Billy Graham and Nelson Mandela, 3%.
• Former President George H.W. Bush, Bill Gates, Pope Benedict XVI and former President Carter, 2%.
SOURCE: Gallup
http://www.charlotte.com/200/story/421189.html
WASHINGTON --President Bush and Hillary Clinton are the most admired man and woman in America, according to a USA Today-Gallup poll.
Though they stand on opposite sides of a political divide, the Republican president and the Democratic senator from New York are sharing the honor for a sixth straight year. They didn't win by much. Oprah Winfrey and former President Clinton were right behind.
When people were asked to name the man they most admire, 10 percent picked Bush, his lowest figure in the seven years he has been president. Bill Clinton got 8 percent -- within the poll's margin of sampling error.
Whoever is president has won the most-admired title every year since 1981.
Hillary Clinton, hoping to be president-elect by the time of the next poll, was named by 18 percent as the most-admired woman, the 12th time she has been in the top spot. Talk show host Winfrey came in a close second, with 16 percent.
The poll, released Wednesday, asked participants an open-ended question, allowing them to respond with any names that came to mind. The rest of the votes were spread among a wide variety of government figures, movie stars, friends and relatives. Queen Elizabeth II was in the top 10 for a record 41st time.
The poll of 1,011 adults was taken between Dec. 14 and 16 and had a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 3 percentage points.
Most admired of '07
Results are based on a USA Today/Gallup poll, which asked Americans to say what man and woman "living today in any part of the world, do (they) admire most?"
WOMEN
• Hillary Clinton, 18%.
• Oprah Winfrey, 16%.
• Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, 5%.
• Angelina Jolie and Laura Bush, 3%.
• Margaret Thatcher and Benazir Bhutto, 2%.
• Nancy Pelosi, Maya Angelou and Queen Elizabeth II, 1%
MEN
• President Bush, 10%.
• Former President Clinton, 8%.
• Al Gore, 6%.
• Barack Obama, 5%.
• The Rev. Billy Graham and Nelson Mandela, 3%.
• Former President George H.W. Bush, Bill Gates, Pope Benedict XVI and former President Carter, 2%.
SOURCE: Gallup