Mandela wins BBC's 'global election'

[om3ga]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/4298568.stm

Poll results were as follows

1 - Nelson Mandela
2 - Bill Clinton
3 - Dalai Lama
4 - Noam Chomsky
5 - Alan Greenspan
6 - Bill Gates
7 - Steve Jobs
8 - Archbishop Desmond Tutu
9 - Richard Branson
10 - George Soros
11 - Kofi Annan

Other placings included:
Michael Moore (15th)
Osama bin Laden (70th)
Harry Potter author JK Rowling (49th)
British Prime Minister Tony Blair (12th)
US President George W Bush (43rd)
Fidel Castro (36th)
Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi (13th)
Hillary Clinton (16th)

 

[McRocket]

Where the fuck is MY name?

I gotta get my name out there.

 

[member20672]

Thats cool. I'm glad Mandela won. :hatsoff:

 

[juballs]

hmm, interesting idea, i find it weird how bush cracked the top 100.

 

[om3ga]

hmm, interesting idea, i find it weird how bush cracked the top 100.

Weirder than Hillary Clinton in 16th place?
I'd be interested to hear how she is progressing as a politician, btw....

 

[member20672]

Weirder than Hillary Clinton in 16th place?
I'd be interested to hear how she is progressing as a politician, btw....

I find JK Rowling making the list a little bit weirder than Hillary.

 

[D-rock]

If those 11 people really did run the world, I wonder how long it would take before it collapsed? Seems like a lot of different viewpoints that wouldn't be able to reconcile their differences at some point. Also looking at where some people ended up makes you wonder if we need more choices.

 

[uniqueuser]

If those 11 people really did run the world, I wonder how long it would take before it collapsed? Seems like a lot of different viewpoints that wouldn't be able to reconcile their differences at some point. Also looking at where some people ended up makes you wonder if we need more choices.

well said D rock

 

[iputinwork]

hmm, interesting idea, i find it weird how bush cracked the top 100.

i find it amazing that he made the list at all...

 

[uniqueuser]

all in all this is based on decisions from all over ther world. different people have different opinions and if Osama bin Laden is the worlds 70th best choice out of billions of people to rule the world then something is wrong. i mean fuck i'd rather have a four year old child runnin the world

 

[sjs1220]

The even scariest part is that Clinton took 2nd... cigars anyone?

 

[om3ga]

I find JK Rowling making the list a little bit weirder than Hillary.

Possibly - but the following are equally bizarre:

Bono (U2) came in at 14th
Pele (one time world famous Brazillian footie/soccer player) was placed at 25th.
David Beckham (metrosexual British footie/soccer player) made number 72.
Kylie Minogue was 77.
Jennifer Lopez was 92nd place.

Imagine the world run by David Beckham - Posh Spice would be making all the decisions.............. :1orglaugh

 

[CanyonsCans]

all in all this is based on decisions from all over ther world. different people have different opinions and if Osama bin Laden is the worlds 70th best choice out of billions of people to rule the world then something is wrong. i mean fuck i'd rather have a four year old child runnin the world

What did you expect from a BBC poll?