America’s “Heroesâ€￾

[Diamond head]

Some of these rankings may surprise some of you.


The Harris Poll was conducted online among a sample of 2,634 U.S. adults (aged 18 and over) between January 12 and 19, 2009. When The Harris Poll asked a crosssection of adult Americans to say whom they admire enough to call their heroes.


MENTIONED MOST OFTEN

January 2009

Barack Obama- 1
Jesus Christ- 2
Martin Luther King- 3
Ronald Reagan- 4
George W. Bush- 5
Abraham Lincoln- 6
John McCain- 7
John F. Kennedy- 8
Chesley Sullenberger- 9
Mother Teresa- 10
GOD- 11
Hillary Clinton- 12
Billy Graham- 13
Franklin Delano Roosevelt- 14
Mahatma Gandhi- 15
Colin Powell- 16(tied)
George Washington- 16(tied)
Bill Clinton-16(tied)
Condoleeza Rice- 19
Oprah Winfrey- 20
Sarah Palin- 21
General George S. Patton- 22(tied)
Bill Gates- 22(tied)

 

[Bone]

Stinker - 69

 

[TNVIPER]

I knew Obama was the real Messiah....

 

[GADodgetech]

Hillary Clinton??? Why in sam hell is she on the list???

 

[supercar1of1]

Hillary Clinton??? Why in sam hell is she on the list???

Well, That explains alot.



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[Texas Yellow Fever]

Good Lord, what's come over us... :dontknow:

 

[ViperJeff]

Knowing how polls work, I would be interested on how the question was asked..... (exact words) That will explain the answers

 

[ViperJeff]

Knowing how polls work, I would be interested on how the question was asked..... (exact words) That will explain the answers

 

[Diamond head]

Knowing how polls work, I would be interested on how the question was asked..... (exact words) That will explain the answers

"Please tell me who you admire enough to call a hero?"

(UP TO THREE ANSWERS)
(Spontaneous, Unprompted Replies)

Those named spontaneously. All those surveyed were not shown or read a list of people to choose from.

 

[Django]

Proving once again how politicians get away with it.....

People are both ignorant and stupid.......

D

 

[SilvrSRT10]

"Please tell me who you admire enough to call a hero?"

(UP TO THREE ANSWERS)
(Spontaneous, Unprompted Replies)

It would be interesting to hear some of the members responses to this question.

My first response wouldn't be a single person but the men and women who rushed into the twin towers on 911 to rescue others.

They are Heroes.

 

[HOT RAM]

It would be interesting to hear some of the members responses to this question.

My first response wouldn't be a single person but the men and women who rushed into the twin towers on 911 to rescue others.

They are Heroes.

There ya go ! :congrats: :rock:

The definition of "hero" has lost much of it's meaning these days.