POLL: Which hero who you worship most reminds you of the President?

[Jackeens]

Poll question: POLL: Which hero who you worship most reminds you of the President?

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[H2O Man]

1. Other n/t

[PADemD]

2. Other

[elocs]

3. I admire and respect people, but I do not worship heroes.

There are millions of heroes in this country. They are little people, both men and women, who struggle anonymously through their lives with little or no recognition of how they strive to make a better world in their own small ways.

[Agent William]

24. THANK YOU

Your the first person I've heard say that today, and that's exactly how I feel. I respect and admire Obama, but I think worship is a bit of a stretch.

:hi:

[mkultra]

34. Its pretty cleary tounge in cheek.

Seriousness is the only refuge of the shallow.

[TripleKatPad]

4. Superman

I am partial to the un-codpiece natural look.

[Robeson]

5. I don't do hero worship. Unless it's Dennis Rodman.

[NRaleighLiberal]

6. No hero and no worship here either - I just think he is a great president and fine human being.

I respect intellect - which is why I am so pleased with him, and why Bush drove me mad!

[Buzz Clik]

7. Other....

[blindpig]

8. A kick for ET

What were you thinking?

[JTFrog]

9. Bwahahaha. Fug em if they can't click hide thread.

Seriously.

:thumbsup:

[Cha]

47. Yeah,

frog!

[InvisibleTouch]

10. I don't WORSHIP any of those people, but...

...I'll put in a vote for Bobby Ewing - because, like President Obama, he was a good guy and a peacemaker amidst a culture of unbridled greed and backstabbing.

[Jackeens]

11. Keep voting people, ET and Abraham Lincoln are neck-and-neck.

:shrug:


:rofl:

[dalaigh lllama]

25. You're a riot, Jackeens

I don't post on your threads often, but I open each one worshipfully. :rofl:

[BlooInBloo]

12. Um... DUH?

[Jackeens]

14. Is he the cute guy in New Kids on the Block?

[BlooInBloo]

15. Hangin' tough baby!

:rofl:

[Ishoutandscream2]

18. Oh, jeez, LOLLLLLL

Damn, I didn't expect that. I'm in hysterics here!!

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[BlooInBloo]

20. You are forgiven, my son. Hope and change be with you.

[Danger Mouse]

23. Off course!!!

[FatDave]

28. Barack's halo is much nicer.

[Veruca Salt]

70. LOL!

Thank you I needed that! :rofl: :spray:

I've just got to throw out my favorite one as well:

[Clio the Leo]

13. lol @ Bobby Ewing.

I will gladly conceed that Barack Obama is WAY cooler than these two guys...



... previously the two coolest guys to ever walk the Earth.

[mkultra]

35. i see your duke boys and raise youa george bush

[Two Americas]

16. we can only hope

We can only hope that this does not get out to the public too much, and that they do not come to associate support for the new administration as some sort of fan club of groupies. Nothing is more demeaning to the President, and more destructive to the potential success of the new administration.

It does the President no favors to reduce him to an object of adulation, but I fear that some do not care. They are concerned with their own emotional needs, and will continue use the President for their own selfish purposes - to feel like they are on the winning team, and to beat up on all who are deemed to be outside of the inner circle. The price we are paying for the self-indulgence of the few is far too high, and we can ill afford it now.

The wild comparisons to Lincoln do both men a great disservice. They trivialize Lincoln, and place a tremendous burden on the current President. At this point in his administration Lincoln himself was not yet Lincoln. Strange that we are told that it is far too early to comment on current events related to the administration, and should refrain from expressing any critical analysis, but yet it is not too early to compare the President to Lincoln - an assessment that is clearly absurdly premature.

[InvisibleTouch]

17. Do you have an equal problem with the comparisons to ET?

Geez. It's meant to be in fun. Even I can figure that out.

[Two Americas]

26. the "fun"

Glad you mentioned that. It is the sort of "fun" that has a very vicious and hostile edge to it, and that comes at the expense of others. The fact that people see it as fun makes it even more disturbing, and more important to talk about, in my view.

Yes, I do think that people are enjoying it.

[Vektor]

19. K&R for having a sense of humor, and refusing to have it silenced. But you forgot one:

MROW.

[DevonRex]

65. OMG. You just made my day. Excuse me while I wipe the drool.

Nope. Still drooling. Maybe I should move on to another post. Nope. Can't do that either. I'll just go get a roll of paper towels. :)

[rug]

21. Definitely Donny.

But only because Bobby Sherman's not a choice.

[Pirate Smile]

22. This is the most difficult poll on DU EVER! I can't decide.

:dilemma:

[vaberella]

27. I went with Ewing...ET always scared me as a kid, he looked like a talking turd.

As for the rest...I never saw James Dean as a hero by any stretch of the imagination. Dean reminded me more of Dawson (from Dawson's Creek) with a possible drug problem. Donny Osmond isn't intelligent enough. Casanova...came close but no cigar since Obama has men in his corner as well. Marvin Gaye...nope, didn't he try to beat his father up, was on drugs and had IRS problems?! Then it's an adamant NO. Dennis Rodman...won't even bother commenting. Einstein...no. Superman, I'd say close but he's not invincible and I still worry for him. Abraham Lincoln could fit, if I knew more about him. However, I was raised on Dallas and I do know Ewing. So Ewing wins out.

[keepthemhonest]

29. respect him,hope he leads well but

won't worship him or any superhero.

[progressoid]

30. Sexist!

Aside from ET (who is gender non-specific), why are they all men?

[Jackeens]

31. Jeez, you're right! Okay, more options:

My atonement attempt: Which of these women do you worship as much as the President?


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PS I thought ET was a boy? Was he not?!

[progressoid]

33. Granny! More possum stew at official State dinners!

Regarding ET. I don't think his gender (of lack of) was ever established.

[vaberella]

50. I'm going for Isis, no. 4. She's a Goddess. Marilyn Monroe and Britney Spears look alike...n/t

[yellowdogintexas]

52. OK, that is too funny.

[janet118]

32. Well, if I had to narrow it down to just one . . .

[Blue_Tires]

36. this is the only correct answer:

[Sebastian Doyle]

37. If I choose Bobby Ewing

...does that mean I'll wake up tomorrow and find out that some of the cabinet choices were just a bad dream? :evilgrin:

[Jackeens]

38. Worse.....

....you might find them in your shower.

:yoiks:

[Sebastian Doyle]

53. Obviously you haven't seen my shower.

It barely fits me. No room for an entire cabinet in there :rofl:

[karynnj]

73. What cabinet choices? - it's only November 5th

Who do you think he picked and what happened?

[Doctor_Horrible]

39. well I am just FULL of poutrage! you didn't include Bono in your list of heroes! :)

I'm distraught I tell you distraught... I just might start a thread complaining about this I'm so poutraged!

oh wait...:eyes:

[Jackeens]

40. Well, I DID consider including him, but....

....I thought he should be disqualified for this alone:



:shrug:

[Doctor_Horrible]

42. well gosh darn it... I'm even more poutraged. I had blocked that from my memory...

I think U2's performance at the Inaugural concert makes up for it though, right?

[Jackeens]

43. Wait. There's even worse:

Okay, okay: I'm a Steve Jobs worshiper. :blush:

[Doctor_Horrible]

45. now you're just being a meanie! :) what's next... bono spooning Cantor and "Boner" ????

[Jackeens]

46. I have that photo right here!

Well, almost:

[Doctor_Horrible]

48. I'm dealing with satan here, aren't I ??? I gotta go find some bleach for my eyes

[Jackeens]

49. Well.....

:shrug:

[hileeopnyn8d]

41. LOL! Nice sweater, Donny. n/t

[CreekDog]

44. Oh, I get it. You're mocking somebody!

:rofl:

I'm not sure who!!! :rofl:

[JayMusgrove]

51. He's GOT to be SUPERMAN!!!!!!!!!!!!! Given the evil he has to overcome! n'/t

[janet118]

63. I think you're right . . .

[hugo_from_TN]

54. Why isn't Tim Tebow listed?

[LWolf]

55. Other:

I don't worship any heroes.

I don't think I have any; at least, none that come to mind in the brief time it took me to type this.

[SpookyCat]

56. Other...

<sigh!>


Ok, fine, not WORSHIP, but emulate, let's say...LOL!!

[Jackeens]

57. Jeez SpookyCat, did you kidnap Bettie at one point....

:shrug:

[SpookyCat]

58. In my sweet sweet dreams, Jackeens...LOL!

:hi:

[Jackeens]

59. Luv ya SpookyCat, but I'm sensing you need a little bit of this.....

[SpookyCat]

60. LOL!!!

[Jackeens]

61. Only THREE votes for Casanova?!?! And you call yourselves hero-worshipers??! Bah! n/t

[Skip Intro]

62. Sorry, I don't do worship. nt

[Uncle Joe]

64. I believe in heroes but I don't believe in worshiping them.

This doesn't mean I can't admire, respect, praise or in my own humble way fantasize about emulating them.

I also believe anyone who tells you heroes don't exist are living in a severe state of cynical denial.

In conclusion, I do believe our society sometimes goes overboard in attaching the hero label thus demeaning the word, to acts that may be, courageous, noteworthy or admirable but don't rise to a heroic level.

[damonm]

66. How could you forget...

THIS guy?!?


Jackeens has thrown Star Trek under the bus!!!!
:P

[Jackeens]

68. Oh no!!!! I'm sorry!!!! Here, let's make up:

:-)

[damonm]

69. ROFLMAO! I always suspected...

As cool as the guy is...
maybe the birthers are onto something, and Obama had an Ear Job done - test for green blood, I say!
And "Barack" sounds Vulcan to me!
:D

[Every Man A King]

67. Cross between FDR and Muhammad Ali... (rope-a-dope) n/t

[demokatgurrl]

71. Since he was sent to save the planet....

It has to be Superman.

[Tyler Generation]

72. Rodamn instead of Jordan!?

WTF man!?