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Old 02-22-2009, 02:02 AM
 
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Obama beats out Jesus as America's hero

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Americans named President Obama as their No. 1 hero, followed by Jesus Christ and Martin Luther King, in a new Harris poll.

Others in the top 10, in descending order, were Ronald Reagan, George W. Bush, Abraham Lincoln, John McCain, John F. Kennedy, Chesley Sullenberger and Mother Teresa.

Obama beats out Jesus as America's hero :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: 44: Barack Obama (http://www.suntimes.com/news/politics/obama/1440284,w-obama-jesus-christ-hero-harris-poll021909.article - broken link)

Poll: Obama More Popular Than Jesus, Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. - First 100 Days of Presidency - Politics FOXNews.com (http://www.foxnews.com/politics/first100days/2009/02/21/poll-obama-popular-jesus-gandhi-king/ - broken link)

http://www.harrisinteractive.com/harris_poll/pubs/Harris_Poll_2009_02_19.pdf (broken link)
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Old 03-17-2009, 12:32 PM
 
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How utterly disgusting!!!!!!!! How can the American people not hang their heads in Total Shame for comparing Obama to anything close to Jesus Christ!!! Obama will soon show the American people and the world his true intentions, and then it will be to late.
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Old 03-17-2009, 12:33 PM
 
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I think he's more comparable to a mexican named Jesus. (Hey-sus)
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Old 03-17-2009, 12:37 PM
 
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How utterly disgusting!!!!!!!! How can the American people not hang their heads in Total Shame for comparing Obama to anything close to Jesus Christ!!! Obama will soon show the American people and the world his true intentions, and then it will be to late.
How funny that you see it that way. If you read the study, you'll see that they didn't give respondents a list of names to choose from. All they did was ask, "Who is your hero?" Obama was mentioned more often than anyone else. That's all there is to it. A lot of those people probably didn't even think of saying "Jesus" when asked that question (although many obviously did, to my dismay).
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Old 03-17-2009, 12:39 PM
 
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How utterly disgusting!!!!!!!! How can the American people not hang their heads in Total Shame for comparing Obama to anything close to Jesus Christ!!! Obama will soon show the American people and the world his true intentions, and then it will be to late.
How utterly disgusting that people could even think Jesus has any relevance to today's society at all! Jesus has no place in a modern, civilized society.

What are Obama's true intentions? Seriously, talk like that just solidifies you as a nut...

That being said, this poll also placed George W. Bush at 5th...remember, he's the president who led us into our massive crisis...people idolize their president because he's the most powerful man in the world. It's simple. Plus, that poll also had Chesley Sullenberger as one of the top 10...seriously, how can he be more of a hero than Neil DeGrasse Tyson?
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Old 03-17-2009, 12:42 PM
 
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I would have said "The Dude"
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Old 03-17-2009, 12:46 PM
 
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Obama beats out Jesus as America's hero

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Americans named President Obama as their No. 1 hero, followed by Jesus Christ and Martin Luther King, in a new Harris poll.

Others in the top 10, in descending order, were Ronald Reagan, George W. Bush, Abraham Lincoln, John McCain, John F. Kennedy, Chesley Sullenberger and Mother Teresa.

Obama beats out Jesus as America's hero :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: 44: Barack Obama (http://www.suntimes.com/news/politics/obama/1440284,w-obama-jesus-christ-hero-harris-poll021909.article - broken link)

Poll: Obama More Popular Than Jesus, Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. - First 100 Days of Presidency - Politics FOXNews.com (http://www.foxnews.com/politics/first100days/2009/02/21/poll-obama-popular-jesus-gandhi-king/ - broken link)

http://www.harrisinteractive.com/harris_poll/pubs/Harris_Poll_2009_02_19.pdf (broken link)

Nothing lasts. Once the Beatles were more popular than Christ.
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Old 03-17-2009, 12:48 PM
 
Location: Texas
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How utterly disgusting that people could even think Jesus has any relevance to today's society at all! Jesus has no place in a modern, civilized society.
If this doesn't explain the poll, then nothing does. The libs put all of their faith in politics and politicians. Scary stuff.
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Old 03-17-2009, 12:55 PM
 
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If this doesn't explain the poll, then nothing does. The libs put all of their faith in politics and politicians. Scary stuff.
I think it's scary to put your faith in something that's completely invisible, irrational, and unaccountable - like religion or "God".
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Old 03-17-2009, 12:58 PM
 
Location: South Fla
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If this doesn't explain the poll, then nothing does. The libs put all of their faith in politics and politicians. Scary stuff.
No kidding
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