The Greatest American

I neglected to mention yesterday of the Discovery Channel's shocking outcome of the show "The Greatest American." People text messaged in their votes for the greatest American to live. Most were politicians and the winner was Ronald Reagan. He was followed by:

2) Abraham Lincoln
3) Martin Luther King
4) George Washington
5) Benjamin Franklin
6) George W. Bush
7) Bill Clinton
8) Elvis Presley
9) Oprah Winfrey
10) Franklin D. Roosevelt

I mean, seriously... MLK..#3?! George W. Bush?! Bill Clinton?! Oprah Winfrey?! It goes to show that our citizens know NOTHING about any American prior to 1950. I believe FDR should be automatically withdrawn because of the infamous Executive Order #9066 that put Japanese-Americans into internment camps. This list boils my blood the more I look at it. Here's my list:

1) George Washington
2) James Madison
3) Thomas Jefferson
4) Benjamin Franklin
5) George S. Patton Jr.
6) Dwight D. Eisenhower
7) Martin Luther King Jr.
8) John Adams
9) Abraham Lincoln
10) Audie Murphy

The top 100 list is a tough bunch to pick from...even harder to put in order of the top ten greatest Americans.

Update: 30 June: I am mixing up the top ten to fit in Adams and Lincoln. They deserve to be in there more than some others. I am a big fan of Adams because of the Alien & Sedition Acts. I am sorry to both for leaving you out of the top ten greatest Americans. They are true patriots. Wilson and Reagan are great Americans as well, but I don't feel are as deserving. Consider them #11 and #12