The Greatest American

boneman · #1 06-04-2005, 02:49 AM

The Discovery channel runs its special "Greatest American" Sunday, June 5th. Help make Reagan #1, watch and vote.

http://tv.channel.aol.com/greatestamerican

-Economic truth is a lever that can move governments, move history... The economic model we've created truly has become "the way the world works" -RR

[ June 20, 2005, 04:50 PM: Message edited by: The Finman ]

Liberty · #2 06-05-2005, 09:18 AM

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Rawhide2611 · #3 06-06-2005, 10:38 AM

I watched last night, and voted for President Reagan.

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andophiroxia · #4 06-09-2005, 08:34 PM

Voted for Reagan, Bush, and Franklin.

Too bad I couldn't put Thomas Jefferson in as well.

Rawhide2611 · #5 06-10-2005, 12:16 PM

You can vote 3 times each by phone, by Internet, and by text message. I voted by phone and by Internet. I voted for Reagan, Reagan, Reagan, Reagan, Reagan, and Reagan. It is also legal to vote again after the show this Sunday night.

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Jamie Lee · #6 06-10-2005, 05:17 PM

I voted for Reagan and my 9th generation Great Grandfather , Ben Franklin [img]smile.gif[/img] . Yes, it's true!

Rawhide2611 · #7 06-13-2005, 04:52 PM

Jamie Lee, that is really cool about Ben Franklin. I've read his autobiography, he is for sure a great American. Most people don't realize how important he was is starting this country. If George Washington is the Father of our Country then Ben Franklin is the Grandfather of our Country. If Ben Franklin would have been younger at the start of our country, he would have been President I believe.

I also like him because one of the things he did was run a printing press. I did the same thing for many years.

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boneman · #8 06-13-2005, 11:03 PM

Keep voting, the polls are still open. If you voted last week, you can vote again this week, 3 times each, via 3 different methods.

see discoverychannel.com or http://tv.channel.aol.com/greatestamerican to vote via the web. The number to dial for phone voting is also listed there.

I believe next Sunday it will be down to the final 5.

Jamie Lee · #9 06-14-2005, 11:55 AM

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Originally posted by Rawhide2611:
Jamie Lee, that is really cool about Ben Franklin. I've read his autobiography, he is for sure a great American. Most people don't realize how important he was is starting this country. If George Washington is the Father of our Country then Ben Franklin is the Grandfather of our Country. If Ben Franklin would have been younger at the start of our country, he would have been President I believe.

I also like him because one of the things he did was run a printing press. I did the same thing for many years.

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Thank you .

I thought it was really intersting when I found out that we were related . [img]smile.gif[/img] What's his autobiography called ? I'd like to read it [img]smile.gif[/img] The History Channel ran a program on Great Grandpa Franklin and I learned a lot . [img]smile.gif[/img] He truly was a great American !

Rawhide2611 · #10 06-14-2005, 12:36 PM

Jamie Lee here is a web site that actually has the 14 chapters so that you can read them online: http://earlyamerica.com/lives/franklin/

It has been awhile since I read the book. It was a great book, but I remember being disappointed at the end because it ends far short of the end of his life. I need to find a book about him that covers him later in life.

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