Another Reason Elections Matter

On The World Wide Rant (Via LGF) - the BBC polled people to get their votes for a hypothetical (?) world government.

The winners?

1 - Nelson Mandela
2 - Bill Clinton
3 - Dalai Lama
4 - Noam Chomsky
5 - Alan Greenspan
6 - Bill Gates
7 - Steve Jobs
8 - Archbishop Desmond Tutu
9 - Richard Branson
10 - George Soros
11 - Kofi Annan

But who actually voted?

Silly people:

And two religious leaders, both associated with challenges to dominant authority, found a place in the winning line-up - the Dalai Lama in third and Archbishop Desmond Tutu in eighth. Pope Benedict XVI came 28th.

Politicians miss out

Perhaps the biggest surprise was the success of the American linguist and political activist Noam Chomsky, who came fourth. Another outspoken American, Michael Moore, was 15th.

Other placings included Osama bin Laden, at 70th, and Harry Potter author JK Rowling, who was 49th...U2 frontman Bono came in at 14th, while Pele was the highest scoring sportsman at 25th.

Footballer David Beckham limped in at number 72, with Kylie Minogue five places below him. Jennifer Lopez was almost at rock bottom in 92nd place.

Europeans are so much more sophisticated than Americans, doncha know?

Posted by Mitch at October 3, 2005 05:50 AM | TrackBack