From Gallup:
“Americans are most likely to name President Donald Trump and Michelle Obama as most admired man and woman in 2020.”
When I first read this I was only mildly surprised. Actually I was surprised that M.O. made this list as I can’t think of anything that she has done to warrant being admired. Wait! She did inspire a school lunch menu that none of the children liked. Ridiculous. Of course, her husband, B.O. won the Nobel Peace Prize by just breathing room air back in 2009. . . . Even more ridiculous! (When one thinks about it, B.O. actually should have won the “Antithesis of Peace” Prize for the eight years he was in office.)
The fact that Donald Trump won as the most admired man came as no surprise to me, and contrary to B.O., if the Nobel Peace Prize is to be based on merit this year, he should also easily win that award for his gigantic strides in establishing peace treaties between four Moslem in the Mideast and Israel.
However, as I read further along this list, I realized just how ridiculous this “most admired” award is. Number two on the list is Barack Obama, and even more ridiculous is that number three is . . . Joe Biden. Now if there was a “time spent hiding in the basement award,” Sleepy Joe would easily win hands down, and this would probably be the only time, I would ever vote for him.
Hard as it is to imagine this gets even more ridiculous as LeBron James polled in at number nine, and the most ridiculous of all is that Kamala Harris polled in at number two on the female side. On down the list on the female side, there are such stellar names as Hillary Clinton, A.O.C., and Greta Thunberg . . . OMG. Ridiculousness personified!
At this point I came to the conclusion that either
- Americans in general (other than Republicans, who overwhelmingly chose Trump) are basically dumb.
- This poll over-sampled Californians.
- Americans with any sense do not answer the telephone when a random and unknown number is calling.
But there is some saving grace in this telephone survey.
In addition to the public figures named by Americans, 11% name a relative or friend as the man they admire most. Obviously, strong work to those who were polled in red states.
(If perchance I had been asked this question by Gallup, I would have chosen my son and my three sons-in-law, as work ethic and success in raising a family are what I admire most)