POO: Forbes's list of the 25 most influential liberals in the U.S.

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including many ppl who aren't even liberals!

Poll Results

Option	Votes
Paul Krugman	5
Glenn Greenwald	2
Michael Pollan	2
Jon Stewart	2
Thomas Friedman	1
Maureen Dowd	1
Christopher Hitchens	1
Chris Matthews	1
Bill Moyers	1
Rachel Maddow	1
Oprah Winfrey	1
Kurt Andersen	0
Kevin Drum	0
Ezra Klein	0
Jim Fallows	0
Gerald Seib	0
Andrew Sullivan	0
Arianna Huffington	0
Hendrick Hertzberg	0
Matt Yglesias	0
Fred Hiatt	0
Josh Marshall	0
Fareed Zakaria	0
Markos Moulitsas Zuniga	0
David Shipley	0

― (The Other) J.D. (J.D.), Friday, 23 January 2009 19:11 (seventeen years ago)

Bill Moyers out influences all these people before breakfast.

― dan selzer, Friday, 23 January 2009 19:40 (seventeen years ago)

some weird picks on that list

― crackers is biters (M@tt He1ges0n), Friday, 23 January 2009 19:42 (seventeen years ago)

Picked Pollan because I'm still fat but getting pretty sick of it.

― Dear Tacos, how are you? I am fine. The weather is nice. I miss yo (Oilyrags), Friday, 23 January 2009 19:43 (seventeen years ago)

maddow because i will have sex with her first

― the schef (adam schefter ha ha), Friday, 23 January 2009 19:44 (seventeen years ago)

Is Thomas Friedman the worst human being on this list?

― Alex in SF, Friday, 23 January 2009 19:45 (seventeen years ago)

maddow because i will have sex with her first

Not if she has sex with YOUR MOM first.

― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn, Friday, 23 January 2009 19:45 (seventeen years ago)

i mean, sure, why not, good point i suppose.

― the schef (adam schefter ha ha), Friday, 23 January 2009 20:01 (seventeen years ago)

since when is chris matthews a liberal?!?

― Ein kluges Äpfelchen (Eisbaer), Friday, 23 January 2009 20:01 (seventeen years ago)

Markos Moulitsas Zuniga: Hoping the day will soon come when this guy won't be on any kind of list other than a "Whatever happened to..." list.

― Johnny Fever, Friday, 23 January 2009 20:02 (seventeen years ago)

"since when is chris matthews a liberal?!?"

He's not even the most egregious non-liberal on the list (Andrew Sullivan??!??!)

― Alex in SF, Friday, 23 January 2009 20:02 (seventeen years ago)

yeah, him too ... unless forbes's thinking is, "he's gay so he MUST be a liberal"

― Ein kluges Äpfelchen (Eisbaer), Friday, 23 January 2009 20:03 (seventeen years ago)

Is Thomas Friedman the worst human being ~~on this list~~?

― Dan I., Friday, 23 January 2009 20:14 (seventeen years ago)

Uh, aren't actually politicians prolly more influential than any of these people?

― If Timi Yuro would be still alive, most other singers could shut up, Friday, 23 January 2009 20:16 (seventeen years ago)

when you consider that group includes harry reid, then no, no they are not.

― the schef (adam schefter ha ha), Friday, 23 January 2009 20:17 (seventeen years ago)

how they missed Rodham Clinton I'll never know

― Dr Morbius, Friday, 23 January 2009 20:18 (seventeen years ago)

lol Fred Hiatt.

― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn, Friday, 23 January 2009 20:20 (seventeen years ago)

"Liberal" [/morbius]
xpost

― If Timi Yuro would be still alive, most other singers could shut up, Friday, 23 January 2009 20:23 (seventeen years ago)

funny that i've never even heard of this "David Shipley" character, esp. since my middle name is David

― some dude, Friday, 23 January 2009 20:24 (seventeen years ago)

Gee, I was under the (apparently mistaken) impression that a liberal was just elected President. Silly me.

― Bill Magill, Friday, 23 January 2009 21:31 (seventeen years ago)

Andrew Sullivan is maybe the most wtf of these.

― 31g, Saturday, 24 January 2009 03:20 (seventeen years ago)

Oh sorry, didn't see that was already mentioned.

― 31g, Saturday, 24 January 2009 03:21 (seventeen years ago)

20 sorta known writers/bloggers and 5 tv personalities who have supported obama = influential liberals

― Lucian, this guy with diamonds (m bison), Saturday, 24 January 2009 04:24 (seventeen years ago)

Where's Melinda Gates in this picture?

― Aimless, Saturday, 24 January 2009 04:37 (seventeen years ago)

er, Michael Moore?

― collardio gelatinous, Saturday, 24 January 2009 04:42 (seventeen years ago)

WTF no George Soros?

― Dr More BS (libcrypt), Saturday, 24 January 2009 04:46 (seventeen years ago)

Yeah, I call bullshit on this list. Or didn't I already?

― If Timi Yuro would be still alive, most other singers could shut up, Saturday, 24 January 2009 04:47 (seventeen years ago)

Galbraith still hangin around, as well.

― collardio gelatinous, Saturday, 24 January 2009 04:48 (seventeen years ago)

I actually think THE single most influential media liberal (since that's what the list is, right?) is the entire Sesame Street cast. Talk about early imprinting.

― collardio gelatinous, Saturday, 24 January 2009 04:50 (seventeen years ago)

I doubt any liberal is going to claim Hitchens as one of their own.

― Dr More BS (libcrypt), Saturday, 24 January 2009 04:52 (seventeen years ago)

yeah, he falls into the penumbra, along with bill maher

― collardio gelatinous, Saturday, 24 January 2009 04:54 (seventeen years ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

― System, Tuesday, 3 February 2009 00:01 (seventeen years ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

― System, Wednesday, 4 February 2009 00:01 (seventeen years ago)

i WISH paul krugman was the most influential liberal in the US.

― Ein kluges Äpfelchen (Eisbaer), Wednesday, 4 February 2009 00:06 (seventeen years ago)

Who voted Friedman or Matthews?

― Alex in SF, Wednesday, 4 February 2009 00:12 (seventeen years ago)

or maureen dowd, for that matter ...

― Ein kluges Äpfelchen (Eisbaer), Wednesday, 4 February 2009 00:15 (seventeen years ago)

i mean, i suppose that dowd is liberal to the extent that she has any discernible political views. but no-one reads her columns for policy analysis or insight (God help anyone who does) -- she's just the Perez Hilton of the political chattering classes (which is a sort of influence, i suppose, but does anyone really stay up nights fretting over ANYTHING maureen dowd has to say?)

― Ein kluges Äpfelchen (Eisbaer), Wednesday, 4 February 2009 00:18 (seventeen years ago)

voted for greenwald -- the guy is a national treasure.

― (The Other) J.D. (J.D.), Wednesday, 4 February 2009 01:17 (seventeen years ago)

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