Saturday, May 05, 2007

Rosie Beats Bush in Time's Top 100


Time's list of the Top 100 Most Influential People in the world does not include Bush. My respect for Time Magazine has just grown by leaps and bounds. Who listens to George Bush other than people who are about to be subpoenaed?

White House spokeswoman Dana Perino says Bush doesn't feel left out, "but the feeling is mutual."

Hah! That sounds just like President Pissypants.

Rightwingers are outraged. It's not clear what bothers them most -- that Dubya didn't make the list or that Rosie O'Donnell did. If being the target of rightwing rage means you're influential, then Rosie is right up there with Nancy Pelosi and Hillary Clinton. And there's always a heavy dose of rightwing rage reserved for Al Gore.

The list of people "whose power, talent or moral example is transforming the world" includes Nancy Pelosi, Al Gore, Elizabeth Edwards, Mahar Arar, Michael J. Fox, Oprah Winfrey, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Sacha Baron Cohen, Condoleezza Rice, Bill Clinton, Raul Castro, Osama bin Laden, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Gen. David Petraeus, and Rosie O'Donnell.

The list includes 29 women and 71 men from 27 different countries.