Who do you believe would be the most effective person in unifying the American public?
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I believe it comes down to who is president. We need a strong and inspiring leader that appeals to both sides. With that in mind:\n\nColin Powell. \n\nNOT Oprah Winfrey... since when did having a talk show, fighting obesity and running a book club qualify you for anything other than getting more money?\n\nBut Colin Powell will connect with minorities, if that's a concern; he was a respected General and trusted aide. He has proven leadership skills, understanding of global politics. His only flaw is that he probably isn't so strong with econmics, and a good advisor could serve him there.
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I'm gonna go with unaffiliated, and I bet that He'd be pretty disgusted with the state of politics in general.  He pretty much dissed all of the religious/political leaders of his time (at least the ones that I would call "politicians")
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Washington hands down.  Without him there would be no other Americans.  He made a America what it is today with his decisions.
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A tie between Bill Clinton and Ronald Reagan. They are on opposite sides of the ideological spectrum but they both had the ability or charisma to make people like them personally even when they disagreed with them on policies. I'd sure like to have had a backyard barbecue with those two, Uncle Ronnie and Good Ol' Bill.
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Powerful! George Bush!\nHis plan is awesome, it just gets kicked around by Congress and Senate and it never comes out the way he wants it!  \nIt takes forever for anything to happen after a decision is made by The Man.  By the time something is done so many people have put their finger in the pie it is not worth eating!
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I hope it's Edwards - McCain...\neither way it's about 8+ trillion times better that what we have now...\nBut I like Edwards... health care is a mess and us folks in middle America would like to be able to afford to go to the doctor if we need to...
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Not in this time and era. I would like just one person to be for the people that was elected by the people. Great leadership is non existent in today's America. All I have left to do is pick by party, and pick the lesser of the two evils. Good question.
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Noam Chomsky.  Simply because I tend to agree with most of his viewpoints and it would be a welcomed change to have someone smart enough to be a proffesor at MIT as president of the United States.
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#1 is Abraham Lincoln. He proclaimed the Tthanksgiving be a national Hoilday. His most famous work was signing the Emancipation Proclamation on September 22nd, 1862\n\n#2 would be Franklin Delano Roosevelt.He was a victim of Polio yet he still influenced the American people tremendouly. He made a good dicision to declare war on Japan and he was the only president to serve 4 terms\n\n#3 George Washington. He was a great leader and general in the Revolutionary War.He was aslo a prime mover in the steps leading to the constitutional Convention
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I will vote for the person who represents my views and values and idea of what America really stands for....For me that is usually a Democrat.  I wish there were more parties to choose from.  Another couple of people to vote for that actually had a chance to win.
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Colin Powell, Martin Luther King Jr., George Bush.... The list could go on. Abe Lincoln is a good one.
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Bill Richardson, rocks. would  be great.\n\n:>peace
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The US President, George HW Bush.\n\nPretty much self-explanatory.
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I would have to go with FDR.  Apparently many people of his time agreed with me, because he is the only President to have been elected four times. He served just over 12 years.  He brought the country out of depression, creating many jobs, such as the TVA and the CCC (Tennessee Valley Authority and Civilian Conservation Corps.) He was a rich man who was truly for the poor people. I think he is just about the greatest President we have ever had, with the possible exception of the first George.\n\nOutside of Presidents, I would have to say Martin Luther King.  He was such a great man.  He worked so hard to establish civil rights and to work out good relations between the races.  I think the worst thing that ever happened to race relations in this country was his assassination.
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The Invissible Man.\n He would help me become rich first than we would plan out pranks to play on the unsuspecting plublic. Paticularly Law inforcement or even better The TV. news anchors
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President Lincoln\n\nFido
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I'm thinking Franklin Roosevelt.