Al Gore (No. 1) tops President Bush (No. 2)-Harvard's 'most influential' alum

[kpete]

Gore, Harvard's 'most influential' alum, isn't ready to pick from Dem hopefuls

The full list is available here.http://www.02138mag.com/magazine/article/1481.html The top 10, which includes two current presidential candidates and one potential contender:

1. Gore.
2. Bush.
3. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy.
4. Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill.
5. Gates.

6. Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney.
7. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, an independent.
8. Chief Justice John Roberts.
9. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke.
10. Mexican President Felipe Calderón Hinojosa.

http://blogs.usatoday.com/onpolitics/2007/09/gore----harvard.html

[zabet]

1. K and R

I, along with many others, have always known Al was better
than shrub. Plus, Al's influence has been positive, shrub's
has been negative.

[poverlay]

2. Bwahahahahaahaa! I love it! ... nt

[Stargleamer]

3. Gates dropped out. . .I didn't know you could be an alumni

unless you graduated.

[BlooInBloo]

6. You can't. "dropout" != "alum"

[erpowers]

7. Bill Gates or Robert Gates

Bill Gates actually did get his degree from Harvard. Yes, he dropped out, but he later went back to college and recently received his degree. However, I thought I saw the name Robert Gates. I just assumed they were talking about Robert Gates the Secretary of Defense.

[Orangepeel]

16. no, he just got an honorary degree.

A relative graduated from Harvard this summer so I was there when Gates got his honorary degree. He kept making jokes like, "see, Dad? I told you I'd come back and get my degree!" but it was an honorary doctorate of letters.

[BlooInBloo]

4. Who's Gates?

[erpowers]

5. Bush Should Not Be Number 2

Bush should not be number 2 on this list. Hasn't Harvard put out enough influential people for Bush to not be number 2. In addition, I do not think Al Gore should be number 1. I contend the list needs a little changing. Edward Kennedy needs to be moved up on the list as well as the Fed chairman and the Supreme Court Justices. Kennedy has tried to push and push many different types of legislation. Mr. Berneke has influence because of his position. The Supreme Court Justices in that they have the ability to influence our law, which influences everyone in the country. Finally, Wall Street and at least some of our economy and the world's economy depend on what Berneke says and does to determine what is going to happen.

On another note how has Bush been influential? I know he has had an impact, but I am thinking of more when I think in influential. Maybe my definition of influence is wrong, but I see influence as getting people to do certain things. I do not see that Bush has inspired or caused anyone to do anything. I think Rove was the person who was influential. For as poor of a performer and overrated as Rove was he was the reason that Bush had any success. Without Rove Bush would have never been anything in politics. Anything that people could be said to have done during the Bush Administration can be attributed to Karl Rove.

[eppur_se_muova]

11. They never said he was a GOOD influence. nt

[erpowers]

12. My Point

My point was not Bush himself had not had any influence whatsoever. I tend to think it was Rove who had more influence in that without Rove Bush mostly likely would never have been President.

[TheDoorbellRang]

13. B*sh will ALWAYS be Number 2

[Sanity Claws]

8. Bush went to Yale

How could he be considered an influential alum if he didn't go there?

[BlooInBloo]

9. Some people go to school multiple times. Harvard MBA, for example.

[Blue Belle]

10. Bush received his MBA from Harvard.

But who knows if it was him who actually earned the degree.

[Solly Mack]

14. number 2 is a war criminal...now that is something to put in the catalog

[DesertRat]

15. It's still hard to believe that * has a Harvard degree. n/t