TV host Jon Stewart named most influential man of 2010

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TV host Jon Stewart named most influential man of 2010

LOS ANGELES | Tue Oct 26, 2010 12:52pm EDT


LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Talk show host Jon Stewart was crowned the most influential man of 2010 on Tuesday, heading a list of 49 men who all swayed public opinion and were described as rule-breakers to some degree in a time of recession.

Stewart, who will host President Barack Obama on "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" this week before holding a "Rally to Restore Sanity" at the weekend, claimed the No. 1 spot in an annual survey of about 500,000 readers of AskMen (www.askmen.com), a men's lifestyle website.

He was followed by Microsoft's Bill Gates while Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of social networking site Facebook, came in third place. Apple co-founder and chief executive officer Steve Jobs came fourth.

"We noticed the rule-breaking trend because it spans a lot of industries," James Bassil, editor-in-chief of AskMen, told Reuters.

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[treestar]

1. Our most influential man is a TV host of a comedy show?

:rofl: No wonder we're going backwards!

Er, what about the President, who deigns to be on his show?

I make up my mind without the assistance of comedians, but that's just me! :rofl:

I guess we can blame Stewart if the Republicans win? After all, he's so influential, he must have caused it! :rofl:

[Celtic Raven]

8. He's the best one to deliver the news

since the corporate media won't report it.

If you want to tell people the truth, make them laugh, otherwise they'll kill you. -- Oscar Wilde
Irish dramatist, novelist, & poet (1854 - 1900)

Edited because the formatting bugged me. CR

[EFerrari]

9. Well, there is the independent media.

:)

Jon Stewart, Bill Gates who is helping dismantle our schools and the Facebook guy who regularly insults his users and violates their privacy. Who reads this magazine? lol

[classof56]

2. Gonna be an interesting interview with the President tomorrow!

As for his most influential man status--good for Jon! He's certainly on my most-admired list!

A TDS fan.

[AspenRose]

3. And I can't wait to see him this weekend

:woohoo:

[chelsea0011]

4. Colbert won't like this.

[Jim__]

5. Awwww geeee, not glenn beck.

:rofl:

[monmouth]

6. Jon is far more than an entertainer, he is a teacher of sorts and I'm

so glad he won this. The President will have a great time with this and Glen Beck will cry....

[deaniac21]

7. That's what Sanchez said!

[shireen]

10. uh oh, Stewart ... watch out for