Bush announced this year's Medal of Freedom winners

[Rose Siding]

WASHINGTON - President Bush on Thursday announced the recipients of this year's Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civil award.

Those to be honored at a White House ceremony this coming Wednesday are:

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* Muhammad Ali
* Carol Burnett
* Vinton Cerf and Robert Kahn
* Robert Conquest
* Aretha Franklin
* Alan Greenspan
* Andy Griffith
* Paul Harvey
* Sonny Montgomery
* Gen. Richard Myers
* Jack Nicklaus
* Frank Robinson
* Paul Rusesabagina

http://www.detnews.com/2005/metro/0511/04/0met-372110.htm

[Captain Hilts]

1. Gen. Richard Meyers?????? nt

[Avalux]

5. But of course!

:nuke:

[Midnight Rambler]

2. Given his normal protocol regarding the Medal of Freedom...

Shouldn't he be giving medals to Libby, Rove, DeLay, Abramoff, and Bob Taft?

[mr_hat]

3. That crowd will make Jack nervous.

[deadparrot]

4. Now, now...where the hell is Brownie?! nt

[joemurphy]

9. I think we should give a second award to George Tenet n/t

[MnFats]

6. Paul Harvey? Purveyor of urban legends and right-wing bullshit?

look it up in one of Jan Brunvald's books (sp, OK?) Paul Harvey has passed along more cretinous rumors than anyone alive...



He defended Nixon til the day the m****f****r resigned.
Oh, wait.I understand why Bush would honor one such as him.

[MazeRat7]

11. Its called "payback"... so the old fart can have another award on the wall

[SpiralHawk]

12. Page two

BS sells...and that's the rest of the story.

[joemurphy]

7. Giving Myers an award demeans the worthy bequest to

Paul Harvey -- a true giant in the world of broadcast journalism.


Not!!!!!

[iamjoy]

8. Paul Harvey?

What is up with some of these names? I thught Medal of Freedom was supposed to be a big honor. People like Martin Luther King


But most of these people?

:wtf:

[recovering democrat]

10. Ali.

and I am waiting with much anticipation to learn of the reaction of the very honorable Muhammad Ali to this named honor by this White House!

[Charlie Brown]

19. Ali should tell the administration to shove it

Sadly, I've heard he's not doing so well health-wise. He's in the hospital in Atlanta right now, and may not make it to receive this award.

A far better man than Richard Myers and Paul Harvey.

[recovering democrat]

24. and a far better man than George Bush too!

[Greeby]

13. No Rove, no Libby, no Brownie?

Shrub must be slipping

[Greyhound]

23. After the mid-terms. n/t

[11 Bravo]

14. Paul Rusesabagina spoke at my school last spring.

To my knowledge, we are the only elementary school he has ever spoken to. Shaking his hand is something I will not forget. (Now that I think of it, with Ali ('84 Olympics), Nicklaus (This year's President's Cup), Andy Griffith (He spoke at UNC when I was an undergrad), and Frank Robinson (This year after a National's game); I have shaken hands with 5 of this years awardees. Not bad for a scruffy school teacher.

[AnnieBW]

15. Vint Cerf and Robert Kahn Deserve It!

Without them, none of us would be here! On DU, that is. Or, on the Internet in general. Because they started the whole damn thing.

I wonder if * is going to ask them about the "Internets?"

[Rose Siding]

17. Maybe they'll have a chance to explain this to Oaf of Office...

Al Gore and the Internet
By Robert Kahn and Vinton Cerf

Al Gore was the first political leader to recognize the importance of the Internet and to promote and support its development.

No one person or even small group of persons exclusively "invented" the Internet. It is the result of many years of ongoing collaboration among people in government and the university community. But as the two people who designed the basic architecture and the core protocols that make the Internet work, we would like to acknowledge VP Gore's contributions as a Congressman, Senator and as Vice President. No other elected official, to our knowledge, has made a greater contribution over a longer period of time.

Last year the Vice President made a straightforward statement on his role. He said: "During my service in the United States Congress I took the initiative in creating the Internet." We don't think, as some people have argued, that Gore intended to claim he "invented" the Internet. Moreover, there is no question in our minds that while serving as Senator, Gore's initiatives had a significant and beneficial effect on the still-evolving Internet. The fact of the matter is that Gore was talking about and promoting the Internet long before most people were listening. We feel it is timely to offer our perspective.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2000/10/02/net_builders_kahn_cerf_recognise/

[funflower]

16. Unfortunately for the decent folks here, a Medal of Freedom from * will

always have a * next to it.

[Charlie Brown]

18. Why Greenspan?

How has Greenspan made the world a better place? How is he the equivalent of Rosa Parks or Nelson Mandella?

In a hundred years, no one will remember who he was or even that he received this medal.

Cindy Sheehan deserves this award, not Greenspan and Myers.

[minkyboodle]

20. Ali

If Bush presents it to Ali he should have to either do so from a platform 3 feet lower than the stage or in a devils costume. Any other way its an insult to what Ali has stood for and accomplished.

[awoke_in_2003]

21. Why isn't the Fashion God...

on the list. After all, he did a heckuva job.

[bluedawg12]

22. Damnit! Another year and I am NOT named. Bad shrub. n/t