# Greatest living American elimination game (game thread) **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [June 16, 2025, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-living-american-elimination-game-game-thread/1019715 "2025-06-16T19:12:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 19
**Author:** ![Thing.Fish](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thing.fish/32/9168_2.png) [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2025, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-living-american-elimination-game-game-thread/1019715/361 "2025-07-30T22:59:11Z")
It’s still **Dolly Parton** for me, but I won’t object too strongly to a Dylan vote, because in doing research for this thread I realized that, in the last ten years, he has never expressed an opinion on Donald Trump. That disqualifies him as GLA as far as I’m concerned. Still, considerations of artistic merit and cultural impact demand that Parton go first. ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2025, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-living-american-elimination-game-game-thread/1019715/362 "2025-07-30T23:02:19Z")
Gates ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2025, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-living-american-elimination-game-game-thread/1019715/363 "2025-07-30T23:10:14Z")
Flipped a coin and I’m back to Bill Gates. ---
**Author:** ![Southern\_Yankee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/southern_yankee/32/2800_2.png) [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2025, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-living-american-elimination-game-game-thread/1019715/364 "2025-07-31T01:27:14Z")
Dylan ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2025, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-living-american-elimination-game-game-thread/1019715/365 "2025-07-31T01:42:25Z")
Bill Gates ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2025, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-living-american-elimination-game-game-thread/1019715/366 "2025-07-31T04:07:31Z")
Dylan. ---
**Author:** ![Cheesesteak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheesesteak/32/3694_2.png) [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2025, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-living-american-elimination-game-game-thread/1019715/367 "2025-07-31T11:32:19Z")
Sanders. ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2025, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-living-american-elimination-game-game-thread/1019715/368 "2025-08-01T01:47:52Z")
Gates ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2025, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-living-american-elimination-game-game-thread/1019715/369 "2025-08-01T17:11:50Z")
Our votes this round: José Andrés: Humanitarian, chef - 1 vote Bob Dylan: Poet of generation - 4 votes Bill Gates: Futurist, philanthropist, billionaire - 5 votes Barack Obama: President, statesman, lawyer - 1 vote Dolly Parton: Artist, humanitarian - 1 vote Bernie Sanders: Democratic Socialist leader - 2 votes Bill Gates, like his pal Warren Buffett, is now gone from our list, with only his vast fortune to make up for it. Our remaining nominees: José Andrés: Humanitarian, chef Joe Biden: President, uniter, overcomer Bob Dylan: Poet of generation Anthony Fauci: Physician, immunologist, scientist Jesse Jackson: Civil rights leader Barack Obama: President, statesman, lawyer Dolly Parton: Artist, humanitarian Bernie Sanders: Democratic Socialist leader Elizabeth Warren: Fighting political foes **Eliminated** 1. Jim Gaffigan: Comedian, author, commentator 2. Craig Ferguson: Polymath, director-writer, comedian 3. Mitt Romney: Senator, impeachment juror 4. Buzz Aldrin: Second on Moon 5. Taylor Swift: Musician, songwriter, icon 6. Tim Walz: Honorable political messenger 7. Simone Biles: GOAT gymnast 8. Judy Blume: Children’s literature icon 9. Amanda Gorman: Poet, activist, prodigy 10. Jim Lovell: Apollo 13 astronaut 11. Spike Lee: Filmmaker, Knicks fan 12. Janet Yellen: Economist, Treasury secretary 13. Magic Johnson: Superstar, survivor, inspiration 14. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: Athlete, writer, activist 15. Amory Lovins: Physicist, energy activist 16. Steven Spielberg: Director, writer, entertainer 17. MacKenzie Scott: Philanthropist, prize-winning novelist 18. Mark Kelly: Senator, astronaut, aviator 19. Stephen King: Great American writer 20. Bruce Springsteen: Singer, songwriter, activist 21. Warren Buffett: Level-headed billionaire 22. Bill Gates: Futurist, philanthropist, billionaire Voting for our next round will end at noon EST on Mon. Aug. 4. My vote yet again goes to José Andrés. **p-t** , Trump was probably going to run in 2016 no matter what. I don’t think, and have never read, that Obama’s gibe drove him to do it. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2025, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-living-american-elimination-game-game-thread/1019715/370 "2025-08-01T17:16:24Z")
Bernie Sanders. ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2025, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-living-american-elimination-game-game-thread/1019715/371 "2025-08-01T17:18:04Z")
Dylan ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2025, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-living-american-elimination-game-game-thread/1019715/372 "2025-08-01T17:22:00Z")
Biden. ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2025, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-living-american-elimination-game-game-thread/1019715/373 "2025-08-01T17:56:03Z")
Dylan ---
**Author:** ![Southern\_Yankee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/southern_yankee/32/2800_2.png) [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2025, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-living-american-elimination-game-game-thread/1019715/374 "2025-08-01T18:04:37Z")
Dylan ---
**Author:** ![ricepad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b38774/32.png) [@ricepad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ricepad)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2025, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-living-american-elimination-game-game-thread/1019715/375 "2025-08-01T18:41:30Z")
**Dylan**. ---
**Author:** ![Thing.Fish](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thing.fish/32/9168_2.png) [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2025, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-living-american-elimination-game-game-thread/1019715/376 "2025-08-01T18:49:19Z")
Parton ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2025, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-living-american-elimination-game-game-thread/1019715/377 "2025-08-01T19:39:21Z")
Elizabeth Warren ---
**Author:** ![Toxgoddess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Toxgoddess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toxgoddess)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2025, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-living-american-elimination-game-game-thread/1019715/378 "2025-08-01T20:03:56Z")
Dylan ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2025, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-living-american-elimination-game-game-thread/1019715/379 "2025-08-01T20:34:46Z")
Warren. ---
**Author:** ![penultima\_thule](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penultima_thule/32/3833_2.png) [@penultima\_thule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/penultima_thule)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2025, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-living-american-elimination-game-game-thread/1019715/380 "2025-08-01T21:44:21Z")
Being patently a fraud as a non living-American participating in this ‘ere thread, but by any measure surviving until the top 10 of this poll indicates some significance. Therefore was wondering what within the American canon keeps **Jessie Jackson** under consideration? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-living-american-elimination-game-game-thread/1019715.md?page=18) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-living-american-elimination-game-game-thread/1019715.md?page=20)