Well, ultimately, Kareem didn’t do any better than a blow-up doll.
That blow-up doll flew 30 combat missions in WWII!
Neither did Kareem; that was Roger Murdock. The co-pilot. He even had a nametag to prove it!
Kareem
If the choice boils down to Kareem vs. Magic, I regretfully vote to eliminate Magic.
I guess the NBA’s should go sooner rather than later and in which sequence I care not.
But looking ahead:
Joe Biden:
An extraordinary life of public service, though probably more for persistance than results
But if you want to drop the ball to bookend a career, he’s a doozie
And another for Jose Andres.
Magic Johnson
As @Maserschmidt said, I too feel that sports figures should not be mentioned in the same sentence with the phrase “Greatest Living American”.
It’s time for Magic to be benched.
-“BB”-
Our votes this round:
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: Athlete, writer, activist - 2 votes
José Andrés: Humanitarian, chef - 2 votes
Joe Biden: President, uniter, overcomer - 1 vote
Magic Johnson: Superstar, survivor, inspiration - 7 votes
Amory Lovins: Physicist, energy activist - 2 votes
The great (but not great enough) Magic Johnson hits the showers.
Our remaining nominees:
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: Athlete, writer, activist
José Andrés: Humanitarian, chef
Joe Biden: President, uniter, overcomer
Warren Buffett: Level-headed billionaire
Bob Dylan: Poet of generation
Anthony Fauci: Physician, immunologist, scientist
Bill Gates: Futurist, philanthropist, billionaire
Jesse Jackson: Civil rights leader
Mark Kelly: Senator, astronaut, aviator
Stephen King: Great American writer
Amory Lovins: Physicist, energy activist
Barack Obama: President, statesman, lawyer
Dolly Parton: Artist, humanitarian
Bernie Sanders: Democratic Socialist leader
MacKenzie Scott: Philanthropist, prize-winning novelist
Steven Spielberg: Director, writer, entertainer
Bruce Springsteen: Singer, songwriter, activist
Elizabeth Warren: Fighting political foes
Eliminated
- Jim Gaffigan: Comedian, author, commentator
- Craig Ferguson: Polymath, director-writer, comedian
- Mitt Romney: Senator, impeachment juror
- Buzz Aldrin: Second on Moon
- Taylor Swift: Musician, songwriter, icon
- Tim Walz: Honorable political messenger
- Simon Biles: GOAT gymnast
- Judy Blume: Children’s literature icon
- Amanda Gorman: Poet, activist, prodigy
- Jim Lovell: Apollo 13 astronaut
- Spike Lee: Filmmaker, Knicks fan
- Janet Yellen: Economist, Treasury secretary
- Magic Johnson: Superstar, survivor, inspiration
Voting for our next round will end at noon EST on Mon. July 14.
José Andrés again.
Lovins
Steven Spielberg
Stephen King
Lovins
Kareem
Kareem. I mean I like the guy, but honestly.
Kareem
We’ve got two recording artists still in the mix — one described as a ‘Poet of (a) generation’, and the other as a ‘Singer, songwriter, activist’.
Personally, I think Bob from Minnesota is/was more influential than Bruce from New Jersey.
Sorry, Boss. Here’s bus fare back to Asbury Park.
-“BB”-
Nitpick: we have three recording artists in the mix.
But my vote goes to Lovins this round.
I picked a bad week to stop voting for former Lakers.
Kareem it is.