Apparently some "highlights" from this year's poll for "World's Most Influential Person"
No. 37 - Barack Obama
Who did Time.com readers vote as the World's Most Influential Person? It wasn't the 44th president of the United States.
No. 36 - Rush Limbaugh
The right-wing talk show host came in one slot ahead of the president -- the man he wants to see fail.
No. 31 - Stephenie Meyer
The Mormon housewife's 'Twilight' novels -- and a blockbuster movie based on the first book -- have adolescents swooning over a romantic vampire and the human girl who loves him.
No. 30 - Britney Spears
The pop tart has given up such crazy antics as shaving her head in public and is attempting a comeback with her 'Circus' tour.
Nos. 26 and 25 - Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart
Colbert, left, came in one slot below fellow TV host Stewart. Guess guarding "truthiness" isn't quite as popular as giving Jim Cramer a dressing-down.
No. 15 - Tina Fey
Yes, '30 Rock' is funny, but it was her devastating impersonation of Sarah Palin that propelled the former 'Saturday Night Live' writer to A-list influence status.
No. 12 - Lil' Wayne
He says he's the greatest rapper alive, and that's apparently good enough for Time voters.
No. 8 - Angela Merkel
Move over, Oprah. Forget Hillary. The woman who ranks highest on the influence roster is Germany's chancellor.
No. 3 - Rick Warren
He's the founder of Saddleback Church, one of the largest churches in the U.S., and has written many best-selling books. During the 2008 presidential campaign, he hosted a forum with both the Democratic and GOP candidates.
No. 1 - moot
Yes, moot is a person. His real name is Christopher Poole, and at 21 he is the founder of the sprawling Web site 4chan.org, which averages 13 million page views a day. And not to accuse him of hiding behind the Internet, but he doesn't like to have his photo taken. (Sources: Time.com, washingtonpost.com)
Wow. I can't even imagine the other gems on this list.
Am I to understand that Lil' Wayne is one of the top 15 most influential people on the planet? Influential of what?
No. 37 - Barack Obama
Who did Time.com readers vote as the World's Most Influential Person? It wasn't the 44th president of the United States.
No. 36 - Rush Limbaugh
The right-wing talk show host came in one slot ahead of the president -- the man he wants to see fail.
No. 31 - Stephenie Meyer
The Mormon housewife's 'Twilight' novels -- and a blockbuster movie based on the first book -- have adolescents swooning over a romantic vampire and the human girl who loves him.
No. 30 - Britney Spears
The pop tart has given up such crazy antics as shaving her head in public and is attempting a comeback with her 'Circus' tour.
Nos. 26 and 25 - Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart
Colbert, left, came in one slot below fellow TV host Stewart. Guess guarding "truthiness" isn't quite as popular as giving Jim Cramer a dressing-down.
No. 15 - Tina Fey
Yes, '30 Rock' is funny, but it was her devastating impersonation of Sarah Palin that propelled the former 'Saturday Night Live' writer to A-list influence status.
No. 12 - Lil' Wayne
He says he's the greatest rapper alive, and that's apparently good enough for Time voters.
No. 8 - Angela Merkel
Move over, Oprah. Forget Hillary. The woman who ranks highest on the influence roster is Germany's chancellor.
No. 3 - Rick Warren
He's the founder of Saddleback Church, one of the largest churches in the U.S., and has written many best-selling books. During the 2008 presidential campaign, he hosted a forum with both the Democratic and GOP candidates.
No. 1 - moot
Yes, moot is a person. His real name is Christopher Poole, and at 21 he is the founder of the sprawling Web site 4chan.org, which averages 13 million page views a day. And not to accuse him of hiding behind the Internet, but he doesn't like to have his photo taken. (Sources: Time.com, washingtonpost.com)
Wow. I can't even imagine the other gems on this list.
Am I to understand that Lil' Wayne is one of the top 15 most influential people on the planet? Influential of what?
