Polls have generally not work on this blog at all. The exception was when I asked who win a soccer game between Turkey and Greece in Istanbul, and lots of people voted for Greece even after the game which Greece won 1-0 was played. I suspect they did this to iritate me (I'm half-Turkish).
There were lots of choices on my list ranging from Madeline Albright to Ron Paul to hot Canadian singer Leslie Feist.
But, ultimately, these are the two individuals who stand out.
Both Comedy Central talk show Stephen Colbert and poet Nikki Giovanni stood out in a time of tragedy.
Colbert decided to use procedes from his new Ben and Jerry's ice cream flavor Americone Dream for the families of Charleston, SC, firefighters who lost their lives in a blaze at a furniture store there earlier in the year. Colbert has made it big on every level as he sticks it to the neo-con right-wing idiots who are gradually turning this country into Syria on his nightly comedy series. But, he hasn't forgotten his hometown of Charleston, SC. He has also helped raise funds for text-books for South Carolina schools.
Colbert made an effort to actually get on the ballots for BOTH parties in the Palmetto State primary, which is finally happening next month. But, his efforts fell through. Although, I have no doubt that he would make a better president than Mike Huckabee.
Nikki Giovanni, who has been an acclaimed poet for decades, stood out when she read a poem for victims of the Virginia Tech shootings which occured in April. 32 students and faculty lost their lives there.
Giovanni, who teaches in Blacksburg, Va., read her poem which featured the emotionally-vigorating lines of "We are The Hokies," at the memorial service where both Gov. Tim Kaine and George W. Bush were present.
I didn't quite fully realize the impact of Giovanni's poem until I went to a small pharmacy in nearby Salem, Va., where they have been known to play Rush Limbaugh on the radio, and there on the door was Giovanni's poem. I have to wonder if they had read any of her other poems, which have been highly critical of the war/fiasco in Iraq (among other things).
There are many other figures who have stood out this year including Elizabeth Edwards who has courageously battled cancer as her husband former NC senator John Edwards hit the campaign trail, but ultimately, these two seem to be the best choices.
It's now up to you to decide our 'person of the year.' And, if there are no votes, I can either flip a coin or pull a name out of the fish bowl.
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