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THE CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
May 9, 2008
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Who's Influential?
By Cal Thomas
Time magazine has published another one of those silly
and meaningless lists some in the media occasionally and
irritatingly compile to validate their self-importance.
It is the 100 "most influential people in the world." I
didn't make it, but then I don't make other lists like
People magazine's "Sexiest Man Alive," which must be an
oversight.
Time never tells us what qualifies these people as in-
fluential. Dictionary.com defines influence as, "the
capacity or power of persons or things to be a compell-
ing force on or produce effects on the actions, behavior,
opinions, etc., of others."
Who on Time's list fits the definition of "influential"?
Not Tim Russert, who is a terrific interviewer, but how
much influence could he have at 11 a.m. on a Sunday morn-
ing when millions are in church? "If it's Sunday, it is
'Meet the Press'" he signs off every week. No, if it's
Sunday, for more people than watch his program, it is
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Why is Mayor Michael Bloomberg on the list? Most of the
world's people don't live in New York City, though on
Friday afternoons while trying to escape by plane or car
it sometimes seems that way. Maybe he's influential
because of the high taxes and high tolls over which he
presides.
Tony Blair? I haven't noticed an increase in fish and
chips consumption since he was Britain's prime minister.
George Clooney? Chris Rock? I think Chris Rock is one
of the funniest men alive, but I usually switch channels
when he comes on because his vocabulary seems limited
to a vulgarity that describes the sex act. That isn't
talent, much less influence, unless Time wants to credit
him with the dubious distinction of increasing the public
utterance of the F-word.
Oprah Winfrey? For a lot of women, I suppose, but surely
not a majority of women. Does anyone watch her show in
China?
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I'll grant the influence label to the head of Saudi
Arabia's House of Saud, only because he continues to
take more of our money by raising the price of oil.
Real influence, though, would be American political
leadership vowing to make us free of Saudi oil and its
influence. I might vote for such a leader, especially
if he (or she) came up with a slogan like, "Let Œem Eat
Sand."
Rupert Murdoch is on the list and he is one of the few
who qualify as influential, as his media empire grows
and decides what programs will entertain us and what
news to give us (disclosure: I am a paid Fox News Channel
contributor).
I wonder why Jesus of Nazareth never makes the list?
Over 20 centuries, uncounted numbers have testified to
changed lives upon meeting Him. Changing a life from
what it was to something better is real influence,
isn't it?
What about the mother who influences her children by
sacrificing for them and giving them opportunities she
didn't have? I never see her on the list. And the couple
that stays together and works out their problems, rather
than seeking a "no fault" divorce? Don't they influence
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The business leader who puts principles and ethics before
profit and corner cutting surely influences his or her
employees. Too bad we don't read more about them in the
major media. Covering only the sleazy and corrupt is a
form of influence because it contributes to the general
cynicism about everything from politics to capitalism.
And speaking of politics, there are honest politicians,
but you rarely hear about them, as much of the media
prefer to focus on the crooks.
John McCain, Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are on
Time's list of the most influential, but only the one
who wins the election will have a chance to influence
us. Even then, presidents only marginally influence our
opinions, most of which we already hold before they are
elected. Presidents rarely influence our actions or
behavior, except when we don't like what they do.
Time's newspaper ad says these "most influential people
are changing the world and making history." Brad Pitt
and Angelina Jolie? I don't think so.
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