Wednesday, August 15, 2007

Overrated - Underrated

I just finished reading American Heritage's - Overrated Underrated.
In Blue are there opinions in Red are my opinions

Most Overrated City: Washington DC
Most Underrated City: Chicago

Most Overrated: LA
Most Underrated: Boston

Most Overrated Enemy: Soviet Union
Most Underated: Canada

Most Overrated Enemy: Soviet Union
Most Underrated: Saudi Arabia

Most Overrated Founding Father: Thomas Jefferson
Most Underrated Founding Father: John Adams

Most Overrated Founding Father: Thomas Jefferson
Most Underrated: Alexander Hamilton

Most Overrated Kennedy: JFK
Most Underrated Kennedy: Teddy

Most Overrated Kennedy : JFK Jr.
Most Underrated Kennedy: Arnold - even if it is by marriage.

Most Overrated Musician: Elvis
Most Underrated Musician: Louis Armstrong

Most Overrated Musician : Elvis
Most Underrated Musician : Chuck Berry

Most Overrated National Turning Point: Rejection of the Treaty of Versailles
Most Underrated: The GI Bill

Most Overrated National Turning Point: JFK assassination
Most Underrated: Reagan fires air traffic controllers

Most Overrated Novel: Moby Dick
Most Underrated: The Caine Mutiny

Most Overrated Novel: Catcher in the Rye
Mos Underrated Novel: Right Stuff

Most Overrated Politician: Jefferson Davis
Most Underrated Politician: Richard Nixon

Most Overrated Politician: Bill Clinton
Most Underrated Politician: Daniel Monihyan

Most Overrated President: FDR
Most Underrated President: Ronald Reagan

Most Overrated: President: George Washington
Most Underrated President: Harry Truman











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