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Yeah, TV Ain't Hurtin' Our Culture None

The Discovery Channel has come up with a list of the 100 greatest Americans, according to a viewer poll. For the complete list, go to this link, which also includes a list of notables who didn't make the cut.

Here are a handful of the laughers:

Arnold Schwarzenegger
Babe Ruth
Bob Hope
Brett Favre
Carl Sagan
Christopher Reeve
Clint Eastwood
Donald Trump
Ellen DeGeneres
Frank Sinatra
George Lucas
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Hugh Hefner
Jimmy Stewart
John Wayne
Johnny Carson
Katharine Hepburn
Lance Armstrong
Lucille Ball
Madonna
Marilyn Monroe
Martha Stewart
Mel Gibson
Michael Jackson
Michael Jordan
Michael Moore
Oprah Winfrey
Pat Tillman
Dr. Phil McGraw
Ray Charles
Rush Limbaugh
Steven Spielberg
Tiger Woods
Tom Cruise
Tom Hanks

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Why Weak Fools Can Dominate

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Something Tells Me I’d Really Enjoy the Private Letters of Two Men I Didn’t Even Know Existed

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