Barack Obama, Ed Schultz Make GQ‘s ’Least Influential People Alive’ List
- Posted on November 25, 2011 at 6:54pm by
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While magazines across the country offer readers their pick of the world’s “most influential people,” this year, GQ magazine is bringing you the “The 25 Least Influential People Alive” — and on the list are MSNBC host Ed Schultz, and, of all people, President Barack Obama. This is the same magazine that oddly, named Obama “Leader of the Year“ in 2009 and ”Man of the Year“ in 2008 while calling Sarah Palin ”dangerous“ and ”poisonous.”
But now, GQ has weighed the data and places Obama as the 25th least influential person in the world. Joining the president and Schultz are Daily Beast and Newsweek editor Tina Brown, along with Hosni Mubarak, Hank Williams Jr. and John Boehner, who came in at number 24.
While the issue has not yet been published, TVNewswer brought us a taste of what GQ had to say about Schultz:
…Then there pundits like Ed Schultz. Do you watch “The Ed Show” on MSNBC? Of course you don’t. No one does. The only reason people watch “The Ed Show” is they’re working out in a hotel gym and they can’t find a staff member to change the channel to ESPN.
But where GQ really pulls out all the stops, is in disparaging Tina Brown. Forbes’ Jeff Bercovici brings us that bombshell:
Brown spent 2011 transforming Newsweek from a magazine no one reads into a magazine no one reads but everyone despises. That’s what happens when you star-f**k the corpse of Princess Diana by Photoshopping her at age 50 for your cover, then do a separate Photoshop of her holding an iPhone, and then create a fake Facebook page for her that includes wall posts from Deepak Chopra. Did you know Tina and Di were friends? They were! This Photoshopped image of them having lunch with Stevie Nicks is proof!
We will have to wait until GQ publishes its Least Influential People list to see what the magazine had to say about Obama.
But even if GQ has fallen disenchanted with Obama, the president still has his top 50 ranking as an “Influential Jew” by Jewish Forward magazine.
(h/t: Newsbusters)
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Comments (165)
lukerw
Posted on November 25, 2011 at 7:41pmOh, yah… well that’s not how they voted in Kenya!!!
Report Post »chips1
Posted on November 25, 2011 at 7:35pmThe issue came out too late to use the cover for a Halloween mask.
Report Post »lillymckim
Posted on November 25, 2011 at 8:08pm“Do you watch “The Ed Show” on MSNBC? Of course you don’t. No one does. The only reason people watch “The Ed Show” is they’re working out in a hotel gym and they can’t find a staff member to change the channel to ESPN”.
loved that! and soooo true!
Report Post »junior1971
Posted on November 25, 2011 at 8:11pmThis devil of a pos, oops, excuse me potus, has had a larger impact on our country and the world than his maker! I would like to ask which magazine is the least influential next. If you all dont mind?
Report Post »voiceofreason305
Posted on November 25, 2011 at 8:28pmIf Eden was perfect, what could possibly have tempted Man to Sin?
Report Post »Apple Bite
Posted on November 25, 2011 at 8:29pm“The issue came out too late to use the cover for a Halloween mask.”
Save it for next year, when that turd is on his way out of power….
Report Post »CatB
Posted on November 25, 2011 at 8:57pmNot nice to scare the children .. and adults ..
TEA!
Report Post »RossPoldark
Posted on November 25, 2011 at 9:36pmThat is a mask. It is the mask of the JOKER!!
Report Post »Thatsitivehadenough
Posted on November 25, 2011 at 11:06pmIt came out too late to lose him the 2008 election too. Darn.
Report Post »mikem1969
Posted on November 25, 2011 at 11:19pmHa, they finaly got one right.
Report Post »100 Million Patriots Standing
Posted on November 26, 2011 at 12:16amthere’s a motive for this madness….
Report Post »Miami
Posted on November 26, 2011 at 12:37amWho would have thunk it, an empty suit wins the man of the year.
What’s next an animated figure wins the Oscar…?
Report Post »Teufel Hunden
Posted on November 26, 2011 at 1:11amMiami,
It’s just a natural progression from winning the peace prize. Empty suits are big this year!
Report Post »SLAPTHELEFT
Posted on November 26, 2011 at 8:30amEd schultz ?
How does he make any list? I wouldn’t even vote him the steamiest mound of turds award. Oh well, chalk up another win for Ed.
Way to go Ed. You’ve managed to not exceed anyones expectations. Again.
Report Post »Unix
Posted on November 26, 2011 at 9:36amVote this userper and divider out of office come 2012, along with all of his communist minions, provided we make it that far.
The body odor occupying the WH has to go, call in the exterminator – vote vote vote…if that fails…revolt revolt revolt!
Down with the Demoncrap Party of communists and controllers!
Report Post »Questionman
Posted on November 26, 2011 at 10:43amSo black people are scary and ugly to you! The GOP should rename themselves the KKK!
Report Post »FNTM
Posted on November 26, 2011 at 11:50amNothing is perfect for a woman. Ever.
Report Post »drattastic
Posted on November 26, 2011 at 12:12pmHey QUESTIONMAN , you should rename yourself CLUELESSMAN.
Report Post »NukeHaze
Posted on November 26, 2011 at 2:36pmPanzy of the year.
Ed and Chris Matthews compete for Olberman’s spot of least important media man of the year.
Report Post »YAHSHUARULES
Posted on November 26, 2011 at 8:43pm@voiceofreason305 why when Eden was perfect did man sin? Its called free will. Choice. Adam was told (Eve was not there for that briefing) by the Almighty “And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die. Gen 2v16-17) Eve was deceived by the Nachash – Whisperer – serpent that if she ate of this tree she would be like God and God was lieing about her dieing if she ate of it. “And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden: But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die. And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil. And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat,” Gen 3v2-6a. The devil is still saying “hath God said?” and we still have free will to chose and there is no free will unless there is the possibility of chosing the wrong outcome. “and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat. ” Gen 3.6b Adam knew better – his act of disobedience was treason to God’s law.
Report Post »INOGAWD
Posted on December 3, 2011 at 10:18pmI just hope someone post a youtube video of this TUR**
Report Post »when he pops a blood vessel on the side of his neck…….
INOGAWD
Posted on December 3, 2011 at 10:35pm@ Questionman
Posted on November 26, 2011 at 10:43am
So black people are scary and ugly to you! The GOP should rename themselves the KKK!
Ya’ll seem to forget Bama is White and Black, HUH ???
Report Post »Dont foget his mama, now….seems like the only ones
that usually bring up the race BS are Demotards, why is that ?
Mrtoohappy
Posted on November 25, 2011 at 7:34pmLook out GQ they will becoming with guns drawn to take your files. Then the IRS will be after you.
Report Post »CatB
Posted on November 25, 2011 at 8:42pmYes .. expect any day to be audited or shut down outright. Marxists don’t “play” fair and they don’t like anyone who disses them!
TEA!
Report Post »crabbyoldman
Posted on November 26, 2011 at 4:35amYea, wqtch out for little bro….
Report Post »Bill Rowland
Posted on November 26, 2011 at 7:58amThe DOJ will be investigating you for hate crimes and the IRS will audit you for the last five years tax returns.
You don‘t critizise the Chosen One and Smartest man in the world if just isn’t done. If you hurt his feelings he will throw a temper tantrum and do everything possible to get even.
OMG
Report Post »AmeriCat
Posted on November 25, 2011 at 7:32pmVery clever…
?Least Influential?….another political vote-seeking gimmick.
They are still trying to blame anyone but him for our economy…not his fault,
for the systematic fall of stable Middle East / N African states who left Israel alone…not his fault,
for the dismantling of Eastern European defenses against the Communist Russia…not his fault,
for the continued high price of oil and absence of any American energy plan, all the while giving access to American technology and resources to foreign countries…not his fault,
and on and on…
Report Post »No…he has not influenced anything at all….much…..
spurjimmy
Posted on November 26, 2011 at 8:33amThat’s right, Americat. Obama’s corrosive and decadent influence in America and the world will take years to overcome. Right now, the tentacles of the treacherous policies and regulatory web created by his Czars and bureaucrats are choking America with his toxic agenda.
Report Post »iroquois
Posted on November 25, 2011 at 7:31pmEd and Barry are not much of anything except breathing my share of the air and in my space on the Earth.
Report Post »mikebambi
Posted on November 25, 2011 at 7:30pmPoor Ed ,cant seem to get to the top , no matter how many lies he spreads
Report Post »mikebambi
Posted on November 25, 2011 at 7:29pmPoor , lying Ed cant seem to get to the top ,no matter how many lies he spreads
Report Post »captaincameron
Posted on November 25, 2011 at 7:25pmWhat I really would like is for GQ to explain why they ranked the President the way that they did in the past two years.
Report Post »The answer, of course, is that they were following along with this whole “cult of personality” wave that got him elected, gave him his Nobel, and so forth.
Does GQ‘s change of heart indicate that perhaps more media sources will also start to recognize that they were complicit in the attack on America that has been President Obama’s first term?
JMJMX4
Posted on November 26, 2011 at 7:06amI doubt there will be any “mea culpa” moments from the complicit media. They sold Obama to the America people like a fairy tale (for those who bought it) and have covered up or ignored everything negative about him, his administration, and supporters. While at the same time completely trashing people like Sarah Palin “This is the same magazine that oddly, named Obama “Leader of the Year“ in 2009 and ”Man of the Year“ in 2008 while calling Sarah Palin ”dangerous“ and ”poisonous.” Seriously, how can the media hold so much control over the American people? It’s like a minority population controlling the majority. It was really hard but we finally cut service to cable and use the internet for news and other services for movies and entertainment. Maybe if more people would do the same it would send a message, and if the media still doesn’t get it, maybe the advertisers would.
Report Post »KNaggieland
Posted on November 26, 2011 at 7:53amYou act as if the press did not vet Obama in 2007/2008? They did vet him and found him to be an extreme leftist with a Marxist whore chasing father and a mother who could not keep her panties on when a Marxist was in the room, any Marxist. He was their perfect candidate. He was the most polished and articulate extreme leftwing nutcase they had ever found and he did not live in a box behind a dumpster, a homeless shelter or in a cave in Arizona.
What the press is upset and disappointed with is that he was spineless when he had a super-majority and failed to take this country far enough to the left. He failed to bring about the magical leftwing utopia they all still very much believe in.
The economy is down in the eyes of the left, not because Marxism is incompatible with prosperity but because Obama failed to swing all the way to extreme Marxism.
They are not disenchanted with Obama because of his Marxist policies, they are disenchanted because he is not 110% Marxist. If Obama had pushed full hard left and perhaps suspended the elections and tried to assume full dictatorial control of the Federal Government he would still be the hero of the media and the stories would reflect that.
He failed and now a small group of about 50 real conservatives in Congress are able to move the RINO’s just enough to the right to hold him back. Fortunately most leftists are serious spineless cowards or 2008-2010 would have been much worse and GQ much happier.
Report Post »copatriots
Posted on November 25, 2011 at 7:25pmThese effin’ idiots played into the hype that resulted in the worst President in U.S. history. I wonder what are they trying to accomplish with this charade. Why do I think Hillary will be coming to the rescue?
Report Post »CatB
Posted on November 25, 2011 at 8:46pmI would not put it past them to think exactly that ..
Report Post »SpankDaMonkey
Posted on November 25, 2011 at 7:24pm.
Report Post »Poor Ed has sunk to a new low………………
Bluebonnet
Posted on November 25, 2011 at 11:50pmEd’s been on the bottom of the pack ever since the first time I heard him on radio 10-12 yrs. ago.
Report Post »After that, when I’d tune him in by mistake, I’d change it fast. His hateful rantings will cause him to have a stroke soon enough. We all knew Obama couldn’t influence rational thinking people like us.
Rayblue
Posted on November 25, 2011 at 7:22pmWhat, my dear lady disdain. Are you yet living ?
Report Post »Blitz
Posted on November 25, 2011 at 7:22pmDoesnt GQ stand for “Gay Quarterly”…..
Report Post »RightPolitically
Posted on November 25, 2011 at 7:26pmIt ought to!
Report Post »peapaw
Posted on November 25, 2011 at 9:11pmMost likely.
Report Post »KAdams
Posted on November 26, 2011 at 6:34amGumby.
Report Post »RightPolitically
Posted on November 25, 2011 at 7:20pmThe bigger they are, the harder they fall. Obama is a BIG faker and ol’ Ed, well, he’s just a BIG baby!
Report Post »KAdams
Posted on November 26, 2011 at 6:35amNo, just big.
Report Post »LPpaladin
Posted on November 25, 2011 at 7:18pmThey left out Mighty JOE Vise President!
Report Post »bhohater
Posted on November 25, 2011 at 7:57pmWhat’s even scarier than Obummer being President is that old Joe is just a heartbeat away. Long live Obummer.
Report Post »flyoverbob
Posted on November 25, 2011 at 8:38pmThey said alive or Joe would have made it.He seems alive until hes asked a question
Report Post »ADNIL
Posted on November 26, 2011 at 7:34amJoe was oborrow’s impeachement insurance.
Report Post »SUCCATASH
Posted on November 25, 2011 at 7:16pmOlbermann…….. Alan colmes…….. The ows idiots
joy behar………..Wasserman schultz……..Harry reid…..
Joe biden etc. Etc,
Report Post »Agnes
Posted on November 25, 2011 at 9:59pmRivera, Emmanuel, Bashir etc.
Report Post »Bluebonnet
Posted on November 25, 2011 at 11:57pmHeavens, let’s not leave that slanderous mouthed Bashir when naming some of the worst people on radio and TV. Bill Maher is another one. That wasserman-shultz is a female Olberman, hateful liar.
Report Post »Behar is on her way out, thank goodness. Alan Colmes is a dunce-head and ignorant.
bdwatcher
Posted on November 26, 2011 at 7:48amEmmanuel is MUCH Scarier than Obama.. He might run for pres in 2016.
Report Post »Joey Odendahl
Posted on November 25, 2011 at 7:16pmI think I can sum it up their blurb about Obama in advance: “He’s not liberal enough! Where is the socialist paradise we elected him to give us?” and of course the, “He lets the Republican in congress get away with whatever they want and block progress.” Thus letting Obama off the hook for the current status of the country while appearing to slam him.
Report Post »GeorgieJo
Posted on November 25, 2011 at 7:14pmGEE GQ missed Socialist LarryO’Donnell and RevySharpo!!!
Throw is a DASH of Kimmy/Chloey/Courtknee and round it out
with BoneHead-Whoopsee and JoylessBeehair.
Oops I forgot Ralph Maddow.
Never bought GQ but might check it out standing in line at grocery.
Report Post »LMAO
Teena Brown——couldn’t happen to a more usefull idiot.
HEY what about that loser Paul Krugman and CornyWest???
chips1
Posted on November 25, 2011 at 7:26pmYour racist. You only said that because Teena is Brown.
Report Post »GeorgieJo
Posted on November 25, 2011 at 8:51pmCHIPS—
Report Post »LMAO
So Chris Brown is an african american black ***** singer who abused his girlfriend from the Bahamas????
LMAO!!!!!
Me thinks Chris is the RACIST!!!!
SheriS
Posted on November 25, 2011 at 7:14pmThe MSM seem to be getting what they should have received a few years ago! Cheerleading Obama may have sounded like a good idea at the time for these “rags”, but there is no doubt in my mind that the disgust they are touting means they are not getting the “love” they thought they would receive and are now trying to protect their brand buy dissing Obama! What you saw is not what you got—it turned out with socialist ideas instead of free press and lots of love from Obot! Good luck now since no one with a brain reads their ridiculous rag!
Report Post »smokie
Posted on November 26, 2011 at 12:10pmAll people who support socialism have the misguided belief that they will be chosen for special treatment, and the people they don’t like will be forced to slave away. They all end up like Lee Harvey Oswald in Russsia- disgruntled in a crap factory job.
Report Post »The dreams that reporters had of being top henchmen are going down the loo with the economy. They are mad they didn’t get their butterfly wings, so now they are sour at their chief.
Rickfromillinois
Posted on November 25, 2011 at 7:12pmAnd here I thought that I was the only one who didn’t Ed Schultz. LMAO.
Report Post »wianno94
Posted on November 25, 2011 at 7:09pmAccording to the list, Ed Schultz was number three. He always looked like #2 to me.
Report Post »Wakeup Maggie
Posted on November 25, 2011 at 7:06pmA dopey president for a dopey magazine cover…what will they stoop to next to sell their stupid rag?
Report Post »ModerationIsBest
Posted on November 25, 2011 at 7:03pmLol that’s hilarious.
Report Post »sparks
Posted on November 25, 2011 at 7:02pmGlad I managed to avoid being on the list. Yea!
Report Post »RightThinking1
Posted on November 25, 2011 at 7:00pmSurely Olbermann should make the list. Probably Al Gore also..
Report Post »chips1
Posted on November 25, 2011 at 7:31pmDon’t forget ROSE_ELLEN
Report Post »YepImaConservative
Posted on November 25, 2011 at 6:59pmLmao! But hey, it’s been a good run up until now. Remember… The Jewish Forward, a newspaper published in New York City made Obama one of the 50 most influential Jewish leaders this year! Oy Vey!!
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