Carnegie’s legacy is mixed.

by PMan , The Banks of the Spokane River, Monday, January 18, 2021, 20:35 @ IrishGuard

But tough to put him in the bottom 10 of this group given his philanthropy, I think.

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important clarification - Jay, 2021-01-18, 13:13
- This "Great Man" nonsense is the worst version of history, - HCE, 2021-01-19, 08:47
  - All great men of history are horrific.* - nedhead, 2021-01-19, 13:07
- Honestly, I love this incredibly chaotic idea - Jim (fisherj08), 2021-01-19, 08:30
  - It's the "Poker Playing Presidents" theory of history - HullieAndMikes, 2021-01-19, 08:59
    - Jimmy Carter is passed out on the couch.* - Romulox, 2021-01-19, 10:54
    - That reminds me of a question that's been nagging at me. - hlewis, 2021-01-19, 09:56
  - true. Madame Tussaud's is pretty entertaining - Jay, 2021-01-19, 08:51
  - In order to spur economic activity in an underserved area - IrishGuard, 2021-01-19, 08:42
    - Sweet. I call the T Roosevelt cart. - domer.mq, 2021-01-19, 09:01
      - Shaped like a Bull Moose.* - BillyGoat, 2021-01-19, 11:25
- No Fred Rogers, but yes Alex Trebek? - MattG, 2021-01-19, 08:04
- I’m hoping for some kind of Spinal Tap resolution - irishoutsider, 2021-01-19, 00:45
- Former record holder - Chris (HCC), 2021-01-18, 15:59
- And he added Grover Cleveland - Brendan, 2021-01-18, 14:52
  - Probably thought he created Sesame Street
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    - Jeff (BGS), 2021-01-18, 16:07
    maybe he meant Grover Cleveland Alexander - Jay, 2021-01-19, 08:22
    Jim Thorpe, too. - Savage, 2021-01-19, 08:36
    and Roberto Clemente. (And Babe Ruth) - MattG, 2021-01-19, 12:06
  - Grover Cleveland won the popular vote 3 straight times - Jack, 2021-01-18, 15:49
- Cobbling together a list of Americans - IrishGuard, 2021-01-18, 13:27
  - top 10 bottom 10 - Jay, 2021-01-18, 13:32
    - Hannah Arendt, Kobe Bryant and Elia Kazan - Jim (fisherj08), 2021-01-19, 08:52
      - who are three people who have never been in my kitchen* - Jay, 2021-01-19, 08:53
    - Some nasty racists and xenophobes in there.
      * - PMan, 2021-01-18, 15:29
      But no Confederate generals!* - Jack, 2021-01-18, 15:52
    - Mine - IrishGuard, 2021-01-18, 13:52
      - Carnegie’s legacy is mixed. - PMan, 2021-01-18, 20:35
      - Christopher Columbus - Jay, 2021-01-18, 17:10
        Columbus is a weird choice. Not American, even abstractly - MattG, 2021-01-19, 08:01
        There's just so much conservative red meat in there - IrishGuard, 2021-01-19, 08:24
        no Lou Holtz statue though - Jay, 2021-01-19, 08:28
        Speaking of Lou - hobbs, 2021-01-19, 14:37
        
        You're thinking about this way too hard - HullieAndMikes, 2021-01-19, 08:10

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Carnegie’s legacy is mixed.