Steve Jobs Is Barbara Walters' Most Fascinating Person: Appropriate or Odd?

by SodaHead Celebs Posted 2011/12/15 20:00:00

Related Topics: Barbara Walters, Steve Jobs, Most Fascinating Person, Most Fascinating People, Simon Cowell, Herman Cain, Afghanistan, Apple, War, Derek Jeter, CEO

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Every year, Barbara Walters puts together a list of who she considers to be the year's most fasinating people. Last year, Gen. David Petraeus topped the list for his leading position in the War in Afghanistan. Her picks are always timely, and up until now they've always been living icons so she could interview them. Walters made an exception this year by naming late Apple CEO Steve Jobs her Most Fascinating Person of the Year.

Walters explained that she had already picked Jobs as her Most Fascinating Person when he resigned as CEO of Apple, before his unfortunate passing. But she simply couldn't replace him. Who else could possibly hold that title? Simon Cowell? Derek Jeter? Herman Cain? The Kardashians? They all made the list, but to place them above Jobs would have bordered on blasphemy.

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moonchild 2011/12/15 21:49:59 (edited)

Appropriate

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What is odd? Jobs was a remarkable, and fascinating person.
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Think Free 2012/01/08 02:45:59

Odd

From what I hear, he was a nightmare of a boss. Condescending, belittling, perfectionist. He assisted if the outsourcing of jobs overseas. What has he done for the advancement of the human race? What lives have been saved? What do starving children in 3rd world countries think of him? I don't own anything from apple, so my answer would be, meh. We're obviously in love with our own technology.

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davidl 2011/12/29 09:57:44

Appropriate

Rumor has it, she'll have a joint announcement with Jobs via his new iGhost.

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neitu.tepano 2011/12/27 03:49:46

Appropriate

yes of-coz,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

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Amber Clarke 2011/12/20 05:15:48

Appropriate

Both...

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Joy` 2011/12/19 16:13:34

Odd

Personally they are all human and Jesus is the only person who deserves that title.

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Camron HC to Joy` 2012/01/07 10:41:06 (edited)

The man is more than 2000 years old ! Get over him already!

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oreo 2011/12/18 22:40:05

Appropriate

well i cant think of anyone who would be able to top that list

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frozenKmadness 2011/12/18 18:13:23

Appropriate

He was great.

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whipnet 2011/12/18 14:27:15

Appropriate

Bill Gates won their battle and was responsible for getting Apple back on it's feet (Bought a large chunk of Apple and brought back Jobs) but Jobs was a fascinating man and took Apple to new heights.

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Dave 007 2011/12/18 12:54:30

Odd

Walters is 80 amd has been interviewing for a long time. I can't believe Jobs is number 1. She is too old to remember the earlier interviews.

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MoNyOh 2011/12/18 06:19:01

Appropriate

He's the most fascinating person for me, so why not?

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Jackie 2011/12/18 04:06:48

Appropriate

His works are represented in every room in this house, sometimes twice in a room. I admired his ingenuity.

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Steven 2011/12/18 03:58:05

Appropriate

Call him what you want, he's the person responsible for making computers and other electronics so personal and popular.

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alex 2011/12/18 03:08:16 (edited)

Appropriate

Hey maybe if he was voted in instead of obama, he could have figured out a way to do the opposite of what obama did for the economy XD. I know that's wishful thinking, but nonetheless the man was and still is a genious

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Tasinahri to alex 2011/12/18 03:47:33

+1
I couldn't agree more. I mean, Obama? One Big Awful Mistake America.

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MaX PowerS 2011/12/18 00:01:09

Appropriate

+2

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Bunk11 2011/12/17 22:33:20

Appropriate

Of course Barbara Walters' whole list is pointless. I saw her talk about it on O'Reilly, but couldn't guess and don't care who else is on the list. I'm sure Jobs was far more interesting a person than the celebritwits who undoubtedly filled out her list.

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Benjamin Best 2011/12/17 20:25:15

Appropriate

He was one awesome man. R.I.P. Steve Jobs.

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coach k 2011/12/17 13:24:03

Appropriate

i guess so

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Arianne 2011/12/17 11:35:53

Appropriate

+3
I dunno who made this but I found it and I thought it was appropriate:
3 apples that changed the world:
The one Eve ate
The one that fell on Newton
And the one Steve Jobs made.

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Chris 2011/12/17 08:28:27

Appropriate

I think it's appropriate. Steve Jobs was a revolutionary who never gave up and was resilient. He helped make Apple what it is today by developing products that changed the world of technology. If anybody found a way to maximize their expected utility in the field of inventing new products it was Steve Jobs. He turned Apple around when it looked like Windows was becoming a monopoly.

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Little Miss Unicorn 2011/12/17 05:46:26

Appropriate

+1
This decade technology has advanced a LOT and Steve Jobs has been a great part of it.

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SuperTrooper 2011/12/17 04:29:55

Odd

+2
Actually Jobs would take other people's idea and just market them through Apple.

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Steven to SuperTr... 2011/12/18 04:01:45

To an extent, but I wasn't until macintosh that Windows came out. It wasn't until the iPod that the mp3 player market became so oversaturated. iTunes is the #1 source of only music. Tablets weren't popular until the iPad then every other company started coming up with their own versions. Same thing with the iphone. His devices may not be the best, but he made things other companies desired to emulate.

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davidl to SuperTr... 2011/12/29 09:59:10

what a load of crap. sorry, but you have no idea about how IP works in general, let alone bothered to look at their patent portfolio.

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El Prez 2011/12/17 02:16:04

Odd

It's her list, not mine. Most of the canidates were lame. Jobs was a very influencial man but Hitchens was far more "fascinating". Trump is a lameo showoff and a fraud.

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Andrew 2011/12/17 01:03:59

Appropriate

He's pretty fascinating. To start your own fortune 500 company from a garage is quite an incredible task.

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Jalex 2011/12/17 00:55:57

Appropriate

+2
Appropriate, considering the rest of her list was bunk.

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Bibliophilic 2011/12/17 00:38:54

Appropriate

+1
It would have been fascinating to know him in person. Great minds excite me and inspire me to reach further and work harder.

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Fuman 2011/12/16 23:45:09

Odd

+1
Steve Jobs is in hell with michael jackson and ted kennedy

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OnyxRaven to Fuman 2011/12/17 00:37:08

+8
..... that was too stupid to even warrant a rebutting argument.

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Steven to Fuman 2011/12/18 04:03:06

What did he do to make you think something like that?

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Moony to Fuman 2011/12/18 13:26:43

Obviously you are trying to get a 'rise' outta someone...well it worked!

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Boss 2011/12/16 23:19:55

Odd

+1
I don,t watch any of these crappy shows anymore...time to retire , barb...ditto to that awful show Kouric show last nite...damn..what,s wrong with tv????

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rr lyrae 2011/12/16 22:25:53

Odd

+2
Babs is still alive?

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Anna E 2011/12/16 21:50:07 (edited)

Appropriate

+2
roflmao Simon Cowbell? Kardashians? Senile dementia setting in, Barb?

Maybe she should have consulted with Time Magazine: http://www.time.com/time/spec...

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OnyxRaven to Anna E 2011/12/17 00:37:46

+2
I can see the sense in putting Simon Cowell on there, but seriously? The Kardashians?

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Anna E to OnyxRaven 2011/12/17 00:41:54

+1
Really? I haven't seen much interesting about Cowbell.

I agree. Even considering the Kardashians is a bit ridiculous. There are lo0ads more people more interesting then they.

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Steven to OnyxRaven 2011/12/18 04:04:52

Kardashians were a typo, they were in 2011's Most-Fornicated not most-fascinating

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OnyxRaven to Steven 2011/12/18 05:03:29

Let us hope so.

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