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GtodeO
05-01-2009, 12:24 AM
translated from spanish using google translator since theres no english ones yet
http://www.cnnexpansion.com/actualidad/2009/04/30/el-chapo-entre-los-100-mas-influyentes



By: Bernardo Flores Heymann
MEXICO CITY (CNNExpansión.com) - A Mexican drug trafficker who entered the Forbes list this year as one of the richest people in the world was chosen by Time as one of the 100 most influential people for his fortune and activities.

Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman is in the category of Leaders and revolutionaries, and shares credit with Barack Obama, Angela Merkel, Gordon Brown and Hillary Clinton, among other heads of state, according to the website of the magazine.

Forbes magazine estimated the fortune of the drug in about 1000 million dollars.

Regarding the category of Builders and Titans, Carlos Slim, the telecommunications giant, shares credit with the fraudster Bernard Madoff who expected the ruling of the court by a U.S. fraud of $ 50,000 million, considered the largest in the history. Brad Pitt won an entry to the list for his foundation.


The winner of the Oscar for Vicky Cristina Barcelona, Penelope Cruz shares the credit with screenwriter and producer Tina Fey, actor Hanks Takes and also won the Oscar, Kate Winslet in the field of artists.

As icons, Oprah Winfrey will return to take his familiar place and shares credit with the Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal, the golfer Tiger Woods, the former vice president candidate Sarah Palin and the actor George Clooney.

-wtf first Forbes, now Times whats next People's magazine, whats wrong with these people can they see that they are glorifying them and making them bigger than they really are, dont they understand the brutality and chaos that these type of people bring or maybe El Chapo is paying them off to bring him more fame and glory since he is consider one of the richest criminals out there

ronnieraygun
05-01-2009, 12:30 AM
Put a link in there so us gabachos don't have to look for the story.

A narco as one of the top influential people? Well, you've apparently got Penelope Cruz for a **** movie, Bernie Madoff for swindling half of Palm Beach and Sarah Palin who is remembered as little more than a punch line at this point. So, consider the source.

ltrowley
05-01-2009, 01:59 AM
I cancelled my Time subscription loooooong ago. It's nothing but fluff and garbage these days. Boring, uninteresting and poorly written articles. The occaisonal 'list' feature and a top 100 of something lame.

Felix U. Gómez
05-01-2009, 09:19 AM
Man, Chapito's on a roll. What's next?... interview with Larry King or an appearance on Jay Leno?

donllano
05-01-2009, 11:22 AM
Just remember, even Pablo Escobar appeared in Forbes as the 4th richest man I believe... Just a magazine trying to sell its garbage...

duhblow7
05-01-2009, 03:03 PM
the poll was hacked.

http://musicmachinery.com/2009/04/15/inside-the-precision-hack/