Nordic Fire
10-25-2004, 06:12 PM
Presidential poll win for Homer (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/3952239.stm):
Homer Simpson has topped a poll of the fictional character TV fans in the UK would like to see become US president. As the real presidential race between George Bush and John Kerry hots up, The Simpsons' loveable oaf beat other characters from US TV shows.
Josiah Bartlet - the president in political drama The West Wing, played by Martin Sheen - came second in the Radio Times survey of 2,000 readers.
Frasier, Sergeant Bilko and CSI agent Gil Grissom completed the top five.
Homer Simpson has topped a poll of the fictional character TV fans in the UK would like to see become US president. As the real presidential race between George Bush and John Kerry hots up, The Simpsons' loveable oaf beat other characters from US TV shows.
Josiah Bartlet - the president in political drama The West Wing, played by Martin Sheen - came second in the Radio Times survey of 2,000 readers.
Frasier, Sergeant Bilko and CSI agent Gil Grissom completed the top five.