born in scotland, degrees in scotland, taught in scotland, wrote in scotland, died in scotland

And Scotland is not a modern day country, so he could not have been selected there. Now, technically, he could not have been taken for "Great Britain" either, as that's an island, not a nation

idk - i think scotland is distinct enough

But it's not an independent nation. It's considered part of the UK, which people in the draft and voting will shorthand as England I'm sure.

my scottish blood says you all are wrong...lol

I don't give a shit. :P I have Scottish blood myself and my last name is believed to be a corruption of an originally Scottish name.

It's part of the UK in modern times. Deal. ;)

Yeah, what if someone you wanted was from Greenland but someone had taken Denmark in that category. You are screwed, that;s what. Now pick! ;)

GB is UK which is Scotland. We all know what was meant.

William Wallace, quit your stalling and pick :)

bite me. be nice or i'll go to bed without picking

hey Larry, you gonna do the WSOP game this year?

The more I look at Karl Marx, the more I think it's the best pick so far. Not only is he the author of Das Capital, one of the most important economic books ever, but he is also one of the heavy hitters in on the field altogether. It's like he's doing double duty.

The only concern I have is that some voters may see him in economics and think he should be somewhere else.

I'll post my pick in the morning.

Damn, I was going to take Irving Fisher from USA. I don;t even know who Galbraith is. Let me see

why wait?

Okay, I wikipediaed him

It's Coffee W's turn, then Izulde, then Noop

Galbraith was THE American economist from the 50's - 70's. Served in like 4-5 administrations, 2 Presidential Medal's of Freedom

John Kenneth "Ken" Galbraith, OC (October 15, 1908 – April 29, 2006) was a Canadian-American economist. He was a Keynesian and an institutionalist, a leading proponent of 20th-century American liberalism and progressivism. His books on economic topics were bestsellers from the 1950s through the 1970s and he filled the role of public intellectual in this period on matters of economics.

Galbraith was a prolific author who produced four dozen books and over a thousand articles on various subjects. Among his most famous works was a popular trilogy on economics, American Capitalism (1952), The Affluent Society (1958), and The New Industrial State (1967). He taught at Harvard University for many years. Galbraith was active in politics, serving in the administrations of Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson; and among other roles served as United States Ambassador to India under Kennedy.


He was one of the few honorees who received the Presidential Medal of Freedom twice. He received one in 1946 from President Truman and another in 2000 from President Bill Clinton.^[1] He was also awarded the Order of Canada in 1997^[2] and, in 2001, the Padma Vibhushan, India's second highest civilian award, for his contributions to strengthening ties between India and the United States

Yeah, let's go Noop you wuss pick:)

Yeah, I already wikied him.

thought about Freidman as an American

Although the pick is a total WTF is that, I'm annoyed that the US is cockblocked economically. I had some backup choices planned for economist there.

I would have saved Galbraith in my back pocket as a Canadian for next round and let someone else cockblock the USA in economics. Of course, he might have been on other people's radar, so ymmv

I guess thats a good reason

DT did you pm CW?

I think Greenspan would have been a better option

Yep. Plus a few others I won't mention as they're multi-cat.

i didn't PM CW, no.

and i wasn't going for "name recognition" as much as I was going for impact. i considered friedman...but idk. whatever...i wanted marx and i was irritated that i didn't get him and didn't have a backup plan in place cuz it looked like he'd fall to me. i don't really care...hate the pick or not.

i'm going to bed.

PM CW first. :p

lol

Many think the roots of the current economic recession is a result of Greenspan's policies. I wouldn't have wanted to walk into that.

One sec. I have picks from CW

Man, I hope my next pick doesn't get taken.

One of the approaches of this draft would be to draft a group that would make a great nation. By that rational I think the Marx pick is suspect. As a pick for best in category i think it's the best one

I hope some people take a chance and gets creative with their econ pick

See DT< if you had picked sooner, Noop would have still been here and we would have gotten a lot farther. ;)

That's a very good point and admittedly, that's partly my strategy, in that I'm creating a nation that I myself would love to have.

Of course, I'm going to have to get -real- creative with Econ.

CW picks...

2.6 Albert Einstein (Science, Germany, Post-20th)

Yup, most of us are.

MOTHERFUCKING WHORE'S GIT!

Figured he'd go about here

Okay, let me do a rundown of my list and see.

solid

Definitely. Maybe I can finally win this year.

cool, I always enjoy that. I can't believe it's just around the corner

Cross Einstein off the list damn.

2.7 Jim Brown - Athlete - 20th Century - USA

"If you thought Walter Payton was good, you should've seen Jim Brown."

When a Hall of Fame running back who is arguably one of the greatest of all time is dismissed in mention of another player, that second man must truly stand as one of the greats of all time.

But not only was he a football great, a punishing runner who also kicked extra points, he was a world-class athlete in lacrosse, and as, wikipedia notes, he excelled in basketball and track as well.

Although many of his records would later be passed by those with longer careers, he remains the 8th leading rusher of all time and is still the Browns' leading rusher. The most impressive fact of this?

He retired when he was just 29 years old.

Truly an athletic champion in every sense of the word.

Hate Izuldes pick.

In a good way or bad way? :D