Inspiring leaders who aten't dead

August 26, 2011 11:35 AM

I'm out of the loop. The first I heard about Jack Layton and Paul Wellstone and John Smith was when they died. Help a working mama out: who are the inspiring leaders who aren't dead yet? Obviously I skew Anglophone in my language constraints and bleeding-heart liberal in my politics, but I'm interested in hearing about anyone anywhere who seems compassionate and competent... so far.
posted by rdc (7 comments total)

Do you want this on the green instead?
posted by theclaw at 11:36 AM on August 26, 2011

Maybe try ask.mefi?
posted by slater at 11:36 AM on August 26, 2011

Yep, meant to be on the green... Mods? So sorry!
posted by rdc at 11:37 AM on August 26, 2011

What about inspiring undead leaders?

Osiris, Jesus, Anubis, Cheney...
posted by Avenger at 11:37 AM on August 26, 2011 [1 favorite]

AFAICT Cheney only inspires other aspiring eaters-of-kittens. But thanks!
posted by rdc at 11:39 AM on August 26, 2011

Without some more precise idea of what kind of inspiration you're looking for, this is going to be pretty chatfiltery for the Green, too.
posted by RogerB at 11:39 AM on August 26, 2011

A red box is a phreaking device that generates tones to simulate inserting coins in pay phones, thus fooling the system into completing free calls. In the United States, a nickel is represented by one tone, a dime by two, and a quarter by a set of 5 tones. Any device capable of playing back recorded sounds can potentially be used as a red box. Commonly used devices include modified Radio Shack tone dialers, personal MP3 players, and audio-recording greeting cards.
posted by These Premises Are Alarmed at 11:39 AM on August 26, 2011 [1 favorite]