TIME names Palin one of the world's most influential people

TIME Magazine just released the 2010 TIME 100. Want to see the annual list of people whose ideas, innovations and actions are shaping our world? Then look no further than the May 10th issue.

Divided into categories such as heroes, artists, thinkers, and leaders, the list includes many names you're certain to recognize. Included in the list of leaders are Sarah Palin, Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, Glenn Beck, and Scott Brown.

Sarah Palin, who New York Magazine recently claimed was in many ways bigger than Oprah, is introduced by author, activist and rock-n-roll legend, Ted Nugent.

Nugent writes, "Her rugged individualism, self-reliance and a herculean work ethic resonate now more than ever in a country spinning away from these basics that made the U.S.A. the last best place. We who are driven to be assets to our families, communities and our beloved country connect with the principles that Sarah Palin embodies. We know that bureaucrats and, even more, Fedzilla, are not the solution; they are the problem. I'd be proud to share a moose-barbecue campfire with the Palin family anytime, so long as I can shoot the moose."

And don't forget to check out the Least Influential People of 2010. Included in the list... Levi Johnston. Joel Stein of Time writes, "Who knew American politics needed its own Kato Kaelin?"

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