奧巴馬當選男士心目中最具影響力人物
Barack Obama was voted the most influential man of 2008 in an online poll released on Tuesday that asked men to decide who most impacted the way they behave, buy and think.
The U.S. Democratic presidential candidate was ranked No.1 by readers on the lifestyle Web site, beating Apple chief executive Steve Jobs and Olympic swimming champion Michael Phelps, who landed in the No. 2 and No. 3 spots, respectively.
Republican presidential candidate John McCain was ranked No. 10 on the list, which was compiled on the basis of 200,000 votes from readers of the Web site whose average age is 27-28 years-old.
Last year's winner, British soccer star David Beckham, fell to No. 25 on the 2008 list, which asked men to go beyond professional success and likeability when picking their top 49 choices.
James Bassil, editor-in-chief of , said he thought Obama's top place was not so much a political endorsement of his candidacy as "a reflection of the interest the presidential race has ignited in the United States."
Stephen Colbert, host of the satirical news show "The Colbert Report," was the only other politically-minded name in the Top 10 of the 2008 list, which was dominated by sports stars, actors and musicians.
The Top 10 on the Most Influential Men list:
1) Barack Obama (Democratic presidential nominee)
2) Steve Jobs (Apple CEO)
3) Michael Phelps (Olympic swimmer)
4) Robert Downey, Jr (actor)
5) Stephen Colbert (political TV commentator)
6) Gordon Ramsay (celebrity chef)
7) Christian Bale (actor)
8) Rob Kay ("Rock Band" video game designer)
9) Cristiano Ronaldo (soccer player)
10) John McCain (Republican presidential nominee)
本週二公佈的一項在線民調顯示，（美國民主黨總統候選人）巴拉克•奧巴馬當選2008年度男士心目中最具影響力的男性。該調查旨在評選出在過去一年中對男士的行爲、購物方式以及想法影響最大的“名士”。
該項由男士生活網站在其用戶中開展的調查顯示，奧巴馬的影響力超過蘋果公司CEO史蒂夫•喬布斯和奧運游泳冠軍邁克爾•菲爾普斯，登上榜首。喬布斯和菲爾普斯分列排行榜第二和第三位。
共和黨總統候選人約翰•麥凱恩位列第十。該排行依據來自網站用戶的20萬張選票編撰而成，這些用戶的平均年齡在27歲至28歲之間。
去年的最具影響力男士、英國足球巨星大衛•貝克漢姆今年跌至第25位。調查要求評選者跳出職業成就和“可愛度”的束縛，評選出他們心目中49位最具影響力的男士。
網站的總編詹姆斯•巴塞爾說，他認爲奧巴馬的當選並不是一種政治上的傾向，更多的是“總統大選在美國點燃的一種熱情的體現”。
“科爾伯特播報”新聞脫口秀主持人史蒂文•科爾伯特是除奧巴馬和麥凱恩外，唯一一位擠入該榜前十位的政治人物。今年入選前十名的大多是體育、演藝明星和音樂人士。
十大最具影響力男士如下：
1. 巴拉克•奧巴馬(Barack Obama，民主黨總統候選人)
2. 史蒂夫•喬布斯(Steve Jobs，蘋果公司CEO)
3. 邁克爾·菲爾普斯(Michael Phelps，奧運會游泳冠軍)
4. 羅伯特•唐尼(Robert Downey，演員)
5. 史蒂芬•科爾伯特(Stephen Colbert ，政治評論員)
6. 戈登·拉姆齊(Gordon Ramsay，國際頂級廚師)
7. 克里斯蒂安•貝爾(Christian Bale，演員)
8. 羅勃•凱(Rob Kay，遊戲設計師)
9. 克里斯蒂亞諾•羅納爾多(Cristiano Ronaldo，足球運動員)
10. 約翰•麥凱恩(John McCain，共和黨總統候選人)
