What was the "Dan Quayle" screen?

[Yoleus]

De Gaulle?

Charles De Gaulle as a great leader?
I am ok with Napoleon, Louis XIV, Charlemagne.
Give me even Vercingetorix (a bit extreme, just because he dared resist). But I personally think De Gaulle is not on the same line.

[Yoleus]

Suggestion

What about Kublah Kahn, the Saladdin, (what was the name of the biggest Ming chinese emperor?), Charles V (the one who got Austria, Spain, the Flanders and the south american empire in the 16th century and was yet not able to defeat France, please correct me if I am wrong), Julius Caesar (I did not remember him in the previous CivII... maybe I am wrong), Charlemagne, Frederick II (the german emperor born in Sicily)...

Any harsh corrections or criticism accepted

[Bronso]

Who was this Dan Quayle guy, actually? An american vice president, I see, but what did he do to deserve the last position in the list?

[fluxcapacitor]

He spelled potato wrong. Not that I think that's deserving of the last place, but it was that event that has led the liberal minded media to lambast him as being stupid.

[Orlando]

And if I recall correctly, Neville Chamberlain was just above Quayle.

[Jason Beaudoin]

There are many historical leaders that can easily take the place of Dan Quayle, namely Caligula, Emperor of Rome.

I'm sure that Microprose was just poking fun of poor Dan Quayle.

[Ozymandous]

Originally posted by fluxcapacitor
He spelled potato wrong. Not that I think that's deserving of the last place, but it was that event that has led the liberal minded media to lambast him as being stupid.

Heh, that and the fact he was a Republican. THe media seem to love to pick Rebublican's apart and not Democrat's as much. Amusing that it's only in the last 5-10 yearsd that the obvious left bias of the US news media is so evident. Not surprising if you consider that the media is mostly based in the North East which is staunchly Democratic.

And I could think of worse politicians Amelia Marcos springs to mind (spent how much money on shoes?)

[Crouchback]

Originally posted by Faboba
Yet another example of Civ being non-isolationist. They involved great leaders from all over the world and all through history instead of just American presidents...

Few societies have produced a "leader" as pointless as the man choosen to make George Bush senior look dynamic and intelligent.

Originally posted by Bronso
Who was this Dan Quayle guy, actually? An american vice president, I see, but what did he do to deserve the last position in the list?

Dan Quayle once said to a conference of South American leaders: "I wish I'd learned Latin at school so I could speak to you in your own language."



David

[Adrien]

There are entire lists of Quayle-isms that prove he's... less bright than average.

For example:

"If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure."

"Mars is essentially in the same orbit as Earth. Mars is somewhat the same distance from the Sun, which is very important. We have seen pictures where there are canals, we believe, and water. If there is water, that means there is oxygen. If oxygen, that means we can breathe."

"I believe we are on an irreversible trend toward more freedom and democracy - but that could change."

"I have made good judgments in the Past. I have made good judgments in the Future."

"Perestroika is nothing more than refined Stalinism."

[CygnusZ]

Go read all about America's greatest Vice President:

http://www.xmission.com/~mwalker/DQ/

[Provost Harrison]

The highest was Solomon the Wise, followed by Charlemagne IIRC. Also in there was Thomas Jefferson, Shogun Tokugawa, I think in that order behind...

[Executor]

Hey! Where was the greatest leader of them all, Stalin? The true mark of a ruler is how quickly their orders are followed, and his definitely were.

[Orlando]

Stalin was not included in the list because he was one of the leader of the Russians in the game if the AI was in control.

I'm fairly certain that none of the AI leaders were on the "Great Leader" list at the endgame scoring.