OFF THE VINE: Clinton fails to charm

<p>A regionwide survey by media specialists OMD has uncovered some </p><p>pretty interesting facts among Asians. </p><p><BR><BR> </p><p>But the most interesting nugget of information by the ROAR study was the </p><p>poor score given to former US president Bill Clinton in the popularity </p><p>poll. </p><p><BR><BR> </p><p>Clinton, in fact, was named "Loser of the Year" in Singapore, Shanghai, </p><p>Wuhan and Shenyang. </p><p><BR><BR> </p><p>It was less clear cut in the "Person of the Year" category, with a </p><p>variety of people mentioned - Nicholas Tse, Zhu Rongji, Mahathir, </p><p>Richard Li and Lee Kuan Yew - depending on the country surveyed. </p><p><BR><BR> </p><p>Things were of course a little muddy in the Philippines. Deposed </p><p>president Joseph Estrada accomplished the remarkable feat of being named </p><p>"Loser of the Year" and "Person of the Year". Go figure. </p><p><BR><BR> </p>