Al Gore's the runner up. I thought he'd be first. Never thought it'd be Putin though.
Haven't heard anything from him this year beside Russia banning that Harry Potter movie with the magical Elf in it Soviet Forces said was made to purposefully and look like Putin. Was that this year? If not then that was the last I really heard of him.
Anyway I always like knowing who it is every year for entertainment purposes mostly.
Last year it was "You". The magazine cover had a mirror on it, haha.
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I'm surprised it wasn't Ann Coulter. The world record for Internet traffic to the Time Magazine message board could have been blown to bits. Imagine the advertising rates.
Times "Person Of The Year" isn't about who's the best or nicest, it's who has had an impact on the world, it isn't really a prestigious award, nor does it try to come off as one.
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I think people are reading WAY too much into this... Time is just a magazine, sure a huge one, but still just a magazine. They even made the statement "for better or for worse, ...has done the most to influence the events of the year." when choosing that person, it's not an award, in the way you think a traditional award is.
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Putin deserves man of the year way more than Gore deserves the Peace Prize
much like this award, Alberto Gonzales was recently named "laywer of the year" simply because of all of the scandals he was involved in.
Like it or not, Putin, and his grip on Russia, is one of, if no the, most important player in geo-politics right now. The Russia-Iran connection harkens right back to the cold war.
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Yeah, but the guy who religiously reads 'Meine Freundin Sagt Mir Alles', shouldn't be judging.
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Долгосрочной службы Россия!
Я люблю Владимира Путина. <3
Vladimir Putin is the best thing to happen to Russia since...ever.
Russia NEVER had a better leader.
Широка страна моя родная,
Много в ней лесов, полей и рек!!
Я другой такой страны не знаю,
Где так вольно дышит человек.
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Last edited by lil bitchiness on Dec 19th, 2007 at 10:15 PM
Yeah and in the 30's Hitler was man of the year one year. Just because you didn't follow what he's been doing dosn't mean he didn't do anything. And i'd rather see Putin as person of the year (or Hitler again for that matter) than Al friggin Gore
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I am aware that "your" should be "you're," and while I know I should change it as not to offend the grammar fans around the boards, school always said not to bow to peer pressure so it stays as it is
Yeah, the crackers must have been deigning him papers and news because of his race or something.
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I am aware that "your" should be "you're," and while I know I should change it as not to offend the grammar fans around the boards, school always said not to bow to peer pressure so it stays as it is
Yeah, anyone who is not America's lapdog is second Hitler.
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Well, the idea behind the "award" is just to recognize the person who dominates the news the most. I'm not sure Putin would be my choice, but there's a reason. Who else but Hitler would have been your choice in '38?
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