"TIME" person of the year: Vladimir Putin

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.

Time's person of the year are stupid. Goes to show when they list Hitler and "you" as winners of this "prestigious" award.

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.

The new Czar gets the award?

Originally posted by WrathfulDwarfEvilTwin

Thix iz reel world POLITIKZ my fellow Komrande!

Back to the cold war you shall go.

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Originally posted by Kram3r
Time's person of the year are stupid. Goes to show when they list Hitler and "you" as winners of this "prestigious" award.

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.

Putin man of the year, yeah time way to go, guess we wont have a build down of our military forces here after all then

A ****ing joke.

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.

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.

Originally posted by Robtard
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.

Originally posted by Bardock42
A pretty shitty magazine, too.

Yeah, but the guy who religiously reads 'Meine Freundin Sagt Mir Alles', shouldn't be judging.

Originally posted by Robtard
Yeah, but the guy who religiously reads 'Meine Freundin Sagt Mir Alles', shouldn't be judging.

I never said I have good taste. I can just call shit when I see it.

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Originally posted by FistOfThe North
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.

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

Originally posted by FistOfThe North
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.

That's all you know of Putin?

Originally posted by chillmeistergen
That's all you know of Putin?

Yeah, the crackers must have been deigning him papers and news because of his race or something.

Yeah, anyone who is not America's lapdog is second Hitler.

Originally posted by Kram3r
Time's person of the year are stupid. Goes to show when they list Hitler and "you" as winners of this "prestigious" award.

Originally posted by Robtard
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.

Then I suppose I stand corrected on the suitability of the "award" and in the manner it presents itself.

Originally posted by Strangelove
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?

Pretty much what I said above. srug