Time's "Person of the Year" nominees. You've gotta be effin' KIDDING me.

http://www.time.com/time/personoftheyear/2005/walkup/index.html?cnn=yes

Who Should Be Person of the Year?
TIME's Person of the Year is the person or persons who most affected the news and our lives, for good or for ill, and embodied what was important about the year. Who do you think fits the bill this year?

Steve Jobs
Pope Benedict XVI
Bill and Melinda Gates
The Google Guys
J.K. Rowling
Rick Warren
Condoleezza Rice
Valerie Plame
Bono
Mother Nature
George W. Bush
Lance Armstrong

I'd like to nominate President Cakesucker...but ONLY if they call him "President Cakesucker" on the cover.

I mean, if the parameters are somebody who most affected our lives, then out of that list, it should most definitely be GWB. Others who made man of the year include people such as Joseph Stalin.

...because this year, Nero REALLY fiddled while Rome burned. And yeah, strictly adhering to the criteria used by Time, Bush is the hands-down winner.

He's been caught so many times this year and dominated so much column inch for US newspapers that you'd think he would get some Man O' respect.

...yep, that #2 guy should have made the list.

:evilgrin:

but B.S.
I have not payed any attention to their Person of the Year for the last 20 years.
It used to be someone who had a positive effect on the world, but that changed when Raygun was prez.

Positive effect, indeed.

They've been giving that title to horrible people for decades. I've disagreed with their choices before, but not because they gave it to someone "bad." (For instance: They should have given it to Osama Bin Laden, not Guiliani, in 2001, because without Osama, Guiliani wouldn't have had any impact outside New York at all.)

Hitler has also been a "Man of the Year". It has NEVER been an award for the greatest positive impact. It has ALWAYS been a recognition of who has had the greatest impact - for good or bad.

Sometimes, it's the most infamous person of the year.

Mother Nature and Bush togetehr were the perfect wrecking crew. They should both be on the cover.

headline The Year Of Calamity.

I'd go for Mother Nature.

She had the most profound impact on this country this year.

Mz Pip
:dem:

I think he is the person of the year.

He was the most criminal component of the most criminal Presidency in the history of the United States.

Here in a few years, when the elections are called off and we are all virtual slaves, a whole lot of us are going to be asking ourselves, "how did this happen"? And the answer will be, as it has always been, "follow the money, stupid."

Jack's in charge of the money.

nt

He's at the heart of many huge stories right now, and may in fact end up destroying the current GOP.

who the fuck cares. They've pick total fuck ups before, why change now. Remember this is "the person or persons who most affected the news and our lives".
In 2001 - It should have been OBL
In 2003 - It should have been GWB for starting an illegal war
In 2005 - It might as well be GWB for having the gall to unveil his plan for Victory in Iraq (2.5 years after getting us into an illegal war).

I honestly think it should go to John Paul (I could care less about him too).

Cheers
Drifter

no one else captureed the Nation's consciousness quicker, or expressed the antiwar discontent more elloquently than she did this year.

Let's have lots of pictures of the fallen soldiers and keep them coming.

than Cindy. Utter bullshit they are ignoring her. As Dana Milbank often points out, *'s poll numbers have been going downhill every since Cindy made her stand and awakened America.

You all know how DUers feel about Condi and George. If not Cindy, then Lance or the little NO kid who took care of his siblings in the aftermath of Katrina.

I mention her in my post downthread.

Stupid fuckers at time have no idea what is important.

As if this should even be an argument.

They have once given it to computers, so it doesn't have to be a human.

And the destruction of New Orleans, along with a new record for most hurricanes makes her the biggest story with the greatest impact of the year.

How come Tom Cruise isn't on the list? Or Brittany Spears? Or Jessica Simpson? :silly:

I'd say someone like Hugo Chavez, Lula DaSilva, or perhaps even Patrick Fitzgerald would be good choices.

And we wonder why we have an asswipe like Bush for President.

Look at this list: Time's Person of the Year, 1927-2004

The last person they've given the title to that I would consider "controversial" (like Hitler, as the defenders of TIME would say) would be Deng Xiaoping. Before that, the Ayatollah. Either way, that was at least 20 years ago.

Ever since 2001, TIME has shown it values subscriptions more than the actual choice. How in the hell did Rudy G. have a greater impact on the world, "for good or for ill" more than Osama bin Laden in 2001? No, TIME showed us they were afraid of losing subscriptions more than anything and took the easy way out by giving it to Rudy in 2001.

the cover is supposed to go to the person who had the most impact during the year. TIME has gone yellow, like too much of our country. Edward R. Murrow would not believe what has profession has become. A bunch of cowards who lick the boots of their corporate masters.
Where are the people with fortitude and dignity?
You're completely correct.

Thank you for mentioning Edward R. Murrow. It gives me an excuse to post these lyrics from Fleetwood Mac. (Lyrics by Lindsey Buckingham)

All the sainted sinners
They pay handsomely
M S C A E they make the weapons
And they run the prisons
And they sell the justice
'Cause being guilty is just good business
Well we're standing out on the borderline
Ain’t no one here gonna stop it now

Murrow’s turnin’ over in his grave (Murrow’s turnin’ over in his grave)
Ed Murrow had a child the damn thing went wild
Murrow’s turnin’ over in his grave (Murrow’s turnin’ over in his grave)
Ed Murrow had a child the damn thing went wild

Half-closed eyes and unconscious death
Do you feel the ooze as your brain drains out
From the pneumatic drills and sharpened knives?
Blood in the sky are you dead or alive?
All the restless people and the bitter green
Well, it takes the gold makes the spirit mean

Murrow’s turnin’ over in his grave (Murrow’s turnin’ over in his grave)
Ed Murrow had a child the damn thing went wild
Murrow’s turnin’ over in his grave (Murrow’s turnin’ over in his grave)
Ed Murrow had a child the damn thing went wild

I'd never read those lyrics before.

By far not their best work, and Christie McVie isn't in the band anymore, but I liked the album.
You're welcome.

Less connotation

How bout John Stewart. the only "real" news on tv.

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

President Nero Antionette

For "playing guitar" and "chowing on cake" while NOLA flooded.

Kidding and puking, of course. This list really is quite sickening. But I'd have to go with J.K. Rowling. She's by far the least offensive and divisive.

She's taken over most of cable news.

nt

I know he's my pick.

the last few weeks that it would be some variation on Mother Nature. She's the best choice of all of these.

On edit: I can't believe Cindy Sheehan didn't even make the list of possibilities.

In that case I'd like Valerie Wilson.

to land you as Time's "Man of the Year". Disgusting.

Who Should Be Person of the Year?
TIME's Person of the Year is the person or persons who most affected the news and our lives, for good or for ill, and embodied what was important about the year. Who do you think fits the bill this year?

29% J.K. Rowling


18% Mother Nature




15% Bono


11% Steve Jobs




7% Lance Armstrong


5% The Google Guys




4% George W. Bush


3% Pope Benedict XVI




3% Condoleezza Rice


2% Bill and Melinda Gates




2% Valerie Plame


1% Rick Warren

PEOPLE. It looks like television. It's part of the post-literate world.

BONO?

What is this, an episode of South Park?

Was once Time's Man of the Year. Boosh would be in good company.

Was once Time's Man of the Year. Boosh would be in good company.

Namely the fact that all of us know her name and what she does for a living, yet these fucking treasonous pieces of shit remain in the White House, partially because TIME magazine and the rest of the Whore of Babylon Media refuses to do their goddamned job.

Naw, the Pope. You can never have enough Pope magazine covers is what I've learned. ( I finally got rid of that annoying Newsweek but not before a few more Bush and Pope covers) Though, thankfully, Brad and Angelina are second place. And yes-I like them much more than any pope.

Let's look at this way. I don't believe for a single second that TIME is nominating him of the basis of all the "great things" he's accomplished.
Let's see:
an unnessecary war based totally on lies, still ongoing
managed to piss off just about every other country on the planet (including our closest allies)
massive defecits as far as the eye can see
sickening cronyism
Compassion? Yeah, right!
Loss of scientific and technological edge
Rampant political and cultural polarization(not totally his doing)

Need I go on?

Look, anyone who can screw things up this badly, in so little time, and still somehow be proud of himself, deserves to be "person of the year".

...rolling to rid ourselves of the NeoCon Junta.

It sure showed us a thing or two this year.

He's selling entertainment devices!

PERSON OF THE YEAR, I TELL YA! :eyes: