Person of the Year: Vladimir Putin

[PaulOakenfold]

I know that Time is a respected magazine, but I havent really read it yet. As long as they are critical of him, its fine.

Actually, what makes them respectable is that they show different sides of him, and give us the facts about why they put him up there, not because they have a whole article critisizing him.

[Epinephrine]

Wow what a joke the media has become. We all know that if the liberal left-wing media weren't so cosy with the Rothchilds they'd pick the REAL man of the year... Ron Paul.

[Ewan]

Anyway, Putin is helping Iran on their nuclear energy development, and as someone who live in a country that getting threaten by Iran leader to be wiped out, I cant be happy about it. Tho, I don't believe Putin cares much, and I don't even believe that Iran will actually try to attack with nuclear. The only big issue that Putin is getting dumb in this part, is by the fact that Iran support terrorists who might be crazy enough to use a dirty bomb. It might turn to be that it will get back into Moscow.

This is a good thing, because it's a step towards Iran no longer needing to enrich their own, and thus (as world leaders hope) eventually leading to no grounds on which to suspect Iran are enriching weapons grade nuclear material.

[D1st0rt]

Well I guess if Al Gore can win the Nobel Peace prize it only makes sense that Putin wins Person of the Year. Who was the runner up, Ahmadinejad?

[Da1andonly]

I guess the deal with the nobel peace prize is that "all" the countries in the world has to work together in order to make a drastic change...that could maybe be thought as "peace"?

His documentary was quite good though.

[MetalHeadz]

I respect Putin in the same way I respect any strong leader.

The guys a cunt though.

[MetalHeadz]

Wow what a joke the media has become. We all know that if the liberal left-wing media weren't so cosy with the Rothchilds they'd pick the REAL man of the year... Ron Paul.

Surely liberal left-wing media would never pick Ron Paul as the man of the year? If your left-wing your directly opposed, by definition, to Ron Pauls stance. I mean, sure you could appreciate the guy but you wouldn't respect his politics no matter how cosy you were win anyone.

[milosh]

I nearly snorted my coke..... That came out wrong.

[Mythrandir]

I respect Putin in the same way I respect any strong leader.

The guys a cunt though.

Now you're just begging me to pull a Godwin.

From the wikipedia article, that quotes from the back of Time's book, the definition of Person of the Year is: "for better or for worse, ...has done the most to influence the events of the year.". I think that is awesome, a dispassionate acknowledgment of what really happened in the world, without moral judgments, worrying about good or evil. It's sad that Time had to cave in numerous times (by picking Guliani over Osama Bin Laden, wtf?) because people are so fucking insecure about reality that they can't separate facts from moral judgments.

[Mantra-Slider]

Well I guess if Al Gore can win the Nobel Peace prize it only makes sense that Putin wins Person of the Year. Who was the runner up, Ahmadinejad?

.. Al Gore was

[D1st0rt]

touche

[PjOtTeR]

A-fucking-Men!!!!

I prefer A-Fucking-Women!!!

[FarScape]

This is a good thing, because it's a step towards Iran no longer needing to enrich their own, and thus (as world leaders hope) eventually leading to no grounds on which to suspect Iran are enriching weapons grade nuclear material.

Yes I heard about that, but it doesn't mean they cant make weapons with it.
They are still develope this technology, and Russia support them with knowledge and equipment.

[Vatican Assassin]

I know that Time is a respected magazine, but I havent really read it yet. As long as they are critical of him, its fine.

How many timesin this forum do you see someone say "i haven't read or seen what you're talking about, but if it is says so and so, I will agree with it."

too lazy to read something, thats cool, me too. but do you really need to make a post telling us that?

[Galleleo]

Yes vati, you got the point, good for you!