Person of the Year: Vladimir Putin

[Epinephrine]

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.

You need to read what I wrote again and realize that you got it completely backwards, even if I were just making a sarcastic joke.

[Chao.]

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.

Hi, I like to make snide comments because I lack any real argument against someone's policies and find it easier to sling mud than to actually do some reading.

[Zerzera]

How can a magazine like Time pick Vladimir Putin.. I obviously havent read the article, but if they sign praise to the guy.. no respect.

He is just dictating Russia..

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.

Echo

[paradise!]

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?

gall feels he needs to follow the crowd. B)

[Eric is God]

Must have been a really boring year...

[Credit Account]

A friend of mine who works for an English-speaking radio station in Russia interviewed the Times journalist who wrote the piece to get his impressions on Putin etc..

On the 20th they announced they were going to broadcast the interview on the 22nd.

Same day they received a phone call from the Kremlin that that would not be a good idea.

They obviously didn't broadcast the interview - they take hints from the Kremlin very seriously.

At least the secret service is efficient...

[Dameon Angell]

I think this man got screwed out of the cover spot.

[ZeUs!!]

No idea who he is ^

[ZeUs!!]

A Tsar Is Born
By ADI IGNATIUS

No one is born with a stare like Vladimir Putin's. The Russian President's pale blue eyes are so cool, so devoid of emotion that the stare must have begun as an affect, the gesture of someone who understood that power might be achieved by the suppression of ordinary needs, like blinking. The affect is now seamless, which makes talking to the Russian President not just exhausting but often chilling. It's a gaze that says, I'm in charge.

1) Vladimir Putin was born with a stare like Vladimir Putin's stare
2) The only power I have achieved by not blinking is the power to make people consider sectioning me
3) If all the president is doing is staring then I can easily imagine how trying to hold a conversation with him would be exhausting
4) You can not tell that from a blank expression
5) Its a gaze that says he has limited facial muscle control

[Jerome Scuggs]

putin could be hitler 2.0, i still respect him more than any american politician in office today because at least he has the balls to overtly tell us all he's after is power

i mean i don't even care anymore i just want someone to not lie through their fucking teeth when i turn on the news

[Vykromond]

can we just give YouTube a million more Person of the Year awards that was a good one