Nominations for Man of the Year

October 26, 2009 | ReleaseTheHounds

[ReleaseTheHounds]

We are approaching the time of year that Time's "Man of the Year" will be discussed and debated.

I'm thinking that the biggest story of 2009 is the re-emergence of the Great Silent Majority, as represented by the town-hallers and then the Tea Partiers. I know there are many who could be credited with lighting the match that made these trends happen. If I had to single out one individual and one "call to arms", I'd give it to Rick Santelli on CNBC with the "rant heard round the world."

So my recommendation to Time: give it to the Tea Partiers as a group or give it to Rick Santelli for his brave and early call to arms.

I'm sure Time will disappoint us with their decision.

[2banana]

Ummm - you already know it will be Obama.

[Erik Latranyi]

Time was upset that Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize because it upstaged their planned “Man of the Year” homage to him.

Now, giving Obama “Man of the Year” will look really, really cheap.

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

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[Carley]

No doubt Time will give the honor to Michelle’s cute little ammo belt.

Or, her hula hoop.

[kidd]

It is a certainty that the Time media lapdogs will choose Barack Hussein Obama (MMM MMMM MM)

[SumProVita]

How about Roberto Micheletti of Honduras?

[Canedawg]

Ummm - you already know it will be Obama.

You're correct, Michelle will win.

[Always Right]

Ummm - you already know it will be Obama.

I think they are going to cancel the award and just name Obama the Man of All-Time. No reason to go through the process anymore, how could anyone possibly compete against Obama?

[Dallas]

Well hell...this one is a given.

[umgud]

Ummm - you already know it will be Obama.

Ya think it would show their (Time Inc.) bias if they gave it to him 4 years straight? Surely, they're not that bold?

[Always Right]

You're correct, Michelle will win.

There you go, you gave them an idea. I am sure they will jump on that. Probably praise her fashion statement of using the high belt.

[mnehring]

I predict it will be Axelrod. They’ll pull something like “the man behind the man” story.

[Dilbert San Diego]

Don’t forget that Time went politically correct, and now calls it the “Person of the Year”. We can’t offend feminists by calling something a Man of the Year award nowadays.

Also, the award used to be based on who had the biggest impact on world events, for good or for ill. Adolph Hitler was named Man of the Year in 1938 based on that. Ayatollah Khomeini won in 1979 for the same reason.

Based on the impact on events, Bin Laden should have won it in 2001 for the 9/11 attacks. But the guys at Time probably feared a backlash, so they gave it to Rudy Giuliani for his response to 9/11. I don’t think they want to give it to a negative newsmaker anymore.

[bmwcyle]

No, it will be his wife.

[Boogieman]

Nah, let them give it to Obama. He will be in familiar company with previous recipients like Hitler and Stalin.

[incredulous joe]

“Well hell...this one is a given.”

Which is why we can ridicule it and make fun of it in advance.

[Scythian]

Obama has already won, surely you know that ... unless his being a diety disqualifies him /sarc

[kittymyrib]

LOL...yes, Rick Santelli, who first called for tea parties after BO’s mortgage forgiveness plan was announced, would be a great choice. And it would be a big problem for CNBC, an arm of the BO-loving NBC gaggle, who certainly would have mixed feelings about the award.

[YankeeReb]

Maybe Slime magizine will surprise us all and instead of making Barack Hussain Obama (MMM MMM MMM) man of the year they’ll give that “honor” to his teleprompter.

[Sudetenland]

More likely to give it to Zelaya than Micheletti. I suspect Micheletti is the last person they would consider...he’s fighting against one of Obama’s chosen Socialist Dictator associates.

[paulycy]

Jim Thompson?

[uncitizen]

Since they can’t choose Obama, maybe Mao Zedong will be a suitable proxy.

(is there a rule that the Man of the Year has to be still alive?)

[lionheart 247365]

MMMMMM,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,MMMMMMMMMMM,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,MMMMMM !!!

[MarkT]

Clearly then, Time will name O as ‘Deity of the Decade’, although ‘Deity of the Decadent’ seems more appropo.

[Canedawg]

Yes, I think they should win every single award given out from now on.

Emmys, Oscars, Grammys, Pulitzer Prizes, The Stanley Cup, The Vince Lombardi trophy, you name it.

I think they should re-name every street in America after him. Obozo Blvd., Obozo Avenue, every town and city should be re-named Obamaville.

Oh and his face should appear on every practice target in shooting ranges across the country. Put his name on every theater and stadium, and do it ASAP. Dont read the bill! Just do it!

And we should re-name the planet Earth after his birthplace: Kenya.

[sam_paine]

...Time's "Man of the Year" ...I'm thinking that the biggest story of 2009 is the re-emergence of the Great Silent Majority, as represented by the town-hallers and then the Tea Partiers.

Another stupid assed idea to label independent and self reliant individuals with a boneheaded collective, self-esteem-culture booster nonsense award.

Just like last week. "I have a nomination for the magazine's next "Person of the Year." I would nominate the American people."

[pnh102]

People still read Time?

[Texas resident]

Sure, the folks at newsweek read time. And the time folks read newsweek. And they all read the NYT. Other than that...

[RightOnline]

Of COURSE it’ll be Obama. Shoot, all Time will have to do is recycle one of their dozens of cover shots of His Messiahness; big money saver.

[sportutegrl]

Now, giving Obama “Man of the Year” will look really, really cheap.

That won't stop Time from throwing it to Obama, though.

[stylecouncilor]

Jim Thompson?

He gets my vote!!

[steve8714]

I thought that Hula Hoop looked kind of snug when it slid down off her waist.

[Carley]

Omarosa has a personal trainer now and a personal dietitian helping her figure out what constitutes a healthy diet for her family.

[Achilles Heel]

It will be Hillary Clinton.

[Gorzaloon]

So my recommendation to Time: give it to the Tea Partiers as a group or give it to Rick Santelli for his brave and early call to arms.

Hahaha! TIME? Hahaha

They are already writing the cover captions!

"O Obama (PBUH)

MmmmMmmMMm

Thou art our mighty elephant

MmmmMmmMMm

Thy trunk is like Aapep the snake!

MmmmMmmMMm

They legs art like the pillars of thy Styrofoam Inauguration Temple!

MmmmMmmMMm

[newfreep]

I nominate that rather handsome man, Rachel Madcow - manly, suave and oh so intelligent.

[Gorzaloon]

Sure, the folks at newsweek read time. And the time folks read newsweek. And they all read the NYT. Other than that...

...It's the journalistic equivalent of incest.

[webschooner]

No contest ... Did Othuggo win the World Series yet?

[Fresh Wind]

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[paulycy]

Great pic!

GO JIM THOMPSON!

[Gorzaloon]

No contest ... Did Othuggo win the World Series yet?

(Breathlessly)

On the VERY DAY he got the seven holes-in-one!

[Phlap]

Ummm - you already know it will be Obama.

Who else? Nobel Peace Prize, all of his success in all other fields(I just can't think of what they are but they are there I'm sure) and he is so clean(according to Joe Biden anyway).

[kromike]

What's the point of this? Really. It's already been decided that the jOker and his hideous wife are "Men of the Year" for the next decade, century, millennia, and beyond.

Seriously, there once was a time, long ago, where this title actually meant something. But since it seems that there are national award shows now for accomplishing No. 1 & No. 2 in the bathroom, this title is as meaningless as the Nobel Peace Prize.

[dagogo redux]

Like the first Messiah, Obama is considered by all right-thinking individuals to be above the status of a mere “man”. Not sure if he qualifies. We’d have to see the parentage listed on the long-form birth certificate thingy.

[TruthBeforeAll]

How about the pilot who landed the plane in the hudson. Or Roger Ailes.

[Verginius Rufus]

Sullenberger would be a good pick, but I figure there is no chance of him being selected.

If Obamacare passes, maybe Pelosi will be the person selected. Otherwise maybe Axelrod or Eric Holder or Mahmoud Ahmedinejad. If Abdullah Abdullah wins the runoff election, he might be in the running, but I don't think Karzai is going to allow that to happen.

[Dallas]

Yeah I mean, Hillary is the obvious choice for man of the year.

[ThomasThomas]

Rush!

[incredulous joe]

Not so fast, my stalwart FRiend.

I am thinking that Big Sis might give Hills a run for her money, honey.