In Russia the dictator wants to shoot editors all the Time.
What a country!
Posted on 12/19/2007 5:06:10 AM PST by mware
NEW YORK — Russian President Vladimir Putin was named the Time magazine "Person of the Year."
Richard Stengel, Time's managing editor, said the 2007 honor went to the Russian leader "for an extraordinary feat of leadership in taking a country that was in chaos and bringing it stability."
Others in the running for the honor included Nobel Prize-winner Al Gore and author J.K. Rowling
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Attempted to assassinate a political rival. Had his chief political opponent jailed. He had another committed to a psychiatric hospital.
After committing massive voter fraud, his political operation succeeded in having him reelected.
He actively interfered in the presidential elections of both the Ukraine and Georgia.
Currently, he has materially contributed to prolonged instability in Iran and Syia. It is widely held that Putin has been the silent partner to Iran in keeping the insurgency stocked with materiel in Iraq.
He has declared ‘Cold War’ on the US again, not that this was widely reported, and just recently tested a submarine launched ballistic missile.
He’s also nationalized the countries oil fields and pipelines, and essentially kicked out the companies that developed those fields. With this new energy cabal behind him, he twice cut off natural gas supplies to the Ukraine, and threated the same to Western Europe.
Nope, without a doubt, the man has had a good year. Time has a point - the country is stable. However, if Mr. Putin wants your opinion, to be sure he will beat it out of you.
Time had their panties in a twist over Abu Gharib?
“And there’s your sign”
The latest TIME has an article on the surge entitled “Hold the Cheers”. Predictably, it goes on to say that Iraq is still all doom and gloom and no one should be happy despite the dramatic drop in violence. Most of all, all TIME readers should continue to hate Bush. Another article proclaims the Republicans are in “chaos” with no candidate.
I'm going to confiscate your house. Then I'll sell it to your neighbors. After which, I'll confiscate it from them, and sell it to the guy down the road. Then, I'll confiscate it again.
All your house are belong to Putin.
Person of the Year is not always an honor and never has been.
In Russia the dictator wants to shoot editors all the Time.
What a country!
Time continuing on the path to irrelevancy.
“Wonder how the DU’ers are taking this one. I suspect they thing that Chevez ought to get it.”
Al Gore.
If you are serious, you win the FReepy Creepy Award for Most Creative Spin in 2007.
(....notice, I am nice enough to give you an out).
Leni
This is a reasonable endorsement.
Considering Putin did bring stability to Russia against the chaos of the Yeltsin period and looting done by the oligarchs. He is not a dictator by any means and he is popular with the Russians simply because he has brought in stability and prosperity to the nation.
It’ll be even more stable when he takes dictatorial power, just like Castro did in Cuba. They haven’t had gun crime and everyone works in that people’s paradise.
They have employed a lot of people making polonium and the undertaker business is booming, particularly for the members of the press.
It’ll be even better when he seizes all property for the common good, that’ll show those capitalists.
Actually I’m surprised it’s not Gore.
Just wow. I would honestly have preferred Al Gore over Putin.
the 2007 honor went to the Russian leader “for an extraordinary feat of leadership in taking a country that was in chaos and bringing it stability.”
Yep, bringing it to stability has really been a slow step toward the return of communism.
Have our liberal elites ever meet a communist they didn’t like?
Next year when it’s finally announced Castro has died I expect we’ll see him on the front cover as Man of the Year. Yeesh!
Time is irrelevant.
My argument with Time Magazine is that it was "for an extraordinary feat of leadership in taking a country that was in chaos and bringing it stability."
They forfeited lots of liberty to achieve that stability.
Has Time ever put Bush on the cover as Person of the Year?
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