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Russian President Vladimir Putin Named Time's 'Person of the Year'
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| 12/19/07
| AP
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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TOPICS: Breaking News; Culture/Society; Government; Russia
KEYWORDS: 2007review; axis; axisofevil; communism; dictator; kgb; manoftheyear; msm; personoftheyear; putin; russia; socialism; time
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To: Bushwacker777
Putin is a nationalist and its too bad we dont have a leader like him in the White House. You'll get your chance in '08, vote Ho She Marx and you'll get your wish!
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posted on
12/19/2007 5:56:10 AM PST
by
melancholy
(Beware of Ho Chi Minh's offspring, Ho She Marx , invading the WH.)
To: mware
Vladimir Putin became a member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, and has never formally resigned from it. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russian adherents to the CPSU tradition reorganised themselves as the Communist Party of the Russian Federation.
The Communist Party of the Russian Federation is the head of the International affiliation Union of Communist Parties
List of Communist Parties
82
posted on
12/19/2007 5:57:09 AM PST
by
Calpernia
(Hunters Rangers - Raising the Bar of Integrity http://www.barofintegrity.us)
To: mware
Terrific comment.
This qualifies as a Great Moment in the History of Irony.
83
posted on
12/19/2007 5:58:30 AM PST
by
Pharmboy
(Democrats lie because they must.)
To: NonValueAdded
Chavez is a lock for next year. Or they may wait until 2012 when his term expires and he remains in power through the use of military force. Liberals at Time love their like minded tyrants.
84
posted on
12/19/2007 6:00:09 AM PST
by
Ron in Acreage
(Thinking of new tagline)
To: KylaStarr; Cindy; StillProud2BeFree; nw_arizona_granny; Velveeta; Dolphy; appalachian_dweller; ...
85
posted on
12/19/2007 6:00:41 AM PST
by
Calpernia
(Hunters Rangers - Raising the Bar of Integrity http://www.barofintegrity.us)
To: mware
Ironically, the Times Moscow reporter was released from prison shortly after this announcement was made :)
86
posted on
12/19/2007 6:05:54 AM PST
by
NavVet
(If you don't defend conservatism in the Primary, you won't have it to defend in the Election)
To: SevenofNine
To: mware
Just heard this on radio and thought it was a joke. I wonder if this will be like their choice of Stalin or Ayatollah Khomeini.
88
posted on
12/19/2007 6:10:14 AM PST
by
newzjunkey
(Huckabee, Rudy, Romney: 3 red herrings, 3 easy pickings for Dems in '08.)
To: mware
... for an extraordinary feat of leadership in taking a country that was in chaos and bringing it stability."
Can't imagine Time writing that statement to describe Pervez Musharraf.
89
posted on
12/19/2007 6:13:17 AM PST
by
Beckwith
(Dhimmicrats and the liberal media have chosen sides -- Islamofascism)
To: mware
I don’t buy Time magazine.
90
posted on
12/19/2007 6:30:00 AM PST
by
freekitty
((May the eagles long fly our beautiful and free American sky.))
To: mware
Is this a joke?
“for an extraordinary feat of leadership in taking a country that was in chaos and bringing it stability.”
Sounds like Petraeus.
91
posted on
12/19/2007 6:40:58 AM PST
by
dangus
To: ryan71
Time loves a good commie.Yes they do, I believe this is the second time a Ruuskie commie got the award. It's also why algor was in the running.
92
posted on
12/19/2007 6:42:24 AM PST
by
1Old Pro
To: Bahbah
The world and the US media just gets crazier and crazier every day!!!!!!!!!!
How do we stop this madness????
93
posted on
12/19/2007 6:42:55 AM PST
by
Halgr
(Once a Marine, always a Marine - Semper Fi)
To: mware
A sad day. I mean, why should Time be wholeheartedly, sycophontically praising a repressive, illiberal, practical dictator? Sure, he’s important, but it is idiotic to praise him for his services to Russia, considering that he’s destroyed democracy, freedom, and every principle we in America stand for.
Now, if Time were Russian, this announcement might make some sense. I just wonder what they’d say about Ahmadinejad. Defender of the honourable, peaceful, cute religion of tyranny?
94
posted on
12/19/2007 6:44:15 AM PST
by
onja
("The government of England is a limited mockery.") (France is a complete mockery.)
To: mware
The criteria is "for better or for worse, ...has done the most to influence the events of the year."
To: mware
“for an extraordinary feat of leadership in taking a country that was in chaos and bringing it stability.”
Bawahaahaahhaa....the man commences a program that curtails basic freedoms, in lieu of the old Soviet type run government, and Time Mag. actually writes the above. Moonbat liberals never cease to maze me with the outright ignorance and stupidity....In the same breath they then will condemn Bush for using our technical expertize to spy on terrorist calls...and that is “an invasion of privacy”...These people are truly the dumbest people on the face of the earth. This is just the coronation of the liberal “I love socialist dictators” ignorance and stupidity. I am pretty sure it was a tough choice between Fidel Castro, Hugo Chavez and Putin. So many dictators, so much to love, how confusing it must be for these total buffoons. Really, you can't make this stuff up.
96
posted on
12/19/2007 6:45:31 AM PST
by
never4get
(We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid)
To: Halgr
I guess the man who’s strategy saved Iraq from falling to the terrorists wasn’t good enough against a Stalin wannabe.
97
posted on
12/19/2007 6:45:36 AM PST
by
AU72
To: mware
"I was robbed! Oh...and praise Allah!"
98
posted on
12/19/2007 6:49:06 AM PST
by
Niteranger68
(Questions are free. Answers are $1. Correct answers are $5.)
To: mware
Kinda like Hitler: Hard to ignore.
99
posted on
12/19/2007 6:54:57 AM PST
by
Uncle Miltie
(Mitt bit the apple. Hillary will stuff it down your throat!)
To: All
Oh please no one ever said being Person of the Year is supposed to be an honor! It's bestowed on the person
who has done the most to influence the events of the year-for better or for worse, for good or ill."
Which is why folks like Stalin, Hitler, Khruschev, Faisal, Ayatollah, and Clinton have all been "person of the year".
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