[Liberty Valance]

The self-loathing at Time must indeed be great to name the top thug in the food chain of Russia as their ideal. Maybe it was those shirtless pix of Vlad fishing at his retreat that appealed to the nancy boys at Time. There is no doubt in my mind that the person of the year is General David Petraeus.

[Bulldawg Fan]

“for an extraordinary feat of leadership in taking a country that was in chaos and bringing it stability.”

Adolf Hitler did the same thing for Germany and got the same award. Good company to be in, but appropriate.

[Ron in Acreage]

Let these commie/tyrant lovers hear from us.

letters@time.com

[SouthTexas]

Stupidity.

[Calpernia]

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

[Calpernia]

Check this out

[NavVet]

Ironically, the Times Moscow reporter was released from prison shortly after this announcement was made :)

[monkapotamus]

[newzjunkey]

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.

[freekitty]

I don’t buy Time magazine.

[dangus]

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.

[onja]

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?

[FewsOrange]

The criteria is "for better or for worse, ...has done the most to influence the events of the year."

[never4get]

“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.

[Niteranger68]

"I was robbed! Oh...and praise Allah!"

[Santa Fe_Conservative]

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".

[river rat]

“And there’s your sign”

[Ipberg]

In America, all the Time editors name Russian dictator the "Person of the year" and beg him for photo shoot.

In Russia the dictator wants to shoot editors all the Time.

What a country!

[popdonnelly]

Time continuing on the path to irrelevancy.

[Ipberg]

Republican President been named Time POY:
George W. Bush, George H.W. Bush, Ronald Reagan, Richard Nixon, and Dwight Eisenhower.
Only Gerald Ford has been "denied".