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.
I’m sure J.K. Rowling made a strong late charge by making the hip, progressive pronouncment that head wizard of Hogwarts, Dumbledore was a queer.
Time clearly sees “stability” as a more significant outcome than “freedom”. Well, at least eveyone will have their papers in order. Or else.
It’s not an honor. Hitler was Time’s man of the year.
Time is like Pravda...they cater to the enemies of freedom while, I suppose, hoping one day to get favors from the same. I have news for them, if such tyrants ever came to power here, based on the ideologies Time leans toward, the only favor these foolish useful idiots would get from those tyrants is a bullet in the back of the head.
...and they are moving towards that end as fast as their little leftist feet will take them on ground that has been vouchsafed by the blood of true patriots who have sacrificed their blood and their very lives to defend the principles and foundaltional values that these people hold in such high disregard.
As others have said...it is stunning, but in a sick, twisted way.
How about that lady from Colorado that saved possibly a 100 lives by gunning down the mass murderer?
They had to go with Putin because Hitler and Stalin are dead.
Utterly ridiculous. Watch for Pootin’ to get next year’s Nobel Peace Prize.
Some days it just doesn’t pay to get outta bed.
All the murdered reporters apparently don’t bother Time. Yeah, great “leadership”!
leaves one speechless. one can only assume an ulterior motive on Time-Warner’s part, presumably economic.
raise a toast of polonium to the man of the year.
Obvious Time cannot way for this KGB operative to revive the cold war so as to call Reagan a failure. Gee, when was the last time I bought a Time magazine? Oh, that’s right, never.