Egad! Time Man of the Year: Osama bin Laden?

[SuperTool]

Well, at least it's not Jeff Bezos
I think he is the man of the year in terms of importance, or at least importance that the US attaches to him.
But I am a little worried about those idiots parading on Arab streets now will be walking around with TIME magazines instead of those cheesy posters they got. Kinda gives Osama credibility. Those are the same people who took Bush's "crusade" comment to heart.
I doubt he is as powerful as we portray him. Sure he provides funding, but it didn't take that much to pull off 9.11. We were caught sleeping. It was the US that build him up to be the leader of all terrorists.

 

[Czar]

<< I just don't think it inspires anyone, just makes them more angry, we need hope, peace, unity, and righteous justice to beat this, not anger and hatred, just look at Israel and Palestine... >>


Exactly, well said. The best way to peace though is not patriotism but understanding and a will to compromise.

 

[UNCjigga]

<sarcasm>How bout that outgoing mayor of New York, whatshisface?</sarcasm>

 

[reitz]

Time's "Man of the Year" is has been a joke ever since it selected Ted Turner (whose media empire owned the magazine at the time, BTW), so I really don't care. For the last five years it's been nothing more than a crappy knock-off of Newsweek, with a psuedo-conservative spin. Time can go ahead and select Bin Laden...I still won't buy the magazine

 

[reitz]

<< Exactly, well said. The best way to peace though is not patriotism but understanding and a will to compromise. >>

Czar,

Compromise is not always an effective means towards peace. Just ask DeGaulle or Chamberlain...

 

[AreaCode707]

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<< I just don't think it inspires anyone, just makes them more angry, we need hope, peace, unity, and righteous justice to beat this, not anger and hatred, just look at Israel and Palestine... >>


Exactly, well said. The best way to peace though is not patriotism but understanding and a will to compromise. >>



I don't know about compromise necessarily. That gets the minimum solution both parties will tolerate. Consensus would be more like it - where you find a solution mutually satisfactory to both parties.

 

[Wallydraigle]

Czar, if Bozo the Clown blew up the World Trade towers, things would have taken a similar path as well, what's your point? What matters is the outcome. Bush did help unite a nation.

 

[mastertech01]

Let him have his 15 minutes... he probably paid for it. He is none the less a dead man walking. What glory is there if you arent around to enjoy it?

 

[SilverThief]

i hope they kill him before time's man of the year issue hits the streets

 

[Czar]

reitz,
If two parties who both want peace come and try to talk it out neither of them have a chance of getting everything they wished for in the begining.

HotChic,
I agree, understanding and consensus.

lirion,
When a common enemy appears the people will unite behind the leader they have, no matter who he is.

 

[ShadowHunter]

<< Just don't tell me Dean Kamen and his "Segway" will be Man of the Year, like "The Computer" was in 1982. >>



I hope not. That'd be a waste. I say we make Guliani the Time MOTY. He did a freaking awesome job as Mayor of NY as a whole and with the Sept 11 disaster.

 

[Hoeboy]

well man of the year is awarded to someone who had the biggest impact on the world. if you have a bunch of people running around crying about osama bin laden being the man of the year, then who is at fault for their ignorance? bin laden has already gotten the world's attention and it's not like we can just ignore the guy. so let's not kid ourselves here. the scumbag screwed our country over royally. recognize it and focus on something more positive than whine about why it's just not "right." you can't blame anyone for your lack of understanding for the concept of man of the year.

 

[SendTrash]

<< I say we make Guliani the Time MOTY. He did a freaking awesome job as Mayor of NY as a whole and with the Sept 11 disaster. >>



Is this really official? I also agree that Guliani should be person of the year

 

[Hoeboy]

guilliani did a good job but man of the year is for someone who made an impact on the world. as good of a guy as guilliani is, his overall influence doesn't stretch that far globally.

 

[b0mbrman]

Well, here's what visitors to CNN.com thought.

link

 

[reitz]

<< reitz,
If two parties who both want peace come and try to talk it out neither of them have a chance of getting everything they wished for in the begining. >>

Czar,

That's a pretty big "if"...

If two parties both want peace, then compromise is a natural part of the negotiations. The problem is that opposing sides rarely both want peace...otherwise, there would be much less conflict in this world.

 

[MrDingleDangle]

anyone have a link to an article?

 

[perry]

<< anyone have a link to an article? >>



Link was at the bottom of the poll.

Another article.

 

[Bluga]

"A lot of people think of this as a good-guy contest or a prize for good people," says Steve Cohn, editor in chief of Media Industry Newsletter, which covers the magazine world. "But it's not for the guy with the whitest teeth. And you don't get a prize or a plaque. It's not an Oscar."

Says Janice Castro, an assistant professor at the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University: "It's inevitable that this would strike people as an honor. People tend to think it's an honor just being on the cover of Time. But not everybody who's on the cover is an admirable person."

 

[Nefrodite]

its a good sign, it means he must die. no question about it now.

 

[SuperCyrix]

Time should be burned to the ground if they do this. This can rally the Osama bin Laden, kill all infidels, hey look he's on the cover of times, terrorist. The last thing we need to give Osama and the rest of his loony toon friends is this kind of publicity.

 

[Logix]

<< Neither of them won last year, Bush won this year... unless Time Mag knew something that the rest of us didnt. Thats why I find it so strange that they selected Bush for last years man of the year. >>

They selected Bush as Man of the Year on December 17, 2000, which was just a few days after the Supreme Court decision that sealed the deal. They probably had a Gore article all ready to go too, but once the SCOTUS decision was made, and Bush became President-elect, he became Man of the Year. The article:

Person of the Year: George W. Bush

Edit: Fixed date.

 

[Czar]

<< << Neither of them won last year, Bush won this year... unless Time Mag knew something that the rest of us didnt. Thats why I find it so strange that they selected Bush for last years man of the year. >>

They selected Bush as Man of the Year on December 17, 2001, which was just a few days after the Supreme Court decision that sealed the deal. They probably had a Gore article all ready to go too, but once the SCOTUS decision was made, and Bush became President-elect, he became Man of the Year. The article:

Person of the Year: George W. Bush >>



hmmm but the recount and whatnot didnt end untill January February right?
What would time magazine done if after the recount Gore would have wone, rather big pile of poo they would be in

 

[Logix]

<< hmmm but the recount and whatnot didnt end untill January February right?
What would time magazine done if after the recount Gore would have wone, rather big pile of poo they would be in >>

Actually, all recounts were halted on December 12, 2000 when the Supreme Court ruled that different standards in different counties in Florida made any attempt at recounts unfair. That decision was handed out late in the day on Dec. 12, making Bush the President-elect, and Gore conceded defeat the following evening. So, once the Supreme Court ruled and Gore conceded, Time selected Bush.

Any recounts after Dec. 12 could only have been done by the media, and would have no impact on the election results.

Election 2000 Timeline

 

[hopefloats]

I agree with others: Time's Man of the Year's is an outdated concept and should be changed to Newsmaker of the Year.

Making binLaden Time's Man of the Year should just not happen. Imagine his joy and peels of laughter! And besides, the video bin Laden makes to thank the American people for this great honour will only be suppressed, and we'll never see it.

This is just too crazy.