Man of the Year?

[BlueApple]

Who do you think it will be?

'Backround' info (BTW: Bush was man of the year last year, but it isn't on the list)

I say Bin Laden.

 

[Logix]

Well since Hitler got it in 1938 and Stalin in 1939 and 1942, I'd say OBL is a good candidate this year.

 

[Martin]

I still can't believe they picked Dubya last year. I mean, aside for barely winning the election by like 400 votes, what else did he achieve?


I really felt that Vojislav Kostinica deserved it -- he achieved waaay more and had a bigger impact on more people...., but I guess TIME is a little too ameri-centric....

 

[Czar]

Kofi Anan or however its spelled gets my vote.

 

[Logix]

There seems to be a precedent that whoever gets elected President becomes Man of the Year. This isn't always true, but being elected is quite an accomplishment.

It looks like every President since FDR has been Man of the Year, except for Ford, who wasn't really elected.

 

[bigrash]

My vote would go for Kofi Anan also. It's too bad his accomplishments gets unnoticed by the media

 

[BlueApple]

<< I still can't believe they picked Dubya last year. I mean, aside for barely winning the election by like 400 votes, what else did he achieve? >>



I saw the editor form Time say that the man of the year would be the man of the year... this was in early december november 00'. They usually know by then who it would be but they were still not sure who it would be so they wrote the article and made the cover for both of them so they could get it out in time.

 

[McPhreak]

There's been talk that Giuliani is going to get it. I don't really have an opinion on who should win the award but I think Rudy will win it.

 

[Logix]

This year, it probably should be OBL, because he has forever changed the landscape of our planet. But, as McPhreak mentioned "awarding" OBL with Man of the Year distinction may sour a lot of people, whereas awarding Rudy would be uplifting and patriotic. Rudy's definitely a viable candidate and a noble politician, but probably not a true man of the year.

 

[FrontlineWarrior]

my vote goes to whoever first posted the geforce3 ti200 deal. hahaha

 

[arigato]

American Women won Man of the Year in 1975?

 

[UltraQuiet]

Giuliani

 

[Scarpozzi]

Rupaul

 

[gopunk]

the mango

 

[Goldfish]

Chances are it will be Rich "Lowtax" Kyanka if SA has anything to do with it.

 

[Dually]

Tony Blair or Osama bin Laden

 

[Haircut]

It says anyone who "for better or worse, has most influenced events in the preceding year." this year I cannot think of anyone who has influenced events more that Osama Bin Laden.

 

[Utterman]

I thought Bill Gates was man of the year once?