Time Magazine is a Pile of Shit (943 hits)
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Submitted by The Nick <bizdorph.at.hotmail.com> (View user info) at 2004-12-22 14:22:04 EST
George Bush: Person of the Year. American Revolutionary.
I stared at the words for a full five minutes before the implications of these eight words sank into my brain. George Bush? PERSON OF THE YEAR?
I previously thought that Time magazine was a reputable, decent news source. And it probably still is, but this headline will forever tarnish my confidence in its reliability.
The fact that George Bush was voted (I'm assuming this was a vote?) as "Person of the Year" in a magazine whose scope is as international as Time's is has any number of implications:
1) Only American people were allowed to vote.
2) Bush is a really good guy, and has done nothing but help the world in the last little while.*
3) George Bush rigged the vote.
4) People in other countries who voted all simultaneously developed BSE.
5) Only American people chose to vote.
*not a valid opinion.
I choose either option one of option four, but you think what you want. I just cannot believe that George Bush, possibly one of the dumbest people to ever hold office, was voted Person of the Year when all he has done during his reign as Supreme CEO of the Western World was to start two wars, both of them in the wrong countries, and plunge the American economy into a crippling downward spiral, affecting economies worldwide because the US dollar is currently the standard trading currency. The Canadian dollar is now well above 80 cents if I'm correct, and the USD to Czech crown exchange rate has gone from somewhere in the vicinity of 27 to slightly above 23 in the last little while.
But you already know most of this. George Bush hasn't really done anything very impressive in the last little while. The fact that he got re-elected (legit this time!) speaks volumes about how much the American majority like his "religious values" and his crusades against drugs and terrorism, but Person of the Year? He is the man responsible for countless (it's just an enhancer, don't bitch about statistics) unprovoked deaths in Iraq, and for turning the entire world against America in just one short presidential term. Even if I were republican or stupid, this last fact would be evident to me.
Sorry Time magazine, but in light of your recent effort to suck off Bush and avoid the blacklist, you've lost my trust, and hopefully the trust of any self-respecting, half intelligent person who read that piece of shit article.
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Submitted by toucan_sam (user info) at 2004-12-23 03:43:34 EST (#)
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moron. this only gets a zero because everyone else has already pointed this out to you.
Submitted by Zoidberg (user info) at 2004-12-23 03:30:52 EST (#)
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like we all didn't know Time sucks
read The Economist. It takes Time and Newsweek and fucks their mothers up the ass, then makes them lick its dick clean.
Submitted by jayjonze (user info) at 2004-12-23 01:10:37 EST (#)
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I say that Mr. Belvedere should be Man of the Year, In fact Mr. Belvedere should be man of the year every year!!! Yeah!!!!! Mr. Belvedere!!!! Wait...Ive just soiled myself...Bye
Submitted by mazman23 (user info) at 2004-12-23 00:59:37 EST (#)
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No Comment
Submitted by UlfGabe (user info) at 2004-12-22 19:40:28 EST (#)
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hahahah!
one year a personal computer got "man of the year", or was that in the matrix (>.<)
another year(this time for real), Osama was the candidate, but they pulled his name because of the controversy(the times doesnt care what kind of achievements, only the value of the news generated from the person)
i think on number i read was that since 1984 the "man of the year" has been an american citizen
also, every sitting president has been the "man of the year" during their administration since the magnize started the "man of the year" sectional.
+2 for hate,
I say the Ipod Mini is the man of the year.
Submitted by Jack_McCallum (user info) at 2004-12-22 15:54:32 EST (#)
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I just got my latest issue of Time here in the office mail. I immediately tore it in half. Then I stuck the two halves in the shredder. I gathered up the long shredder strips and tore then into little bits, loudly cursing their creation. I shoved the bits into my wastebasket and set them on fire, and then I pissed on the still-cooling ashes. The smell was terrible and the fire alarms went off. While everyone was evacuating the building, my boss told me I was fired and called the police. I called Time's corporate office and told them to cancel my subscription. Then I told them to cancel every subscription in America, speaking on behalf of sensible Americans everywhere. Then I threatened the lives of their entire editorial staff, spouses, children, and extended families. A few minutes later, firefighters, local cops, and the FBI were all fighting to drag me away from my desk.
Pretty cool that I have PC access here in the detention center, though.
Submitted by tinactin (user info) at 2004-12-22 15:35:37 EST (#)
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What Caulain said.
Have you even ever read Time Magazine? It tends to lean to the left, generally. Quit bitching.
Submitted by 1Point21Gigawatts (user info) at 2004-12-22 15:25:29 EST (#)
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I got that issue last week. I immediately tore it up, tossed it in the trash, and I sent a letter to Time asking to cancel my subscription immediately. I told them only a moron could even hesitate to consider GWB as any type of quality person. The man is a piece of shit. I am waiting to see if I get a response from them. I hope every Democrat (or smart Republican who had the sense not to vote for him) did the same thing I did.
Submitted by big_wigger (user info) at 2004-12-22 15:21:47 EST (#)
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Hitler & Nixon were also "Men of the Year"
I think Nixon even got the award twice
Submitted by munkeypants (user info) at 2004-12-22 15:17:00 EST (#)
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okay. the people's comments about influence whether it be positive or negative
is correct.
however, the underlying point is still there.
i get what you're trying to say...
Submitted by Jack_McCallum (user info) at 2004-12-22 14:53:16 EST (#)
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"Fucking long, fucking boring, and fucking DIE."
Submitted by TheMidnight12AM (user info) at 2004-12-22 14:50:32 EST (#)
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Time Magazine is an American publication with international readership. Time's "Person of the Year" is designed to name the single person who had the most influence on AMERICA, be it good or bad. The world, as usual, doesn't matter (for good reason).
Submitted by Not_Fade_Away (user info) at 2004-12-22 14:49:46 EST (#)
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You suck.
Submitted by Teephphah (user info) at 2004-12-22 14:48:35 EST (#)
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If I'm not mistaken, I think Hitler actually WAS man of the year once. Bad guys can be "man of the year" too, the distinction isn't a "hey, isn't he a great guy" award, it is a recognition of what person has had the most dramatic influence on the entire world that year.
Viewed in that light, you've got to admit that W was a strong contender.
Submitted by jgreening (user info) at 2004-12-22 14:44:58 EST (#)
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What about the dead Palistinian guy, Arafat?
He died. That's noteworthy.
Submitted by Bizdorph (user info) at 2004-12-22 14:34:43 EST (#)
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Shit. I was last on the Hitler bandwagon.
Maybe I should read comments more before posting one.
Submitted by Bizdorph (user info) at 2004-12-22 14:33:44 EST (#)
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Submitted by dodahdave (user info) at 2004-12-22 14:30:48 (#)
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This has been said before, but remember that Time magazine's choice of Person of the Year is does not necessarily mean that the magazine staff supports that person's views. It just means that the person they've chosen has had a large influence on the world over the last year. And, whether or not you like Dubya's policies (foriegn or domestic) I think you'd have to say he certainly influences the world.
Please allow me to make it clear that I'm not a supporter myself.
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Final sentence noted, but by your logic Hitler could also have been voted person of the year, and he sure was a winner, wasn't he?
Submitted by ButtRodent (user info) at 2004-12-22 14:33:21 EST (#)
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It's those fucking hung chads...that's how I won my title of rectum rodent of the year, and my knighthood.
Submitted by Caulaincourt (user info) at 2004-12-22 14:33:19 EST (#)
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They named Hitler person of the year back then.
The criterias aren't based on good/bad but more on success, achievments and power.
Submitted by congo (user info) at 2004-12-22 14:32:33 EST (#)
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What Dodahdave said.
Remember, Adolf Hitler was once "Person of the Year." It doesn't mean he did good things. It means he made lots of news.
Submitted by munkeypants (user info) at 2004-12-22 14:31:21 EST (#)
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Submitted by Zandy1123 (user info) at 2004-12-22 14:28:13 (#)
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agreed
Submitted by dodahdave (user info) at 2004-12-22 14:30:48 EST (#)
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This has been said before, but remember that Time magazine's choice of Person of the Year is does not necessarily mean that the magazine staff supports that person's views. It just means that the person they've chosen has had a large influence on the world over the last year. And, whether or not you like Dubya's policies (foriegn or domestic) I think you'd have to say he certainly influences the world.
Please allow me to make it clear that I'm not a supporter myself.
Submitted by Zandy1123 (user info) at 2004-12-22 14:28:13 EST (#)
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agreed
Submitted by boomslang (user info) at 2004-12-22 14:25:58 EST (#)
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let me be the first to say
SHUT UP YOU DAMN FOREIGNER!
Submitted by TheSpook (user info) at 2004-12-22 14:25:45 EST (#)
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I have to agree. They couldn't find anyone else?
I mean, someone had to have done something this year.
Right?