Time Selects Bush As Person of the Year

[Street Smarts]

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20041219/D8730SJO0.html


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Dec 19, 6:27 PM (ET)

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[font=Verdana,Sans-serif]NEW YORK (AP) - After winning re-election and "reshaping the rules of politics to fit his 10-gallon-hat leadership style," President George Bush for the second time was chosen as Time magazine's Person of the Year.[/font]....

 

[SirKenin]

Cool Certainly congratulations are in order.

Oh, you might want to trim up your post. Associated Press hates people reproducing their articles in full apparently, so CF made a rule about that. Just so ya know.

 

[drboyd]

Today's Trivia Question: Who did Time magazine pick as Person of the Year in the following three years?

A. 1938

B. 1939

C. 1942

 

[Street Smarts]

Today's Trivia Question: Who did Time magazine pick as Person of the Year in the following three years?

A. 1938

B. 1939

C. 1942

A. 1938 - Hitler

B. 1939 - Stalin

C. 1942 - Stalin

Is there a point to your trivia?

 

[Sanguine]

Today's Trivia Question: Who did Time magazine pick as Person of the Year in the following three years?

Isn't it supposed to be based on impact (and not necessarily a positive one)?

 

[drboyd]

Of course. The clear implication is that while "Person of the Year" assesses impact, it's not necessarily an indicator of whether that impact will be positive.

A. 1938 - Hitler

B. 1939 - Stalin

C. 1942 - Stalin

Is there a point to your trivia?

 

[lucid42day]

Isn't it supposed to be based on impact (and not necessarily a positive one)?

Who knows? I don't trust the liberal media.

But more seriously. He won the previous popularity contest, so he may as well win this one as well.

 

[Sanguine]

Which of course begs the question, why was Gulliani picked instead of Osama in 2001?

 

[SarcasmDispenser]

Which of course begs the question, why was Gulliani picked instead of Osama in 2001?

Because Time's sales graph would look like a cliff.

 

[toxiciridescence]

Heh, yeah, either people worship him (really, there are some out there who believe he appointed God), or people can't stand the sight of him (he makes my youth minister physically sick), so yeah, he's definetly "person of the year".

 

[SarcasmDispenser]

Heh, yeah, either people worship him (really, there are some out there who believe he appointed God), or people can't stand the sight of him (he makes my youth minister physically sick), so yeah, he's definetly "person of the year".

Not me, I just liked him a lot better than the other canidates.

 

[Acquired Tastes]

Heh, yeah, either people worship him (really, there are some out there who believe he appointed God), or people can't stand the sight of him (he makes my youth minister physically sick), so yeah, he's definetly "person of the year".

I don't worship Bush, or think he appointed God, but I do believe Bush is a very God-fearing, Christian man. I think God will bless the US if a God-fearing person is leading the country, just like in the Old Testement when He blessed Israel when they had God-fearing kings.

 

[phylis]

Now now, I am a pretty liberal person now-a-days, but I agree with their pick. I do respect Bush for "sticking to his guns". Regardless of if the things he has done are right or wrong, you have to give props to a man who can stand up for what he belives.

 

[Cliche Guevara]

Cool Certainly congratulations are in order.

Not really, dr.feelgood (and others who have expressed similar sentiment to this announcement).

You see, Time's Person of the Year is not always chosen because of good things they have done or because Time thinks they are the Best Human Being of the Year; but more because of the drastic impact they have had on world affairs, and their domination of world news.

While this is not always the case, the editorial presented by MSN in the OP is rather ambiguous in it's tone, and not too easy to tell if it is being critical or complimentary.

Also, every elected President of the United States since Franklin Roosevelt has been a Person of the Year at least once. Many were chosen simply for accomplishing the feat of being elected to that office.

And remember -Hitler, Stalin, Osama Bin Laden, Ayotollah Komeini have all been Person of the Year at least once.

 

[Cliche Guevara]

Now now, I am a pretty liberal person now-a-days, but I agree with their pick. I do respect Bush for "sticking to his guns". Regardless of if the things he has done are right or wrong, you have to give props to a man who can stand up for what he belives.

Aye, like Hitler. He stuck to his guns regarding those evil Jews! </sarcasm>

I give no props to people who stick to their guns for the sake of sticking to their guns, right or wrong - especially when other people's lives are at stake.

I give more props to the person who can admit they made a mistake and correct that mistake, than just blindly and egoistically sticking to faulty (and deadly) "guns".

 

[Cliche Guevara]

Oops, someone beat me to the point that PotY is not always a good thing. That'll teach me to not read the whole thread before responding!

:o

 

[Acquired Tastes]

And remember -Hitler, Stalin, Osama Bin Laden, Ayotollah Komeini have all been Person of the Year at least once.

Actually, Osama was never Person of the Year. Time considered giving it to him in 2001, but went with Rudy instead.

 

[Cliche Guevara]

Actually, Osama was never Person of the Year. Time considered giving it to him in 2001, but went with Rudy instead.

You are correct. My bad.

 

[trunks2k]

Also, every elected President of the United States since Franklin Roosevelt has been a Person of the Year at least once. Many were chosen simply for accomplishing the feat of being elected to that office.

Actually, Ford is the only US president since FDR to not be named person of the year.

Other than Ford, Hoover is the only president not to be named Person of the Year.

source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_of_the_Year

 

[aragorn]

I don't worship Bush, or think he appointed God, but I do believe Bush is a very God-fearing, Christian man. I think God will bless the US if a God-fearing person is leading the country, just like in the Old Testement when He blessed Israel when they had God-fearing kings.

So why is it that all his policy is completely unchristian?