It’s time to ponder the question again
We are beginning to hear the yearly question, who will be Time Magazine’s person of the year. I suggest strongly that it be Al Gore. He brought the world’s attention to and focused it on global warming as no one else has.
Got your own idea? Let’s hear it.
Got your own idea? Let’s hear it.
posted by pissed off patricia at 3:14 AM
36 Comments:
I'm with you PoP...Al has my vote. I sure can't think of anyone more deserving when you consider the global impact of what he is doing.
Agreed.
It should be Al Gore but will probably be some worthless neocon like Nancy Pelosi, for her work as Bush's enabler.
Al Gore sounds about right to me.
It doesn't have to be a man or even a person or even someone wonderful, right? It can be a concept or a group -- anything that's had a major impact on the world. I suggest The Three Dictators: Kim Jong, Musharraf & Ahmadinejad. (feel free to add to he list)
I think it should be me again. :-)
I think it should be Gore, just to send the wingnuts into spasms of nutcase angst.
I cannot wait 'til his new venture makes new solar something I can actually go out and buy....
I'm with sb gypsy. The fact that Gore likely deserves it is trumped by the fact that it'll make all the wingnut heads explode and then we can laugh at the endless stream of liberal media bias charges. Ha ha, fucking bastards!
I think you may be right. But then -- shudder! -- the world might have to recognize the global climate change is real.
The i-phone.
Al Gore would be the hat trick from hell. Suck on that, Righties...I foresee some heads exploding if it happens.
I nominate Fred the Cat.
Al Gore gets my vote! Excellent choice!
Al Gore is a great choice for all the reasons already mentioned.
let's see, al gore, wins an oscar, gets a nobel prize.
george w. bush - vetoes stem cell research, vetoes health care for children, demands over a trillion dollars for an illegal war. . .
then al sells out to venture capital. ..
not enough to take away man of the year.
good for you al.
yes, al would be my choice, or the dalai lama
Al--definitely Al. God, I love that guy.
Al Gore. He was ahead of the curve concerning the ozone layer, he was ahead of the curve on global warming, and I can't think of anyone else to suggest...
Run, Al, Run! (for President)
I agree, it very well may be Al Gore. The best part of that would be that it would drive the wingnuts crazier than they already are!
Of course, you never know...it might be Larry Craig.
Should be George Bush. His annoying strutting, skin-crawling smile and ignorant-brained mannerisms and knowledge probably affect more people right now than anyone else.
Does the man of the year have to be a positive influence?
Brett Favre, quarterback, Green Bay Packers.
Ugh...not Brett Fart! Shoot me, please!
LOL! Well, I only did that because everyone is thinking Politics... and it's not always a politician.
FTR, I'm not a Favre fan.
Of course(!) it will be Al Gore. He will then have won an Oscar, an Emmy, a Nobel Peace Prize and Time Magazine Man of the Year.
He who laughs last....
Revenge is a dish best served cold....
All that stuff. :-)
I think it should be Randy Pausch because he is totally inspiring and possesses grace and humility.
I'll be person of the year. It's about time someone who ADMITS to being a drug-addicted loser gets that title...
They'll wimp out and name the Chickenhawk in Chief man of the year.
Gotta agree and go with Al.
If I cant go with Al, Im going with Olbermann
I think it will be, and should be, Al Gore. In answer to someone's question above, I don't think the person has to have a positive influence, just a BIG influence. And I think Gore fills that bill (AND is positive, which to me is a plus).
AL would be great.... Fred The Cat would be better
i have ZERO respect for Time Magazine -- and havent read them since they put that monster Ann Coulter on the cover 2 or so years ago.
they can name Jenna Bush as bimbo of the year for all I care.
last year they named YOU as man of the year ---
time magazine man of the year has jumped the shark
I agree, it should be Gore. The guy needs this recognition for all he has done to raise awareness of a problem that truly DOES rise above politics. The "award" is for being influential in the world, which he has surely been. Plus, I'm with SB Gypsy: it would just make the rightwingers even madder than they are about all his honors already, and that would be sweet.
But like Dr. Monkey suggests, Time might just make Bush or Cheney the person or co-persons of the year. Those suckers are probably the most influential people in the world about now, re. what they are doing TO the world, and with how they are so belligerent and causing so much hatred against us around the globe. Their influence is not just now, but will be felt for years, maybe decades, to come.
If Time puts either of those guys on the cover as Person of the Year I will buy a copy of the magazine, I will burn it, and I will post pictures of myself burning it on my weblog.
Enough is enough... If Time stoops so low as to name Bush and/or Cheney as Person(s) of the Year, I hope it suffers a huge backlash and loss of readership. The Person of the Year doesn't have to be someone positive, and if they name Bush/Cheney they would certainly be taking that into account... but the turds currently fouling our White House do not need any kind of recognition that can be perceived as positive, or which the rightwing propagandizers can use to their advantage. People who don't read Time or care about it and who hear Limbaugh or Hannity spouting about how great it is that a neocon/neocons is/are Person(s) of the Year will view it as a positive accolade, whether it really is or not.
Let's hope Time is responsible this time around. Last year's "you" thing made me want to barf. Talk about a cop-out... I think they probably did that because they didn't want to risk losing readership by putting an unpopular creature like Bush or Cheney or Ahmedinejad on the cover. Heh...
Rep. Ron Paul. Hands down.
Peace.
Rock Star Al!!!
Kmoo, of course.
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