NeilYYZ From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 1, posted (6 years 5 months 1 week 3 days 11 hours ago) and read 1904 times:
I think it should be all of the soldier's from all of the countries fighting the war on terror. I know it's been done for the American Soldier, but I think those are the people who truly deserve it.
Kovi17 From United States of America, joined Nov 2004, 366 posts, RR: 1 Reply 2, posted (6 years 5 months 1 week 3 days 11 hours ago) and read 1886 times:
good nomination neil, i hope youre right on that! It would be great to see on the cover of time thats for sure
NeilYYZ From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 4, posted (6 years 5 months 1 week 3 days 11 hours ago) and read 1864 times:
Quoting Kovi17 (Reply 2): good nomination neil, i hope youre right on that! It would be great to see on the cover of time thats for sure
Thank you. Just get a picture of a representative of each country, all of them standing in a row with the patch of their country's flag facing the camera. I'd be surprised if Time can come up with someone I respect more than those soldiers, actually, I don't think it can be done.
Scottieprecord From United States of America, joined Jul 2004, 1363 posts, RR: 12 Reply 5, posted (6 years 5 months 1 week 3 days 11 hours ago) and read 1862 times:
Either Achhhmanijejidad or Hugo Chavez...
Or someone who's not included in Time's survey: Hassan Nasrallah, Secretary General of Hezbollah. The Israel-Lebanon conflict shook up 2006 and allowed for Ahmadinejad and Chavez to take center stage for most of the Summer. (Although I guess it has been argued that Ahmadinejad caused the conflict, so he should get bonus points for that one...)
STLGph From United States of America, joined Oct 2004, 8979 posts, RR: 27 Reply 6, posted (6 years 5 months 1 week 3 days 11 hours ago) and read 1846 times:
Long overdue -
Teachers
Eternal darkness we all should dread. It's hard to party when you're dead.
Cactus739 From United States of America, joined Jan 2004, 2380 posts, RR: 33 Reply 7, posted (6 years 5 months 1 week 3 days 11 hours ago) and read 1844 times:
Confuscius From United States of America, joined Aug 2001, 3634 posts, RR: 2 Reply 8, posted (6 years 5 months 1 week 3 days 11 hours ago) and read 1841 times:
777236ER From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 11, posted (6 years 5 months 1 week 3 days 10 hours ago) and read 1804 times:
Quoting ANCFlyer (Reply 10):
Something wrong with Guiliani in 2001 777??
Pray tell who you would have selected?
Muhammed Atta perhaps?
Idle curiosity you understand. scratchchin
Yes there was something wrong with Guiliani in 2001. The choice is for 'tthe individual or group of individuals who have had the biggest effect on the year's news'. Clearly that was bin Laden.
NeilYYZ From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 13, posted (6 years 5 months 1 week 3 days 9 hours ago) and read 1762 times:
I think that the Time Person of the Year should be for someone or a group of people who have achieved something amazing, shown leadership or made advances in technology. Not for terrorists, they don't need any more press than they already get.
So in that spirit, I re-nominate - The Soldiers in the War On Terror.
NeilYYZ From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 15, posted (6 years 5 months 1 week 3 days 8 hours ago) and read 1744 times:
Quoting 777236ER (Reply 14): Khomeini was man of the year in 79. Hitler was man of the year in 38. Stalin was man of the year in 39. Xiaoping was man of the year in 78 and 85.
Osama bin Laden was the man who clearly was the most influencial newsmaker in 2001, by a mile. Time wimped out.
I would disagree with all of them. Why give horrible people recognition for their actions. I would say that Time was moronic giving it to those people.
TZ757300 From United States of America, joined Aug 2005, 2836 posts, RR: 7 Reply 16, posted (6 years 5 months 1 week 3 days 8 hours ago) and read 1736 times:
Quoting NeilYYZ (Reply 13): The Soldiers in the War On Terror
They have been at this war for almost 3 years. They deserve the credit.
Confuscius From United States of America, joined Aug 2001, 3634 posts, RR: 2 Reply 17, posted (6 years 5 months 1 week 3 days 8 hours ago) and read 1732 times:
TZ757300 From United States of America, joined Aug 2005, 2836 posts, RR: 7 Reply 19, posted (6 years 5 months 1 week 3 days 8 hours ago) and read 1726 times:
TZ757300 From United States of America, joined Aug 2005, 2836 posts, RR: 7 Reply 21, posted (6 years 5 months 1 week 3 days 8 hours ago) and read 1719 times:
Quoting NeilYYZ (Reply 20):
I'd smack my computer upside the head, except I doubt it would pop out of his screen and whack him.
Confuscius From United States of America, joined Aug 2001, 3634 posts, RR: 2 Reply 22, posted (6 years 5 months 1 week 3 days 8 hours ago) and read 1716 times:
"Wow. That's just downright cold and wrong."
"Thats down right hateful and harsh"
It's may be a politically incorrect choice but their actions have affected millions of people.
NeilYYZ From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 23, posted (6 years 5 months 1 week 3 days 8 hours ago) and read 1708 times:
Quoting Confuscius (Reply 22):
It's may be a politically incorrect choice but their actions have affected millions of people.
There are some lines you just don't cross. And saying that the insurgents who are killing American soldiers fighting for your freedom as well as mine, is just taking a big 'ol leap over that line.
Confuscius From United States of America, joined Aug 2001, 3634 posts, RR: 2 Reply 24, posted (6 years 5 months 1 week 3 days 7 hours ago) and read 1697 times:
"There are some lines you just don't cross..."
Your missing the point. Yes, they're evil, but Time's criteria doesn't necessarily mean in a positive way. Besides the death and destruction in Iraq, the insurgency has affected world politics, especially here in the United States. This is not Disney's Person of the Year we're talking about. If it is, my vote is for Hannah Montana.
Ain't I a stinker?
25 NeilYYZ: I know that according to Time's criteria the insurgents fit. However, Time would be moronic to nominate them. I have a hard enough time swallowing wh
27 TZ757300: Maybe they should just choose Big Bird, hes loved by everyone.
28 Confuscius: "Maybe they should just choose Big Bird, hes loved by everyone." Nope, he's too tall and yellow, it'll offend short red muppets.
29 TZ757300: Sorry, my brain isn't Scientologistly adequate for Toms liking, so I'm not allowed to imagine about that.
30 KiwiinOz: Well you should start your own "Neil YYZ People of the Year" thread. As far as "Time" is concerned, I think it's important that they use a criteria o
31 Vikkyvik: Recognition does not equal praise. One can be famous OR infamous. That's all well and good, but totally irrelevant to the person that Time chooses. T
32 STLGph: No Confuscius - you have a very good point. Politically correct choice only in 'our mindset.' To some, the soldiers in the war in terror (or the tota
33 LTBEWR: Time's 'Person of the year' criteria is from the view of the mainly USA based editors but highly influenced by the non-editorial management of the mag
34 TZ757300: Then you have to convince the people who do not believe in it now. I personally think the Earth is just going through a period of warming, thats it.
35 AirCop: This year, the People of the Year should be the voters of America, who in a peacefully way send a strong message to Washington that a change is needed
36 PPVRA: I like that. BTW, regarding the second part of my post, *when* will we know who (or what) will be on Time's cover?
40 DianaIvanova: There's only one man for this nomination Vladimir Putin He has rescued Russia from total disaster and, although the West may hate him for getting the
43 N1120A: Why? Because they think outside the little bed of roses that George Bush wants us to think he is creating? Roses have thorns. The "war"? Wars on theo
45 NeilYYZ: That's fine. They can start their own magazine and name whomever they want as their person of the year. Sometimes I think Time is so far outside, the
46 PPVRA: It's official now. POI is You. What the hell. I do understand where they come from, though. And I agree. Good decision.[Edited 2006-12-17 02:57:52]
48 AirframeAS: Time Magazine's Person of the Year is...... Drumroll please.... THE HUMAN SPECIES!! There...now that its settled....moving on to more ridiculous thing
49 NeilYYZ: I agree, really anti-climactic after all of the discussion here. It left me with a feeling of, "yeah, sure, I guess..."
50 AirCop: I'll second ANCFlyer position of the winner.
51 PPVRA: You guys should have watched the CNN special. It made sense - at least to me. YouTube is great, and was one of the contenders to the nomination, but i
52 TZ757300: Nope, I dont think so. If everyone there didn't want us there, they would have joined in the fight against us when the occupation took place. But hav
54 LTBEWR: What a wimp out. Guess they were so afraid of choosing a bad guy or some politician that would turn off the buyers, subscribers of and advertisers in
55 Piercey: Wow, cop out. As said before, probably a business decision, but this is a pure cop out.
56 ME AVN FAN: - In 2001 it would have been Mohammed el-Atta OR Usama BinLadn - this year Hassan Nasrullah or Hugo Chavez - if so, why not the Policemen in the War
57 Nosedive: Sheesh, cop out. Ok, teh intarwebs iz awesome!!!!132 but its a muhsheene!!!!!!!!111 Internet "democratization" is great for a theory/idea of the yr, b
58 BNE: What a croc; It should have been the people who invented the technology that changed the world; not the people who use the technology.
59 NeilYYZ: That's a good point that I didn't think of. I'd add them in too.
60 Mhodgson: Well, it will look good on my CV, anyway.
61 Mir: Well, according to this, they were going to go with Ahmadinejad: http://articles.news.aol.com/news/_a...11509990001?ncid=NWS00010000000001 I guess th
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