The Bush P.O.Y. Time Mag. cover and his "bold, uncompromising leadership"

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

At least they didn't pick Karl Rove.



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United States President George W. Bush is shown on Time magazine's 'person of the year' cover, released on December 18, 2004. Bush's bold, uncompromising leadership and his clear-cut election victory made him Time magazine's 'Person of the Year' for 2004, its managing editor said December 19, 2004. Time chose Bush 'for sticking to his guns (literally and figuratively), for reshaping the rules of politics to fit his 10-gallon-hat leadership style and for persuading a majority of voters this time around that he deserved to be in the White House for another four years,' Jim Kelly wrote in the magazine.

[NYC]

1. "Bold" & "uncompromising" are not necessarily good.

In this case, they are definitely not good.

[dennis4868]

22. Hell.....

Hitler was also "Bold" & "uncompromising."

Big shit!

[Eurobabe]

2. ....

American Revolutionary? Yeah, King George is going to CAUSE American Revolution II.

[cornermouse]

3. Time - A magazine to boycott.

What a load of garbage.

[amber dog democrat]

4. This why I won't read Time. Ever

I remember them doing the same thing for Reagon. I don't care who their Cowboy of the year is. They're still ideological dinosaurs.

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

9. And that really is what they did, isn't it?

They gave a standing ovation to a giggling, smirking, Oedipal murdering psychotic son of privilege simply because he brandishes an ineffective "10-gallon-hat leadership style."

What a world. What a magazine.

:grr:

[amber dog democrat]

11. They're whores

Pure and simple. If they didn't cheerlead and pander to the wealthy and powerful as well as the junta dejure , where would they be ? It would be useful to read just to get the CIA slant on things.

[JI7]

5. what an ugly ass cover

[MaineDem]

6. I think it should have been Rove

People don't think Bush actually won the election on his own, do they? Do they think he's done ANYTHING on his own???

That write-up is quite sickening.

[prodigal_green]

8. Should have been O'Dell of Diebold

for fixing the election.

[katinmn]

7. What a sell-out to the American people at a critical time

when election corruption is being exposed.

[Debbie13]

10. Did Time pick Hitler back in the 40's? What a crime against

humanity and the democracy of the United States of America. Our founding fathers must be rolling in their graves.

[Silverhair]

15. No. The Time award is NOT an honor.

It does NOT mean: Most Admired Person of the Year.

It DOES mean: Biggest Impact, for Good or Evil, of the Year.

In 1940, Hitler did have a huge impact.

[Nay]

17. It is usually construed as an "honor" unless the person is

someone like Hitler, who was perceived by everyone as bad from the git-go. With that fawning writeup about his "leadership" :puke: this asswipe making the cover of Time will certainly puff the little bastard's head up more than it is already. Disgusting.

[Mist]

20. "Uncompromising"

* compromises endlessely for corporate interests.

[katinmn]

21. The managing editor presents it as an honor

if you read the quote

[Silverhair]

29. Haven't read the article yet.

I don't subscribe to Time, so I don't get the enhanced features on the web site. I don't know if I will buy it on the stands or not. That will depend on how I feel when I see it at the supermarket checkout.

Time has always said that the POTY (Formerly MOTY)is for biggest impact on events, for good or ill. For that matter, they once had a computer for the cover. Time has stuck with that defination for over 60 years, and I have read that they are going to extra trouble this year to remind people of their selection requirements.

That many people think of it as an honor is obvious from the many nominations each year that ignore the basic requirement.

Edit: Typo

[OneBlueSky]

12. I'm cancelling my subscription!! . . .

oh, wait . . . I don't HAVE a subscription . . .

what the hell . . . I'm subscribing just so I can cancel my subscription!! . . .

[kedrys]

13. Let the projectile barfing BEGIN! n/t

[pen dragon]

14. God I hate that face

He has the look of a Roman emperor


Fuck you dubya

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

16. A little "Truth In Advertising" adjustment

[Endangered Specie]

35. Don't you think a well placed mustache would complete the picture?

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

36. Yeah, but that would be overstating the obvious...

...I'm going to be VERY interested in how history documents this "presidency." Everyone's kissing his ass right now because he's in power. Let's see how history favors him when he's a wrinkled, dying old prune like his pappy.

I'm also going to be FASCINATED to see what happens after four more years of this baloney, and God-knows-what in the way of damage at home and abroad, when Bill "Cat Killer" Frist or Rudy "Thank GOD George Bush Is President" Giuliani step up to throw their hat into the presidential ring. Giuliani got screwed by the Kerik affair, but he has PLENTY of time to lie and manipulate things in his favor. A lot of people don't know about what a cruel, twisted, sadistic piece of crap Frist is...but we have four years to TEACH them.

SOME people said that "A.B.B."..."Anybody But Bush"...was NOT sufficient for a Democratic victory in 2004. It will be interesting to see how much weight the GOP has in another four years.

I vote for "none."

[MellowOne]

18. AOL poll results

Interesting poll results:

http://aolsvc.news.aol.com/news/article.adp?id=20041219081809990001

[quiet.american]

19. Kool-Aid Comes to Time

"Bold, uncompromising leadership" ?????

This country is now officially INSANE.

[madison2000]

23. Turn the magazine backwards when you see it in newstands

I did this for a few days after the electiom- couldn't stand to see the smirking lunatic thief looking up at me.

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

34. I do that whenever I see the "Faith of George W. Bush" books

ANY book dealing with his fake "Christianity." I turn them around, and also place them at the back of a stack of different books.

:toast:

[LibDemAlways]

39. Definitely turn it backwards or

if you get a chance, grab a stack and stick them in the toilet paper aisle beside the Charmin. That's about all its good for, and will send a definite message.

[dennis4868]

24. when they say "bold, uncompromising leadership""

do they mean:

1. outing a CIA agent for political gain?;

2. Lying to congress and the american people for reasons to invade Iraq?;

3. Ignoring post invasion war plans that has lead to thousands of deaths?;

4. violating the constitution and using congressional approved funding for Aghanistan instead for Iraq without telling congress;

5. no bid contracts for uncle Dick's company?;

6. Not enforcing environmental regulations for his big company friends/donors?;

7. job losses;

8. Sleeping on the job before 911 and ignoring terror warnings?;

WHAT THE FUCK DO THEY MEANS WHEN THEY SAY "bold, uncompromising leadership?"

[Rob H.]

25. My first reaction

"It's bad enough that he's their Person of the Year, but American Revolutionary? What the fuck?!"

This makes it official: not only has the bar been set lower for this pResident than any other political figure in our nation's history, Time magazine has it buried deep, deep, deep underground.

[Ithuilwen]

28. Yeah, the use of revolutionary made me...

:puke:

[pschoeb]

32. It's kind of ironic because when Hilter got Time's Man of the year

in 1938 they called him an "International Revolutionary"

in Time'S 1938 bio on Hitler this part sounds familiar for some reason ;)

"Consistently failing to pass even the most elementary studies, he grew up a half-educated young man, untrained for any trade or profession, seemingly doomed to failure. Brilliant, charming, cosmopolitan Vienna he learned to loathe for what he called its Semitism; more to his liking was homogeneous Munich, his real home after 1912."

This sounded familiar as well

"But unlike the polished Frederick, Führer Hitler, whose reading has always been very limited, invites few great minds to visit him, nor would Führer Hitler agree with Frederick's contention that he was "tired of ruling over slaves."

http://www.scrapbookpages.com/DachauMemorial/TimeCover.html

[Pithy Cherub]

26. * looks like a wax dummy!

So glad that this will NOT horridly surprise me in my mailbox. Time begins and officially acknowledges its complete capitulation to *world! Let's hear it for :puke: :puke: :puke: for *!

[FrenchieCat]

27. It's all bullshit and propaganda ....

Time Magazine is owned by Time-Warner, who also owns CNN who is part of the cable cartel that fixed our primaries, trashed Kerry and protected their native son, Bush to this day.

Guess the election is over and Time-Warner (parent Co. of CNN) has settled on paying the SEC 510 Million dollars as a settlement stemming from the Income Stock/advertising AOL fraud case that the Gov. has been hanging over their heads for the last 1.5 years.

The selection of Bush as Person of the Year is probably the difference between Time-Warner paying 510 million vs. 4 billion for the fraud it committed. Costly deal...but what's a multinational media corporation to do when the Governmnet has you by the balls?

To be honest, I don't give a rat's ass that Time Magazine selected *; nor what Time Magazine thinks; nor what they report. It's all bullshit and propaganda anyways. I'll leave it up to the Sheeples to find this "person of the year" turd food to be interesting and thought provoking.

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/latimests/2004 ...
Time Warner Settles AOL Fraud Charges
Thu Dec 16, 7:55 AM ET
Media giant Time Warner Inc. agreed Wednesday to pay $510 million to settle government charges of accounting fraud at its troubled America Online unit, freeing the company to use its stock for acquisitions.

settlement would remove the uncertainty clouding the future of the world's largest entertainment company accused by regulators of inflating the advertising revenue of its Internet service provider.

Wall Street had been expecting a deal, because Time Warner set aside $500 million last month to resolve problems with the government. Time Warner stock has climbed more than 15% since.

The two-pronged agreement would be with both the Justice Department (news - web sites) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (news -web sites). It must be approved by SEC commissioners.

Wall Street analysts had been prepared a year ago for the accounting debacle to cost Time Warner as much as $4 billion in penalties and litigation. But Chief Executive Richard Parsons took a hard stance with regulators, refusing to admit guilt even though that might have more quickly resolved the investigations.

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[Sparkly]

30. Whose chin is that, anyway?

I think they gave him Kirk Douglas' chin. :puke:

[Cha]

31. This is the time cover my friends sent me..

[okieinpain]

33. personally, I think it's great. the bigger they are, the harder they

fall.

[Deja Q]

38. And he's going to land, plop, right on top of us - just as a bird's doo

does in flight.

[okieinpain]

40. sorry, but you got to take the bad with the good.

[Deja Q]

37. God, they can't even make a good painting out of his face either...

Thanks Time(tm). You're proving more than you think to the civilized countries of the world.