Boycott Time's Person of the Year issue

[imenja]

I'm startled they selected Bush on his own. I would have thought Rove would have been included if they wanted to make a point about the Republican electoral victory. Bush on his own implies a kind of political greatness that disturbs me, and I assume everyone else on these blogs.
At any rate, I suggest none of us buy this particular issue of Time. Perhaps those of you who have subscriptions might refuse delivery or send it back in the mail. What do you all think?

[HEyHEY]

1. Can you think of someone who has impacted the world more?

[imenja]

2. Rove

I could see Rove paired with Bush. Bush on his own bothers me.

[Cha]

9. They should also put the voting machines

on the front cover with the question of "what diabolical tampering with diebold has wrought this Machivellian gang back into power?"

[imenja]

10. Diebold as person of the year

corporations are legal persons after all.

[Cha]

12. There ya go!

diebold impacted the world the most this year!

[Sparkly]

21. Yeah! Put that Wally guy on the cover if they need a face

You know, the one who promised to deliver Ohio to the Chimp... (I forgot his last name.)

[Cha]

26. wally o'dell

http://www.thenews-messenger.com/news/stories/20030828/localnews/150004.html

"In his invitation, O'Dell states his support for the Republican Party and notes he is "committed to helping Ohio deliver its electoral votes to the President next year."

Redfern said letting O'Dell supply the machines for that election after making such a bold statement would be foolish."

[Sparkly]

27. Yeah, HIM!!

:mad:

[Hieronymus]

5. True, didn't they pick Hitler one year?

:eyes:

[Cha]

3. Great idea..why should we roll over?

I haven't read or bought time since I cancelled my subscription a couple of years ago. I hope they lose money on this deal with the devil!

[eleny]

4. Great idea and I wonder how he like the double chin they gave him?

[The Straight Story]

6. I never buy it any way - usually old news before it hits the stands :)N/T

[48pan]

7. This pretty much debunks...

the left wing media myth.

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[Cha]

11. Too bad!

I think the statement would be worth more than what else you could get in corporate time mag.

[Erika]

13. I don't know if I can take

four more years of Bushie worship.

[Califooyah Operative]

14. I disagree.

Bush and his admin. have had more an impact/influence on the world than anyone else in my opinion.

[imenja]

15. Why Bush alone?

When Time names a president person of the year for a second time, they pair him with someone else--Regan with Andropov, Nixon with Kissinger, Clinton with Starr, etc.... Bush and Rove I could have understand, because many see Rove as the political brains behind Bush's electoral win.
I'm not questioning that the Bush administration had a great impact on the world, but placing Bush alone suggests a competency and greatness he hasn't earned.

[Califooyah Operative]

24. yea thats a good point,

its probably because bush is the front for the machine. He's the pretty face. Rove and cheney are behind the scenes.

[Pepperbelly]

16. I boycott ALL issues of Time, a flagship of Time-Warner. Infoporn. nt

[Placebo]

17. I have already updated my signature appropriately.

:thumbsup:

[imenja]

28. What is the first image?

Industrialization? The machine age?

[JI7]

18. when they refused to put Osama Bin Laden as POY in 2001

the whole thing became a joke. "person of the year" was a newsmaker thing not some award where people are to be honored. but that's what it seems to have turned into. they put rudy on in 2001 which was a joke.

i agree it should have been rove if it was going to be anyone having anything to do with the elections but it wasn't.

i stopped reading to taking time magazine seriously some time ago. i don't subscribe and would reject the magazine even if i got it for free.

[Moloch]

19. Time's Person Of The Year is NOT an honor...

It is supposed to signify the person that had the most impact on news in a year. Hitler, Stalin and Mao have been selected in the past.

Unfortunately, Shrub did have the most impact on news this year, IMO.

Usually Time is good about this, but in 2001 they selected Adolf Guiliani instead of Bin Laden.

[imenja]

23. it's very unusal for a president to appear twice on his own

Why Bush above Reagan or Clinton?

[imenja]

20. Vote in Time's poll about Bush as person of the year.

http://www.time.com/time/personoftheyear/2004/story.html

[illflem]

22. So..

bush joins these guys, the republicians should be more pissed than we are.

[coreystone]

25. Of 3400+ votes the yes's are in agreement by about 55.6 % ... n/t

[catbert836]

29. Already have a subscription

but there's no way in hell I'm reading this issue.

[imenja]

30. send it back

or refuse delivery