TIME Magazine chose Russian President Vladimir Putin as its Person of the Year (runners-up were Al Gore, “Harry Potter” author, J.K. Rowling, China’s big cheese, Hu Jintao and our choice, General Petraeus).We thought the choice curious but after reading TIME’s explanation, we just shrugged our shoulders and said, “O.K.. sure.. whatever”. Was it really that unspectacular a year? We guess that after taking last year off with the cop-out “You”, the folks at TIME tried their best to put some effort into the choice this year.
And TIME has always taken grief for not adhering to some sort of moral standard in making the selection. For TIME’s part here is some verbage pulled from their explanation of how they do their choosing:
"TIME's Person of the Year is not and never has been an honor. It is not an endorsement. It is not a popularity contest. At its best, it is a clear-eyed recognition of the world as it is and of the most powerful individuals and forces shaping that world—for better or for worse."
Fair enough. But “most powerful individuals…”? Probably explains why our boy Mahmoud didn’t make the cut.
And speaking of moral standards… just what is it with magazines and their insistence in throwing the crotches of their Alpha-male cover boys in all our faces? Enough!
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