TIME Person of the Year?

[UrbScotty]

I know, I know, TIME Magazine won’t announce their Person of the Year until mid-December. But it’s fun to speculate every now and then, right?

Often, of course, TIME names just one person as Person of the Year. However, last year, they named three women as Co-Persons of the Year: Sherron Watkins, Colleen Rowley, and Cynthia Cooper, the “whistleblowers” at the CIA, FBI, and Enron. I think it was 1993 when the “peacemakers,” Rabin, Arafat, Mandela, and DeKlerk, were named Persons of the Year. They have also named American Women and Americans Under 25 to that title.

So... If the year 2003 were to end right now, whom do you think would be TIME’s Person of the Year?

I personally think it will be one of the first five.

[greatauntoftriplets]

1. Numtnuts Bush.

Time is solidly in the fold.

[sasquatch]

4. It wouldn't surprise me Adolf Hitler was once man of the year

History repeats itself so if to stupid to do anything wins I will be disgusted but, not surprised.

[CMT]

2. if Gray Davis survives the recall

he deserves to be Person of the Year.

[tsipple]

3. Saddam Hussein and Osama Bin Laden

The uncaptured boogeymen.

[leftyandproud]

5. Kucinich Kucinich Kucinich!!!

"Comeback story of the year! Underdog Dennis Kucinich makes passionate speeches to the public, challenging conventional wisdom, and dragging the apparatus of the democratic party kicking and screaming behind him. Polls today show Kucinich winning 51/50 against GW Bush, with support rapidly growing with the help of grassroots activists across the country"

I can dream can't I?..

[sasquatch]

6. Can I have that dream too!!

it sounds very nice:)

[TSIAS]

7. I'll bet the troops win

Just a hunch at this point. Although I would not be surprised to see George Bush himself win.

[BayCityProgressive]

8. Hillary Clinton

Beat all the odds. fastest selling non fiction book in history. Gained power in the senate faster than any other junior senators. She's where it's at.

[LastRobot]

9. Doesn't have to be liked

Remember that the Time Person of the Year is the person who the staff of Time feels made the biggest impact on society or dominates the news media. Supposedly in 2001, Bin Laden was a very close second to Guiliani. Guiliani got it because Time was afraid of how people would react, even though Guiliani's successful management of the crises was not as globally changing as Bin Laden's creation of and sustenance of Al Quaeda.

It may be Bush and it may not be so positive. Who knows, Bush could resign before Time names its person of 2003 and yet he may still be on the cover because that would alter our very landscape as a nation. Usually they put the winner of the Presidential race on the cover in an election year. This year its not and could be anyone (or anything!) It’s very hard to say what can happen.

Heck, if we discover life on another planet, esp. intelligent life, Bush, Iraq, 9/11, California, Dean, America, West v. East, everything would become irrelevant in the face of that. The scientist(s) who announced that and had proof would be the person of the year. Of course that's just my too much sci-fi reading coming to the surface...

http://www.time.com/time/poy2001/covers/nineties.html

[CBHagman]

12. You can say that again.

I recall when Newt Gingrich was Time's Person of the Year. The Time issue had just come out, and people were reading it and commenting on the decision to choose Gingrich. I recall hearing at least two or three people that first day observe that the Ayatollah Khomeini had also been Person of Year...

[OldSoldier]

10. Person of the Year, nee Man of the Year

is given to the person or persons who, for good or bad, most affected the news over the last year.

When Hitler made it, you saw just how "bad" the person could be.

Quick question: Did Adolf Hitler get the joy, the giddiness, Bush displays when he has people killed? Bush truly loves to kill people. It is one of his more endearing traits. I don't even think Hitler was that crass.

[Best_man23]

11. Dean Kamish

I think that's his name, inventor of the Segway and the recently FDA approved stairclimbing wheelchair.

[Rabrrrrrr]

13. While I hate to say it,

I think that in terms of the Time's modus operandi, IDIOTWATERBOY would be the lead choice for having the most impact on teh world of anyone else, since he's the one who's actually taking the world to the brink of destruction, politically, economically, and environmentally.

Of course, STUPIDSHIT would take it as an honor, unless Time was very explicit in pointing out why CRIMINALINCHIEF won the award.

Of course, if my prayers are answered and my dream comes true, CHIMPYMcCOKESPOON would be on the cover of time in his prisoner outfit while on trial at the Hague, without benefit of being able to speak off paper, and being forced to ad lib and "speak from the cuff" as he slowly proves his guilt through his own stupidity and inability to think.

[LeftPeopleFinishFirst]

14. I don't see myself on there.

Therefore, I can't vote. :D