Putting it in perspective

[razorjak]

Some people are sickened that TIME magazine saw fit to give "Person of the Year" to George W. Bush. Well just think on this a bit.

Adolph Hitler was the man of the year for 1938
Joseph Stalin won twice 1939 and 1942.

Makes you think a bit, eh?

Comments

[blackavar.livejournal.com]

bin Ladin was actually selected, as he was the most newsmaking/impactful person of 2001, and it was accurate. However, the selection was leaked, and the outcry made them switch to Giuliani, who was definitely not the person with the most impact on 2001. Man of the Year's just the person (or thing, such as the computer or the Internet, which has been considered) that has the biggest impact.