tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11477208.post116640138255463544..comments2023-07-01T08:19:19.176-07:00Comments on North of the Red River: Person of the YearCarmelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03530338980142634057noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11477208.post-1166551158791072812006-12-19T09:59:00.000-08:002006-12-19T09:59:00.000-08:00Time hasn't picked anyone particularly incendiary ...Time hasn't picked anyone particularly incendiary since Ayatollah Khomenei got the nod in 1979. <BR/><BR/>Choosing Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Kim Jong-il or even Hassan Nasrallah (the Hezbollah leader) this year would have been gutsy and very timely. And talk about selling magazines — I think many people would have bought Time just to find out why, and maybe they would have (gasp!) learned something about the world that doesn't come straight from cable-news jargon. Instead, Time is encouraging us to congratulate ourselves for spending even more time with electronic devices. Sheesh.<BR/><BR/>(Rant over.)Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15161334963030131049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11477208.post-1166541938620091022006-12-19T07:25:00.000-08:002006-12-19T07:25:00.000-08:00You know, when they pick someone worthwhile to dis...You know, when they pick someone worthwhile to discuss, it's a good hook for an end-of-year feature (says the magazine person). <BR/><BR/>But when it's a lame cop-out to avoid picking the person who would be best (as cissy noted), it's just a pathetic pr stunt. <BR/><BR/>No, it's not even that. It's a cop-out disguised as a pr stunt. Even worse.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00121638361985412921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11477208.post-1166482923184572832006-12-18T15:02:00.000-08:002006-12-18T15:02:00.000-08:00What I can't believe is how Person of the Year has...What I can't believe is how Person of the Year has become such a big deal. It's little more than a publicity stunt, and people take the bait every year. I heard two radio reports about it this morning, and it's all over the Web. My paper makes a point of not covering it, and I'm glad.Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15161334963030131049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11477208.post-1166475263354240172006-12-18T12:54:00.000-08:002006-12-18T12:54:00.000-08:00Exactly. They were too scared to choose the person...Exactly. They were too scared to choose the person who they were leaning to -- the president of Iran.<BR/><BR/>Our newspapers, our magazines, our "media" is losing its courage.Carmelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03530338980142634057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11477208.post-1166471718995410342006-12-18T11:55:00.000-08:002006-12-18T11:55:00.000-08:00You know, that's just one of the lamest cop-outs I...You know, that's just one of the lamest cop-outs I've ever seen. <BR/><BR/>There were plenty of other good choices. <BR/><BR/>Honestly, I wish I could decline the offer. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00121638361985412921noreply@blogger.com