Drudge teaser: Wikileaks tool to be named Time’s “Person of the Year”
posted at 5:56 pm on December 7, 2010 by Allahpundit
Just a single line at the top of the page, but it’s all too plausible and Assange is, after all, leading Time’s online balloting. By a lot, in fact. In second place, trailing by more than 60,000 votes, is Turkish prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan; in third with less than half of Assange’s votes is, er, Lady Gaga. (Not the first time either that Turkish readers have freeped the hell out of a dopey Time poll.) That’s actually a perfect top three for our age. One’s an Islamist cretin, another’s a shameless fame whore pandering for media attention with bizarre hairstyles and transgressive stunts, and the third is Lady Gaga. Look in the mirror, world. Like what you see?
Assuming Drudge is right, the most awful part of choosing Assange isn’t, I think, that they’re rewarding an enemy of the U.S. — that’s no surprise — but that this guarantees an unbearably ponderous navel-gazing cover story about secrecy in the Internet age and state power against decentralized international actors and What It All Means to you. If they’re dead set on using Wikileaks as a peg for that, why don’t they make Wikileaks itself the “Organization of the Year” instead of singling out Assange? For that matter, why not make Bradley Manning “Person of the Year” instead? Answer, of course: Because Time doesn’t have the stones to do that given the backlash it would generate, and after all, Manning’s story as a lowly private who stole some documents isn’t nearly as gripping as a foreign-born super-hacker waging war on the U.S. government while on the run across Europe. In fact, watching the throng of photographers outside Assange’s bail hearing this morning, I wondered what would have happened if he had been released and the press were free to chase their new idol around, squealing ecstatically all the way. It would have been like the opening of “A Hard Day’s Night.”
I won’t bother suggesting that the tea party or one of its leaders, like Beck, should be “Person of the Year” since having to write that feature would seem too cruel a task to inflict on poor liberal Time writers. But there’s actually an excellent suggestion floating around in their online poll: “The Unemployed American.” Unemployment’s going to be a very big deal for a very long time (see Bernanke’s comments on “60 Minutes” recently for thoughts on that), and meanwhile, for all the bluster, no true bombshells have yet dropped from the Wikileaks docs. Maybe if the Unemployed American colored his hair white and started mumbling semi-coherently about “crushing bastards” in the U.S. government, that’d qualify him.
Now, take five minutes and read Michael Moynihan’s post about how far some Assange apologists are willing to go to defend him on those Swedish sex assault charges. And by “some apologists,” I mean Keith Olbermann.
Update: Olby does the right thing.
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Wrong,,,,,,,,,Wrong,,,,,,,,Wrong!
Its,
“Terrorist of the Year”!
canopfor on December 7, 2010 at 6:00 PM
Wow, shocker.
Dino64 on December 7, 2010 at 6:00 PM
Forgot to add sarc!
Dino64 on December 7, 2010 at 6:01 PM
maybe it could turn out like Princess Diana did….
jus sayin’
ted c on December 7, 2010 at 6:01 PM
Time for rendition and a quick date with the waterboard…
Khun Joe on December 7, 2010 at 6:02 PM
The Sweet – Set Me Free*(sarc)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SW6zZAigmMo
canopfor on December 7, 2010 at 6:02 PM
“Person of the Year?”
For having a leaky wick?
coldwarrior on December 7, 2010 at 6:02 PM
Next, a contestant on Dancing With The Stars?
Electrongod on December 7, 2010 at 6:02 PM
about as cruel as having them pen the headline “obama pushes a tax cut as ‘good deal’”
pain.
ted c on December 7, 2010 at 6:03 PM
Ayatullah Khomeini was MOTY in ’79.
I can’t say that other people deserve it more, especially considering that it’s just another stupid title that, in the end, just sells magazines.
I was more offended that Motor Trend’s COTY was the Chevy Volt. Puke!!!
hisfrogness on December 7, 2010 at 6:03 PM
just think of how all the inmates are going to joke with his lil’ wimpy a$$ once he gets there….
“hey fellas! watch me make this Wiki Leak!”
ted c on December 7, 2010 at 6:04 PM
Time’s Person of the Years:
1927 Charles Augustus Lindbergh
1928 Walter P. Chrysler
1929 Owen D. Young
1930 Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
1931 Pierre Laval
1932 Franklin Delano Roosevelt
1933 Hugh Samuel Johnson
1934 Franklin Delano Roosevelt
1935 Haile Selassie
1936 Mrs. Wallis Warfield Simpson
1937 Generalissimo & Mme Chiang Kai-Shek
1938 Adolf Hitler
1939 Joseph Stalin
1940 Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill
1941 Franklin Delano Roosevelt
1942 Joseph Stalin
1943 George Catlett Marshall
1944 Dwight David Eisenhower
1945 Harry Truman
1946 James F. Byrnes
1947 George Catlett Marshall
1948 Harry Truman
1949 Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill
1950 American Fighting-Man
1951 Mohammed Mossadegh
1952 Elizabeth II
1953 Konrad Adenauer
1954 John Foster Dulles
1955 Harlow Herbert Curtice
1956 Hungarian Freedom Fighter
1957 Nikita Krushchev
1958 Charles De Gaulle
1959 Dwight David Eisenhower
1960 U.S. Scientists
1961 John Fitzgerald Kennedy
1962 Pope John XXIII
1963 Martin Luther King Jr.
1964 Lyndon B. Johnson
1965 General William Childs Westmoreland
1966 Twenty-Five and Under
1967 Lyndon B. Johnson
1968 Astronauts Anders, Borman and Lovell
1969 The Middle Americans
1970 Willy Brandt
1971 Richard Milhous Nixon
1972 Nixon and Kissinger
1973 John J. Sirica
1974 King Faisal
1975 American Women
1976 Jimmy Carter
1977 Anwar Sadat
1978 Teng Hsiao-P’ing
1979 Ayatullah Khomeini
1980 Ronald Reagan
1981 Lech Walesa
1982 The Computer
1983 Ronald Reagan & Yuri Andropov
1984 Peter Ueberroth
1985 Deng Xiaoping
1986 Corazon Aquino
1987 Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev
1988 Endangered Earth
1989 Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev
1990 The Two George Bushes
1991 Ted Turner
1992 Bill Clinton
1993 The Peacemakers
1994 Pope John Paul II
1995 Newt Gingrich
1996 Dr. David Ho
1997 Andy Grove
1998 Bill Clinton and Kenneth Starr
1999 Jeff Bezos
2000 George W. Bush
2001 Rudolph Giuliani
2002 The Whistleblowers
2003 The American Soldier
2004 George W. Bush
2005 Bill Gates, Melinda Gates, & Bono
2006 You
2007 Vladimir Putin
2008 Barack Obama
2009 Ben Bernanke
2010 To Be Announced
Wow. What an “Honor”.
portlandon on December 7, 2010 at 6:05 PM
Lets review,
Hopey,a Progressive,wins the Peace Prize,
and now,AssLeaky,another Progressive anarchist might get Person of the Year.
It seems the last few years,its a Progressive Socialist
World!!!!
And,the year is 1984!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
canopfor on December 7, 2010 at 6:06 PM
Wow. What an “Honor”.
portlandon on December 7, 2010 at 6:05 PM
portlandon:Excellent intel info:)
canopfor on December 7, 2010 at 6:07 PM
I can’t believe that anyone would wish death on Julian Assange.
As an Australian I stand with Assange and many other Australians do.
STFU USA!
Crux Australis on December 7, 2010 at 6:08 PM
Have you read the charges AP? Have you read the news reports of the charges?
The two victims decided they were raped, days later, after they found out about each other. Rape is supposed to be defined as a man forcing himself, on a woman. It is not supposed to be defined as days later regrets from a one night stand.
The story if absolutely true, show that Assange is a shallow son of a B. But he’s not a rapist. The woman said wear a condom, he said no. She didn’t get out of bed. She didn’t say no raincoat, no playtime. She continued. The second woman claims he sabotaged the condom.
Now, days later, they discuss their individual episodes with the Rake, then they decide that they were raped. When they find out that they were not the only one night stand he had while in town.
That isn’t rape by my definition. AP, if it is your definition, you better hope all your old partners think fondly of you. If not, you could be facing criminal charges.
Now, why are you so desperate to get this guy that you’ll support a perversion of the criminal justice system? You’re worse than the juries of legend that assume that the black man had to be guilty of something. You don’t care if he’s guilty, you just want him punished for anything.
If this is the direction of the Conservative’s. I want off the train thanks. If we’re turning into the party of lynch the messenger, and rape is anger at the betrayal of cad, then I’ll go talk to the Libertarians. I find their pro drug positions less offensive than this.
Snake307 on December 7, 2010 at 6:09 PM
“hey fellas! watch me make this Wiki Leak!”
ted c on December 7, 2010 at 6:04 PM
ted c:How about writing it in the snow,and send a
picture,er wait,thats gross,never mind!(sarc).
canopfor on December 7, 2010 at 6:09 PM
I look for him to definitely win the Noble Peace Prize!..:)
Dire Straits on December 7, 2010 at 6:10 PM
Thanks for sharing.
Electrongod on December 7, 2010 at 6:12 PM
sigh. He’ll win this award and the guy who plays him in the hollywood flick will win best actor. I think Leo would be a good fit, actually.
TimTebowSavesAmerica on December 7, 2010 at 6:12 PM
Snake307 on December 7, 2010 at 6:09 PM
dude, i saw that too, the sun article on the two chicks he bagged and the condom/no condom issue. If he goes in the clink, shouldn’t it be for espionage? or using stolen information illegally obtained by assboy Manning? I dunno, I’m not a lawyer, but the guy is certainly a tool, but from that article does not appear to be a rapist, just has two jilted hotties po’d at him on that front and the whole US government.
ted c on December 7, 2010 at 6:12 PM
Hey AP, if we don’t like your message, can we trump up some criminal charges on you too?
Snake307 on December 7, 2010 at 6:13 PM
I will add that this guy used/uses very poor discretion in what he “leaks” and that it is harmful to the US interests, particularly when it involves the US military. that I’m concerned about, HRC, ehh…not so much.
ted c on December 7, 2010 at 6:14 PM
http://tinyurl.com/2f2bvht
“Lockerbie Bomber ‘Freed After Libya Threats’”
Now you know why they let him go.
Asher on December 7, 2010 at 6:14 PM
So says the guy from the world’s largest penal colony.
TimTebowSavesAmerica on December 7, 2010 at 6:15 PM
Assange is the man.
Spathi on December 7, 2010 at 6:15 PM
My point, nobody cares what he’s accused of, they all want the Messenger killed, and they’ll use whatever they can. We have a name for that kind of justice. I just hope that AP becomes more friendly, or this trend might catch on of trumped up criminal charges to silence those who offend the mob.
Snake307 on December 7, 2010 at 6:15 PM
You might feel differently if documents stolen from your Australian government were to cause the death of a family member, spouse or dear friend.
Tim Zank on December 7, 2010 at 6:15 PM
is he doing it from a tub?
ted c on December 7, 2010 at 6:16 PM
You have to remember tho…Time’s “Man/Person/Persons of the Year” isn’t always meant to mean a good or great person…but the person who had the biggest impact of the year… good or bad.
If I remember correctly, 2001 went to Rudy, but Time had planned on making bin-Laden MotY. But they didn’t in the end, due to major protests against it.
JetBoy on December 7, 2010 at 6:16 PM
Is Tme even relevant any more? I haven’t picked up a copy of it in over decade. They can name whomever they want as person of the year. It’s an empty, hollow, meaningless award. Have to wonder though if Time was somehow in bed with Assange.
Tommy_G on December 7, 2010 at 6:17 PM
And we have another candidate for Time’s Person of the Year!
Dr. Carlo Lombardi on December 7, 2010 at 6:17 PM
OT:..What happened last night!?!..:)
Dire Straits on December 7, 2010 at 6:17 PM
I can’t believe that anyone would wish death on Julian Assange.
As an Australian I stand with Assange and many other Australians do.
STFU USA!
Crux Australis on December 7, 2010 at 6:08 PM
Crux Australis:Wow down under,if thats how you feel,and if
the shoe was on the other foot,and this was
a Canadian,British,or American,that exposed
dirt on Australia,I ensure you,that I would
n’t wrap my flag around my emotions!!
I would happily extradite a Canadian,if there
was solid evidence that Australian secrets
and National Security was exposed through es
pianage!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So,I guess Assenge,is an Australian National
Hero!!
I’m sure tho,that your position,or narrative
is seen through the prism,of the minority!!!
canopfor on December 7, 2010 at 6:17 PM
Tie me Assange down, sport.
profitsbeard on December 7, 2010 at 6:17 PM
I am so sorry for your lose.
portlandon on December 7, 2010 at 6:18 PM
I hear you. The rape stuff appears to be a canard, but I do agree with the characterization of him as an enemy of the US. The rape stuff is probably trumped up to buy time until everybody can figure out WTH to do with this info hemorrhage. I do believe that charges are trumped up on people with whom the gov’t has no idea how to handle in other circumstances, tho.
ted c on December 7, 2010 at 6:18 PM
Get off of OUR internet!
USA! USA! USA! USA!
portlandon on December 7, 2010 at 6:20 PM
Unforgivable disaster happened last night. What a pathetic showing that was.
JetBoy on December 7, 2010 at 6:20 PM
Turkish Propagandist are notorious, we closed our yahoo group because they wouldn’t leave us alone. Of course this is back when they didn’t want the U.S. to recognize the Armenian genocide and they wanted into the European Union.
They don’t want in the European Union anymore the last claim to the U.S.’s Turkish roots was when they claimed a Rev War Patriot named “Salem” was Muslim because of his name LOL!
Oh and they tried to claim that the Cherokee were descendants of Turks because of their head gear. Wrong again.
People really don’t get what “Tools” the Turks really are.
They have been debunked over and over again. So Time probably will consider the Turkish P.M. as Time’s Person of the year.
Dr Evil on December 7, 2010 at 6:20 PM
Did I defend the charges? I said that Olbermann, per Moynihan’s post, was willing to cite even the scummiest writers in Assange’s defense. Quit lecturing me.
Allahpundit on December 7, 2010 at 6:20 PM
our old VP invented it! yeah…
ted c on December 7, 2010 at 6:21 PM
I was shocked!..I do not even think NE fans thought that would happen!..The Jets will bounce back..Everyone has a bad game from time to time..:)
Dire Straits on December 7, 2010 at 6:22 PM
did anyone bet the farm, er hat, on that game, pray tell?
ted c on December 7, 2010 at 6:23 PM
Kevin Rudd pledges Assange to get ‘proper’ consular help from Australia
December 08, 2010 9:59AM
===========================
AUSTRALIA will “absolutely” give consular support to arrested WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange despite heavy criticism of his actions from the Gillard government.
But Mr Rudd today stressed the government would “absolutely” be supporting Mr Assange and ensuring his legal rights were protected.
“I’m the Foreign Minister of Australia and I’m responsible for the consular wellbeing of all Australians and, therefore, I just want to make it absolutely clear that, first of all, Mr Assange has contacted the Australian Consul-General in London and asked for consular support.
“We have confirmed that we’ll provide that, as we’d do for all Australian citizens.
“We’ll be providing him with a letter soon which indicates we’ll be prepared to provide consular visits and any other level of consular support concerning his wellbeing and his legal rights. That is the proper thing to do for any Australian citizen.
“What we do with Australians in strife anywhere in the world is that we take the view that our responsibility is to ensure the consular rights and legal rights of all Australians abroad are protected. And that includes Mr Assange.”
While he dodged repeated questions on comments made by the Prime Minister about WikiLeaks’ legal status, Mr Rudd did say the Swedish charges went “to a different range of matters” from anything WikiLeaks had done.
==============================================
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/kevin-rudd-pledges-assange-to-get-proper-consular-help-from-australia/story-fn59niix-1225967456671
canopfor on December 7, 2010 at 6:26 PM
That sums up the whole shebang. If assange should get it, then this guy is the one who really made it all happen. Put a traitor on the cover and see what happens there “time”
WitchDoctor on December 7, 2010 at 6:26 PM
What happened…
… Ron Paul finally pull his pants up and ask you to leave?
Seven Percent Solution on December 7, 2010 at 6:27 PM
I never bet on Gang Green.
JetBoy on December 7, 2010 at 6:28 PM
LOL. Al Gore & Ted Stevens were internet GENIUSES.
portlandon on December 7, 2010 at 6:28 PM
I hate New England Patriots. To me, they are the LaBron James of Football. I was hoping the Jets could pull it off.
portlandon on December 7, 2010 at 6:29 PM
too bad that principle doesn’t apply to Orange Politicians, eh?//
ted c on December 7, 2010 at 6:30 PM
Interesting!!
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Don’t shoot messenger for revealing uncomfortable truths
December 08, 2010 12:00AM
===========================
And Australians should observe with no pride the disgraceful pandering to these sentiments by Julia Gillard and her government. The powers of the Australian government appear to be fully at the disposal of the US as to whether to cancel my Australian passport, or to spy on or harass WikiLeaks supporters. The Australian Attorney-General is doing everything he can to help a US investigation clearly directed at framing Australian citizens and shipping them to the US.
Prime Minister Gillard and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton have not had a word of criticism for the other media organisations. That is because The Guardian, The New York Times and Der Spiegel are old and large, while WikiLeaks is as yet young and small.
We are the underdogs. The Gillard government is trying to shoot the messenger because it doesn’t want the truth revealed, including information about its own diplomatic and political dealings.
Has there been any response from the Australian government to the numerous public threats of violence against me and other WikiLeaks personnel? One might have thought an Australian prime minister would be defending her citizens against such things, but there have only been wholly unsubstantiated claims of illegality. The Prime Minister and especially the Attorney-General are meant to carry out their duties with dignity and above the fray. Rest assured, these two mean to save their own skins. They will not.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/in-depth/wikileaks/dont-shoot-messenger-for-revealing-uncomfortable-truths/story-fn775xjq-1225967241332
canopfor on December 7, 2010 at 6:31 PM
Janeane Garofolo would be better casting for Assmange.
slickwillie2001 on December 7, 2010 at 6:31 PM
What about Scott Brown?
His win in January set a lot of the narrative and was an indication how far things could go.
The fact people called him a RINO and his back/forth with Sarah Palin, get to the narrative of Republican divide.
He seems to capture the aspects so well. The Republican victory, the Republican turmoil, the Tea Party…
He might not be a perfect Senator, but in many ways he represents the story of the year, and becomes a great messenger for its events.
Wikileaks really isn’t that big a deal in terms of what has happened. If it led to wars or something, that would be something else. To often, I think people look to the end of the year to decide the big story. Sometimes the narrative is for the entire year.
amazingmets on December 7, 2010 at 6:32 PM
I can’t believe there are so many liberal sissy mary’s in Australia. I thought you guys were rough and tumble. I don’t wish death on this guy, but I do wish the full weight of the law on him. If that includes execution, then so be it.
Tommy_G on December 7, 2010 at 6:32 PM
That sums up the whole shebang. If assange should get it, then this guy is the one who really made it all happen. Put a traitor on the cover and see what happens there “time”
WitchDoctor on December 7, 2010 at 6:26 PM
__________________________________________________
They picked the traitor’s pimp instead.
Lovely.
profitsbeard on December 7, 2010 at 6:32 PM
My apologies,the above post,
Interesting!!
=====================
Don’t shoot messenger for revealing uncomfortable truths
December 08, 2010 12:00AM
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was written by Julian Assange himself,at 12:00AM Dec 08 2010
canopfor on December 7, 2010 at 6:34 PM
The ‘victim’ in one of the rape charges is a far-left radical feminist, hardly one you would suspect as part of a CIA plot to get Assmange.
After All the Drama Over State Secrets, It’s Sex With a Radical Feminist That Screws Assange
slickwillie2001 on December 7, 2010 at 6:35 PM
Get off of OUR internet!
USA! USA! USA! USA!
portlandon on December 7, 2010 at 6:20 PM
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our old VP invented it! yeah…
ted c on December 7, 2010 at 6:21 PM
ted c:Yup,I remember that lark!:)
canopfor on December 7, 2010 at 6:36 PM
Assange (as yet) hasn’t broken any Australian laws. If he did I would happily see him serve time in an Australian prison.
Crux Australis on December 7, 2010 at 6:36 PM
Heh, Jon Stewart said Assange looks like the Dyson vacuum guy.
JetBoy on December 7, 2010 at 6:41 PM
Ouch!
katy the mean old lady on December 7, 2010 at 6:41 PM
Will you be bending over with him as well?
jdkchem on December 7, 2010 at 6:42 PM
canopfor on December 7, 2010 at 6:17 PM
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Assange (as yet) hasn’t broken any Australian laws. If he did I would happily see him serve time in an Australian prison.
Crux Australis on December 7, 2010 at 6:36 PM
Crux Australis:Yes that sounds logical,and if the USA wants
Julian Assange,that will between your Prime Minister
and Obama,I guess!!
And,peoples emotions run high,but please don’t paint
Hot Air,alot of posters are on here,from all parts of
the globe,as guests on this American website!!:)
canopfor on December 7, 2010 at 6:43 PM
TIME Magazine huh? Boy, how gutsy, picking an America hater- never saw that coming!
Well this ought to be big news in all the dental offices in America- right around April 2011.
jjshaka on December 7, 2010 at 6:45 PM
lulz…well the actor has to have a slim build either way!
TimTebowSavesAmerica on December 7, 2010 at 6:55 PM
Umm, I understand the “rape” charge is because it is apparently against the law not to wear a condom if you are asked to. And one broke. If this is really the basis for a “rape” charge I am more concerned about the state of Swedish totalitarianism than anything else!
Talk about the government in your bedroom! Wow.
petunia on December 7, 2010 at 6:57 PM
Will you be bending over with him as well?
jdkchem on December 7, 2010 at 6:42 PM
jdkchem:That reminds me of when Bart got the Boot,in Episode
16,Bart Vrs. Australia,from the Simpsons!
canopfor on December 7, 2010 at 6:58 PM
a serious publication would have put Bernanke on the list, for better or worst he is one of the major people of the year
a serious publication would have put the Tea Party on the list
but no…this is a juvenile publication of lefty children who put this on the list
the tea party was all astroturf that was backed by sinister oil interest
my vote…ignore them
r keller on December 7, 2010 at 7:00 PM
Oh and before you get mad that I might be siding with the likes of Olbermann on this one… remember who I am. I am not at all liberal, in my politics or personal life.
But I honestly cannot believe that there can be a law that makes it the government’s business who is and who is not wearing a condom during a one night stand! The sex is completely consensual, but the condom broke! Now he is a sex offender?
Frankly, this whole thing is beyond bizarre!
petunia on December 7, 2010 at 7:02 PM
Once again, I’m not defending the charges. I’m saying that some of Assange’s defenders are so desperate to apologize for him that they’ll cite anyone in his defense. In any case, Olby has retracted, so that’s that.
Allahpundit on December 7, 2010 at 7:05 PM
Wasn’t dumba$$ Meghan McCain on the Time Person of the Year panel? It explains a lot.
Blake on December 7, 2010 at 7:25 PM
I am confused about this supposed “rape” thing, too. He sounds like a Jersey Shore type douchebag, not a rapist. In the US, women would take a bat to his ride or release his hoo hoo pics online for tearing the condom, not try to press charges. Tool of the first order, yes. Rapist, not convinced. And I’d rather see him fry for his real crimes.
di butler on December 7, 2010 at 7:27 PM
They don’t care about the unemployed American. Until they become one of them. Tool of the Year indeed.
Hahaha, I was thinking today looking at his picture that he looks like someone, I just couldn’t place it.
scalleywag on December 7, 2010 at 7:36 PM
This sad affair is an embarrassment to every democracy countries. Not because of Assange or Wikileaks but how these democratic governments respond to it.
The governments are making things more worst then it should be. They should think very carefully on their next move. Most people think he is a hero.
jdun on December 7, 2010 at 7:41 PM
At the risk of sounding like Whoopie (it wasn’t rape-rape), I don’t think this guy should get any grief for that incident.
I do think he should be persecuted to the full extent of the law for the terrible things he is doing. He should be charged with murder for every informant who’s identity he publicized, for instance.
My question is about Time’s polling: how do we vote in this poll? Couldn’t we support someone a little more appropriate?
Johnny 100 Pesos on December 7, 2010 at 7:42 PM
Why does that sentence make me want to take a shower?
Dr. Carlo Lombardi on December 7, 2010 at 8:11 PM
And AlGore invented Gore-bull Warming.
dthorny on December 7, 2010 at 8:18 PM
He’s Doogie Howser, only slightly less gay.
dthorny on December 7, 2010 at 8:33 PM
The person of the year is YOU, the tea party activist and/or supporter.
Schadenfreude on December 7, 2010 at 8:48 PM
Wait a minute. The Beatles? Allah hates the Beatles.
What hidden significance should we impute to this video of “A Hard Day’s Night”? It must mean something. But what?
The Other McCain on December 7, 2010 at 10:23 PM
WTF?!? Why not PFC Bradley Manning, that pathetic, miserable, sniveling little $hit ball of sub-human excrement, as MOTY? HE did far more damage to long term US interests than Julie-boy. I’d send BOTH of these vermin to the gallows … but only as a televised PPV event, with the proceeds going to reduce the deficit.
bannedbyhuffpo on December 7, 2010 at 11:17 PM
He must be an enemy of the U.S. after all the ruling class and their hanger-ons say he is, so it must be true.
Luka on December 8, 2010 at 1:14 AM
On portlandon’s list of “honorees” he puts all the democrats except LBJ in bold letters because he obviously hates democrats but why not Johnson too ? After all, He’s the guy who started welfare !! And they call Obama a socialist !!Which he is, but what about LBJ and his “great society” programs ???
LODGE4 on December 8, 2010 at 7:56 AM
You really get the impression that Time Magazine, once a respected and reliable news magazine, is now hellbent for leather to totally discredit themselves into oblivion by even considering this schmuck Assange as a candidate for Person Of The Year.
If they go through with it, they will be finished once and for all. The only thing the pages of their magazine will be good for after that will be to either line the bottom of a bird cage or housebreak puppies.
pilamaye on December 8, 2010 at 8:23 AM
Assange is, after all, leading Time’s online balloting. I put my vote for the turkish guy. I was going lady gaga but feel she is to far behind.
Greed on December 8, 2010 at 11:34 AM
Well of course he will be. And don’t forget, the Swedish get to give this alleged rapist (in Sweeden) a Nobel Peace Prize too. Why? Because both of these entities (Time and The Nobel Committee) simply hate America worse than the jihadist do.
kens on December 8, 2010 at 2:17 PM
Does anyone read that rag anymore? Other than the obvious losers you mentioned of course.
I won’t even pick one up sitting in an office waiting for an appointment.
1IDVET on December 8, 2010 at 2:22 PM