Person of the Year 2007: Putin

[The Monkey]

http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/personoftheyear/0,28757,1690753,00.html

 

[Pesmerga]

Aww, it's not me?

 

[Raziaar]

Why is he sucking out the small intestines from that kid's abdomen?

 

[Seppo]

That's the source of his powers.

 

[99.vikram]

Why is he sucking out the small intestines from that kid's abdomen?

He's sucking out his life force, silly. To be immortal.

 

[Barnz]

 

[Nemesis6]

Awww, look at that! He's just a lovely, snuggly bear. By the way, it's a sure bet that this picture is from the Nashi's annual camp, involing "two weeks of lectures and physical fitness". Nashi is essentially Putin's violent youth fanclub, dubbed the Putinjugend by the opposition whom they harass.

By the way: Putin WILL get you:

 

[Baal]

Alexander Litvinenko must be turning in his grave

 

[Icarusintel]

Time Magazine -

You're a bunch of dumbass hack reporters. Please go kill yourselves.

- Icarusintel

Slightly modified from the thread about their top video games of the year. Still, amazingly relevant.

 

[Raziaar]

What an intimidating photo.

 

[The Monkey]

Slightly modified from the thread about their top video games of the year. Still, amazingly relevant.

*Sigh*

It's not about who was the best person of the year, it's about who's had most influence.

To be precise: "for better or for worse, ...has done the most to influence the events of the year."

Hitler and Stalin have both gotten this title.

 

[Baal]

*Sigh*

It's not about who was the best person of the year, it's about who's had most influence.

To be precise: "for better or for worse, ...has done the most to influence the events of the year."

Hitler and Stalin have both gotten this title.

And Osama Bin Laden almost did.

 

[2real]

Putin is a bad ass ex KGB he will personally put radioactive goo in your coffee just to make a point.

 

[Nemesis6]

...especially if your name is Aleksandr Litvinenko! :-/

 

[Jintor]

*Sigh*

It's not about who was the best person of the year, it's about who's had most influence.

To be precise: "for better or for worse, ...has done the most to influence the events of the year."

Hitler and Stalin have both gotten this title.

In that case, it makes pretty good sense.

 

[JFry]

Putin is the head vampire.

 

[delusional]

I say we bring back Boris Yeltsin

from the dead

zombieltsin

 

[Nemesis6]

Actually, Yeltsin would be a nice change. I like the Russians better when they're drunk... Well, I like their heads of sate when they're drunk, anyways.

 

[PortalStormzzzz]

I like it. Putin MAY be a complete ass and a smart one at that, but man has he had an influence. He (slightly) single handedly stopped Bush from Invading Iran, took over Santa's Castle, begun making Russian Oil useful, Brought China closer and made amends, made Russia powerful again, Pushed into Britain airspace and pushed some buttons there, stopped the Nazi-Russian takeover in the south, brought (some) peace to the nation, and restarted patrols in the med. sea.

Then again, he is getting a litle old.
THIS is what the KBG makes

I think Time did well on it's decision.

 

[MiccyNarc]

Foreshadowing? Hitler was man of the year in '38.

 

[French Ninja]

Putin's happy face.

 

[Skaadi]

And heeeeeere come the commies. I quite like Putin actually. He makes world politics interesting, if anything.

wow I never knew he did R&B.

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