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Saddam was also Man of the Year. It's not a popularity contest.
by mercurial 13y ago
Saddam was also Man of the Year. It's not a popularity contest.
- ams6110 13y agoIndeed, it was often an infamy contest, when it mattered. Does anyone even read Time anymore?
- lostlogin 13y agoActually, it is, but I get your point. To quote Wikepedia: As a result of the public backlash it received from the United States for naming the Khomeini as Man of the Year in 1979, Time has shied away from using figures that are controversial in the United States due to commercial reasons. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_Person_of_the_Year http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_Person_of_the_Year