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<strong>Filibuster Cartoon</strong>
<strong>Title: </strong> <a href="http://www.filibustercartoons.com/archive.php?id=20071221" target="_blank">Putin of the Year</a> (click to view)
<strong>Date: </strong> December 21, 2007

Vladimir Putin, the Russian President/Tsar/Dear Leader was named TIME magazine\'s \"man of the year\" of 2007 this week, in a recognition of Russia\'s re-rise to global powerdom under his rule. <br> <br>TIME magazine always says that being named person of the year is not an honor, but almost everyone always ignores this, and assumes that it is. I congratulate TIME for finally, after years of cop-out choices, to actually name a controversial figure as POTY, and return the feature to its original tradition of acknowledging important world leaders, rather than trite American celebrities.

[fire_i]

I agree on all the line, JJ.

[Psudo]

JJ's firing on all cylinders with this one.

[OPP]

Sure, he's corrupt. Still, Bush hase done far more damage and illicities than Putin could ever dream of.

[CanadianJeff]

Frankly JJ's bang on with this one.

Love the comic it's so well phrased.

[WBenson]

Time are finally trying to put their idiotic choice from 2001 in the dust. Good.

[Tricks]

I'm a fan of the 2003 one.

[Psudo]

I think 2006 was the stupidest one. Maybe 1988...

[dog77_1999]

Psudo wrote:

I think 2006 was the stupidest one. Maybe 1988...

Agreed. Who was the one that thought of "you"?

[JJ]

I really despise 2002 for the entirely forgettable and overly-American centric nature of the pick. I didn't know who those women were then, and I don't know now, and frankly their relevance has been so brief and fleeting there is really not much reason to ever learn.

I frankly think the winner should almost always be a political ruler or leader od some sort.

[kenmore]

well if they are choosing Politics to find a person of the year... they might want to change it to assholeof the year... but then oh ya Harper would win.... naw forget that........

[CanadianJeff]

Hey Harper is just very strong in his convictions. He's a very demanding leader and just won't talk with anyone outside his own party.

He's about as far away as a democratic leader can get from democracy while still being very loyal to democracy.

Ok so he is a prick that won't listen to anyone's opinon that's not in the conservative party but at least he's consistent with his opinons. You have to admire how he will stand beside something he belives in no matter how much others push against him. Even to a fault.

He's not a bad leader just a very stubborn one.

[Daovonnaex]

[Murray_Smith]

I suddenly hear the Imperial March.

[fire_i]

He should put that photo on his election signs.