Person of the Year — It’s Not A Silver Rectangle

Posted on December 19, 2006 in Campaign 2006 Journalists & Pundits

“It’s about the many wresting power from the few and helping one another for nothing and how that will not only change the world, but also change the way the world changes.”

Time Magazine’s Lev Grossman.

Don’t mean to rain on your parade, but Time magazine is really not that into YOU – they’re into YOUr buying their magazine.

Huffington Post’s Gus Tsabar

Yes, I agree with those who feel that Time Magazine copped out when they nominated “You” as the Person of the Year. For shame that they overlooked Howard Dean who dispensed with a losing Democratic strategy and brought electoral battles to every state, every district, giving us the first Democratic majority since 1994. “Dean’s too mean” they might have said. Or maybe their trendy editorial pool was simply unaware of Dean’s mission. Or, more likely, they didn’t want to fuel the fire which has upset the power of the president and threatened to put an end to the war in Iraq by shifting the focus to what we wear and what we buy. The nation was rocked this past November and all they could think of was a slick shiny surface that couldn’t reflect what it saw. There’s a metaphor in that, a strong one, for the way that journalists efface reality with their glosses.

And to tell the truth, I don’t think I deserve it. Maybe in 2007.

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