So I see this little item from everyone's favorite little snake oil salesman, Mitt Romney:
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com...
Count Republican Mitt Romney among those who aren't happy with Time Magazine's choice of Russian President Vladimir Putin for Person of the Year.
In an interview with CNN's Glen Beck, the presidential candidate called the choice "disgusting."
"You know, he imprisoned his political opponents. There have been a number of highly suspicious murders," Romney said on Beck's radio show. "He has squelched public dissent and free press. And to suggest that someone like that is the Man of the Year is really disgusting. I'm just appalled."
Well gee Mitt, maybe before you opened your pie-hole you should have actually read Time's criteria for Person of the Year:
http://www.time.com/...
TIME's Person of the Year is not and never has been an honor. It is not an endorsement. It is not a popularity contest. At its best, it is a clear-eyed recognition of the world as it is and of the most powerful individuals and forces shaping that world—for better or for worse.
Previous winners include Hitler, Stalin (twice), Khrushchev, and Ayattulah Khomeini. Now if you want to make an argument against Putin with the above criteria in mind then please go ahead, otherwise perhaps you would like to devote that time to instead thinking about what issue you are going to change your position on today in order to secure a few primary votes, you're pretty good at that.
So who does Mitt think should be Person of the Year anyway? I'm sure you'll never guess. Himself, maybe? Nice try, but no. Wait for it:
"Clearly General Petraeus is the person, or one of a few people, who would certainly merit that designation," the former Massachusetts governor added.
Rival presidential candidate John McCain also said Wednesday he disagreed with the choice.
"I noticed that Time Magazine made President Putin the Time Magazine ‘Man of the Year,’" McCain said, according to NBC. "I understand that probably, but my man of the year is one Gen. David Petraeus, our general who has brought success in Iraq."
Bad form, Mitt and John, you forgot to add "Jesus-flag, Jesus-flag, Jesus-flag, God Bless America, Support the Troops." Sadly boys, lap-dogs of Preznets with 24% approval ratings are not eligible.