
In a stunning announcement Wednesday, Time magazine has named Russian President Vladimir Putin its Person of the Year for 2007.
Obviously, this must have come as a great shock to Nobel Laureate Al Gore who was the odds on favorite to win another dubious honor for becoming a multi-millionaire selling the gullible on the manmade global warming myth.
With that in mind, Pat Sajak penned the following satirical piece depicting how Gore – ever the sore-loser – might respond to this announcement (emphasis added):
Lawyers for former Vice President Al Gore have filed numerous lawsuits against Time magazine, alleging a series of voting irregularities they maintain deprived Gore of Time’s “Person of the Year” Award. It has been announced that Russian President Vladimir Putin received the 2007 award, with Gore finishing second.
Details of the suits are sketchy, but one of them accuses certain unnamed Time employees of denying others the right to vote when it was determined they were leaning toward Gore. Rumors have surfaced that one employee, known only as “Chad”, has confirmed those rumors. Another separate suit claims the voting process to be far too complicated to be understood by, to quote the lawsuit, “a bunch of journalists.” Gore’s lawyers are calling for a recount of the ballots in question. They also demand that independent observers from the United Nations Commission on Climate Change be allowed access to any recount procedures.
Oh no. Here we go again!
—Noel Sheppard is the Associate Editor of NewsBusters.
















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Nothing is all. All is contradiction.
December 19, 2007 - 18:03 ET by UnsaneI stated this earlier on another thread but it bears repeating here where perhaps it is more appropriate:
Has anyone noted the irony here?
Note the reasons why Time selected Putin.
Now, for one thing, Bush can't do most of what Putin has done due to such things as the Constitution and the rule of law (something which Russia has barely any history of). For another, if Bush even attempted ANY of what Putin has done, Time magazine would be SCREAMING about our civil liberties being under attack, our civil rights being under attack, etc.
Vision will blind. Severance ties. True are ALL lies.
(h/t, Meshuggah) Res tantum valet quantum vendi potest.
liberals? irony? first i've
December 19, 2007 - 20:11 ET by TruthMongerliberals? irony? first i've ever heard of it!
next thing you'll be saying they're flaming, bald-faced hypocrites and traitors to America...hope so anyway...
ROFLMAO!!!!! Oh this is
December 19, 2007 - 18:08 ET by bigtimerROFLMAO!!!!!
Oh this is priceless...thank you Pat Sajak!!
Thank you Noel for giving me a rip-roaring laughing session here...I really can see this all when it comes to the likes of the super-inflated... egomaniac.... full of hot air... algore....
Just delightful....
...I would absolutely love
December 19, 2007 - 18:12 ET by TruthMonger...I would absolutely love to see Rush et al run with this for a couple of weeks solid...hee-hee-hee...fantastic...
HI TM... I wouldn't be
December 19, 2007 - 18:15 ET by bigtimerHI TM...
I wouldn't be surprised to hear Rush mention this tomorrow...
Now that would just add to all the fun plus 20 million listeners...lol!
Point of order:
December 19, 2007 - 19:00 ET by dervishWould like to take this opportunity to remind Mr. Gore that contesting an election in former Soviet Union can be bad for your health.
derv... ROFL! Great
December 19, 2007 - 19:03 ET by bigtimerderv...
ROFL!
Great Point of Order indeed....
Gore take heed!
Then again....
I have not read Time
December 19, 2007 - 19:40 ET by MidAmericaI have not read Time magazine for at least ten years so I'm not familiar with their writing. But when I started reading this piece I honestly thought it was meant to be humorous because it is so over the top.
But algore is right about one thing 'global warming' will hit the poorest people first because all the 'solutions' will be to drive up the cost of basics like food, transportation, and housing. Al is going to get fat and rich off the backs of the worlds poor. Then..... he wants you and me to support financially the people he has impoverished.
Sour Grapes
December 19, 2007 - 19:43 ET by dboI'm not convinced that this piece is really satire. The day is not over yet.
You're right. Concerning
December 19, 2007 - 19:50 ET by Chris NormanYou're right. Concerning Liberals, today's satire can be tomorrow's actuality.
Nah... Gore may be a sore loser...
December 19, 2007 - 21:50 ET by c5thenBut he is not completely stupid. The last person to piss off Putin seemed to mysteriously have been exposed to a lethal dose of thorium while having coffee at a cafe in London. Bad bit of luck, wot?
The day that "politician" became a career choice is the day we started losing the Republic. Let's get it back! Alan Keyes '08.
Open to debate
December 19, 2007 - 23:34 ET by dboI'm not so sure I agree. The part about completely stupid I mean.
dbo... ROFL! I'm quite
December 19, 2007 - 23:39 ET by bigtimerdbo...
ROFL!
I'm quite sure about the part you're not so sure you agree with...you are el correcto!
Too funny.
Noel, I relish senses' of
December 20, 2007 - 01:33 ET by KarmaNoel, I relish senses' of humor from all angles, but this, at least to me, is classic. That photo brings back memories. You and Pat, please stand for applause.
Time's choice for man of the year
December 20, 2007 - 11:30 ET by soosanWhat I heard is that at their pro choice meeting to determine a winner, the final decision/question was "pick your poison". How could Putin not have won? (sorry - I couldn't resist).
Sajak should abandon the
December 20, 2007 - 14:16 ET by mattmSajak should abandon the Wheel and get his own TV show.
He tried it before and it failed, but that was because he was trying to make it a political talk show. He should host an entertainment variety show that would include satirical sketches, faux commercials etc. that jab the Left, guests, music acts, etc. i.e. create a home for non-Leftists in Hollywood, and a fun show that conservatives can watch without having to brace themselves for one lame cliched' anti-republican joke after another....
I believe a show like that would win its time-slot.
Have you ever watched Frank
December 20, 2007 - 14:29 ET by sunandsteelHave you ever watched Frank TV on TBS. Saw it tuesday night, funny stuff. Had a sketch about a new Algore film called Supernova. At one point Algore is wearing a tinfoil had to save himself from the sun. Too funny.
What doesn’t kill you, only makes you pissed off. -Children of Bodom
Thanks...
December 20, 2007 - 14:44 ET by Wildcatter1980Pat and Noel for a good laugh!
Just my $0.02
Putin stole this "TIME"........
December 20, 2007 - 16:17 ET by magstripeProud Infidel !
I'm sure that guy "Chad" had something to do with the count too..!
I heard that Gore's lawyers
December 20, 2007 - 16:30 ET by Airforce_5_OI heard that Gore's lawyers were trying to throw out the military annalist vote. Can we get this confirmed?
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