Regarding the Time Award
This was a Letter to the Editor in the People's Packet on 12/25/04:
Time Award in Perspective
To The Packet:
Time magazine does not always choose the most liked, most humanitarian, or the most intelligent person for its Person of the Year Award. The recipient of this award has significantly affected the news and our lives for good or bad. In 1938, Adolph Hitler was chosen; in 1939,Joseph Stalin; and in 1975, Ayatollah Khomeini was selected by Time.
Richard E. Clapp
Hilton Head Island
This is what I wrote; we'll see if they print it:
To the Editor:
I am going to quote Frank Salvato, a political media consultant whose pieces have been recognized by the Japan Center for Conflict Prevention and are periodically featured in The Washington Times as well as other national and international publications. He wrote in a December 20th article:
"Time's editors said the honor was bestowed on the president for his "stick to your guns" attitude. They said they meant it both figuratively and literally. That, plus the fact President Bush had rallied a nation to vote him into office for a second term in such a decisive manner, they said, culminated the decision making process."
I take enormous exception to the letter written by a Hilton Head resident insinuating that the Time Person of the Year Award was bestowed on President Bush in the company of Adolph Hitler, Joseph Stalin, and Ayatollah Khomeini. Apparently he didn't do any research as to why Time chose the President, and instead decided to assign his own absurd conclusions, linking the President to murderous dictators. Brilliant.
I also take great exception to the Island Packet for printing this little hate-filled opinion on CHRISTmas Day. Nothing like promoting Peace and Good Will.
I have a "We Won. Get Over It." bumper sticker, which I wasn't going to put on my car. I am now rethinking that position
2 Comments:
Is this actually George W's THIRD time, then? It looks like he shared the award with his father once, then had it himself two more times.
The Packet printed my letter on New Year's Eve, and on both Jan 1st and Jan 2nd, there have been letters by others echoing the same sentiment.
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