Assuming we go by the same Time criteria that saw them give the award to Hitler, Muammar Gaddafi. Not a positive influence this year, to be sure, but he did make a significant impact on the year nonetheless.

I wonder why all the History and Military Channel programs about Hitler would choose to omit a detail like that.![]()
In 1938 Hitler was Man of the year.
Ref: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hitler
Because in the grand scheme of things it's really not that important.
Because in the grand scheme of things it's really not that important.
I actually thought it was pretty elegant. Not having read the article I am assuming they are referring the Arab spring protesters more than the self centered antics of those protesters in American cities
Hitchens should have won.
What for? All he did was die, he had no impact on the year at all...