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chimpymustgo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-16-09 07:19 AM
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TIME's Person of the Year: Ben Bernanke
Edited on Wed Dec-16-09 07:20 AM by chimpymustgo
McChrystal runner up.
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AllentownJake Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-16-09 07:20 AM
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1. Ha
:rofl:

We really are living in 1984
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chimpymustgo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-16-09 07:23 AM
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5. I just added the runner-up: Gen. McChrystal.
:rofl:

or

:cry:

or

:puke:
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AllentownJake Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-16-09 07:28 AM
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8. They might as well have made it Goldman Sachs
They are the ones in charge right now. Obama should resign and just let Lloyd be President, at least than we would get to see one of the faces of the people calling the shots.
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dipsydoodle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-16-09 07:21 AM
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2. Was this in the
wankers section ?
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WeDidIt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-16-09 07:22 AM
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3. Time Magazine has choked on the pretzel. n/t
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marmar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-16-09 07:22 AM
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4. Air sickness bag, quickly......
:puke:
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mmonk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-16-09 07:24 AM
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6. Sounds like something from the Onion or SNL.
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tularetom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-16-09 07:26 AM
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7. This is a joke, right?
In the immortal words of John McEnroe, you cannot be serious.
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IADEMO2004 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-16-09 07:42 AM
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9. I thought OP was a joke. nt
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chimpymustgo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-16-09 08:14 AM
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10. Very real. Too bad I already cancelled my subscription.
Edited on Wed Dec-16-09 08:15 AM by chimpymustgo
These people really do live in another world. Or their job is simply to tell us how beautiful the Emperor's new clothes are.
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Zynx Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-16-09 08:17 AM
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11. It's the person, for better or worse, who has most influenced the world in the last year.
Bernanke certainly fits that bill.
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chimpymustgo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-16-09 11:14 AM
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13. Spent the last year printing money to paper over the global financial scandal he helped create.
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asdjrocky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-16-09 08:25 AM
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12. Somebody wake me up, please.
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The Straight Story Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-16-09 12:19 PM
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14. kick(nt)
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Mari333 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-16-09 12:21 PM
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15. why am I not surprised.
they just love their corporate overlords.
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arcadian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-16-09 12:27 PM
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16. You know it's bad when people justify it saying, "Hey they gave it Hitler too"
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Eyerish Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-16-09 01:06 PM
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17. Absolutely speechless...
Here's a link...http://cbs5.com/national/time.ben.bernanke.2.1372833.html

Apparently, Pelosi was also a finalist. :puke:
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OhioChick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-16-09 01:08 PM
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18. Speechless...... n/t
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