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After coming up for air after illnesses and birthday celebrations (not a good combo), I emerged to discover that Kamala Harris is a leading candidate for Time Magazine’s ‘Person of the Year.’ My first thought was, “What the hell is wrong with these people” and my second was, “Pfft, it’s Time Magazine, who cares?” Then I got ticked off.
WhatusedtobeknownasTime’s“ManoftheYear”wasfilledwithdespots,weirdos,brainiacs,andgroupsofpeople,suchas“TheAmericanFightingMan”and“AmericanSoldiers.”BillClintonwaspairedwithKenStarrforoneyear.
Let’sagreethattheTimebrandhastakenahitsinceformercommiespyWhitakerChamberswroteinitspages.Theonce-augustpublicationhasmuddledthedifferencesbetweenhonorableandnotoriousbyfeaturingthelikesofHitler,SaddamHussein,andothertyrantsonthecoverhopingtoshocktheconscienceoftheAmericanpublic.Gee,Hitlerdidsomebadstuff,butwedidn’tsayhewasaherooranything, youcanalmosthearthemtellingiratesubscribers.
Themagazinebeclownsitselfr