Art Sandusky 0 Report post Posted December 19, 2006 Without him, the 20th century is most radically different. It was a perfectly sound choice. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slayer 0 Report post Posted December 19, 2006 At the time, I figured they would've gone with Churchill or FDR Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DrVenkman PhD 0 Report post Posted December 19, 2006 The Daily Show's segment about this was quite amusing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dobbs 3K 0 Report post Posted December 19, 2006 Yeah, I loved Stewart's line about "Well, the media has basically abdicated their roles, so this award makes sense." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SuperJerk 0 Report post Posted December 19, 2006 I just noticed time pussied out when naming a person of the century. The went with Einstien. I think they should have gone with Stalin. He made backwards Russia into a global super power that dominated half of Europe. Hitler also would have been a stong candidate. I think they were looking more at long-term influence. Stalin's influence lasted barely half a century. Though you could correctly argue the world would be very different if WW2 had never happened, Hitler's direct influence ended in 1945. Einstein's influence on science will outlive us all. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
