Tormod Posted November 16, 2005 Report Share Posted November 16, 2005 A rather strange news item here from CNN: Time magazine's 2005 Person of the Year may not be a person after all. A panel of notables has made a strong case for awarding the distinction this year to Mother Nature. NBC anchor Brian Williams included Katrina in his larger nomination of Mother Nature, which he picked because of a host of environmental stories this year, from the tsunami to earthquakes in Pakistan. He said the hurricane and its aftermath led to other issues. "Katrina gets you to Iraq. It gets you to petroleum. It gets you to presidential politics," Williams said. "It has laid bare so many cracks and fissures in our system." More... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queso Posted November 16, 2005 Report Share Posted November 16, 2005 hehe i like that idea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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