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Bill Gates, Time Magazine "Person of the Year"

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the charity-gets-you-far dept.

klubar writes "Bill Gates and his wife, Melinda, were named Time Magazine "Persons of the Year". He was joined in this honor with Irish rocker Bono-all being named for being "Good Samaritans" who made a difference."

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  1. Good Samaritans? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    I know for a FACT that none of them are from Samaria!

  2. FTA- by soundoff · · Score: 2, Funny

    "For being shrewd about doing good, for rewiring politics and re-engineering justice." I think I understand now. Those commie bastards in the open-source community are reverse-engineering justice and giving it away for free.

  3. Re:Behind Every Successful Man by Dante+Shamest · · Score: 2, Funny

    Stop bashing Linus Torvalds! =(

  4. Re:This should prove... by Secrity · · Score: 2, Funny

    They are in good company; Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin, and George W. Bush have also been Time's Man of the Year.

  5. Time Cover Photo by Pinkoir · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm not sure I'd be smiling as much as Bill is if Bono were standing between me and my wife with such a smug look on his face.

    -Pinkoir

  6. It's as if... by Zbaco · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...millions of Slashdotters cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced...

  7. Re:Well. by level_headed_midwest · · Score: 2, Funny

    Well, with people like Paige Laurie in the family, that does not surprise me...

    --
    Just "gittin-r-done," day after day.
  8. Sorry to correct you, brother... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny
    > As much as I understand the necessity of patting people on their back for doing anything at all with their insanely huge wealth - to stop them turning away sneering at the 'ingratitude' of the world, I can think of a lot of "Good Samaritans" who better deserved Person of the Year

    As any faithful Christian knows, we store up our treasures in heaven, not on earth. The fact you put so much weight in one Magazine's earthly praise while quoting from the Word which instructs you to seek fortune elsewhere, strikes me as a tad bit hypocritical (if not downright jealous).

    Furthermore, not only is it apparent you have no context of understanding about that passage you cite, I think what you really meant to quote was this:

    Mark 10:20-25 (Camel and eye of the needle)

    20 And he answered and said unto him, Rabbi, all these have I observed from my youth.
    21 Then Yahushua beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me.
    22 And he was sad at that saying, and went away grieved: for he had great possessions.

    ...which strikes me as more accurate and applicable here (if your heart is not cold and driven by motive here). Simply put, it's quite possible that Bill Gates does not want to go away grieved like this man, and wants to give up his great possessions before he dies. I can only imagine what chore it must be to give up several billion dollars. I'm reminded of that funny movie with Richard Pryor and John Candy, Brewster's Millions. Being rich must be a burden, and it's not for me or you (as Christians) to condemn them as such, but to applaud them in their efforts to follow Christ's teachings and help us all while we walk this earth together.

    Peace, brother...

  9. Re:This should prove... by classic66coupe · · Score: 0, Funny

    You showed your lack of intelligence by including George bush and Hitler in the same sentence. You probably voted for Clinton, watch CNN and have no idea how to think for yourself.

  10. Re:cancel my subsc... oh wait, never mind. by TCQuad · · Score: 5, Funny

    He arguably robbed from the rich and gave to the poor...
    Stood up to the Man
    and gave him what for!
    The Man of the Year
    that all Slashdot hates,
    The hero of Redmond
    the man they call Gates!

  11. Re:This should prove... by mfratt · · Score: 2, Funny

    How dare you put Bush in the category of Hitler and Stalin, you ant-American, Michael Mooreist pinhead slimeball. *tries desprately to avoid vulgar language* I am confident that in the future, Bush will be revered as one of the greatest presidents in the history of this country, right along side Jefferson, JFK, and Reagan. Go drink some more Kool-Aid.

  12. Re:Sorry to get Biblical guys... by Tim+Browse · · Score: 3, Funny
    And we have a winner!

    Ok, who had 1 hour 59 minutes?

  13. Re:Melinda Gates by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    She is such a beautiful woman.