Posted on 12/09/2015 2:48:12 AM PST by Daffynition
A shortlist of candidates chosen by TIME magazine*s editors for the 2015 Person of the Year was revealed on NBC*s TODAY show Monday morning. The eight contenders are, in alphabetical order:
(Excerpt) Read more at time.com ...
Black Lives Matter activists, who have protested inequality towards African Americans, especially in their treatment by law enforcement.
Caitlyn Jenner, whose coming out as a transgender woman prompted widespread conversations about gender identity and issues of equality for the LGBT community.
Travis Kalanick, who as CEO of Uber drove his car-hailing company to a nearly $70 billion valuation, but also drew criticism about the downside of the sharing economy.
Angela Merkel, who as German chancellor has been at the center of major news events this year, from economic strife in the Eurozone to Europe’s ongoing migrant crisis.
Vladimir Putin, who as president of Russia has defied Western sanctions over his country*s military activity in Ukraine to play a critical but precarious role in the war on ISIS.
Hassan Rouhani, who as president of Iran is seeking to bring his country out of pariah status and repair its sanctions-crippled economy by pursuing a nuclear deal with the West.
Donald Trump, whose populist rhetoric has made him frontrunner in the race for the Republican presidential candidacy and stirred debate about the party*s future.
What a line-up!
Trump, Putin, Al-Baghdadi, Jenner. BLEECH!
Hillary Clinton, whose populist rhetoric has made her frontrunner in the race for the Democrat presidential candidacy and stirred debate about the party's future.
*Online-poll.*
The narcissist-in-chief is gonna be pissed that he did not make the list!
Didn’t he *win* in 2012?
Hassan Rouhani, who as president of Iran is seeking to bring his country out of pariah status and repair its sanctions-crippled economy by pursuing a nuclear deal with the West
Paste. Link to vote on person of the year:
http://www.today.com/news/times-person-year-2015-caitlyn-jenner-donald-trump-isis-join-t59931
Leader of daeshbags is leading by a large margin unfortunately.
Didn’t he *win* in 2012?
Yes, but a narcissist thinks he should win every year!
Based on their *criteria*:
**single most influential person who*s *persona* and deeds (good or evil) have affected *the many*.....the largest number of people worldwide, the *winner* should be Al-Baghdadi. Meh.
This is from the journal whose subscriber base is down around 3.2 million, and ad dollars have taken a beating in print. Good riddance.
http://www.magazinedeathpool.com/
There’s always next year. 8)
IF it is focused on US, then Trump hands down. The rest are bit players by comparison. Pervert in case of Jenner. At least Obama didn’t make the list.
Unless, I am mistaken, Time’s editors do the voting for PoY. No?
Anybody that doesn’t think the freak Jenner won’t win the prize is pure bonkers. It is a done deal.
The narcissist-in-chief is gonna be pissed that he did not make the list!
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He’s looking forward to winning ISIS Quarterly’s “Man of the Year” and “Lifetime Achievement” awards for his contributions to the cause.
More of a pamphlet or brochure than a magazine.
I think they did Hitler as Time Man of the Year in 1938, and the Stalin the following year.
Subsequently they did every Soviet Dictator as the old one died until the collapse of the Soviet Union.
And Putin made the list after that. Don’t think Yeltsin did, though.
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