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Playinghardball

(11,665 posts) Mon Nov 26, 2012, 08:28 PM Nov 2012

Time's Person of the Year? Vote for Barack Obama!!

Cast your vote at Time... http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2128881_2128882,00.html

Vote for Barack Obama at; http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2128881_2128882_2129179,00.html

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Time's Person of the Year? Vote for Barack Obama!! (Original Post) Playinghardball Nov 2012 OP

LOL - Karl Rove 5% definitely; 95% No Way OKNancy Nov 2012 #1

I voted (again)! CakeGrrl Nov 2012 #2

WTF? LeftofObama Nov 2012 #3

I'm not terribly offended by that. (nt) Posteritatis Nov 2012 #10

I thought the same thing! Morsi!? PennsylvaniaMatt Nov 2012 #14

He's first and Kim Jong Un is second??? WTF??? DearHeart Nov 2012 #20

Haha, Obama Person of the Year - 53% Definitely 47% No Way JaneyVee Nov 2012 #4

47%, Romney voters. You shouldn't worry about them. They never take personal responsibility. nt bluestate10 Nov 2012 #6

100% Definitely. JaneyVee Nov 2012 #7

KKKarl getting another beat down. sarcasmo Nov 2012 #5

When Bill Clinton was re-elected in 1996, One of the 99 Nov 2012 #8

They might not pick President Obama because he already got it 4 years ago when he won the first time democrattotheend Nov 2012 #11

Yes Bush got it in 2004. One of the 99 Nov 2012 #18

But did Bush also get it in 2000? democrattotheend Nov 2012 #21

He got it both years. One of the 99 Nov 2012 #23

People seem stuck on the idea that this is an award of some kind. (nt) Posteritatis Nov 2012 #9

You betcha. Earth_First Nov 2012 #15

I was torn between Biden and Obama, RebelOne Nov 2012 #12

Aung San Suu Kyi, Undocumented Immingrants, and Malala Yousefzi got my votes. Tierra_y_Libertad Nov 2012 #13

They always pick the winner in the presidential election. hrmjustin Nov 2012 #16

I want Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert!! Initech Nov 2012 #17

The new "Demographic of voters" cherish44 Nov 2012 #19

Rove 96% to 4% Definitely No Laura PourMeADrink Nov 2012 #22

OKNancy

(41,832 posts)

1. LOL - Karl Rove 5% definitely; 95% No Way

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Mon Nov 26, 2012, 08:41 PM

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CakeGrrl

(10,611 posts)

2. I voted (again)!

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Mon Nov 26, 2012, 08:44 PM

Nov 2012

This man did not win a second term on dumb luck.

LeftofObama

(4,243 posts)

3. WTF?

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Mon Nov 26, 2012, 08:45 PM

Nov 2012

Mohamed Morsy is leading overall?

http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2128881_2129111,00.html

Posteritatis

(18,807 posts)

10. I'm not terribly offended by that. (nt)

Reply to LeftofObama (Reply #3)

Mon Nov 26, 2012, 09:10 PM

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PennsylvaniaMatt

(966 posts)

14. I thought the same thing! Morsi!?

Reply to LeftofObama (Reply #3)

Mon Nov 26, 2012, 10:15 PM

Nov 2012

I was torn between Obama and Bill Clinton, but in the end, I chose Obama!

DearHeart

(692 posts)

20. He's first and Kim Jong Un is second??? WTF???

Reply to LeftofObama (Reply #3)

Tue Nov 27, 2012, 12:39 AM

Nov 2012

Malala Yousafzai should be the Person of the Year! One full-fledged dictator and another one who just made the power grab...yet the girl who gets shot in the head for trying to go to school is in THIRD place! I understand that the politics is the reason for the first two, but come on, can't we give it to someone doing something good for a change?

JaneyVee

(19,877 posts)

4. Haha, Obama Person of the Year - 53% Definitely 47% No Way

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Mon Nov 26, 2012, 08:49 PM

Nov 2012

47 PERCENT!

bluestate10

(10,942 posts)

6. 47%, Romney voters. You shouldn't worry about them. They never take personal responsibility. nt

Reply to JaneyVee (Reply #4)

Mon Nov 26, 2012, 08:56 PM

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JaneyVee

(19,877 posts)

7. 100% Definitely.

Reply to bluestate10 (Reply #6)

Mon Nov 26, 2012, 08:57 PM

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sarcasmo

(23,968 posts)

5. KKKarl getting another beat down.

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Mon Nov 26, 2012, 08:53 PM

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One of the 99

(2,280 posts)

8. When Bill Clinton was re-elected in 1996,

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Mon Nov 26, 2012, 09:00 PM

Nov 2012

he was not selected as Person of the Year. Yet George Bush was when he was re-elected in 2004.

When Newt Gingrich took over as Speaker of the House, he was selected. Yet when Nancy Pelosi became the first female Speaker in the history of the country, she was not selected.

In the past 20 year, when a single person has been selected who is an elected official there have been 4 Republicans choosen and only 2 Democrats. If Time does not pick President Obama, they will have proven themselves to be as unbiased as Fox News.

democrattotheend

(11,607 posts)

11. They might not pick President Obama because he already got it 4 years ago when he won the first time

Reply to One of the 99 (Reply #8)

Mon Nov 26, 2012, 09:44 PM

Nov 2012

Did Bush get it in 2000 as well as 2004?

I heard a great idea the other day: the person of the year should be "the 47%".

Although now that Romney has 47% of the vote that might be misinterpreted.

One of the 99

(2,280 posts)

18. Yes Bush got it in 2004.

Reply to democrattotheend (Reply #11)

Mon Nov 26, 2012, 11:19 PM

Nov 2012

But they passed over Clinton in 1996.

http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/0,28757,1998486,00.html

democrattotheend

(11,607 posts)

21. But did Bush also get it in 2000?

Reply to One of the 99 (Reply #18)

Tue Nov 27, 2012, 10:11 AM

Nov 2012

Did he get it when we was first "elected", or only when he won the second time?

One of the 99

(2,280 posts)

23. He got it both years.

Reply to democrattotheend (Reply #21)

Tue Nov 27, 2012, 10:48 AM

Nov 2012

In 2000 and 2004. Gingrich got it when he became Speaker of the House but Pelosi didn't.

Posteritatis

(18,807 posts)

9. People seem stuck on the idea that this is an award of some kind. (nt)

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Mon Nov 26, 2012, 09:09 PM

Nov 2012

Earth_First

(14,910 posts)

15. You betcha.

Reply to Posteritatis (Reply #9)

Mon Nov 26, 2012, 10:15 PM

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It has nothing to do with what you mentioned, and everything to do with the story that shaped the mindset of the general public.

If it happened to be the most recent US election, so be it; however methinks that this is far from relevant.