TIME Magazine "Person of the Year"

[Bicycle Bill]

Yeah, you guessed it — Dumb'old Trump.
http://time.com/time-person-of-the-year ... mp-choice/

However, in all fairness, when you read what it is upon which they base this designation — "... the person who had the greatest influence, for better or worse, on the events of the year ... "(emphasis mine) I find it hard to disagree with the selection.

And when I look at the rest of their "short list":

• ● HILLARY CLINTON
  ● THE HACKERS
  ● RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN
  ● THE CRISPR PIONEERS
  ● BEYONCÉ

I can be grateful that Trump at least beat out Beyoncé.

I recall also that TIME magazine is no stranger to choosing controversial figures as their "Person of the Year". Remember back in 1938 when they selected this guy?


Or a year later, when they chose this world figure .... not just once, but again in 1942?


-"BB"-

[Lord Jim]

Don't forget:



and:



But of course Drumpf, with his usual penchant for blatantly misstating the truth has called his selection "a great honor"...

I don't know if this claim is a result of his ignorance or his dishonesty...

With Trumpty it's frequently tough to tell; he's displayed an enormous facility for both...

But, that having been said...

in all fairness, when you read what it is upon which they base this designation — "... the person who had the greatest influence, for better or worse, on the events of the year ... I find it hard to disagree with the selection.

That's certainly correct; it would have been very strange given that criteria for anyone else to have gotten it...

Whoever the second choice would be isn't even close; it's no contest...

[dales]

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