It's still 2013-who is your 2013 Person of the Year?

[bobthedrummer]

Mine is Edward Snowden.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Snowden

Who is your personal choice for Person of the Year 2013?

[hlthe2b]

1. That will surely unleash the hateful replies--but it is hard to argue Snowden's impact... n/t

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

2. Snowden

[MrScorpio]

3. Beyonce

Bow down to the queen!

[Rex]

4. Obama.

nt.

[maced666]

55. Second.

[truebluegreen]

5. Snowden.

[Wait Wut]

6. My son. nt

[fadedrose]

7. Warren

[Chan790]

8. Assuming the "Time" criteria...

that is, we're not endorsing the person, but stating an opinion on who had the biggest impact on 2013...Snowden is hard to argue with, but like Time I'm going with Pope Francis. If you'd asked me in June or so, I'd probably have gone with Malala Yousafzai.

Really, it's hard to tell who the truly defining person of any year is/was until history has given time to see whose legacy endures and has the most real impact.

[valerief]

9. Snowden, also. nt

[TBF]

10. Snowden. nt

[pscot]

11. Snowden

Hand down.

[Zorra]

12. Occupy

Occupy Wall Street activists buy $15m of Americans' personal debt

Rolling Jubilee spent $400,000 to purchase debt cheaply from banks before 'abolishing' it, freeing individuals from their bills

[snooper2]

13. pitbull

[B Calm]

14. Snowden is a fool. The only thing he revealed was

private contractors with security clearances cannot be trusted.

I choose EW!

[Dawgs]

15. Snowden. NOT EVEN CLOSE. n/t

[xiamiam]

16. Snowden

very easy choice for 2013

[Comrade Grumpy]

17. Whatever you think of him, Snowden. What an impact he has had.

[B Calm]

20. What impact?

[rhett o rick]

18. Snowden. nm

[spin]

19. Snowden. (n/t)

[RobertEarl]

21. On DU? Octafish

In RL.... my last girlfriend.

In the world? I don't know the name, but this person is helping many, many people. Giving all they have to keep peace, comfort the ill and feed the hungry. Heck there are probably more than one... They are my people of the years.

[NCTraveler]

22. Stoners

I use that term jokingly. I do think it should be medical marijuana advocates. The fight has been going on for a long time and they are currently organizing in a manner that is making a difference. Some of the laws passed in 2013 were monumental to the cause.

[LWolf]

23. I don't have one.

I don't like ranking things; I like valuing them for what they are, without making one better than another, whether it's people or flavors of ice cream.

I'm betting that, of the 7+ billion people on the face of the planet, plenty of them did something good for others over the course of the year. Most don't get noticed. As a matter of fact, much of the best of humanity doesn't get much notice or attention.

My personal choice for person of the year? All who helped another without expectation of gain or fame.

[woo me with science]

24. Edward Snowden.

No contest.

[bvar22]

25. Snowden... without a doubt.

Runners up:
*Chelsea Manning

*Bernie Sanders

*3rd Way Manny

*Elizabeth Warren

Rampant Government Secrecy and Democracy can not co-exist.

Persecution of Whistle Blowers and Democracy can not co-exist.

Government surveillance of the citizenry and Democracy can not co-exist.

Secret Laws/Secret Courts and Democracy can not co-exist.

Our Democracy depends on an informed electorate.

[eomer]

26. Snowden. n/t

[zappaman]

27. Miley Cyrus.

[Adam051188]

51. oh baby

+1

[DisgustipatedinCA]

28. Edward Snowden, by a large margin

I'd put the Pope in the second spot.

[FactBasedLifeform]

29. Tie between President Obama and Governor Beshear.

Because of them, me and my loved ones have the security of affordable health care.

[Gothmog]

30. Wendy Davis

she has made a major difference here in Texas

[NuclearDem]

31. ME.

NuclearDem, 2013 Person of the Year.

[Ishoutandscream2]

32. Charles DeGaulle

[FSogol]

33. Me! I finally stepped it up and spent more time drinking with friends and family in 2013.

Looking forward to meeting my goals in 2014 too.

[SidDithers]

34. Paul Revere...nt

Sid

[FSogol]

37. You mean the guy "who warned, uh, the British that they weren’t going to be taking away our arms uh

ringing those bells and making sure as he’s riding his horse through town to send those warning shots and bells that we were going to be secure and we were going to be free and we were going to be armed." - Sarah Palin

[SidDithers]

39. That made my brain hurt...

Sid

[Liberal_in_LA]

49. lol

[SummerSnow]

35. Lily Leadbetter

[War Horse]

36. Assuming TIME standards,

as stated above, I'd guess Snowden or the pope.

My personal choice would be Mandela, I suppose.

[Lizzie Poppet]

38. Malala Yousafza

Although that pick could be flipped between several others (Snowden, Pope Francis, José Mujica, etc.).

[Scuba]

40. Snowden ...

Manning, Warren, Pope Francis.

[intaglio]

41. Malala Yousafzai for her work since her shooting n/t

[ConservativeDemocrat]

42. Pope Francis

The cultural shift the man is engendering is astounding. And millions of people will be better off for it, whether they are Catholic or not.

- C.D. Proud Member of the Reality Based Community

[zeemike]

43. Snowden....with no hesitation.

[Pharaoh]

44. Snowden!

oh yeah and definitely Pope Francis, they should share it....

[1000words]

45. Snowden ... by a landslide.

[LoisB]

46. Elizabeth Warren

[blkmusclmachine]

47. ME

[Hulk]

48. Pope Francis

As much as I am disgusted by my own Catholic faith, this man has spoken and exemplified more of Christ's teachings than any religious leader in modern times.

The others are worthy too; but sometimes we have to acknowledge more than just one person of the year.

Hopefully his words will shake up the phony kkkristian bible-thumpers that we have to listen to day in and day out, and more importantly, he will cause some to look within and act more "Christ-like" than is evidenced today.

[femmocrat]

50. Pope Francis.

I hope his message has a broad influence.

[AuntPatsy]

52. None of the above, there are far too many everyday regular citizens who could clearly be applicable,

[awoke_in_2003]

53. Lots of pope votes...

I guess people either didn't see, or are ignoring, that he encouraged bishops to speak out against allowing gay folks to adopt.

[adirondacker]

54. Ben

Ghazi!!!

[last1standing]

56. Definitely Snowden.

Whether one agrees with what he did or not, it can't be denied his revelations have influenced much of the world's conception of intelligence and how it is gathered.