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He didn't actually tweet it yet, but you know it's coming.Narendra Modi Beats Trump, Putin, Tops TIME Person of the Year Poll
Press Trust Of India
First published: December 5, 2016, 11:39 AM IST | Updated: 9 hours ago
lonestarnot
(77,097 posts)TwilightZone
(25,464 posts)That literally made me laugh.
He's disqualified because he doesn't meet the basic standards. Love it.
Silent3
(15,204 posts)livetohike
(22,138 posts)sagetea
(1,368 posts)You crack me up! your witty true comment!!! If only he were a person, then we would have something to work with!
sage
Cha
(297,154 posts)If Time had a Monster of the year he'd be a shoo in.
Wounded Bear
(58,647 posts)LonePirate
(13,417 posts)The actual cover person will likely be the new Racist-in-Chief but Putin, Comey, WWC Americans or social media had much of an impact this year than he did.
world wide wally
(21,740 posts)rurallib
(62,406 posts)Quackers
(2,256 posts)A picture of Putin holding the puppet strings over the whitehouse.
SaschaHM
(2,897 posts)Modi? How? I'm calling shenanigins on this one. It just doesn't seem like he made a big enough splash to be the person of the year. I watch the news religiously and if I had to count the amount of times Modi appeared or was mentioned, I would struggle to find one.
Grey Lemercier
(1,429 posts)I agree with others it should be the puppet master Putin, not his shitgibbon puppet.
SaschaHM
(2,897 posts)still Modi winning the poll is odd to me. It's a bit of an obscure win for someone who hasn't been in the U.S. news all year. The Ferguson protestors came in second at 8.8% to Modi's 11%.
Grey Lemercier
(1,429 posts)That's what I am guessing. Tulsi Gabbard must be happy.
IronLionZion
(45,427 posts)International events often get less news coverage in domestic media for obvious reasons
and there are many significant newsworthy events that don't make the headlines for various reasons. News appearances is not the main measure of influence in this world.
Our president-elect gets plenty of news coverage for nonsense whilst constantly attacking the media for bias.
Initech
(100,063 posts)Cha
(297,154 posts)Clever!
Initech
(100,063 posts)Cha
(297,154 posts)how are we suppose to tell the difference. lol
Not that matters a whole hellava lot.
still_one
(92,138 posts)controversial outcry like it did when they were considering bin laden for that title, but they cowered and choose giuliani instead.
Actually, bin laden should have been chosen, because he changed the world as we know it.
Someone suggested Comey for this year, and I think that would have been a perfect choice
erpowers
(9,350 posts)Time magazine will most likely name Donald Trump the person of the year. I do not think he deserves to be person of the year, but I think he will get it. I think they have to name him because if they do not they will get a large amount of criticism from Republicans. I think the American people, the Rust Belt people, or Kellyanne Conway should be named person of the year. It was the
BumRushDaShow
(128,857 posts)Just because of the audacity that he won.
TygrBright
(20,758 posts)IronLionZion
(45,427 posts)right wingers in the US cheered when he won, just like they cheered Brexit. Racial/religious violence has been happening in India already. We'll see it in the US too as Trump's supporters feel empowered and liberated to make America great again.
Maybe Trump will get it next year when he builds the wall
malaise
(268,931 posts)Modi is the Indian Groper Don the Con
Vinca
(50,261 posts)JudyM
(29,233 posts)Don't want him to get any major signs of adulation.