Posted on 12/09/2013 4:52:37 PM PST by 6ft2inhighheelshoes
As a couple of Ricochetti have noted over on the Member Feed, Time magazine released its list of finalists for person of the year earlier today. The decidedly JV lineup includes the following:
Bashar Assad, President of Syria
Jeff Bezos, Amazon Founder
Ted Cruz, Texas Senator
Miley Cyrus, Singer
Pope Francis, Leader of the Catholic Church
Barack Obama, President of the United States
Hassan Rouhani, President of Iran
Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services
Edward Snowden, N.S.A. Leaker
Edith Windsor, Gay rights activist
With the possible exception of Ted Cruz, I doubt that anyone on this list would make the cut here at Ricochet (though keep in mind that Time has always insisted this distinction should go to the most influential person of the year, regardless of whether that influence was positive or negative). Member J Flei asks the operative question:
I could care less about what Time magazine thinks, much more interested in who people from Ricochet think the the person of the year ought be.
So how about it? Who's your choice for 2013's Person of the Year?
Obama names Obama as Obama’s person of the year.
Sen. Ted Cruz
Our future president comes second.
For the life of me I don't understand the appeal of Miley Cyrus. Yo, Miley: Drive over the hill into The Valley and ask one of the porn studios to set you up with a well endowed partner. They'd pay you at least $200. Pantomime is no match for the real thing.
Big Papi!
That would be Sarah Palin fer me.
Jim Robinson!!!!!!!!
Seems to me the obvious choices for 1 and 2 are Pope Francis and Ted Cruz!
I think it will go to Mandela.
None of the above.
For the 60th year in a row...
Drumroll...
ME!!!
Hey, that's two of us! I was gonna vote for me too!
Isis, The German Shepherd Dog.
She is better than all people.
After her, Ted Cruz.
God, as usual
Amen!
Snowden. He affected governments, departments and peoples lives around the world. He fits the description of influential. Everybody knows his name, too.
I’d vote Snowden.
I’m going with Bat Kid.
The Tea Party Member...
And you, my brother, are a true saint.
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