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Trump Accuses Merkel Of "Ruining Germany" In Response To Time "Person Of The Year" Snub
Zero Hedge ^ | 12/09/2015 | Tyler durden

Posted on 12/09/2015 6:42:52 AM PST by mac_truck

It took Trump just about an hour to form the appropriate media response to being "snubbed" by Time editors for Person of the Year 2015 in favor of Angela Merkel (and also the leader of the Islamic State, al-Baghdadi). He framed it, as he usually does, in Twitter format:

I told you @TIME Magazine would never pick me as person of the year despite being the big favorite They picked person who is ruining Germany

And yes, it's easy to accuse Trump of being a sore loser (even though he continues to win: remember for the media mogul, it is all about media presence, and unwittingly Time contributed to his cause), but the reality as Reuters reports, is that once again, Trump may be - in his traditionally very politically incorrect and hyperbolic way - spot on.

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TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: elections; germany; immigration; merkel; muslims; trump; trumpwasright
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1 posted on 12/09/2015 6:42:53 AM PST by mac_truck
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To: mac_truck

Anyone who’s heard of the TIME’S Person of the Year award knows it isn’t necessarily complimentary.


2 posted on 12/09/2015 6:44:12 AM PST by skeeter
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To: mac_truck

Well at least it’ll give the sane Germans a good picture at which to throw darts.


3 posted on 12/09/2015 6:44:40 AM PST by mrsmel (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: mac_truck

With my distrust for all media now days, I would have to hear this out of the mouth of Trump before I believed it...

They said yesterday that Mr. Trump was going to Jordan, they lied on purpose, he is going to Israel to see BiBi....and they knew this...so did the rest of us that listen to Trump....


4 posted on 12/09/2015 6:45:29 AM PST by HarleyLady27 (TRUMP SUPPORTER 100% from day ONE!!!)
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To: mac_truck

She has. Germany will certainly regret deeply the immigration decisions made by her in 2015. They will pay a very steep price indeed.


5 posted on 12/09/2015 6:45:32 AM PST by Buckeye Battle Cry (Hillary - Ethically sleazy and politically stupid)
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To: skeeter

True, but if I had give my opinion, I’d bet that Time considers this one to be a compliment to Merkel.


6 posted on 12/09/2015 6:45:44 AM PST by mrsmel (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: mac_truck

No way Merkel shaped the news as much as Trump this year.


7 posted on 12/09/2015 6:46:23 AM PST by DannyTN
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To: mac_truck

I just called my co-worker in Belgium, he loved it!


8 posted on 12/09/2015 6:46:53 AM PST by 11th Commandment ("THOSE WHO TIRE LOSE")
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To: Buckeye Battle Cry

They already are, it’s just that all the sh*t hasn’t yet hit the fan. I can’t believe that they’re having German schoolchildren “volunteer” to clean the nasty-azz toilets of the muzzie “refugee” camps, because the muzzies think they’re too good to clean their own sh*t. Already getting the little German schoolchildren indoctrinated to be dhimmis.


9 posted on 12/09/2015 6:48:45 AM PST by mrsmel (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: mac_truck

What I want to know is why Merkel is doing this (throwing Germany open}, what is the motive, the reason? Anyone know?


10 posted on 12/09/2015 6:50:24 AM PST by alarm rider (Basically, we are toast.)
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To: mac_truck

Merkel has killed the most Caucasians this year. It was never really a contest.


11 posted on 12/09/2015 6:51:35 AM PST by The Toll
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To: DannyTN

If Trump wins Presdent, he’ll get it next year.


12 posted on 12/09/2015 6:51:47 AM PST by Lisbon1940 (No full-term governors)
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To: mac_truck

:: And yes, it’s easy to accuse Trump of being a sore loser ::

There is a very fine line between arrogance and full competence. I believe Trump recognizes on which side he falls.

It ain’t boasting if you can actually do it.


13 posted on 12/09/2015 6:53:22 AM PST by Cletus.D.Yokel (Catastophic Anthropogenic Climate Alterations: The acronym defines the science.)
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To: mac_truck

I Trump would do his homework on the history of Time’s Person of the Year, he might conclude that that designation isn’t exactly a badge of honor. It’s a mixed gallery with some pretty bad characters included.


14 posted on 12/09/2015 6:53:30 AM PST by Old Retired Army Guy (frequently.)
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To: DannyTN

That’s debatable. For now, Trump is only campaigning. He may turn the tide in America in the future. Merkel is killing her country and others right now. Ancient civilizations in Europe are under attack because of her actions. She deserves this label.


15 posted on 12/09/2015 6:55:58 AM PST by uncitizen (Pray for Donald Trump)
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To: alarm rider

Saudi $$$$$


16 posted on 12/09/2015 6:57:20 AM PST by magua
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To: magua

Next he will be banned in Germany.


17 posted on 12/09/2015 6:59:36 AM PST by magua
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To: DannyTN
No way Merkel shaped the news as much as Trump this year.

Depends on where you are. If your in a small Bavarian village of 1,200 people and are told by Merkel that you now have to house 5,000 young unemployed muslim men in your town then it's all about Merkel to you at this point.

18 posted on 12/09/2015 7:02:37 AM PST by pepsi_junkie (Politics: from the greek "poly" [many] and the english "ticks" [blood sucking parasites])
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To: Lisbon1940

As a matter of policy, Time has never given MOTY to a candidate.


19 posted on 12/09/2015 7:05:07 AM PST by Bubba Ho-Tep ("The rat always knows when he's in with weasels."--Tom Waits)
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To: HarleyLady27
"With my distrust for all media now days, I would have to hear this out of the mouth of Trump before I believed it..."

Do you know what Twitter is?

Check Trump's Twitter feed. It's a direct quote.

20 posted on 12/09/2015 7:05:14 AM PST by CatherineofAragon ("A real conservative will bear the scars...will have been in the trenches fighting."--- Ted Cruz)
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