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Time's ShortList for Person of the Year

By Jeralyn, Section Media
Posted on Tue Dec 08, 2015 at 10:00:00 AM EST
Tags: al-Baghdadi, Donald Trump, Time (all tags)
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Al Baghdadi and Donald Trump are on Time Magazine's shortlist for Person of the Year.

They are two peas in a pod in some ways -- one insists everyone practice his preferred brand of Islam, while the other finds any kind of Muslim entering the U.S. to be unacceptable.

As for Person of the Year, since all Trump has done is talk about himself on the campaign trail, I'd give it to al Baghdadi, who has actually done something even if it's a negative: He's instilled fear in the heart of every Western Government and many civilians in his neck of the woods, which includes great swathes of Iraq, Syria, and soon to include Libya. He took on al Qaida and beat them to the Caliph punch, leaving them way behind in second place. Al Baghdadi has also created a governing state in many provinces --Trump has no such governing experience.

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    The reader's choice was (5.00 / 1) (#7)
    by Anne on Tue Dec 08, 2015 at 08:09:13 AM EST
    Bernie Sanders, but I guess he didn't make the editors' cut.

    The editors' nominees are kind of a "meh" for me, overall; if I had to guess, I'd bet that Caitlyn Jenner wins.

    And that kind of bugs me, mainly because I don't really see her as a pioneer - there have been a lot of ordinary people who have made that journey, without the advantages of money and fame.  I don't mean to suggest she can't or won't be an advocate, or that she won't help change some minds, I just maybe would rather have seen "Gender Identity" as the nominee instead of one individual.

    The full readers' poll is kind of interesting.  I had heard Kim Davis was one of the choices - glad to see how low her support was, but isn't it interesting that she polled the same as Fiorina, and higher than Cruz and Jeb!.

    I was shocked to death (5.00 / 3) (#12)
    by Militarytracy on Tue Dec 08, 2015 at 08:19:48 AM EST
    When My Brother-in-law stumped For Sanders at the Thanksgiving table.

    Over a decade ago we destroyed a family Thanksgiving arguing over "the murder" of Vince Foster. Life is stranger than fiction.

    I'd choose Bernie. Anyone who woke my BIL up I choose! That's a miracle worker there :)

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    Ha! You must have felt you had been (5.00 / 1) (#14)
    by Anne on Tue Dec 08, 2015 at 08:32:07 AM EST
    transported to some alternate universe...

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    Let's just say (5.00 / 1) (#23)
    by CST on Tue Dec 08, 2015 at 01:26:11 PM EST
    That after a year of living in Massachusetts, a certain former Arizona resident I know went from voting for every Republican presidential candidate and occasionally parroting Fox News, to supporting Bernie Sanders (with Hillary as a second choice) in the current election.

    Our work here is done :)  Now he just needs to move back to Arizona and vote there.

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    They should give it to Caitlan Jenner (5.00 / 1) (#17)
    by CaptHowdy on Tue Dec 08, 2015 at 08:35:55 AM EST
    And hose them both

    Or Give it to The Uber Dude... (none / 0) (#21)
    by ScottW714 on Tue Dec 08, 2015 at 01:19:55 PM EST
    ...who I bet 1 in 1000 could not identify.

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    Hmmm, tough call (5.00 / 6) (#19)
    by ruffian on Tue Dec 08, 2015 at 01:14:26 PM EST
    One is a charismatic leader with a nihilistic worldview, endless funding, and warped, fanatical supporters ...and the other is Al Bahgdadi.

    That deserves a seven, ruff (5.00 / 1) (#22)
    by jondee on Tue Dec 08, 2015 at 01:24:25 PM EST


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    Like it would be a good thing to blow (5.00 / 1) (#24)
    by jondee on Tue Dec 08, 2015 at 01:30:31 PM EST
    one more gust of air into that overinflated Trump windbag..

    Maybe it'd be like Python's The Meaning of Life: that last little wafer that makes him explode..

    Sadly... (none / 0) (#25)
    by kdog on Tue Dec 08, 2015 at 01:57:25 PM EST
    it might be the kind of hail mary a dying publication like Time might throw.

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    Good call (none / 0) (#27)
    by jondee on Tue Dec 08, 2015 at 02:38:01 PM EST
    Yes, exactly.

    Who's face is the most marketable.

    Too bad Justin Beiber isn't running for anything. Hell, maybe they'll make him man of the year anyway.

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