Time names Obama ‘Person of the Year’; Libs squee, racist cover cries begin
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Whew! Sandra Fluke avoided having to accept such a sexist award; she was nominated for “Person of the Year” as well. Alas, she lost out to the participation ribbon president. Twitter, as always, predicted this “gutsy call.”
definitely RT @mattmackowiak Prediction: Time’s Person of the Year will be President Obama.
— Alex Pappas (@AlexPappasDC) December 19, 2012
And so they did.
BREAKING NEWS — President Obama named TIME’s Person of the Year
— Michael van Poppel (@mpoppel) December 19, 2012
Howard Kurtz thinks it totally makes sense!
Barack Obama is Time’s person of the year. Obvious, yes, but makes sense. Wonder if mag would have picked Romney had he won.
— HowardKurtz (@HowardKurtz) December 19, 2012
Squee! Libs swoon in truly mockable fashion.
Yes! Barack Obama is TIME’s Person of The Year! I just checked it on time.com ! I love You so much Mr President @barackobama 🙂
— D.Monica Josephine (@iCurlyGirl) December 19, 2012
So proud the love of my life made person of the year again! TIME Person of the Year is President Obama on.today.com/V6nRrz
— Jessi Coble (@JessiRVA) December 19, 2012
I ABSOLUTELY LOVE that Obama was voted Time’s person of the year!!
— Katie Click (@mskatieclick) December 19, 2012
@barackobama Congrats, sir. So well-deserved. We love you. RT “@nbcnews: Barack Obama named 2012 @time Magazine Person of the Year.
— LiberalPhenom (@LiberalPhenom) December 19, 2012
LOVE the news that Barack Obama is @time person of the year 2012 #inspiration
— Spell Magazine (@SpellMagazine) December 19, 2012
Classic cover. Love it. RT @globalgrind YES HE CAN! Barack Obama is TIME magazine’s person of the year! twitter.com/SimplyShanWalk…
— I can only be me!!(@SimplyShanWalk) December 19, 2012
But, wait … some aren’t so thrilled with the cover. Because, racist.
@time I absolutely hate to photo Time chose to use of President Obama for his #PersonoftheYear Cover.Why?It seems sinister and dark.
— TheresaEBerger (@TheresaEBerger) December 19, 2012
The Time POTY cover of Obama has some OJ-Simpson-on-Newsweek levels of skin darkening. Is it a photo illustration? nbcnews.tumblr.com/post/383008306…
— Matt Quintanilla (@redkeg) December 19, 2012
Time Magazine Person of the Year is President Barack Obama…but the cover looks…is he really that black? twitter.com/TheReallyRick/…
— ReallyRick (@TheReallyRick) December 19, 2012
Sigh.
The sane have a different take.
good to see @time doesnt want to be outpaced by @newsweek in the irrelevance department
— Hugh Briss (@FoolishReporter) December 19, 2012
Adolph Hitler was @time‘s Man of the year in 1938 so they are being consistent… @nicoleb977 #tcot #ocra #sgp #lnyhbt #teaparty
— Andrea Silver (@andilinks) December 19, 2012
What the hell is wrong with you people? RT @time: Barack Obama is TIME’s 2012 Person of the Year | ti.me/VQVajw #POY2012
— Rachel Veronica (@rachelveronica) December 19, 2012
It could have been worse? So, there’s that? Look who was considered:
TIME editor Richard Stengel says Egypt’s President was considered for Person of the Year because he’s “trying to reconcile moderates.” Huh?!
— Seth (@dcseth) December 19, 2012
No, really.
Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi is a runner-up in @time Person of the Year. Photograph by Nadav Kander twitter.com/patrickwitty/s…
— Patrick Witty (@patrickwitty) December 19, 2012
Unreal.
The mocking by the sane continues.
#ForGreatLulz RT @nbcnews: Barack Obama named 2012 @time Magazine Person of the Year. via @todayshow
— Miké (D, 57th State) (@ThePantau) December 19, 2012
lol! so pathetic… RT @time Barack Obama is TIME’s 2012 Person of the Year | ti.me/VQVajw#POY2012
— El SOOPer!! (@SooperMexican) December 19, 2012
Barack Obama is Time Magazines Person of the year? A might be a little bias, but there are so many people doing better things than Obama.
— Alex Hanson (@theAlexHanson) December 19, 2012
RT @shadihamid: Obama is TIME person of the year? I’m confused.
— Michael B. Kelley (@MichaelBKelley) December 19, 2012
ZOMG He beat out Honey Boo Boo! RT @mlcalderone: Time Person of the Year: President Obama
— Jeff Poor (@jeff_poor) December 19, 2012
“@wis10: President Obama named Time Magazine Person of the Year”What a shock.The love fest continues.
— Michael (@mweathersby1) December 19, 2012
Safe bet: they’re angling for the Golden Kneepad Award. RT @mattmackowiak: Prediction: Time’s Person of the Year will be President Obama.
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) December 19, 2012
Ah, lapdogs!
The Mayans were right? RT @zerohedge RT @nbcnews Barack Obama named 2012 @time Magazine Person of the Year. via @todayshow
— BoldFreshJew © (@BoldFreshJew) December 19, 2012
let four Americans die in a foreign land; get awarded @time ‘s POTY ! #seemslegit #BENGHAZI
— Hugh Briss (@FoolishReporter) December 19, 2012
what exactly did he do all year, besides campaign and kill brown people with drones, @time ?
— Hugh Briss (@FoolishReporter) December 19, 2012
Hi @time, I’m pretty sure Ambassador Stevens, Tyrone Woods, Glen Doherty & Sean Smith would oppose @barackobama being POTY ’12. Just saying.
— BoldFreshJew © (@BoldFreshJew) December 19, 2012
sigh RT @time: Barack Obama is TIME’s 2012 Person of the Year | ti.me/VQVajw #POY2012
— Lachlan Markay (@lachlan) December 19, 2012
either America’s in absolute shambles or TIME magazine is owned by the government if Barack Obama’s the 2012 person of the year #BS #POY2012
— Nick Radick (@NickRadick) December 19, 2012
Obama wins Time Person of the Yr as ‘architect of new America.’ So 8% unemployment and $16 trillion debt is now worthy of an award. #POTY
— Danny Polowy (@DannyPolowy) December 19, 2012
Hmm. Time gives the award to “the person or persons who most affected the news and our lives, for good or ill.” Maybe it was deserved, if going with the “for ill” criterion. Still, most consider this a predictable, big snooze.
Just when I thought Time could never top “You” as their least-inspired choice for “Person of the Year”…they managed.
— Amanda Carpenter (@amandacarpenter) December 19, 2012
And the irrelevant news of the day: boxed wine apparently spoils faster than bottled and Obama is Time Man/Person of the Year.
— Rep. Dan Gordon (@_RepDanGordon) December 19, 2012
And the World Yawned.RT @nypost Obama named Time’s ‘Person of the Year’ nyp.st/Woy9q5
— AW (@ArtbyAWOHS) December 19, 2012
“I wonder who Time’s Person of the Year is?” #ThingsPeopleSaidin1974
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) December 19, 2012
Heh.
