TIME mag's short list of candidates for MOTY is missing the two most obvious choices

[g5000]

By this standard, the list of candidates should consist of only two:

1.) Fox News writers, commentators, and editorial board; or

2.) Rush Limbaugh.

I've heard more about Miley Cyrus this year than I have heard about Rush in the past five. Which is way more than I have wanted to hear about either of them.

So...yeah.

 

[Little-Acorn]

When TIME puts out an award for the person who influenced THE NEWS the most, they are basically giving the person the award, for being the one TIME reported on the most.

In other words, if there's a huge news story that TIME really doesn't want to report on, such as the terrible effects Obamacare is having on people across America, then TIME might grasp at any other story that comes along, and report heavily on that instead.

That's probably how Bashar Assad and Miley Cyrus got on the list.

Coud this year's award, be for the story that provided the most convenient diversion from Obama's failures?

 

[aaronleland]

When TIME puts out an award for the person who influenced THE NEWS the most, they are basically giving the person the award, for being the one TIME reported on the most.

In other words, if there's a huge news story that TIME really doesn't want to report on, such as the terrible effects Obamacare is having on people across America, then TIME might grasp at any other story that comes along, and report heavily on that instead.

That's probably how Bashar Assad and Miley Cyrus got on the list.

Coud this year's award, be for the story that provided the most convenient diversion from Obama's failures?

If they really wanted to divert away from Obamacare Ted Cruz would have never made the list. Quit being a partisan hack.

 

[Kevin_Kennedy]

My money's on Miley.

 

[g5000]

When TIME puts out an award for the person who influenced THE NEWS the most, they are basically giving the person the award, for being the one TIME reported on the most.

In other words, if there's a huge news story that TIME really doesn't want to report on, such as the terrible effects Obamacare is having on people across America, then TIME might grasp at any other story that comes along, and report heavily on that instead.

That's probably how Bashar Assad and Miley Cyrus got on the list.

Coud this year's award, be for the story that provided the most convenient diversion from Obama's failures?

I seriously doubt Miley Cyrus was one of the top ten talked about people this year. Angela Merkel got more time than Cyrus. So did David Cameron and Francois Hollande.


The Pope's going to win, though. Easily.

 

[Kevin_Kennedy]

Not commenting on Pope Francis, as I'm not particularly in tune with the goings on of the Church itself, but it might have been interesting to have Pope Benedict on the list as well. I mean he is the first Pope to step down in how long?

 

[Pogo]

Lush Rimjob???

Wtf? Lush Rimjob had his shot last year with Flukegate. What did Fox Noise do?

Far as I'm concerned you can lop everybody off that list except Snowden and the Pope; they will have had the most lasting influence. Everybody else, thanks for playin'.

Any POTUS receiving such an award should have a much higher bar considering the free publicity they all get.

 

[aaronleland]

My money's on Miley.

She did expand the American vocabulary. How many people knew what twerking was a year ago?

 

[aaronleland]

I seriously doubt Miley Cyrus was one of the top ten talked about people this year.

Sadly, I have to disagree. But it's more a negative reflection on American culture than on TIME magazine.

 

[Pogo]

My money's on Miley.

She did expand the American vocabulary. How many people knew what twerking was a year ago?

What?

 

[Kevin_Kennedy]

Edward Snowden is obviously "Person of the Year," regardless of what you think of him. Time's list is just a publicity stunt, regardless of who wins, however.

 

[NYcarbineer]

One of these posters takes himself WAY too seriously and thinks he has all of the answers.

And someone in here thinks he can sit in judgement

No one's sitting in judgment of you anymore. Your case is closed.

 

[Little-Acorn]

Lush Rimjob???

Wtf? Lush Rimjob had his shot last year with Flukegate. What did Fox Noise do?

TRANSLATION: I can't refute what you said about them, but I hate it anyway. So I'll ignore what you said, call them names, pretend I don't know what you already pointed out, and hope somebody believes me instead of you.

 

[Pogo]

From TIME's website:

"The recognition goes to the person who TIME’s editors think most influenced the news this year, for good or bad."

In other words, it goes to the person who a bunch of liberal extremists think most influenced a larger bunch of liberal extremists (news writers and editors) this year.

By this standard, the list of candidates should consist of only two:

1.) Fox News writers, commentators, and editorial board; or

2.) Rush Limbaugh.

This year, those two had more influence on the liberals who write, slant, and disseminate most news, than anyone else. By repeatedly pointing out just how bad the various Obama administration scandals were, and not letting up in the face of attacks and abuse by the rest of the media....

.... they actually got the mainstream media to start criticizing the Obama administration, and got ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, and various other leftist outlets to say BAD things about the Obamanites.

Such a reporting trend among the liberal press is unprecedented, and in fact astounding. And it never would have happened if not for the persistent and factual reporting of Fox News and Limbaugh. Of course, those liberal outlets have since stopped reporting on the IRS, Obama's ineffectual response to Syria's use of WMDs on its own population, the coverup of Benghazi deaths of U.S. officials, the NSA, etc., and are winding down their criticism of Obamacare fast.

Nonetheless, they actually performed a little investigative reporting for a while there. And that is such a monumental change, showing such an earth-shaking "influence on the news", that the people who made it happen should be a shoe-in for the award.

Of course, that's like asking a naughty five-year-old who finally got caught with chocolate smeared over his face and his hand in the candy bowl, who was forced to go and wash up and even buy some replacement candy: "Which parent or grandparent or aunt or uncle was the most responsible for making you clean up your act? We want to give them an award!" ...and expecting them to give an honest answer.

So, sure enough, neither Limbaugh nor Fox News appears on TIME's short list of candidates.

(sigh)

SSDD......

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TIME Person of the Year Finalists 2013 | TIME.com

The Top Ten Finalists for Person of the Year in 2013

By TIME Staff
Dec. 09, 2013

Here are the final ten contenders for TIME’s Person of the Year (listed alphabetically):

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

(snip)

TIME selected its first “Man of the Year” in 1927. The recognition goes to the person who TIME’s editors think most influenced the news this year, for good or bad.

Remember, the award goes to whoever has the most effect on the NEWS. Not the most effect on people, or on the world, or whatever.

That's kind of a crock if the same entity is also deciding what the news is -- see (who the fuck is) Cyrus, Miley... if that's news I'm the fucking Queen of Belgium.

 

[Pogo]

Lush Rimjob???

Wtf? Lush Rimjob had his shot last year with Flukegate. What did Fox Noise do?

TRANSLATION: I can't refute what you said about them, but I hate it anyway. So I'll ignore what you said, call them names, pretend I don't know what you already pointed out, and hope somebody believes me instead of you.

Translation: you have no answer.

 

[Jackson]

I think we should systematically take one person off the list at a time until we come to 3 finalists and then come to a consensus on those three. What do you say?

Here's the list:

Here are the final ten contenders for TIME’s Person of the Year (listed alphabetically):

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


I think Miley Cyrus should be taken off. Do we have 6 agreements?

 

[blackhawk]

How did Anthony Weiner not make the list? In any event here is my choice.

 

[kiwiman127]

From TIME's website:

"The recognition goes to the person who TIME’s editors think most influenced the news this year, for good or bad."

In other words, it goes to the person who a bunch of liberal extremists think most influenced a larger bunch of liberal extremists (news writers and editors) this year.

By this standard, the list of candidates should consist of only two:

1.) Fox News writers, commentators, and editorial board; or

2.) Rush Limbaugh.

This year, those two had more influence on the liberals who write, slant, and disseminate most news, than anyone else. By repeatedly pointing out just how bad the various Obama administration scandals were, and not letting up in the face of attacks and abuse by the rest of the media....

.... they actually got the mainstream media to start criticizing the Obama administration, and got ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, and various other leftist outlets to say BAD things about the Obamanites.

Such a reporting trend among the liberal press is unprecedented, and in fact astounding. And it never would have happened if not for the persistent and factual reporting of Fox News and Limbaugh. Of course, those liberal outlets have since stopped reporting on the IRS, Obama's ineffectual response to Syria's use of WMDs on its own population, the coverup of Benghazi deaths of U.S. officials, the NSA, etc., and are winding down their criticism of Obamacare fast.

Nonetheless, they actually performed a little investigative reporting for a while there. And that is such a monumental change, showing such an earth-shaking "influence on the news", that the people who made it happen should be a shoe-in for the award.

Of course, that's like asking a naughty five-year-old who finally got caught with chocolate smeared over his face and his hand in the candy bowl, who was forced to go and wash up and even buy some replacement candy: "Which parent or grandparent or aunt or uncle was the most responsible for making you clean up your act? We want to give them an award!" ...and expecting them to give an honest answer.

So, sure enough, neither Limbaugh nor Fox News appears on TIME's short list of candidates.

(sigh)

SSDD......

--------------------------------------------------------------

TIME Person of the Year Finalists 2013 | TIME.com

The Top Ten Finalists for Person of the Year in 2013

By TIME Staff
Dec. 09, 2013

Here are the final ten contenders for TIME’s Person of the Year (listed alphabetically):

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

(snip)

TIME selected its first “Man of the Year” in 1927. The recognition goes to the person who TIME’s editors think most influenced the news this year, for good or bad.

Being as only 8% of people get their news from Fox News and probably fewer people listen to Talk Radio (1%) therefore Rush Limbaugh probably gets less than that , neither of your choices would meet the criteria for Time Magazines influential news makers. Your choices effect a small demographic in other words.
TV Is Americans' Main Source of News

 

[Pogo]

I think we should systematically take one person off the list at a time until we come to 3 finalists and then come to a consensus on those three. What do you say?

Here's the list:

Here are the final ten contenders for TIME’s Person of the Year (listed alphabetically):

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


I think Miley Cyrus should be taken off. Do we have 6 agreements?

Well let me think about thaYES, absoulutely no question whatsoever.

 

[Pogo]

How did Anthony Weiner not make the list? In any event here is my choice.

Ernie? Seriously?

Anthony Weiner's "news" affected nobody but Anthony Weiner, that's why.