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OMG Trump and Xi Jinping named as runners up for Time's Person of the Year 2017. (Original Post) HAB911 Dec 2017 OP
Good thing Hitler wasn't in the running... kentuck Dec 2017 #1
Hitler won once; Stalin won twice. FarCenter Dec 2017 #5
Gawd, how revoting to incude the US Chief Predator after naming these brave women hlthe2b Dec 2017 #2
Second place is the first loser, Mr. Trump! nt ExciteBike66 Dec 2017 #3
In other words, Trump lost? I'm cool with that. Orrex Dec 2017 #4
It's about who had the most influence, good or bad, Kablooie Dec 2017 #6
Wait, so the sexual predator was a "runner up" to the victims of sexual Guy Whitey Corngood Dec 2017 #7

kentuck

(115,627 posts)
1. Good thing Hitler wasn't in the running...
Wed Dec 6, 2017, 08:59 AM
Dec 2017

It may have been a three-way tie for second?

 

FarCenter

(19,429 posts)
5. Hitler won once; Stalin won twice.
Wed Dec 6, 2017, 09:10 AM
Dec 2017

Last edited Wed Dec 6, 2017, 09:52 AM - Edit history (1)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_Person_of_the_Year

Besides, Trump won last year, and only Nixon has won two years in a row (the second time was with Kissinger).

Kablooie

(19,121 posts)
6. It's about who had the most influence, good or bad,
Wed Dec 6, 2017, 09:20 AM
Dec 2017

Not about who has had the best influence.

That's why Hitler and Stalin were chosen.

 

Guy Whitey Corngood

(26,848 posts)
7. Wait, so the sexual predator was a "runner up" to the victims of sexual
Wed Dec 6, 2017, 09:25 AM
Dec 2017

abuse/harassment? And yeah I get Hitler and Stalin were both "winners" if this thing in the past. But I still find it gross given the context.

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