President Barack Obama has been
named Time's "Person of the Year" for 2012. The selection was
announced Wednesday on NBC's "Today" show. The short list for the
honor included Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani teenager who was shot in the
head for advocating for girls' education.It also included Egyptian president
Mohamed Morsi and Bill and Hillary Clinton. Obama also received the honor in
2008, when he was President-elect. Last year, "The Protester" got the
honor.
Time's "Person of the
Year" is the person or thing that has most influenced the culture and the
news during the past year for good or for ill. In 2010, Facebook founder and
CEO Mark Zuckerberg received the honor. Other previous winners have included
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, Bono and President George W. Bush.
i think he got it just because he was black and president of america. i fail to see any contribution from him which is worth mentioning and which had global implications.
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