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Shipwack

(2,332 posts)
Wed Dec 11, 2024, 11:04 AM 14 hrs ago

Musk should be made Time's "Person of the Year"

Jimmy Kimmel pointed out the best reason why Musk should get this honor: it would infuriate Trump.

Trump has desired this award for literally decades. He even has a fake Time magazine cover on display in the Mar-a-Lago dining room.

If Musk got the award instead of him, it would definitely end any sort of influence Musk had in the Trump Administration.

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Musk should be made Time's "Person of the Year" (Original Post) Shipwack 14 hrs ago OP
Absolutely. dalton99a 14 hrs ago #1
Trump won it in 2016. jimfields33 14 hrs ago #2
Dagnabbit! You're right! I completely missed that. Shipwack 13 hrs ago #4
They should caption the cover kacekwl 14 hrs ago #3
No he should be on Sports Illustrated cover. JanMichael 13 hrs ago #5
Musk's mother was on the cover of the SI swimsuit edition. OMGWTF 13 hrs ago #8
I think he should be Shithead of the Year. raccoon 13 hrs ago #6
Worst Persons bmichaelh 13 hrs ago #7
It's *President* Musk my friend... Arazi 13 hrs ago #9
Person of the year on merit. hay rick 13 hrs ago #10
he did buy the election. barbtries 12 hrs ago #11
Obviously, he could just buy Time Magazine. dchill 12 hrs ago #12
I doubt he could buy Time Warner. twitter was purchased mostly from sketchy foreign money themaguffin 11 hrs ago #19
Go big man..... Tripper11 12 hrs ago #13
They should just give it to Putin AdamGG 11 hrs ago #14
Well ... indigoth 11 hrs ago #15
President Musk would admittedly be humorous to send TFG into a rage. DronePilot 11 hrs ago #16
Oh, well when you put it THAT way... Montauk6 11 hrs ago #17
Given his ugly impact, money spent and influence, yeah. But mostly to piss off Donnie, themaguffin 11 hrs ago #18
Luigi Mangione MuirWoods 11 hrs ago #20
drumpf's head would explode! JoseBalow 11 hrs ago #21

Shipwack

(2,332 posts)
4. Dagnabbit! You're right! I completely missed that.
Wed Dec 11, 2024, 11:47 AM
13 hrs ago

I was sure for some reason he was never awarded it. Thank you for the correction!


The rest of the post still holds up, though, about how much it would bother Trump. 🙂

hay rick

(8,257 posts)
10. Person of the year on merit.
Wed Dec 11, 2024, 12:05 PM
13 hrs ago

If the person of the year is the most influential person of the year rather than the best person, Musk should win thumbs down. He was able to pick the president using only the lint in his change pocket.

barbtries

(29,914 posts)
11. he did buy the election.
Wed Dec 11, 2024, 01:11 PM
12 hrs ago

i suspect it's been awhile since anyone did that.

I think it should be Joe Biden.

indigoth

(166 posts)
15. Well ...
Wed Dec 11, 2024, 01:49 PM
11 hrs ago

I understand the sentiment and reasoning for that.

Personally, I’d say he is more qualified as the person of the rear.

Yes

Rear.

DronePilot

(12 posts)
16. President Musk would admittedly be humorous to send TFG into a rage.
Wed Dec 11, 2024, 01:51 PM
11 hrs ago

I would support it for that reason alone.

MuirWoods

(10 posts)
20. Luigi Mangione
Wed Dec 11, 2024, 02:02 PM
11 hrs ago

Drumpf will just take Elon’s award as an extension of his own accomplishments.

Luigi Mangione I think has just started to get a conversation started about a serious flaw in our society that is costing people lives everyday.

I wish there were more Luigis. People who are smart enough and brave to carry that message and get things moving for the better.

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