TIME Magazine gets huge critical backlash for naming Biden, Harris as “Person of the Year”

Liberal leaning TIME is facing heat for selecting top Democrats Joe Biden and Kamala Harris as the magazine’s “person of the year,” and ignoring the frontline workers, vaccine scientists, and activists who have actually had an impact on 2020.  

Here are the critical responses from conservatives and liberals mocking TIME’s politically motivated picks.

Biden’s basement

One Twitter user replied, “With all due respect, Biden spent much of the year in a basement and won what was a referendum on the other guy. Harris was even less visible as a VP nominee after badly losing the primary.”

With all due respect, Biden spent much of the year in a basement and won what was a referendum on the other guy. Harris was even less visible as a VP nominee after badly losing the primary.

It clearly should have been health care workers, or those working on the COVID vaccine. https://t.co/SKwHWwgQr5

— Brian Riedl ? (@Brian_Riedl) December 11, 2020

What about the actual heroes of 2020?

One commenter listed the people that actually had an impact in 2020: “Scientists who developed vaccines in record shattering time, frontline workers who risked their lives during COVID, Jacinda Adern, BLM activists.”

Scientists who developed vaccines in record shattering time, frontline workers who risked their lives during COVID, Jacinda Adern, BLM activists.

This is such a ridiculous, US centric choice. https://t.co/fpqeUIBxYS

— Mark Serrels (@Serrels) December 11, 2020

Boot-licking media

Former GOP Senate candidate Elisa Martinez wrote: “Might as well give them both a Nobel Peace Prize, an Oscar and Grammy for their “breathtaking” non-leadership. Can the corporate media act any more boot-licking pathetic?”

Might as well give them both a Nobel Peace Prize, an Oscar and Grammy for their “breathtaking” non-leadership.

Can the corporate media act any more boot-licking pathetic? ?

— Elisa Martinez (@elisa1121) December 11, 2020

Chinese influence

One replier manipulated the cover to add Chinese president Xi Jinping between Biden and Harris.  

Updated!!! pic.twitter.com/1J3Z3E6LMM

— PATRICK X ????? (@SWFLPatriot) December 11, 2020

Election Thieves

Author Mark Dice wrote: “For stealing the election? That’s messed up.”

For stealing the election? That’s messed up.

— Mark Dice (@MarkDice) December 11, 2020

Time doesn’t care about the people

Journalist Curtis Houck wrote: “Time doesn’t care about you, the people. It’s all about THEM. It’s all about their circles in D.C., LA, and New York. It’s all partisanship for them. Cloaked in “unity” and “equality,” they have nothing but venom for people who aren’t Democrats or on the side of the mob.”

Time doesn't care about you, the people. It's all about THEM. It's all about their circles in D.C., LA, and New York.

It's all partisanship for them. Cloaked in "unity" and "equality," they have nothing but venom for people who aren't Democrats or on the side of the mob. https://t.co/pMwbq8qfbU

— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) December 11, 2020

Cult of the Presidency

Conor Freidersdorf, a staff writer for The Atlantic, tweeted: “How are you going to give this to politicians who haven’t taken office yet in a year when doctors risked their lives on a mass scale and vaccine researchers triumphed with unprecedented speed?”

How are you going to give this to politicians who haven't taken office yet in a year when doctors risked their lives on a mass scale and vaccine researchers triumphed with unprecedented speed? The Cult of the Presidency that @GeneHealy wrote about so well is as alive as ever. https://t.co/mByll3Wy5p

— Conor Friedersdorf (@conor64) December 11, 2020

Wrong Vote

Fox LA Anchor Elex Michaelson wrote: “With respect to these politicians, I would have voted for health care workers & other essential workers who’ve sacrificed greatly to keep us all safe.”

With respect to these politicians, I would have voted for health care workers & other essential workers who've sacrificed greatly to keep us all safe. https://t.co/mxSMT3YodJ

— Elex Michaelson (@Elex_Michaelson) December 11, 2020

Media Buzz

One commenter joked: “They spent 7 days building media buzz about this only to turn around and pick two people who haven’t done anything yet.”

LOL. They spent 7 days building media buzz about this only to turn around and pick two people who haven’t done anything yet. https://t.co/xmFdMjrGR3

— Freddie Campion (@FreddieCampion) December 11, 2020

TIME should be ashamed

Podcast host Gianno Caldwell wrote: “Another reason this is a trash publication. Front line workers are the people of the year, not lying politicians. You should be ashamed of yourself.”

Another reason this is a trash publication. Front line workers are the people of the year, not lying politicians. You should be ashamed of yourself.

— Gianno Caldwell (@GiannoCaldwell) December 11, 2020

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