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Southeast Asia
All 3 TIME readers pick Kim Jong 'Suet Face' Person of the Year...
2012-12-13
Kim Jong Un is having a good year. After taking over the leadership of North Korea from his late father Kim Jong Il, at the end of 2011, he's solidified his control over the country, appeared on TIME's cover and he was even named 'Sexiest Man Alive.' (OK, that honor was actually bestowed as a spoof in the satirical newspaper, The Onion, but a Chinese news service mistook the Onion piece for real news and the story went global.)
Happens all the time! People often mistake what TIME produces as actual news...
This doesn't mean Kim is TIME's Person of the Year. That choice is made by the editors of TIME and will be revealed Dec. 19 on the Today show, on TIME.com and via TIME's Twitter handle. The poll allows readers to weigh in on the people--and things (Hello, Curiosity Rover!)--whom they think influenced the news, for better or worse, in 2012.
But of course Pugsley didn't really influence any actual news outside of his little prison kingdom - but don't let that fact get in the way...
He may not be the editors' choice for the award but they'll certainly pay attention to what their readers think.
Posted by:CrazyFool

#1  The Nobel Peace Prize is next?
Posted by: Mugsy Glink   2012-12-13 13:07  

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