Palin bashes Time magazine's 'Person of the Year'
(CNN) - Sarah Palin, who's been listed twice as one of Time Magazine's "100 Most Influential People," is taking issue with the publication's decision to name President Barack Obama as its "Person of the Year."
Poking fun at herself, the 2008 GOP vice presidential nominee said the magazine lacks a certain degree of relevancy.
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"Time magazine, I think there's some irrelevancy there to tell you the truth. I mean consider their list of the most influential people in the country and in the world. Some who have made that list? Yours truly. That oughta tell ya something right there regarding the credence we should give Time magazine and their list of people," she said Wednesday on Fox News.
Managing editor Richard Stengel wrote Obama deserved the recognition because he "forged a new majority, turned weakness into opportunity and sought, amid great adversity, to create a more perfect union."
But Palin, who along with 2008 GOP presidential nominee Sen. John McCain, lost to the Democratic presidential ticket four years ago, said "those are some silly words chosen to describe Barack Obama."
"When I first heard that, the first thing that popped in my mind was: What the heck has he done? Really, what has he done, except drive us over a fiscal cliff," she said. "What has he done to unify and make our nation a more perfect union? For the life of me, I don't know."
The former Alaska governor was chosen as one of the magazine's most influential people in 2009 and held a top spot on the same list in 2010. She was also considered one of four runners-up for "Person of the Year" in 2008, when Obama first received the title, and as someone "who mattered" in 2010.
She argued that "the path towards a perfect union is our Constitution" but said Obama "sees it as a charger of negatives" that needs serious changes.
Palin stoked speculation for much of 2011 as she considered a presidential bid but ultimately decided to stay out of the running. She largely stayed out of the presidential race, instead choosing to campaign for conservative Senate candidates in GOP primary battles.
- CNN's Ashley Killough contributed to this report.
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Get a life Palin
"Time magazine, I think there's some irrelevancy there to tell you the truth," Palin said as she thought about her own political importance.
Surprised she's even heard of Time, much less had an opinion on its relevance. That's progress, I suppose.
Surprised she even knows of Time, much less has an opinion on its relevance. Progress, I suppose.
Talk about irrelevant. Not ot mention stupid in her assessment of Obama's accomplishments. Buh-bye loser/quitter!
Palin, please get back into running for offices. Nothing inspires people to vote against republicans like having you on the ticket. People came out in record numbers to vote against you specifically.
Isn't time for this half wit to go back to Chik Fil A and buy up another big bag of hate with her loser husband?
"What has he done to unify and make our nation a more perfect union? For the life of me, I don't know."
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I do recall the evening that OBL was killed, people outside the White House gates chanting USA and singing the national anthem. Is that not unity Sarah? Jealousy is sucha bad trait. Failin Palin is only upset because the only media attention she gets is from Fox Noise and from her random appearances on DWTS. She's so irrelevant.
Palin Bashes - I'm beginning to think that's her name. It's all we see of her any more.
Who cares what that loser nobody thinks? OOps - she obviously doesn't.
Does she understand how hard it is to add to or modify an amendment?
2/3 of House must vote
2/3 of Senate must vote
President must sign
2/3 of United States must vote
In today's divided country/House/Senate, 2/3 is impossible on anything except grass is usually green - and I'm sure some nuts would vote NO on that too.
She is so very irrelevant. Shouldn't she be teaching her kids how to get married first and then pregnant? Never mind, they're following her well worn lead.
No Mrs. Palin, YOUR becoming more irrelevant by the day.
Please Go away,
President Obama should have won. After the Pope, no one is more worshipped.
Sarah, Barack Obama's biggest gift to this country was keeping you out of the executive office! Go back to Alaska and, for Heaven's Sake--shut up!!!!!
Won reelection maybe? Defeated a party who made their only job to make his job harder?
Palins jealous but she shouldn't be because of her recieving the nation nitwit of the year award with Gingrich,Perry,Bachmann coming in a close second..Voting was tight because republicans as you know are so full of nitwits from McCain on down so its no surprise the number of nominees this year!!
ironic that she bashes Time magazine by saying, "magazine lacks a certain degree of relevancy." Considering she has been wholly irrelevant since before she was nominated to run as VP. The only thing of note about Palin are her tits and that isn't saying a lot.
o,shut up and bring your weapons in!
Time, like CNN, is a totally Socialist Democratic Party propagandist media.
Of course, all conservatives are laughing at that "person of the year" selection. That's simply catering to the dictator in America.
That all that Saran Palin good for Is to Complaining About the President ,she was never a good Loser. And Time make a good choose when they didn't give It to her.
Sarah who? Just like McCain still bitter about 2008. Get over it you lost and as long as Sarah endorses candidates they'll lose too.
As far as I am concern Time magazine is the greatest joke of 2012. Obama didn't deserve man of the year any more than he deserved the Nobel Peace Prize.
"Palin bashes Time magazine's 'Person of the Year"
WHO CARES?!?!
WHY DO YOU KEEP GIVING THIS WOMAN PRESS?!?
WHY DO YOU CONSTANTLY KEEP PUTTING PALIN IN OUR FACES?!
Did one of your viewers say "Hey, I wonder what Palin thinks" NO!
but you, in your infinite wisdom saw fit to tell us what Palin thinks.
THANKS CNN! Now we know an irrelevant fixture from the past thinks about the person of the year!
THANKS
who is this crazy woman and why is she still talking