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Barbara Walter's Most Fascinating Person............

Amal Alamuddin!

Really???-of all the fascinating people who contributed so much during 2014 - someone is picked for marrying George Clooney? To add insult to injury she wasn't selected for her professional accomplishments - but because she married George.

Disgraceful!

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Re: Barbara Walter's Most Fascinating Person............

her list is stupid and she should really retire, as in, stop with these lists

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Re: Barbara Walter's Most Fascinating Person............

I believe the word is: schmoozing {#emotions_dlg.laugh} (To be fair, i didn't see the show but here goes anyway! Cheers, Babs!)

schmooze
North American
verb
gerund or present participle: schmoozing
  1. talk intimately and cozily; gossip.
    synonyms: talk, chat (up), converse, mingle, mix, hobnob, network;
    informalwork the room
    "the party will give you a chance to schmooze"
  2. **talk in a cozy or intimate manner to (someone), typically in order to manipulate, flatter, or impress them.**
    talk, chat (up), converse, mingle, mix, hobnob, network;
    work the room
    "the party will give you a chance to schmooze"
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Re: Barbara Walter's Most Fascinating Person............

That was a really bad choice!

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Registered: ‎09-04-2010

Re: Barbara Walter's Most Fascinating Person............

I was shocked and thought she was talking about Brad and Angelina at first. When they showed Amal's picture I thought WHAT! She married an actor that said he would never marry again and they both have good jobs and lots of money. That's about it.

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Re: Barbara Walter's Most Fascinating Person............

To be fair, her list is about the most Fascinating Person. Not about who accomplished the most or the most deserving. It's not like Time's Person of the Year which went to the Ebola Fighters, as a group.

Her list, as well as People's Annual Sexiest Man Alive, is based on who's in the news more. Who was in a big movie or TV show, etc. In that aspect, Amal certainly fit the bill as George was famous for saying he would not remarry so there was a lot of public interest in who Amal was.

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Registered: ‎04-14-2010

Re: Barbara Walter's Most Fascinating Person............

*Yawn*

She may be a fascinating woman on her own merits but marrying George Clooney does not even register on my interesting meter.

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Re: Barbara Walter's Most Fascinating Person............

I actually predicted it to my sister ..... they gave a hint last week that it was someone you'd never guess, so I figured she was as good a guess as any. {#emotions_dlg.thumbup1}

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Re: Barbara Walter's Most Fascinating Person............

A stretch for sure

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Re: Barbara Walter's Most Fascinating Person............

Disgusting! If you look at previous winners (Bill and Hilary Clinton, Steve Jobs, Prince William) they actually ACCOMPLISHED something!