WAMC News Dr. Alan Chartock's Morning Commentary WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Alan Chartock Published December 12, 2013 at 7:10 AM EST Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Listen • 2:59 Alan Chartock WAMC political observer discusses why President Obama's "selfie" with Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning Schmidt is causing an uproar and TIME magazine naming Pope Francis Person of the Year for 2013.