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CNN Photos: Gerald Ford or Saddam Hussein - Which is nicer?
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Posted on 12/29/2006 9:25:01 PM PST by new yorker 77
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To: new yorker 77
The birth and death years are missing for U.S. President Ford, but the appearance of this detail for Saddam the Slaughterer of Millions makes him appear to be a revered diplomat!
Disgusting.
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posted on
12/29/2006 9:43:32 PM PST
by
WellsFargo94
(humbly serving as a supportive spouse)
To: new yorker 77
there is another factor at work here too that usually those working in film or photography understand about placement in a frame. This is the right side of a frame is always naturally dominant. Thus when one wants to soften something they place it elsewhere. Notice where Saddam is placed. Notice Ford. One could read this in a variety of ways--such as Ford was an older softer influence, while Saddam is seen as a very dominant figure. Or one could also say by having such a nice picture of Saddam in the dominant he was a dominant good guy (ala CNN-). Notice he is large and placed in the left of the frame in Fox. This placement lessens his power.
Of course sizing matters as well and this is why you usually see a smaller image in the right of a frame and a larger in the left as the right even at a smaller size presents much more dominant. The left has to be larger to stand out, even if there is not a lot in the picture. Keep your eye out for this when you watch films and how imposing it is when they have filled the whole of the right frame with a large image it is profound.
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posted on
12/29/2006 9:45:23 PM PST
by
GOP Poet
To: Bogey78O
I like how they softened the image of Saddam while keeping the contrast high on Ford. It makes Ford look older and Saddam more handsome. Yes. Very good eye. Great catch. It is just sick and sad isn't it!? Nice SOFT SADDAM--Pa-le-e-z-e.
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posted on
12/29/2006 9:48:56 PM PST
by
GOP Poet
To: Darth Reagan
I must say I was very impressed with Elizabeth Vargas and ABC and what they did tonight, interrupting 20/20 and chronicling Saddam's horrors. Excellent work by them. It's what good journalists should do.
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posted on
12/29/2006 9:49:06 PM PST
by
fat city
(What part of cognitive dissonance don't you understand?)
To: new yorker 77
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posted on
12/29/2006 9:53:43 PM PST
by
perfect stranger
(Tagline tomorrow, tagline yesterday, but no tagline today.)
To: new yorker 77
Here's the pic CNN has up now for FORD now
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To: WellsFargo94
Using the appropriate title for Saddam of 'the Butcher of Baghdad' would have been the proper thing to do, instead of his birth & death years...
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posted on
12/29/2006 10:05:33 PM PST
by
tina07
(In Memory of my Father - WWII Army Air Force Veteran)
To: new yorker 77
I'm surprised the CNN editors had time for anything about Ford or Saddam busy as they were with this snippy little piece of headline spinning:
"Tornado scare sent Bush running for cover"
How precious they are over there and just so special ... holiday weekend, bosses out of the office, student interns obviously in charge.
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posted on
12/29/2006 10:06:59 PM PST
by
Let's Roll
("...given the choice between war and dishonor. You chose dishonor - you will have war"- W.Churchill)
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posted on
12/29/2006 10:07:12 PM PST
by
Coleus
(Merry Christmas!)
To: new yorker 77
I am surprised CNN did not run with that picture of Saddam with Donald Rumsfeld.
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posted on
12/29/2006 10:07:45 PM PST
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trumandogz
(Rudy G 2008: The "G" Stands For Gun Grabbing & Gay Lovin.)
To: new yorker 77
To: nwrep
CNN cannot decide who to hate more.It looks like they cannot decide who to hate.
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posted on
12/30/2006 12:39:01 AM PST
by
paudio
(WoT is more important than War on Gay Marriage!)
To: kinghorse
30 pieces of silver must not go far these days
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posted on
12/30/2006 8:05:28 AM PST
by
combat_boots
(The MSM: State run Democrat media masquerading as corporations)
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