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Demonizing Condi (USA Today's shameful photoshop exploits)
Michelle Malkin ^ | October 26, 2005 | Michelle Malkin

Posted on 10/26/2005 4:43:26 AM PDT by ajolympian2004

DEMONIZING CONDI

By

Michelle Malkin

  ·   October 26, 2005 06:41 AM

Check out the photo of Condoleezza Rice that was published by USA Today last week:

Beelzebub Condi

Notice anything peculiar about her eyes?

(Click on the Extended Entry for an explanation.)

No, Condi isn't possessed; the photo was manipulated.

This news comes courtesy of From The Pen, which found a pre-doctored version of the Associated Press photo on Yahoo! España:

Beautiful Condi

Ask USA Today's Graphics and Photos Managing Editor, Richard Curtis (rcurtis@usatoday.com), what the ^$%#@+! is going on.

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Related:

Katherine Harris vs. the Photo Doctors
Time's photo distortions


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: condi2008; condirice; foxnews; foxnewscontributor; hillary; lamestreammedia; leftistbias; leftistdeceit; leftistlies; liberalmedia; lyingliars; malkin; mediabias; medialies; michellemalkin; msm; msmbastards; rice2008; secretaryofstate; usatoday
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To: mtbopfuyn

It may be that you're thinking of the picture of Cindy Sheehan out in Texas. It was cropped so as to conceal the fact that the only "crowd" around her was 99.9% media with cameras and mikes. I don't recall the title of that thread, but Rush had the picture posted front and center at his web site.


121 posted on 10/26/2005 8:50:21 AM PDT by Matchett-PI ( "History does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid." -- Dwight Eisenhower)
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To: DoctorMichael
I saw this movie when I was a kid. I'd built it up in my mind (from the TV trailers) so much that when I left the theatre I was hugely disappointed.

The upshot is, the other guys I went with were equally disappointed, and we left en masse, only to discover too late we'd missed the "B" movie, "The Subterraneans".

It was just a bad day all around.

CA....

122 posted on 10/26/2005 9:26:24 AM PDT by Chances Are (Whew! It seems I've once again found that silly grin!)
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To: ajolympian2004

123 posted on 10/26/2005 9:38:11 AM PDT by polymuser
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To: Republican Wildcat
so it is okay to doctor photos to mislead the public if you disagree with them on policy? Ridiculous.

No, I'm just saying I wont defend her, and will do anything I can to ensure she is not our next nominee.

124 posted on 10/26/2005 9:43:34 AM PDT by montag813
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To: ajolympian2004

The Oct 31 Condi.

President Rice will not be happy with USA Today...


125 posted on 10/26/2005 10:49:44 AM PDT by I8NY
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To: jocon307

Michael Jackson did it to himself in Thriller, and in real life.


126 posted on 10/26/2005 11:10:10 AM PDT by sine_nomine (CBS' Mary Mapes: "It dawned on me that I was present at the birth of a political jihad.")
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To: polymuser

The real goa'uld in DC!


127 posted on 10/26/2005 11:30:15 AM PDT by Fred Hayek (Liberalism is a mental disorder)
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To: SerpentDove

Photoshop ping.


128 posted on 10/26/2005 11:37:00 AM PDT by TheSarce (The Silent Majority is finding its voice. It goes to ELEVEN!)
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To: TheSarce
Looking at the two photos, its possible they are not the same. Man to the left appears to have head ever so slightly more tilted in the other photo and the bottom left(as you look at the photo) of Condi's shirt has a "7" shape in one and a "7" shape with an underline in the other.

I do not put it past the MSM to do it, but with the tons of photos taken miliseconds apart (ever hear that chicka-chicka-chika sound as tons of photos are taken at hearings?) Its possible her eyes reacted to the flash in one photo and not in another only a half-second later.

That being said, choosing a crappy photo over a good one is just as bad and is a standard tactic of the MSM (see Newts closeup beard photo or Cheney's "mid-smile" making him look like he's sneering photo)

129 posted on 10/26/2005 11:58:11 AM PDT by icwhatudo (The rino borg...is resistance futile?)
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To: sine_nomine

"Michael Jackson did it to himself in Thriller, and in real life."

What Micheal Jackson has done to himself defies comprehension.

I still love the Jackson Five, all their songs. MJ & I are born in the same year, so I've always found his horrid adult life particularly disturbing.


130 posted on 10/26/2005 2:37:18 PM PDT by jocon307
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To: polymuser

Had Patty McCormick (The Bad Seed) been a real live person this is what she would have become -- a Hillary.


131 posted on 10/26/2005 5:41:43 PM PDT by eleni121 ('Thou hast conquered, O Galilean!' (Julian the Apostate))
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To: The_Victor
Daniel Jackson's wife is HOT!

Oh yeah? http://tinypic.com/f0te01.jpg
(from http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1509631/posts?page=59#59)

(or do you mean Shanks' real-life wife, Lexa Doig? yum!)

132 posted on 10/26/2005 5:53:47 PM PDT by solitas (So what if I support an OS that has fewer flaws than yours? 'Mystic' dual 500 G4's, OSX.4.2)
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To: Red Badger
Those eyes of hers just draw you in like a cobra staring down its prey..............

Okay - YOU'RE scary.

133 posted on 10/26/2005 5:54:44 PM PDT by solitas (So what if I support an OS that has fewer flaws than yours? 'Mystic' dual 500 G4's, OSX.4.2)
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To: ajolympian2004

Are they racists? Or do they just hate republicans? Or is it both?


134 posted on 10/26/2005 5:55:54 PM PDT by ladyinred (It is all my fault okay?)
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To: ajolympian2004

Aren't the MSM morons dead yet? The casket is further into the ground than ever before. Few more shovels of dirt should do it and that will probably come after the "No Indictment" headlines hit the streets.


135 posted on 10/26/2005 10:00:30 PM PDT by Cougar66 (If I wanted a woman to be President, I'd have voted for John Kerry)
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To: ajolympian2004

Original Anakin | ''Sith Eyes'' Anakin Variation


136 posted on 10/27/2005 5:27:43 AM PDT by Momaw Nadon ("...with the ultimate goal of ending tyranny in our world.")
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To: ajolympian2004
Someone clue Brit Hume in on to the story.

It would be great for the grapevine.

137 posted on 10/27/2005 5:30:19 AM PDT by mware (Keeper of the I's)
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To: mware
Someone clue Brit Hume in on to the story. It would be great for the grapevine.

Special Report's email address:
special@foxnews.com

138 posted on 10/27/2005 5:43:00 AM PDT by ajolympian2004
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To: madnsad
It is silly to claim the eyes were changed the whole photo was brightened slightly it is just that it is more obvious on the lightest part (eye whites). Yes is makes the eyes more pronounced but it brightens her face and hair which is to her benifit. Remember it is not a professional studio portrait where lighting can be controlled.

Look again - Her necklace is no brighter in the altered photo. Her earrings are no brighter. Look at the man behind her - his face is no brighter, his collar is no brighter.The ONLY thing that is changed is her eyes. There is no way this could be anything but intentional.
Where is this story on the MSM???
I showed these photos to some of my liberal co-workers. Their response was "What's your point? - Condi IS evil and USA Today is only showing her true personality."
These people actually believe that!
I hope and pray that it's Condi in '08. The democrats would be put in a position of attacking and defaming the first woman president and the first black president. How on earth will they be able to keep up their facade of "inclusiveness"?? Oh - wait. They'll do it the way they've ALWAYS done it - with the help of their allies: the Lamestream Media.

139 posted on 10/27/2005 5:54:16 AM PDT by Tokra (I think I'll retire to Bedlam.)
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To: Peach

"how is their sports page?"

I can't answer that because I don't read it! But it's about the only place where my husband can find in-depth information about his Formula 1 races (if I remember to clip it for him!). Just checked. The Oct. 21st sports section had football, college and pro, baseball, pro hockey, pro soccer, pro basketball, golf and a "scoreboard" for basketball, football, college football weekend schedule listing wins/losses for both teams, pro football calendar, "Deals"--who new managers/players are, boxing, soccer, tennis, hockey and motorsports! Plus 5 business pages. Seems like pretty good coverage to me I'm sure you could get a trial subscription of a week or a month.

Their World news is phenomenal. The feature, Regional Briefing, is presented daily; Mon-Global Issues; Tues-The Americas; Wed-Middle East;Thu-Africa;Fri-Asia-Pacific; Sat-Western Asia;Sun-Europe (including asia). One of my favorite ones was titled "Coalition gives Afghans health care-Military hospitals, mobile clinics only hope for thousands" byline Leon Sevunts. Four full-page columms with photos and the actual reporting of assistance to patients. You will not find this info anywhere else.

An earlier one was about U.S. troops having their own "marathon" in Afghanistan. Another was two full pages of what the various countries in Africa are really doing about Aids.

Saturday's paper has full a page every week of Civil War battles, stories. Sunday's Family page has Dr. Rosemond and also Dr. Sylvia Rimes common-sense child psychology issues and also a column on home schooling. I would say the knowledge gleaned fom 4 years' reading of the WT would surpass many college programs today--altho that really isn't saying a whole heck of a lot, is it? Plus that inimitable comic strip, Mallard Fillmore, the conservative duck!

No, I'm not on their sales staff! But I would go without my eye makeup before I would give up the Times! I can say that because it isn't likely to happen!


140 posted on 10/27/2005 7:53:44 AM PDT by GoldwaterChick
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