Demonizing Condi - 345pm EDT flash: THE PHOTO HAS BEEN REMOVED from USA Today's Site

Michelle Malkin ^ | Wed. Oct. 26th 2005 | Michelle Malkin

[Jim Robinson]

That must've been when she was putting the ZOT on Senator Boxer the other day.

[Rebelbase]

Condi is a Tok'ra operative and proof that the Stargate program is real.

[armydawg1]

Media once again gets caught red handed, should I say.....Staging the News????

Oh the gnashing of teeth, snarling, sneering and snot slinging had this been on FOX or a conservative website.

So damned typical.

[RetiredArmy]

I'd say the lady was pretty POed at someone. I have seen that look on my wife's face when I have screwed up. :-)

[cripplecreek]

I was thinking she has a Goa'uld.

[Brilliant]

I don't believe anything else USA Today says, so why should I believe them when they give a lame explanation for their blatant dishonesty in this case?

[NYFriend]

Ga'ould?

[Eagle of Liberty]

From USA Today's website:

Editor's note: The photo of Condoleezza Rice that originally accompanied this story was altered in a manner that did not meet USA TODAY's editorial standards. The photo has been replaced by a properly adjusted copy. Photos published online are routinely cropped for size and adjusted for brightness and sharpness to optimize their appearance. In this case, after sharpening the photo for clarity, the editor brightened a portion of Rice's face, giving her eyes an unnatural appearance. This resulted in a distortion of the original not in keeping with our editorial standards.

[headsonpikes]

Who says the MSM have no shame?!

They have at least a trace, evidently.

[knightshadow]

They;re so unbiased. Not.

[Always Right]

It looks like what they did was use a Photoshop filter called 'unsharp mask.'It refers to an old photograph technique of offsetting negatives (or something like that) to emphasize the edges between colors or shades.

No, they used the majic wand tool to select the whites of her eyes and changed it from an off white to a bright white.

[nicmarlo]

bttt

[martin_fierro]

Actual, unretouched photo.

[fatnotlazy]

Sad how the left wing media will resort to such nonsense to demonize the President and his staff.

I think it's funny in some ways. Here is a medium controlled by the liberal, socialist, "all-inclusive" party of the people; yet they can't stand the fact that a woman (who is not only attractive, but SMART too) can be Secretary of State....and a darn good one too.

Well, I guess I'll add the USA Today to my ever growing list of publications I won't read.

[Izzy Dunne]

Another thread here.

[montag813]

Condi Reich enjoys demonizing Israel, so I have no sympathy.

[Reactionary]

"Unsharp mask" my eye.

What? An unsharp mask and a brightness/contrast control filter just on her *eyes*?

Sure.

[kinghorse]

Hot damn. I sent the editor Michelle Malkin fingered on the deal a nice little email. Basically I said they should stick to reporting the news, not creating it. I also stated the internet is an open source for news and that these sort of distortions and manipulations will not pass without strong protest.

This is good news. Some snot nosed punk newbie out of journalism school thinks he/she's being cute and clever. Once the boss gets an email box full of attack mail I imagine that little snot nose is getting an earful.

[Izzy Dunne]

the editor brightened a portion of Rice's face, giving her eyes an unnatural appearance. This resulted in a distortion of the original not in keeping with our editorial standards.

So, an EDITOR is not in keeping with their EDITORIAL standards, eh?