Posted on 08/09/2011 11:01:36 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
The president of the National Organization of Women actually rose to Rep. Michele Bachmann’s defense yesterday (didn’t see that coming!), while Newsweek editor Tina Brown tried to justify the “Crazy Eyes” cover that inspired so much conservative commentary yesterday. But one person seem disinclined to talk about the cover one way or another and that was Bachmann herself. As of yesterday afternoon, Bachmann still hadn’t seen the picture and she didn’t seem to care too much to talk about it when she could be talking about her campaign and her ideas for the country:
Brown claims the cover is OK because “Bachmann’s intensity is galvanizing voters in Iowa right now and Newsweek’s cover captures that.” But, of course, “rage” carries rather different connotations than “intensity.”
Still, Brown certainly has the “galvanizing voters” part right. According to a Monday Rasmussen Reports poll, Bachmann still leads Iowa (over Romney). Plus, Iowa talk radio host Steve Deace predicts Bachmann will easily win the Ames straw poll this Saturday. “If she stands her ground [in the debate this week] then the mystery isn’t whether or not she’ll win, but by how much,” Deace has said.
The entire episode illustrates just how beautifully Bachmann’s campaign has grown up. After the Great Migraine Scandal of Summer 2011, Bachmann’s campaign seemed the slightest bit testy, somewhat defensive (remember the rumors that one of her staffers “roughed up” a reporter who dared to ask about her headaches?). Bachmann came out on top eventually, with a thoughtfully worded statement and the brilliant release of a note from her doctor — but, in this instance, it took Bachmann just one afternoon and a few cheerful words to teach Newsweek its relative irrelevance.
Every photo that appears on a magazine cover is touched up. It will be cropped, the contrast adjusted, the focus sharpened or diffused depending on the look the editors want, etc. Photoshop or some other more purpose specific software was used on this one too. The question is whether or not the expression was intentionally altered to defame the candidate.
She doesn’t look the slightest bit enraged to me.
Their cover featuring Sarah Palin in her Wonderbra was much better though.
I really don’t see what is wrong with this picture. Looks OK to me. Looking at the camera might be better than looking over the camera, but she looks fine in any case.
Anyone with a brain can see they doctored the pic like they did Palin’s. I heard that NOW spoke up against this.
FUMSM!
They tried to make her look like the “Runaway Bride” in my opinion. MSM are a bunch of ghoul bastards and hell bitches in my opinion. Anyone who believes their bullshit more than once is an idiot.
I bet Sarah had insisted on a legally binding approval of final print-ready covers.......INSIST ON IT PEOPLE!
I don’t see what the problem is with the photo, but then again I think she always looks awesome.
I swear - Newsweek is becoming a left-wing version of MAD magazine.
They can not run on Obama accomplishment so the politics of destruction isi all they have. whoever the nominee is , this is just the beginning.
Newsweek is still in business?
Who knew!
Speaking of crazies! She certainly doesn’t need that association.
Guy needs a life
Needs a boot in his ass....
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“If I follow them around with a high speed camera long enough, I’ll come up with whatever instantaneous facial expression I need
Many cell phones have video capability. 20 seconds could provide any number of weird images.
Lib Photographer Admits Making McCain Look Sinister for Mag Cover (newsbusters.org ^ | September 13, 2008 | Noel Sheppard)
She quickly posted her own additional manipulated photos of McCain to her website and vented her hatred of the GOP candidate.
The Atlantic should have Googled Jill Greenberg before hiring her (Michelle Malkin.com ^ | September 15, 2008 | Michelle Malkin)
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